The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-29
SPORTSMEN INTERESTED
FISH AND GAME CONVENTIONS MIGRATORY BIRDS IN
 QUESTION.
American Fishermen's Society and National Association of Fish and Game Commissioners to
 Convene.

The discussion of migratory birds and the proposal to make uniform the hsh and game laws of the New Eng land States and New York should prove of sufficient interest to residents Of this part of the state to draw a large representation to the two na- t1onal fish and game conventions which are to be held in Boston from Septem- Der to 13 While these two questions VIII prove Of especial local interest, there will be taken up the usual mat ters of importance to sportsmen which make these gatherings so interesting and productive of good.
 The first convention to come together VIII be that of the American Fisher mems society, which will be held from September 8 to Il, while from Septern- Der Il to 13 the national association of fsh and game commissioners com prising nearly all the fish and game commissioners of the United States, will have the floor. Both conventions will be held at the Copley Square ho- tel, and will be welcomed by Mayor Fitzgerald and Gov. Foss There will be afternoon an devening sessions. An attendance of about 300 is looked for and everything is to be done to give the delegates a, good time, as this is the first occasion when Boston has had a chance to show what it can do for a convention of this sort. In addition to
 
 been planned to Nantasket Beach, while a big entertainment will be giv- en to each convention.
 The question of migratory birds is to come up at a public hearing to be held by pr. T. s. Palmer, chief of the bio logical survey at Washington, D. C., on the evening of September 12, and it is hoped that a. large attendance will be on hand to express their views on this subject Special stress will be laid on the woodcock season and on the matter of shooting before sunrise and after sunset, but sportsmen who have particular phases of the proposed law which they desire to discuss will be welcomed at the hearing It is hoped to get much valuable information and opinion from the discussion, and there can be little doubt but that 1t will have an important bearing on the future legislation on this subject In addi- ton to this, one evening@to be named later, will be given over by the com nissioners of the New England States and New York to the discussion of more uniform laws, and 1t is hoped rived at which can be worked out into legislation in the various states to re- move the discrepancies which exist in the practices of different localities.
 Commissioner George H- Graham will be the principal representative from this section, and in addition to being one of the state fish and game commissioners he will be the chief rep resentative of the local fish and game society He was last year elected at Denver for a two-year term as vice president of the national association of fish and game commissioners, and should fill big place at the meeting. Col. J. H. Acklen of Tennessee is presi- dent of that organization, while pr. Charles Townsend, who is in charge of the New York aquarium, is presi- dent of the American Ffshermen'e so- ciety Several other local sportsmen are expected to be on hand to see that this section of the State is well cared