Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-14
BIRD CRANKS SCORED
STATE GAME WARDEN HiNshAW
DlSllkES ADVOCATES OF
EXTREME MEAsUREs.
SAYS IOWA sPoRTsMEN
FAVOR SPRING CLOSED SEASON
Warden Believes River Restrictions are
Unfair Because Poor Mans Chance
Is Removed, While Slaughter Of
Game Birds on Gulf Goes MerriIy
On-Shootin9 Season Ends.


Gals who are debating the govern
ment's policy with regard to protection
OF birds apparently are dominated by
'cranks" who have fallen in love with
teathered life to the extent that they
are unreasonable, thinks E. c, Hin
shaw, of Spirit Lake, state game war
Den. Mr.. Hinshaw was in conference
with Sioux City sportsmen yester-
day.
Sportsmen of the west have consid :
cradle to find fault with in the meas
ures adopted or about to be adopted
by the agricultural department with re-
gard to shooting. Mr.. Hinshaw stated.
a proposed regulation placing quail,
prairie chicken and crows in the song
ord class, which has been fathered by
New York heads of the bird daft prop
uganda, is one that will be fought by
fair minded sportsmen, Mr.. Hinshaw
predicts.
THESE people anaiyzed the stomachs
of some crows and found the birds had
sailed their diet of eggs and young
birds with a few bugs" explained Mr..
Hinshaw. Therefore they say the
crow IS the farmers first friend and
ought to be made immune from shoot
ers.
Bird Clubs Inactive.
1t is teworthy that these same
people, who are so critical of the re-
quest of sportSmen for some hunting
privileges, never have shown any dis
position TO help the game wardens de-
partment in enforcing even the very
laws they have advocated so vigorous
~, Mr.. Hinshaw added When, year
ago. Mr.. Hinshaw issued positive or
ders to his deputies TO enforce to the
letter the Iowa songbird law, the
movement was greeted with perfect
passiveness BY the bird club leaders OF
the state he declared.
Most hunters of Iowa approve the
idea of federal regulation of migratory
birds, according to the state warden. AS
president of the Iowa Sportsm ems as
ISOLATION Mr.. Hinshaw worked in favor
of the Weeks Mclean bill! when i, was
before congress. Sportsmen today look
favorably upon abolition Of spring
shooting, attic they realize it viii Gu;
down their shooting. But they feel in
justice has been done by prohibiting
even fall shooting on the sections OF
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers IN
the north central states.
The real danger that threatens ex-
tinction of migratory waterfowl is the
unrestricted shooting that is permitted
in the gulf. states during the winter.
Even with spring shooting permitted,
not enough birds would be killed in
the flying thru territory to make a
positive impression on the number OF
the birds The government, Of course.
can not control bird slaughter in Can
ada, except by international agreement.
The government, can, however, and
ought to curb the steady shooting and
lirnitless bags that prevail in the gulf
section, Mr.. Hinshaw said.
Shooting Season Ends.
The shooting season permitted by IL
censes of the state Of Iowa expire
April 10. Comparatively little hunt
ing has been done. altho much has
been said about it, Mr.. Hinshaw de-
clared. Enforcement Of the fedora
game law, which Mr. Hinsfaw had
said would be a farce, has justified his
prediction he believed. By expressing
this opinion Mr. Hinshaw drew upon
himself the fire OF many radicals on
pey su u 'loerqns uoEloeloId Pig 9uln
expressed confidence in the federal
campaign when he did not feel 1t tn!
result would have been to handicap
hin, later when ne issued instructions
and meant business, the state warden
explained.
Present provisions Of the federal reg
ula tons prohibiting hunting on the
Missouri and Mississippi rivers couio
have only one ultimate effect. In MT
Hinshaw's opinion. That would be ~
discriminate against the average
hunter who has not the money to be-
long to exclusive hunting clubs tha1
can afford to buy or lease private pre-
serves. All desirable hunting tracts
speedily would be taken up under lease
with present regulations prevailing. ne
| declared