THE GAME BREEDER 



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that the places where game is produced 

 in big numbers are beneficial to the sport 

 in which they are interested because such 

 places tend to restock vast neighbor- 

 hoods. 



There was some friction at the start. 

 All of the game law enthusiasts did not 

 take kindly to the activities of the game 

 breeders. Some were afraid that pub- 

 lic sport might be hampered in some 

 way._ It is now well known that the 

 opening of many of the posted farms 

 where no_ shooting was permitted, and 

 the breeding of vast quantities of game 

 has been highly beneficial to the public 

 and that the people are becoming more 

 friendly to sport now that they are be- 

 ginning to eat game. 



It is gratifying to observe that har- 

 mony prevails. All are in favor of 

 "more game" and such little dififerences 

 as may remain are mere matters of de- 

 tail which will be worked out har- 

 moniously during the next year. The 

 opening of the New York market to the 

 sale of game produced by industry in 

 other States is the most important un- 

 finished business on the "more game" 

 calendar. This we are assured will be 

 attended to promptly. The claim is now 

 niade by those who opposed the Machold 

 bill, that they simply were opposed to the 

 form of it and not to the idea. 



Mr. Machold and others present will 

 remember the proposition made at the 

 hearing to change the form to suit any 

 opposition. It is now understood this 

 will be done as it could have been done 

 at the time. 



We are glad to announce that the 

 Game Conservation Society, The Audu- 

 bon Society, The American Protective 

 Association and all the rest now ap- 

 pear to be perfectly harmonious. As 

 we have said before there is honor 

 enough for all. 



CORRESPONDENCE. 

 This Sounds Good. 



Editor Game Breeder: 



I am much pleased with the magazine. 

 I raise a large number of pheasants and 

 quail annually and find there is a good 

 profit in doing so for the market. I am 



doing all in my power to encourage it in 

 this State. 



California. O. B. Finch. 



Good for you! 



Proposed Constitutional Amendment. 



Editor Game Breeder: 



Why not have the State Constitution 

 amended so as to provide that not more 

 than 118 game laws creating new crimes 

 shall be enacted in any one year in New 

 York State. I believe the highest num- 

 ber of laws relating to game introduced 

 in any State thus far is about 100, in 

 one season. One hundred and eighteen 

 therefore would seem to be a liberal al- 

 lowance for those who enjoy the game 

 law lobby and the limitation seems rea- 

 sonable. 



A Rural New Yorker. 



[We see no objection to the proposed amend- 

 ment since there should be some limit to mak- 

 ing game laws. We insist, however, that these 

 laws shall be kept off the farms where game is 

 produced by industry — otherwise there will be 

 no industry and the game will be "protected 

 off the face of the earth," as the distinguished 

 naturalist, Dr. Shufeldt, has well said. — 

 Editor.] _ 



Editor Game Breeder: 



There are many reasons why I am 

 in favor of such a law as you propose. 

 It does not seem right that a man who 

 has no time to hunt must go without 

 even a taste of game bird or game fish 

 unless he is willing to break the law 

 or get some one else to break the law by 

 selling him game. The present law 

 seems to me to put a standing premium 

 on the evasion of law in this respect. I 

 believe there is any amount of game sold 

 indirectly. There are no accounts kept 

 and no direct payment, but both par- 

 ties to the transaction trust each other 

 fully and know that recompense will be 

 given in due time. 



E. R. H. 



Connecticut. 



This is quite true. There are many 

 people throughout the country who like 

 to eat game. There are various ways 

 by which they can procure it from local 

 gunners, compensating them later, in 

 some manner. I once, thoughtlessly, 

 asked a local gunner who was showing 



