The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-22

State Game Warden Oates Says
Buck Law Is Needed

From the most reliable data which
Ne can obtain" SAYS state Game
Warden ". r. oates in his annual Tee
port "t is estimated that there were
f5rty-nvc accidents in the woods dur
ing The season OF 1912. twenty-seven
90 which resulted fatally. With the
co.'s iryt in view OF suggesting some leg
lslation which would prevent, on ma
t,riany decrease. the accidents which
occur during the deer hunting season,
10 is orr best judgment that "A law
should lc passed limiting the killing
~ deer 10 one male deer with horns
While the difficulty OF recognizing the
sex OF deer from q distance is fully
appreciated yet the caution and care
which "A hunter viii Ice compelled to
exercise before he shoots at moving
objects iu the woods viii i'm our
Judgment result in a greatly de-
creased number OF accidents for mis-
taking "a human being ror deer.
Laws which permit the slaughter
If game birds or animals during the
reproduction period are perniciously
bad. The present spring shooting law.
permitting the killing or molestation
az birds on their breeding or feeding
grounds or when on their migration
uorthWard, should De repealed II Is
obvious that Ina the mating season You
destroy not only one bird. but also the
young if YOU allow the killing. THAT
. The real evil of the situation, Both
Wisconsin ana Minnesota are to bel
commended for their restrictive legiS-
latiou abolishing the spring shooting.
! regret that Indiana, ohio and Illinois
have an early open season for water
fowl. but that is no reason why Michi-
gan should not join our sister states
in closing the early shooting season
and cooperate with them i'm urging
the adoption of law by the Federal
government which viii protect the mi
gratory game birds.
Civil Service for Deputies.
I'VE commend To the consideration
of the legislature a plan To- adopt in
Wisconsin of appointing and classify
ing the game wardcns upon a merit
basis and, recommend that their per
diem compensation be graded from
two dollars and nifty cents to -four
dollars. instead of three dollars as now
prescribed by law II is self evident
that q new and inexperienced deputy
should not he entitled To the wage,
Of an experienced and more efficient
officer \ civil service appointment;
viii not only legally provide FOR the
retention OF = competent officer in the
employment Of the state. but the grad
ing of the salary will induce the max
imum Of best service ana insure q re-.
ward of efficiency
Few Non Resident Licences.
III may be well To- remember that
Michigan makes no legislative appro-
priation 90 protect its game ana fish
resources. The fund To- pay for such
protection ANA warden expenses is de-
rived from the sale OF deer hunting ii
ccuSos. TIE amount received from
this source last year was $21,S93IG asl
against $2Si32.5O for the year pre-
NiOus. \ less number of non-rcsi-
dent licenses We're issued last year
because the new law prohibits fol
aign states from shipping outside OF
the state ia" deer which they Kill
This department received during
the last year $9.91S.0o from the sale
OF commercial fishing licenses, an of
which. however, Is practically utilized
for expense of commercial fishing and
boat patrol of the great lakes within
the jurisdiction of this state. Th.l
department used during the past sea
son one steam tug and two gasoline
boats in this work rs alrcady point
,d out ana aside from the value o.
song and insectiVerous birds which
IS SO great that.it cannot De estl-
mated, it VIII be- observed that thcl
yearly value of fish GpSS continent