The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-30
Tile NEW GIVE LAWS.

New York Association for the Protection OF
Game sent to Albany the draft OF proposed
law. against which tho entire delegations from
counties that border on the great Adirondack
wilderness made united opposition, alleging
that Il vas wholly in the interest Of city sports
men and unjust to the hundreds Of men on tho
edge of the woods who kill deer for food and
for the animals skins. Tho members from tho
| cities and from central and western counties
urged that tho time had passed when profess
sional deer hunting should be allowed. Deer
were fast disappearing from the Adirondacks.
and those that remained should be- protected
for the sportsmen They favored n yet more
stringent law. rather than any relaxation OF cx-
istng protection. The northern members again
contendcd that they represented men who made
the forest their home in n considerable part OF
the year. and who felt that they had tight to
the products Of the forest. They rescn, I'd the
notion that men in distant cities should pre-
| sumo to dictate when and how deer should be
| killed. The woodsmnn could not appreciate the
advantage to be gained by allowing deer to In
crease for city sportsmen to kill. While tho
deer were increasing. the woodsman's family
were without meat and his leathcrn wallet was
| empty. The discussion ended in concessions
| being granted to tho hunters. although they
werc slight The law, as signed by the Cover
| nor. permits the killing OF deer In the four
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November. In the other eight months the
slaughter Of them IL prohibited.
1t was in fixing the manner In which II is
allowable to capture the fleet and timd animal
| that the discussion became funny. inasmuch ns
every known method Of securing the game was
pronounced by one or the other OF tho legsla-
tors as understandable and brutal. The NOM
bers from tho Adirondack region disagreed
among themselves Just as much as did tho
| a 4.
was the only proper way Of getting him. Tho
deer thus had chance for his life. He could
take to the water. destroy the scent. and tho
hound must then lose trace OF him. To this
answer was made that logging deer was suro
| death to the deer The hunters understand
where the door will take 10 the winter. and they
await the game there to shoot ii down as II en-
tors the lake. or TO pursue II in boats and club
II to death after II starts to swim to tho
opposite shore. Against shooting deer In tho
| night from behind the reflected light otherwise
known rs " floating" thore was general out
cry: yet with tho large majority OF those who
seek amusement In the forest II Is the popular
method. There remained then the still hunt
ing OF tho animal. which means waiting In am
bush for IL to visit n fnvorito spring or pond or
creeping upon II while II is feeding. Sportsmen
consider this the only manly manner OF hunt
ing, snve. perhaps the use OF hounds In Novem-
Der; vet there were those In tho Legislature
who thought It taking mean advantage ovor
the noble game to shoot the animal down with
out warning. Besides. they urged. and rightly.
too, II II were permitted TO kill deer by
this method alone very few deer would DO
killed. 1t requires more skill TO steal upon
deer than to get close to him in
other ways As for waiting for them
at springs and ponds. very few sportsmen
would know where to post themselves. but
the professional woodsman. through familiarity
with the forest. well understapds the feeding
grounds. OF course no one advocated the kill
ing Of deer by men on snow shoes. who are
able to come up with the game when It founders
In the deep snow. Objection therefore. being
made to all methods OF killing deer. the legisla-
tors decided not TO restrict them. other than That
the animal shall not DO killed by crustng or
run with dogs in the last fifteen days Of Novem-
Der.
The deer laws. as thus revised arc favorable
to the increase OF the animal. II properly en-
forced stop will be put TO the staying of thou
sands by pot hunters and vnRabonds who go in
winter months on snow shoes TO XIII deer with
clubs and dogs. II Is law almost entirely in
favor of the sportsman rs against the probes
siona hunters Late summer and the fall are the
pleasure seekers times for the sport. Late fail
and winter are the periods when the deer slay-
ers who seek them for hides and meat are most
, successful and these months. save November
are closed by this law. The Legislature decided
the question as TO whether the Adirondack deer
, belong to the sportsmen or TO the hunters. In
favor OF the former. Yet there are defects In
tho law ms II stands. August IL too early to Kill
does. The fawns are not wholly Independent
Of the mother before the first OF September
Moreover. it is cruel and unsportsmanlko tC
l. run deer with dogs in the hottest month OF IN,
I | of ia arualfy 4
tho dog as we'll as to the deer and it must re-
suit in the loss Of many fine deerhound. Boti
deer and dog become so intensely heated tina
they plunge hcadlong into the first OF the clear
cold ponds that lie in their way. and often arr
= chilled to their ultimate death.
, The Legislatures treatment OF other laws FOL
u tho protection OF fsh and game was well con
= sdered. 1t is lawful to kill woodcock only be
tween Aug and Jan. l. The young birds ar
= thus given time to mature. Quails may be sho
u only in November and December, a require
l. ment that well nigh absolutely protects Thorn
y The wild ducks shot in New York State ar
. mostly those that stop In lakes and bays Will,
: migrating between the North and the South II
u spring and fall yet the few varieties that breeS
, in our waters are protected by law that pro
. hibits the killing OF the bird between the LIST o
, May and the LIST OF November. Five month";
Il only Of brook trout fishing are allowable. begin
ming win April and ending with August. IN
3 moose that the Adirondack Sporting Gu
!" turned loose In the great wilderness are not /
be killed under any circumstances HRres an
, rabbits are protected save In November an,
=. December Grouse and partridge may be kille'
II in the last four months OF the year only IL I
forbidden to kill the eagle. woodpecker. nigh
, hawk oriole. yellowbird. wren. martin. bobo
. link. or any song bird. at any time. under pen
~ atty OF five dollars. Robins. brown thrashers
~ and meadow larks may be killed in September
% October, November. and December only. bu
=, any bird may be killed to stuff its SKIN for
~ specimen or to study its habits. II is also un
- lawful to rob the nests of wild birds. exooI
~ those OF crows blackbirds. hawks, and owls.
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