The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-01
THE AUDUBON Law AGAIN.
Mr.. c. p Amber of Asheyille Replies to Mr
o. F. Crowsou.

To the Editor: In your issue of Septem-
Der 18th, an article by Mr.. o. f. Crow
son, of Burlington, N. c., appeared Gen.
sUung T. Gilbert Pearson and the Audit
bon Society for the arrest and conviction
of Mr.. G. w. Anthony for killing birds
contrary to the law.
| do not wish to censure Mr. Anthony
for having taken means to rid himself
of a nuisance, but would dismiss that part
of the letter with the suggestion that if
h. had placed the screen over the Chin
ney upon any day when the swallows
were out of the same, it would have been
unnecessary to have killed the birds and
he would have thus been rid of the an
noyance. 1t certainly would have put
him to no more trouble and no more iD-
convenience to have done this in the
morning when the swallows were out OF
the chimney than to do SO at night when
they had entered it.
Mr.. CrowsoN says that .Mr. Pearson
is backed by little children and old maids
in having passed this foolish law" Per
sonally. / wish to plead guilty to being
one of the persons who not only backed
the law, but was also instrumental in its
enactment. l do, however, wish to take
exception to Mr.. Crowson considering this
a foolish law"
If Mr.. Crowson will investigate he will
find that almost every State in the Union
now has some similar law and that it is
in these States where such laws exist that
most of the game is to be found. Per-
sonally, l have had the pleasure of hunt
ing in most of the States in the North
west and in several of the provinces of
Canada paying anywhere from ten to for
ty dollars, as in Wyoming for hunting
license. The experience of these States
shows that where such non residence Ii
censes are required and where the money
is spent in protecting the game, ii
not only meets with the approval OF the
citizens, but in the end results in the
good of the State and in protecting the
game where it would otherwise have en-
tirely disappeared
Mr.. Crcwson makes the plea that every
year a large number of non-resdents
come into North Carolina and help pay
the taxes of the farmers and leave money
by paying board, ETC., which is very true.
But Mr.. Crowson should also admit that
every year IN the past has also seen an
army OF pot-hunters coming into the
State who shoot for the markets of Balti
more. Philadelphia, and New York, and
that our game is annually shipped out OF
the State by the barrel
If some OF our neighboring States find
that such law is of advantage to the
States, why should it not also be an
advantage to North Carolina?
If, again. some of our neighborinc
States have killed all their game, and
the market hunters and sportsmen are
now leaving those States for our State
each year. is it not right that North
Carolina should take steps to keep them
from bringing to US the same condition
which has already been brought to our
neighboring States?
Forest and Stream has for a number
of years back contained many articles
both pro and con in regard to State IL
ccnse. and has published many letters
from parties opposed to the same. An
Investigation of these usually shows that
the opposition comes from pot hunters:
o" when it comes from parties in the
State they have usually either been trap.