THE GAME BREEDER 167 



this subject. -"They may not and did the other States." He referred to the 



not agree with this association when it 700 special laws which were wiped out 



came to passing all the laws that we two years ago and deplored the fact that 



asked for, but they did listen to us and many of them had found their way back 



passed some very helpful laws." into the statute books. 



After reading the long list of new Maine is not much, if any, ahead of a 

 laws, printed in Maine Woods, the most number of other States which delight in 

 ardent game law enthusiast should say the game law industry but we believe it 

 the Legislature did very well indeed. We will not be long before the sportsmen 

 doubt if there is a lawyer in Maine who become aware of the fact that it does 

 could name one-half of the laws enacted, not pay to produce hundreds of game 

 It would seem that after conferring for laws every year, and year after year to 

 twenty years the sportsmen of Maine shorten the season, limit the bag and, 

 should be able to formulate a simple law finally to prohibit field sports. Ohio ac- 

 which might have some permanency. quired a resident license and laws pro- 

 Mr. Hodgson well said that laws are hibiting quail shooting, dove shooting and 

 not sufficient to stay to any great extent since there are no deer, wild turkeys, 

 the sure diminution of game. He pointed prairie grouse, and only a very few 

 out the importance of seeing the laws ruffed grouse and wild ducks' in the 

 executed. The two things needed in the State it became evident that it was hardly 

 opinion of the orator are "more money; worth while to acquire a license to shoot 

 more service." and the practical prohibition of shooting 

 We read in a Maine State report long at the same time. It is now legal to have 

 ago that the entire State militia would pheasants in Ohio, 

 be inadequate to properly protect the = 

 game, and this is undoubtedly true and xhe Convention Habit 

 will remain so as long as all of the peo- The Maine sportsmen seem to have 

 pie, resident and non-resident, destroy acquired the convention habit. They 

 game, and no one is permitted to prop- nieet and have a good time ; a little trap 

 erly look after it and produce it. A few shooting, dancing, dining and card play- 

 noisy sanctuaries in Maine where thou- ing. They meet the politicians, candi- 

 sands of game birds could be produced dates for governor and other offices; 

 and shot annually would help matters j-^ey resolve opt tinkering the game laws ; 

 much in that State just as they have in creating more officers, but it never seems 

 other States which now have game breed- to occur to them that they should have 

 ers' laws encouraging game production, "more game and fewer game laws." 

 Game easily could be made abundant and ^Tq_ would suggest that they study the 

 cheap in the Maine markets for six game breeders' enactments now on the 

 months every year and all of the people, books in many States and that it would 

 including the sportsmen, would be bene- ]-,£ -^jge for some of the Maine sports- 

 fitted, men to investigate the shooting in places 



= where game always is abundant. 



Legislative Gains and A Laughing = 



Stock. A Game Breeders Lav*^ Needed. 

 Hon. H. B. Austin, chairman of the The Lamar Democrat, under the head- 

 Maine Inland Fish and Game Commis- ing, "Missouri Sportsmen's Extremity," 

 sion, spoke of the large gains that had says : 

 been made in fish and game legislation. About two more years will finish up the 



The closed season for moose and the squirrels. The quail 'lJ^\^l^f.^^^Zw 



1 • r 4.U -J <- r Ducks are getting scarce. About tne oniy 



lowermg of the non-resident license ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^e^l sportsman to do is to spit 



were referred to. A resident hunter's on his hands and get him a fly swatter. 



license was advocated. Mr. Austin well Missouri should at once enact a law 



said: "The mass of special and private encouraging the profitable breeding of 



laws is making us the laughing stock of game. The Oklahoma law would be a 



