IMPERVIOUS TEXAS 



EVER since the legislature of 1913 so outrageously mis- 

 treated the wild life cause as represented by the bill of 

 Hon. Charles H. Mills, of Corsicana, we have kept an eye 

 on Texas. The Mills bill was double-crossed, in a manner 

 openly denounced by its sponsor as grossly unfair, by the 

 promoters of pump and automatic shotguns. The legisla- 

 ture of 1913 acted so badly that no wild life legislation was 

 enacted during that session. 



On December 1, 1916, the wild life laws of Texas left 

 very many things to be desired. For example : 



Her hunting-license law was a farce and disgrace. 



The revenue from licenses to hunt was negligible, and 

 worthless as a factor. 



There was no force of regularly paid wardens. 



There was hardly a serious pretense of protecting Texas 

 game. 



Lawlessness was said (by Texas people) to be rampant. 



Texas photographs showed a horrible butchery of game. 



Texas quail were being exterminated at a rapid rate. 



The use of automobiles in hunting had become a deadly 

 scourge. 



Sportsmen were devoted to the pump and automatic guns. 



The whole game situation was worse in Texas than in 

 the worst state elsewhere. But despite all this, there were 

 in Texas, and there are today, a host of high-minded, con- 

 scientious men and women who believe in conservation, 

 believe in the preservation of legitimate game hunting, who 



