The sun., 1916-11-16
Rod and Gun Nel0s
TO NOV
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Then again men would catch enough Tor
good mess and return home =,
the large schools of young were respected
the consideration would be well repaid on
the fSiiowlns rrn 9s them nons down ana The
barb can easily be extracted without IN
jury and the rsh released. . .
,na.. 'hi sh.Ps Rse;sin wi :: 'f Law. 81 p.:s.d miins
fishermen to . limited number on eaten:
No man who takes home 900 nounde,s
400 makes two meals. 1t Is as much ss
murder to destroy the hrst stage houhoer
!, ,ti TO- 'hoS, So,on raeo'. mnnH n,n IN. many
thousands Of sportsmen will give us peter
n.hiax and preserve the supply pwyfGaXr. fG5 yf."
s,rookiyn. Nov. IL.
Us~asraated slaughter Condemned.
while 1 do not believe all these stories
told OF big catches of hsh I am willinG 20
presume they. are true, for II " poss'o''
ones credit 10 xiii 90 many nsh don't
care whether they are founders. weaks
Ss,sn;h p: wia " %.:. .na
slaughter. Even the sbcrigines Who wers
native to these shores before me such
offence.
II a man is sestins no,ori.ty. whether
be- b. :s:t." .,:,o. prSSpa.:iS Sppa.Sr such u:
catches he H. taking absolutely the wrong
ecur.. q he think. n. e gaining ,,ySr ns. ns ls
interest,". n.i sN " .nsiiss ,sHs ana S.h i. heart
s'1f They 'n ar. sr ssSly usStn from X.
though. in hi. er.nium that nums:s: %S: I:
latter have Jus, sbou, a. much use for the
former as . cat has for e.bbaGe
.,hinsl 'Hn't IN tonS " ana nd prineipIs as any pro-
fession. Its members recognise Its laws by
Intuition and not by being told. They know
wien they have enough and that enough 10
they know that Il tsAss spee,:. to
ps.H s::s R:s'. sh.s :nd they s'y y.,cs: inS
d.:siuc,,sn that !. greater fore: than
Thsy @ncw tina. they are responsible 70
others as we'll a. themselves and that the
promiscuous taking Of On and feathsrsd
termIinsalon senI,sH m Il society doe. no, .,s:mp. 10
The true n,mrod would eh.erfu,,y aeeep,
any restraint put upon him by Law because
h. IL inte'isen, enough TO see the Jns,ice
to he done II IL grumbling because the hsh
and game laws are too lag.
Open Seasons Too Ions.
Most OF Us recognise the fact that open
| seasons are too ionG; that some seasons
iiS.rel R.,, ''0 Mo,t Of % u. vii ~.ie"ms certain
| restrictions In this direction and hope they
will become a fact. Why7 Because-and
| ttir happens to be a case when because
| In not a woman's reaton-because we are
| willing - pay the penalty we must pay fo'
| the sho~'s'ghtedness Of ''promiscuous fish
| and ga'r- hogs who can't let and will no,
| let anything that creeps. swims or hiei
| get away from them.
| Because we are Obliged ~ contend viii
| men who are ohsessed with greed. Because
| some men are ~ b'oodthirsty that they
| won't let anything come within range o
rod and gun and give II chance to make
| "a getaway.
| because mos, Of u. think Of other gene
! ra''ons to follow who VIII demand th'
| pleasures ~ the open. and we want u
hard something down 30 rosterity.
| IT. is the "hsh and game hog. the
works such havoc with forests. hsh And
game such men .,,nd out lik. IN.
| corruscating sisns on Broadway to attract
| the ewes Of unrophisticsted youth who In
| nocentiy admire and try to emulate them
| It's a bad example to set for the tyro. bu
| II runs IN the blood
! The hog sets the example to the iitti.
| pigs" nv putting HE feet IN the trough
and sorging about everything before him
| Irs Of nttle use to saw pig, pig. NJ
| good" However. n one w'e'ds the clu,
| suf,ciently and with persistence tho tim,
may come when an impression can he msh
! on the "p,g' and there 10 = chance fo
rstsmr''or' hut never on the hog
New York, Nov. IL cyl.