Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-02-11
LocAA HunTI xs foa LEe:

Much has been pr r. b, ately con
earning the new fedef, &rgator,
lSird law and there ID cable
Fspeculati ION Just now sain1Ai Ell
as g vAafs a III kav.$ il
G G. =. :. I. / = ~ AVS permit II
~; sscr.,r,., I'M. M !, n. ! % !,
alton that they have paid n 4ol
lar for license permitting t1 tc
nunt ducks and geese from Se1s1m'
ber 1st to the 18th Of April follow
Ing. This law was In force when thA
licenses were issued and Is In force
ID the state today. The question
which arises is this: Can the fed.
sfal govsrnment enforce q law Of
Ills kind in Iowa until the present
hnnters, licenses have expired and
tn state has revised Its present
lAw to coincide with the new fed
iaraf Law? *. 1
Attorney General carmody Of New
York u quoted ~ saying that the
naw federal law 10 unconstitutional
The Sporting Goods Dealer" OF st.
L1uis, for February, makes the Blate-
msnt that owing to the opposition
TO- tie 1,IGTatory bird law, an order
wAs given BY federal authorities that
1t should not be enforced in states
where the federal law conflicts with
the game laws wherein hunters were
given the fstg to hunt ducks and
geese SeYtain months.
WINS 10y people do not sym
pathixe with out OF doors sports, tho
hunting fraternity is, nevertheless. q
vr.n -. 1,n - xx,fth Co xy{.
Dent from the method that State
3xme. Warden HinshAw has been
,otced ito adopt to take care OF the
enormous amount OF correspondent
that has come to him on this sub
3ect. In response to Inquiries from
socalssportsmeni Mr.. Hinshaw writes:
Dear s8ir: 3y5 ~
Your inquiry regarding spring
shooting of ducks has been receiv-
I'D. Owing to the enormous number
de Inquiries on this subject we fine
aimp0ssible to answer each one
pae0oaAlly and are setting forth the
faata regarding same A. We und&r-
49, them. in. this circular.
The eoyernment passed q, Law
$,rphibiting spring shooting Of ducks
.:nd 1t was unders TODD that this la>
.-auld not be put ialO t0rcv Until Al
ter the close OF, the present year
ind the hunting licenses that had
been issued had expired. We issued
. statement to this effect some ttnlt
ago. but since have been informeo
hat the government Is holding that
he law is in force in Iowa and that
my parties shooting ducks this
spring will be liable to p9osecutiOn
inder the, national law.
q So far as the slate department is
concerned, we expect to fnafflt our
,art OF the contrat, and VII take no
part In prohibiting the 1hsotfag OF
iucks until the close OF ID season
according to the Iowa hw We can
not and do not offer any Teale3 to
parties who hunt and are ptosecut-
ID under the government laW. ~
I hat is entirely out ok our Jurisdtc-
lon and something over which @w,e
.iaye no control, 50 that the hunter
must understand that X he hum
siucks this spring he = ltsble
prosecution by the govsgoment &
b. s5sS e. c. HIN8HAW
State Fish and Game Warden.
- Thosesor us who have pata asR
anaters sIicenses Tor the purpose 30
aunt uucks. Will not be satisfied M
III some legal mind among the shoot
.ng kraternlry comes Forward and
makes iit plain to us Just how far
.neltederal government can 90 in
;anceling contracts which At the
.lue the state made them. were
perfectly legal, and did not conflict
with any federal law. A HUNTER. /,