The Portland daily press., 1898-03-21
PURSUING POACHERS.
Maine Is Doing Her Part to Stop Game
Slaughter.

An Augusta despatch to the Boston
Herald says:
So many reports have been sent out
representing that the slaughter of game
in Maine is going on unchecked that in
order to find out the exact truth in re.
gard to the matter. the Herald cores
pendent has consulted the inland fish
and game commissioners in relation tc
the reports.
Maine people who have visited the
sportsmen' exhibition in Boston this
week have been told time and again by
the people whom they have met there
that they have gained the impression that
Maine was doing nothing to protect its
game, and that deer. moose and caribou
are in danger Of becoming extinct. This
is far from the truth.
From the large correspondence received
at the Office Of the commissioners this
week, the following interesting facts
were CLEANED:
Game Warden Bowers, Washington
county, under date of March is, reports
Last Saturday arrested Calkins, Bat
ron and Faley and brought them to Ma
cnias before Judge Leayitt. and convicted
the owner of the dog, and he paid his
fine. They claimed the same old story
hunting wildcats-but they were very
glad to settle without trial. | have shot
two dogs"
Guide Daggett of Danforth says: ''You
were wrongly informed about the game
being slaughtered here, have been on
show shoes all around here, and have not
found where one deer has been killed.
Game Warden Nichols writes March
IS: event TO the Forks as you directed,
and TO Spaulding's lumber camp. Found
moose meat in barrel. Arrested Spauld.
ing. H. was arranged before the JUST &c
and received q sentence OF 30 days in
Jail; that night he escaped rue, after ]
put him to bed, but shall soon get him
again. Killed dog that has been chas-
iEg deer, and have evidence to convict
owner
Game Warden Clark, Somerset county,
writes: "Have testimony to convict on
two counts for illegal hunting; shall
take it before the grand jury in a few
days"
K registered guide at West Pembroke
saws: ISL know the country we'll, and
dom t think there Is much poaching going
on there"
A registered guide at Glenburn writes
81 have shot two dogs found chasing
deer, and there are two Others I shall
shoot soon. -
A registered guide at Oldtown, says
81 heard say dog run deer within sight
of NV house, but did not see or hear
him. / have got Winchester and some
cartridges, and may shoot him X
possibly could. This Is all have heard
except about the two Indians who were
arrested and fined for hunting deer.
Over 200 letters are received weekly
| III Of ho cfot ~
are samples of many letters received
from guests:
From Washington county: ''It is not
all of the guides you can depend on to
protect game. l don't want my name in
print, but will do all I can to help
you.
From Washington county-''I do not
think the game has been slaughtered in
this part of the state. I think also if one
is in need of something to eat and in a
starving condition it would be to his
privilege to kill deer to eat, and do not
think it would be any harm. Ii knew
of any one slaughefing l should stop it at
once. l have no power except to inform
ON some one, and that l will never do
until l have the legal power.
From a guide in Waldo county: 81
have shot one dog, and think the run
ming of deer has stopped. l cannot find
anyone to own this dog
RlAnother guide: II broke my shoulder,
but I am with you for strong pull.
Deer were never 80 plentiful as now
also some moose, and herd of caribou
here.
From the game warden in York county
81 have had yard of deer here under
my care all winter. The last time l
visited them was just before the big
storm, and there they were in the swamp
all right. Two weeks later they were
gone and I was unable to trace them.
| They,E thinking perhaps, I had given
them up, came down here to see me aud
appeared quite tame, and when a neigh
boris dog came toward them did not
run, but pranced about and the dog
turned tail and run. They are safe,
I think.
Game Warden Pollard writes from Med
wary March 10: Convicted Will Clark,
EphraiIn French, James Brewer and
I'd RunnelIs for killing a bull moose,
and they are now in Bangor jail for sc
DAYS
Deputy Sheriff NJ. S. Gordon, Vienna,
writes: ARRESTED Ernest Newton and
Frank Gilman Of Mt. Vernon for hunting
deer. They were tried before G. M.
Weston, trial justice of Belgrade, and
fined $40 and costs. There are plenty OF
deer up this way. I had no idea there
were 70 many until I got into the woods
and swamps, tracking those fellows.
Game Warden Hodgdon, Penobscot,
has interviewed Guide Lowe, whom the
Lewiston journal correspondent claimed
gave him the information upon which