The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-03

been tightened: an agreement has been
made by the milliners to elimi-
nate certain birds from stheir trade, and,
thirdly, better arrangements have been
made for patrolling the breeding grounds
along the Atlantic coast. This last has
chiefly been made possible thru q fund
raised from private subscription by Alb
bolt Thayer Of Monadnock,, N. H. He
raises several thousand dollars a year,
which Is expended by a special committee
appointed by the American Ornithologists'
union. 49, IL: %s.~ T., ~ = u. Z:
s..... Does Protection Protect7
The question always arises, in discus
sion of bird and game laws, how we'll
they are enforced? This Is something
which depends on whether the state has
a good game warden service. It goes
without saying that a game law cannot
be enforced like municipal ordinance,
because of the impossibility of patrol
ing all the out-of-the-way places, but a
state with good warden service, or a
state commission, or special officers ap-
pointed to look after the game laws
usually succeeds In creating good deal
of respect for the law. The. states that
lead in effectiveness of enforcement are
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan in
the west: and New Jersey In the east
Very few southern states as yet, althc
Virginia Is just starting one, have game
warden service. In North Carolina the
funds from nonresident licenses are soon
to be applied to this purpose. Tennessee
is trying to get landowners to place the
shooting privileges Of their estates ir
the hands Of a state game warden or his
deputies, and let him farm them out
II he knows place where shooting is
allowed to certain persons during the
season, he will see that others are kept
away. Then the individual owner simply
refers applicants to the game warden.
10 the laws against shooting on Sun
day In most Of the states much of the
protection of bird-life is due. It is a
much SIMPLER matter to prosecute under
Sunday law than under special bird
laws. The discharge Of the gun, its re-
port or its puff Of smoke, followed by the
discovery Of possession in the hunters
hands, furnish abundant evidence while
1t is often difficult to prove that a GER
tain protected bird has been destroyed
IN exactly the conditions which make II
illegal. < -
Organized Efforts ~.
In thirty three states the enforcement
of game laws is entrusted to game com
mlssloners, wardens, or other state Off,
GERS; In four others-Florida, Georgia
Nevada and South Dakota-to county
Wardens; and in several others to sheriffs
and similar local officers. Several ma.
tlonal organizations are interested in the
protection of birds and game and of these
! three are really international. The In.
ternatlonal Fish and Game association
the League Of American Sportsmen which
mas divisions in forty five states and ii
ontario, Canada, and the North Ameri.
can Fish and Game Protective associa.
t1on, which covers eastern Canada an6
the adjacent parts Of the United States
IN addition to these Organizations of ma
tlonal scope, state associa lions and many
local organizations corporate in the
work OF protecting game in twenty-siz
states One of these associations was or
gained IN 1874. and seven others were
established more than twenty years ago
Similar organizations have been formed
IN Canada, of which one in Quebec has
been IN existence SINCE 1859. Final,
tnlrty-seven states have Audubon so.
cle.les' an established during the las
| seven years, especially for the protec
ton of nongame BIRDS
H. G. Stevens.