in South Carolina 55 



Evidence of Good Effects 



Mr. W. D. Brown, reports: "Good results by stopping 

 negroes from carrying guns everywhere they go and pot- 

 shooting game. ' ' Mr. Pat Wall, Beaufort, writes: "Has 

 practically put the pothunter out of business.' ' Mr. A. K. 

 Smoke, Calhoun, says: "Remarkably good. It has practi- 

 cally stopped all hunting by negroes, and reduced it among 

 the whites one-half." Mr. L. A. Beckman, Charleston, 

 reports: "The county license has caused many negroes to 

 stop shooting who formerly shot game at all seasons of 

 the year." Mr. J. E. Wannamaker, Calhoun, writes: "By 

 causing a marked decrease in the amount of hunting, af- 

 fords a decided improvement in the protection of birds." 

 Mr. J. C. Dye, Chester, reports: "Not more than half as 

 much game has been killed as under the old law." Mr. S. 

 D. Cross, Chester, says: "Has protected all kinds of birds. 

 A good law. Very few hunters hunting this season." Mr. 

 W. C. White, Chester, writes: "Has had a good effect on 

 this county. Kept a good many people from hunting 

 especially negroes." Mr. Karl Dargan, Darlington, re- 

 ports: "Had a good effect as it stopped almost all colored 

 people from hunting and reduced the white hunters to a 

 large extent." Mr. E. G. Dreher, Lexington, writes: 

 "The effect has been very good. Certainly we cannot 

 notice any marked increase in numbers of birds yet, but 

 I am sure we will if the law is allowed to stand and is en- 

 forced." Mr. L. A. Walker, Dorchester, believes: "Good. 

 Prevented shooting before the season opened, and took a 

 number of guns out of the field altogether." 



Mr. M. S. Haynesworth, Florence, reports: "Where 

 there was one gun shot this year, there were 1,000 last 

 year." Mr. T. W. Brunson, Hampton, writes: "Avery 

 good effect in this county. To a great extent it has stop- 

 ped the negro from carrying his gun with him always and 

 killing everything he finds." Mr. L. B. Altman, Jasper, 

 writes: "It has been some protection. Many people have 

 not bought licenses who would have hunted otherwise. 

 However the game birds are scarce." 



