expended $56,259.91 for the purchase of game birds 

 and game bird eggs. This is exclusive of expressage 

 and feeding until liberation. In 1919 they expended 

 $28,115.60 for the same purpose. 



Pennsylvania thoroughly endorses the game sanctuary 

 — public shooting ground principle and they feel that 

 because of the limited available supply of game for re- 

 stocking purposes their efforts in this direction are negli- 

 gible, as compared with the results of their vpork in 

 protecting the native wild life. 



They have-in operation 27 game refuges and 7 auxiliary 

 refuges, all surrounded by public shooting grounds. The 

 state still has 10,000,000 acres of uncultivated land, 

 available for this purpose. 



Twenty-five years ago Pennsylvania was shot out. To- 

 day the gunners of that state are furnished with a brand 

 of sport that cannot be equaled in many states. Not 

 only does it furnish the game, but Pennsylvania has gone 

 farther and furnished her citizens with a place to shoot. 

 This is the result of her game refuge — public shooting 

 ground policy. 



The maximum refuge is approximately 9 miles in cir- 

 cumference and they contain from 1,700 to 3,200 acres. 

 Around each refuge are set aside from 3,000 to 7,000 acres 

 of land that is a public shooting ground on which any 

 man may go and shoot, provided he complies with the 

 laws of state and nation. 



Pennsylvania's report shows that in 1919 they pur- 

 chased 3,961 pheasants and over 30,000 pheasant eggs 

 and that approximately 23,000 pheasants were reported 

 killed in 1920. Over 40,000 wild fowl, including shore 

 birds, were reported killed in 1919. 



The reports of the Pennsylvania conservation commis- 

 sion show that 3,300 deer were killed in 1920, 2,913 in 

 1919 and 1,754 in 1918. Four hundred thirty two thous- 

 and, two hundred thirty eight resident hunting licenses 

 and 1,725 non-resident licenses were issued in 1920. 

 This is approximately 5 per cent, of the population of 

 the state and does not include approximately 600,000 

 farmers, who hunt and were not required by law to have 

 a license. 



The reports from this state give no statistics as to viola- 

 tions of the law or the number of records of convictions. 

 All moneys go into the game fund and are expended 

 for salaries of game protectors, purchase of game and 

 general expenses of the department. In 1920, $308,537.97 

 was spent. Pennsylvania has authorized force of eighty 



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