Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-11-15
THE DEER HUNTING
SPoR1Iof MINNESOTA
An Army Of Hunters Invade Nor.
them Woods. kandIyohi
Contingent.

The big game season opened last
week Friday. In commenting on this
years season. the Grand Rapids Her.
ald-Review says:
Every indication points to one of the
best hunting seasons for big game that
the north country has seen in many
years. Reports from all sections OF
the county are to the effect that deer
are more plentiful this year than in any
season for the past ten years. This re-
port has been spread broadcast and
thousands of hunters are now preparing
to invade the woods when the season
opens next Friday.
A detailed canvass was made last
week in the western and northwestern
section of the county on both the north
and west branches Of the NJ. & r. r..
railroad. Settlers throughout this
whole territory agree that the shooting
will be exceptionally good this fall.
Stanley, on the west branch, and Effie
and Craig, on the north branch, will be
particularly good points from which to
work as a base. In the northeast sec
ton of the county game is also report
ed to be plentiful. Bearville and Car
penter townships are said to be we'll
stocked this season.
The only drawback at present is the
lack Of snow and cold weather. When
the woods are dry it is extremely diff
cult to track deer even when hit and it
is difficult to get near enough to them
to make a shot because of the dry
sticks that snap under the hunters
to get deer out of the more remote Sec
tons in good condition unless there is
freezing weather.
1t is too early yet to predict the
number of licenses that will be issued
to hunters this season, but some idea
can be had from the number that were
granted last year, when twenty-seven
thousand licenses were issued. The
number this year is expected to go
above twenty-eight thousand.
The number of deer killed last sea-
son was eight thousand. This is only
the number officially reported to the
state game and fish commission. There
undoubtedly were thousands of others
killed Of which no record was made,
there is little danger of serious deple-
ton Of the stock Of wild deer provided
proper protection for the animals is
provided. The greatest destruction tC
deer comes from wolves. The danger
to the game from this source might be
diminished by increasing the bounty on
wolves. Men who are particularly in
tereSteQ IN game preservation are alSC
supporting the so-called buck law
which limits the killing to male ami
mails. Wisconsin has recently put q
ban on the slaughter Of female deer
In fact, the states having deer hunting
and which permit does to be shot are
in a small minority.
With proper protection there is nc
reason why the stock of wild deer ir
Minnesota should not be kept practic
ally undiminished for an indefinite per
| iod of time.
Up to Monday afternoon of this weel
the County Auditor reported sale o.
twenty-seven licenses to hunt big game
to residents in this county. Following
are those who procured the licenses:
K. T. Otos of this city; Anton Gjes
bak of New London; DR.. o. NJ. Porter
AtWater: T. H. TAFT, Diamond Lake
T. T. Tierney, Atwater; Elon schelin
| Atwater; Mrs. Mathilda Larson, Spic
er; John l.. Nelson, Spicer; E. E. Sven
son, Sunburg; M. P. Loberg, Hawick
! Jallmer Pearson, Willmar; Clarenc
Otos, Willmar; John Thompson, Will
mar; T. Torkelson, Belgrade; Ole A
Stevens, Belgrade; w. r. Wrolson, Bel
grade; J. D. Henderson,, Kandiyohi
Hugh McManus, Spicer; Leo Masters
| Spicer; Loyal Clark, Hawick; Melvin
Root, Willmar; Edwin Erickson, c.
Carlson, Willmar; Harry Carlson, Will
mar; Fred Butler, Pennock; Osca
Lindberg, Willmar; c. A. Halvorson
Willmar.
There were 697 licenses to hunt small
game issued this year, compared wit
about $50 last year.