St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-11-18
FISH AND GAME IN VERMONT
important Suggestions Made by COM
missioner Titcomb I'm Biennial
Report.

important Suggestions Made by Com
missioner Titcomb I'm biennial
Report.
John w. Titcomb of LyndonvilIe
is distributing his biennial report as
state fish and game commissioner OF
Vermont for the two years ending
June 80, 1914. 1t is a 192-page
illustrated booklet containing much
info. nation for sportsmen and
others who are interested in fish and
game as an asset to the state.
Mr.. Titcomb estimates that the
fish and game annually taken in YER
mont help out family larders to the
amount of 100000. He is in fa-
Nvor OF a combination fishermen's and
hunters license or else a fishing Ii
cense of so cents in addition to the
present gun license.
Recommendations.
Mr.. Titcomb's recommendations
follow:
Make a survey of every public
pond and lake in the state; decide
definitely as to a policy for each
and have the policy made as bind
-ng as possible for an indefinitely
long period of yeas.
'ExteTminate the coarSer fishes
which have got into some of the
trout ponds 10 to 30 acres in area,
and restore their pristine condition.
Increase the number of fish
hatcheries and field stations.
Keep the trout streams free from
polluting substances injurious to fish
or to their spawning grounds.
put the warden system on sal
airy basis; have fewer wardens, but
raise the standard of efficiency.
Make some of the wardens game
keepers as we'll as see what can be
done to increase the stock of game
birds.
Have more stringent laws in re-
gard to dogs running at large at all
seasons of the year. This recon-
mendation should be viewed from
the humane standpoint as well as
with the object of p. otecting wild
animals, including ground nesting
birds, during their respective breed
ing seasons.
Encourage fish and game propa-
CATION farms as offering a legitimate
and profitable industry. The pres
ent laws are very favorable to such
an industry. The propagation of
game birds Offe:s especial induce
ments at the present market prices.
"There is a large and increasing
table market for all kinds of game
which can be raised under semi-do-
mesticated conditions. Venison can
be produced at more profit than beef
on some of the void lands.
Have one or two large game ref
uges, especially for deer and elk
&c mill n r~nnnfsffnr9 nF ho
condition existing when it was nee
essary to import deer from the state
of New York to Iestock the forests
Under the present laws game ref
uges may be established by the COM
All that is lacking is
funds.
TO defray the expenses involved
in carrying out the recommendation
of a public nature an anglers IL
cense of so cents or a combination rod
and gun license of 81 is suggested. |
At present the hunters are paying
the bills for protecting both fish and
game. A division of the burden
would be more just and would re-
suit in funds sufficient to carry out
these recommendations"
Finances of the Department.
During the last fiscal year trout
fry and fingerlings to the numbe: of
l ,534,40 were put out by the state
hatchery. They had a commercial
value of $8923.96. The state paid
during the last two years S2713.75
for damage done by deer. The state
received in fines from fish and game
violators during this period $780,
413.31. Courts suspended fines to
the amount of 1892 and RENTED
fines to the aTount of $420. The in