The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-09

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making OF outrageous bags, and the birds
were Shot often for sport when they could
not be transported or used on account o.
the heat Stories were common OF wagon
loads OF game thrown away.
The sharp-tails for time Jared some
what better on account Of the Indians
The Indians were the best game pre-
servers 10 the world, using only what
they needed and often preventing their
white brothers from taking any The
sharp-tail country was, much of ii, in
haOited by the Sioux, and prior TO the
campaign Of General Custer there were
few sportsmen who shot grouse ~ that
country. Il was my good fortune, with an
army escort to shoot these birds before
the surrender Of Sitting Bull, and l. OF
course. found them abundant and tame.
Their chief enemies were the wolves and
prairie falcons. There were many places
where | could have shot a hundred birds
in forenoon and ffcsident Roosevelt
records bag Of eos sharptails made one
day when shooting with his brother over
inferior dogs.
The legislation OF recent years in the
grouse States has been rniformly in the
right direction providing Tor shortening
OF the season which Is made 10 begin at
A date when the birds are at least able to
Nv and (most important OF alb prohibit
ing the sale and transportation OF the
birds II Is lawful now IN only one STATE
(Texasl 10 begin shooting these birds as
carly rs August L. IN Kansas. Colorado
Myonins, laano Ltan aou |1 lsnst ,,on
wv 9V's ~ 1rn a;G I,,,o
mii,,. w Si,,,,,os,,t, ,y,sc,,s3, North nnd
sl,,I 49, S9o,t,,,a 0Ii,ho,,s aid
r Nv ~. ,l,S tor The onsn;nr of The ssason
September Il In Nebraska and New Meyi-
CO the season begins October J. ana me
o,1gf o'a'e5 p az, nayV q iese ur enjs m
ar before December and in only four Of
the States is shooting permitted after
January l.. In nearly an Of the States the
sale of grouse is prohibited at all times
and the transportation ard expectation
Of the birds from The State IS oiten for,
hidden with the exception that very small
Number OF birds may be carried openly by
sportsmen who hold nonresident licenses
The license to shoot which IS necessary
in most OF the grouse States ranges IN
price from $50 in Wyoming to $40 in
some States for non-residents and nonii-
nal license At 81 is usually provided Tor
residents his feature OF the legislation
is peculiar, since the laws are supposed
TO be prompted by sportsmen. who would
hardly be guilty Of such petty disermina-
ton, The license is all well enough to
provide revenue for game protection,
but law should be uniform IN It's opera,
tion to be respectable. high license and
prohibition are new terms in game legis-
lation.
The statute of Missouri is a monument
10 her sehshness. Non-residents are pro-
hibited from shooting in the State at all
times
Last season a friend Of mine had an
invitation to visit and shoot with relative
~, 49,, g. -. :. ,t:...,,.; Ill
VINO mas Nhe farm !" hissoui' wei
stocked with birds. He called the atten-
ton of the Missourian TO the law and
received an assurance that II would he NJ,
rigbt Tor him, ~ con1e The LEGAL officers
Of az the county ir had been consulted and, Il
w Tou ,,,;ct Lao 49, tha,,, ,,,.s 90 be
~ he sbnot;ng marty B,,t il is nat
egreeable ~ eboot - ore1 y;oi,tion ~
re- IaS NJ, ft;e,d y.rv Good shot
and II he went r, Missouri would no
do,,bt has en Gn b;rds i, tyeeIs's sboot,
n NM ~ g n, fbiU , o,TS foT tbe resi-
~ b;s R he H''' ~ e'''''''N'''' ~ '''N
SnT,s ,e,-s aoo boc,,,. &. r,e-,b.r 81
The Nj;sso,,r; b,r V,,,de- Observation-Disclosures meet
co~d;ai ord G Ge led conc NO 20
ono Of The co,nt;es in the OZARK r,o,,n-
ta;ns IN ass;st in The trial ~ some real
estate cases and ;nc;dentaiiv r. shoot Wild
tnrkevs The morning Ter NV arrival
as entered The court Ioom the iudee m,
,,o,,rcsd tba+ tbere ,y.s nny, IN he court
!, d;st;n,,,;sb.d e+tor,S.,, NV f-or, '' s,otber
STATE st,d t,r1;no ~ he c,erL s,;d stert,
~. Major br;Sg fortb he roiI ~ The
L,r .,d ,ye Iii sSroit 10, p,,t +be no
10, do r,,r,,nso,;no, o. 4, ,;+,s i, a.,
oid cnnboard toid tbs ;mJo. IN sn ,mdibie
,yhisner tbat tbe Toii ,,,5s ieet Wbere,,nn,,
tbe i,,doe addressing me ss;d "Yo,, Iii
cohs;deT yo,,rseIf nSe 81 "s sir ,r.s
o,,ite y vo,,no MAJ, ~ ,ba tine a,,d al this
;n,nraesSd ,,,s f.Sn,abI,, T. ;s ,,,;tt ra,rr.t
,bereforr tb,t I rotc tbe +r."e,l. 10
nitabie g,titt'ds of ~. S+ats ,no,,id
resnectf,,iI,, ,,5e tho o1o,,.~.,ar of Hf;sso,,r;
IN cali tbc sttent;on 81 H. ieo;sls,tre -
this isu, befora tba ooa,;,, 81 tbs f,;y
Al S. Io,,;s There are r,snv snorter,e,,
who might then wish n ,.;sit Nfissn,,ri
How would this read
To. the President, White House, etc,
IN lne name OF me people OF MISSOURI
Of The f3ir " p'0'''' a. '"e ope''''is
(signed) "Missouri's Governor.
p. S-Would like to ask you to shoot
win me- but can't, Must caution you to
leave ave your gun at home
,Bty the Governor-See'y State, etc,
hospitality ! have found as universal
as me lace OF man except in Missouri.
lheTe are laws IN some States which
Iimit the bag TO certain number OF birds
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