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many places, the whole series very soon will disappear from 

 the map of North America; and the fur dealers and trap- 

 pers can take this fact or leave it. 



2. — In most cases the open seasons that should be left on 

 waterfowl, shore birds, white-tailed deer, bear and all big 

 game in Alaska should be reduced about 50 per cent; but 

 in Alaska the preservation of wild meat in cold storage, 

 until used, should be made lawful. 



AVENUES OF ESCAPE. ""< : 



For new safety measures, correcting the defects of foolish 

 licenses, criminal bag limits and outrageous open seasons, 

 appeal to the following sources, for new laws or new regu- 

 lations : 



For Migratory Birds : The state legislatures and the De- 

 partment of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 



For Non-Migratory Birds: State legislatures only. 



For Deer, Bear, Sheep, Goats and Moose: In the United 

 States, the state legislatures ; in Alaska, the Congress of the 

 United States or the Department of Agriculture. 



For More Game Sanctuaries: Congress for federal sanc- 

 tuaries, and state legislatures for all others. 



Rest assured that Congress and all State Legislatures 

 cheerfully will enact all the new restrictive laws that sports- 

 men desire to place upon themselves in the killing of game, 

 and for the better preservation and increase of game in 

 sanctuaries, and on farms. 



OTHER REMEDIAL EFFORTS. 



In order that no sportsman may conclude that we rely 

 solely upon measures repressive of the activities of hunters, 

 we hasten to say most emphatically that in season and out 



