The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-12-23
GAME WARDEN
MAKES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR.
In Which He Shows Some In
teresting Facts Concerning
His Department.

The fourth biennial report Of j. A.
Viquesney, state forest, game and
fish warden, Just published and fur-r
nished to the press, contains 160H
pages of interesting information.
The report deals first with tabu-5
lated data showing the number OF,
prosecutions made during the bien-.
NAL period from June 30, 1914, to
June 30, 1916, to be 489; fines as
thirty-four; number of forest fires
occurring during the two years GA;
total acreage burned 339.854; estl-
mated damage to forest products
$429,935.55; cost to counties for
lighting these fires $14 1851; total
fish planted in streams during bien-.
NAL period 1,806,830; number Of
free licenses issued to hunters 1872
575; state wide licenses #3,131; non
resident thirty-threc; nonresident
fishing licenses 1854: total revenue
collected to June 30, 1915. for IL
censes sold $11,T41.
The second part of the report con-
talns discussions of the various sub
1ects embraced in the report and
points out that West Virginia pre-
sents ideal attractions not only. from
the standpoint OF hunting and fishing
but presents beautiful forests and
scenic drives unexcelled by any state
/ nthe union. With good roads cross
ing the state 1t Is suggested that
hundreds OF tourists Will be attracted
and take advantage of the great OPP
portunities furnished for recreation
and health.
"a resident hunters license of 81 is
recommended In order to supply
funds for better protection to game,
s1T, 4 ,,sr =
stock up game sanctuaries in each
county and thus insure an adequate
propagation and distribution OF
game throughout the whole state. 1t
fs stated that thousands OF acres OF
land not suitable for any other pur-
pose should be stocked with deer
and that an acre or two of swamp
waste land on each farm can be turn
ed into ponds for raising fish and be
made more profitable than any part
of the farm.
The protection OF forests from
fire by systematic eo-opdration OF
state, federal government anil private
ownership has saved millions of dol
lars each year. Before any organized
effort was made to discover and con
troll forest fires fires, four or five mil
lions of dollars were lost annually In
forest products, which has been re
duced to an annual loss of less than
$780, 900. 1t has been found that by
system of lookout stations, patrol
routes supplied with telephone COM
munication that fires can be discover
ed and extinguished in their early
stages before they have done great
damage.
BY protecting the forest land from
fire. the haunts Of the game and
birds are also protected and .thous-
ands of eggs which We're formerly de-
stroyed are now Matched which ac-
counts for the rapid increase of the
ruffed grouse and many other birds:
Tho concluding part Of the report
is by Earle "A. Brooks, consulting or
nithologist, and gives a detailed ac-
count of the game birds of the state,
Illustrated by many beautiful pictures
taken from real bird life in West
Virginia and fully describes the hab5
its and value of our many beautiful
and attractive game birds.
Parties interested may obtain a
copy Of the report by addressing j..
A. sviquesney. forest. game and fsh.
warden, Bellngton, w. va.