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showing the best shooting and the big- our ridiculous game laws more of the 

 gest bag for the smallest cost. It is same kind, 

 possible for a good game breeding club = 

 in Oklahoma to have excellent shooting Alien Hunters Forbidden. 

 at grouse, quail and other game and at When Game Warden John C. Rein- 

 hand-reared wild ducks and pheasants bold of Hackensack, was murdered by 

 for a very small expense per gun. We an Italian hunter three years ago, in the 

 shall not be surprised if some of the old Tappen Woods, the game wardens 

 clubs which will be formed get their throughout New Jersey declared they 

 shooting for nothing; possibly they may would have a law enacted to prevent an- 

 declare a dividend. There is room other occurrence of the kind. The mur- 

 enough for all who wish to shoot, on the derer had no license and was unnatural- 

 farms which are now posted. Many ized. He escaped and was never located, 

 farmers will encourage shooting on fair Gov. Fielder has signed a bill which 

 terms. prohibits the hunting of wild birds or 



— other game by unnaturalized persons, 



New York's New Commissioner. and also forbids such persons to own 



Mr. George D. Pratt has been ap- rifle or shotgun or have them on their 



pointed as State Game Officer of New premises. — The World, N. Y. 

 York at a salary of $8,000. The com- = 



missioners who were bounced by the Hungarians in Ohio. 

 legislature, as we predicted they would The Ohio game warden is reported 



be, received $10,000 each, so that it to have received many favorable reports 



would appear that there is some economy about the so-called Hungarian partridges 



contemplated. (gray partridges) in Ohio. Thousands 



Mr. Pratt is a member of the Mon- of these birds were turned down last 

 tauk Club, the Camp Fire Club and pos- season on many farms and undoubtedly 

 sibly of some others and he no doubt is the birds nested in many places and 

 aware that game usually is plentiful reared young birds. Last month we 

 when it is properly looked after and printed an excellent photograph of a 

 that it uniformly vanishes when it is nest full of partridge eggs which Gen- 

 not properly looked after. As a good eral John C. Sparks, the capable State 

 business man we are sure Mr. Pratt will warden, sent to The Game Breeder. Ad- 

 agree to the proposition that no one can ditional birds will be liberated this year 

 be expected to do anything unless it and we hope the experiment will be 

 pays. successful. Thus far we believe there 



There are many intelligent men in the has been no gray partridge shooting 



Camp Fire Club like Mr. Ernest Thomp- anywhere in America due to the intro- 



son Seton, the eminent naturalist, and duction of these birds by State game 



members of many game producing clubs officers. Some of the clubs have been 



who know that the breeders of game successful in producing some shooting 



should be encouraged to produce game but thus far we have heard of no big bags 



profitably and not prevented by legisla- of partridges and none have appeared 



tion. Unfortunately these men are not in the markets. They are a common 



lobbyists or collectors of funds to save and cheap food in foreign countries. It 



the game by procuring additional fool- is to be hoped they may become com- 



ish enactments such as those which tend mon and cheap in America. We should 



to "protect the game off the face of the remember, however, that the abundance 



earth." and cheapness abroad is due to the work 



We believe Mr. Pratt will conduct of skilled gamekeepers and we fear we 



his office on business lines and that he will have no partridges in America until 



will prefer the advice of those who know we have the skilled labor to look after 



why our game vanishes to the advice of the birds properly, and protect them 



those who seem determined to add to from their numerous natural enemies. 



