CHAPTER XIII 
“SONG BIRDS” AND THE FARMER 
I CANNOT pass over this opportunity 
to say something about the relation¬ 
ship between the hunter and the farmer 
—so all important is this matter, and so 
surely does it seem to have a place in a book 
such as this which is to be read by bird-dog 
men who are so intimately affected thereby 
either for weal or woe. 
It is ‘fundamental for us to realize that 
although the state can give us a license to 
hunt it can go no further. The state cannot 
give us the right to shoot on any man's 
property. Hunters, therefore, are dependent 
upon the courtesy of the farmers for the 
right to enjoy the privilege of the shooting 
license as granted by the state. A hunter 
has no inherent right to shoot upon another 
man's land. Let's get that firmly fixed in 
our minds right in the very beginning and 
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