The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-01-26
ABOUT SOME GAME LAW AMEND
MEETS.

The Leader has lately received many
letters of inquiry and callers rs we'll
wondering if the present Legislature wiJ
make'effort to stay the hand Of the ruth
less exterminators Of the game animals
ana birds of this State. During the last
Legislative sitting two years ago We took
active interest in getting up a petition
for the entire suspension Of deer hunting
for three OF five years. Although only
presented to a part of our people, ninety
signatures from our best citizens was
sent in to Representative Stevens, but III
his subsequent action III the matter dis
appointed the signers CT the petition.
Nine ont of every ten citizens, in this
section:f til, Missouri would, we believe
|praa tn, legis!as asare t, pro!lib bit the kilt
ing deer until after the meeting oftthe
lext legislature c-if thls cannot be doie
hi1s;lgc the ssnss:h as short as possible
In the Leaders opinion some radical
changes in many Of the provisions Of tho
present game laws are necessary among
which are the following:
First --Ijsence should be taken out in
every county where hunting is dune. A
hunter that can affurd to hunt in ssv-
eral counties ana kill time doing tbs
same can afford to pay his licsncs fee
at every county seat in the county where
he hunts.
Knock out the deer hunting dogs. Next
to the Russiun thistle~the greatest curse
to the western part ef the State is the
introduction of the Siberian or Russian
wolf houna--su called. They have dis
troyed every antelope east of the Aissou-
ri, are destroying every deer caught from
the shelter Of the willows. Bat the coy
otes multiply. Coyotes are no good for
dog feed. When farmer misses a calf
or colt he don't say "Oh the coyote,''
but instead Dbl them wolf dogs.
But there are other dogs. We understand
a white iujun" from across the way in
Oliver county makes public boast that
with the help Of a trained shepherd dog
/ he killed % deer this season. This 'wor-
thy" an;l all the deer killing ''pusE" in
that county hunt with dogs--and az an
excuse, instance an example In that line
set by our present State warden i'll q
hunting bout at Mandan lake few years
ago.
Legislate the gun from the hands Of
the small boy. In so doing the lives Of
thousands of useful insect-eating and
song birds will be saved for our gardens
and fields and many lives Of small boys,
also. BY scanning the papers the past
three months we find that Fix boys in
this state and nine in Minnesota were
shot to death OF crippled for life by care
less comrades or the boy way Of doing
things. About one year ago in the east
end Of this state two boys shot sleep
ing man in a straw stack taking the
sleepers head fora prairie chicken.
Legislate tho county resident game.
warden off the books. lie is no coed.
What is needed is two or three resolute
fellows with their heart in their work.
Don't care what part Of the state they hail
Don't want the generally termed ''good
fellow" for this business good fellows"
usually carry the political bee in line
for hopes deferred. The State game war
den is useless appendagc if he has other
business than paacher hunting or game
sneak cribbing. Game wardens will,
political pulls or reward for politics!
work are n. 6. for the business required.
What this state needs Just NOW IL a FIl-
lelt,n with power, and good straight
and strict laws for his guide laws that
an average Justice con'il find but t.ne
meaning for each sentence and bnt one
hook tohnnt for thcnn,s the ssesstfn Laws
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