They 
corrected many of the conditions heretofore existing, 
are willing tc take further steps in a legislative way to pre¬ 
vent so 1 
far as possible this type of vandalism. On the other 
hand, many landowners apparently do not appreciate what the 
true sportsmen of Pennsylvania have been doing for them, and 
sportsmen owning private hunting grounds are frequently unappre 
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ciative of the benefits derived through the activities of the 
rani, and file of the sportsmen. Through the efforts of our 
sportsmen the landowners of Pennsylvania have derived material 
benefits as follows; 
1. The sportsmen of Pennsylvania, even though they are 
frequently locked upon as destroyers, have in reality been 
the real conservators of wild life, and are responsible for 
oks -protecting song and insectivor- 
thc laws on our statute books pr 
ous birds, and the enforcement of such laws. The protection 
of such birds has been given the same degree of attention • . 
as game birds and mammals ever since the creation of the 
Game Commission. since June 1, l9 J -9 '-tie hunters of the 
State have paid the entire cost of such protection out of 
their own funds, and the landowners who did not take out 
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hunters' licenses have not contributed a single penny towar 
this work regardless of the fact that the life-work of- the 
birds makes their crops possible. The sportsmen have also 
taken an interest in planting thousands of trees, shrubo, 
etc. to supply food for various birds in order to prevent in¬ 
roads upon cultivated fruits and berries. 
2. Through lav/s enacted and enforced by the sportsmen, 
and through re-stocking with game purchased from funds sup¬ 
plied by the sportsmen, the landowners and their children 
can now hunt for and find a goodly supply of game on cheir 
own 'premises without paying one cent to the fund that makes 
such conditions possible, 
3. Through the Resident Hunter's License Fund the sports¬ 
men since 19 T 3 have paid out in bounties on noxious animals 
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almost |1,000,000. A large portion of this has gone to the 
