The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-10-11
VIOLATIONS OF
GAME | A LAWS FEW
Only Twenty Six Convictions Have
Been Secured In Beltrami County
During Last Year-Good Record
TRAPPING SEASON OPENS DEC. i
Commission Informs Inspector Bailey
That Turtle River Lake Was
Stocked Two Years Ago

During the past year, or more cor
|,rectly speaking, since the first. Of the
year but 20 convictions for viola
tions Of the game and fish laws In
Minnesota have been secured inso-
far as Beltrami county is concerned.
These figures were given out by s.
G. Bailey. game warden inspector.
this morning. This number Of con-
yictions includes but one case of
moose having been killed out of sea-
son. illegal partridge hunting and
netting fish
For county the size of Beltrami
the record for the past year is con-
sldered as being exceedingly en-
couraging and shows that farmers,
homesteaders, hunters and sports
men are uniting in their endeavors
to keep violations of the game laws
as rare as possible
Returns From Trip
Inspector Bailey has Just returned
from a trip to the Iron Range where
during the past few months game
law violations have been numerous.
The reason given for. this is because
of the dismissal of George Wood, as
warden early in the summer and the
country there being without a war;
den for several months. At the pre-,
sent time the gun clubs of the vari-
our range towns. including Hibbing
Virginia and Eveleth are cooperat-
ing with the newly appointed war
dens and the violations are expected
to be done away, with In the future.
This action on the part Of the gun
clubs IS due to efforts made by Mr..
Bailey dnring the strtp. Il was Mr..
Bailey who secured the evidence
against Warden Wood which led to
his. dismissal. 1.s::
Lake Is Stocked
Farmers living in the vicinity of
Turtle River Lake have for some
time been in dispute as to whether
the lake should be stocked, some
feeling that it should be and others
maintaining that it should not, The
argument was ended yesterday when
Executive Agent Rider issued infor-
nation saying that two years ago
the lake was stocked when two cans
of pike fry was placed in it by A.
O. Johnson, then a store keeper
there. This fact makes it unlawful
to sell pike taken from Turtle Lake
River.
Six Wardens In st. Louis
During the past few months the
game and fish commission has been
much criticised for the number of
game wardens kept on salary
basis in southern Minnesota where 1t
is claimed they are not needed. The
facts as shown by the game and fish
commission furnish the information
that there are only a few wardens
in the southern part of Minnesota
and each OF. those has territory
comprising at least five counties.
Six paid wardens are maintained in
st. Louis, more than twice as many
as in any other county Of the state.
The size OF the county and the num-
Der Of the law violating element are
given as reasons in explaining this
fact.
Can Trap After Dec. !.
Different than former years the
trapping season this year will open
December i. instead of November Is.
This is true not withstanding that
game laws as sent out by the COM
mission announce the opening date
at November Is. This was error on
the part Of the printer.
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