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ows throughout the Adirondack^, and placed upon cribs in small 

 cocks. At the time the hay is moved and stacked, salt is placed in 

 the cock, which induces the deer to eat it readily, although it is 

 not their native food. 



The department receives during the year a great many bills 

 from persons from different parts of the State for damages done 

 by deer and other game. The following is one of the bills sent 

 to the department during the past year. The name of the party 

 claiming damages is omitted, though the letter is given verbatim : 



" May and June. To damage done by a buck deer for chasing 

 cows and young cattle through the pasture and woods, and scat- 

 tering them, and so frightening them it was almost impossible 

 to get them home for ten days, and compelled me to build fence 

 on another part of my farm at an expense of $20 to me, in order 

 to keep them away from the deer. I claim damage to cows and 

 shrinkage on milk, and time hunting and chasing them up, $35 ; 

 extra fence building, which I was compelled to on account of 

 deer, $15; total damage claimed by me is $50.00." 



The commission has no funds for paying such bills, or law 

 under which they can be paid. 



THE SULLIVAN LAW* 



The following communication was sent to all county, city and 

 town clerks : 



" Minors under the age of sixteen cannot obtain 

 hunting licenses. 



" In response to a request for an opinion as to the application 

 of the Sullivan Law, chapter 195 of the Laws of 1911, which pro- 

 hibits the carrying or use of dangerous weapons, to the issuing of 

 hunting licenses under section 104 to persons under the age of 

 sixteen years, the county clerks were advised that the Sullivan 

 Law materially affects the issuing of hunting licenses to any person 

 under the age of sixteen, as the Sullivan Law strictly prohibits the 

 carrying or possession of any gun, revolver, pistol or other firearm 

 or any airgun, spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in which 

 the propelling force is a spring or air or any instrument or weapon 

 commonly known as a toy pistol or in or upon which any loaded 



