The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-01
MILD HAVE SUPERVISORS
fGULATE GAME PROTECTION

Ihen there was a bit controversy over
the deer on Molokai and another
amendment was passed by two-thiris
vote of the legislature over the Gov
ernor s veto. The law prohibited shoot
ing these animals or being in possession
OF a carcass between the months Of
November and April. The fine for this
ofense was made not to exceed tifty
dollars. Now what is needed is an
other amendment to cover doves. The
closed season is now on so far as the
phedsanTs are concerned. These birds.
however, are made away with in large
numbers by the mongoose
Some time ago Senator Quinn in
troduced a proposition before the leg
lslature to provide a bounty to be offer
ed for the killing of this animal to
protect the pheasants but the bill was
defeated on account of the lack of
funds. The legislature would not favor
any proposition that would call for an
appropriation to provide funds to pay
game wardens and if such a request
were made for Oahu the other islands
would demand the same. The sheriff 5
Office should have charge of the en-
fOrcement of the game protection laws.
making his a special duty. The legis-
lature should provide that the officer :
pay come out of fines and license feees
and whatever sum is left over each
wear should 90 to make up a fund so
that this department would become self
supporting.
..The japanese. Chinese and Port
uguase shoot in the rice fields without
any thought of discriminating the birds.
They are irresponsible and ignorant of
the law. There is no limit. however.
as to how many doves a hunter may
kill in day but the bag ought 10 be
limited 20 fifty and any violations
should entail heavy fines
Police Fail to Act.
f. l. SpaIding. who is an old sports,
man and has hunted game in many
parts of the world, advocated the APP
pointment Of wardens at salary OF
fftv dollars a month a piece and halt
the fines.
"Then make the laws more strin
CENT he saws, "and make their en-
forcement very stric- The orientals
and Portuguese are not so much &c
blame for the determination of birds
a. the spOrtsmen. It is the rivalry
between this class of hunters, to see
who can shoot the greatest number II
a dav. Shooting of the Korea, the
native duck. should be prohibited. I'M:
i exclusively a Hawaiian fowl anC
formerly they were very plentiful II
the marshes and along the valley
streams. They have been nrarly ex
terminated
N'The season for pheasants ough
n he shortened n month or two at boil
ends and the practice of killing tn
hen birds prohibited. The bag shoul'
ba limited in the case of doves as l
: in the States. More restraint shoul'
he mt upon those who shoot Illegail'
ami out Of season. The police haV
been notified of certain men shooting
without licenses. but they pay no at
+inr 10 these reports, seeming to thint
i i beneath their dignity to FOLLOW
m such violators of the law
Violating Pheasant Law.
John Fleming declared that the lilo
nolulu hunters as a rule PAD Tor thel
licenses and generally complIed VII
the laws. 1.-The men residents OF tn
rural districts are the ones, he saIo
who pay no attention to the gam
law, The chief offenders are 10
Of idle young fellows who 90 out SLoo'
: mo evey dav. Reports come from T."
that pheasants are being shot ther
/ although the law is not of uhtil n
fifteenth Of September. A certain u"
: Iibi man has been seen shooting phed,
nr+s hacl, Of Fort Shafter for the pas
: ,rro ,r three weeks My idea would ,
~ form game protection assoclatlo
: an5 all the members pledge themseIVt
5 - rarnrt every infractiOn of the gam
5 laws that comes to their attention. II
= rardIess of who it hits
would Close Season Three Years.
, William LAM. of Schacfer x 60
l r,-o,1a close the season on doves IL
; ,hraa wears. The Chinese and Jap,
aa.a = he saids. "shoot off the bro
r =, Nav and June and when the seaso
''-..ne nm the first OF July there al
a W -. left TO hunt He was Il
,-a,,v stringent protection on the Phea.
anr. and doves but the ducks he sal
D .,.a.. MIGRATORY and did not bree
| here. 49,. Ia. ,,.a.
: sympathy with any practical i" .''' .',
: hnr efforts had been made I'D me ia,
y Ia check the slaughter OF oH -:
] Tho Iarrer landowners oo~t1o'''H
= r,,f,n that might have been 'l'y nee.
{ IN preserving the game. II j. pre-.
: b,r5 to try to dictate 10 these ",, '''
d If large estates what they S.''-'
e an their own preserves.
n IRWIN -paIdiug. who Is >|e-'..,
f 4.l uayvaiian Gun Club, as@er Ell +"
g .or+a.n crowd made mp Of Nhl,'
3a,nasn and Portuguese had been rE'