The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-09-16
More About Game Conditions.

In last weeks issue of the Banner we published
in this column a clipping from Field and Stream,
under the caption ''Game Conditions in Middle
Tennessee which was written by Mr. j. A. Rivers
of Pulaski, that State, to whom proper credit was
given. The article worthy of notice from any
sportsman, regardless of where his residence might
chance to be, and we hope you read it.
1t called attention to the fact that the Legislature
of that State Gas does ours) is continually making
changes in the game laws but that the last change
was worth the trouble Though the protection this
law gives almost too late, there is scarcely
any game left to profit by it, The writer stated
that there were left nothing but rabbits, squirrels
and quail in his section, and it is forceful re-
minder of what We coming to here it we do not
live up to game laws. In the writer's mind
there is room to doubt but that we must have
restrictive if we have game left for many
years. The present laws do very we'll, but because
we have wardens to enforce them they are in dis
favor Apparently for that reason and no other.
This we do not understand and will not now attempt
to explain, as the editor of the Banner is himself
pitted against the Game Commission and is DESTROYS
that we not champion their cause in these columns;
and, of course, we shall not do But we do wish
to add parting remark that as forty states
of the Union have tried and repudiated local pro-
lection and have adopted state control, surely it
must be more satisfactory. The commission idea is
here to stay. 1t is not experimental, but fixed.
Maine adopted it during 1862 and has since
used intelligent method Of conservation. Maine
still has big game, and its system of protection is
| In IaVOf Inc cOWInlSSlOH system WOuIu w JUST
for Louisiana what it has done for Maine.
| Another thing Mr.. Rivers called attention to is
that it is necessary to import new species OF
game. In other words, as shooting for the sports
man is so poor there and game must be
''planted' new species are being tried He has
placed on his farm a half dozen Chinese pheasants
and no doubt they will do we'll. The plan has been
suggested here in State and later will be carried
out. Deer and several species of feathered game
will be imported, mention of which has before been
made in these columns. We are pleased to note
this and look upon it move in strictly the right
direction toward restoring for those who love this
manly out-ofdoors sport conditions as they once
were. We hope that the Hungarian partridge,
larger than our Bob White, and said to be nom
migratory will be tried here in North Louisiana.
We believe they would thrive well in this climate
as their little cousins. Both these birds and vari
Gus species of pheasants are now to be found in
different parts of the Union, and domestic pleas
ants are to be seen here and there.
i This week we are reproducing another article
from Field and Stream, which, by the way, is pub
shed in New York and is one of the very best
monthlies for the sportsman to be found anywhere
The clipping is shown on this page. If you read i
you will become just little better acquainted with
game conditions and have the views of two writers
on that perplexing question: Farmer versus Sports
man. The good points stand out.