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stock birds "in possession" was not en- surprised that people can be found who 



eouraging. seem to delight in performing such duty. 



It is an advantage to shoot in the early A Connecticut dealer had some live 

 autumn, during the glorious Indian sum- wild wood ducks in his possession at the 

 mer weather when it is a pleasure to be poultry show. How does it happen that 

 out of doors. It is an advantage to some must be fined and others not? 

 make a good full bag when the oppor- Please explain, Mr. Game Commissioner, 

 tunity offers and to feel that there is no = 

 danger of extinction, but, on the other Upland Shooting in Ohio. 

 hand, that birds which leave the "noisy Morris Ackerman, of Cleveland, Ohio, 

 sanctuary" may be shot by those who do says, the woods are full of ruffed grouse, 

 nothing to help increase the game supply, quail are plentiful or fairly so, Hun- 

 It is an advantage to feel that no irate garian partridges and ring-necked pheas- 

 farmer will take the field to order one an t s , introduced by the Fish and Game 

 off, but, on the other hand, he will be Department, are doing wonderfully well, 

 well pleased to join the sportsman and "But!" he says, "Our upland bird 

 praise his dogs and his good shooting, shooting is closed until the fall of 1917." 

 All these advantages are due to the in- Let us imagine that it be deemed 

 dustrious members of the many game safe to permit shooting, even a very little, 

 shooting clubs which in some States shoot in 1917, what will happen? Undoubtedly 

 their game as freely as trap shooting club the history of the past will be repeated, 

 members shoot their clay targets on lands Quickly the game will be reported scarce, 

 which they own or rent. The farmers will be retold the story 



It is an advantage to have something about the quail that ate 8,425,675 weed 



good to eat. Something worth giving to seeds for breakfast and they will be 



a friend at the end of the day afield. urged to stop shooting again for a period 



= of five or ten years. Sportsmen who 



The Tanenbaum Outrage. h ave bought pointers or setters will 



Mr. Tannenbaum, a prominent New again find it difficult to dispose of the 

 York business man, sent a tame wood animals which have been made worth- 

 duck, which he owned and which died, less. How about the sales of guns and 

 to New York to ascertain the cause of its ammunition? When can this industry 

 death in the hope that he might prevent expect to resume business in Ohio with 

 the loss of his fowls in the future. Fine any assurance of permanency? 

 threatened $60; lowest cash offer to set- = 

 tie, up to date, $15! A man should be Amend the Laws. 



proud to be engaged in the perpetration The New York laws should be 



of such outrages as a means of liveli- amended promptly so as to provide: 



hood. 1. That Game Breeders in other 



A Massachusetts judge, when called States may market their game in New 



upon to decide a somewhat similar crimi- York when properly identified, 



nal action, where a boy had a wild goose 2. That New York citizens who 



in his possession, said he was of the breed game in New York can no longer 



opinion the goose was probably tame — be held up by a lot of grafting special 



case dismissed. More common sense in police because they have the food which 



Massachusetts than there seems to be in .they own in their possession. These spe- 



New York. It is high time the laws cial police are compelled by law to ap- 



were changed in New York so as to pre- pear like a band of grafting banditti. It 



vent the numerous legal outrages which is no wonder that often it is difficult to 



are perpetrated every season. The peo- get respectable people to' serve. 



pie are in the habit of settling easily, The snatching of food from the hands 



simply calling the officers grafters. As of gentlemen and ladies who have pro- 



a matter of fact it seems the officers are duced it in States where there is more 



simply performing their duty. We are freedom than there is in New York; the 



