The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-06

The Game Laws
The sPoRrsMEN's 0LUB-PoULTEEERs AND PoAcH'
DISSATISFACTION OF GAME AND FIsH-POISON-
Gus GAME-LONG ISLAND TO BE STOCKED WITH
GROUSE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
Iperceve by recent report in tho Herald that the en-
ergy Of the Sporsmens Club Of this city in its efforts to
protect citizens against poisonous fish and game and
thus incidentally TO protect the fish and game Of this
country from Wholesale Slaughter had exercised the
parties pocket interest that the latter have banded TO-
gether and gone before the Legislature to get the game
laws revised to make any effort to protest trout and
game entirely nugatory
The want Of efficiency in present game laws has
proved the axiom that what every mans business s
nobody's." No man is willing to complain against his
neighbor for nfracton Of these laws hence
ton than tho mere passage Of game laws became
necessary Some Of our citizens therefore, assembled to
consult upon the subject, and there agreed
store the Sportsmens Club, which had for many years
proved such check to evdoes that the society dissolved
from the sheer cause Of having accomplished all that had
been contemplated by its founders But sooner did
the poacher and pot hunter find the society had dbnded
than they resumed their nefarous practices The club
was therefore re-cstabshed but as 1t became
known to those whose pockets were interested in killing
fish and game out Of season. they banded together to
crush the club before its benefits could be felt by
citizens.
The sportsmens Club protects the citizens against the
entertainments of those who would sell trout during the
spawning ceaSou suotty Wuiio - SILL eeDA6
and watching with maternal care the spawning beds Trout
very unsavory and unwhocsome at this season. a.
every physician will certify. The club would s,so pro-
ect the public against the butchery OF enis0n IN to rus
ting season, whom les swollen neCk ought TO be
sufficient TO prevent II from entering the door
of any eating house. But there are those who do
not know the Signs which indicate that venison has
been killed out Of season Therefore the necessity
that there should be body ofczens Who knowing these
signs consider themselves bound in honor to carry out
whatever game laws the Sportmcns Club wish; to pre-
vent the killing Of partridge in the poison berry season.
and pinnated grouse in the cversh Besides the
Audubon Club of Chicago, and the Sportmen Club of s.
Louis have informed the New York Club that two thirds
OF the quail and prairie fowl Of the West have been killed
within the past five years. and that unless this whole
sale slaughter be checked, there will not be prairie
fowl left east Of the Rocky Mountains five years hence
They add that Is useless for them pass laws pro-
tect game 90 long New York offers premium TO
poachers by keeping her markets open for the purchase
Of game during the when the killing OF ID Desc
atng the streams and forests and while Is poisonous 10
the eater The Western clubs also wish to unite with
the audabe object Of preventing the sale OF unwholesome
fish and game and therefore Offer sort Of gd quo
reward for exertons in preventing the pares from
becoming desoaed to stock Long Island with pinnated
grouse Acting In accordance with this liberal idea Mr.
Secor, of PEORIA Illinois, has sent hther lot Of live
grouse, which Mr.. Bond, Of the committee OF the
Sportsmens Club, is TO place Long Island time to
have the benefit Of their broods the coming spring
trying to get law passed which shall be sufficient 70
protect our forests and streams.
1t remains TO he whether the fish and game OF this
country shall be perpctuated whether they shall be
known to the next generation by tradition only.
CENIO G. SCOTT