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for the reason that a less number will be engaged in the sport, by reason of cold 

 weather. The percentage of bucks killed after October 1st throughout the Adirondack's 

 would be far greater than does, and consequently must increase the number of deer. 



Mr. William S. DcCamp, 35 Mount Mortis Avenue, New York [Proprietor DcCamp 

 Preserve, Fulton Chain.) — Deer which were found dead were all fawns, and my opinion 

 is that if the does are killed in August, about eight out of ten of the fawns die in the 

 winter. 



Mr. Hal. D. Stevens, Maloue, Franklin County, N. Y. [Newspaper Editor and 

 Proprietor.) — I think from personal experience the past two years that hounding means 

 the extermination of the deer; and if it cannot be generally prohibited, we, in Franklin 

 count}-, want the county exempted from the law permitting it, as St. Lawrence is 

 exempted. The deer are actually disappearing from the northern portions of the 

 woods. At Mountain View, not ten years ago the best hunting ground near Malone, 

 they have been almost exterminated by the big hunting parties in the hounding season. 

 I have always favored hounding until now. I have become convinced that it allows 

 no deer to hide from the destructive weapon of the sportsman. The killing of does 

 should be prohibited at all times in order to absolutely insure the preservation of the 

 species in the Adirondacks. That will also preserve the young bucks whose horns are 

 not long enough to be seen at a distance. A man should look before he shoots ; and 

 such a provision would compel it. It would thus save the lives of some persons who 

 are accidentally shot while still-hunting. Our Board of Supervisors has adopted a 

 resolution requesting our Senator and Assemblyman to make earnest endeavor to so 

 amend the game law as to prohibit hounding and night-hunting for five years, and to 

 prohibit the killing of does altogether, at least so far as Franklin county is concerned. 

 Early hounding is exterminating the does which alone will take water at the beginning 

 of the season, and we shall soon have nothing left but hardwood groves inhabited by 

 squirrels and partridges, and lakes and streams inhabited by bullheads and suckers. It 

 is rapidly approaching this condition now at nearly all points within twenty miles 

 south of Malone, where ten years ago could be had good deer hunting and trout 

 fishing. The sale of trout in the Adirondacks to the hotels should be prohibited. 



Mr. Robert Bibby, Minerva, Essex County, N. Y. (Superintendent Adirondack 

 Preserve Association.) — Deer are very plentiful on and around the club property. 

 Night-hunting is not allowed on the preserve. The club is in favor of stopping the 

 hounding; but it is few deer they will get without dogs. 



I think the deer law is quite good enough. If I were to suggest any change, I 

 would make the still-hunting longer and later. 



