The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-12-01
THE GAME LAW.
Knox Butte, Or, Nov. 90, 1882

have been constant reader OF
your paper for sixteen years. Now
permit mo few linss in Jour paper.
] nov have a copy OF the fab and game
Law as amended by tho last legislature
My attention is now called 10 section |.
In this section presume that our Law
makers, aimed 10 enact law 10 protect
tue deer of Oregon. Section FIRST, reads
as follows Every peason who shall
within the State Of Oregon, between
the Grst day Of July of tho following
year hunt, pursue, take, kill. or destroy
any female deer or buck, shall bc gull
ty Of u misdemeanor. Every person
who shall for the period OF four years,
from and after tho passage Of this act,
hunt, pursue, take, kill, or destroy any
female deer or doe, sball be guilty Of 3
misdsmsanor. Every person, who aft
er the passage Of this act, shall kill
any spotted fawn, shall be guilty Of
misdemeanor.
Now, Mr.. law.maker, in setting the
time in protecting the deer, is where
you missed il. Every huhter, and eve
~ man who is acquainted with The na.
ture Of the deer, knows they go and
come with tbs seasons. As room as
winter breaks up, and the snow begins
10 leave, they begin 10 start back 70
their summer range where they raise
their fawns, and that is on the summit
Of The high mountains, and there 10
where they stay as long as the spots are
on the fawns, aud every intelligent
hunter knows there isn't that wild ami
NAL living, tnat can track the fawn
while the spots are on II. The spots
will leave the fawn about the last OF
August. The wild animals that inhab-
IL their summer range, begin TO Geek
after tho fawns TO kill them. Thcn the
does start for their winter range with
their fAwns, which il about the 6rst
Of September. Now, Mf. law-maker,
when il abould bs unlawfal TO kill
deer, ia when they ate moving from
their summer range to their winter
rangs. That begins about the first Of
September. aud ends about The middle
Of October. Now, IL you bad made il
unlawful to kill deers in Septsmser and
October, aud given ~ November and
December to hunt iu, then you would
have enacted law. listle more like .
protection Law for all the hunters knew
when the deer start f9r their winter
range. they start about the Gr1t Of Sep
tcmber, and in going down. they make
what hunters call trails. and on their
journey down the d Ger travel in The
the trails, and here is where the hunter
takes the advantage Of the deer. They
waylay the trails as they are coming
down. Here is wherO the slaughter he.
gins. Tho hunters keep this deer
slaughter up. from The time they leave
their summer range, until they got to
their winter range. While they are
travelling they are very tame, and easy
1 L. NUEa~.. tkas~ trasfs or1sa et.
rivers, and the deer are fording the riv
ors, just as they get across aud start VI
the bank, is where they are killed Tho
most, for there is but few places wher'
, the deer can Gloss. Now all this deel
slaughter is done without any exertior
upon the hunters part, for the deer come
Q to them to be killed. New, Mr.. law
maker, il the deer were prote;ted By
I Law, while coming down to their winter
home, aud after they are there two o
three weeks, the same hunters could no
kill tie tenth part in the same lengtl
of time, for they would have to wall
= and hunt Mr. law.maker, where yel
: missed it was in fixing the time. ]
YOU had made it unlawful to kill deee
in September and October, and gave u
November and December, you woul'
Q have hit the the nail on the head. You
a Jaw protecting the doe, is a good one.
" HUNTsMAN.