FOREST AND STREAM 
693 
Fur, Fin and Feather 
Nubbins of News From “Forest and Stream’s” Duffle Bag for the Information and Pleasure of Readers 
MAY AMEND TAX LAW IN MAINE. 
It is more than likely that the game laws of 
Maine will be amended in important respects at 
the session of the legislature next winter, and 
there is a growing sentiment in favor of the re¬ 
duction of the license fee imposed upon non-resi¬ 
dent hunters of deer and moose, which original¬ 
ly was $15 and was two years ago increased to 
$25. While the season of 1913 was successful so 
far as the number of visiting sportsmen and the 
amount of the license revenues were concerned, 
it is believed that some are kept away from 
Maine on account of the advance in the fee, and 
there is a general feeling that the resident hunter 
should bear some part of the expense of main¬ 
taining the supply of game. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE GAME CLUB. 
The Manchester (N. H.) Game and Fish Pro¬ 
tective Association was organized recently, with 
the following officers: 
President, John L. Gleason; vice-president, 
Winthrop Parker; treasurer, Harry Ellis Straw; 
secretary, J. E. Mooney; directors, Thomas R. 
Varick, Col. Arthur E. Clarke, Sumner Pattee, 
M. E. Eldredge, J. H. Mendall and Charles J. 
Darrah. 
The banquet, which was laid in the big dining 
room of the club, was attended by about 100 
sportsmen of the city, with a number of out of 
town guests. Col. Parker Straw presided as 
toastmaster in happy fashion, and the program, 
which was entirely impromptu, was interesting 
and entertaining, concluding with an instructive 
and inspiring talk by the guest of honor, Mr. 
Adams. Among the others who responded to 
toasts were Nathaniel Wentworth of Hudson, 
former member of the fish and game commis¬ 
sion; Col. Arthur E. Clarke, Former Governor 
Floyd, Thomas R. Varick, Frank Knox, Perley 
Pillsbury and District Attorney Pelletier of Bos¬ 
ton. 
KANKAKEE RIVER A PRESERVE. 
Pursuant to a resolution adopted at Springfield, 
the Illinois fish and game conservation commis¬ 
sion has set apart as a fish preserve the Kanka¬ 
kee River and its system of lakes, rivers, tribu¬ 
taries and streams. This is inclusive of the 
Iroquois river and of all creeks emptying into 
both it and the Kankakee River. 
This fish preserve is also inclusive of the Des 
Plaines, Mazon and Calumett Lake and their re¬ 
spective system of tributaries, lakes and streams. 
PLAN ACTIVE SEASON. 
The Squam Lake, Mass., Fish and Game asso¬ 
ciation, which was organized last season and in¬ 
cludes in its membership sportsmen residing 
within the towns of Sandwich, Holderness, Ash¬ 
land and Plymouth, is planning for a season of 
activity. 
In their purpose to stock the lake with the 
most gamey of fish, the organization at the pres¬ 
ent time is erecting a dam upon the waters of 
Bennet brook, above which a large consignment 
of Chinook salmon are to be liberated to increase 
in size. These fish are some six inches in length 
and are to be placed within the waters of the 
brook which has been closed to all fishing by the 
state fish and game commission. From the brook 
the new association will stock the lake from time 
to time as the salmon increase in size, and if 
the undertaking is a success, as seems probable, 
a much larger number will be placed in the brook 
another year. 
REMEMBER, THIS IS 1881. 
Pierpont, N. Y., Feb. 10, 1881. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I have been furnishing grain to feed the quail 
along the line of some of the railroads, and it 
has saved a great many birds. Now if some fool 
sends your paper an article about it you will con¬ 
fer a great favor on me if you do not publish 
it, as the work has been considerable trouble to 
me and I do not want every one to know about 
it. True, the shooting is of the worst, but I do 
not want a crowd after them. W. R. 
TEACHERS GET FISH AND GAME RULES. 
Copies of the constitution of the Richland 
County (O.) Fish and Game Protective Asso¬ 
ciation are being sent to the school teachers of 
the county. Every school teacher is considered 
an honorary member of the society and is re¬ 
quested to do active work in promoting its prin¬ 
ciples and aims. 
FRANCE NOW ANTI-PLUMAGE. 
With a view to protecting the wild birds 
whose plumage is being used for millinery pur¬ 
poses, and to safeguard the legitimate interests 
of the feather trade, the French government is 
planning to call an international convention in 
the near future to devise plans for such protec¬ 
tion. 
Some time ago the English government invit¬ 
ed the countries of the world, with the exception 
of France, Greece and Denmark, to take part in 
a conference on the question of the protection 
of bird life. France at the time intimated its un¬ 
willingness to attend such a conference, as it 
would be against the interests of one of its 
greatest industries. It is believed that the pas¬ 
sage of the anti-plumage section in the new 
American tariff law, and the pending of a simi¬ 
lar bill before the English Parliament prompted 
the French government to devise plans of pro¬ 
tection conducive to the interests of the feather 
trade. 
MISFORTUNE GIVES CITY 4,500 BASS. 
Because Mr. Farris, a government man from 
the fish hatchery at San Marcos, Texas, missed 
connection in San Antonio recently with a train 
to Dilley in Frio County, the city of San An¬ 
tonio came into possession of 4,500 more fish 
from the Government hatchery. 
Mr. Farris had started to Dilley to deliver the 
fish, but when he missed connection in San An¬ 
tonio he turned the fish over to the City Clerk, 
Fred Fries, because they could not be kept alive 
long enough to be delivered to Dilley. 
The fish were black bass, and were divided be¬ 
tween the river and San Pedro Springs, 1,500 
being placed at the springs and 3,000 in the river. 
About two months ago San Antonio received 
a consignment of 6,000 fish from the Govern¬ 
ment hatchery at San Marcos. This consign¬ 
ment was placed in the river and the Council in 
order to protect the fish passed an ordinance pre¬ 
venting fishing inside the city limits. 
CHANGE IN NORTH DAKOTA GAME LAWS. 
What is believed will prove an effective and 
economical way to secure a general distribu¬ 
tion of an abstract of the state game laws has 
been adopted by Secretary Brewer of the North 
Dakota Game and Fish board. A short abstract 
of the law has been printed on a pocket size 
folder of four pages, the paper being of a tough, 
wear-resisting quality. The first page of the 
folder is left blank. 
Secretary Brewer is sending these folders to 
the county auditors of the state, with the sug¬ 
gestion that they may use the blank page for 
their own card. It is believed that this will be 
extensively taken advantage of especially this 
year when an election is on. Each county audi¬ 
tor can use these folders as a campaign card 
and thus distribute them to the voters of his 
county. 
About 125,000 have been printed and are now 
being sent out to the different county officials 
over the state. A list is kept of the number 
of voters in each county and only a few extra 
copies are sent to each over and above the num¬ 
ber of voters there. It is believed that this will 
cause the game laws to be spread broadcast over 
the state and read more than by any other method 
of distribution. It will also prove a means of 
saving a considerable proportion of the mailing 
expenses. _ 
ORGANIZE AT SHAKOPEE. 
Shakopee, Minn., sportsmen have organized a 
game protective association and offer rewards of 
$25 for information regarding dog poisoners 
and $15 rewards for conviction of game law vio¬ 
lators. 
