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THE GAME BREEDER 



they should be made. We assure them 

 they will be protected. 



Not long ago we had a serious com- 

 plaint from a member of the Society 

 who said he had sent a cheque in pay- 

 ment for birds, but never received the 

 birds. The matter was investigated and 

 the advertisement was ordered out pend- 

 ing the investigation; but, later, it ap- 

 peared that the error was excusable ; the 

 member wrote to say he had received 

 his birds and they were fine ones — he 

 was well pleased with them. 



We suggested that our members en- 

 deavor to learn the cause of any delay 

 or apparent unfair treatment before 

 complaining to The Game Breeder, but 

 if they are not satisfied with the result 

 of their inquiries and will send us the 

 correspondence the matter will be placed 

 before the Guild promptly and passed 

 on. There is no charge for this service. 



The Game Conservation Society is 

 now the largest association of game 

 breeders in the world and our aim is to 

 keep its standard high. 



TURTLS TRAP. 



This picture of" a turtle trap, published in the May issue, attracted much attention, and it is 

 repeated with the additional working drawings at the request of a reader. The photograph 

 shows the trap in its natural position. Three turtles are on the boards that serve as roadways 

 to the drop board. One turtle being dumped into trap from the drop or trap board. 



FISH ENEMIES— THE TURTLE. 



By Prof. L. L. Dyche, 

 Late Game and Fish Warden of Kansas. 



[The picture of a turtle trap was sent by Professor Dyche a short time before his untimely 

 death. At the same time he sent the working drawings of the trap which are published in this 

 issue. Turtles are enemies of wild ducks also. At the Game Breeders' Association we ran a fence 

 of small mesh chicken wire a few feet from the shore of the breeding pond thus giving the 

 ducks access to a narrow strip of shallow and comparatively warm water. Many turtles which 

 were observed trying to find an opening in the wire, were shot bv the game keepers from the 

 shore and from a boat. — Editor.] 



One of the chief natural enemies, out- 

 side of the fish themselves, here at the 

 State Fish Hatchery, is the turtle. There 

 are different kinds of turtles, and outside 

 of a few that seem to feed for the most 

 part upon vegetable matter, we find that 

 most of them are not averse to eating 



fish. The snapping turtle is the worstJ 

 and on the Hatchery grounds destroya 

 more fish than all the others combined/ 

 An examination of the stomachs 

 snapping turtles taken from the Hatch] 

 ery ponds has shown that they are greed] 

 feeders, and that in many instances 



