Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-11
Endorsed by Sportmen.

recommendation of the best known
SroftSmen of the Staic and of the war
"cns ana guides. The Megantic Club
OF Boston with over 200 members
which has 4 large preserve near the
border of this State. and which eXpends
more money each year in Maine than
the State apprnpriates for fish and
game, is unanimously in favor of this
proposed change. This is likewise true
OF the Parmachenee Club. another or
ganiZation composed of nOn-residents
and having its club houses in Maine
Col. f. c. Harrington Of Augusta,
one Of the oldes, and most expert
SpOrtsmcn Of the state is personally in
favor of this section OF the bill and has
recommended the change for a long
time. At the h";,lin lie made an es-
p'cially eloquent plea for the passage
OF such a law.
Commissioners Favor II.
Hon. l.. r. Carleton in addressing the
committee on Section 5 OF this bill
which has 10 do with the licensing Of
n"n-resdents to shoot binds. said in
part:
II wish to cal; your attention to Sec
bill. In fact, the commissioners had
rather all the raat Of the bill should
be stricken out than TO have this fail
to pass.
The commissioners are very desir-
Gus to have this amendment TO the
nonresident hunters license law.
AS near as we can calculate not
One-haif of the non residents who come
h..,.1 I,,,,t So 81
to hunt moose and deer. They are us,-
ally almost invariably. armed with ri
ileS, and we must catch them in the act
of shooting deer or moose in order To
convict them of hunting without IL
r"nse. They say they are hunting birds
or bears or bobcats on squirrels.
'rhAn. again. but one or two of
party take out Il license.
''rhoee of party who do not have a
license have their rifles with them just
tn" same as those who do have their
licenses and are with them in camp.
and to all mtents and purposes share
in the chase and the spells of the chase.
but evade the license fee by claiming
to be hunting anything else but deer
or moose.
and again, very large number OF
-rcsidents-largely foreigners-Ital-
ians. Nova ScotianS. etc, come to
Maine yearly to work i'm railroad con-
StructiOn, water works. and in the
woes. a large per cent. of them are
hunters. and hunt and kill everything
in sight-birds and game alike. None
of these pay any license and we have
no way to prevent their Strengthening
J. ;r,lc ('nn,nal fn a
Iintnse fee TO hunt birds and wild
game and we could stop their sllugh-
ter very effectually.
"My information is-and | have been
after information along this line for
yeHrs-that there is strong serti-
nlent in this State in favor of this law.
ard among our visitors of the better
sort as velour really desirable Wis
itOrS.
Il am the more convinced that this is
50 from the fact that very large ma
jority of our hunters pay now to take
birds ont of the State at so cents per
pair, as they may do under the law.
more than this s. called for in this bill
ana esteem il Il great privilege. Ii will
not trouble any legitimate sportsman
bal il viii enable the commissioners To
enforce our game laws and prevent to
n greet extent the slaughter of our
birds bv irresponsible parties who
come here 10 hunt them with dogs net
orr ducks and destroy our game.
rep,rd this section rs vital to the pres
eryation Of our game birds and our
robins and other insectivorous birds"
Would increase Warden Services.
nr Ca~leton said that the State was
pr.,,ly in need of more warden service
and th,t should this bill be passed he |
,r,icinated it would Increase the fish
and game receipts about $4,000 thus en-
,hI,nr the commissioners to nut five
more wardens in the field for cOntinu- |
Gus service. He SAID tIat the finances
of ,h, denartment at present was UNI |
able TO nut more wardehs INTO service, |
oltnou-h there was great need of them. |
Close Time Extended On Caribou.
Tho close time on Caribou which un-
der the present law VIII expire next
O..toIar ;c extended six years. mol
chance is nroposed 20 the present law
rotating TO close time on moose and |
dor The original bill provided that
,ha o,,an time on moose be gin October |
ard and Eov. 80 open time under tn,
,,rn.ent law being from October Il to
Dooa,aha, Regarding moose Illegally |
ti,nd he new bill provides that the
nnraltv no determined b, the court up |
l. - ~ oxceeding $500 fine and not more
,hor fo,,r months imprisonment.
T., :. ,rovdei shat the term "cale
1902, ct,,,, be Construed to mean that
,h ". .n,,nals are calves until they are
ar least one year old and have at least