Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-07-17
Some Good Trap Shooting
Occurred at Meeting lust
Held at Fargo
New Sci Of Officers Elected
ard Next Meeting VIII
be at Grand Forks
Resolutions Suggest That
More Care be Exercised
in Saving Game

FARGO, July lit was the con-
sensus of opinion among those who
attended the two days tournament OF
the Sportsmen's association here that
it was one of the best meets that had
ever been held in North Dakota and
all were more than pleased Every
thing passed off pleasantly and as Will
be seen there was some very good
shooting done. The election OF Off,
GERS OF the association took place
yesterday afternoon at the annual
meeting with the following result:
observation-disclosures A. Hale OF
Grand Forks.
First Vice PRESIDENT. F. Duis OF
Devils Lake.
Second Vice President-C. H. Par.
ker of Minot.
Secretary-Treasurer-Dr. Fletcher.
The Trustees-The above officers
and A. r. Chezik OF Portal and II. y.
Peck of Kenmare.
After attending to the usual busi-
ness the association, after passing the
following resolutions adjourned to
meet in Grand Forks next year.
The Resolutions.
Whereas the game of the state OF
North Dakota is rapidly disappearing
this based measurably upon the natur-
al conditions the reclaiming for farm
ing purposes which was formerly the
home of the game bird.
We, the North Dakota State Sports
mems Association, organized for the
protection and propagation Of game,
and representing as we do the sports
men of the state of North Dakota and
taxpayers Of this commonwealth, do
hereby express our disapproyal of the
appropriation of any funds collected
for hunting license from the sports
men of this state, this to any fund
except in the interest of the protection
and propagation of game.
we endorse the American Protect
i've and Propagation association In
their great work as national game pro-
tectors. We recommend state CO.
operation with this association and to
this end, we, the North Dakota State
Sportsmen's Association, in conven-
ton assembled at Fargo, N. D., July
Is, hereby become member Of the
American Protective and Propagation
association, this as a state associa-
ton.
We further protest against the util-
ization of the funds collected from
the sportsmen of the state Of North
Dakota being appropriated into any
fund or channel aside from the pro-
lection an dpropagation Of game in
the state Of North DakOta,
That this protest may be more
emphatic, we agree, as sportsmen re-
gardless Of political belief or aftiila-
tions not to support or favor any
member of the senate or house OF rep
resentatives who shall vote to divert
the funds collected from the state
hunting license into other channels
other than the protection and propaga-
ton of game.
We further urge the necessity and
importance of Immediately securing
either by purchase or lease a suitable
tract Of land for the purpose OF es-
tablishing a state fich and game farm
this for the propagation, protection
and distribution Of game birds and
fish throughout our state.
We further recommend that the
state game wardens have immediate
supervision and care Of the propaga-
ton farm, permitting no shooting or
fishing upon said farm under any con-
ditions or circumstances.
We endorse legislation that will
bring about the adoption Of our recon-
mendations and putting Of same into
active operation.