Milford chronicle., 1913-08-15

AFTER people have been accus-
TONED to do exactly as they please
for many years, it is difficult to
bring them to a realizing sense of
their responsibility TO others, and
the rights and privileges Of land
owners in particular. The ques-
ton Of cunning on other peoples
property has been pressing to the
front for years past, and the action
OF the legislature in enacting new
laws for the State Of Delaware, to
regulate the entire subject, was a
wise course to pursue, and one
which will in the end adjust itself
to the best interests Of all corcerned.
Every man who desires to gun on
land other than that he holds a
title for, must take out a license
before he can follow out his inclin-
alton, and the present Game War
den has arranged to see to It that
the laws are carried into effect.
Already two thousand dollars have
been collected in fines from those
who have broken the hunting laws
of Delaware since last winter, and
the gunners who delight in shoot
ing reed birds, have been taking
ont State cunning licenses TO such
an extent that the game wardens
are amazed. On the other hand,
from Sussex county there are dire
threats from those who are sullen
and desire to continue their lawless
methods Of other years, as to the {
killing of game; which methods :
have almost exterminated the quail S
and squirrel in the lower end of .
Delaware. The farmers are deter t
mined that tresPassing upon their \
lands shall cease, and if the gunner b
can afford to pay FOX license to Il
shoot the game raised upon his n
fields, then the same gunner can q
afford to pay the farmer for the a
privilege to hunt over his lands. +,
This is all right at that, and the al
game laws are all right also. The a
State News in a recent editorial on "
the subject, said: o.
man resident OF nonresident Il
should be charged fee of five or ten s
dollars to gun on any man s farm. That el
is not only good business, but it keeps al
cunning strictly within the Law and if Il
4 gunner cannot buy his privilege on the
mans farm, then he is trespasser and D
,an be severely punished. Il
Il is claimed that in the State OF Maine, Il
where game has been heavily protected, II
farmers make large revenues from gun F
lers whom they allow for fee, to hunt
IN their lands. OF
The farmer wants the birds and he fl
osters and feeds them in winter when be
hey are in danger. Migratory birds, II
90, he wants and would much rather tn
AVE them than gunners and marksmen. an
After all, the State and particularly
he farmers cannot throw around the We
rids too much protection. Their work foi
d the destruction Of scale insects alone, tw
D say nothing of the weevel and the hu
esky weeds, is marvelously valuable to
be dilligent farmer.
Who owns the game; does this new
asks some loquocious letter
ritter from Sussex in a Wilmington -,
aper. Well, now, the farmer really bb.a'
WINS the birds and game on his place
nd he ought to be allowed 10 keep what -,
E has and raise more The men who 90 ~
1t to slaughter the birds wholesale. with
pack Of trespassing dogs, do not own ;s
lem even though they may have license
hunt The water fowl and Reed bird III
ay be common property, so let the a.,
unners be content with them" '''t
WILDWOOD. Mr. 1