ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN" 



1569 



MILKS W. Bt'KKIIHI 



emnly pledged to a common platform of princi- 

 ples and action, sprang into existence almost in 

 a day. New Mexico was transformed. 



Miles Burford, facing the state with a thou- 

 sand men at his call, was the same vigorous, ge- 

 nial and generous young Burford who eight 

 years before "tied into" Silver City, riding alone. 

 Looking neither to the right nor to the left, he 

 promptly attempted the accomplishment of the 

 impossible. A true sportsman, and also a true 

 cattleman, he won his way by demanding, in the 

 name of the people, the protection of their herit- 

 age of wild life. Out of a clear sky. politely but 

 firmly, lie demanded of the political powers the 

 appointment of a non-political state game war- 

 den, to be selected on a basis of fitness only, by 

 the Came Protective Association. 



The politicians laughed in his face. The job- 

 hunters gasped in astonishment. The bystand- 

 ers smiled and made wise remarks about "theo- 

 rists" and "fanatics." But the loyal thousand 

 members of the Association stuck, and stood by 

 with their votes in their pockets, while the news- 

 papers found much good copy in a situation so 

 novel in polities-ridden New Mexico. 



The cause of progress won. New Mexico has 

 today a real game warden, backed bv every 



sportsman in the state. The man who deliber- 

 ately violates the law. be he of humble estate or 

 the landed nobility of politics, steps up and pays 

 in full view of the applauding public. The man 

 who ignorantly violates the law is bombarded 

 with publicity and educational material in a 

 manner equally effective. 



While the wild life of New Mexico is yet far 

 from being saved, its ultimate preservation is at 

 least well within the bounds of possibility. Miles 

 W. Burford did these things ; and while doing 

 them died. His fight is over, but his work is not. 

 The flaming spirit that gave out courage and en- 

 thusiam in life will live forever. The slogan in 

 New Mexico is "Remember Burford and Carrv 

 On!" W. T. H. ' 



GAME PROTECTION NOTES 

 Erom the N. Y. Sun. 



Under a new law Colorado permits land own- 

 ers and tenants to capture or kill pheasants de- 

 stroying crops, provided a permit is first ob- 

 tained from the Game Commissioner. 



Iowa has closed the season on Hungarian 

 partridges and ring-necked pheasants except in 

 four counties, and on quail until 1920. 



Idaho has shortened the grouse season by one 

 month, turtle doves two months and a half, deer 

 two weeks, and reduced bag limits generally. 



Arkansas by a new law protects does, turkey 

 hens, prairie chickens, grouse and woodcock un- 

 til 1922. 



By a new statute California permits civil war 

 veterans to hunt free of charge. 



Bv regulation Alaska has prohibited the kill- 

 ing of deer on Hinchinbrook and Montague Is- 

 lands, in Prince William Sound, before August 

 1, 1919. 



It is unlawful, according to a new statute in 

 Michigan, while hunting, to skin or otherwise 

 destroy the identity of any bird. 



California now includes the black-tailed jack- 

 rabbit as a predatory animal. 



Utali has prohibited the hunting of quail, sage 

 hen, grouse and dove. 



Florida has shortened tin 

 son by ten days. 



Ohio has added the I»>1> 

 protected game birds. 



Wisconsin has established 

 partridge (ruffed grouse), spruce hens, prairie 

 chickens and pinnated and sharp-tailed grouse 

 until 1919. 



