THE GAME BREEDER 



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It may seem to be a hardship on the 

 o'ame police, but we all must make some 

 sacrifices. We believe there should be 

 no license fee required to breed game. 

 There is no charge for this in Massa- 

 chusetts. 



Another Pheasant Breeder Fined. 



A newspaper clipping with the above 

 heading (probably from the Newburgh, 

 N. Y., Journal), sent to The Game 

 Breeder, describes the case of Alex. Kis- 

 sick, of Savilton. 



Alex. Kissick of Savilton is the second man 

 -within the past week to fall into the hands of 

 State Game Protector Valentine J. Kohl for 

 keeping pheasants. Mr. Kissick entered a plea 

 of guilty today wlien arraigned before Justice 

 of the Peace Jacob A. Decker. He was fined 

 $11. Five fine specimens of English ring- 

 neck pheasants were found at the home of the 

 defendant by Game Protector Kohl, who con- 

 fiscated the birds. 



Ignorance of the law pertaining to the keep- 

 ing of wild birds was Mr. Kissick's excuse, 

 Avho was loath to part with them. Three of 

 the birds were the gift of John Masten, whose 

 case was told about in last night's Journal. 

 Mr. Masten paid a fine of $10 on Tuesday 

 night when arraigned before Justice Decker 

 ■on a similar charge. 



Like Mr. Masten, Mr. Kissick is a great 

 lover of birds and kept them as a hobby. Two 

 ■of the birds seized by the game protector 

 were raised by Mr. Kissick. 



A Letter to a Farm Journal. 



Another reader of The Game Breeder 

 sends a letter written to a farm paper 

 by an excited reader. 



The writer says: "I see in your last 

 issue you suggest raising game birds for 

 profit. I believe it would be profitable if 

 it was legal, but I understand you have 

 no right to raise game birds or have 

 them in your possession." 



The writer fears the paper unknow- 

 ingly is advising readers to become crim- 

 inals. 



We can readily imagine the efifect the 

 police raids will have on those who 

 otherwise might undertake a most im- 

 portant food producing industry. 



More About the "Stationary" Oyster. 

 The claim was recently made by a 

 Southern state game officer that the rea- 

 son why the oyster is exempt from 



strong protective laws is that it is sta- 

 tionary and not migratory. Hence, he 

 observed. Uncle Sam could not protect 

 the oyster as it was proposed to have 

 migratory fowl protected. 



We have seen no reason to change our 

 opinion that it is most fortunate for the 

 people who enjoy eating oysters that this 

 fish is "stationary." 



One new thought occurs to us : it is 

 far easier to take a stationary object than 

 it is to take one that moves swiftly. Any 

 farm boy knows that if a rabbit will stop 

 to a whistle, or for other cause, and sit 

 up and still (or stationary) that the shot 

 is far easier than it is when bunny goes 

 sailing across a field with ears laid back. 



How is it, therefore, that the station- 

 ery oyster, exempt, as it is, from strong 

 protective game laws, survives and is 

 marketed and the swift flying wild ducks 

 are vanishing, although they are not mar- 

 keted? 



The answer is plain: There are no 

 laws preventing the people from looking 

 after the oyster for profit. There are 

 no police raids on the people who trap 

 oysters for sale. 



More Law. No. 413 A, 



A Wisconsin reader sends No. 413 A, 

 in Assembly, State of Wisconsin. The 

 bill introduced at the request of the Con- 

 servation Commission is intended to pre- 

 vent the collection and sale of wild duck 

 foods. Fortunately, those who know 

 most about the plants assert that both 

 the seeds and roots should be gathered 

 and marketed. Letters on the subject 

 mailed to Wisconsin should defeat the 

 bill, which is as follows : 



No person shall take from the public waters 

 of this State for the purpose of removal, sale 

 or transportation or remove, sell, or transport, 

 to any place beyond the borders of the State, 

 any duck potato, wild celery, or any other 

 plant or plant product except wild rice native 

 in said waters and commonly known to fur- 

 nish food for game birds. 



Game Breeding in Rhode Island. 



One of our readers writes that a law 

 permitting game breeding in Rhode Isl- 

 and has been enacted. We hope it is 

 a liberal one. Rhode Island has been 



