The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-07-14
THE GAME LAW.

the game law That all our reauerS miSut seo
II and familisrizs themselves with its pro-
visions This law we consider wise one.
law that every citizsn should understand
thoroughly, and make it his especial duty to
see rieidly enforced, In every community
there are men who will game 10 and out OF
season aud take fish any time either for prof
it or in mere wantonsess. And then boys
who 90 hunting without thinking Oh the
damsge they are doing will shoot a turkey or
prairie chicken or partridge on her nest,
and that the game may be preserved
to the country it has becom
necessary to pass the law. 1t is
not out of place we take it, to
discuss this law briefly serjstim. As to deer
the law says sit is unlawful to shoot or in
any way destroy any wild deer during the
months from the first of December to the
first of June, the penalty being fine of from
1875 to $50" Any man who will think q
moment, that is if he knows anything about
deer, will SEQ the ressonabieness of this law.
tits the breeding season with them and their
flesh is not fit for food during this time, and
they are not plentiful enough in the country
to slay them for their pelts alone. Further
more to kill the female destroys the lives OF
two animals and does not in the lesst benefit
the slayer. The law provides of turkeys,
from the fifteenth of May to the first OF
September, it is unlawful to shoot or other.
wise destroy any wild turkeys" the
penalty being fine OF $lO for
every turkey killed This is the laying In
cubating and raising season with these
birds. The COOLERS are poor and unpalsta-
BILE, and the hens are little more than skin
and bones, and to kill one is to destroy
whole flock of turkeys. Prairie chickens
are protected from the first of March to the
first of August The fne for killing each
chicken being $40. The reason for this law
is the same as that for turkeys. Before the
first of August, the chicks after they are
Matched are not large or fat enough for
the cuisine, and why destroy when they fur1
nish such rare sport to the huntsman, and
sach delicate food for the table after the
first of August We have known vandss
who have gone out upon the prairie with
brush brooms and killed the chicks
before they were largo enough to get out of
the way. Ought there not to be protection
against the wantoness aud cruelty of such
creatures as these? The provision concern
ing quais reads that "from the first of March
to the fret Of September it is unlawful 10
kill quails or partridges, and the netting Of
partridges Is entirely prohibited" tho fine
being $40 tor each bird killed or nettsd. The
reason for this law is the same as for turkeys
and prairie chickens. Who is there that
does not relish broiled quail ora juicy part
ridge pie? How long can this pleasure be
enjoyed if men are not prevented from kill
ing them in their breeding season, and from
netting them2 We hardly know what TO
,hiLk of a msn who would ne, quail or part
ridges urder any circumstances. 1t is
cruel, it is taking an advantage and it is q
useless waste Of birds, the most luscious that
can go on aRybody's table. The law also
protects mocking birds, whppoorwIlls,
nighthswks, blue birds, red birds, zach,
thrush, linnet, wren, martins, swallow, bobo-
link, cat birds. nonpareil, sciss0rs-tail, and
spsrrows sll the year round. These are not
game birds and there Is 10 reason for killing
them under any circumstances. They are
the best friends the farmer and the gardener
has. They destroy millions Of bugs and
worms that otherwise would feed upon the
crops Of the Geld and the garden. The ne
csssiiy Tor these birds to the agriculturisi is
evident in the fact that ia some sec,
tons of our country the people
hAvo been compelled to import
The English sparrow as q protection against
worms bugs and ell manner Of insects. Buzz
yards, as they are called, vultures they are
really, sud crows are also protected because
they are good scsvsDgers and thereby help 10
save the country from contagion bred BY the
accumulation Of offal and decsying ANNA
MISTER. In come large cities, focks Of buz-
srls can be seen hopping and flying sbou'
the streets in an almost semi-somestic state
and they are such valuable sdjuBcts 10 the
body corporate, deyOuring eli kind Of refus
and decsying animsl msttsr thst they ar
protected BY stringent city ordinances. 1t
not an uncommon sight 10 see boys
and men and MsKicsn women per-
smbulsiiog the streets with young
n0cking birds and nOnpsrsils. and rel bird
for sale. IL iss plsin viOlstion Of The lev
and u is . disboiissl cruslty, positive bsr-
bsrism that should Be stopped BY TIE en-
forcsrrsnt Of the lsv. There is Law for
The prOtsc.i0n Of hsh also, equally &c wise
ssd sppropEissa. bai We DO not hsvs II be-
fore us Ct this tine s0d cannot give provis-
ions IN ostsl We know however thsi Il is
unlsvful 70 fsh or seine during osrtsin mouths
Of The yssr. IN gsDsrAl gDvsrumsut snd The
Eisis govsrnnsni has gone 70 ne erpsnss Of /