The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-08-22
GUN LICENSE
TO HELP SOME
Revenue Will Be Used to Propa-
gate Game Birds


gun license law, now in effect, hope
within a year or so, to make a start in
Michigan with the propagation of
game birds, to be placed in suitable
cover when they are old enough to
take care of themselves" w. r. Oates,
state game warden. asserted yester-
day.
The gun license law will appreciably
increase the sum now annually avail
able for the protection of game and
the other operations of the state game
wardens department. Mr.. oates is
loath to make any prediction as to
what revenue it will bring i'm. but it
will he a matter of many thousands of
dollars
The law passed 10y the legislature is
not the law recommended 10y the state
game department. which favored n
measure that would have cXactcd a Ii
Ccnsc fee from every person who car
ried gun II the law had been pass
cd I'M that form. the resultant income
would at once have enabled the de-
partmcnt To take up game propaga-
ton on large scale.
Eut this proposal was deemed too
severe by many members of the legis-
laturc, ana 60 secure any legislation
along this line the friends of the de-
partments plan to agree To provis-
ion that the gun license shall not be
cXacted in case the hunter confines his
sport 10 the county of which he is Il
resident.
Deer Hunters Must Pay.
MIR. oates points out however that
the great army of deer hunters from
the counties i'm the lower part of the
state. as well as all other hunters who
leave their home counties in chase of
deer, will have To- pay the 81 gun IL
ccnsc fee in addition to the deer IL
cnSc. Many other hunters Hho f'e-
qucnt the woods and occasionally got
over the line into Other counties will,
10 be- on the safe side, take out gun H.
Ceuscs. But iu the nature of things IT
is difficult to estimate what the income
from this source will he, and Mr..
oates i'll make no plans based on this
new income until after the deer sea
son this year.
Urnaturalizyd aliens Njl hav" Ia
pay a SO sun license Ice, aud If they
Huul deer they viii have tn pay an adj
ditiunal 50 for the privilege. This leg
| isla,ion was based on the experience of
the state game warden's department
| that unnaturaized aleus are among
/ tho most troublesome viultturs and
generally speaking. hold the game laws
in little respect.
The game law amendments became
effective last week, So hunters should
now necessary paper to possess IT on
| hunting trips they enter counties other
than the one in which they reside.
crayIiog Site Preserve.
The new camp grounds for the
state troops. at CRAWLING, where tho
state holds large acreage. ana which
viii be made the permanent cncamp.
ment home of the troops has beer
designated q game sanctuary, Mr.
| oates said 1T possesses good cover
and IN time there is reason TO believe
il will be well stocked with game IA
no hunting Will he allowed within rs
limits. MI the deer that come int
the departments possession will b'
sent there, and we will perhaps maxi
some effort To- propagate game birds
uuail. partridge and prairie CHECKER
there. that depending on the amour
of added income We get from the gun
license This money viii all be use,
To- build up the hunting and To secur
better protection in districts whcr
violauuns are reported to be numer
Gus.
The new law provides that any Ian,
may be dedicated as game refugees ant
bird sanctuaries, irrespective of 1t
ownership. and when this is don
hunting becomes illegal on IT. Alrcad
! several large tracts have been SO dcdi
Gated 1, is expected that the gam
/ will thrive in cover on these tracts
and thus Ia time to hc means of keep
ing up the hunting on land whore
is legal to Kill birds and deer I'm tn
, open seasons.
, IN LEGISLATION for refugees ard sane
'tuaries ana for the propagation {