Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-02
air and profanity" Bishop said after the
couple returned home without a bird.

air and profanity" Bishop said after the
couple returned home without a bird,
FREMONT, March 1910 the Sporting
Editor of The Bee; What is the best thing
to do with the enclosed fish story by a
preacher of Indiana? l wish Nebraska had
the fish laws that | also enclose, but | can
hardly stand the story without help. II you
say l should believe it | will try. Respect
fully yours J. NJ. CROSBY
one OF the clippings sent in Mr. Crosby 5
letter was the following;
carl G.. Thompson Of Warren owns a
pond G0X1OO feet surface dimensions and
from four to six feet deep. In May 1895,
he placed in this pond four pairs of small
mouthed bass. Fifteen months later he
seined the pond and took from it 1O17 bass,
averaging one pound each. In addition he
took between coo and zoo yellow perch, worth
$l00 in the market"
The other enclosure was a synopsis of the
fsh laws passed by the last legislature OF
Indiana after an agitation that has been
going on fer ten years. The following con-
tains the gist of the new laws:
Fishing in any way, except with hook
and line. is prohibited between January /
and July /, except in April, in all small
streams and lakes, though allowed in private
ponds. The fish commissioner is permitted
to license the use of seines from July to
September 80 upon the applicants giving
bond that the seines will not be used at
other seasons. Trapping, spearing or
poisoning fish or catching them by unli-
censed seines in any waters except private
ponds is punishable by fine of from $40 to
$50, Catching more than twenty-four pounds
of bass in one day is punishable by a fine
of $40 for each fish unlawfully taken. Fish
ing with a trotline having not more than
fifty hooks is allowed except in May and
June. The use of more books or of trot
limo in those months incuTs a penalty OF
$50 to 500. Entering upon the land of
another to draw a seine without the owners
permission is punishable by fine of from
So to 5000. Any person found with an un-
licensed seine in his possession may be fined
$2Oc."
This latter clipping is respectfully re-
ferred to the men in Nebraska who are
likely to thTong Nebraska's legislative halls
when the next session of the lawmakers
takes place. There is crying need for a
change in the game laws of the state, but
there is no branch of sport that needs more
protection than the science of Izaak Walton
SEEMING is so common in this part of the
state, in particular, that the fish commits
sion has almost given up hopes of being
able to keep the rivers, streams and lakes
stocked and is inaugurating policy whereby
no fish will be dumped into the waters
where fish are being scooped out by the
Wholesale.
AMES, Neb, March 3O.-To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee: Please let me know the
following in next Sundays Bee First, is
there n
ducks known than by the gun? We are not
allowed to go shooting down here. Second,
is there not some kind of a gun that makes
no report? If so, where and from whom can
It be obtained? Are air guns any good in
this line? incidentally, might mention for
your information the sky is almost dark
here at times with geese and ducks. The
Platte river is covered with them. Yours
truly-George e. Keys.
1 believe that some of the weezeegees
who placed the present game laws on the
Nebraska statutes were inventing some sort
of gun like the one you mention. but it
has not been put upon the market yet
Jack Owens and little party invaded the
country around Corning, Mo-. in search of
ducks, but came back almost empty handed.
Con Young is the proud owner of pointer
dog that during the last week gave speci-
men of its intelligence, which Con declares
surpasseS anything on record. Young sent
the animal out to ranch near Herman last
week to allow him to browse Two days
afterward Con received a message from
local railroad baggage Office to the effect
that his dog had just reached town and or
dered him to come after the animal or pay
storage charges. The dog had tired of his
country surroundings, jumped on a passing
passenger train and returned home to this
city.
"A team shoot between city and county
officials will be one of the sporting events
Of the immediate future If the municipal
cracks accept challenge which has been
issued by the occupants of the county build
ing. The challenge suggests ten to fifty
bird race between teams of five or ten
men for supper and the price of the birds
The city fathers can select either blue rocks
or live birds and they are given thirty days
in which to work their courage up to the
shooting point. County Commissioner Gus
Harte will probably head the county team
and President Bingham OF the city council
VIII act as captain of the city hall delega-
tion If it concludes to enter the race.
Questions and Answers.
FREMONT, March 24.-To the Sporting
Editor of The Bee: / suppose you get nu-
merous inquiries regarding the game laws
A great many shooters here would like to
know in what shape the law is in at this time
Has any game bill been passed? If it has
what Is 1t, and when docs 1t go into