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who live all the year round in the northern regions of Canada 

 and Alaska. Away from the influence of the lines of power 

 transportation, the procuring of supplies of fresh meat 

 from the flocks and herds of the stock-raiser and farmer 

 is an impossibility. And it is not good that men, women 

 and children should be compelled to subsist for long periods 

 on no other flesh food than dried fish, dried venison, bacon 

 and ham. If we concede that it is right for the trader, the 

 missionary and the soldier of fortune to live in the far 

 north, and rear families there, then we must concede that 

 they are entitled to some supplies of fresh meat from the 

 wild herds that can afford them without the risk of extermi- 

 nation. In the language of commerce, we believe they are 

 entitled to all that the traffic will stand. 



The question is, how can we meet the legitimate needs 

 of the widow of Fort Churchill, the trader at Fort Resolu- 

 tion and the missionary at Point Barrow, without the risk 

 of annihilating the breeding stock? Let us assume that 

 no one of these can go out, license in hand, and himself 

 hunt and kill his own lawful quota of game. 



In the utilization of the wild game food of those regions, 

 the non-hunters must not be fatally penalized because of 

 their physical or other disabilities that prevent them from 

 personally taking their own share of game on the hoof. 

 Now, w T hat is to be done? 



The men of the Far North at once will say : 



"Provide by law that all those who cannot hunt may buy 

 their share of game from those who can hunt." 



This proposal merits careful analysis and consideration. 



It is now a widely accepted principle of conservation that 

 no wild species can long withstand commercial exploitation. 

 It is an accepted fact that the surest way quickly to exter- 

 minate any wild species is by placing a cash price on the 

 heads of its members. 



