Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-31
The Big Game.
DEER.


AS correct an estimate as probably
can be had of deer killed may be had
by reference to the shipments through
Bangor.
The grand total for the season was
1870 deer. 217 moose, and rs bears.
This probably represents not one-fifth
OF the deer killed in the whole State.
The record for moose is ahead of any
previous. year. being PIT for 1903
against 1911 in 1902; 179 in 1901 and 1873
in'l2oo. 7. !.
IN the line of deer shipments the
record of 4.679 for f9Q3s.fs greater by
607 than in 1901 andsgrestcr by 1,2S5
than in 19OO,-the fgu9es Tor 1903 hav
ing only. been equale4M the phenomi$
nal hunting season af.sI9O2 when 613
more deer were transported through
Bangor, the record for 1902 having
been 5,295. ~
In the line of record days, 1903 has
surpassed all precious records. 2O2
deer and IA moose Mying been shipped
on Friday, Nov. 1st The record days
in the past have q Nov. 18th, 1902,
when 1877 deer and moose were traps-
ported, and Nov hk 19O1eswhen the
figures were 1856 &and 7Rnoose. 1t
is interesting - te that Of the 2d2
deer and IA ThoJ ea shipped on the
& cord day of his eason, ia deer and
k$moose .Merstak6sout of the State
Nv y noS (enttifsensed hunters.
Duringsfhe Aea sof Of 1908. as in pre-
Iyious years, the Bangor and Aroostook
Railroad' has long lead in the line of
Mpments, but the Vanceboro division
I'll the Maine Central Railroad and the
EWashington County Railroad have
both made large contributions, while
the Penobsoot Central Railroad has
brought not only considerably many
deer, but, moose. also.
Amongsthose who frequent the Maine
woods in quest of antlered trophies,
the faI sex has been quite in evidence,
and among the army of hunters who
have shipped deer and mooSaA through
Bangor during the season Of 9O3 have
been 95 lady sportsmen.
.sIt is undoubtedly true that more and
more of our own citizerA hunt big
game year by year.
We sent postal cards to large NUM-
Der of the town clerks in purely agricuI.
tural towns, asking how many deer were
killed in their town. We have received
|sreplies from 212 TOWNS showing that .3ssGl
deer we're killed inbthese towus by farm
ers themselves or by farmers &6ys.a -
The average price ofa deer is abGyt
5000. and these. then. Would represent a
value of ss'skA
MOOSE. $.
More Hloose have been killed this year
than in any previous year, and ninety lone
haye sbeen reported as being illegally
kkiiIetk
E THIS Youldy eeemofto p(yve thot they
baNp Sega more abundant asmucc IS il
tGsas been claimed by may thai ,rt
have been less. hunters to hunt thcn
heretofore. due, as it is alleged, to he
nonresident hunters license law .eaac set
by the Legislature at its last s4ssion.
II We have seen nothing in tbs prsctca
l.aperatl6n of thiab law to schanse on.
FDpinion hedge, the time of is enactment
that it>Would prove Of sfsat rractca
tbsHeh tsa9sQHr. big SRme.
AsiJ ,posa to state 5withaany de
~ III hccl - how many Hon-resi
dents Safhe toa3l {fe to hunt Hsd902- 1901
or mgany pras1 year, except by the
| official reports 6s sttk guides.
s " ~. III s.,
NON RESIDENT HtaNTik ikENsEs
We have sold sixteen hnrdrea band ninety
seven NS9O licenses. to ndh-rd {dgnt hunt
ers, So of these being issued 70 non-resi.
| dents to hunt ducks in Sagadahoc Coun
ty and in certain towns in Cumberland
County.
1t is not our purpose at this time to dis
| cuss in detail the merits of this law. II
| was a radical departure from conditions
previously prevailing. and, while it ap
pears to US to have met all the reasonab bic
expectations of those who were in favor
| Of its passage. and grievously disappoint
ed it's enemies, yet we will be better abb,
| to judge more accurately of it at the clos;
| of another season and forbear making
| further comments at this time.
REGISTERED GUIDES.