56 Decrease of Birds 



Mr. Albert Teague, Laurens, reports; "This law has 

 put a stop to the indiscriminate shooting of game." Mr. A. 

 R. Taylor, who has observed the effects in Lexington, 

 reports: "The very best effect. The decrease of hunters 

 and increase of game birds is very noticeable." Mr. D. 

 F. Efird, Lexington, reports the law most helpful. Mr. J. 

 M. Johnson, Marion; writes: "It has reduced the number 

 of hunters very materially. ' ' Mr. Henry L. Verner, Oco- 

 nee, reports: "There is not nearly so much hunting now 

 by the professional town hunter. The law is a good one." 

 Mr. M. 0. Dantzler, Orangeburg, writes: "Good effect. 

 Marked decrease in negro rabbit and squirrel hunters." 

 Mr. C. F. Dill, Greenville, reports: "There has beep less 

 hunting since this law went into effect than I had hoped 

 for. It has stopped not only the negroes from running 

 over the county shooting everything they could find that 

 had feathers, but the no-account white man as well." 



Enforcement of Hunting License Law 



The thirty-eight replies to the question: "Has the law 

 been well enforced," have been classified thus: Yes, 17; 

 partly, 15; no, 4; do not know, 2. Mr. A. K. Smoke, Cal- 

 houn, writes: "Law well enforced. Our game warden 

 would arrest the governor if he should be found violating 

 the law." Mr. T. W. Brunson, Jr., Hampton, says: "I 

 believe our game warden has put forth all his energy, but 

 he has not had the support of a number of our citizens." 

 Mr. A. R. Taylor, Lexington, reports: "Better enforced 

 than I thought it would be, many hunters willingly pay 

 license in order to have game protection." Mr. C. F. Dill, 

 Greenville, writes: "Have talked with many farmers over 

 the county and all are delighted with the hunting license 

 law as well as the dog tax law. All hope they will be 

 strongly enforced. The warden here is making quite a 

 number of arrests for hunting without license and hunting 

 out of season, which is having a good effect, but he cannot 

 get all over the county as he should." 



