Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-15

JARY Is, 1916.
, This would take the hunter away from
the settled community and give him
chance to run at large in the woods with
his gun one day out of the week, which
In. many cases is all the day he has to
himself.
1 want to call your attention to the in
creasing number of out-of-the-State
sportsmen who visit our State annually
to fish and hunt. We want to welcome
them and extend the glad hand, other
than the hand to receive their money.
Remember that the man of moderate
means, even the poor man. likes to fish
and hunt as well as the rich, and he will
appreciate what we do for him perhaps
even more. We have plenty Of room for
all. and plenty of fish and game for all
who would be guests at the great ban
quet table Of the good old State of Maine
Warden Frank Perkins of Bradley was
reelected and the following officers were
added to the organization: Vice presi-
dent, w. T. Pollard, Foxcroft; direc-
tors. F. e. Jorgensen, Ashland: w. c.
Morrill,, Gray; Charles Gray. Fryeburg;
George E. Cushman, Portland; E. p.
King. Skowhegan; legislative committee,
NJ. c. Morrill,. Gray; Bertrand E. Smith,
Augusta: D. B. Ellis. Oakland.
The members INDUCED in a general dis
cussion of topics Of interest to the as
ISOLATION, following which Chairman
Austin Of the Inland Fish and Game
Commission addressed them and compli-
mented them upon the work done by
them.
The first thing on the program Of the
afternoon session Of the big association,
which convened at about o'clock, was
the report Of the president. In his re-
port Pres. Hodgson forecasted the gen.
eral discussion of the afternoon. The
report here follows:
Presidents Address
At this annual meeting of the Maine
Sportsmen's Fish and Game Associa-
ton We are to discuss three very i'm
portant subjects:
First-The need of game bird pro-
pagation.
Second-The need of greater State
warden service.
Third-The need of registration of
all who hunt or carry a gun in Maine.
l do not intend to speak about the
matter of fish propagation, as do
not consider it necessary That branch
of the service has been administered
very efficiently. Enough hatcheries
have been built and are now operated
to take care of the needs Of the State
for some years to come. The men in
/ nh IN hn h@1 IL,
doing good work, so that our lakes and
ponds are being replenished whenever
they show signs of depletion. If We
keep up to our present standard we
shall have all the hatcheries we need
for some years to come.
We hear little or no criticism of this
branch, the fish culture, but we do
often hear complaints from the hunter
that he furnishes the money that is
being used to make better fishing.
We also heard the complaint that
our license fee was too high for what
We had to offer the hunter think that
the members of this association felt
that it was just criticism and we
advocated reduction from $25 to $l5
and at the same time we asked for
| close time on moose to prevent that
valuable animal from becoming ex-
tinct. l think that the law for a close
time on moose for four years has
proved popular with the sportsmen
from without as we'll as within our
State, and 1 think that in asking for
laws to be enacted we should always
have in mind the sportsman who
comes from other states to ours in
order that he may get the best hunt
ing possible. AS long as we ask a liz
cense fee and cater to srortsmen from
other sections of the country, we
should consider their wishes and th3is.
requirements, as nearly all laws pass
ed are laws of restrictfon-but laws
necessary for the protection that is to
prevent extinction.
With all these fish hatcheries it
seems to me that We could with very
little expense, or at least IL reasonable
expense. add to some Of these sta tons
a space set apart for the breeding of
game birds. This would please the
| hunter, who is not real kicker
against the fisherman, as he is often
times a fisherman himself, and it
would make him feel that something
was being done for him and his sport.
l find that there are many sports
men who prefer birds to deer-that
duck and partridge shooting appeal to
many. Some have asked why quail is
not propagated. and have been told
that quail would not winter in Maine.
as it has been tried and failed. l rec
ommend that it be tried again, as l
believe that our winters are milder
than formerly, and certainly some
parts of our State will be found adapt
ed to- raising quail.
The pheasant is a game bird that
has been tried in several New Eng
land states with some success. 1t has
size, beauty and table qualities. 1t is
praised and likewise condemned at
times by sportsmen, but it should be
looked into and tried. Our own State
of Maine partridge is to my mind the
ideal bird for the hunter and should
be propagated largely, They thrive in
our climate and are valued by cpl
cures as delicacy. BY all means give
us plenty of cartridges.
Game Wardens
The amount of money appropriated