The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-05-19
Wild Life Assoc iation Address.

The Shiawassee Wild Life associa
| tion has issued an interesting state
ment to the public. The statement
signed by DR.. G. l.. Cramer, the pres
ident; Van r. Pond, chairman of tn,
propagation committee and Georg,
e. Pardee, chairman of the protec
tion committee, reads as follows:
THE Shiawassee Wild Lif,
(Sportsmen's) association is organic
ed to put the clamps down hard OF
the pursuit of game and fish, FOL
sports sake, but it does stand for tn,
enforcement of the game laws il
such a manner that the fast disap
pearing game and fish supply may bt
replenished and made permanent. Il
also makes one of it's great aims the
protection of the song and insecti
vorous birds which protect the farm
er and thet gardner by the destruc.
tion Of moths and larvae which
threaten crops, and the nurture in
the mind OF the growing child Of the
idea Of protection and conservation
and respect for wild life in a way
that his father never had it present
ed to him.
"The association has planted near
ly a hundred thousand game fish in
the streams and little lakes of this
county in each of the years 1914
and 1915, and is cooperating with
the public domain commission to
find the most practical way to re-
stock the cover with game birds.
Any possible amount of restocking
and planting is Intellectual, however,
unless it is backed up by laws clos
ing the hunting and fishing seasons
during the breeding periods and pro-
tecting the young until they have a
chance to grow and reproduce their
kind. Only so can the rapid dis
appearance of the game fish from
America be checked. This is in no
sense a selfish or throttling purpose,
but one purely actuated by the desire
that all shall enjoy equal opportuni-
ties for recreation and that the priv
ileges enjoyed by us and our fore
fathers shall reman to those who
come after. Every public-spirited
citizen should give not only his moral
influence to the movement, but also
his active assistance by joining the
association.
"The Shiawassee association
makes it part of its business to see
that the protective laws are enforc-
ed. AS no game shooting is allow
able until September, and only nox-
ious birds or animals, such as crows,
English sparrows, hawks, owls, etc,
may be killed during spring and sum-
mer months, we wish especially to
call the attention of fishermen, at
this time, to the laws which affect
them.
"No sale of game fish is legal at
any time. Wall-eyed pike, rock bass,
blue gills, sunfish and perch are now
game fish, and cannot be sold except
when taken from the Great Lakes.
BASS, large or small mouth, can
not be taken until June 16, and then
only ten in one day, at least 10
inches in length.
"Wall-eyed pike not until June 16,
length 10 inches, 25 in one day.
(This is the pike-perch, pike shaped
body and head, moonstone eyes,
perch fins; not the ordinary pike so
commonly called pickerel. We be-
lieve there are few, If any, pike
perch in our county,
Rock bass, white or calico bass
may be taken at any season, but
must be at least 6 inches long and
only 20 per day may be taken.
Blue gills, perch and sunfish
must be at least inches long and
may 5e taken at any time, but only
25 per day.
None Of the above may be taken
at any time except with hook anu
line,- the hook to be taken in the
mouth of the fish, save that all ex-
cept bass and wall-eyed pike may be
speared through the ice in January
and February.
No spearing of any fish is at this
time lawful in any stream or lake.
The right to spear suckers, mullet,
redsides and pike expired with April.
Dip nets are also unlawful except for
bait. A seine not over twenty feet
long maye be used for bait minnows.
Jack or any artificial light, ex-
plosive substances for taking fish, or
seines or nets except those allowed
for minnow bait, are unlawful to
have on or within one-half mile Of
any stream or lake.
"set lines and night lines are un-
lawful.
1.-THE association offers a reward Of
ten dollars to anyone furnishing in
formation which shall lead to the
of any person violating
any of these laws"
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