The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-26
urges CLOSE
PATROL WORK
Old Trapper Also Records Him
self In Favor of Buck Law

Systematic and continuous patrol of
The woods by deputies. more protection
for the rabbits. the passage of a
buck law and many changes i'm the
| regulations relating To fur bearing ami
mails are urged by &. V. Wooden, of
! Republic, Marquette county, known as
/ "Curley, the Trapper' i'm statement
written for the Mining journal dealing
with the general subject Of the game
laws. Mr.. Wooden writes:
How 10 protect our game seems to
be a problem that puzzles the legis-
| latpre and confuses the game depart
ment As ! am q hunter and trapper
claim the privilege of expressing my
views. The present system of game
protection may long defer the time Of
the utter extinction of the game, but /
will venture 10 say that the future
supply depends almost entirely on a
complete revision of the present laws,
and a radical change i'm the manner of
enforcing them,
The most effective system of en-
l'il tliitill NhWlu Nv "a dllbl service
This northern country is intersected by
old wagon roads admirably adopted
To he purposes of such u service. If
You place herd of stock on the range
for a season you employ men TO look
after and protect il. Now the state
owns the game animals and birds and
employs large force of wardens 10
protect them But where are the war
dens located; near the game? No.
You win find them in the cities and
towns ana on the passenger trains
going through hunters baggage and
anglers creels, seeking for evidence Of
yiolators.
Urges Systematic Patrol.
THAT is not game protection. II Of
fenses are uncovered in such procedure
the game is already destroyed. BY the
arrest Of the offender, he is more often
than not melted to hatred of the law
and the officers of the law. whereas if
the game was protected by an ade-
quate patrol system the warden would
have been in the field and the violation
perhaps would not have occurred. I'm
der an ideal system of protection, a
warden would constantly patrol his dis
tric,, visiting the lumber camps hunt
ing lodges and trapping camps, and
would spend his entire time in the
field from June I until the close of
the game hunting season Nov. 80. The
development Of systematic patrol
service that will keep the deputies con-
tinually in the woods will, ! believe.
advance game protection UNNECESSARILY
beyond the stage Of efficiency it has
now reached.
The game laws for 1913 make the
open season for the rabbit from Sept. !
10 March /. ! have more compassion
for the rabbit than for any other wild
animal. II is the most prosecuted. 1t
is driven by hounds and is both shot
and trapped. II is the prey of all vora-
cious animals and birds. 1t is waylaid
and ambushed by wildcat, lynx fox,
fisher and marten. 1t is bounced upon
by the timber wolf and is trailed to it's
lair by the mink and weasel 1t fills
more empty stomach than any other
wild food animal and Yet the open
season for rabbit allow six months
hunting in which TO hasten its eX-
termination
rabbits are not fit To Kill in Septem-
her. as they are poor in hesh and many
are but halt grown. oct. ] would be
plenty early enough 10 open the sea-
son and then the rabbit hunters would
not be tempted to hunt partridge The
rabbit season should also close with
the deer season.
Favors Buck Law.
II advocate greater protection for
the does, and we will have To have it
if the deer are to be preserved. / be-
lieve the restriction on the hunters
should be increasd and that they
should each be allowed but one deer,
and that a buck"