Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-11-22
MAINE GAME LAWS
w.,, Should be Done to Insure Their
"' Enforcement.

If Hancock county, who was one OF
w.. first men in this country to engage in
u" ., cork of fish culture. He has conducted
w !. in these lines both on the Canadian
WIZ :, :, Maine. More recently Captain
..t has been interested in building up
w. nreserye at Tunk ponds, about Is
from Ellsworth. He has underworld
D' stock these waters, which are admir-
~ adapted to the purpose, with trout
avg ,,,,on as to make them a favorite
"D q snortsmen. In this way he has
~ cushing work calculated to vastly
AZ the whole section. He has built
,.o or four good camps in the vicinity
,tas q hatchery capable of Matching
' fading about 500, 900 trout and sal
n..oroa as it may seem, there is a
nof inyeterate poachers in that section
nd they are about as numerous there as
horn in the State-whO, so far from
,o;atinp the efforts of Captain Wyatt,
,ro been hostile to all his efforts and have
.ht 70 annoy him in all possible ways.
r,,a, cot the game laws at defiance, and
avon are reported to be openly sharing
ma ducks by the thousands. 1t never oc-
,,,,od 70 Captain Wyatt that these fellows
,rorld modest his spawning bed, for it
aod incredible that they would care to
a. ANYTHING to prevent the stocking OF
those waters with salmon. He has kept
.,,so ratcb, however, of his camp and
,,,cbery. When he retired one night re
,, be left % handsome salmon on his
uninp beds. When he awokc in the
morning they were gone, save one or two
,..d ones that noated in the water. The
prospects for this seasons Matching were
wholly destroyed There should be some
mann. of bringing the perpetrators OF this
d,.tardly outrage to justice.
The fish and game compassion has
.ccomplishcd wonders, but It's
york has been constantly ham
prd by lack of funds Their approprla-
,;or is too small. 1t is doubtful if many
neople appreciate the Importance OF our
,,me interests A gentleman well posted
in tho matter estimates that there are
fullv 1900 professional guides in the State
and that the amount Of money spent an
nuay in Maine by parties who come here
for hunting purposes will amount to fully
~ OOO. 900. With proper laws rigldiy en-
forced. he believes that the States annual
income from its sporting interests-pat-
ronized most largely by parties from other
staes-might be made "a, 900, 600 or so,
No 600 Certainly this matter is of suffi
eient Importance from purely business
s,apdpoint, to merit the serious attention
dthe law makers of the State. The fish
and game commissioners should be given
ample means to enforce the game laws
and thus maintain and increase the State $
handsome annual income from this
source.
As we have already said, the commits
soners are doing wonders with the limited
means at their command. A private let
ter received from Commissioner Went
worth, Wednesday, by one of the officials
at the State House, stated that seven men
had been arrested above Island Falls for
DIGGING deer They will be given some
useful information concerning our gallc
laws before the commissioners are through
with them, and that, too, in II way that
will serve to impress it quite forcibly up
on their memories.
Not only the professional guides but the
farmers who live in the vicinity of the
game sections, should feel n deep personal
interest in the enforcement of the Laws,
for considerable portion Of the 81, 900, W,
spent in the State by sportsmen goes into
their pockets in payment for supplies
The committee on Legislation OF th'
Maine Fish and Game Association vii
meet at the State House, next Monday
to discuss the matter of the game laws ant
their enforcement, and drafting bill OF
bills to be presented to the next Legisla
ture. The personnel of this committee Il
sufficient guarantee that this work VII
he done thoroughly and well. 1t mum
bers among its members, Hon. ii. NJ
Heath, +. H. Timberlake, Esq, Hon. >
NJ. Libby Eugene Jersey, Hon. J. F. Hill
Hon j. f. Spaguc and Hon. 1t. Garlic
ton. The report of this committee VII
Ne made to the association at its regula
meeting, which will be held in this cit.
IN January, the day before the convenini
OIL the Legislature There are some point
upon which the people of the state ap
pear to be pretty well agreed. Protection
VIII undoubtedly be given cow moose an
There will, doubtless, be some other change
mat will go far toward keeping up the re
putation of Maine as game State.
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