The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-17
coMMENDs WORK.
Fish and Game Association Should
Work in Harmony,

rish n Game Association Should
Work in Harmony.
Helena Independent: The board of
directors of the Montana Fish and
Game Protective association met yes.
terday afternoon, and besides per-
forming the usual mount of routine
business incident to the meeting, pre-
pared an address to the various di-
visions throughout the state, calling
upon the members of the state asso-
citation to do everything in their power
to assist the state game warden and
his deputies, with a view of more rig
idly enforcing the law in all of it's par
ticulars.
The following preamble and reso-
LUTON was adopted:
Whereas, 1t is the object. of the
Montana Fish and Game Protective
association to see that the game laws
are properly enforced;
Whereas, The executive committee
believes thats State Game Warden w.
F. Scott is prosecuting his duties with
vigor and ability;
Nov Therefore Resolved, That it
is the sense of the executive commit
tee that the best course of the Mon
tan Fish and Game Protective asso-
citation lies in cooperating with the
state game warden IN his work and
doing all i" it's power to assist him;
Resolved, That this committee rec
ommends to the various divisions the
ACCESSIBILITY of pursuing this course
and, to this end. that the secretary be
instructed to send a copy of these res
olutions to each of the divisions in
this state, and
Resolved, That the secretary be
further instructed to deliver a COPY of
these resolutions to the state game
warden with an expression of this
committees appreciation of the good
work he is doing"
"The rumors of a breach between
the game warden and our association
were without foundation" said Secre-
tary l.. A. Palmer, while discussing
the work of the committee last night.
ct is the intention of the association
to work in harmony with Mr.. Scott
and the deputies he may appoint, and
while, just now, there is, of course
quite a rivalry for the positions of
deputy Wardens, and quite a number
of the members wish MI. Scott to ap-
point members of the state associa-
ton to these positions, l have no hes
itancy in saying that when the ap-
pointmens are made, no matter
whether they are made from the as
ISOLATION or not, the association will
continue to exert it's efforts to the end
that the game and fish laws are en-
forced.
Reports maze from other localities
throughout the state show an increase
Of membership and interest in the
movement. Livingston, especially,
makes, a strong showing, which is all
the more agreeable owing to the fact
that it is located near the National
park, where there is more poaching
and unlawful killing done than any
other portion of the state, with the
possible exception of Flathead county.
"The Importance with which this as
ISOLATION is regarded in other portions
of the country is made apparent by
the number of letters which we re-
ceive from throughout the union. A
large amount of correspondence is re-
ceived asking for copies or u laws
and constitution.
Another feature of work which
will attract more attention in the fu-
ture will be the more rigid protection
of the smaller birds known as singing
DlfQS. A great many complaints nave
been received from different sections
of the state to the effect that small
boys, who are just learning to shoot,
make a practice of killing a great
many of these birds. This is a matter
which has been more or less neglect
ed, though, as a matter of fact, these
birds demand as much protection as
game. From correspondence through
out the country we find that almost
every state which has a game law of
any kind also has a very rigid law
with reference to the small birds. 1t
would be a great benefit to the as
sociation if the children were taught
to protect rather than destroy these
harmless creatures.
81 would estimate that at the pres
ent time the association has in the
neighborhood of 400 Of 500 paid-up
members in the state, and there are
quite a number of prospective mem
bers who have signed the member
ship cards, in outside local divisions,
of which the secretary has not as yet
notified the state association"