X. RE-INTRODUCTION: SPORTING 

 POSSIBILITIES. 



AS man becomes more educated, he will shrink 

 more and more each year from taking the lives 

 of tender, shrinking creatures like squirrels, 

 rabbits and quails. Many will hesitate from destroy- 

 ing gentle-eyed deer or the majestic elk. He will de- 

 mand a quarry worthy of his status as a man, worthy 

 of his high-powered rifle. His mind will turn to larger 

 and more savage beasts, such as the red and black bear 

 and the panther. He will ask the re-introduction of 

 panthers and the adequate protection of bears. The 

 bear has its drawbacks on account of its hibernating 

 habits, its general lack of fighting qualities. He will 

 select the panther as his ideal of the big game animal. 

 The forest areas of Pennsylvania could be stocked 

 with these beasts and a five-year closed season put on 

 them to allow them to multiply. During this time these 

 subtle brutes would be well able to care for themselves. 

 They would feed on old and decrepid deer and elk, 

 sickly fawns, diseased hares and turkeys and in the 

 summer months on myriads of bugs, grubs, ants and 

 worms, and on roots and berries. Once the closed 

 season expired, sport royal would begin. There could 

 be an extra license charged for panther hunting, as the 

 territory and number of beasts being limited, it would 

 not be wise to have the forests overcrowded with hunt- 



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