The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-10
OF
HUNTERS LICENSE
is GREATEST NEED IN PROTECT
ING GAME AND FISH OF THE
STATE
Is Expression Of Warden viquesney
In His Annual Address Before
Association in Session Here.


We need. above all things else.
the re-enactment of the resident hun
ter's license"
This statement was emphasized by
state Forest. Game and Fish Warden
Jules A. Ntquesney. OF Belington,
president of the West Virginia For.
est. Game and Fish Protective asso-
citation, in his annual address before
that organization at its eighth annual
meeting. which was opened in this
city yesterday afternoon.
Speaking of what has been accom-
plshed by legislation which was
enacted mainly at the instance OF the
association. Mr.. ViQuesney said:
Since this association was formed
We have seen a wonderful change not
only in the enactment of laws. but a
better sentiment fayoring their en-.
forcement. The sale OF all kinds of
game and the shipment of same from
the state has been prohibited. which
has done more TO save our remnant
OF game than all other provisions of
the law. Open seasons have been
shortened. a close season has been
established on the wood duck and all
imported game birds. a better warden
system has been established through
out the state.
"A splendid provision OF law was
enacted by the 1909 legislature es
tablishing a resident hunters license.
but before IL was fully demonstrated
the great good that this law would
do II was repealed BY the legislature
OF 1911. This law was really a meas
ure which benefited the farmer more
"a =
mer was allowed to hunt on his own
OF adjoining land without any license
whatever: the sportsman did not OBJ
ject TO Il. for he above all others re-
allied the good that would come
from such a law; in fact, no one OBJ
jeoted seriously TO the law except a.
few pot and market hunters whose
chief mission in life seemed to be
the final humiliation OF our game and
birds. Had this law that you asked
for seven years ago not been repealed
we would to-day stand in the fore
front OF states in game and fish
propagation and protection.
Most Pressing Need.
We need above all things else, the
re-enactment OF the resident hunters
license. ! have talked to many mem
bers OF the LEGISLATURE Of the session
OF 1911 and they practically all ad-
init that the repeal Of this law was
bad mistake. This law, II again put
upon our statute books. will not only
furnish a revenue sufficient 10 make
the Department OF Forestry. Game
and Fish self supporting. but IL is
the only means by which many vio-
lstlons Of the law can be success
fully detected
This license law will produce al
least S25 900 Of revenue each year and
will be- sufficient 10 provide an ade-
quate deputy system. protect our for
ests from hre, and re-stock our
streams with hsh and fields and
woods with birds and game
We must have AZ least lsh hatch
cry or two if We ever expect TO stock
our streams with FISH. u b. true the
government has furnished Us few
hsh In the past years. but rs far az
an ample stocking Of our streams Is
concerned. this supply Is nothing less
than y Joke There were only S9.s35
nsh planted in Wet Virginia during
tho hscal year ending June 30. 1914.
n go per cent Of these hsh we're lost
before they reached maturity. a bali
NnANN NNNfIUIfNs llhf you nave ~
Wheeling. could catch the remainder
any morning before breakfast
We need better deputy system.
q more comprehensive forestry law.
We need bird and game refugees IN
every county In the State where birds
and game may BE- propaEated ana
protected. We need a system whore
BY our birds may b. fed during the
extreme cold weather ~ winter
we have the greatest opportunity
in West virginia 10 make a success
~ those subjects Of any state In the I
2 nion but results viii not be- ac- I
complished unless We apply modern T.
methods 20 this work
Would Produce Revenue
Forty states have residence hunt. /
crs license The only States not re. I
quirinE a license from tho resident /
hunters are Maine. Maryland. Virginia. 1
North Carolina. South Carolina. Ar-I
kansas. Mississippi and West Virginia q
West Nirrfufa was the nrfu state thai