Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1912-10-25
WHY Land is Posted Forbidding Hunting


some people befaie the farmer who
posts his land during the hunting sea-
son, and look upon him as narrow
minded, gfouchy, and ungenerous.
These people look at the matter from
their own standpoint of wishing TO
hunt, and do not trouble themselves to
look at the farmers side to find the
reason.
In printing the cloth signs which
warn off trespassers we often hear il
stated by the one ordering that they
hate to do il, but they must protect
themselves from a certain class of
"hunters" who have no regard for the
property rights of others, and tear
down stone walls to uneafth a rabbit,
leave bars down after passing through
and commit other depredations. one
party came in this week and said that
a company of hunters, some six or sev-
en- in number, invaded pasture where
there were cows and shot of their
guns so that it sounded like small
army fusiIade The cows were so
scared that it was almost impossible 10
get them to the barn for milking time
But story Of one man told this
week must have the sympathy of eve
~ real sportsman. A baby squirrel
was found by certain family in the
outlying section of the town. 1t had
been deserted or its family killed by
hunters. 1t was taken to the farm
house and fed milk with a spoon until
able to look out for itself and then
freed. The little animal made its
home in tree not far from the house,
and lived four years and raised fami-
~ each year. 1t would often come
and sit on the door step and chatter
aw ay and the children would feed it.
/ The squirrel was a great pet. a young
hunter came along this week and
shot was heard in the very dooryard of
the farm house, and the farmer ran out
and there was an excited young hunt
ef up tree after the pet which he had
wounded. He had Just reached it and
was about toldash its brains out on the
tree trunk when the farmer shouted
that ii he didn't stop there would be
something coming TO the hunter The
house where il was found that its leg
was broken. 1t is being nursed and
showing signs of recovery. The farm
er was mad clear through and who
would blame him2 Is it any wonder
that he Immediately posted his land?
1t is stories Of this sort that make
any thinking person agree with the
farmer that he has 10 protect himself.
But the real hunter who goes out reg
ularly every season, enjoys good sport
and is careful TO observe the farmers
rights while ON his land, and We be-
lieve they are in the great majority,
| are denied their sport because few
such unthinking and unprincipled
persons are allowed TO roam about
siderate of the farmers rights we be.
lieve you can get permission from al
most any farmer to hunt his land by
the asking, as it has been iour expert
enee that once convince the man, even
though he has posted his land, that
you desire TO hunt and that you real
ize that there are things owed Ito the
man who grants the permission to do
SO, and inivery few instances, we be.
lieve, will permission be withheld. So
do not blame the farmer but place the
blame where it belongs-on the I'M
sportsmanlike man with the gun.
"Had dyspepsia or indigestion for
years. No appetite, and what / did