The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-10-07
MAKE PLEA FOR
CLOSED SEASON
PROHIBIT HUNTING FOR PERIOD OF
Five YEARS
WOLVES GETTING NUMEROUS
Higher Bounties on Unprotected
Animals Suggested As Way of
Preserving Game.


A strong plea for closed season
for five years for all game in Glover
land will be made at the next session
Of the legislature, IL plans for an or
ganization OF hunters for the protect
ing OF wild game materializes.
For many years Cloverland has
been the mecca for deer, partridge,
rabbits and other wild game. Hunters
have come here from all parts of the
country, and especially during the
deer hunting season. The result is
that there has been a gradual diminu-
ton OF game, until today there is a
serious possibility that II the slaugh-
ter continues for a few more years
that the hunters OF the nation will
be without their happy hunting
grounds"
Last year the legislature passed a
one deer law, which had good effect,
but Il is now believed that total ces-
sation OF killing will be necessary
State Game Warden Oates assistants
have been strict with persons hunting
out OF season and many persons have
been fined this season.
II has been reported that the sever
al mining companies, who have i'm
mense holdings, may combine and
prosecute any trespassing hunters
These firms and the large land hold
ing organizations own practically all
OF the hunting grounds, and II they
combine, as a report says they Will
the hunters will be without game.
While plans are being made to re-
plenish the much fished waters of
lower Michigan, the lakes and rivers
OF Cloverlpnd continue to give forth
great catches. This has been the best
year in the history of game fishing
in the upper peninsula. Trout have
been caught i'm large numbers from
the many streams. Lake fish have
been numerous, because some of the
lakes which have never been hshed
on were reached this year.
There are still many lakes in the
forests Of Cloverland and yet close to
excellent highways and railroads,
which have never been touched. These
still offer new sport for fishermen.
Wolves and Coyotes n Menace.
That there will be no partridge and
but few deer in the upper peninsula
within five years unless the state of
Michigan takes extraordinary steps TO
exterminate wolves and coyotes, Is the
belief expressed in a letter 10 the
Marquette Mining Journal received
from c. V. r. Townsend, land agent
for the Cleveland-Cliff Iron company
and manager OF Grand Island, the
company's game preserve.
Il wish you would say to the sports
men OF your section of the state that
IN the past fourteen months we have
captured and killed nineteen coyotes
on Grand Island, and there are num-
ber left" Mr. Townsend asserts "In
my travels In the woods | find evi-
denoe tuat these pests are equally
n,mero~s on the mainland. and II
such is the case II Is safe 70 say there
will be no partridges and feU deer
: left in FIVE years,
"Thc coyotes do not kill full grown
deer. but they do kill fawns three
months old They are not as vicious
nor as cunning as the wolf, but they
watch the mother deer and kill the
young fawns when they are but few
days old They eat all OF the carcas
bones and ALL II does not fear the
scent OF man, and we have caught
several OF them by setting traps
around the young fawns killed. with
the result that they invariably come
back and walk into the traps without
fear We make no effort TO boil on
sterilize the traps or keep human
scent away from the bait. experience
having taught us that their habits are
not unlike the dogs. and when they
want something 10 cat they return
for a.
Feast on Young FawRs.
I'VE have not found that the coy
otes kill full grown deer. but they dc
feast on the young fawns. Their
principal diet throughout the year
seems 20 be rabbit, partridge. or any
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