The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-07-24
GAME LAWS
OF TENNESSEE.
Communication From State
Warden j. n. Acklen TO the
Press Of the State Good
Advice 10 Farmers and
Land Owners.

Acklen uhs pIepdtcu Coh uA'O'
ton tn the press of this State, IN
which he asks the cooperation OF the
Tennessee newspapers in upholclng
the game laws. The communication
contains much that will be o. value
to the people. ana copy or II Is
presented herewith:
Nashville, enn. July 1S.-To the
Press of Tennessee: Our State has
for the first time general game law.
It's provisions are not experimental
but have successfully stood trial IN
other States. The interests of farmers
and land owners are carefully safe
guarded, ana if they will but CO.
operate with the Deputy Game
Wardens IN the protection of game,
shooting privileges on their lands VIII
soon become a source OF considerable
revenue. ALI sportsmen favor stringent
game laws, and the present law, SO
far as ascertaIned. meets with their
hearty approval. No law, however,
can be successiu lly enforced that Is
not backed up by public sentiment
To create this sentiment it is essen
tial that the law be fully understood.
To furnish the information essential
to a proper understanding OF the law
rests largely with the press OF Tennes-
see
"A respectful appeal Is, therefore,
made to the press of Tennessee to take
the matter up. 1t is non political
and of material interest to the people
of the State. 1t belongs to the people
In their collective sovereign capacity.
1t is far more valuable for sport than
for market Its principal value lies
not in the few dollars it may bring to
the hunter, but in the benefit 1t confers
on the peple at large by furnlsnins
them with an incentive TO recreation
and health. Protect the game, and an at
traction Is offered to people from other
sections of our great country to VISIT
this State. These persons generally
spend freely and kill little, but on
returning home they better advertise
the wonderful resources of Tenn essee
than lnnumerable pamphlets sent
broadcast throughout the land.
STATE WELCOMES SPORTSMEN.
.'Our State, under the general game
law, extends the hand OF friendship
and good fellowship to sportsmen
throughout the Union. She builds no
Chinese wall Of exclusion, with license
taxes and prohibltory laws This
Union Is, and should be, a common
country, with State lines marking
separate Jurisdictions but not restrict
ing pleasure and social Intercourse
among Americans.
"Middle and Western Tennessee are
unrivaled in climate, water and crops
for Quail. and the Eastern section OF
the State is equally favorable for deer.
turkey and grouse Of all species. IT
the farmers and landowners will only
CO. operate with the Deputy Game
Wardens to enforce the law, within
three years the shooting privileges on
their properties will pay a fourth OF
their taxes. This statement may
seem extravaganza, but it is in truth a
soper fact. What farmer IN the past
has received any pecuniary beneht
from the game on his property 1t
has been trapped, Melted, shot, on the
ground by professional pot hunters,
and shipped to the markets OF the
great cities. Let the farmers hence
forth co operate with the Deputy Game
Wardens and these conditions can
never again arise. Unless the press OF
the State enlighten them, hundreds OF
farmers will remain ignorant OF the
general game law, which seeks to
protect the game Cd their property and
to further their interests.
"The following is a brief summary
of the law, but every one interested IN
game protection should procure the
pamphlet containing the act in full,
and whlch will he mailed free on
to the State Game Warden
THE OPEN SEASON DATES.
"Open season. or time within which
game may be lawfully Killed-Deer,
Oct. to Dec. 1; quail, turkey.
grouse, etc., Nov. / to March l;
ducks, geese. snipe, etc, Oct. 1 to
April 10; English pheasants, Dec. l,
to Jan. 1: doves and wOodduoks. Aug.
1 to March 1; squirrels, June l to
March 1: rabbits may be killed at all
seasons song and insectiverous birds,
their nests and eggs protected at all
times. Certain bros and animals
deemed injurious are not protected.
at is prohibited to hunt upon the
land of another without written permits
sion: to ship quail within or without the
State; to shoot after sunset or before
sunrise, or on Sunday, or on the public
highway; to export game from State
during the close season; to shoot for the
market without license. The sale of
game is limited to that lawfully killed
and for consuml ton within the State
solely, and IT, the open season and five
days thereafter. Non residents may
take their game with them out Of the
State under certain conditions and re-
5trictions
"In those counties where Deputy |
Game Wardens have not Yet been APP
pointed, sportsmen, farmers and others
interested in game protection should |
confer and recommend to the State
Tame Warden suitable person for
deputy. There are no politics
involved 10 these appointments, and the
State Game Warden fs anxious in every |
Instance to appoint the best men OBJ
;ainable, those who will fearlessly bns
ntelligently enforce tho law. Respect
ully, JOSEPH H. ACKLEN,
Estate Game Warden"