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FOREST AND STREAM, 
[April ii, 1903. 
expenses, as one of those who spoke in favor of license 
at Augusta told the writer he had worked his last day for 
$2 and expenses, his difficult duties heing worth far more, 
in his estimation. If this rule' holds with all those, now 
holding commissions, there will be still less "net pro- 
ceeds" to be applied to seeing that the game of Maine is 
protected, and the game laws are not violated. 
The license law, in full, as passed by the recent Legisla- 
ture, is as follows, being knoAyn as Chapter 99 of the 
Public Laws of 1903: 
"An act providing for a license for non-residents Lo 
hunt moose and deer." 
Non-Resident License— Chap. 93, Public La\vs 1903.— Sec. 1. It 
shall be unlawful for any person not a bona fide resident of the 
State, and actually domiciled therein, to hunt, pursue, take or kill 
any bull moose or deer it any time without having first procured 
a license therefor as hereinafter provided. Such licenses shall be 
isstied by the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game, upon 
application in writing .md the payment of fifteen dollars, and 
under such rules and regulations to be established by them, and 
approved by the Governor and Council, as may be required to 
carry out the true intent of this act, and not inconsistent there- 
with. All money received for such licenses shall 'be forthwith 
paid to the State Treasurer, artd then expended by the Commis- 
sioners in the protection tif moose ai.d deer, under the direction 
of the Governor and Council. Provided, however, That the Com- 
missioners of Inland Fisheries and Game shall have authority to 
adjtist and pay, out of the funds receivrd for such licenses, for 
actual damage done groiving crips by deer. Provided further. 
That the Governor and Council shall have authority to allow the 
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game, out of the funds 
received for licenses and fines, such co.mpensation as they may 
deem just and fair for the additional work required of them in 
carrying out the provisions of this act. Provided also, That the 
Governor's Council shall, as cftan as they see fit, examine the 
books, accounts and vouchers of the Commissioners of all moneys 
received by them for all -icenses or other fees," and make a report 
thereon to the Governor. 
Export. — Sec. 2. Each license shall be provided with three 
coupons, one of which shall permit the transportation of the 
carcass of' one bull moose, or part thereof, and shall be divided 
into two sections, lettered "A" and "B" respectively, and shall 
'be called the "moose" coupon; the two other coupons shall per- 
. mit the transportation of the -sEiicass of one deer, or part thereof, 
each, and shall be divided into two sections each, lettered "C," 
"D" and "E" and "F" -especUveiy. and shall be called the "deer" 
coupons. The holder of a non-resident hunting license shall be 
entitled to offer for transportation and have transported, within 
or without tliis State, by any railroad company, express company, 
boat or other transportation company, the carcass ot one bull 
moose, or part of the carcass f^f one bull moose that he himself 
has lawfully killed, on the "moose" coupon attached to said 
license; also the carcass cf one deer, or part of the carcass of one 
deer, that he himself has lawfully killed, on each of the "deer" 
coupons attached to' his said licpnse, by nresentin^ to the agent 
of any transportation company, his license with the coupons at- 
tached to the license at the t'me 'vhen he shall offer the moose or 
deer for shipment. The agent receiving the carcass or part of a 
carcass, for shipment, shall, if it is' a mjose, detach section "A" 
from the "moose" coupon of tie 1. cense, cancel the same by 
writing or stamping thereon the date and nlace of shipment and 
his initials, and shall forward the same forthwith to the Commis- 
sioners of Inland Fisheries ^and Game, at Augu.sta, Maine; sec- 
tion "B" of said coupon shall be likewise cancelled and shall 
be attached to the carcass, or part of the carcass, of the bull 
moose offered for shiprhent, ?nd sliall remain attached to the 
same while it is being rransported in this State. In case of deer 
received for shipment the license must be nresented to the agent 
with the coupons attached as aforesaid, and, if but one deer is 
offered for shipment, the oai;nt sh;;ll detach section "C" from the 
first "deer" coupon and shall cancel it and forward the same to 
the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game as aforesaid; 
and section "D" of said coupon shall be likewise cancelled and 
attached to the carcass of the drer or part thereof, offered for 
shipment, and shall remain attached to the same while it is being 
transported in this State. In rrase two deer -are offered for ship- 
ment, the agent receiving che same for shipment shall detach 
sections "C" and "E" 'rom the "deer" coupons, and after cancell- 
ing the same, shall forward them to the Commissioners as aforesaid, 
and sections "D" and "F" chall be likewise cancelled and at- 
tached to the carcasses of the deer, or narts thereof, offered for 
transportation and shall remain attached to the same while it is 
being transported in this State, it shall be unlawful to transport 
any bull moose or deer, or oarts thereof, within this State for 
any non-resident, otherwise than ns rrovided herein. Any agent, 
servant or employe of any transportation company, rai'road com- 
pany, express company, boat or common carrier, who shall receive 
for shipment or transport, or !r-ve :n his possession with intent 
to .ship or transport, any oarcass of a bull moose, except as herein 
provided, or who shall refuse cr neglect to detach the sections of 
the coupons as herein provided, or who sh,-ill fail to forward to the 
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries and Game, at Augusta, Maine, 
as herein provided, the s^;ctiuns of coupons bv him detached, shall 
be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor 
more than one hundred dollars and costs for each offense. Sec. 3. 
