THE GAME BREEDER 



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"V" large enough to make a permanent, 

 well-defined mark, which shall be suffi- 

 cient to identify them as birds raised 

 in domestication under a permit." 



Possibly the "V" stands for Veni, 

 Vidi, Vici some common sense ; but be 

 sure and record the date of the birth 

 of the ducks and do not let them get over 

 four weeks old before the mutilation is 

 effected. 



We would suggest that the other foot 

 be branded voluntarily with the brand of 

 the owner or the distinguishing ranch 

 brand. If these brands be registered 

 with The Game Breeder we will call for 

 reports showing the migration of birds 

 shot at and missed which may fall to 

 more certain aim far from the rearing 

 field and home pond. 



We have advised the Long Island 

 Game Breeders' Association to adopt a 

 circle "O" as its brand for the left foot 

 of wild duck and will register this. We 

 expect before long to have delighted 

 sportsmen in North Carolina and else- 

 where writing enthusiastic letters to The 

 Game Breeder reporting the shooting of 

 wild ducks with the "O" brand. 



P. S. — Dear Jasper White: Please 

 look out for some long, slim, strong- 

 flying Mallards, "O" brand, which soon 

 will be coming your way, and report 

 them promptly to The Game Breeder. 

 Other brands will be reported as regis- 

 tered. 



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SHALL THE RUFFED GROUSE 

 BECOME A SONG BIRD? 



In various parts of the country com- 

 plaints are made that the game laws 

 have not saved the ruffed grouse and 

 that the shooting of these birds should 

 be prohibited ; that, like the bobwjiite, 

 he should be placed on the song bird list. 



We understand the Game Protective 

 Association is favoring such legislation. 

 It seems easy to secure laws prohibiting 

 shooting for terms of years and to ex- 

 tend the terms from time to time and 

 later to prohibit shooting forever, as 

 quail shooting has been in several West- 

 ern states and in New York outside of 

 Long Island, where we held on to it. It 

 is not a difficult matter to keep the 



grouse and quail abundant in protected 

 places, and in fact shooting can be made 

 to produce such a result. It seems idle, 

 however, to ask any one to give these 

 birds any practical protection or to look 

 after them properly during periods when 

 it is illegal to shoot them or eat them or 

 to get any reward for the necessary in- 

 dustry. It seems peculiar for a protect- 

 ive association which has a game breed- 

 ing department to favor laws putting an 

 end to the breeders' industry for a term 

 of years, especially when it seems likely 

 that such closed seasons must be ex- 

 tended from time to time and may 

 eventually be made perpetual. 



During the closed period the dogs 

 trained for grouse shooting grow old and 

 die. There is a better way for promot- 

 ing field sports for all hands. A fair 

 example may be found on Long Island, 

 quite near the big city of New York, 

 where the shooting clubs and game 

 breeders keep the quail and grouse 

 shooting open for everybody. 



OUTINGS AND INNINGS. 



Blame the Kaiser. 



Little piece of dry bread, 

 Skin-thin slice of ham, 

 Make a ten-cent sandwich 



That isn't worth a hurrah. 

 -From the New Haven Register. 



No Worry There. 



Why worry about whether there will 

 be sugar enough for the crop of cran- 

 berries? There never was. — From the 

 Los Angeles Times. 



A Thought for To-day. 



Bill Mink of Wellsville says it 

 would be a fool jackrabbit that would 

 run' in front of the retreating German 

 Army, as it would surely be trampled 

 to death. 



Thanks to Germany. 

 A man goes into a restaurant for a 

 meal now with the same feeling in his 

 heart he used to have when accompany- 

 ing his wife into a fur store. — -From the 

 Portland Press. 



