Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-03
FISH and CAME.
Annual Report Of the
Commissions for 1905.
Year Was Good One for Both
Hunting and Fishing.
Chairman Carleton Gives Interesting Figures
Concerning Years Business.

crS 81 inland fisheries and game, filed
| with The. Governor and Council Dee. 80,
| is an interesting document in niuny re-
sDccts.
| The report shows that during the past
| Year at the eight fish hItchcricS and
| f, eding stations Of the State there were
raised and planted in the public wat
els of the state. or are left at the diff
| ferent stations considerably over 1,0GO,-
600 trout and handbook salmon.
| In regard to fish hatcheries the copa.
Wissioncrs say that eve have been as
succc ssful in rearing fish as could be
reasonably expected. with the exception
of the trout eggs purchased in Massa-
/ chusetts We are striving earnestly to.
make provision so we can be sure of an
rabunGalt supply of native eggs, but
| the unusually low water at the spawn
| ing season for the last two years espe-
| Cially has made it impossible to get an
adequate supply. We have sought to
make up this deficiency by purchasing
eggs from Massachusetts and also OBJ
tainiiS some from the United States
| fish commission.
The past year has been a good one
| for fishing. More fish have been taken
by anglers than in any previous year.
1t is especially gratifying to record that
| the stocking and screening of Segago
tlake and Lake Cobbosseecontee has re-
/ suited in having most excellent fishing
III these lakes the past year. nor are
| these two lakes exceptional i'll this re-
spect. The good results from out hatch
| cries are apparent an over the State"
| III relation to big game the COMMITS
s;on"rs say that there ktse beer*more
hunters in Maine thfsfsSear than for
several years previous More moose and
more deer have beef 4aken this year
than last year or the Gear before that.
The record, as keFtsf9 the Americans
Express co. at Ban4et Tor. three years,
is as follows: + ~
Number Of deer sh1ppsd :
Hurner Of ,noos:: Aabn,.aS 'Ss:' &'s 4SS'
through Bangor 'aiE .' ~ t .. 4l ls5s
This does not pafs thai 5soote, and
deer are more pleiHffa1t wha VIZ ake
into consideration tfai here haWidfep
more'to hunt theii3 vet it is a VEf5sI
faction to know q II deer and moose
are holding out. family well. Nobody.
however, who is well Informed believes.
that the supply will equal this great
yearly dimunitionAEsr many years. At
the end of another season WS eau fSNn
a l"';'r Judgment. perhaps, Ed 10 in
q u, !tr: "sition to make suggestions.
rIr 'Hn'"r q deer shipped thNush
I:argtr hrtrvrr is not q very good
criterion If the number of deer killed
iii the whole S,at, y better idea of the
/ 1t. Il
from the reports of persons licensed to
| buy deer skins.
| We have reports from IS of the 81 Ii
| censcd dealers In skins, showing that
they purchased. by virtue of thcfr Ii
| GcnSeS, 4053 deer SKINS
| "mfractions Of the game laws con-
tinuc to be too numerous. We iEtvc in
Stitnted 10l different prosecutions dur
ing the year. and have reports. d II
moose being illegally killed. So
I'VE have received reports from 1850
- the registered guides showing That
| they guided 36i2 residents and 1921 non
! residents an aggregate Of 74.65l days"
A very interesting part of the report
f1S q copy of the receipt from the State
bHeasurer as follows:
~ Augusta. Maine. Dec ~ 1.HJ.
Received of T.. T Carleton. chairman
iof the bo;ad of commissioners Of inland
| fisheries and game. s3i327.'D on account of
| hccnS" fees. etc. collected by him during
| the year 1885,. us follows:
FOR 1870 guides Observation-Disclosures. &c %
For L ts*idermist licenses at s.
For !: conniissioils to take Diris. WV
etc. ut s. each Observation-Disclosures. loo
| For l36 camp proprietors' licenses
|
| each .................. 1000
For 2G State licenses to buy deer
skins ana the skins, Of other wild
animals at so per'liccnse. 5000
| For 81 county licenses do. at s.
| each 3O50o
| For licensed markctmcn ........... S0,.-0
For AL licenses to hunt prior TO
| oct l at s. each. less commission
OF 10 cents per license allowed
agents in accordance with the
regulations of the Governor and
l Courcil less $1iI. =: paid Dec. %. L. l. ftS.3
1 For 1862 -Op- resident hunting Ii
censoS issued by agents to hunt
| after Oct. /. a. 81 each. less COM
mission of % cents per license Al
| lowed agents i'll accordance with
thu regulations Of the Governor
and Council ..;......:............: 2s,ip.0o
| For III nonresident hunting il
cenS,s issued by agents to hunt
| after OFT /. issued at SO each.
being exchange for 81 bird Ii
ccnS.s. in accordance with the
provisions Of the statute. less
commission of 20 cents per Ii
license allowed agents in accord
anCr with the regulations of the
Governor and Council ............ / .;;,96. -
For interest ON licens. fees tor the
year Observation-Disclosures. lWbp
For balance due on beaver skins
sold seized meat sold and fines
collected ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25'.-'
Total Observation-Disclosures. s36, 81 30
tmpunt maid State tr.;