Oct. 29, 1910.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
697 
California Association Meeting. 
Berkeley, Cal., Oct. 17. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The fourteenth annual convention of 
the California Fish and Game Protective As¬ 
sociation was held Oct. 14 in the Palace Hotel, 
San Francisco, and from the point of attend¬ 
ance, as well as from the volume of important 
business transacted, the meeting is justly con¬ 
sidered to be the most successful of any that 
has ever been held by this body of sportsmen. 
President Henry W. Keller, of Los Angeles 
called the meeting to order and at once named 
the following committees: Legislative—I. L. 
Koppel, Harry Greene, Fred P. Butler, G. H. 
T. Jackson and G. W. Root. Resolutions-—T. 
V. Bell, Thomas C. Kierulff and W. W. 
Richards. Credentials—W. W. Richards, E. A. 
Mocker and Dr. I. W. Hayes. A number of 
candidates desired to join the organization and 
the following were elected members: S. Chris¬ 
tianson, James Watt, S. P. Hall, E. H. Zion, T. 
P. Bodkin, Julian Waller, H. G. Larsh, F. P. 
Butler, A. Buckley, C. W. Corel, of Riverside, 
and Henry Lowenthal, of Los Angeles. 
A large number of communications from 
sportsmen and from clubs were read at the meet¬ 
ing, pertaining mainly to changes deemed ad¬ 
visable in the present game laws. These were 
referred to the legislative committee. One of 
the first acts of the body after business com¬ 
menced was an official indorsement of the claims 
of San Francisco for the Panama-Pacific Inter¬ 
national Exposition in 1915, and the resolution 
adopted did not have a dissenting voice. Al¬ 
ready sportsmen are commencing to lay plans 
for the entertainment of visiting sportsmen in 
1915, and the members of the association are 
enthusiastic over the events planned. 
Prominent among the game questions dis¬ 
cussed at the meeting was that in regard to the 
use of dogs in deer hunting, and it was the 
consensus of opinion that the present law pro¬ 
hibiting the use of dogs was a very unsatis¬ 
factory one and should be changed. In some 
sections of the State hunting for deer is almost 
impossible without dogs, and it was pointed out 
by several that a much greater majority of in¬ 
jured bucks could be secured by their use. It 
was decided to advocate a change in the law in 
this respect with severe fines, however, for the 
owners of dogs caught trailing deer during the 
closed season. It is also advocated that the 
present open deer season he shortened a month 
and a half, making the season extend from 
Aug. 1 to Oct. 1. 
Another recommendation that will be made 
by the association to the State Legislature will 
be the passage of a law prohibiting the sale at 
any time of wild ducks.' The sale of these 
waterfowl is prohibited in Oregon and Wash¬ 
ington and in other Western States with 
splendid results and the rapid decrease in the 
number of ducks to be found here in season is 
considered to be almost entirely due to the 
rapacity of the market hunters. An extension 
of the present open season for the shooting 
of shore birds is recommended. The open sea¬ 
son on English snipe should be shortened, it is 
claimed, by at least two months, as a part of 
the present open season covers a time when the 
birds are mating and nesting. The close season 
on mountain quail has proved to be so success¬ 
ful that it is recommended that this season be 
extended for two more years, and by that time 
it is believed that this bird will be in much 
greater supply. 
President Keller made an extended talk upon 
the effects, on the quail supply, of rapid auto¬ 
mobile transportation into the country districts, 
and asserted that valley quail were decreasing 
in numbers very rapidly. He advocated that the 
limit bag on this game bird be reduced, and that 
other restrictions be imposed. 
A number of forest experts sent communica¬ 
tions to the association in reference to the 
enormous damage done by gray and pine 
squirrels and chipmunks. They recommended 
that the present laws protecting these animals 
be repealed. A recommendation was also sent 
in by some of them that the bluejay be removed 
from the list of protected birds. The question 
of the marketing of game and fish raised in 
captivity was given a large amount of discus¬ 
sion, and it was believed to be a wise policy to 
recommend the passage of laws making this 
possible under certain regulations in the be¬ 
lief that it would to a large extent put the 
market fisherman and hunter out of business. 
The present license law was given considera¬ 
tion, and it was the general opinion that some 
changes were needed, especially in regard to 
the present system of accounting for the num¬ 
ber of deer a hunter actually kills in a season. 
No decision was reached in regard to an ade¬ 
quate system, but it was agreed that the present 
one was not wholly satisfactory. 
The delegates from Southern Galifornia 
called attention to the extensive net fishing 
operations carried on by fishermen in the vi¬ 
cinity of Catalina Islands, and recommended that 
fishing of this character be prohibited within 
the three-mile limit. Sportsmen from the Mon¬ 
terey Bay section asked that laws be enacted 
to protect the red abalone found along the 
shores there. Professional fishermen are 
rapidly depleting the available supply of these 
edible bivalves. 
