HOW PENNSYLVANIA IS BRINGING BACK 

 GAME AND SPORT 



A Story of Great Success in Making State Game Preserves. 



By John M. Phillips. 



For Fifteen Years a Member of the Board of Game Commissioners 



of Pennsylvania. 



Some twenty-five years ago the thinking sportsmen of 

 the State of Pennsylvania, becoming alarmed at the rapid 

 disappearance of wild life generally in this State, awoke 

 suddenly to a realization of the fact that if it was to be saved 

 for posterity, immediate action was necessary to secure its 

 protection and preservation. It was recognized that in or- 

 der to attain results, a head to direct and guide the efforts 

 of the sportsmen was necessary. After considerable agita- 

 tion, in 1895, by an Act of Legislature, the Game Commis- 

 sion was created, empowered to collect data and to recom- 

 mend legislation relating to the subject of game and wild 

 bird preservation, and to enforce such laws as might be 

 enacted. The Commission was to consist of six sportsmen, 

 appointed by the Governor without regard to their political 

 affiliations, as it was intended to keep the Game Commis- 

 sion a non-partisan body and out of politics. Th*e Commis- 

 sioners were to serve for love of the work and without 

 remuneration. 



The cause was particularly fortunate in the first Com- 

 mission, as the men appointed were enthusiasts on the sub- 

 ject of wild life conservation; besides, they had had con- 

 siderable experience in protecting birds and animals upon 

 lands under their control. Soon after taking office the 

 Commissioners realized that in order to accomplish results 

 something more than good game laws and their enforce- 

 ment was necessary, for, while this might take care of the 

 game left in the State, no provision was made for increas- 

 ing the supply. 



Having in mind the magnificent results achieved by the 

 Federal Government through the establishment of National 



