The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-10
DISTRIBUTING GAME.
Warden Sehriner's Interesting
Report for May-S Stocking
the Streams.

During the past month Warden Schrin-
er, the State Fish and Game Protector,
mas mad a busy time of 1t distributing
game. Concerning these he says
Ring-necked pheasants were distri-
puted as follows:-Eon. Robert b. EngIe,
Beach Haven, II; Mr.. John g.. Lozier,
Oradell, 10; Hon. E. c. Hutchinson. Tren-
ton, u; Hon. J. B. Crispen, Salem, u
Hon. $. H.. Stranger, G~iassboro, IL; Hon.
David Q. Watkins, Woodbury., IL; Mr..
George W. Durham, Pennington, IL: Mr..
James -. Edge, Asbury Park, IL; Col. ].
Howard Willet, Port Elizabeth, &c; Mr..
.. <. Ffthian, Bridgeton, u; Mr.. George
Hranin Bridgeton, IL; Mr.. H. B.. Kemble.
MiiiyHle, IL; Mr.. George Phifer. Manu-
muskirs ~; Hon. r. C. Miller. Alloway.
~ Q w. c. Parry, Hainesport. II:
Mr. Warner Hargrove. Browns Mills. u:
Mr. John p. Hutchinson, CoIuuah,ls - :.
Mr. q +. rockingham, Mount Arlington
e, Mr.. Cornelius Post, Newfoundland 12.
IN all cases where such arrangements
could be made the birds were nlaced on
property where no SHOOTING will be nar-
mltted for a year or two, in order to give
the birds an opportunity to Increase IN
many cases farmers sowning ad3oining
properties agreed to prohibit all shooting
~ 9 year or reason to believe they would
not pc shot off by pot hunters ana in q
A0sr u localities where birds were
placed no cunning will be permitted for
9 sear OF two. The birds all came from
me northwest and consequently it is to
pe expected that they will not only with
stand the rigors of our winters, but that
they will increase. All were large and
marcy birds, an exceedingly small number
being lost in transit.
Duflng the past month a number of
wardens were employed at netting the
reservoirs of the East Jersey Water
Company at Clinton and Oak Ridge. The
principal object of the work was securing
bait fsh for Greenwood Lake. the quality
OF the game fish in that water having
greatly deteriorated OF late years
principally. it is believed, on account Of
a lack of food. Thousands of bait fish
Were caught. together with considerable
quantities of game fish and these were
all taken to Greenwood Lake.
On a trip to Lake Erie, made in the
month Of April, for the purpose of secur-
ing adult pike-perch and channel catfish
Tor New Jersey, one OF the wardens, Mr..
James L. Tooker, Jr., of Perth Amboy.
brought with him a lot of the eggs of the
pike-pereh for the purpose Of trying the
experiment of developing them. The re-
suit of the experiment was the placing
in k of Middlesex county of some 35.-
600 p~ike-perch fry.
Some years g the Rancocas creek in
Burlington county AFFORDED excellent fish
ing for shad, but of late years this in
dustry almost died out, the United states
government not having stocked the
sefean Tor some time. No better ex-
ample could be addueed of he value of
the artlIlclal propagation OF the shad than
tue ~Eeancocas creek. For the purpose of
feplenishing the supply application was
made in behalf of your honorable hodv IL
the United States Fish Commissioned for
d supply OF shad fry for the Rancocas.
IN appilcatlon was granted and during
lHe past month there We're delivered to
warden Wise 1,S00,000 shad fry, all of
Wnic1 We're placed in the creek mem
Another experiment ia the line Of IN
PRODUCING into this State valuable FISH
rom otner parts of the country was made
GS na I the month The value OF the and
1000 nsn for other fish has been estab-
iiSiied Tor some time and the only diff
c9lty IN the way OF the better distribution
IN suitable quantities.
Fortunately an opportunity offered by
taKlnS advantage OF which your honor
able body secured a Consignment of the
eggs of the sfnelts, five boxes. each con-
tanning from $4,000 to 50,0o0 eggs being re-
eelyed during the early part of the
month. The eggs We're of both varieties
of the smelt, the large and the small tbs
former attaining an adult growth Of
some i've or six inches and the latter Of
ddHilltee OF FOUR inches. These g were
Hopatcong, n box to Greenwood Lake
enc box to the trout streams OF Sussex
county, en9ptylng into the Delaware river
from which 1t Is hoped the latter stream
vii receive a supply. two boxes were
9lNloeQ between CulVer's Lake. Little
ana Bi Bo, SNWa ars Lakes. Long Pond,
Two Years ago the Legislature of New
Jersey, recognizing the Importance of
proper protection for the sturgeon OF the
Delaware river, passed an act fixing a
c!ose season for these fish from the fbir-
tleth day OF June to the thirty-frst day Of
Deceinber OF each year, the act contain
go into effect until a similar measure
mad been adopted by the States Of Penn
sylyanla and Delaware. Pennsylvania
passed the same act during the same
year, but Delaware refused to concur in
it. The Legislature of Delaware on
the 2oth OF last month enacted the same
measure and consequently the law will
now so into effect In this State All once
The sturgeon industry, since the disap-
pearance OF sturgeon from the rivers Of
Russia owing to excessive netting has
Ilsnermen along the lower Delaware. it
being estimated that the taking of stur-
geon nets an income of over half a million
collars a year to the men engaged in If
The favorable action of the Delaware
Legislature came none too soon, for the
hIgn price brought by the fish and its roe
curing the past few years has induced
misguided people into taking the fsb
Whenever II wherever possible. Now
that its capture is prohibited during q
proper season the industry max continue
10 thrive for an indefinite period
turing the past month the Governor
mas GlSposed OF the various fish and esme
Dlils IN ms possession. He had previouslv
signed the general procedure act. referred
70 IN my last monthly report, and now the
bills providing that the expenses Of war
de1s may be fixed by your honorahle
body and that to1ncods may be taken In
fyke nets ia the Haekensack river from
December - to January Is of each wear
have also become laws. The Governor
declined to approve of the general game
act ,passedzby b last L~egislature His
principal objections being that the sea-
sons were not arranged in accordanca
with the demands of sportsnen and that
the law removed all protection from ring
necked pheasants. the Governor also
declined to sign the raw prohibiting the
taking of black bass between nine O'clock
in the evening and sunrise the following
morning, on the ground that he objected
to encur1bering the statute books with
laws for which there was no pressing
need. The result of the action Of the
Governor is that the laws of 1887 as they
pertain to fish and game are still IN
force. The copies Of the laws ordered
printed by you honorable body are now
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