The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-23
WILL PROTECT GAME.
State Warden Boarman De-
clares Himself.
NO MORE RUTHLESS SLAUGHTER.
Deputies VIII Be Appointed TO Enforce
Law vigorously and Preserve
the states Big Game.

Tr> game laws OF the state vii In fu-
tryrs be enforced as they have never been
T., the past, and vioiaters VIII be brought
nm with a round turn F. B. Bourman.
who has lust been appointed state game
warden. and WHO has an Office with the
McNaught Investment Company, said yes
terday:
Protection OF the game for which this
state is Noted viii be pushed from this on
in a way that feel viii result in some
good. The Office is purely honorary. but
I am personally 50 interested in the pres
eryatfon Of our big game particularly that
I viii do as mIsch as though / was being
paid for the work. The law provides that
a deuuty game warden be appointed in
each county and / have written 10 the
different gun clubs all over the state ask
ing them TO recommend same enthusiastic
sportsman who would take the proper in
terest in looking out for attractions Of the
game laws and the proper punishment Of
the offenders.
.srhe law provides that in case Of con-
v1ction one-half Of the fine goes TO the
deputy warden making the arrest and the
other half goes 10 the school fund. i hope
to get good men al over The state, who
will look out for both large and small
rsma The mountainous districts particu
LARRY need good men TO protect the deer.
elk. moose, mountain sheep and goats.
The elk have been slaughtered in a shame
ful manner in some quarters in the past
year. one fellow near the headwaters OF
the Duckabush last winter killing sewn
teen head in a day or two, simply for the
sake of killing. He could make no use OF
them whatever The farmers took the
law in their own hands in that particular
case, and drove the fellow out Of the coun-
try In the region between the Straits and
the Gray's harbor country, in the Olym-
pics, there are still bands of elk number
ing in all probably 800 head. They breed
each year, and if they are properly pro-
tected there is no reason why this state
may not always be noted for its fine
bands Of elk. Many black-tailed deer are
also found in the Olympics. as well as the
Cascades. In the Cascades, particularly
in Okanogan county, some fine moose are
still found, and they viii increase, rather
than diminish. II properly protected. The
mule deer, the black-tailed deer and the
mountain sheep and goats in the Cascades
are all noble game, and should be pre-
served for legitimate sport, instead OF be-
ing slaughtered wantonly. \ few years
ago the buffalo could have been preserved
to 5portsmen, and the finest OF big game
could still be found roaming the wilds of
Montana and Idaho and other Western
states in herds of thousands If the proper
measures had been taken to enforce the
laws against it's useless and criminal
slaughter Huntsnen at one time were
fond OF riding with herd of buffalo and
killing until they got tired. These men
were not sportsmen; they were butchers.
1t has been the same in this state with our
game and If this practice of killing game
out OF season was allowed to go on much
longer the big game of our mountains
would cease to exist, and the small game
become so scattered that there would no
longer be any sport in this line In the
state"