Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-11-01
GAME PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION.


interesting heport OF PRESIDENT Poole
The annual meeting OF the Delowo,.
Game Protective Association was hnJ
at Dover. Thursday. The attendn :,
was larger and more interest was di,,
played in its affairs than for nppIhm
Of years.
The president, A. d. Pooo, sinh.
nitted his report as follows:
The efforts of this nssuciatioq sip,a
tho first Of the present year, have E.on
largely devoted to an endeavor IN ro'
stock our Stnte with quail. TIM nv,
psIience of last fall having shown tb,.
our birds suffered more than we laS
all feared from the excessive cold If ia
winter of 1889, some sections hnying
been almost entirely denuded VIII Ia
Ne had some money on hand that was
applicable to this purpos,, it WAS rot
sufficient to dc what was desirable aid
an appeal was therefore made TO our
-portsr en- and others for assistance
This appeal was most literally "a.
sponded TO, and a fund OF 81, 5i2 Ga
was quickly raised, clubs for the pur.
pose having formed in almost all Of tia
prominent towns in the State. Va
purchased and distributed in all 4,24
birds, and reports indicate that With
some slight exceptions they have All
done well, SO that the prospects for
shooting this fall are very favorable
Our thanks are due to the Dela.
ware Railroad Co. mot only for a liberal
contribution, but for the distribution
OF the birds from Wilmington the
points of destination on their lines
without charge.
80 Aa tho pttrnbaaa Of Innn I.ulz -.
done entirely at the expense of our
citizens. it seems Only right that ron.
resi- tents should not enjoy the priv.
lsee Of shooting here without paying
or it, and We therefore call uIon our
snortsmen for assistance in our efforts
to that end. Our laws require that J
such persons should procure oertif.
Gates of membership in this associa.
ton, tcosting Is for the first year ard
% for. each successive year, which are
issued by the secretary aud oths,
officers }, and il our members and Others
will see thar this law 10 compiled with 7
it will help us with fund that can ba !
used for the same purpose every year /
I'VE would also call upon our mem.
hers to see that our laws as to tho !
time of shooting are observed. The
open season for quail and rabbits il I
from November 18th to December 3lst i
inclusive, and little vigilance on the !.
part OF our true sportsmen will prevent 1
what is gross injustice to such Of Is
as are law abiding citizens.
1t is perhaps proper for me to refer :
to the attempt Of firm of New York I
millIners to procure from this STATS
large quantities of the bodies o. our
insectivorous and other birds, and Of !
aur efforts to prevent il. In this va
were helped by the Department Of
agriculture at Washington, the Amrri.
can Ornithoiogists Union, the Penn
sslvania Railroad Co. and by tho news
napers, not only of our own State, but
OF the country at large. The sentiment L
against the slaughter was so pronounced
and so Widespread, that am glad 10
sly the effort WAS abandoned Ihas
Lacey Game law, PASSED BY Goa.
gress on May 18th OF this year. will (.
hereafter etlectually put stop to t!ans
actions of this kind.
This Lacey act places the Hs'
seryation, distribution, introduction \
and restoration of game and other birds,
under thu Department OF Agriculture, |.
and prohibits interstate commerce 10 /
birds and animals killed in violation OIL 4
state laws. As our laws prob bit tia !
shipment OF game from this Eiate for
the purpose of profit, this act will ha'a I
q very important bearing in oppns !
the Wholesale slaughter of our game
The following officers we're Ell cted'
a. d. Poole, president; 4. y. Brison'
vice presid Mt for New Castle couny; /
u. \. Cuibietn, vice president for L
Kent county: II. S. iIargroye, vice
pres ident Tor SUSSEX county.
|. \. Mills, after having been ideDti.
aed with the association ever since its R
inception, titst as president and later
as SECRETARY. declined 70 election 10 4
no latter Office, and j. ID. Bush was |,
e,eNtAd
Following tho suggestions OF III, 4
president, il vas determined 10 yigor.
ousy enfcrca the law compelling non.
residents 10 procure certiticatfs Of
membership in tie ASCOT iation betorc
ENG wing ths privilege OF shooting III 4
mo Sta,e, and 10 secure tho appoint |,
ment Ut game wardats to look sitrF (
Yio.a,ions ard to prosecute offend rs
me meet ny also authorized the np'
noihtment OF u commit 90 90 !egisa'
lcn to attend to such matters rs may i
% thought advisable BRING before i
thu Legislature at its next meeting.
Altar hearing the very favorable
rep rts relating 10 tie birds that wtr4
iIeerated IN the spring, the meeting
aalonrned subject to tho call of ths
president,