The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-01-22
Further Proposals as to Game
Law Revisions.
DELEGATES CHOSEN
Hunters License, Fees and Fines Expected
to Support Game Warden-Spring
Shooting Elk Hunting.


ion of the Montana Fish and Game
Protective association held in Helena
Wednesday two delegates, George Is.
Sproule and r. Clark Fisk, were
elected to attend the meeting OF the
state association, which will be held IN
Helena Wednesday, Jan. %, for the
purpose of permanent organization.
That meeting will also frame into
bills the suggestions of the general
divisions for the revision of the game
laws. At last nights meeting mo-
lions were passed asking that the
state association seek legislation rel
alive to the payment of the salaries
of the game warden and his deputies
asked for at the last meeting; that
spring shooting be abolished, and that
the seining of fish in the streams OF
Montana be prohibited.
The Helena division passed a mo-
ton at the last meeting requesting
that the state association seek legis-
lation establishing the office of state
game warden, and giving him author
ity to appoint from three to five depu-
ties. The motion passed last night
proposes that those officers be paid
with the money derived from the Ii
censes and from the fines secured
from illicit hunters. 1t may be neces-
sary, the members believe, to seek
a small appropriation to pay the Off
GERS during the first two years, but
after that time it is the belief that
the offices will be self-supporting.
1T is not our desire to ask the
senate for an appropriation large
enough to pay the salaries of all these
men," said George B. Sproule. 1--WE
have practically made arrangements
for their salaries in asking that eacf
hunter in the state pay a license"
The motion was made that spring
shooting be abolished entirely, ant
nearly all the members were in favol
OIL SuCu leSlSldllOu.
There is no discussion over thu
point that shooting of water fowls i:
just as pleasant in the spring as q
any other time of the year." SAT-
George B. Reed.
I'VE all enjoy a hunting trip in tn
spring and it is great sport to brin
down ducks and the other feathere
game out it is not for the welfare G
the game interests of the state an
therefore some action should be take
which will prohibit it."
IF we abolish spring shooting Ell
tirely but short time will pass b.
fore the sloughs in the state will h
covered with ducks and other game
said A. L. Palmer What we see
is the unqualified protection of thes
birds during the early months of tn
season, and if we secure this prote
ton for them when the fall come
and the season opens it will be pOss
BILE for us to have the more sport, ;
the birds will be much thicker"
There is a slight objection to tn
statement from several members, wi
held that Montana was not especial
adapted to the growth of ducks al
birds of allied species. They said tn
in the states where the prohibit,
was placed upon spring shooting al
where the birds were very thick. t
great numbers were due not to t
protective laws, but rather to t
natural conditions of the particul
localities. The motion was carri
by substantial majority.
At this point r. Clark Fisk broue
up the question of the protection
elk which had been SO thoroughly d
cussed and had been acted upon al
previous meeting OF the society.
Fisk desired that the word elk
stricken from the proposed anne
ment asking that this species, W
other large game, be protected
IAC ACAI IWO ySalS I1e Sdlu ludL
were plentiful in Montana and tn
was no need of such prohibition,
the motion was defeated.
The motion of Fish and Game "
den Frank E. Hirsch to have sein
in the state abolished was passed
unanimous vote.
Whether guests of Montanans Y
come here to hunt should pay a
cense for few days hunting ca
up for consideration, and although
members did not wish a law pas
prohibiting the guests of their
mediate households from enjoyin,
hunting trip of short duration uni
license of $25 was paid, it was
belief that if slight discriminat
of this character should be m
trouble would follow. The maj
was consequently dropped.
A letter was read from Ira Z. T