The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-04-15
Crews of Men Begin Work Placing
Spawn Nets; to Ship to
Hatcheries.
CARLOS AVERY, STATE GAME
AND FISH COMMISSIONER HERE
Food and Commercial Value Of
Products of Animals, Bird and.
Fish in State $6,000,000.
TROUT SEASON OPENS

X You may legally get out X
X your old trout fishing set to- X
X day. The trout season in Min X
X nesota officially opened to- x
X day. This came in face of X
X the fact that the ice is not X
X broken up in the lakes near 4
x here. k
x The season for the trapping X
X of mink closed today. X
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Crews of men from the state game
and fish commission today placed
spawn nets in Wolf lake and in Cass
lake at the south Of the Turtle river
for the gathering of pike fry. The
fry will be sent to the local fish
hatchery and to the other five fish
hatcheries in the state at Glenwood,
Detroit, Granite Falls, St. Paul and
Tower.
The work is being done under the
direction of S. G. Bailey, local game
warden.
Season Closed.
On account of the spawning season
it is unlawful to catch or have in
possession at this time any pike. May
first is the opening of the pike season.
If the work here is successful, more
crews will be put at work, according
to Carlos Avery, state game and fish
commissioner, who was in Bemidji
Friday. ~,
In an interview with q Pieneer
representative, Mr.. Avery stated that
the actual worth in dollars and cents
of the animals, birds and fish which
are taken and used every year In
Minnesota amounts to a vast sum.
"While it is impossible, of course,
to definitely and positively determine
what this value may be, we are In
possession Of sufficient information
to indicate in general way what the
value is," said Mr.. Avery.
5000 Deer Killed.
There were, during the past year.
according to Mr.. Avery, at low est1-
mate, killed and used as food in Min
nesota, 500 moose and 5000 deer,
100 bear and miscellaneous smaller
animals, the food value of which at Is
cents per pound would amount to
s211,O0O.
| Estimates carefully made after
close and thorough inquiry OF tho
number of the various kinds of game
birds taken during the past year, dis
closes a total of 1,011,900 so taken
and estimating the value Of these at
from Is cents each for the smaller
birds to fifty cents for prairie chick
ems and ducks and $3.50 for wild
geese, shows a total value Of $507,-
$50 or a total of $71S,450 as the food
value of the game birds taken and
consumed in Minnesota in one year.
Fish Value Greater.
1.-THE value of the fish taken and
used is manifestly much greater"
|said Mr.. Avery. 1.-THE results OF
commercial fishing which is carried
lon quite extensively in international
and interstate waters and In certain
finland waters is quite definitely
known and the total production OF
such fishing for the past year ap-
proximates a value Of $25O,0OO. This
! is less, rather than greater, than the
actual figures might disclose as all
iestimates are made on a very conser-
> vative basis. Nets which are allowed
to be used for the purpose OF taking
whiteish, fish houses permitted on
the ice, angling for sport and other
wise, takes toll from the lakes and
streams during each year Of 2.700,-
900 pounds, worth in money at the
lowest estimate, $135,500."
The total of the value Of food taken
from the wild animals, birds and flsh
in the state in one year is, accord
ing to Mr.. Avery, at least 81, ,103.s60
Many Furs Taken.
Over $1,000,000 worth Of furs ar
taken each year in the state, accord
ling to Mr.. Avery. TO insect eatinl
birds credit must be given for q
least one per cent of the annual az
ricultural production of the stat
which would amount to $2,600,0OO
The value Of the tourist trade t.
Minnesota, hunters, fishers, etc.. q
the present time, as source OF In
come to the people, is $1,335, 400.
A recapitulation of the above esti
mates by Mr. Avery yields a total Q
almost $6,OO0,000 as the food an
4 commercial value of the products o
|animals, birds and fish in the stat