■\Vhoever is found guilty of violatnig any of the provisions of this 
chapter, or who shall furnish to another person, or permit another 
person to have or use iny license or coupon issued to him, or 
shall change or alter the same In 'any manner, or shall have or 
use any license or coupon issued to another person, o- any regis- 
tered guide who shall knowingly" guide any non-resident in hunt- 
ing who has not a license to hunt as herein provided, shall be 
punished by a fine of not le'is thin tweiity-five dollars, nor more 
than one hundred dollars and costs for each offense. .Sec. 4. All 
■acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, are hereby re- 
pealed. Sec. 5. This act yhail :ak2 effect July 1st, 1903. 
■ While nf course this is the central pivot on which the 
whole fish and game legislation has turned during the 
winter, it is not the end of the restrictions added to the 
sportsman's future ' outings in the Maine recreation 
region. So fearful have the residents of certain sections 
of the coast become that the shore birds-\yould be entirely 
exterminated and their favorite sport discontiiiued, and 
so perRistenlly have they applied to the commissioners for 
protection that they could not get, that a new law was 
drafted to protect those sections, known legally as Chap- 
ter 236. This chapter forbids any persons not bona_ fide 
rOfidents of this State to "himt, pursue, chase or kill within 
the limits of Knox, Lincoln, Waldo, and Sagadahoc coun- 
ties, and the towns of Brunswick, 'Harpswell and Free- 
port, in the county of Cumberland, any teal, ducks, sea 
or' shore birds without having first procured a license 
therefore, as hereinafter provided." Cost of license, five 
dollars, and all such moneys received to be devoted to 
the protection of the shore birds in the territory named 
in the act. 
In addition to what has been outlined above, there is 
still further restriction of the gunner's privileges, if he be 
an outsider, in the addition of the wood duck, teal and 
ray duck to the list of birds one may not take out of the 
State, except on special license tags which, for fifty cents, 
permit one to send one pair of birds to one's home, or to 
take them with one to his home outside of the State. In 
previous years this prohibition was applied to woodcock 
and ruffed grouse only, but now includes all the above 
named birds and water fowl, which may be killed in this 
State for consumption in this State only to the number of 
IS in one day, but may not be taken or shipped to an 
out of the State point except on special tag. A step in 
advance can truly be said to have been taken in forbid- 
ding the sale of any of the above birds or water fowl in 
this State, where fonnerly it only applied to the wood- 
cock and grouse, while the shooting of quail is forbidden 
at any time. 
There have been numerous corrections and amendments 
of existing laws, among the most noticeable of which is 
the change in the compulsory guide law. One of the chief 
evils attending the influx of visitors during the hunting 
season, has been the large parties of hunters who have 
come from outside, brought their own outfits and pro- 
visions, hired one guide to clear the law, and thus, spend- 
ing as little as they possibly could and get into and out 
of the State, complied with the law in appearance while 
it was suspected that they were violating it in spirit and 
reality. In some cases they even kept the one guide drunk 
about all the time of their stay, so that he knew nothit\g 
of what was going on among the hunters, and was forced 
to make up any kind of a report when his "cinch" was 
finally ended. This condition and this class, largely 
elaborated, perhaps, and boomed in the press of the State 
for effect, was one of the strongest arguments the advo- 
cates for a license used, and those who opposed the 
"revenue" plan believed the evil could be combated "in the 
limiting of the number any one guide might be employed 
by at one time. This was adopted, but in addition to the 
license scheme, so that as amended the guide law only 
permits one guide to be employed by "not more than five 
non-residents in hunting." 
As your correspondent has pointed out some of the ob- 
jectionable features of the session's legislation, it is but 
fair that the other side should have a show, and the fol- 
lowing are some of the reasons advanced why the scheme 
for licensing non-resident hunters is both right and 
necessary in Maine under existing conditions : 
It is plainly evident that the Legislature will grant no 
more moneys for the protection of the big game, since 
other interests called for and sectired, at the recent ses- 
sion of the Legislature, upward of $500,000 more than the 
probable income of the State for the two years of 1903-4. 
If the big game is to be protected, furnishing a revenue 
to a liinited section of the State only, and sport to men 
who come here from outside of Maine to participate in 
same, there must be a source of revenue to enable the 
cominissioners to keep efficient wardens in the field (or 
woods) to see that the laws are not violated. 
