T he Game Breeder 



VOLUME XV 



JUNE, 1919 



NUMBER 3 



SURVEY OF THE FIELD. 



The Aeroplane Sport. 



Mr. Charles W. Howell in a paper 

 read at the annual meeting of the Aero- 

 nautical Society of America said : "In 

 the fields of sport and recreation, it is 

 hard to conceive a more ideal and at the 

 same time a more practical means of 

 transportation. With it one may break- 

 fast at home, have an hour of fatigue- 

 less, exhilarating flight, and be an hun- 

 dred miles away, with a full day for 

 shooting, fishing or recreation. Then 

 an hour of restful air travel and we may 

 be home to dine and to sleep in ones' 

 own bed. This is not possible with any 

 other means, and further, as fish and 

 game are rarely found in places reached 

 by good roads or the usual transporta- 

 tion routes, the value of the aeroplane 

 for sporting purposes is very apparent. 

 It will extend vacations by the time it 

 saves." 



Game Breeders in Colorado. 



When forwarding an application for a 

 breeders' license ( which is known as a 

 Game Park License in Colorado, and 

 which costs $25 for ten years) the game 

 officer of Colorado wrote to one of our 

 members, "one license can cover as much 

 ground as you require provided it is all 

 connected, but it is necessary for me to 

 have the metes and bounds in order to 

 properly fill out the license." 



In another letter written by W. B. 

 Fraser the late State game officer of Col- 

 orado shortly before he died, Mr. Fraser 

 says he is much interested in the work 

 of the Game Breeders' Association, 

 which has undertaken the propagation 

 of game birds in Colorado. 



He adds : "I am expecting at almost 

 any day a report from three different 

 sources regarding the cause of the mor- 



tality suffered by some quail, and upon 

 receipt of the same I shall be pleased to 

 supply you with a copy. The last six 

 dozen of these birds that we secured 

 through Mr. Hoppes' efforts died while 

 we were watching and trying to discov- 

 er the cause. If this department can be 

 of any assistance to you I would appre- 

 ciate your commands." 



Mr. Fraser was a capable State game 

 officer, and in his death Colorado has 

 suffered a great loss. 



Why Any Penalty? 



Mr. Perry writes. that by forming an 

 association one license fee is sufficient 

 for all of the members. This saved us 

 six hundred and fifty dollars and made 

 it possible for us farmers to engage in 

 the game breeding business. Mr. Perry 

 well says, "But why penalize the busi- 

 ness at all? And the Game Breeder 

 says, Amen. No charge is made in Mas- 

 sachusetts. 



We hope to get the reports about the 

 trouble with the State quail in Colorado, 

 and this will remind our contributor to 

 send the report along; when it comes 

 from the State Department. 



The Sale of Game in Quebec. 



In the Province of Quebec, Canada, 

 the sale of birch or spruuce partridge is 

 prohibited until October 1, 1920. Game 

 lawfully taken may be sold from the 

 third day of the open season to and in- 

 cluding the fifteenth day after the ex- 

 piration of the open season. Licensed 

 hotels, restaurants and clubs may serve 

 game lawfully taken, except birch or 

 spruce partridge. The sale of migratory 

 birds is prohibited during the closed sea- 

 son. 



