The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1900-03-16
RESPECT THE GAME LAW.


Now that the time has passed whcr
II was lawful TO kill game deer, It
Oeho0ves every one 10 see that the
law Is respected. There is nothing
the matter with the game law, il i,
all right, but the trouble /, with
some people, during the spring the
buck deers shed their horns and be-
come very gentle, and for a good rea.
SON, they are so very poor in flesh that
they cannot he very frisky. The does
are with fawn aud lie in tree-tups,
around old logs and in the high grass
neal ponds where there is water. One
can easily see that it takes no great
amount Of skill as a hunter To sneak
through the woods and as the deer
arise from their beds To shoot them.
Now, if it chances to be a buck. aud
he is killed, | would certainly like lor
some n to tell me what he is good
for. The spots on his head from
where he shed his horns are sore, and
jobs historical turkey is a stall fed
OK when compared TO him in flesh
Again, suppose this pot hunter shoots
a doe. The shame OF it. He certainly
has Killed two deer, and may be three
There Is no amount Of punishment
too great to he meted ont to such d
man. If, perhaps, we except the death
penalty. Some people naturally ask
the question, why don't you people
who have an idea that the game law
is violated land without a doubt it is
report the parties who violated tht
law? Now. let US stop just here
while | whisper a few words in tiit
ears OF the legitimate sporlsmen o
this county. 1t Is NOT SAFE TO DO so
! And we don't have to 90 far To find {
reason. do not know the law in re
gard to the sale Of poison, hut this
do know If you are not very careful
(lnd awful lucky, you will wake III
some fine morning Ia find your hunt
Ing dog dead. 1t matters not how
many weary miles you have tranpeC
To train this dog, he is dead, poisoncC
by some long haired barbarian whit
possibly owns half a score Of sheep
While on this line let me say this.
have raised, trained and hunted NOR,
hounds during my life than most mrr
in this county, and on my honor.
can say this, | never knew of a ful
blo0ded hound to Kill a sheep in m,
life. The dogs that destroy the sbeel
are IA different breed. Here he is, hi
name is Fido or Bose, and ha has
nice pretty curled tail, in fact his tai
curlS SO tightly lie can't shut his eyes
What is the cause that there are
vast number of foxes, wild cats AM
catamountS IN this country? Tn
reason is plain. There are no dogs I,
run them. Well, You say there is Fidr
and Bose. Now may the Lord low,
you for not knowing better. Poor littl
Fido has lost no foXes :. and Bose wOul,
tear it out at a 2:05 gait if he wa.
] by chance to see Il wild cat and neve
stop running until he was safe undc
his MlstresScs bed. The law says you
mast not sell Intoxicating liquors I,
minors or drunkards, and no sane NAL
or woman will deny that too much in
toXIcatIng drink Will kin after
while, and It's Il poor rule that doe.
not work both ways. If whisky vii
Kill, So will strychnine and all othe
kinds Of poison. Men go to tile dru.
store and buy poison, not to kin rat
aud foxes and wild cats. but TO Kill ;
poor Innocent hound dog, which i,
worth more to the farmer and shep
herd than al the Fidues on he earth
and these same people know all this
but put this poison on the highways
FOR the sole purpose Of killing dog.
merely TO crafty a low maliciuu.
nature.
There was a wild turkey hen thai
made her nest near my house auC
ilatcled out Y young ones. Now
saw this flock Of turkeys often. They
were not very wild. aud after the,
had grown 10 be the size of broilcrs
chickens, and were learning to fly. Il
and behold, some n or :WO Of these
lmltators Of Nimrod, found them an(
killed every n ave one, | saw it ;
few days since. ! heard the guns thar
| believe killed those poor hclples.
birds. IL was a shame and partie.
who did it are both hcartless anC
guilty. Why not report them? Well
now | think too much Of my hounds
But never mind some one will catch
them that owns no dogs. and ! hop,
the court that tries them will civ,
them the full penalty Of the law.
l have killed with my hounds lasl
year four big bob tailed wild cats
foxes, raccoons, 'possums and skunks
We'll so many that fail to remember
the number, and still | am cumpellec
TO keep my dogs chained unless | q
hunting Wlth,hem because | am afrait
Of poison on the highways. | natural,
feel sore to think that a man can moi
have and Keep in safety a dog to have
IA little sport. he and his friends Occa
slnnally because some heartless indi
vidual can buy a bottle of poison for !
quarter. For my part | wish The
State of Mississippi would make ever,
mar pay a tax Of from S25 10 $50 or
each dog. I'll bet my old hat that W,
would then get rid of Fido, the beau
THU, curley tailed canine and Bose
MS mate, we would, | think bid hin
adleu. EAGLES NEST.
Grand Bay, Ala. March IL, 1900.