The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-06
MAINE DEER SEASON.
Begins October With Much Game il
Sight.

Begins October l With Much Game in
Sight.
Hundreds of sportsmen from other
states have already arrived in Maine
for the deer hunting, which will open
on Saturday, October 1, continuing
through to December Is. The game
commissioners and all who have to do
with hunting express the opinion that
more sportsmen from other states will
come to Maine this year than in 1903,
for there is more game to shoot and
the antagonism to the nonresident
license law has now died out.
Reports from all districts say that
deer are very numerous, while moose
have greatly increased in numbers and
are larger than at any time since
1890. Plenty Of deer can be found al
most anywhere in Eastern or Northern
Maine, and moose of fair size can be
shot in regions reached by the rail-
roads, although the man who is after
an especially large moose with hand
some antlers must go deep into the
woods for it. Il IL
The deer season is from october to
December Is; the moose season from
October Is to December 1. The use of
dogs is not allowed in this state. no
cow moose or other moose less than l
year old may be killed, and there is a
six year close time on caribou which
will not expire until October is, 1905.
There are very few caribou in Maine,
although once they were very numer-
Gus.
The penalty for illegal killing of deer
is a fine of forty dollars and costs for
each deer, and for illegal killing of
moose a fine of not less than five hum
bred dollars nor more than one thou
sand dollars, or four months imprison-
nlent.
Last year there were shipped to and
through Bangor by rail 4,647 deer and
PIT moose, of which 1927 deer and 81
moo Sc were sent out OF the state by
Inon-residents. In all Maine rail ship
nents Of deer amounted to about six
Thousand.
1t is estimated that from two to
three times as many deer are killed as
are ship2ed by rail. so that the total
number o. deer killed iii Maine last
year was between twelve and thirteen
Thousand. The deer population has
been estimated as high as ore hundred
thousand, and as the animals multiply
rapidly yearly kill of from twelve to
thirteen thousand is not very serious
drain
| NJ iii = zI1f
cry year from the big game industry
for it is an industry and most of the
money, of course, is brought in by
| sportsinen from the big cities, men OF
ample means Last year 1897 non-res-
lidents hunted in Maine. Many Of these
were young men of slender means who
came, remained a few days, shot or
bought couple Of deer and went home
| in triumph, with the evidences of their
skill or their enthusiasm. Fifty dollars
apiece would probably be a liberal esti-
Innate Of the amount spent by these
hunters.
| Then there is a middle class, who may
spend one hundred dollars each, and
some rich men who come for moose,
hire the best guides, live at the best
camps and have everything that money
lean buy in the woods. These are the
fellows whose presence is profitable.
1T estimated that the men who get
the best moose spend about five hum
bred dollars in securing the trophy, and
the cost of a long trip after fine spec
| linen has been known to reach one thou
sand dollars. Maine may get, in every
way, two hundred thousand dollars a
year from the nonresident sportsmen
| who come for big game. The fishermen,
| who are more numerous and stay
longer, spend more than the hunters
New York Sun.