The payment of fifteen dollars ought to be no hardship 
when it is remembered that this carries with it all the pos- 
sible privileges granted in former years under different 
statutes. For instance, when a man has shot his moose 
or deer this year he need not break up his outing by a 
premature departure for home, rather than pay the fee for 
unaccompanied transportation, since he has but to let the 
agent of the transportation company tear off the coupon 
furnished him "free of charge," as one legislator is 
pleased to consider it, and there is no further bother or 
anxiety for him until he reaches home, no matter where 
his home is, or such point as his game is billed to. Thus 
there is no disagreeable delay in awaiting the convenience 
of the warden at Bangor, no identification annoyances, 
nothing to interfere with or mar the comfort of the home- 
ward journey. The tag privilege for all this immunity 
would cost $9, making the actual cost of the license to 
liunt, take, catch, kill and destroy in a lawful manner one 
bull moose and two deer, for a man who lives outside of 
Maine, just six dollars. This is, of course, providing he 
gets his full quota of game, and with the expected in- 
crease in game under this new law, of course he will. 
There is one bright ray of light which I had almost 
forgotten, and which inay help in materially reducing the 
expenses of those who feel the added fifteen dollars a 
burden : One of the new laws establishes a bounty of 
25 cents on porcupines, and when the hunter can't kill 
b'g game he can use up his ammunition in practicing on 
these destructive animals, for whose annihilation the tim- 
ber land owners have secured a bounty. What more can 
one ask of any State than sitch a grand opportunity to help 
yourself? Herbert W. Rowe. 
A Day With the BroadbiUs. 
The other day I got to the point where I could not 
endure city life another moment. It was necessary that 
I escape from the noise of cars, contact of men, and the 
interesting gaseous exhalations of the subway. I straight- 
way took my gun and a Long Island ferryboat. At the 
railway station I was joined by another man in search of 
oxygen, quiet and fried pork. Presently we were aboard 
a sloop engaged in working our way out of this tangle 
of boats in Sayville Inlet toward the broad reaches of 
Great South Bay. Our guardian spirits were the Cap- 
tain, six feet six inches in height and so thin as scarcely 
to cast a shadow, and the Ancient Marimer, short and 
stout, with skin tanned by many storms to the color of his 
oilskins. Now and again the Ancient Mariner squirted 
tubacco juice vigorously and cast his weather eye far to 
leeward. We sat silent and took long drinks of the clear, 
pure air. A lively thrash to windward and then a little 
cove offered inviting shelter for the night. We anchored 
and luade things snug. The Ancient Mariner seized the 
frypan and over the red hot stove in the cabin did 
strange and wonderful stunts. It was a long time since 
the other man and I had been blessed with a real appe- 
tite. We had one — or rather we had two — one for each of 
us. Oysters, freshly gathered from the bottom of the 
Bay, fried in sizzling pork fat, fried potatoes, bread 
toasted in the frypan, coffee strong enough to float the 
spoon — all this and more we put where it was needed. 
At four o'clock next morning the sky was overcast, 
with rain as a probability. After a good breakfast we got 
under way for the ducking grounds. Off a point of land 
and in shoal water we put out the double battery. This 
consisted of two coffin-shaped boxes with a platform of 
boards about them and so weighted as to sink level with 
the surface of the water. Nttmerous decoys anchored 
with bricks jumped about on the waves and looked life- 
hke enough to quack. Into the battery the other inan and 
I crawled, kept as much out of sight as possible, then 
peeked over the edge of the boxes and waited patiently 
for a shot. Suddenly from out of nowhere appeared a cloud 
of ducks. There were ducks to the right of us, ducks to the 
left of us, ducks over us, in fact everywhere but under us. 
It seemed wicked to shoot, we would make so long a list 
of dead. But shoot we did right into the bunch, and not 
a duck was harmed. The other man and I looked at 
each other, but said not a word. Our thoughts were too 
deep. Way oft' somewhere in the far beyond we heard 
a hoarse cackle; it was either the Ancient Mariner or a 
duck giving us the laugh. We again lay low and made 
new resolves to pick our bird. Next there appeared a diiu 
speck over to the seaward side; in a little time it 
separated into four dim specks, and then, as swift as 
lightning, as many broadbills made straight for our de- 
ccys. Over the outer ones they hesitated, swerved and — 
but four barrels again cracked and three fell dead, the 
fourth alone escaped. 
