The Alaska daily empire., 1917-12-28
THINKS DEER SHOULD SELL
 IN THE MARKET Interesting Points Will Be Considered at Meeeting
 of Game AssO-
 citation. BOUNTY FOR WOLVES This Should Be at Least $50, Says Citizen, Who
 Has Given Sub
 jeCt Thought.
BOUNTY FOR WOLVES

bers of the Southeastern Alaska Fish and Game Club will be held tonight at the hatchery in the old White Lunch on Front Street and the ques- tion of suspension of certain parts of the existing game laws for the duration of the war will be dis cussed in all phases.
 It is probable that an effort will be made to get the law suspended in such a way as to allow the sale of venison in the public markets during the open season for hunting on wolves to further preserve the game.
 One member of the Association, and a man who is familiar through long experience with hunting and game conditions in Southeastern Al aska, in discussing the question yes terday said: "It is our desire to get the law amended or suspended so that venison may be sold in the market during the open season. We aloO Wdllt tilc Sdlut COIStIf6u anu protected to the fullest extent, but if rules were made in the proper way, the venison could be sold and the game would be protected at the same time.
 Suppose venison were allowed to be sold during the open season on ly. Each carcass brought to town would have to have the skin on it, which would do away with any chance for does and lawns being killed for market. Afterwards the skins could be sold under the strict est regulations, which would do away with any chance of hunters killing deer for the skin alone. Only bucks with skins attached to be sold. This would conserve the food supply of the nation by supplying a great part of the demand for beef md other meats in this section which are needed for the Allies.
 "In protecting the game in the opinion of hunting men and others familiar with conditions it would not be too much to have a $50 boun ty on wolves. Every wolf killed would save at least twenty deer which could later be converted into food
 With fifty dollar bounty on wolves, hundreds of men who now remain idle in Juneau and other places during the winter months would outfit with a small amount oi grub and start out after them. Some of them would make good money and others would barely make grubstake, but within a very short time the wolves would be practical ly exterminated.
 q know what l am talking about because l have seen it work out in Montana, Wyoming and other plac es. It is against the law to poison wolves It remains to be seen whether wolves in this section will .ake bait with poison or not. Usual ly where there is plenty of live game to be killed they won't take bait
 ''If they will take it they should De allowed to be poisoned in this section. Through the interior and n the westward sections where
 here are lots of foxes it would not io but there are no foxes here Possibly a few mink or martin might 1e killed, but what of that when the hn hs sxtermination of the wolves.
 "On Prince of Wales Island sever Il years ago there were more deer than on any island in Southeastern Alaska and now they are more scarce there than in any other sec ton. It is all due to the wolves Other islands in this section are rapidly being denuded of deer through the ravages of these pests. and within five years it is predicted past unless effective steps to exter- minate the wolves are taken" he continued.
 Another enemy of the deer is the Siwash dog. Indians camped at diff ferent places frequently move camp and leave one or two dogs behind them. Poison should be set for these pests wherever one is known to be and they should be killed off in this way. Any prospector, fish erman, or hunter should have a sup ply of poison to set bait wherever evidence is found that a dog is roaming loose in the woods. This 's another thing which will help to preserve the deer of this section"