The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-08-05
CORRESPONDENCE.
KANSAS GAME LAW.

July 3Oth 1s75.
EDTToR CHIEF Many Of farmers through the Coun
ty have OF late inquired of concerning the game
our State and as the for the wholesale destruction
oil game fowls Is near at hand think it be of inter
est to many of readers 10 just what the law
upon that subject We therefore herewith hand you
copy oil the same, now in force, for publication.
nave often wondered why this law is not rgidly
forced The law certainly operative 1t prohibits the
killing Of game generally between the first days of March
and OF August and Of pheasants quas between the
hrst days OF March and Of October and Of fifteen other
different species of birds including nearly all of the small
Ter birds common to this climate any time Trapping
netting or ensnaring of any kind is prohibited except
upon ones own premises Hunting is prohibited at all
times upon the enclosed grounds or lands Of another
without permission of the Oxaer
Notwithstanding the srctness of the law we scarcely
take trip into the country though it he out of
but we see drove of men boys with their gans shoot
ing at every bird they from bluebrd turkey
bzzar More especially this the case IN the vicinity
Of the towns and cities When the land is all enclosed
this could and should be stopped. 1t great evil en-
dangerns the lives of persons and domestic animals and
destroys many Of sweetest sonssers and rObbing
country of its much cherished quiet and peace.
We see by late Joseph Gaz cite that large party
to leave for Kansas praires bring loads
chickens Our law does not strictly prohibit this limo
cent sport But to all such -innocents including
Of Burns:
'.Inhunan man curse thy barbr art
And blasted be thy murder aiming eye;
May never pity soothe thee with sigh
Nor ever pleasure glad thy cruel heart
Since the great grasshopper plague has aroused the
farmers to extent in this direction, hope they
will look after the matter and that no hunting is done
except in strict compliance With the Law.
Now we do not believe thai II all the birds of every
kind were allowed to increase without hinderance from
N
crease the duration Of their natural lives for years
that the end of that time there would be sufficient
number in the whole of Donphan County destroy the
grasshOppers Matching upon square mile. But they
certainly do destroy millions Of insects which njur
to the and fruit grower have often watch
cd various birds flying through orchards from
tree hunting for and destroying the destructive
known as the bOrer especially have the wood
pecker yellowhammer and tOmt peckiug into the tree
in search of those worms and doing with their sharp bills
what the fruit would should do with his knife.
There are it fact few species Of birds that are to
extent injurious 10 the farmer. The crow may in
spring time pull mp few hills Of corn or occasionally
carry OFF egg from the barn.yard; the aybird may
without permission help himself pentifully the farm
ers corn whether in field crib (he prefers the crib
and in keeping with his half brother the crow occasion
ally carry of an egg the blackbrd may
Levy blackma upon the garden beds
And fields, and behold without dismay
The awful scarecrow, with his futtering shreds.'
And the bee martin may anuse himself by taking the
wing a few of the inhabitants from the apary but what
is all this compared with the many special benefits and
the great enjoyment derived from others of the
winged tribe! Say nothing Of the that they good
service TO the agrcuurst in destroying beetles grass
hOppers, grubs wireworms borers and other similar
pests where is the that would rid his premises of
them, that would dispense with their sweet charming
music' He that would entertain such idea lis fit for
treason, strataScm and spOils.H
Those sOngsters those cherished lvorites of Audubon
the and prares what the children are to
happy home. Without them. life remains; all is dull
and dreary Mrs Bradstrset fully appreciated this when
she said:
Il had eight birds batchel in the nest
-Four cocks there were, and hens the rest.
nurset them up with pains and care,
For costs labor did spare:
Till at the last they felt their wing,
Mounted the trees and learned To sing
We would then say to farmers fruit growers and all
others Cherish these children of your forests flowers
your prares and sacrifice them not and yours will be
the reward. F.