Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-18

Apple growers in that part OF the stat'
would favor a longer open season or
deer. They claim that people in the cen
trail and northern parts OF Vermont have
no idea what pest deer have become IL
| Windham county. Young orchards oil
200, 300 and 500 trees have been ruined
/ by deer this season and the large and
small growers have about given up trying
to do anything in the way OF setting out
new orchards. In Halifax, Marlboro,
Dummerston, and in Brattleboro, the
havoc wrought by deer cannot be eomput-
ed in dollars and cents. Though claims
are made by many for damage, the orch
ardists say ii is preposterous for grower
to believe he has teen paid when he re-
ceives even $500, the maximum he would
receive for a young orchard of 500 trees.
When young tree is examined and de-
clared total loss, a valuation OF 81 is
placed upon ii and this valuation is
scaled downward to 25 cents a tree, ac-
cordiDg TO the damage which the game
wardens and seleetmen decide upon.
In several instances whole orchards
numbering hundreds OF thrifty trees,
have been nibbled by deer and ruined
within dozen miles Of Brattlebnro.
IL is safe to prophesy at this early date
that the next Windham county delega-
tion in the legislature will strenuousiy OPP
pose any attempt to repeal the s'doe law, -
so called, for the matter is simply apples
vs.. deer in that part OF Vermont, and
the orchardists have brought home this
fact to every buyer OF apples this season
in the increase OF price asked over that Of
last season.
Fish and Game Leseue Affairs.
The regular business meeting OF the
Vermont Fish and Game league was held
at the Van Ness House, Burlington, Nov.
10, with an attendance OF thirty mem
bers. About a dozen new names we're
added and an equal number were dropped
at their request. The last banquet at
Hotel Champlain did not pay expenses
and an oyerdraft of SOS has been drawn
on another fund, kept for cases OF emer-
gency, SO that there is now no money in
the treasury.
II. @. Thomas OF Stowe, state fish and
game commissioner, made the announce
ment that Charles Downer OF Sharon is
willing to give farm, located In Sharon,
- 49, Nte'AN w AAN IfhNIp1r III
ing game and to further the project OF
state forestry. This farm contains $50
acres aud is said TO be in an ideal loca-
tion for forestry work. State Forester A.
F. Halves has already visited the place and
is much pleased with il. Mr.. Downer is
ready to deed the farm to the state at any
time.
Mr.. Thomas reported that be has three
clerks at work upon the reports of the va
rious game wardens ia the state and il
will be some time before a complete re-
port OF the number OF deer killed this
season can be made.
Mr.. Thomas judged that there we're
more does than bucks killed in the state,
although in some towns no does we're
killed at all. Last year 2. 200 bucks we're
legally killed aud about 700 we're illegally
killed. Mr.. Thomas thinks that the
number killed during the open season
This year will exceed the total number Of /
last year. However, be believes that
here IL no scarcity OF deer at present.
Mr.. Thomas expects that between s14, 900 4
md $4,000 will be received by the state
or the licenses granted to hunters. Up
o Tuesday, si4,137 had been received. /
This money, It is thought, will be a
treat benefit to the state, as il will add
materially in the propagation OF fish and
lelp to enforce the fish and game laws.