The Adirondack Deer Law 



hunting on Long Island, and in the five coun- 

 ties of St. Lawrence, Delaware, Greene, Ulster, 

 and Sullivan, in some of which hounding was 

 prohibited. Mr. W. W. Niles, Jr., a member 

 of Assembly from New York City, introduced 

 a bill prohibiting absolutely both jacking and 

 hounding, but, notwithstanding the able and 

 earnest work of Mr. Niles and others, the pro- 

 posed law failed of passage. 



During this year the " Fisheries, Game and 

 Forest Law " was enacted, and, in accordance 

 with one of its provisions, the Governor ap- 

 pointed the "Fisheries, Game and Forest 

 Commission," which has from the outset done 

 admirable work for the great interests which 

 are under its supervision. 



Under the direction of a Committee of the 

 Senate, a revision of the Game Laws was pre- 

 pared, but it was not submitted to the Legis- 

 lature until the concluding days of the session. 

 The only change which was proposed in the 

 law concerning deer, was the substitution of 

 the 1 6th for the i5th of August as the open- 

 ing day of the season, and with this unimpor- 

 tant change of one day as a result of the 

 year's work on the deer laws, the Legislature 

 adjourned. 



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