The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-13
AFTER GAME HOGS
Governor Stubs and Warden
Dyche Fire Opening Gun.
Said That Kansas Loses $4O,OOO
a Year on Licenses.
AUTO VS.. DEPUTIES.
Machines Too Fast for Watch
full State Officials.
Professor Dyche Threatens to
Shoot Up Tires.

That the automobile has been re-
sponsible for big increase in the
number of "game hogs and also a
loss of $4,000 annually to the state
of Kansas. is the main topic that VIII
he discussed by Governor Stubs and
State Game Warden Dyche in a con-
feranca at The state house this after
noon.
According to the figures brought out
BY these two officials, the license
clause in the state game laws Is be1ng
forgotten and disregarded by the
hunters over Kansas and the main
reason for this violation of the laws
of the state is the advantage gained
over the state deputies and citizens Dy
the use of the fast automoplle.
To take a trip out into the country,
fire into a flock of game, bag GOOD
number, pitch them into the machine
and fly away without anyone the wiser
is the usual course of procedure ana
in doing this tie state mas Ialien ~
collect over one-half of the dollars
which are due from the $4,000 hunters
in Kansas.
The conference planned between
Governor Stubs and Professor Dyche
will be the vanguard of drastic at
tack against he "game hogs of Kan
sas and their violation of the state fish
and game laws Not only VIII the
governor and the game warden or
ganize their forces to force out TINS
evil but they will do all in their power
to form auxiliary clauses and carry
out the law as ii was intended
1t may be necessary to revive the
present laws and make them conform
with the times and modern methods
But. according to the advance in
formation, nothing will be left out
that would tend TO give the law more
force and place a heavier harness on
the lawless hunters.
To Check Up the Hunters.
Probably the first move will be to
take a complete census of the hunters
in the state and check them UP ac-
cording to their hunts and their
licenses. This will be a mammoth
task but is the only feasible manner
to guarantee a full representation in
the field when the ammunition is
wasted. All Of the hunters who have
licenses will be placed on the safe
side and those who fail to provide
themselves with licenses will be pro-
duced before the penalties of the law
and made to suffer.
This is not only for the protection
of the game in the state and for the
Qnnihilation of the game hog but for
the purpose of bringing into the state
treasury about $4,000 in back
licenses and in licenses which are
never taken out year after year"
said Dave Leahy, private secretary to
Governor Stubs this morning.
1t has developed that there is about
100000 due to the state every year in
hunting licenses. OF this amount the
counties only turn in about $4,000.
1t can be seen that the effects of the
law are in need of the moral and
executive support of the governor and
the game warden.
Heretofore it has been customary
to have state deputy game wardens
scattered out anywhere in the state
and without any provided system, ac-
cording to the state officials. The
former game warden, Dell Travis,
states that the system under his adj
ministration collected about $4,000
for the state, the money coming from
the pockets of the sportsmen of the
state. Governor Stubs and Professor
Dyche would organize the deputies
over the state and see that their duties
gave them strict watch over the
sportsmen.
Dyche Would Shoot Tires.
eff it is necessary 1 will shoot all
the tires out of fleeing automobile"
said Professor Dyche in speaking of
the advantage taken by the hunters
over the deputies by making their get
away in gasoline wagons. This prac- ,
tice of combining out-of-season
shooting with joy riding against the
state laws must be stopped
And they say around the state
house that Professor Dyche is one of
the best shots in Kansas. 1t is de-
clared by Dave Leahy that it would be
child's play for the new game warden
three seconds