Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-03
PRES. C. A. JUDK|NS IS REELECTED.
Hon. L. 7. Carleton, Chairman of
Commission, Delivers PrinCi=
Dal AddreSS===EleCtiOn.

observer Of what is tranSpirinS and
possessed of a large amount of the
most priceless wealth Z human being
can be endowed with--namely-gOod
common sense. Now l
will read his letter. l have no au-
hority to make it public, 50 withhold
he name ana address of the writer.
"hc letter is as follows:
Hon. l.. Il. Carleton, Chairman:
Since returning from my hunting
tip my attention has been called to
TIC reports published i'll the papers of
tie very large number of moose and
der killed in Maine during the present
hunting season. 1t seems incredible
that the record is true. but | suppose
must accept it as truth. l feel per-
fctly sure that under the present con-
diions the big game of Maine is DOOM
&C to speedy extinction. | was great
~ in hopes Your license law would
KEEP the number of hunters down to
tint limit where game would hold its
own. but this law apparently makes
nc apprcciablc difference in the num-
be OF hunters. If | might be permit
tt to make suggestions. 7 would say
th:t YOU should 1T the earliest moment
MIKE the following changes in your
LAT:
First. Compel ali residents who
hut to pay a license fee of 81.
Second. Double your license fee
! for non-rCsirlcnts to hunt big game
;nt birds.
Third. Absolutely prohibit the
taking of firearms upon the wild lands
! Of he State i'll close season.
/ .. suppose you Will be startled,
Sonawhat. at these propositions: but
would your paticnc" and space permit
would like TO elaborate each Of these
PROPOSITIONS but will not undertake to
do o in this already too long COM
muEcation. In conclusion permit me
To sly that | do not know what would
have become Of your gam" ere this
had your proposition for n"n-rcsi-
dent license law died a-borniMg. 1t
mas avcd your game for IA few years
! but won't 10 able to do il for Il
great while | hope the pcopl" Of my
matip State will awaken TO their pos
sibiiies and the necessity of greater
eifOr to preserve tn" best aEdilabi"
! hunting grounds in the United States
bcfor it is altogether too late.
/ No this is the way this writer feels.
Y | am convinced others feel the sam"
. way. jut | do not feel called upon to
expires either assent or dissent with
! tn srsuGScstions at this time.
dsirc, also. to read 4 letter from
! Il fcslcnt of the Statc-onc Of the
most intelligent among our young
iarISs:
! Der Sir-If VIC are to continue to
! have tuch an influx of resident
huntcs as We have had this year. tn"
d, or S1son is decidedly too long. but
the sllrtcninE should come al the be-
Sinnin, not the close. of the season.
Il dubt if the farmers will approve
of Shoening the open season on deer
AT all. nd l am certain that they would
. look Nh disfavor on shortening it mt
the i rather than the first: first. be
caus would lessen their hunting
withd necessarily lesscning the num-
I hCr d deer killed: it will appear 10
! them ht you are favoring the warm
! weatlrS non residents more than the
nativcsand | am afraid it will make
them sre: second. the farmers had
much lther have sportsmcn abroad
] iii Dec6ber than in October when
/ their co.'s are still at large and they
themSeles are in the fields more or
less: thd. your farmer hunters being
| thrifty. refer 10 get a deer after they
have wlnded it and not. with the
carclesShss of the nonresident. let it
crawl ANY to die-and take Il shot at
, the next and in order to make sure
work, Thy prefer snow 10 trail on;
fourth te farmer hunting for food.
likes to ( able TO keep his meat, hence
hunts lat
Now vi drop the first Is days in
october nd YOU lessen the liability
Of accidttal shooting because the
leaves WI be off. If you lessen the
number non resident sports it will
be to shu out the less desirable class
Iwho comthere to raise Ii. While
it is war; weather. and wound more
game thai they kill.
1T wo1 give the bird hunters an
other IL avs to hunt under the 81
license WEh would be no more than
fair. becase many who never looked
into the sRlts of a rifle prefer to hunt
birds in Qober after the young ones
are more learly grown. and SIS for
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