Lake Umbagog.
1907
Collecting at L. Umbagog
Aug. 1907
  As I have said the game laws were not
much regarded at the Lake thirty or forty
years ago. Deer and Moose were "crusted"
in winter and hunted with jack lights in
summer. Partridges were shot on their
drumming logs in spring and young ducks
killed as soon as they became large enough
to eat, whether they could use their wings or
not. It was openly maintained by the guides 
and native hunters generally that they had a
right to take game and fish for their own use and that of their families whenever and
wherever they could regardless of the law.
They acted up to this primitive belief on all 
occasions and for many years with perfect
impunity. Nor did they object to outsiders 
following the same principle although illegal
killing for the market was not approved by
them. Our collecting operations excited some
adverse comment at first, besides very general wonder
and curiosity, but they were never seriously interfered
with by any one. Mr. Godwin was too
intelligent and broad-minded to misunderstand
them. He had much influence among his
neighbors and as it was exerted in our favor
our work soon ceased to be regarded other
than with friendly interest and sympathy
which naturally made it doubly pleasant.
Even the energetic and efficient game
warden, Mr. Monroe Wormell of Bethel,
whose name was for years a terror to
every game poacher throughout the
(over)