The Alaska citizen., 1914-12-21
PROTECTION OF GAME.

PROTECTION OF GAME.
In my last annual report | made
the following recommendations, which
again submit: That female carl
bou on the Alaska peninsula be
protected; that the season for killing
moose anywhere in the Territory be
changed from August ! to Septem-
Der /; that north of latitude 60
the season for killing grouse, ptar-
miean, shore birds, and water fowl
should begin on August Is instead
Of September l, as these birds have
generally taken flight for southern
regions before the latter date; that
a bounty for killing wolves be pro
Vided, in order to eXterminate these
animals, which are rapidly destroy
ing the deer of southeastern Alaska
Under the operation of the game
law all moneys received by the gov.
ernor's office for the issuance of
hunting licenses, shipping permits,
and guide licenses are covered di-
rectly into the United States treas
ury, the total receipts for the fiscal
year being $3.50.
AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED.
A number of amendments to the
game law We're also suggested in
the report of this office for the fis-
cal year 1913, among them the fol
lowing. which, if enacted, would
greatly aid in the administration of
the law and the preservation of the
game of Alaska. These are again
submitted for your consideration:
Section provides that '"it shall
be unlawful for any nonresident
to hunt any of the game ami
mails protected by this act, except
deer and goats, without first OBJ
tanning hunting license i"
While nonresident may hunt deer
and goats without a license, no pro-
vision is made for him to take tro-
phies of the hunt out of the Ter
ritory. The result is that while a
number of nonresidents hunt deer
and goats every year, they are I'M
able to take their trophies away
with them. and there is needless
waste Of game and trophies. Little
supervision can be exercised over
these hunters. and no revenue is
derived. 1t would seem that no rea-
son exists for permitting the killing
of deer and goats without first OBJ
tanning hunting license, or at
least that some provision should be
made for issuing shipping licenses
for trophies taken by nonresidents,
who are not now required to take
out hunting licenses
The second paragraph of section
5 provides. among other things. for
shipping licenses to be issued to
resident of the Territory who wish
to ship trophies Three kinds of
licenses are required: % $40
license covering the heads or tro-
plies Of ! moose. if killed north
Of latitude go, deer, 2 caribou,
? goats, and 2 brown bears; (2)
$40 license permitting the shipment
of a single head or trophy OF carl
bou or sheep; (3) IS license per
hitting the shipment Of single
head or trophy of any deer, goat,
or brown bear Under the law there
are apparently three classes of H.
censes provided: % Hunting H.
censes to nonresidents; (2) shipping
licenses to residents, including the
three kinds above mentioned; and
(3) special moose-shipping licenses.
for moose trophies taken south of
latitude 60 The paragraph refer
red to contains the following limi
tation: Not more than one gen.
eral license and two special moose
shipping licenses shall be issued to
any one person in one year" Evil
IDENTIFY the general" licenses ($40.
SO and $50 above mentioned. 1t
would seem to follow. then, that
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