The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-05-04
ADVERSE LEGISLATION
Audubon Society Will Con-
tinue its Work

= u ca II IN
secretary T. Gilbert Pearson Rela-
tive To the Act of the Last Lc@isla-
lure Taking 81 Counties from Tn
der the Operation OF the udubo
Law.
The seventh annual report of Sec
GttarN T. Gilbert Pearson, of the An
lubon Society of North Carolina. has
Just appeared.
During the past fiscal year the fol-
lowing convictions We're made by the
-ame Wardens in the courts of the
state:
Game Birds and Animals.
Hunting on lands Of another with
out permission Casually quail) 50;
Nilling quail illegally, 10; killing
squirrels Illegally. l.: killing turkeys
~i'ie&ally, 8; killing deer illegally, 6:
killing doves ~ilegallN.-1; killing rob
ms Illegally, ,; killing pheasants lille
GallE. /: killing marsh hens Illegally,
l: killing o'possunns illegally, 2; hunt
ing ducks and geese illegally. 10; non
residents hunting without license. ).
Total, 154.
Non-Gane and IDsect-Eatine Birds.
Killing Woodpeckers, /; killing
SnoWbirds. /; killing warblers. /:
killing bullbats, ,; killing herons, /:
Killing blue jays. I; killing turkey
huzzards, /; selling m~ockingbirds, /.
Total 1863.
The report treats eNhaustively of
same legislation of the past Le2isla-
ture. and with regard to the act re-
moving 50 counties from under the
operations Of Audubon law says:
An attempt was made to destroy
the usefulness of the Audubon Society
by amending the game law in such q
W3V that Dra-ha1f the I~pPpiDtS fvOro1
the sale Of nonresident hunters, Ii
cenSeS collected III any county should
so TO the school, the other half to be
placed In a county am protection
fund to pay for the services Of game
selected and working under
the operation of the Board of County
commissioners. The advocates were
successful in having their measure up
ply to fiftN-tWo counties of the State,
the other forty-siN remaining as
heretofore, under the provisions Of
the Audubon law The counties thus
Effected are as follows: Beaufort.
Ecrtie, Camden. Carteret, Caswell,
'hoWan Clay. Cleveland. Currituck,
Davie, Duplin. Forsyth, Franklin,
CASTOR, Gates, Graham. Harnett, Hen
~.i"rson, Hartford. Hyde, Jackson,
Johnston. Jones. Lincoln. Macon,
Madison. Mitchell. Montgomery, Nash,
Dns!OW, Pamlico, Pa~squotank. Fender,
Perquimans, Pitt, Polk, Randolph,
Richmond, Robson, Sampson. Stan
Ivy, stokes, Swain, Tyrrell, Union,
Vance, Warren, Washington, Wayne,
Wilkes, Wilson and Yadkin.
The two arguments mainly used
10y those supporting this measure were
first. that it was unwise for the State
TO permit the expenditure Of q fund
Of between $4,000 and $4,000 annually
derived from the sale of nOn-reSldent
hunters license for the purpose OF
&N- l-.-g- 40 90 l.. Of
North Carolina and therefore that
one-half Of the funds collected should
20 to the school fund. This position
may seem q peculiar n to the minds
IF persons familiar with am pro-
toctiVe legislation elsewhere and who
have q knowledge of the amount of
funds which it is thought necessary
by the authorities TO eXpend for ade-
quat.ly protecting birds and game in
many other States in the Union. Thus
Minnesota provides a fund OF $4,000
annually from the general State tuna,
Missouri over $4,000 and New OK
State $4,000 annually. A second ar
GUmcnt was that under county super
vision the game would receive better
protection was possible under the Au-
IubOn Law. Doubtless some of the
supporters OF this bill were not aware
that in at least half the
which were withdrawn there is usn-
ally not a hunters license sold, and
hence in these counties there cannot
De the slightest financial provision tor
employing a warden for even one day $
rViceS. Heretofore WardenS nave
hecn provided by the Audubon Society
in al these counties where it has been
found possible to get men sufficiently
Interested to apply for appointment
at q remuneration exactly our TIMES
as great as is provided for convictions
Under the new law. And in all eases
where complaints are made OF the
iaWless killing of game steps nave m
~tantly been taken to send a warden
to The spot to investigate the charges
r"Gardlcss Of whether the county mas
oyer contributed q penny to the game
nrntectiOn fund. In other MOrdS. t1c