Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-11
SPORTSMEN SHOULD
GET TOGETHER, SAYS
SECRETARY KALBFUS
If the Greatest Good for
Game Is to Be Had, Meet
ings Should Be Held Be-
fore Legislature Convenes.
By JOSEPH KALBFUs

Secretary Joseph Kalbfus. Of the Penn
sylvanla State Game Commission, sub
mits the third of a series of articles for
EVENING LEDGER readers:
In the last Legislature there we're Al bills
introduced relating TO game notice that
more than one-half OF the next Legislature
VIII be new men, earnest and conscientious
in every way but impressed with the idea
OF the state from wSie. rsey 70 NAV we <eme ss9a n
the proper and only one and muSt prevail.
always viii BE. These men know ne oeT NOTHING Ing
OF OF former battles or the reasons why their
these matters and am writing now in the
the Leglslature meets. give ana Take, as thew
should do and arrive at conclusions that viii
not only produce pleasure for the present bus
that viii rerpetuats those pleasures through
coming years.
sessed Of Ideas that vary greatly ressrding
the methods best adapted 70 secure desired
are many differences e 81 opaoh Ssse'GRh SphouFS T9eFf
psneVs t6ne that but Few VIII dispute the assertion
means determination. Regarding seasons ana
o 4s tRssse RSss INIT .asre are Varied opinions many
the Game Commission, and we have thought
il as a suggestion To- sportsmsn % @ embadyIns
these thoughts, compromised and smoothed as
sections OF the Commonwealth stvIng our
re9sons for such action.
We had 305, 02S hunters IN Pennsylvania
last year who paid resident hunters license
and beltove that fully 100 600 men hunted with
out securing a license, the landowner, the
tenant and their families. under the provisions
Of law, and tho limited numher who hunted in
violation OF law, making fully 100000 hunters,
some experts, some not but altogether con-
shutting force for destruction that makes
one wonder how any living thing in the shape
OF game escapes and how II Is We have game
are 10 be perpetuated shooting should not bs
permitted FOR longer period than one month
IN this State They cannot stand longer
III We had 100000 hunters in this state last
year and general average OF $40 was ex.
considers the cost of guns, ammunition, clothes
lost time and money actually expended IN
travel that this amount lier man y a fair
average we have $1,000. Oo0 expended In ono
season In this State 70 destroy what nature ana
through the use Of less than $4,000 for the
same time II is apparently Just as hard TO
make good brick today without straw as IT was
IN the oden times and tho Game Commission
cannot do impossible things neither can ma
weasels. hawks owls, crows othsr Vsrmiii,
which II ny opinion destroy many times over
the quantity Of game taken by men.
1T seems 70 me necessary, thcr1fore 70 re-
duce the season during which nonnikratory
birds may be legally killed one month and 10
make the time OF the open season fair alike to
North and South and East ana West fE that
tlfaa for the month cf November a fimo when
the leaves VIII have fallen over most u the
state. Bhon the weather Will be more sultabl
game On an extended hunt is not 80 likely 70
spoil and, above all these, at a time when tho
forests usually Vet from fal ralns and tha
danger 81 forest nres. the greatest enemy of
both our forests ana Wild life. is reduced %
the mipimuni