The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-12-21
GAME AND FISH.

State Association Opposed to Closed
Shooting Season.
At the Carrollton Hotel last Thurs
day night Il meeting of the executive
committee of the Maryland Game and
Fish Protective Association was held
and the committee placed its meet
ings upon broader plane than those
originally held. The press and peo-
pie interested in the work aimed at
by the association were welcomed and
the body showed II strong desire to
hear the views of all and get advice.
President George Dobbin Penniman
presided.
Fish legislation occupied most of
the session. r. F. Kimball, Henry
Brauns, NJ. H. Ould, William H. Fish
er and j. l.. StrOuse constitute the
commission on fisheries. The fish
bills introduced by them at the last
Legislature died in the hands of the
Speaker of the House because of lack
of time.
a. E. Thomson, Henry Brauns and
George Dobbin Penniman were that
night appointed to wait upon the
Park Board and see what can be done
toward securing greater pond facili-
ties in Druid Hill Park for the propa-
cation of bass and other fish
Messrs. Henry Brauns, Robert H.
Gilbert and +. G.. Latrobe were ap-
pointed to investigate the advisability
of drafting a law to make the fishing
season in certain portions of rivers at
the head of the Chesapeake bay of
longer duration than it now is. A
change of the laws in certain locali-
ties where there was originally duck
shooting. but which ducks do not
frequent now, it was stated. could be
made of greater benefit to fishermen
and do no harm to the duck shooter
The subject of having a closed sea-
son for one or more years for the
shooting OF partridges in Maryland
was brought ur, but the president
and others did not approve it. They
said they wanted to protect game and
| fish, but a closed season would not
prove the proper way to do it. They
! favored encouraging those who were
III the game localities i'll the way of
caring for game at critical times.
The closed season matter was laid
over indefinitely.
The executive committee showed
every disposition to try to work on
the lines that would do the most good
to the greatest numbers. a visitor
from Havre de Grace was asked to
give his views on the subject of duck
| shooting on the Susquehanna Flats.
He said there unquestionably need of
legislation if the duck shooting sport
is to continue. He thought the
hundreds of lights flashed before day
light on cunning days did more to
scare ducks away from the flats than
the actual shooting, whether done
lawfully or with big night guns. He
gave encouragement by saying that
some of the Havre de Grace people
were studying the question and would
arrive at a definite conclusion as to
the proper laws necessary to prevent
the killing of the goose which had
been laying the golden egg.
A. F. George, the Fish Commits
sioner of Western Maryland, was spo-
ken of highly for the work that he
has accomplished, and Secretary F.
G. Kirkwood read the following state
ment of the hatchery business for the
Western Shore of the State.
From the organization of the Fish
Commission, in 1874 to 1899, inclusive,
there were planted on the Western
Shore 2,210,000 brook trout. OF that
number 1,137,0 900 were planted within
the last three years. During the two
years of 1S94-95 there were planted
287, 500 brook trout. A table follows:
For 1898 90, S3l 300 brook trout planted, an
| increase of 543S00
189495, no rainbow trout planted.
| 1S9S-G 4,5lS rainbow trout planted.
1894 -95 no lake trout planted.
1S9S99 II, ,12S lake trout planted
! 1894 95 no Atlantic salmon planted.
1S9S99 252 Atlantic salmon planted.
1894 -a5 no bass or crappie planted.
| 1S9S-99 $3.50 bass and crappie planted.
1894 95 no catfish planted.
1889, 62O0 catfish planted.
1S94-95, no perch planted.
| 1S9S-99, 13,7000OO perch planted.
1S94-95, 3,600,OO0 Shad planted.
189S-99, 2l,375,000 shad planted.