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NEW GAME LAWS
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and game and very much more res
pect for the game laws as whole.
II 463. An act to amend section 2
and section 3 of No. lat OF the Acts
of 1908, was another very important
measure, which when reported by the
committee, provided for a license Of
81, town clerks to receive zoe instead
OF loo under the existing law The
bill was amended In the House res
toring the old fee OF soc with 10c to
town clerks, but IL reduces the non.
resident license fee TO ten dollars
which seems TO be enough with what
Vermont has to offer In comparison
with adjacent states. II also provides
that nonresident who pays taxes
on improved real estate In Vermont
to an appraised value OF one thousand
dollars, may take resident license.
The amendment OF the old law pro-
vides that the commissioner may en-
ploy gamekeeper at the state pres.
erve at Sharon, and may use some OF
the funds for the maintenance OF the
fish hatchery and for the expenses Of
conducting stations for the propaga-
ton OF fish and game. Under this
law II is impossible for the commits
sioner 10 establish field stations
wherever II is deemed desirable, for
rearing fry TO fingerlings before being
planted. Such stations can be estab-
lished for use during the summer
months at small expense but with a
license fee OF only 80 cents II is hard.
ly possible TO consider expensive
operations along these lines. I
should consider the present license
law almost perfect had the fee been
raised to one dollar. but imagine
that at the next legislature quite a
pressure will be brought to bear TO
make the license because the hunters
who do not fish object 10 having their
funds used for the protection and
propagation OF fish.
II 1876. An act to amend section
1921 OF the Public Statutes relating
to the hunting OF deer. Makes open
season November 10Th to November
10th. both dates inclusive, SUNDAYS
excepted for deer with horns not
less than three inches In length. This
law VIII obyiate tho necessity for
proclammations for the protection OF
forests against fires asd those who
shoot and wound deer will DO able 10
secure them Instead OF having them
escape as many now do to die In tho
woods asd be wasted There are am.
PIE deer In the state TO warrant the
slight frightening OF the season and
TO permit a more favorable time for
hunting them. II Ia estimated that
there are approximately 10000 hun
ters In the state and that at least
halt OF them secure licenses for the
purpose Of hunting deer.
Turning 10000 hunters loose In
Vermont not including the few who
hunt In the extensive forests OF Essex
county and adjoining territory with
season OF only one week. and the
hunting In many sections is no moro
norless than drive. the deer hay.
lg practically no shelter and being
Kept on the move during tho entire
hunting period. While / am not
ready to advocate an entire montr
as open season for deer, am almost
inclined to believe that a month open
season would not result in very
much larger killing than under the
present law. The House passed a
bill permitting an open season for
deer with horns Of one month in Es.
sex county on the ground that the for.
ests OF New Hampshire and Canada
adjoining Essex county, are open 20
the hunters for much LANCER perlod
and that the conditions in Essex
county are not analogous TO thoae
IN other parts OF the state. Under
the existing laws deer are killed
throughout the year in Essex county.
and public sentiment will not unfold
or result In convictions Of those VIC
lating the laws even when tho owl.
dence Is conclusive. The entlre doi.
egation from Essex county favored
the bill and promised to uphold Inc
commissioner In the enforcement of
such a law. This bin was KILLED m
the Senate on the ground that n uas
special legislation. While 1 believa
that We have altogether too mpcb
special legislation now, think n 4
unfortunate that the laser COUNTY