Governor Gillette, who is an ardent sports¬ 
man, was present at the meeting and will do all 
in his power to secure the passage of some 
of the legislation recommended by the associa¬ 
tion. Chief Deputy J. P. Babcock, of the Cali¬ 
fornia Fish and Game Commission, was also 
present and delivered an address defining the 
work done by the Commission and some of its 
plans for the future. 
At the annual election of officers of the asso¬ 
ciation the following were elected to serve dur¬ 
ing the ensuing year: President, Henry W. 
Keller, Los Angeles; First Vice-President, 
Harry A. Greene, Monterey; Second Vice- 
President, W. W. Richards, Oakland; Third 
Vice-President, G. W. Root, Grass Valley; 
Fourth Vice-President, Carl S. Carlton, River¬ 
side; Secretary and Treasurer, E. A. Mocker, 
Capitola. It was decided to hold the next an¬ 
nual convention at Capitola, Sept. 15 and 16, 
1911. 
At the recent meeting John P. Babcock was 
elected an honorary member of the association. 
Mr. Henshaw has left a vacant place on the 
Fish and Game Commission, and Governor 
Gillette is expected to name another within a 
short time. 
Among the associations that were represented 
at the convention were the following, with the 
delegates representing them: Monterey Bay 
Fish and Game Protective Association—Martin 
Berke, J. W. Fleming, A. C. Meyer, A. Scho- 
fell and H. A. Greene; Recreation Club, Los 
Angeles—Henry W. Keller and D. W. Morgan; 
San Francisco Fly-Casting Club—W. W. Rich¬ 
ards, T. C. Kierulff, C. H. Hewell and James 
Watt; Santa Cruz Fish and Game Protective 
Association—O. F. Blodgett, W. R. Welch, F. 
Remier, J. B. Hanley and Benj. Wise; Contra 
Costa County Fish and Game Protective Associ¬ 
ation, George Ackerman, G. D. Ackerman; 
Tuna Fishing Club, Los Angeles—Max Lowen¬ 
thal; Southern California Rod and Reel Club— 
Max Lowenthal, and William G. Stern; Los 
Angeles Fish and Game Protective Association 
—E. B. Tufts, W. L. Valentine, J. H. Schu 
macher, F. A. Barnes and L. Herzog; River¬ 
side County Game and Fish Protective Asso¬ 
ciation—A. R. Coffin, W. A. Corel, Carl Carlton, 
D. C. Milan and C. A. Post; Volante Gun Club 
—George Uhl and James Maynard; the Del Ray 
Gun Club, the San Benito Sportsman’s Club, 
Sacramento Fish and Game Protective Associ¬ 
ation, Grass Valley Sportsman’s Association 
and Santa Clara County Fish and Game Asso¬ 
ciation. In addition to the delegates present 
there were many visiting sportsmen not mem¬ 
bers of the association and the big hall in the 
Palace Hotel was well filled. 
M. L. Church. 
A Handy Carrying Case. 
How do you carry your rifle cartridges while 
hunting? A handy receptacle is the small 
leather carrying case made for folding cameras. 
These can be had in any desired size, and the 
cost is but a few cents if you go to the right 
place. The case I find handiest is about 1% x 
4x6, has rounded ends, loops for a strap, and 
the cover is fastened with a turn-over snap. 
Discard the strap, cut four slits in the back, 
run your belt through these, and carry it as 
you would a six-shooter holster, or further to 
the front, where it is more accessible. In mine 
I carry .22 caliber cartridges, so there is abund¬ 
ant space for extras. In the bottom I place 
two boxes of .22s and a Government fi,eld 
cleaner, then an extra supply of matches in one 
of the handy metal shaving-soap boxes. Over 
these a bit of flannel as a sort of false bottom, 
then as many loose cartridges as I need. There 
is even room for pipe and tobacco, compass, 
knife or other small stuff. On fishing or tramp¬ 
ing trips the case is even handier for carrying 
a .22 target revolver, its cartridges, cleaning rod, 
eyed fly box and dry-fly outfit, map, drinking 
cup or what not. 
In the camera exchanges a great many small 
leather cases are offered at ridiculously low 
prices, and some of the larger ones are ideal 
for carrying the fishing or shooting kit, as they 
are stiff sole leather, well and strongly sewed. 
Few articles of commerce lose their selling 
value so quickly as camera carrying cases. If 
you buy one with a camera the case will cost 
from two to twelve dollars; rub a little dust 
on it and the exchange man will sell it to you 
for ten cents or more, up to fifty cents. They 
are of all shapes and sizes. Some of the longer 
cases are excellent for carrying target revolver 
and ammunition on bicycling, motorcycling, 
motorcar, canoe and horseback trips. 
Grizzly King. 
