THE GAME BREEDER 135 



facts as a matter of course, and Forest couraging in every manner possible the 

 and Stream publishes the report without propagation of game by such ranches or 

 comment. Who can expect to sell guns, game preserves, by issuing upon the pay- 

 ammunition or bird dogs in Idaho ? We ment of a nominal sum, a permit for a 

 hardly realized that the effect of pro- number of years." 



tection had proceeded so far to the west- One of the game ranches now has a 



ward. large herd of antelope probably the larg- 



Idaho needs some first-class game est herd of these animals, within a fence, 



ranches where game is kept plentiful in the United States. Another has about 



for sport and for profit. It needs some 300 antelope and there are smaller pre- 



noisy refuges where a few thousand serves having from 25 to 75 antelope. A 



game birds are shot every season to pre- number of game farms have an abun- 



vent an over abundance. We have just dance of small game. 



discovered that The Game Breeder only » 



has a very few readers in Idaho. We will Legal to Breed and Sell Big Game. 



soon look after this benighted region. t^, , . r ^ • ^ ^ /Tsr • ^ 



^^ *' ihe laws of this state (Wyommg), 



~ permit the breeding of game, including 

 A Message to the Hercules Povi^der Co. elk, deer, antelope and mountain sheep, 

 Please send a lot of your booklets on by compliance with the following: A 

 Game Farming to Idaho and c'onvert the resident of this state can secure a per- 

 natives, as you have in some other states, mit from State Game Warden for the 

 No one possibly can be damaged by capture of the above animals, the capture 

 game farming, game abundance and of these animals to be done under the 

 lively shooting in a land where "there is supervision of a game warden, the permit 

 no open season for grouse;" "no shoot- holder being required to pay such war- 

 ing is allowed" ^ at pheasants ; "there is den the sum of $3.00 per day for actual 

 no open season for quail" and where time employed. Game animals so cap- 

 these are the "main birds." Very good tured can not be sold or shipped out of 

 birds they are, to be sure, both for sport this state, or killed, for a period of five 

 and for food. Why is such quiet neces- years from date of capture ; however, the 

 sary? permit holder is entitled to the natural 



= increase therein. After the expiration 



Wake Up Idaho ' Wake Up » °^ ^^^ years, the animals captured under 



Listen to the pleasing noise in the ^^^ permit become the property of the 



states where game breeding is permitted P?™!^ bolder and he is authorized to 



and where the shooting is becoming ^'^^.^f ^^ f "^^ ^^ ^^ o^,^^^ f ^^ ^^ 



lively. 



With reference to fish culture, fish 



We suggest that you send committees "^^^ be raised in this state and sold or 



of the House and Senate to visit The disposed of for food purposes, no .i- 



Game Breeder. We will plan some ex- f ^^e being required. However, such 



cursions to nearby places where they can ^^^^^^^^ "^"st be carried on in private 



see thousands of birds shot safely every waters. 



season. Many are marketed as food. remain. 



If they can spare the time we can let ^^^5 \- Vi^'^^^^' ^ 



them see a thousand quail safely shot in ^tate Game Warden, 



a week. * 



= An Inquiry About Woodcock. 



Game Ranching in New Mexico. Sir : — 



Ranches for the profitable breeding of The Bureau of Biological Survey has 

 all species of game soon will be very received many conflicting statements 

 numerous in New Mexico, no doubt. The concerning the present status of wood- 

 state has a most capable game warden, cock, some claiming that the bird has 

 who says, "This department is now en- increased, others that it has decreased. 



