The morning call., 1894-06-10

tends to work his passage into the mountains
east Of Point Arena. until he reaches the
stream where the Fish Commissioners placed
several thousand young Eastern trout about
two years ago.
h. Batteo, who was one OF the competitors in
the hy'caSting tournament. returned few days
ago from Point Arena. ana states that residents
along The Garcia River, near its mouth are
catching trout by means of nets that are
further, that the people of Point Arena would
be pleased TO have a visit from a Deputy Fish
Commissioner al least once year.
james W att. "tbe Doc" WIFI not pay a visit
TO Paper-mill Creek to-day; but he Gays that
anglers who intend whipping that stream
should not tail 10 carry good pistol. MIR.
lions.
From all indications there should be excel
lent doVe-Shooting this season, as birds
ported very plentiful In all of the coast coun-
Ties The dOye-shoOinG seasons were pub.
llshed IN HE CALL Of last week.
The following appeared IN recent number
OF Forest ana Stream relative to the laws OF
tTeSpasS: Iowa SpOrISmen are reported 10 be
dissatisfied with treSpass law which has lust
been enacted. Some 90 so far as 10 declare
mat lie law VIII not be observed by shooters;
that the courts Will NOT uphold IL, and that the
next Legislature Will repeal II. An examination
OF The statute, however, shows that il does not
diner in principl from similar tespass laws
when have long been IN operation elsewhere"
!, text runs:
SEC. !. No person shall hunt, with dog OF gun,
upon the cultivated or incIosed lands of another
without first obtaining permission from the owner
( occupant or agent thereof.
Sec. =. Any person violating the provisions OF
th is act shall Ds punished by a nne of not more
than ! 10 for each and every offHnse But no pros
ecution shall be commenced III d r this act except
upon the information OF the owner. occupant
agent Of such cultivated or inclosed lands.
Laws OF like tenor fOrbddng trespass for
hunting on inclOSed or cultivated land without
I INST obtaining permission, prevail IN Arkansas,
California Certain cOunlles) Delaware Illinois,
Indiana, Kansas, MARYLAND, Michigan, Mis-
souri,, New jersey, Oklahoma, ONO. South
cir In I,n
prohibition extends also TO 'the travelled or
public road that adjOiRs such occupied or i'm
proved property" and in West Virginia under
certain conditions II may be extended to unIn-
closed tracts. In Maryland the tfespasS regtI.
latlonS are county laws ana bear especially
hard upon nOn-re sidents. Rhode ISland limits
the ofiense TO shooting at or killing game upon
the land.
While a trespass law reasonably applied Is
decidedly for the true interest OF gunners and
The game supply, there is nevertheless much OF
hardship In this statute which has been adopted
IN Iowa. The hardship consists In taking away
something which through long custom has
CONS o be regarded as right. The Iowa sports
man has been accustomed TO hunt over The
nelGS OF others, not III defiance of their prohibit
non. but as a mat er OF course, and quite as
much as matter OF course have the owners OF
the fields cOmplacently permitted him TO do so.
custom OF the country. declares il unlawful anu
renders the ViOlItOr liable 10 prosecution and
line. THIS Is a new and unwoDIed condition OF
shooting 10 which the sportsmen of Iowa may
ma dlmcuHy IN accommodating themselves,
but which in the end may not prove more bur
densome 10 them than are similar laws 10 The
spOTlsmen OF other States.