The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-02-27

nOtiCc III all the papers III tliS county
giving due warning TO all owners or OPP
orators vi motor boats that they will
be prosecuted il they attempt to hunt
with them on the flats in either chasing
cripplcs or flying ducks.
My view OF what the law should be
is that no person should be allowed to
enter upon the feeding grounds OF the
ducks ON tine flats until after daylight
in the morning and should be compel.
led To lift his dccoys and leave the
grounds by at least one hour alter sun
set
BUTClIERN or DUCKS.
The Dolan brothers have been great
butchers OF ducks for years, and have
regularly paid fine 81 SIS 10 get what
IS known ms q good set / fully
agree with you ion limiting the number
oi birds To- he killed, hut think the Sup
ply ~ ducks will be kent NJ II Congress
would prohibit The importation NJ wild
duck eggs hy Chicago. New York aud
Boston conirctioncrs
notice by the paper, that the Com
mission has me: and parcclcd ont the
work to I've considered hy L among sew
cral sub committees ! also notice
that two ~ the members ~ the Com
mission Edward {. Wilson and Geo.
". Earucs-arc from Cecil county /
know these men very well, and they
ard ullv aware ui the con liiions exist.
ing on the Susluchanna fats both be.
ing sink box shooters Mr. Barnes
hunts entirely Tor the market. while
Mr. Wilson. Scllig some ducks a, times.
IS more of sportsman hunter, How.
ever. both can be relied upon 10 urge
the aholishmcnt 81 the power boats
They would. | fear. oppose the limit
ing the number Of ducks killed in any
one day
WILL GIVE INFORMATION.
would Ike tu know 81 any meeting
oi the subcommittee having IN charge
the matter ui hunting ON the SuSquc-
hanna flats and II the committee should
desire any Information that ! may be
able to give tu It. feel somewhat
guilty ~ Suppurtng the yiulaiur, uf the
law in the past. in reference 10 motor
boats. ~ | have acted ~ the attorney
for them ~ several trials and WAS sue
ccS,iul in securing acquttals. and have
also secured q ruinv from our Court
that the law IN relation to the conlis
cation " power boats Id not apply
when the owner 81 the boat was not on
board and actually engaged in vinlat
ing the Law. the Court ruling that the
words "hc shall forfeit" means the
owners presence The law governing
the shooting 81 ducks ON the Hat, is 20
he found in Article 8 Code ~ Public
Local Laws Of Maryland
CASE OF LAND BIRDS.
rs lar as land birds are concerned.
have had a law passed for this county
(CcciD which requires non-rcsdents
Ia take out license Of S.. with a fee
OF 90 cents Ia the clerk, also have hal
an act passed Incorporating the Gees!
County Game Protective Association.
The last named act gives To the NSSo-
citation all the money derived from non.
resident licenses utlcr than duck II.
censcS. as we'll as all the fines and for
FIXTURES derived from violations ~ the
local game laws. (Scc act ~ Assembly,
iooS.) The act in reference to non.
residcn, hunters was originally passed
in 1902. but no attention was paid To II
Game Association. We proceeded TO
notify the public that uou.rcSdcntS
would not be permitted to hunt with
out a license, and, as the rcSn!; OF a
little work. wc received something over
$500. to be used to purchase stock
quail for liberation in the spring The
law was not hall enforced in Their ural
districts 81 the county, hut in this vi.
cinity (:lkton) ! saw that rigid cont
piancc was had aud had several OF
Tenders arrested and fined. and as =
result of this more than 20 licenses were
taken out Ia hunt in this vicinity
The following letter. published il
Sundays Baltimore News. criticizc'
sportsmcn who hog it" quite as thor
oughly as do the pot hunters.
\ HUNTER VIEWS
\ great deal has been said IN The
News about the way duck, are ,'auph
tered on the SuSquchanua il.i, lhi'
slaughter does not occur every day
for ducks are shy and hard - get The,
become educated and can tell dccny'
almost as far as they can see them
have gunned for ducks on the flats il
every way-irCm sink box, bush
whackcd and crippled ont Of launches
From our town Ia Turkey Point i
about ~ miles For mile or two
from the Eastern shore boxes ant
bushwhackcrs can't stool out because
OF the depth Of the water. When duck
are wounded on the flats they make fol
this shore to dress their wounds