Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-12
Hunting Notes


Judge Keegan at Bath Tuesday FORE
noon involving the game laws. The
charge was brought by the deputy fish
and game warden, John H. Perkins,
that two men OF Topsham were hunt
ing wild birds on the Bay the Goth day
OF September. five minutes otter the
sun had set. He was standing on the
opposite side Of the Bay watching the
men at 5.45. at which time the sun
set upon that date. He sculled
across the Bay. a distance of six hum
dred yards, estimated, and found
them hauling in their last bunch Of
decoys. The attorney for the re-
spondehts. Allan Howe Of Brunswick,
moved that the men be-, discharged
and the court discharged them with,
out hearing their side Of the story as
the Judge decided that the charge
was not proved by the warden's evil
dsrice.
Willis Holbrook and John Klippell
who are camping near the Willis
farmhouse on the Bay shore, Tues
day morning had their attention at
tracted to q duck near the camp ana
Willis allowed he would shoot the
nird. But that's tame one" re-
monstrated Mr.. KlippeM. Willis,
however. insisted that it was a wild
bird all right and blazed away. Then
appeared the owner and collected
s1.25 for the duck.
Two calf moose. bewildered by the
glare Of headlight Of a Bangor &
Aroostook train, remained on the track
and were struck and killed Thursday
morning near Schoodic. The bodies
were turned over to the game warden
and one will be sent to Augusta to be
mounted for the State museum.
The veteran game warden, w. r.
Pollard of Foxcroft, who 10 often con-
suited by the valient nimrods in Quest
OF big game, reports deer as plentiful
in certain sections but moose as scarce
in Ill parts Of the State. Deer do not
appear to be as numerous this season
near towns and settlements as usual.
but working back into the deeper for
ests. one warden counted AZ recently
ON a single trip from Northwest Carry
to -Chesuncook; but no evidence Of
moose. old or young. were discovered.
Il Captain Pollard is rishk that the
deer are moving back, It means that
II the hunter Is ambitious to add to
bis outing with gun the trophies of
Dig game he must go farther into the
wilderness Tor the base Of his opera
tons.
Seventeen deer were shipped
through Bangor inspection station on
Thursday and the total for the season
Is raised therefore to IS, which is 20
more than for the same period last
year. Unfavorabie weather conditions
are the only thing that stands between
the hunters and q banner year. an the
game Is abundant aud under suitable
hunting conditions could be easily rot.
The report has been going the
rounds Of some Maine hunters that II
Is permissible to shoot COW moose in
this State, says the Bangor News.
The information Is based on the SUD-
position that the legislature, several
years ago. placed a five-year clos
time ON cow moose, and at the last
session Of the legislature the law
makers failed to renew the close time.
So now the hunters are inclined "a
think that COW moose are legitimate
game. They are entirely wrong, how
ever. The legislature. when It passed
. law protecting cow moose. provided
that the close time should be per.
petual. Cow moose shah NOT be shot
In the State Of Maine until the lesfs.
lature passse. q law a1lowinR hunters