The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-12
BIRD DOGS
On GAME
WARDEN
PAYROLL

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The bird dog has won a place on
the Oklahoma payroll as an efficient
game warden. His keen nose fur
smelling quail In particular has led
TO this distinction. and while as here.
tosme ne Is also used By spurtsmen IN
locating and hunting coveys OF quail
he IS now used 20 detect Illegal shin
ments Of birds.
Quail have multiplied rapidly Ia Ok.
lahona during the past few years,
Stringent game laws have had thlC|
effect. Where trappers wero able 90
pet anywhere from 81 70 81 per dozen
for the birds before the game law
Wont into effect, All such wholesale
slaughter is now prohibited. and with
very noticeable success. Even now
there are some men who are willing
10 take he risk Of shipping quail
|ftoul he fgaiv, knowing thar they can
get fancy prices In the ST. Louis, Chi
cagJ and ether markets. The AXIS
are beng enforced to abe letter
sglnst such violations. however. and
IiNtNiNf Ht AAffNAAH NNNfA ~ w
coming ann ans less.
II wag ia t.i0a ne about ihls reese
that the Oklahoma bird d.; won ois,
tinctlon a. u game warden. One ore
ceoaslOd on Irish sette~. WHOM be.
,cngs 10 so station ag ~ az Yait,
Payne county, prevented 4 in' intnt u
Il trunk filled with quail, A yOang
man. a stranger In the community, en-
tered the station agents ONCE, pur'
chased q ticket to a point outside the
state aud asked TO have his trunk
checked. This was done, tho voting
man intending 10 return At train time.
The agents dog was IN The office and
Immediately scented the trunk that
finally attracted the agents attention
Knowing that something was wrong
the agent opened the trunk, revealing
several hundred quail When the own
er OF the trunk reappeared he was
promptly arrested pleaded guilty !dld
pnld a inc Of $50
a deputy rame warden IN western
OKLAHOMA las a dog trained purpose.
" to aid kln IN smelling out Illegal
shipments If quail. prairie chlokens
aud other game that Il concealed III
haxs and baggagn, hIlled fos outside
points. Wien the train stops at tbs
~station where tho deputy warden
lives BE end his dog leap into The ex.
press car, and then they 20 through
tho train. the uog snlHIng at every
bpz and r.ees u toSsAee II a gaina
bird #. iliidf 30 will como 10 q
point inf al IL be were out IN the
field. and will stand m%otl0nles9
pointing With MS nose until hts
maste uas opened the box and found
The game
1lsis ii this lug has never made \
mlstaka. aila he las earned q pile u
money tor Oklahoma. ON several oe
%oasions the fund ioe enforcement OF
the game law has been feplcnishea by
ithlB animals sagacity AT one time
hn discovered twenty quaila, which
Il Chicago travelling nan was trying
to ship and following The dogs dis
covery snc nan bad 20 pay a fine Of
t25 for each
Does Sherlock Holmes stunt.
The station ggcni for the Rock Is
land railroad at hydro. IN Caddo eoun'
". has q bird dos that Il would take
n snug sum Of money TO buy. During
the recent open season the anlmal
made good with such Yehemenee tat
hfs sherlock Holmes stunt IL. the talk
OF the locality. The dog WIS noticed
standing In front Of the closed bag
kage room. with anxiety evidenced IN
every muscle. and 1t was impossible
10 make him leave his position. Flnal
Is the nRent opened the door, the dog
dashed IA and with oil the grace Of.
the field he stood" an unprep0seess'
Ing old Trunk. stuck away In one cor
ner Of the room. When the agent
broke II open, there we're found 25u.
birds,
The gore wafdens have the right Of
search aud seizure everywhere IN Ok
lahuma. aud within the past few yeara
they have confScaled thousands Of
dollars worth OF game On rs way 10
outside markets. One veteran viola.
tor OF the law at Okeene, In Blaine
county. lost about $4,000 worth Of
game deilng the season aud was taxed
close 10 $4,000 Ia fines. n IL a GER
lalnty that immense Quantities Of con.
ltraband gene escape the wardens and
are carried lut0 other states, but the
fear Uf prosecution bag thlnned the
ranks OF Oklahoma pot hunters.
The railroad must pay fol- carrying
Illegal shipments OF game. and Ia one
Instance The Rock Island was fined
$500 Az Enid for acting az "a carrier
OF quail ffnm Okeene. Another time
the Weila Fargo Express company
waa fined $500 and costs. amounting
TO Sill NJ the District court Of Payne
county tor receiving quail fof ship.
ment outside the state. The company
appealed 10 the Supreme court but
the Judgment vas Affirmed. This pa
tlcular shipment WAS billed 10 Nov
| Urlpsns, ana IN addition 10 the Huall
VERA Wild turkey. ducks. rabbits. lack
rabbits ana meadow larka.
Used Collins for 0uslls.
one ~ the mbai Important solxufen
~ game waFsaanA during the past Year
followed The affest OF j. 3 Lyons Of
Chicago, on = chsrge Of netting aud
ahIpting them from the state. The
wasdana conhacaled 1.b0O birds and
Lyons was anAd ,S0l and costs IN the
| county court Of Arspaha. One of hla
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