Outing . GAME PROTECTION. BY A. C. This subject is one ofvital importance to allthose who go afield. Ourlaws are just and humanein protecting game andfish when breeding andrearing their young. Wehave, within the last dec-ade, seen a wonderful im-provement in our fire-arms, and we have bettertrained dogs. The resulthas been that ten mengo afield now where one went ten yearsago. Has game increased in the sameproportion? My answer would be in thenegative. How to protect game for thepurpose of sport, food or enjoyment isthe subject I wish to dwell on. It is myopinion that the State of Ma
Outing . GAME PROTECTION. BY A. C. This subject is one ofvital importance to allthose who go afield. Ourlaws are just and humanein protecting game andfish when breeding andrearing their young. Wehave, within the last dec-ade, seen a wonderful im-provement in our fire-arms, and we have bettertrained dogs. The resulthas been that ten mengo afield now where one went ten yearsago. Has game increased in the sameproportion? My answer would be in thenegative. How to protect game for thepurpose of sport, food or enjoyment isthe subject I wish to dwell on. It is myopinion that the State of Maine has thebest laws, and, better still, they haveofficers who enforce those laws. It hasnever been my good fortune to learn ofany game laws in a State that were selfenforcing. Maine appropriates money tosee that her game and fish laws areobeyed, and note the result. Severalmillions of dollars are left there eachyear by sportsmen and anglers. Butwhen the law went into effect limitingthree deer a season for each hunter, whata wail of woe asc
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