T^! Game Breeder 



VOLUME I 



APRIL, i9i2 



NUMBER J 



SURVEY OF THE FIELD 



Vale Amateur Sportsman. 



M'ith the passing of the "Amateur 

 Sportsman" the field for a magazine de- 

 voted largely to the interests of the pro- 

 gressives in sport, especially those who 

 believe in propagating game and game 

 fish, was left vacant. "The Game 

 Breeder" is designed to fill this import- 

 ant field and it is fortunate in having 

 a name far more suggestive of its work 

 than the name Amateur Sportsman was. 

 The more-gamists throughout America, 

 sending letters of regret at the passing 

 )otf the old publication, hail thfe 'new 

 magazine devoted to game breeding in 

 language most gratifying to publishers 

 and editors, and the substantial cheques 

 inclosed indicate that the new publication 

 will be successful from the start. A 

 few of the letters from old readers and 

 advertisers are printed on the corre- 

 spondence page. 



The Game Guild. 



By far the most important happening 

 of the month was the formation of the 

 Game Guild, an association of sports- 

 men, farmers, dealers in live and dead 

 game and inn-keepers. The Guild is in 

 the nature of a trade organization in- 

 tended to look after the interests of 

 game breeders and the dealers in live 

 and dead game. It will require fair 

 dealing, will investigate complaints, and 

 insist that the game owned by its mem- 

 bers and other breeders be freely sold 

 and transported, alive for propagation 

 and as food when properly identified. It 

 believes that American breeders should 

 have the same rights and encouragement 

 which are now given by the New York- 

 law to foreign owners of game. 



The North American Association. 



The Annual Meeting of the North 

 American Fish and Game Protective As- 



sociation, previously called for the 26th 

 and 27th of March, in Boston, has been 

 postponed to the 24th and 25th of April, 

 the first mentioned dates having been 

 found inconvenient for many members. 

 Mr. E. T. D. Chambers, the secretary 

 writes that a circular programme will be 

 issued later. Since the important meet- 

 ing held in Philadelphia, when the as- 

 sociation adopted a "more game" reso- 

 lution, Massachusetts has become one 

 of the most progressive of the "more 

 game" states. The action of the associa- 

 tion, in passing the resolution, no doubt, 

 aided the work in Massachusetts mate- 

 rially. 



The Breeders' Resolution. 



The resolution adopted by the North 

 American Association is similar to the 

 resolution adopted by the Breeders' As- 

 sociation the year before, at its meeting 

 in Missouri, and it is interesting to relate 

 that the Game Guild unanimously adopt- 

 ed the resolution at its meeting last 

 week. The resolution is as follows: 



Resolved, That state laws regulating 

 shooting, possession and handling of game 

 should be amended so as to permit the sale 

 of live game for propagation at all times. 

 That hand-reared game and game reared 

 in a wild state by breeders (including 

 farmers) should be distinguished by law 

 so that such preserved game can be sold 

 legally under state regulations, except dur- 

 ing the breeding season. 



This became the platform of "The 

 Amateur Sportsman." It is to-day the 

 platform of "The Game Breeder." 



"More" Cats. 



The following is from the Wilmington 

 "News" : 



Every afternoon just before twilight a 

 row of cats of all ages, stages, gauges, 

 breeds, tribes and then a few other kinds 

 thrown in to sort of even up the balance of 

 things, can be seen in the yard next to St. 

 .\ndrew's Church, at Eighth and Shipley 



