Dr. William T. Homaday, Director of the New York 

 Zoological Society and the Permanent Wild Life Protec- 

 tion Fund, says, with reference to the Connecticut situa- 

 tion — 



One point stands out clearly and that is that in view 

 of all the circumstances it would be a good thing for some 

 one to put out a circular and send it broadcast through- 

 out the state of Connecticut, asking people "Which will 

 you have, extermination or preservation?" and telling 

 them that if they want preservation they have got to do 

 some work and sacrifice some money in order to have it. 

 They should be told that if they want any game preserved 

 for the future in Connecticut, the people of Connecticut 

 have got to wake up and conserve it just as the people of 

 Pennsylvania have done. 



It might be that an alarm gong beaten loudly and stri- 

 dently would so scare the people of Connecticut that 

 enough of them would wake up and do something so that 

 the situation might be saved. I think the first step is 

 the sounding of the alarm and the putting of the crucial 

 question. 



Let us look over the cards, as they lie face up on the 

 table and see what they reveal. 



First. We see glorious federal and state laws for the 

 protection of the insectivorous and non-game birds, well 

 observed in most places, but in some places shamefully 

 abused by alien shooters. That abuse is because it is 

 an utter impossibility for any state to put into the field 

 enough wardens to watch every alien who goes out hunt- 

 ing with a license in his pocket. 



Second. We now see game bird hunting, reduced, very 

 largely, to the hunting of ducks and geese, with a very 

 little shooting of six-shore-birds, quail and grouse. 



Third. We see in the near future no wild game re- 

 maining save waterfowl, rabbits hares and white-tailed 

 deer, and a trace of introduced pheasants. Anyone who 

 thinks that quail and grouse of any species whatever can, 

 by hand made propagation, keep the sport of shooting 

 them on permanent basis, makes a sad mistake. It can 

 not be done! 



Fourth. We see that the propagation of pheasants on 

 game farms is worth while, though it is not a great factor 

 in the production of sport. 



Fifth. As we have all said many times, guns and gun- 

 ners are increasing at an enormous rate, while many 

 kinds of game are growing more and more scarce; and 

 the open seasons are entirely too long. 



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