Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-07
SPORTSMEN
READY FOR
CONVENTION
ADVOCATE RIGID ENFORCE
MENT OF LAW
BOTH "sooNER" SHOOTERS AND
PoAcHERs SCORED
If Large Fund Now Available Is Intel
llgently Expended Satisfactory
Conditions Are Bound to
Result

Members of the California State Game
attend the annual convention to be held
in Los Angeles beginning tomorrow and
lasting three days, are arriving from all
ever the state.
Among the prominent men and officials
| CT the association who will attend are
Fl. T. Payne, president; e. A. Mocker,
secretary-treasurer. of Capitola; G. l..
Powell Of Pleasanton; G. w. Hibbard,
chairman of the executive committee;
and Frank H. Mayer of San Francisco;
w. w. Richards, Oakland; DR.. A. M.
Paker San Jose; William A. Correll of
| Riverside and r. H. Kelley of Santa
| Cruz.
| A public meeting will be held at the
| chamber of commerce hall tomorrow
| night at o'clock. number OF inter-
esting papers on fish ana game protec-
| ton will, be read and good speakers are
| promised
Saturday at o'clock an excursion to
Mount Lowe is on the schedule. A con-
| tinuation of the business meeting will be
| taken up at the Alpine tavern. On Sun
day the delegates will be entertained.
| Great results for the propag agation and
| protection of game are expected from TINS
meeting Sportsmen from all over the
| state are taking a deep interest In the
| subject of the expenditure of about 100000
which will be in the state treasury When
the returns for the hunters licenses are
made. 1t is expected the sportsmen Will
reach some conclusion and will make
strong recommendations to the state OIL
ficiaIs regarding the expenditure OF this
| money.
The fish commissioners are expected to
20 fha,
mendations of the Los Angeles con-
vention.
Considerable interest will be manifested
in the question of restocking the depleted
coyerts of the state. There are llkeiy 10
he strong advocates of the valley quali.
There is a growing sentiment in favor OF
rutting out California birds in California
districts.
Now Is the Time to Act
"rhis is the season to begin the work,
said a sportsman yesterday. "Myriads OF
valley quail can be readily taken IN us
tricts inaccessible to hunters. These can
be kept until the season closes anu tnen
liberated in depleted districts. IL tne
laws we now have are enforced there VIII
alwavs he enough quail for the hunters.
"It;s the dow. shooter, who goes out
IN midsummer and pots the tame quail
" ho is largely to blame for the scarclty
of the quails.
wThere's another chap who makes it i'm
noseible for the real sportsman-tne
| sooner shooter.
.sWhsn a man who obeys the laws eoeS
| TO his favorite quail grounds on opening
S.v and finds the ground strewn with
| sooner shells and the birds wild ne Is
;nclined to feel like the wardens nave
been neglecting their duty.
49, IS D.fch Work
"our game laws are mess Oh cIaLy i.
patch work. We shoot deer When - td.
horns are in the velvet and these mlu
s'r,roer deer hunters camp out ana
l,iII does with young, sucking 1aWhs.
1--WE allow dove hunters to go out
and shoot quail The average man out
hunting doves will take a shot at
email if one comes in sight, especlally
If the doeves are scarce or hard TO nit
1--WE need twenty-five special war
dens each fall Let them go into the
field four weeks before the quail sea-
son opens. They will be able to stop
Mr.. Sooner. These specials will eaten
the dove h1nting poacher with pocket
full of quail.
"Ten arrests and fines will stop them.
We have the money If it is spent right
Keep Poachers Out
open the dove season when you do
the quail season. Keep the poacher
out of temptation. The laws are
obeyed fairly well in the season, al
though there are now a number of men
hunting every day who have no license
and never heard of the law.
"I believe firmly in a system of state
wardens. 1 believe these men should
be moved around from time to time.
With sufficient specials at the right
time, more arrests and convictions, an
enforcement of the laws we have and
proper propagation game will be plen-
tiful
Some day we may have a better set
of laws
"one thing is certain; If the dove
season is not set back and made syn
chronous with the quail season then
the sportsmen who want the quail pro-
tected will support movement look
ing toward perpetual closed time on
doves. We want to stop the sooner
and the 'poacher.'
I'VE like the license law and will
obey it, but we are going to be insist
ent upon the use of the money for ac-
| tual protection
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