Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-11-13
IL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 49, 1875
Fish and Game.

The adjourned animal ,neeting NJ tho vermont
Association for the protection and Preservation
Of Fish and Game was held a, tho State JIouse
on Tuesday afternoon. November 18th I'm the
absence Of the President Carroll p. pitl,in. one
Of the vce-presidents. presided In the absence
Of the Secretary s n pettengill ,yas chosen
Secretary pro tenn. The report of the last animal
meeting was read and approved
The report Of the Treasurer. n r spragne. WINS
presented, showing that there il now in the treas
ury the sum Of $1,000.
General Foster reported for the special com.
mittee appointed at the last animal mating IN
make arrangements for restocking the forests of
the state with deer that he ascertained las, winter
that deer would be caught and delivered ON the
line of the railroad in Essex county in this state
in March or April, for FIVE dollars each but that
the committee had no applications from any in.
dividuals or society for deer. fIe understood
that deer could be obtained "a stated next snring
II the association would instruct the committee
TO use the funds of the association for this mr.
pose
S. b. Pettengill. Of Rutland. made by reauest a
statement Of the action Of citizens Of Rutland and
vicinity ~ advance the objects Of this associa-
ton. Last winter "A fund wa raisad hv sutscrin
ton to procure lot of tame deer ON the west shore
of Lake Champain to turn out in the mountains
of Vermont Fourteen deer ware ob,aipad hy a
committee appointed for that nurnoso and one
deer was presented Inv Covernor Fairbanks rhrea
of these deer died two from fatigne in ca,,uro
and transportation and one from neglect. Twelve
are turned ont on the Green Mountains cast nj
Rutland Two or three fawns have been seen
with these deer which have remained in the vicn-
ity where they were released The deer which
were purchased in New York at from twelve tn
fifteen dollars each Their TRANSPORTATION over
the Delaware 4 Hudson railroad the Lake Cham
plain Transportation Company and the Central
Vermont railroad was free, and the managers of
these companies have offered to bring other deer
for this purpose into the state without charge
In regard to the European quails Mr. Pettingill
said that Judge Everts of Rutland, who first in
troduced them into this country, was satisfied
that part Of the importation of 1877 returned in
their spring emigration to Rutland and to other
towns in that vicinity to build their nests. In
addition to this importation of 1877, Judge Everts
and +. J. Phelps Of Burlington, brought two hun
dred quails each from Sicily into this state last
June Judge Everts turned out his in Rutland,
where they Mt once made themselves at home
and reared their young and remained as late a.
the first of October.
Judge Hidden, of West Salisbury, made a re-
port of the Phelps quails which were turned out
in Salisbury and Sliddlebury.
1t was voted, on motion Of Colonel Sprague,
that j. C. Dunn, of Rutland, be requested to turn
over to this association the m oney remaining in
his hands, the balance Of the Rutland deer fund,
and the directors use this money, together with
all but fifty dollars of the associations funds in
the purchase and distribution Of deer in this state
The association then proceeded to elect officers
for theyear ensuing, as follows: President, Mason
s. Colburn of Factory Point; Vce-Presidents,
George 2. Foster Of Burlington, j. w Newton of
st. Adams, George f. Gale of Brattleboro and
Carroll Ptkin Of Montpelier: Corresponding Sec