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The twenty counties comprising the Fourth District are: Living- 
ston, McLean, Macon, Champaign, Hdgar, Coles, Christian, Cumber- 
land, Crawi ‘ord, Dy fingham, Ford, Dewitt, Piatt, Vermilion, Douglas, 
Moultrie, Shelby, Clark, Jasper, and Fayette, and are patrolled by 
twelve deputy game and fish wardens, with territories and headquarters 
assigned as follows: 
Names of deputies. Territories. Headquarters. 
isomieh Whalen: 2... All that part of Livingston County west 
Clete WapasheralirodGsesteces. osc eo Flanagan. 
J. A. Hackelman....All that part of Livingston County east of 
the Wabash railroad, and all of Ford 
COTY GV ir ee Oe ee ete ee eer ear ae oy, Cullom. 
Pe) Sean aean <% 6 << Mclean COUNLY t.000 setenv cee goccte reese Bloomington. 
S. A. Edwards...... Macon,and Dewitt Counties... 44.4. ..%5.. Decatur. 
Rte MON | erry eta HTISEI AL COUTIL Vinee ee tate cree ae bee Taylorville. 
Pe baa Ki ko. Ts Champaign and Piatt Counties..:....... Ivesdale. 
Cer tas OrriOct.s 3... .et Champaign and Vermilion Counties...... Mahomet. 
Ores TCOCDT AN... Sais Moultrie and Douglas Counties.......... Sullivan. 
Jouve Patterson. 2..'.. De LD Mire COW U.U ym © vial cares cet eet: inthe Reese se ake’ Stewardson. 
Eee AW OnfOTt es,.,. «5. Coles:and Cumberland Counties......... Mattoon. 
epee Carson . fu. iss Fayette, Effingham, Jasper and Edgar 
COUNTLESe Aa nr st ee oes Be sees Altamont. 
Log le Sin 9902 Cea Clarkvand Crawitord. Counties. . 224... ... Marshall. 
There are divergent views entertained among some farmers and 
Jandowners and some sportsmen with reference to rights and privileges 
to be enjoyed in hunting and fishing. Like all questions at issue, this 
question has two sides. In many localities it is becoming almost un- 
possible for a hunter to obtain permission to hunt, section 29 of the 
Game and Fish Act giving landowners power to prohibit hunting upon 
their premises. 
One of the reasons given by some farmers for prohibiting hunting 
or fishing on their premises is, that as the farmer must feed the birds, 
and that he pays taxes on the land through which a stream runs, there- 
fore he should have all benefits to be derived from taking them. While 
that argument looks good and plausible, let us look at the other, or 
hunter’s and fisherman’s side of the question. 
We have heretofore stated that on account of high state of cultiva- 
tion of lands and the fast disappearing timber of the State the mat- 
ter of protection and conservation of game and birds is a difficult 
proposition. Without some means of providing against slaughtering 
promiscuously and wantonly the game and fish, it is a well known fact 
that in a very short time there would not be any left for any one to 
hunt or take. 
The Legislature in its wisdom has passed what is known as the 
Conservation Act, the object of the law being to conserve the supply of 
game and fish for the use of the people of the State. In order that the 
people should not be needlessly taxed to conduct this department of the 
State service, a license fee is provided under the Conservation Act, and 
is collected from hunters and fishermen, the sum so far collected each 
vear being sufficient to pay all expenses of the department, without 
taking anything from the funds raised from general taxation. 
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