Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-13
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howl Of She aessimistic alarnisi
about the scarcity of big game.
fou- cannot escape the Fact that
game is getting scare. There are
ltain inevitable laws of nature
and progress trat must in time seri
oua!y menace the sport of the hunter.
Likswise It IS also true that there is
a time corning vixen deer will be as
scarce as the bu-falo and ducks NAV
be l:kened 10 the ancient dodo. Al
fhe present writing. however, there is
sill enough hunting 10 satiate tire
to Iook for it.
.Sccordn3 to reports, 1916 was one
Of the best game seasons. In Maine,
for instance. the Dag of deer was more
than 10000. Going to the other ex-
trere OF this great country, the num-
be- OF deer shot IN California, ex-
ceAded 901u., Several thousand were
bagsed IN Pennsylvania, while in tho
four days OF New Jersey open season
ISL deer we're taken.
Here is sone more evderce: -Four
hundred elk were killed outside of the
northern boundary OF Yellowstone
Park during the last two days OF The
hunting season. Two hundred ana
fry bears were taken out OF Pennsyl-
vani2 and II IS estimated that AGO.
coo rabbits were bagged in the same
state.
Running to the other extreme AGAIN
California paid out over $50, COO in
bourties for mountain lions at $50
per head. while Wyoming appropri-
ated $4,000 to be paid for the hides
q coyotes a S1.5o per- hide. The
above sum came nowhere near meet
iag the demand, Several thousand
coyotes were KILLED., Tor which the
men w.ha bagced them could not col
leot.
The snortsmen with oniy cay or
two AZ his disposal, who was former
~ able to return with a limit of up
land birds, new finds it necessary 10
travel long distances and a. coasid-
cradle expense in order to obtain even
Small amount of game. The sports .
men hslieve that . strictcr enforce
rae1t o. tire existing Jaws and some
rev cnes mi1ich the present conditions
cave mace desirable viii BRING back
tire conditions which he had thought
we're gone forever.
The Los Angeles club, winners Of
tfe pennant last season in the Pacific
Coast baseball league is benq rated
as the best aggregation or a pre-
season basis. At least the sport writ
efs ara agreed that il holds up we'll
to last years standard while they
look on the other six teams IN the
circuit as unknown quantities or
weaker.
In view If the TACT that the teams
rave not been started on their pre-
.irinary training grinds il is not un-
likely that the first few weeks of
regular outdoor work will necessitate
a considerable revision of opinions as
they now stand. The pitching staffs
as usual, come in for the greater part
OF the criticism and in this depart
mont Los Angeles is gwen all the
eest Il il 10 start.
2portsmen in tire state of Washing
ton ere considerably worked up ove-
the conditions they declare obtain
here ans are actively engaged in an
ettennpt TO nut throUoh legislation
that will better conditions. Il IS
Claimed thsi under the existing laws
streams which few years ago were
wen StcSEcS |iIn ffSn now are dlhce
denletad and that unless remedial
measures are taken at once, il will be
only season or two before there will
Re no fish IN the states waters. The
same conditions are said to exist in
connection with game birds.
Son-e OF +he things favored are: A
liii providing for = bounty on pre-e-
tory animals: the establishment Of :
state Dame farm; the passage of a
bill prohibiting the use Of salmon
ecqc On frsshWzter streams above
natural barriers; bills limiting the
eTrn Of county game commissioner to