Evening journal., 1913-11-18
Resident License Talk
Interests Many Gunners

The high cost Of hunting has kept
pace with, the high cost OF living. Last
year Vermont. Maine, Montana and
Wyoming increased their hunting fees
Tor non.rcsidcnts, all OF which went into
effect this fall. Two Canadian provinces
did likewise. Practically every state
within these United States now charges
q fee for hunting, aud the law is prac-
tically uniform 20 charge each resident
sum of 80 cents to s. for the privi-
lcgc OF hunting. the usual sum being 81
with AN additionl fee from 10 10 p
cents fcf the issuing Of the license.
Maryland, II seems. is going 10 be the
last state in the Union to gct in line,
and IL certainly behoo,es thelawmakers
TO well consider the proposition which
will be placed before them at the next
General Assembly. Tho money thus
raised may be put TO great advantage,
Tor Il viii be possible 20 restock barren
districts with all sorts OF game and. in
addition. the money thus had will enable
the State Game Warden Go bet en- con.
duct the affairs OF his Office At this
time the lack OF financial support IS
making his tasks arduous ones. With
more paid deputies in Maryland better
game protection viii be afforded the
landowners and the sportsmen.
During the 1913 sessions of The state
Legislatures license measures received
consideration in l6 states and four Ca
uadlan provinces. and the resident hunt
ii.g licenses were adopted for the first
time in Pennsylvania. Delaware, Flor
ida, Michigan (birdsl, and Ohio. Tic fec
in caclr instance is 81. with the addition
OF 10 to 25 cents fer clerk fees IN Della
ware, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Alberta
also requires a 81 .25 bird license for res
idcnts Of ctcs IN the southern part OF
the province
As Il now sands. unless Marylandcrs
are quick TO take action. they will have
the lawless element of the bordering
states creeping over into their e dis.
tricts while they are powerlc-s D pro.
tee, the birds and animals. There are
many angles from which the argument
for resident hunting license require.
mcnts might be advanced but the ave.
rage hunter knows the value without
going into detail
Maine he's provided special non-resi-
dent license (fce So for hunting birds
in certain counties prior TO October /,
Michigan nonresident and alien ii.
ccnse llee SlOl Tor small game, Nyom-
ing withdrew the privilege permitting
on-residents to be ahcld with %
calibrc rifle without a license. aud Al
berta required a big game license
throughout the province, but the ice
TO farmers and their sons residing on
their own land was reduced to 81
License fees were increased in sew
eral states. In Vermont the resident
license was raised from so to - cents.
the Maine general non-residcnt licer e
from SIS TO s25. in Montana the general
alien from s25 TO $50 and in Wyoming
the special resident hunting license per-
hitting the killing Of one additional elk
from s. to Sl5. In Canada resident big
game licenses were increased from -
TO s.. respectively. in New Brunswick
and Saskatchewan
Fees were reduced in three states
western ones In Utah the cost OF the
alien license was reduced from 800 TO
SIS; in Wyoming the resident bird Ii
cense from Sl.50 to ST. and in Washing
ton the s. nonresident county license