A half hour passed and then the other man hissed : 
"There's one — just to the south'ard; he's coming — no, he 
isnt, he's turning!" Fortwith he pointed his right leg 
straight up and waved it back and forth. "Keep down, 
I will call them in!" he said, at the same time making 
strange noises like all else but a duck. I kept down and 
even drew in my breath to keep down lower. And then 
a strange thing happened. The duck turned toward us 
and came along just above the water. He was about to 
join his fellows who were bobbing about so briskly. He 
quacked a welcome and thought it strange there was no 
answer. As he drew nearer there seemed something odd 
about it all. True, there were many ducks upon the 
water, but they moved as though governed only by the 
motion of the waves and — but all at once his eyes lighted 
on two_ motionless men, prone upon their backs, in the 
very midst of his queer acting kindred. He jumped, but 
just too late. One of the men sat quickly up, his gun 
came to his shoulder, the nitro powder gave a vicious lit- 
tle snap and down came the duck. 
So it went through the day, now a miss or kill, varied 
by waits of different length. It was pleasant, however, 
during the waits. The rain clouds had disappeared and 
the Sim shone warmly; tiny waves splashed upon the can- 
vas wings which protected the head and sides of the bat- 
tery ; now and again a gull wheeled gracefully through the 
air, while over toward Fire Island the sails of nuiuerous 
oyster dredges and fishing craft were sharp and distinct 
against the skyline. 
Toward night the Ancient Mariner poked his skiff 
alongside and gathered in two stiff and hungry shooters. 
It was beginning to get cold and to blow. In the techni- 
cal words of the old bayman, "a breeze of wind" found 
the thin spots. In the little cabin of the sloop, however, 
all was light and warmth and good cheer. The Captani 
poked coals into the stove until it fairly glowed. The 
Ancient Mariner cooked many and savory dishes, and as 
a proper prelude thereto, the other maii blended certain 
liquids in due and harmonious proportion. Soon peace 
and contentment reigned, and much tobacco smoke curled 
upward. The Captain and the Ancient Mariner told of 
marvelous happenings on land and sea, and the other man 
went them one better. Nine o'clock came and we were 
too sleepy to stay awake another minute. Thick^ wanu 
blankets were unrolled, divers cushions were arranged, 
and in less time than it takes to tell it we were inaking 
doubles in the "Land of Nod." 
The next day broke with a heavy wind sweeping down 
the Bay. A battery could not live. All day we waited 
and all day it blew, and at nightfall we hoisted sail and, 
under three reefs, ran home before the wind. 
For those who like figures I append: 
Services of two men, sloop and battery 2j4 days.. .$25.0^1 
Supplies 10.00 
Carfare 5.00 
Total $35.00 
Ducks killed 11 
Average cost per duck $3.iS 
All of which is respectfully submitted. 
Walter K. Barton. 
Massachusetts Fish and Game. 
Boston, April 4. — Editor Forest and Stream: On 
March 31 a hearing was held by the Committee on Fish 
and Game upon a bill introduced by RepresentatiA'e Davis, 
of Amesbury, which, if passed, would make the month of 
August open time for ducks of all kinds. Mr. Davis ex- 
plained that he had introduced the measure at the request 
of some gunners in his section, but declared himself a 
friend of proper protection, Messrs, H. S. Fay and 
George H. Mackay opposed the bill on the ground that 
ducks at that season are young, inexperienced birds and 
therefore at the mercy of the gunner, and that the friends 
of protection were in favor of shortening the season for 
shooting them rather than lengthening it. After the 
remonstrants had been heard, Mr. Davis, while not for- 
mally withdrawing his bill, gave the committee to imder- 
stand that he was not at all strenuous in his support of 
it. I understand the committee have voted leave to with- 
draw. Another bill heard the same day is one to protect 
heron and bittern. Mr. Ralph Hoffman spoke in favor of 
the bill, emphasizing the value of these birds from an 
educational point of view, being objects of great interest 
to young persons. He was followed in a similar strain by 
the eminent ornithologist, Prof. C. J. Maynard, to whom 
the committee listened with great interest. Mr. George 
H. Mackay emphasized the value of the birds as scaven- 
gers. A favorable report is expectfjd on this bill. 
The Buzzard's Bay Bill. 
This was substantially the same as that of last year, 
ably advocated by the late Attorney-General Hosea M. 
Knowlton, and which, although reported by the commit- 
tee, failed of passage in the House. Representative Sulli- 
van, of Worcester, explained that he had introduced the 
bill at the request of a traveling salesman, and that he 
had no special interest in it. Hon. Charles S. Hamlin. 
Louis S. Dabney, Esq., and Girard C. Tobey, Esq., spoke 
briefly in opposition to the bill. They assured the com- 
mittee that public sentiment in the towns bordering on 
the bay Avas practically unanimous in opposition, as was 
shown' at the hearings of last winter. "Leave to with- 
draw" is the verdict of the committee. 
The anti-sale bill of the central committee, after tak- 
ing its several readings in the House, has passed the 
engros-sment stage in the Senate without cha.nge. and only 
