The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-12-03
THE SHOOTING OF DOE
Upstate Farmer Replies to Some
Theories

Upstate Farmer Replies to Some
Theories
The following letter appeared in the
Burlington Free Press OF Dec.
Ny Dear Sir:-Will you permit me
to correct the misapprehension Of
some few people concerning the much
talked OF proposition 10 allow the
shooting Of doe.
Editor Thayer Of the Richmond Gaz-
cite says: In the past few days we
have heard from farmers and inhu-
entail citizens 1.-THE farmers evidently
are not to be classed as inauentiaD
by letter and phone protesting against
the Howe bill allowing the killing Of
doe during the open season. They
say the stories of damage by deer is
merely moonshine."
Now Mr.. Editor can bring plenty Of
farmers who can tell my brother Mr.
Thayer. that they have had whole
crops of corn ruined by doe.
More than twice the deer have
been killed this year than ever before,
at which reply, Of course there have.
And why? Because OF lateness of the
open season when mating was In pro
cess. II Is not likely this large num-
Der 10000 will be duplicated again In
years unless similar conditions pre-
vail"
He says allow the shooting Of doe
and the number OF deer killed will be
doubled" We do not see how he
makes this out. for nearly every one
who went out this year hunting OBJ
tanned deer and no one can take
more than one"
Again ALLOW the shooting OF doe
and in two years the deer will be prac-
tically extinct" To which We reply
wait and see.
Once more / quote ALLOW the killing
OF doe and what will the fawns do
without a mothers care during the
cold Vermont winters"
Again / reply, this Is evidently the
query OF amateur, any old guide would
tell him that the buck protects the
fawn and in fact all the deer In any
flock Of which he Is the recognized
head
Only a year or so ago In the Adiron
dacks north Of Lake Placid - or IA
doe were found dead In their winter
stamping place. torn either by dogs
or some wild beast, because there was
only one small yearling buck to de-
fend them. The bucks very often vs. liI
In time OF deep snow. paw down "a
the ground In many places that the
| flock may feed DO not allow q Law
to stand on the statute books that per
mits the shooting OF bucks alone. this
/ say and point to New York state as
an object lesson the sexes there are
more evenly balanced and still plenty
OF deer. Finally Il seems TO me We
sent some fairly good men to Mont
peller 10 make our laws and this bill
| passed both houses. Now n Governor
Prouty refuses 10 sign the bill simply
because a few telephone bells iingl,
| from people who want II otherwis,
and few more letters are added &,
his mail from a half dozen rich sport,
who care not a cent for the farmers
loss. Il furnishes a mighty poor incen
tive for the Legislators to do good worl
along any line.
This is a farming state and the FAR
mers. II they could be heard from
would say by an overwhelming ma
jority. sign the bill.
Now. Mr.. Editor am not bloo'
Thirsty or anything OF the kind. I hav
written simply 10 enlighten the mind
OF some people and 10 express IN
views OF good many farmers an
Cotherl influential people"
Respectfully yours,
Corn Tassel IN
willston, VI. Nov. q. 1908.