The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-15
SPECIAL DEPUTY WARDENS
POINTS 35 TO PROTECT THE
ANTLERED GAME
Deer, Moose and Caribou to Receive
Special Attention During the Next
Few Weeks-POt-Hunter Feared
in Northern Counties.

Executive Agent Beutner has completed
list of thirty-fve additional deputy
game wardens whose services will COM
mence today and continue until after the
deer moose and caribou season next
month. The new men will be stationed at
various points in the northern section
of the state, where big game is hunted
Mr.. Beutner stated yesterday that the
commission would enlist every possible
aid to secure a proper enforcement Of the
game law this fall regulating the hunting
of antlered game.
The last legislature passed law re-
curing every hunter to take out license
before he is legally authorized to hune.
A fee of twenty-five cents is imposed
upon resident hunters and $50 upon non
resident hunters. The permits are Issued
by county auditors and the fee PAID 10
them This clause of the law VIII re-
ceiye special attention at the hands OF the
commission, and all alike, rich and poor
will be compelled to pay for the prlvi-
lege of hunting the states big game Any
one who Is caught hunting without u
cense will be prosecuted by the cohlilils-
sion.
The law restricts the number of car
nossession to five deer, one moose ana
one caribou, all of which, however, must
be killed within the time prescribed py
law as the open season.
Moose can be killed from Nov. to Nov
TO- and deer between Nov. L and NOV zo
In the case of the latter, the saddleS can
not be shipped until five days after the
season has opened, and with the IorIler
five days after the close or the season Il
allowed to ship the game.
heavy penalty is attached to the Kill
ing of female moose. At this time OIL the
wear all the bulls have well grown ant
lers. and the executive agent says tnat no
excuse will be accepted for the killlhs
of females.
The state game and hsh coiill'lis7 ~
has regularly in its employ about ten
wardens. but this number is Wholly IN
adequate to protect the game AT an
times of the year. and especially IN lhe
fall. there are several Thousand hail-
breeds and pot-hunters at large III Tue
northern part of the state ana not On inc
trail of the swift-footed denlzenS OIL the
forest, to say nothing OF the large mum.
Der of devotees of the chase WHO iu"'
during the open season.
The commission experiences q great
deal of trouble from the half-breeds, VINO
are abetted by the full-bloods Ihe lat
fer make little excursions off the feserVa-
tions in search of game and get PACK
before a line can be gotten on them II /,
has been frequently claimed that they sen
the yenison to butchers at the posts
around and In the reservation, ana III the
mast the Indians have been very trouble
some. In fact, during Mr.. Fullerton ao-
ministration the matter was taken up
with Indian Commissioner Jones, WHICH
resulted in special vigilance being eXer-
cised bv the Indian authorities
The services Of half of the new men
Amounted will probably be retained our
| ing the winter. A great number Oh men men
are employed in the woods every winter
/ in the vicinity of the very best game pr
serves of the state. The table OF the iulii
her camps is often supplied with Ifesh
venison. irrespective of the open season.
If has been stated that there are more
! moose in Minnesota than any othei
mace in North America A cruiser III tne
employ of a Duluth lumber company !oiu
| a GLOBE reporter in Duluth some tline
ago. that he saw seven moose on ono
! trip I'D a very small stretch Oh tle ~,
Louis river and during the winter oe1o.
he saw two large herds OF run slomn
caribou in the central part OF Lake coui, :
| tv. The first herd was seen Gnos9ine g. :,
small lake. early in January Ihere was