The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-12-12
BUCK LAW" AND
OTHER CHANGES
Are Recommended by U. Sports.
men At Conference

L
ton was held Tuesday LAT Marquette
Seventeen proposed amendments TO
the game laws were adopted Most
important among these is the recon-
mendation for return To the former
deer season open from Nov. Ia To
Nov so, inclusive; also a recommen-
dalton that the XIII be limited To one
deer with horns. The statutes were
studied with great care before these
suggestions were acted upon
The first recommendation adopted
mas to do with the protection OF deer
Not only will the buck law" lessen
the slaughter Of deer. IL is held, but
Will prevent hunting fatalities. The
casualties of the past season, in the
words of the recommendation, have
disgraced the state. In New York,
where game is protected by q. law sim
liar 10 that which the upper peninsula
| sportsmen are advocating. and with
XIII Of $500 deer during the last sea
son, there was hui a single fatality
To offset the shortened season and the
proposed legal limit of one horned
deer, the sportsmen favor permitting
nonresident hunters To take deer out
Of the state.
| The sportsmen further recommend a
general hunters license Of 81, To per-
init hunting and fishing of all game
and fish within the restraint of sea
son and To apply To all persons oven
twelve years of age This license. IL
is suggested. should be contingent up.
on an oath that the holder will not
violate the laws under which he hunts
nor will he carelessly or maliciously
set forest fires.
non residents rod license of 81
+. and bird license of $40 are advoca-
ted. These and the non residents
deer license. Of $25. are also To he sub
| tect To the oath mentioned above.
Aliens Should Pay Fees.
| An important measure suggested
would bring aliens under the non-resi-
dent class of hunters. | was pointed
out in this particular that Il man who
has made the United States his home
I
neighboring state to hunt without pay
ing his nonresident Zee. while the
alien of a few months residence in the
country may. upon the payment of his
/ local license, have the same privilege
as citizen. There is considerable
! sentiment In favor of a law that will
require aliens To pay the nonresident
| fee.
Under the recommendation for
changes in the fish laws. the sports.
men suggest a distinction between the
! rainbow and the ordinary brook trout
June | To Sept. 80 as an open season
/ rs favored instead of the MAY Il to-
Sept-i season for brook trout Both
for brook and rainbow trout q catch
limited To twenty-five In one day is
recommended. and fifty is recommend
ed, as a limit To the number one may
have in his possession al any one time.
The legal size limit. seven inches. Is
still favored
In addition To these recommends
tons, there Is "a recommendation that |
non resident sportsmen he permitted |
10 take from the state one days eaten |
Of fish and one days bag of small |
game
The sportsmen also favor placing a |
breeders law" upon the statute |
books |
Want Change Of Bass Season.
An entire change OF season Is rec
commended for bass, making IL lawful |
To catch this fish between June IL and |
Jan. l, but a limit Of ten In one day
Is placed upon the catch, and this
same number is proposed as the limit |
of fish one may legally have In his
possession al any one time. The mini |
mum length advocated lis ten inches.
The sportsmen recommend that
there he no closed season for bear. fox |
or skunk, and that the bounties for
wolves be raised from $25 head TO
$780, for wildcats. from 50 To S.. The
lynx bounty To remain at 81.
The lenethening of the season for |
waterfowl one month. To open Sept. II, |
instead Of oct. II. as at present, and
To close Dec. 81. is advocated. The !
present bag limit Of twenty-five is
favored. but the sportsmen were in
sistent that there shall be no amend
ments to allow spring shooting of wa
terfowl. The open season for sma. |
game bird, other than waterfowl, is
set for the period between Sept. u
and Nov. g. under the recommended ,
tions. with the present bag limit.
The association recommends an
open season for rabbit and hare from |
Sept. II TO March I, except for the |
proposed open season for deer. Nov.
10 to 80. Under this proposed law
there would be no limit to the kill.
Taxidernnists May be Benefited.
The association also recommended l
that taxidermists be licensed To ship /
out of the state any legally killed
specimen of game or any legally II
caught fish, which at the present time Il
they are not allowed To do.
The set of recommendations will be
forwarded to the legislature and
placed in the hands of the upper
peninsula members OF both houses.
and " Is hoped TO incorporate at least
a few of the most necessary measures,
such az the buck law" and other reg II
IN Int n