the introduction of a bill in the next Legislature that will get 
to the root of some of this trouble on farm lands. I am confi¬ 
dent that the sportsmen, aided by leaders among landowners, will 
join in. drafting and supporting a bill to establish a "safety 
zone" of 150 yards around all occupied buildings, within which 
zone they inte'nd making it illegal to hunt for game of any kind 
with firearms except by special permission of the occupant. in 
the same bill it is suggested that a specific penalty be, imposed 
upon hunters who leave gates and bars open, break down and des¬ 
troy fences, or tear down rail or post piles without re-building 
them in the condition in which they were found, also a specific 
penalty for persons who carelessly injure live stock. The pen¬ 
alty suggested for a violation of any of the features of the pro¬ 
posed law is $25.00 for each offense, and by giving every State 
policeman, Game Protector, constable, peace officer, and land- 
owners and their agents power to make arrests without warrant it 
is believed a great deal will be accomplished. If such legisla¬ 
tion can be secured it is the concensus of opinion in penn sylvan-* 
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ia that it will give additional safety to landowners, their fam¬ 
ilies, and their property, and that thousands of acres now closed 
to legitimate hunting will be thrown open. 
The remedies herein suggested will not correct all 
evils by any means, but- should help alleviate the condition. If 
any State or province here represented has solved some of these 
same problems, we in Pennsylvania would be glad to have the ben- 
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efit of your experience. 
POT E* In order to give the landowners immediate relief 
and create a better feeling between sportsmen and landowners, a 
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good suggestion for sportsmen's organizations is to offer a cash 
reward for information that will lead to the arrest and convic¬ 
tion of persons destroying personal property.while hunting and 
give’-the matter plenty of publicity in the public press and by 
•printed posters. 
S.-E.G. 
