The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-30
CHANGE OF SEASON
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTSMEN CALI
UPON THE FISH AND GAME
COMMISSION
WITH A NUMBER OF REQUESTS.
COMMISSIONERS FROM MICHIGAN
AND WISCONSIN HERE TO CON-
FER WITH
WITH A NUMBER OF REQUESTS
Wind Up Of the Years Work of the
Commission VIII BE Accom-
plished Today.

The state game and fish commission
put in yesterday, and will spend today,
attending the last business meeting to
be held this year. The commission will
wind up pending matters just as if the
members whose terms expire do not
expect to be reappointed There was
a full attendance yesterday, and the
commission was honored by the pres
ence of two commissioners from Michi-
gan and Wisconsin. These were Com
missioners Osburne, a Sault Ste. Marie
editor, for Michigan, and Ellarson, of
Madison, for Wisconsin. These gentle
men were present to aid in securing
the passage of such laws as will enable
the authorities of the three states to
cooperate in preventing the shipping
of game killed out Of season in either
state to or across the other. The COM
missioners believe that if they can Sc
cure laws that will allow the author
tiles in Wisconsin to seize game illeg-
ally killed in Minnesota or Michigan.
and vice versa, and by which the au-
thorities of the three states can COOP
crate in their. efforts to catch and pun
ish the pcachers, they will have taken
a very long step toward the game pro-
lection problem. North Dakota and
Minnesota are already in cooperation.
and Iowa will join the procession, so if
the plans of the commissioners carry,
they will have a large section of terri
tory protected.
The visiting commissioners were most
enthusiastic, and 1t was resolved to do
everything possible to bring about the
desired result. Mr.. Osborne urged the
H6Onfinr in cfo TO Of Io1
each resident sportsman 81 a gun AMI
each nonresident $25 for the purpose Of
adding to the revenue Of the commits
sion. Such a law, he said, was in eff
feet in Michigan and worked to the
perfect satisfaction Of the commission.
Both the visitors left for their homes
last night
delegation Of twenty, representing
the sportsmen Of Minnesota, waited on
the commission with several requests
which were received, but which have
not yet been acted upon. They are
that the dear season be made from
Nov. 10 to 80, instead of from Nov. to
20, as at present; that the partridge
and ruffed grouse season begin Oct.
instead of q month later, as JIQB,l and,
finally, the Flour City Ninirods ask
that the spring shooting Of ducks be
stopped entirely. 1t has been repeat
edly urged that game in so vast a
territory as that under the Jurisdiction
of the Minnesota commission could not
be protected except by the employment
Of as many Wardens as there are SOL
diers in the United States army. To
the novice in such work this theory
seems reasonably correct, but people
living in the game country know bet
ter. and Sam Fullerton appreciates the
fact. The chief thing necessary to en-
forcement Of the law even now is an
effort to enforce it on the part of the
executive agent, and determination to
inf1ict severe penalties for poaching
on the part Of the courts.
Tim Byrnes, attorney for the COM
mission, is busy making such amend
ments to the game and fish laws as
will add to their efficacy. For exam
pie, it Is understood that steps will be
taken to make law stopping the sale
in open market of black bass and
brook trout, owing to their present
scarcity, and also to the difficulty In
propogating them artiflcially. Fur
Their than this, the commission seeks to
have the laws read 'for the protection
and preservation of game and fish,"
leaving out ''in Minnesota" thus wild
ening the scope of authority.