The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-14
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creased chicken and qusn crop. Ths
y,nen who winter after Writer violate
be laws OF the states in which they
live by trapping the chicke rs and Bob
Whites during the cold winter months
70 md last winter that they spread
their SHARES and laid their riets In vain
There was plenty of grain and other
focal all over the prairie co'sntry. The
wsa ther was not severe. and as . result
the birds were not driven BY cold near
the Affiliations OF man. nor did hunger
make them bold enough to approach
the traps where food vas spread in such
SUSPECT ous quantities.
The present law in New York pro
tects th,e game in that state thoroughly.
but the statute has vicious clause
which allows the selling of game birds
at any SEASON providing they were not
killed within 500 miles of the state line.
It is THE provision which tempts the
people Of Nebraska Iowa. the Dskotas
and Minnesota 10 become breakers Of
the law In their owa states. They trap
the birds and ship them in great guam
titles 20 New York city.
The outlook for sport IN Illinois is-ex-
cellent- In the northern and wesneru
parts of the state the old birds hav-
reared their broods successfully. and
II the hand of the shooter can be staid
until The legal open season. Sepcerr bes
Is, the young birds VIII be big enough
and smart enough to give a much bet
ter species of sport than was the casa
when the statute allowed their killing
q month ess-lier.
The president OF the National Sports
mans association said the other day:
From advices which I have reossived
am certain that birds viii be plentiful
this fall. Letters from Spirit Lake and
Hsywarden, Ia. and from places all
over the northwestern section OF that
state tell me that the prospect OF sport
Is better than for a hong time. Tia
commissioner of forestry. fish and game
of North Dakota tells me that in many
parts of that state there are apparently
almost as many chickens as ever. The
only bad news comes from eastern.
South Dakota, where June rain flood
I'd the whole country and drowned out
hundreds Of broods- Reports from
southern nlirois arc to the effect that
the Bob White Is whistling from the
corner of every cornfieId.
There was no bad crust in northern
Wisconsin last winter and sleetstormel
were almost wholly absent AS a re,
suit Che deer w1ntercd well and wi n
afford a good share of sport this ia 0.
There is more water in the lakes al fti
pond holes in all parts Of the west n rs
season than there has been since Is -.
This makes Il certain that water &c wi
shooting will be unusually good.
The association of which / am Dr. es-
ident has been active this year in the
en3ea-or 70 instiil the game protec' live
feeling into people who live VIII ere
game abounds. AS result of this " ork
a large number of local clubs have cen
formed. whose members have ple6 ged
themselves TO the Observance of the
game lsws and to the prosecutio n OF
violstors. Kansas papers are den and
ing law which shall provide TO the
appointme ut Of a state game war Gen.
The game ksw In Kansas is a crtrious
thing. According TO a sporternaI,'s pa
per published IN that state and Just re-
ceived. the law was passed by PDPrfst
Legislature and signed by iiopuiist
governor. It al lows land o,vnsz to hill
any and all kinds of game at any and
ell times of the YEAR on his Own prop
erty. It forbids hhe man who is not Q
land owner from, killing game at any
time. The nonlan.Ih holder is not allowed
by law to shoot on another mans prop
erty, even IL that man gives him per
mission 30 to do.
In nutshell It is-chis; II youown ianf
you can shoot all y on want 10, and Il
YOU don't own land you can't shoot al
all. The sportsr1en say this Is clsss
legislation Of the woi st kind. OF course.
in connection with tiIe appointing Of
game warden the Kar tsas shooters want
the present law amen ded.
The Illinois law provides for the ap
rointmeut Of game warden IN each OF
the three largest cities Of the state.
A number OF woodcock have been
Killed this year along the Skoiie, west
of wIlrnette and n ighiand PnTIc- Ths
hrSlA however, are beroming less ma.
n.eroua year by year. II the early sea,
non shooting of them should Re stopped
they might increase. n IN certain that
It would Do q good thing fos otber game
birds II hunters were not allowed 30 re
aAeld in August. When hurting wood.
cock the temptation 20 XII a ru1Hed
grouse or a quail which may got UP II
too hard for many gunners To rexs..-
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