The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-16
Officials Of County Association
Held Meeting Last Night
WILL BUILD MORE SHELTERS
Club VIII Oppose Measure Raising
the Price Of the Non-Resident
Fishing License.


County Forest, Fish and Game Associ-
alton under the direction of the new
ly elected officers. was held Monday
evening in the Office OF w. II. Wills.
The most important piece of work
transacted was 10 create what will be
known as a Grievance Committee
whose duties 1t shall be to hear COM
plants OF the members in regard to
difficulties encountered with property
owners who refuse the use of their
streams to local fishermen. More and
more each year property owners are
posting their brooks because of the
activities OF fishermen which are Of
fensive to those who own propertiea
through which flow streams that are
stocked with state fish.
Commissioner. Titcomb in his ad.
dress at the annual meeting week
ago stated EXPLICITLY that owners
must give five-year notice Of intent
to post brooks before their right to
turn fishermen Off their land will be
legally recognized. Property owners
on the other hand may put a common
trespass sign on their property and
get around their feature of the law.
Realizing that there is nothing to be
gained by antagonizing the land own
ers, the local club has started work
to cooperate with the owners. The
reasons for the posting of their prop
critics will be investigated and where
the local club members are at fault
-, ,ttan.t< .xy1tt Ia ,pada IN ad{uqf
misunderstanding which may arise.
1t is recognized that property own
ers have rights in this matter which
sportsmen are bound TO respect. On
the other hand odium is cast on all
followers of the sport where a GER
tain few refuse to be sportsmen and
do not behave themselves while on
the property of others. The Benning-
ton club will attempt to fasten re
sponsibility on careless fishermen and
hunters, and cultivate the goodwill
of property owners with @ view tow
ard having posting signs removed.
Among other business done was the
abolition of the Finance Committee.
1t was the opinion of the executives
that any work under the head OF fin
ance can be done by the treasurer,
acting in conjunction with the execu-
tive committee. Marden r. Nichols
was elected chairman of the member
ship committee; Warden Edward s,
Higgins chairman of the committee
for receiving of fish,; Wills T. White
chairman of the Shelters committee,
and w. ID. Pelley in his capacity as
secretary heading the newly created
committee to deal with property own
ers and attempt to do away with an
tagonism to trespassers which is be-
coming menace to the activities OF
the organization.
Local people who went over the
Long trail last year and utilized the
tepee on the Glastonbury stream,
will be glad to learn that an attempt
will be made by the club to provide
more permanent shelter further
toward Glastonbury forks to take the
place of the tepee which 1t was decid-
ed had been located too near He'll
Hollow for practical use. The tepee
has been located but a short distance
beyond Hunters Rest. Parties leav.
ing Bennington could make distance
considerably beyond Hunters Rest
the first night, but not near enough to
Camp Eleven for the second stage OF
their journey. The Shelters commit
tee will look into the matter of locat
ing stopping place near the Forks
1t was voted that the annual dinner
of the Association. which has usually
been held in the winter. depending on
whether or not Warwick Carpenter
shot bear or moose, will be post
poned hereafter until the fishing sea
SON. A PRECEDENT will be established
to have the annual grubfest take the