. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ^ ,.*^> r*\*i fitjemtinlit\L^ I 24 THE BREEDER AMD SPORTSMAN [Saturday, February 25, 1911. FISH AND GAME LEGISLATION. Senator Sanford's bill, removing wild geese from tbe protected list, which he urged so strongly during the last campaign, passed both houses of the legis- lature last month, and was signed by Governor Johnson on February 6. The act takes effect imme- diately, and now farmers and hunters can shoot them from behind blinds and at any hour of the day. Senator Sanford was a strong advocate of the measure and spoke earnestly for its passage, as
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. ^ ,.*^> r*\*i fitjemtinlit\L^ I 24 THE BREEDER AMD SPORTSMAN [Saturday, February 25, 1911. FISH AND GAME LEGISLATION. Senator Sanford's bill, removing wild geese from tbe protected list, which he urged so strongly during the last campaign, passed both houses of the legis- lature last month, and was signed by Governor Johnson on February 6. The act takes effect imme- diately, and now farmers and hunters can shoot them from behind blinds and at any hour of the day. Senator Sanford was a strong advocate of the measure and spoke earnestly for its passage, as a protection to crops of the farmers of the Sacramento Valley. Jumping from the Assembly file last week, Monday afternoon the House took up Senator Birdsall's bill providing that hunters shall not be allowed to track deer with more than one dog. As the bill first went in it provided for two dogs, but the Assembly Com- mittee amended it to read "; The bill was pushed forward in the House by As- semblyman Rutherford and went to the Governor for his approval. No votes were registered against the bill. Thursday, last week, the Assembly passed the bill by Fred Gerdes which would make it a misdemeanor to use pigeons, turkeys or other birds as targets in shooting contests. Nat Coghlan opposed the bill, saying that shooting at clay pigeons was much dif- ferent from shooting at live targets. The report is denied positively that Fred D. San- born is slated for the billet of Chief Forester or any other salaried appointment as provided for in the transfer of the functions of the Fish and Game Com- mission to the State Board of Forestry proposed in a series of four bills introduced by Assemblyman Griffiths—Nos. 573, 574, 575 and 576. These hills have passed the Assembly during the week. The par- ent measure, bill No. , is looked upon unfavor- ably by the majority of local sportsmen interviewed. One argument reported to have been made in its behalf—that this hill would
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