Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-06

Well" said Chairman Harry B. Aus
tin or Wednesday at the office of the
Inland Fisheries and Game Comrnls-
sion, II saw your mention OF the Vlsi-
tation of the goshawks in Maine. COM
ing from the Arctic regions and you
NAV add that hope every hunter ana
gunner will do their best to reduce
the number in this State and country.
They are certainly the most destruc-
tive 10 our rufTled grouse, rabbits ana
small feathered game Of the hawk spe-
,ies and the more the gunners can ex-
terminate the better it will be for our
game The same talk applies TO the
cyls-the more you dispose of, the bet
ter for the game.
Tho department has received let
Ter from l.. II. Forbush, the Nassachu-
-ctts state entinologist who says they
arc doing damage in that state and we
tear the NJ may he done here. 1t will
Lc perfectly safe in shooting at hawks,
for all the harmless species have now
one south for the winter, and the
word may well he shoot and shoot to
XIII"
THE letter from Mr. Forbush, recei"+d
by ,uraior Thomas y. James, stated
that another light Of the goshaWks
and horned owls is reported coming
down through canada and some CT the
.oshawks had already reached Massa-
,husotts.
Mr.. Forbusr also acknowledged the
,, port 10 him by Mr.. James OF tn
restrce along the Maine coast u1
mock Of the true American swan, from
which the Maine museum secured two
nnC specimens. lie said that Hooks OF
from eight TO - had also been seen
on the Massachusetts coast south OF
Boston. on the Cape Cod and Martina
Vineyard shores. and that the breeding
JASON had probably been good III the
Arctic regions. He remarked that ne
would ask Donald Mcmillan, the Arctic
explorer. about il when he saw him.
He also stated that tremendous
hight OF the American swans had been
l, ported on the Pacific coast.
Curator James thought that he was
10 hay. on Wednesday a real curiosity
for his museum. in the form of a live
butterfly fying about among the nun
trods ~ stuffed specimens, but fate in
teIven.d. lie picked up some time dur
itg last September n caterpillar. winch
hc placed IN a box at the museum. 1t
',ut into the pupa state early in Octo-
and Tuesday evening began TO
show life enough To try to emerge from
rs covering. 1t succoeded,> all right,
Gutinc the night and had begun to
rnmb out" its wings. preparatory to
living, but was accidentally killed.
Mr. James is not discouraged, how
,ler. for he has several other moths
End caterpillars undergoing their mys-
ferrous transformation, one almost
lady to emerge.
Prosecutions Reported
The following prosecutions and pay
nent of fines have been reported to the
department:
BY Deputy Warden B. L. Brann OF
Palermo. of the prosecution of oscar
rraG street before Trial Justice {. l..
Hutchins Of Freedom for digging out a
(, \ cen. He was found guilty and nned
$40 and 81 So costs, which he paid.
Deputy Brann also reports the pros
luton before the same court OF WIN,
T. Hysler for setting an unmarked
zap. He was found guilty and fined 80
and 1854, which he paid.
DEPUTY Warden A. +. Green reports
tie payment of a fine of $40 and Sl0S1
,osts by John Meserve of Hollis for
ftrS hort a license.