The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-03-05

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,asauAuy a uat tme ana tnua patt
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49,, iaty uid ho 40 ~ ana sac
.t.Qaial consequences, with which We
ls,v noW so iauaiar gUi0Wva ~ a
maaDr "a course and the dou we're
naucatS eSterpan@cd
I puS 10 ~ back for mvmopt rile
,uss.,nt parsuit or thcao animals ln
I,aust eauy days with i,iat lock atlt
,mae uap aad iishlng ROD sopa
eaat,t,a th,se peoplc nto a hardl
rcsouroelui race OF SAILED marksmuu
ANA bravo people From the sltnu
pulut ui The sUciologist their CHIEF
naaottustica wono tnen indopru
d,uue ana Inherent love OF liberty
wuien tney piIEcd above eyerlthng
except ilt itscll, lhwr habu CT
Sauacring aiar IA pursuit OF their
aaarty, Nataow let OF hindranco.and
anfestruntd by local custom OF law,
naturally tended to develop this
srult OF independence ana liberty 70
ita utmost
From all we are able 10 gather al
present day. while We know tho d,S.r
we're plentiful IN those early times,
yet they were never 80 numerous IA
tno history Of the state as they were
ia 1909. This Is significant Ia L.
self Excepting an act passed Ia
1872 to protect the muskfat OF the
stale, no protective measures were
enacted but the one above men
Toned by Prof Thompson, passed
IN 1897, providing for u ak months
close season for deer Ia the mean
tiue the people Of the state placed
IN thoir first constitution, adopted m
MIG a proyis on TO secure and safe
guard their rights OF free hunting
ana fishing the liberty TO hunt on
all unncosed land and to fish In
All boatable waters. That provision
still continues a part OF the conatitu
non OF Vermont tsee section 40
,hapter II, con Of VI
Now, il seems THAI the above con
sututional rights OF the people were
leemed by them so sacred and val
liable that for many years after the
adoption Of this provision Il was q
)old legislature who dared 10 pro-
1oHe any sort Of measure 10 protec
he game. The result was the Ia
labitants of the state We're LETT
BY law Tor many years
% hunt aud fish when, where and
lowsoeyer they pleased. and grad
lally, but surely, the deer were M.
lost wholly extermiuated l some
PARTS Of the state a few escaped the
ihlltF4H anu phl lNINfNt nut Vf't lh'
he greater pant they we're com
oletely wiped out This condition
continued for many years. 1'he firM
and revised edition Of the
statutes OF the state was authorized
ly the Legislature of 1897 aud is
known as the Revised Statutes Il
contained one chapter, number 90
ln the preservation of game aud
he destruction Of noXloue animals
section | Of this chapter made II an
Jffense, punishable BY fine ot
80. 10 kill any wild buck or doe.
avn or any other Kind Of deer b
ween the tenth OF January aud the
Inst day OF the following July The
Of the chapter consisted
If provisions offering bouuties on
wolves, panthers, bears and foxes
Jntil during the late seventies the
.bOye included about all the game
avs that existed ia Vermont In
S76 the first real step was taken
oward rehabilitating the deer. IN
hat year the legislature provided
Or close season on deer until
eptember / 1880
This act caused an agitation among
le sportsmen Of the state TO eonsid
: ways and means OF re-establishing
ie deer IN their former hanutsand
)me worthy men ia the southern
,uuties Immediately took decisive
'tion. But what did they dog
hat was that actiOu2 Did they
an private shooting preserve for
cir own profit aud enjoyment?
o. them No such idea eyer en-
red their minds. They were true
ortsmen and good citizens, seek
X only 10 benefit their brethren
ID promote the best Interests 0f
cir commonwealth Hence, their
mes deserve to go down in the
story Of sp0rtsmanship as real
others Of the great outdoor guild
iey were Dr Middleton Goldsmith.
irtin @ Eyarts. WIN " w Ripley
mes G. Dunn Wallace c. Clement
rciyal W. Clement. Waldo =. clem
t, Edward H. Ripley, Frederick
affoe Samuel H. Bnmham Henry
Cheney Dr. A. Kilburn. Levi o
ngsley, Walter 9. iandon, Henry
Sawyer, Redfield Proctor and Al
r +. Davis. all of Rutland. Mason
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