The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-28
Wild DUCKS ARE ON THE WING
THERE Is SPORT IN PLENTY FOR
T,HE NIMRODS OF MIN
NESOTA
Many Are Securing Licenses to Shoot
the Antlered Game in the North
ern Woods - Lumber Camps Are
Being Watched.

WOODS
Being Watched.
Executive Agent Beutner stated yester-
day that a great many licenses were D.
ing taken out to hunt big game Ill Min
nesota next month, both by M1nnSSota
and nonresident hunters. Returns nave
been received from st. Louis county
which indicate that 240 hunters nave
already secured licenses to shoot moose
deer and caribou, and eight from outs de
the state Outside Of antlered game, the
smaller game in this state is afforded but
poor protection from the hunters of other
states. Wisconsin people can come over
into Minnesota and hunt ducks, brant and
canada geese, but If any one from this
state happens to get across the line With
out first securing license at a cosi or
$25, he is arrested and fine all the way
from $50 to 5000 imposed. Mr. Beutner De-
lieves that the same rule requiring
licenses should be made to apply to nom
resident hunters after ducks and geese
as is required In the case Of big game
At least the laws of the two states should
be uniform, so that there would be no
Of Wisconsin hunters are now in this
state shooting our ducks, but 1t costs
$25 for the privilege Of going on funt
in Wisconsin.
Aqnatic fowl are unusually plentiful at
present, although the commission men are
holding ducks at a very high figure. NAL
lards can be bought for IS per dozen from
tho local dealers, but the pot hunter gets
but a very small portion Of that price
He is paid about 81 per dozen. certain
st. Paul firm yesterday placed car load
Of ducks In a storage house. 1t Is Illegal
to ship game out of the state, but as
Chicago and New York clubs are willing
to pay $40 and $12 per dozen for cho CO
feathered game 1t Is not unusual for the
dealers to smuggle a consignment through
to the East.
A great many st. Paul people are absent
hunting ducks in the northern part Of
the state. Some fine sport is being en-
Joyed by the members CT the Long
Meadow Gun club, whose shooting
grounds are located but a few miles up
the Minnesota river. The upper lake has
been fenced off and shooting is con-
fined to the lower basin, which greatly
improves the sport. Some good bags have
been secured on the grounds.
Early next week Gov. Lind and party,
consisting of his son, Norman Lind, T. D.
OBrien, State superintendent Lewis and
Executive Agent Beutner will leave for
couple of days sport UP North.
Capt. Ed Bobleter, military storekeeper,
will leave with a party Of state officials
in day or two for Morris, where great
inroads will be made in the focks OF
Canada geese that are just commencing
20 fly.
Tn IcG OF of ba
is not seen until the lakes commence to
freeze. If a sudden cold snap should
come on the shooting will be of but short
duration.
With big game the season opens early
In November. The open season on moose
is from Nov. to No 10, with five days
allowed to ship the carcass. Deer can be
killed between Nov. and 20. 1t is. I'M
lawful to kill more than five deer or more
than one moose. F%@A - -
Mr.. Beutner said yesterday that a spe-
cial effort would be made to stop the
killing Of game animals by employees Of
lumber camps 1t is fact that In many
cases the table Of the logging camp is
supplied during the whole winter season
with fresh moose meat. A number of
wardens will be stationed in the woods
to keep a watch on the camps. With tie
Indians, MI. Beutnep says, the commisL
sion has experienced but little trouble.
A few deer and moose are being killed on
the reservations for their own use, but
there is but little, il any, being offered
for SALE
Nearly all of the thirty-1ve additional
wardens recently appointed by the COM
mission to look after the deer and moose
during the winter have been assigned to
localities where they will be apt to be Of
the most service.