Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-17
FOR PROTECTION OF
THE GAME AND FISH
Amendments to the Territorial
Laws Would Restrict Non
Resident Sp0rtSmen.
GRIFFITH DISCUSSES PLANS
Game Warden Declares Steel Bull
lets Dangerous Reviews
State Laws.

Territorial Game Warden Gnmih
arrived here last uishi from SANTA be-
and ioiuod Page % Otero deputy ter.
diorsl game warden. VINO preceded
him go ho Duke City ncy VIII de-
part This evening Tor rather Boo.
definite destination Game wardrna
have q habit ol supprcsgIng their boz.
toniiona from the press nnd che replies
ui The Two officials to Inquiries re-
gnrdlng where they wofp going uoro
evnsiye Nir Griffith consented 90
discuss the proposed amendments Co
tho game laws. which win probably
come NJ IN the next iCg.glaturu. huW-
ever.
According 10 che statements ol Nc
drlhth, there % "a growing sentiment
among aporismnn In New Mexico 90
have the territorial game laws made
more stringent and fp exclude non-
rCsidont hunters from shooting or FISH.
ing In the territory who DO not pay o.
license for the privilege. sporismcn
generally throughout che territory are
also iayuring q clause ln ihe proposed
amendments 90 iho law which viii re-
Gnirc resident hunters in pay a small
license fee every yoaN Che purpose
in dplna This o. io crrutc a fund for
the propagation and protection uf
eamc and l0 increase the number of
officers who will see thni tho laws are
enforced, Discussing fhe proposed
amendments to The game laws. Mf.
Griffith said
THE need Tor changes ln the terri.
iorlal game laws ns lhey stand on the
statute books at this time Is appar.
Cnt Nonresident hunters uro not
excluded from The territory .or b. tho
provcrh.al game hog prevented FROM
shooting so long as ihore 90 n feather
In aiglH, as long az be- observes the
open season during which game may
boz killed.
In parts OF the territory hunters
$50 0ut and slaughter for the moru
spleasuro of killing, and this Kind oi
thing vii soon eafurminatu uil ibU
game from the territory. aud when b.
b. too miD spaftamcn who are content
ga with shooting Enough for their
families aud friends. as Wcll us the Ho.
called game hurs themselves. viii
see tho necessity Ol d mw which ro.
airicis Che number Of game birds ur
animals chat may be- taken 10 a day. 0r
during the season reference b. Ead
here 10 deer particularly
Bullets That Don't stop.
"Ihe Invention Of the new high
power rife which viii drive slice,
iackriod bullet ut O. velocity Of 1000
feet q second has also developed g
need for prohibliiye legislation. Why
huntera will use such q missile in their
weapons ls more than can see, for
% increases theu chahtOH OF lusing
ihe animal af,cr o. d struck, unless
Che hullot happens 10 strike vital
spot The steel iackelgd AFFAIR was
designed Cor warfare and not tl hunt
with. li b. positively useless hecuusa
n produces mo- shock and is very dam.
serous for the very rcason that moth
Ing short OF a sand dune nr noun
tain viii stop lis hlght wnich a usual
ly ahuui TVS miles 3uh bullet Will
penetrate tree with ease and lliil a
dozen men oa ihg otker side of The
tree. 10 ,hey happen t0 bo in uusr
Rnnohmcn arc careful not to usc these
high power rides abnui their stJcs
ami when such d Weapon De- usoI lm
munitlou which is loaded with son
nose bullet ls Invariably chosen. for
the reason chat % usually stops un
Impact.
Results Of Remedial Legislation.
Spurismen Ia The middle wesi have
long since realizNd the necessity iOr
remedial legislation which prohibits
me use 0f steel iackoled bullets and
Affords greater protection 90 lhn FISH
aud game Do continued
Illinois was ihe first iu Che field
wiiha hunters license laW. which was
enacted Tor the purpose % exoludine
AN undesirable claas 90 hunters from
nsighb0ring states who swnrmcd over
me slate 40 SOON as the season open.
cl, aud continued goo swarm until 10
closed. The result was that nearly
90 the same wus exfammafrd Resi-.
leni spoflameH agiuted needed ro
forms nnd obey g0i them MOI alone
lid ihey gei ihe Nns changed but
heY nov have r. slnff gnmo fund
uun Bee snle of licenses fo resident
and nnnFesideni hunters. last year
ihe fund was Increased fi2TO00 from
this source
Wisconsin game mNs arc famod
after ibo Illinois statutes and the state
game fund was Increased $4,000 lash
Yenr Missouri which has simIIar
laws secured si2n10 from mo sauie
source
'ln Colorado fho hunters license
game Jaw enables fbo state tu nav tho
game commissioner salary uf 81 500
q year and allows him 81 goo 10 year
f0r ciork blrO empIff ESQ wardpus
~ salfries ~ $1,000 "a year each. and
hvc state game and nsh haichern. who
receive lrum 5000 20 $1,000 year
sdlhfs fhe proceeds from tbe lieenaf
iens malnihlns iho whole department
ana nHRes q surpme hesides
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