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the migratory bird treaty between the
United States and Canada. the first
treaty Of its kind. the eyes OF sportsmen
all over the country were centred upon
the American Game Protective n Prop
agation Association. which carried the
work to a successful conclusion. 1t re-
ceived praise from all over the ration.
II treaty. which IL operative at once.
seeks to give an equal opportunity to
gunners OF every State and province for
a fair shooting Time. not ionec, ia AN,
case han three inc a half months. and
eliminates spring shooting.
Previously some States and provinces
practically had an open season for Wild
fowl and shore birds as long as they
remained with them. In his way these
gunners destroyed the shooting for others
n II allowed TO keen II up for a sut!i-
clent time would have killed what Is
left Of the vast numbers in North Amer
lea a century ago.
The slogan OF the association whose
work counted for SO much Is The game
Of a continent ours to protect" Incor-
porated I'm New York September 90.
1911. In less than two years Of work II
accomplished the passage by Congress
and the Senate of the Weeks-McI.ean
law. which placed migratory wildfowl.
shore and insectivorous birds under Fed
eral authority. II was pointed out that
the birds belonged to no individual state,
merely passing through on spring and
! fall mlgrat!ons.
The Weeks-McLean law permitted the
, Federal Government. acting through the
Biological Survey of the Department Of
Agriculture, to make open and close
.I-.- Lfsl. Laah csasa
however, retained the right to say what
the bag limit should be, what the license
10 shoot should cost, IL any,, what penal
| ties for violations OF the law should be
| and SO forth.
Federal Law saved Birds.
nu..u. an ,.o c,.,.s 81, ,ho,r
.n%a,mna' r 90 snnyh, ~ max. ,heir
80, "otn.id. u.i,h ,Sa omen and close
.ea.ons ~ IN. Federal laws. Other
So (which n.r,;,,,d long omen sea
go f,r ,v;,dfovI and shore birds. fought
~ ,u amd fnr ya.rs thsre has been
cnnaict hu, these states are few and
far hotu,sen A DECISION OF the Supremc
t.o,r, ia exner,ed 10 settle the question
deani,eIv This fall
Iev,slators have recognized the value
N the Garner OF these birds. Nearly
ALI OF the birds are d%estroyers OF insect
nests. Also c~onservat!onists have given
! thouyht to the generations OF sportsfnen
IN follow and in his way have provided
a supply OF game birds.
The Weeks-McLean law Is now gem
orally recognized as being a wise move
10 America Is to save a class OF BIRDS
, almost doomed to extinction. Through
constant shooting all along th"!r m:er",
y. o." III &c oach yeor Also their
breeding places are growihs Snn.''.' Em,'
smaller WIN man Ieaou'ne ~ 49,
prove ny iai'h'"H 49,. 49, ,..
HOW rap'a was ,"' 7.o"smw ~. fao,
organization may u SEE" o , "n0
that IN Hs nrst year .".v.." "M,vn.
members i~hciuuihs 81 iaua'
and STATE organization Will ~ '"s.
memberships JUS mehioersh'p nuW ~ ,h,
ers every state IN tHe ,"'"" WIN WV
exception or NeNada'
This association Is the outsro"'i OF"
movement to organic sportsHen IN Wv
interests or game, Whnch was S''e" 's
first impetus IN 1879 WIN the ioriha,'o'
OF the New YORK sporting Assoc'ation
Since that time the movement naS
steadily increased IN strehgth' Inc iuea
which was Responsible Tor us nrst mani
festation spread rapidiy ana resu''e" u
the formation OF huharths OF game pro
tective societies IN all Parts OF INT
United states
The cumulative gooe eHe''S OF 'heS'
have been enormous, Tor whenever ant