The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-11-11
WILL GIVE STATE
FARM FOR GAME
PROPAGATION
Proposed Gift of Charles Down
er of Sharon
$50 ACRES IDEALLY LOCATED
Announcement Made at Annual Meet
ing of Vermont Fish and
Game League

Burlington, Nov. 1.-THE annual
meeting of the Vermont Fish and
Game league was held last evening
at the Van Ness House, when officers
were elected and the treasurer's re-
port read. II. G. Thomas of Stowe,
state fish and game commissioner,
gave some interesting statistics on
the result of the open deer season.
His announcement that Charles Dow
ner of Sharon is willing to give a
farm, located in Sharon to the state
for the purpose of propagating game
and to further the project of state
forestry, will probably be received
with pleasure by others than mem
bers of the league
This farm. Mr.. Thomas stated con-
tanned $50 acres and was ideally To-
Gated for forestry work.
The report of Treasurer c. F. Lowe
of Montpelier showed the amount of
cash on hand to be S559.37.
In regard TO the past open deer
season, Mr.. Thomas stated that he
would not have correct report of
the number OF deer killed for at least
two weeks. Two clerks are now
working on the returns and Benning-
ton county, with the exception OF
three towns, has been cleaned up.
The reports from that county so far
show that 235 deer were killed there
being three more does killed than
bucks. Mr.. Thomas judged that
there were more does than bucks kill
ed in the state, although in some
towns no does were killed at all. Last
year 2200 bucks were legally killed
and about 700 were Illegally killed.
Mr. Thomas thinks that the number
killed during the open season this
year will exceed the total number of
last year However he believes that
there is no scarcity OF deer at pres
ent. The day following the open sea
son 10 deer, all does. gallqped down
the main street of Stowe, frightening
the women and children. Whether
they we're in search of the fish and
game commissioner is not known.
This proved, Mr.. Thomas thought
that Vermont was in no near danger
of a deer famine.
Mr.. Thomas expects that between
$4,000 and $4,000 will be received
by the state for the licenses granted
to hunters. Up to Tuesday Sl4137
had been received This money it
is thought, will be great benefit TO
the state. as it will add materially in
the propagation of fish and help to
enforce the fish and game laws
officers were elected as follows:
Maxwell Evarts of Wind
sor; secretary, r. S. Thomas OF
Stowe; treasurer, C. F. Lowe OF
vice presidents, j w,
of Lyndonville. J. S Patrick
of Burlington, w. G. Reynolds of Bar
re, F. L. Greene of St. Adams, f. l..
Fish of Vergennes, II. A. Carpenter
of Rutland, Charles Downer of Shar-
on; executive committee, F. c. Smith
Of Addison, +. c. OrYis of Manches
ter. G. NJ Campbell of Lyndonville,
Z. F. Gebhardt of Shelburne, p. II.
Dale of Island Pond R. NJ. Pelton of
Richford, n w. Fisk of Isle la Motto,
H. e. Shaw of Stowe A. w. Silsby of
Newbury, c. r. Nelson of Derby Line,
f. l.. Partridge of Rutland, NJ. l..
Wood of Montpelier, E. A. Davis OF |
Bethel. committee on membership, !
G. C. Warren of Waterbury, NJ II.
Riddell of Burlington. l.. II. Greene OF |
auditing committee, F. |
A. Rowland OF Montpelier, H. j. M. !
Zones of Montpelier S. W. Page of st !
Adams.