108 WILD LIFE PROTECTION FUND 



provements in the game laws of the state. His bill was 

 introduced in the State Senate by Senator B. A. Cummings. 

 Eventually it was attached to Mr. Jones'* omnibus bill, which 

 was well supported by the Fish and Game Committee of the 

 House. 



With reckless confidence sufficient to queer any game bill 

 on earth, — by challenging Fate, — Mr. Standrod declared 

 that his sage grouse measure could and "would'* be passed ! 

 With the exception of his automatic and pump-gun para- 

 graph it was passed. The omnibus bill was passed by the 

 Legislature, and these are a few of the things that it does : 



It protects sage grouse, absolutely, until July 15, 1922 ! 



It protects quail until 1920. 



It reduces the bag limit on ducks from 24 to 12 birds, and 

 geese from 4 to 2. 



The nests and young of all game birds are protected. 



The bag limit on deer has been reduced to one buck, (50 

 per cent.). 



The bag limit on elk has been reduced to one. 



The regulations of the federal migratory bird law were 

 adopted as State law in Idaho. 



I commend the above list of things accomplished for wild 

 life to all western states. And I commend the saving of the 

 sage grouse to other young lawyers of America, just out of 

 college, and ambitious to do a good citizen's duty. The per- 

 sonal equation in this victory is not to be ignored. In Mr. 

 Standrod, the wild life of Idaho has acquired a new cham- 

 pion whose influence will go far toward protecting and in- 

 creasing the game of that state, and also toward preserving 

 legitimate sport with the gun. 



