Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Annual Report Of Com
mission for Year 1909.
Many Nonresident Licenses
Hunting Season Successful.
Total Expenditure Of Department
For Year, S82,85i.77.

The annual report of the Commits
sion OF Inland Fisheries and Game.
the members OF which are Leroy =.
Carleton of Winthrop. chairman. Ed
gar II. Ring of Orono and James w
Brackett of Phillips, which has been
submitted to the Governor and Conn
Gil. shows that the number of Ii
censes sold to nonresident hunters to
hunt after Oct. / was 1872. The re-
port further says in part:
We have issued 594 licenses to nom
residents 10 hunt prior to Oct. LIST.
at 50 each
OF these latter licenses, 141 were eX-
changed for licenses to hunt after Oct.
/. the holders paying SO additional.
We also issued IS licenses to I'M
naturalized foreign born residents to
hunt at SIS each.
We have registered 20S7 resident
guides this year and % nonresident
guides.
We have licensed 127 camp proprie-
tors: 2G6 hunters and traDpers OF fur
bearing animals: 81 county dealers in
deer and other skins: q State licenses
TO deal in deer and other skins; and
Is licenses to non-residents and I'M
naturalized foreign born residents to
| deal in deer and other skins.
We have also licensed IA taXider-
mists; SO marketmen to deal in deer
meat
We have received for transportation
| licenses sold S77S64.
~, %
We have instituted III prosecutions
fer Tiolations of the fish and game
| laws.
| Inasmuch as the full itemiZed re-
port Of the expenditures of this de-
partment will appear in the State au-
dltors report. all that appears to be
necessary here is the following:
| Expended for fish hatcheries and
| feeding stations, SCI 1872 60
l.. r. Carleton, chairman, travel
ing expenses. 263. 20
j. W. Bracket, travelling ex-
penses. 553 II
Edgar e. Ring. travelling ex-
| penSeS. ISL. f}
| Warden service, 1920 IS
| Clerical services. 1,667 40
| Damage to crops by deer 30 II
| Licenses refunded, 81 80
Postage. 695. IS
Legal services, 49,. Sc
Miscellaneous, for postage notices.
hShWay expenses, office supplies,
| etc, 6,161. 10
| Total amount expended, $50, S51. II
Of the above an Mt expended dur
ing the past year, $4,000 was APP
propriated by the State, the balance
)cing received from fines and license
Y'ees collected.
The Legislature of 1909 provided for
bounty of 81 to be paid for every
wildcat, Ioupcervier or Canada lynx
lilled in this State.
In consequence OF this law, 81 claims
rave been presented and paid and II
,laims are still pending not having
eccived all the necessary certificates
.equired under the law.
Thirteen claims for bOunties on
bears killed in Franklin County have
been presented and paid, and 10 claims
or bears killed in oxford County have
lsO been paid.
Twenty claims for bounties on bears
lied in Washington and Hancock
Counties have been presented and
paid.
Reports received from 1926 guides
how that they guided this season 81
1872 days, during this time guiding
35l non-residents, and 41S6 residents
200 Of these being hunters
They report that the parties they
rave guided killed 2743 deer 1O1 moose
and 60 bears.
SOS report moose more plentiful than
asst year.
255 report moose less plentiful than
asst year.
459 report moose same as last year.
424 renort deer more plentiful than
asst year.
53S report deer less plentiful than
asst wear.
5o4 report deer same as last year
They report "a moose killed when
With other guide
They report 324 deer killed when with
Their guide.
They report bears killed when with
,thtr guide
They report 1873 moose killed by per-
sons employing no guide.
They report 2272 deer killed by per-
ons employing no guide.
Reports received from 105 camp pro-
prietors show that they entertained
1913 resident guests. and 1898 non
'eSident guests, 1865 of these being
hunters. Number of deer consumed in
hesc camps, 271. Number of deer
fought for consumption at these
camps, -.
Reports received from $50 of the IL
ocnsed hunters and trappers show
hat the following bearing animals
We're taken by virtue of their Ii
renses:
Bear, s.; foxes, 512; raccoons. 40;
mink, 65S; sable, 121; otter. 81; fisher,
hlackcat or marten, 321; beaver, 393;
nuskrats, 2o45: weasel. 34S; skunks,
107; wildcats, %.
Reports received from "A licensed
dealers in deer skins show that they
purchased by virtue of their licenses
i19i deer skins.
Average price of deer skins 6S cents
each.
Reports received from p of the IL
rensed marketmen show that they
bought by virtue of their licenses $50
leer for sale at retail to their local
customers.
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