T he Game Breeder 



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 VOLUME XIII AUGUST 1918 NUMBER 5 



SURVEY OF THE FIELD. 



"A Revival of Common Sense." 



A recent copy of the Migratory Bird 

 Law contains a new section not in the 

 bill as originally written. This will be 

 quite interesting to game breeders and 

 we are pleased to see that those hostile 

 to their industry have not been permit- 

 ted to prevent game breeding. Section 

 12 is quite worth while : 



"Nothing in this Act shall be construed 

 to prevent the breeding of migratory game 

 birds on farms and preserves and the sale 

 of birds so bred under proper regulations 

 for the purpose of increasing the food 

 supply." 



We are inclined to believe that this 

 additional clause helped the passage of 

 the enactment much. It certainly is 

 quite modern and if the late dean of 

 American sportsmen, Charles Hallock, 

 was alive we should send a telegram 

 of congratulation to him assuring him 

 that his oft quoted statement, "truly we 

 need a revolution of thought and -a re- 

 vival of common sense," had evidently 

 produced results. The old plank, "no 

 sale of game," seems to have been busted 

 and long may it remain so ! 



We are inclined to believe that readers 

 of The Game Breeder, without going 

 near the lobby, have accomplished some- 

 thing quite worth while. 



An Official Bulletin. 



The Conservation Commission *of 

 Maryland has issued an interesting bul- 

 letin giving the laws and regulations re- 

 lating to oysters, fish and game. 



The last oyster season was "the most 

 unusual in the recollection of the pres- 



ent generation. It might be said to have 

 been but half a season, inasmuch as the 

 interruption by the freeze beginning with 

 the 28th of December stopped almost 

 completely for nearly two months all 

 operations." 



The advantage to oystermen of hav- 

 ing oysters planted on leased ground is 

 set out at length. The fortunate oyster- 

 man who had oysters bedded during the 

 past season had the satisfaction of being 

 able to occupy himself profitably with 

 the taking up and marketing these 

 oysters while many of his neighbors 

 were compelled to sit by idly and forego 

 the earnings which the thrifty planter 

 was enjoying. 



The Game Breeder long ago referred 

 to the fact that when there were no 

 leased oyster beds and everyone took 

 and sold oysters wherever he could find 

 them, the oyster industry seemed likely 

 to come to an end. The leasing of oyster 

 beds and the planting of oysters by pri- 

 vate industry soon resulted in the mar- 

 kets being full of oysters. Maryland 

 should encourage the planting and har- 

 vesting of a game crop on private lands. 

 Easily the markets could be kept full of 

 game. 



Written Permission to Shoot. 



Section 67 of the Maryland law pro- 

 vides that shooters must procure a li- 

 cense and also the written permission 

 from the property owner or tenant on 

 whose property said persons may be 

 hunting. 



Since the Department of Agriculture 

 and various associations concerned about 



