The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-02-04
State Game and Fish Warden
Osborn Has Made
Good Showing.
BIENNIAL REPORT MADE.
The Department is More Than
Observation-Disclosures in
Closed Season for Fish.

born has made his biennial report.
The expense of conducting the de-
partment in 1897 was So, 444.0S, and
in 1893, $S,75l.59. This makes an
average of $l3.96 for each of the
1,096 cases prosecuted, or SIS, 48 for
each of the l,790 recorded violations
investigated. This number does
not include the hundred rumored
violations, but those actually and
formally reported. To Offset this
cost, SO, l40 was received by the
state for deer licenses during the
two years. The total fines and costs
amounted to Sl2,4l4.S0, making a
grand total of receipts of $40, 554.sO.
The department is, therefore, not
only self sustaining, but source Of
profit.
Game Warden Osborn recommends
that the annual appropriation Of
1000 for deputies be increased to
SO, 900, and that the number be in
creased to 10. He would have the
salary OF the warden increased to
50, 50o, and require him to give all
his time to the office.
Ducks are getting more scarce
and continued prohibition of spring
shooting is advocated. Partridge
are Just about holding their own,
and there has been remarkable in
crease in quail An attempt will be
made to breed quail in the upper
peninsula. Careful investigation
shows that deer are nearly if not
quite Us plentiful as at any time dur
ing the past four years. Squirrels
and rabits are decreasing, particul-
arly the former. Fur bearing ami
mails are fast becoming extinct, but
the law prohibiting the trapping OF
beaver is alread, b airing good fruit,
and these valuable little animals
may in time be -re-established. The
bear is surely disappearing. Tur-
keys are all gone and the same may
be said of elk in the wild state.
The warden believes that If the
state would buy few pairs OF moose
and turn them loose in the upper
peninsula, protected by law and by
sentiment, these majestic animals
might be again established here.
After q review Of the work In enforc-
ing the closed season for commercial
fishing, the warden takes decided
stand in favor OF the closed season,
and ends that paragraph with: 1T
is now proposed on nearly all sides
to do away with it, and for that
reason it is not at this moment
plainly apparent to me. !"
The law passed by the legislature
of 1897, for the protection of deer,
has proven as great a success as its
most extravagant advocates pre-
dicted. During 1897 there were is
sued ,867 resident and A non-resi
dent licenses. During 1893 there
were 1855 resident and 48 non
resident. One-third Of each license
fee, rs cents, went to the credit o.
the game warden fund. The warder
believes the law should be changed
so as to permit one man to kill bu'
two deer, instead of FIVE, as at pres
ent, In one season. The warder
thinks the bounty for predatory
animals, such as wolves, wildcat.
and lynxes, might be increased with
benefit. 1t is feared that the time
is coming when it may be necessary
to prohibit the sale OF game and fist
altogether and the report declares
that method the best and sures'
agency for protection. For th'
present, however, the warden be
lieves a Limitation should be placed
upon the amount OF game and fist
each man may take.
ru.l A ,,ood GIRL for Oanara