Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-30


an afterthoughD will contain medicine
in case someone is injured, or gets
wet. or is homesick. or has the tooth
ache, or wishes TO have a good time.
The good people of the metropolitan
cities have read our laws. both the fish
and game and the prohibitory, and
they VIII come prepared in both cases.
LOOK for moment at their liter
allure. 1t is well worthy of the time.
Unfortunately Chairman CarIeton's
Guide to the Maine Woods. or what
ever Mr.. Carleton is to call it, is not
ready yet, but there are hundreds of
inferior and less reliable books at
hand. A man who is starting off on a
hunting excursion likes to have litera-
ture of that sort. He has guides by
the half dozen. and he has magazines
filled With the latest pictures and
stories of Maine woods. With a scenic
magazine that treats of his particular
favorite locality, and a pipe of tobacco
he can enjoy life on the train coming
down East" Life has all the rosy
hueS in view that man could wish for
lie IS to witness all the beauties of
Maine in her autumn season. The
trees With their many col0red leaves
VIII be seen, and he will walk health
their shade. He will smell the pine
ana spruce forests, and he will arise
early IN the morning from his warm
bunk to go out and watch the daylight
as 1t approaches, and he is laying in
some beaten path where the deers are
expected to come for water as soon as
day breaks. Then he will lay about
the camp in the middle of the day and
smoke, and just enjoy himself while
he drinks his fill of healthgiving air,
and eat the food that never tastes 50
good as here. He will have great
slices Of the yenison. and he will dine
off roast duck occasionally. Perhaps
trout may in some manner stroll into
his plate under the title Of bass or
something Of the sort, for the law is on
trout, you know. Then he viii watch
the dusk as it approaches. ana be
ready and tired enough to turn in
after the light Of the evening fire has
been enjoyed. Perhaps he will enjoy
canoe trip. which will be very much
better than the life in The single camp,
though not 50 much rest to ii.
oh those thoughts TO him are en-
chanting. and he enjoys them almost
as fully as he does the realization. He
can now imagine the exultation when
the deer is sighted, the rifle is pointed
and the buck falls He now has his
blood rushing through his veins at the
thought Possibly the novice may
think he will be too excited to Kill the
deer, and may fear an attack Of the
buck fever. but the thought Of hayinE
i chance TO shoot wild deer is some
thing beyond description. Then H.
thinks of the notices he will get in the
papers. both those Of Maine ana those
NJ his home. when he returns laden
with the results Of his proves. ana
even though the guide may DO the
shooting, he Will set all the praise. II.
argues that he cannot help bringing
home deer for everyone does who
goes into the woods, at least everyone
he can remember. He can already
picture out that bucks head as il will
look when mounted in his study at
home. showing what a great sports
man he is. and reminding him every
time he looks at it, Of the success ~
has had in the enjoyable days in tn
Maine woods.
Yes. these men will pass through
y uSuSIl ana We Will All see IHcHl- -
little later we will see the loaded ex-
press and baggage cars as they carry
out the game that these men are send
ing or carrying home.
There have been many deer shot
thus far since September !, but W.
along the line of railroad have not seen
them brought out for the deer 50 killed
We're for food purposes only. They
We're killed under the September
shooting law passed by the last Legis-
lature. Just how many deer We're
killed under this law it is hard to de-
termine. though il will be but 4 few
days before il is learned with some de-
gree Of accuracy. At the present time
the estimates can be made. and it is
guessed that there have been 800 Of the
animals shot since September /. Every
animal brought in either the resident
tax Of 81. or the nonresident tax Of So,
and thus probably they average about
s. apiece for the State treasury. Thus
it will be seen that probably $500 has
been made by Maine in this manner
Not only has she protited by this
direct manner. but the sporting camps
and the guides have made money by
the law. for it has kept many people
here who would have otherwise gone
home. and it has brought some who
could not have come later How much
money that law has placed in the
hands Of the people Of the State no one
can ever tell.
The fish and game department sent
out to its agents 1000 Of the non-resi-
dent licenses and go resident licenses.
The returns will De made, next week.
Some Of the agents sent for second
LOT while others. Of course. report that
they have sold none. The returns to
the State from people who have shot
the deer and who have returned their
licenses. show that $50 or more have
been killed, and it is probable that not
more than half have lived up to that
part Of the law, as it IS not compui-
sorry. When the agents have made the
returns, and the names Of all having
licenses are thus secured. the game de-
partment will write to many to ascer-
tain if they succeeded in killing the
game. Of course many licenses have
probably been sold where the pur-
chasers have not killed their game.
And now to tell something Of the
new laws relating to deer. They may
be killed between October | and De-
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