Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-01-11
Legislature Today
HOUSE.

Legislature Today
HOUSE.
Standing committees fos session are
announced by Speaker Alfred. Rules
and permanent order of business
adopted as rep, d by committee
Report Of printing committee recon-
menling Capital News bid for printing
house journal be accepted. adopted
after parliamentary tangle.
Invitation extended to Oliver Will
son, master Of the national grange. to
address the assembly.
Speaker Alfred signs militia pay bill
signature.
Recess to 2 p. m.
SENATE.
No morning session.
Convened at . o',lock and proceeded
to cover routine business.
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addition 100,0 600 rainbow trout fry was
received from the government and dis
tributed in the waters of Idaho. There
were also 25,J00 land lock salmon eggs
obtained from the government hatch
cry.
Warden Jones recommends in his re-
port that the four hatcheries be con-
solidated and two large hatcheries
maintained in the future, one at Hay
Spur and the other at Standpoint. He
would consolidate the Occur d'Alene
hatchery with the Standpoint hatchery
and the Warm River with the Hay
Spur.
Hepburn park in northern Idaho.
referred to as THE Playground of
Northern Idaho" is classed by the
warden in his report as one of the
states greatest assets. He recommends
that this park be made a game pre-
! serve
| LAMENTATIONS Of WARDEN.
| The recommendations of the warden
as contained in the report are in part
rs follows.
! THE state fish and game warden
! should be given the power to at any
time he deems it advisable for the
+ greater protection of any species of
game animals. fur bearing animals,
I birds or fish, to suspend the open sea
4 son in any county or district: also a
closed season for the shooting Of or
angling for, any such kind or species
of wild game animals, birds or fish
during such periods as he may desig
nate. There are several reasons for
\ this recommendation. In certain local
4 tiles there is danger of certain species
of game animals and birds becomiI.g
extinct. Heavy SHOWS in 1915 almost
I obliterated quail on the Boise river
near the Arrowrock dam. Spawning
beds should also be protected during
fish runs. Spawning in the various
streams comes at different seasons of
the year. The fish are entitled to this
protection.
Hungarian pheasants, Frankli in
grouse or foolhen should be protected
with closed seasons. The former arc
rare; the latter practically extinct.
OPEN PHEASANT SEASON..
Chinese or Monaghan pheasants arc
becoming very numerous, as well as
destructive to crops, especially in Ada
Canyon, Gooding, Nez Perez and Wash
ington counties. A short open season
of 10 days, bag limit to each hunter, ~
two in possession at any time, should
be provided, the open season from Nov
l to 10, similar to quail, to thin them
out.
cally extinct unless prompt action Is
taken by passing new or amending oul
present laws. The limit on all game
birds is entirely too large. 1t will be
necessary to declare an indefinitely
closed season unless the limit is cut
would therefore recommend: A. limit
for quail of s, partridge, pheasant
sagehen and grouse 6; turtle dove, Il
II should also be made unlawful to xii
a bag of more than six of any Of these
fowl except turtle dove or quail, and
the bag limit on these should be the
number allowed to be killed in any one
day 1t should also be made unlawful
!. to have more than this number in ones
possession at any time.
The open season for grouse and
sagehen should be the same date, Sept
to Nov. 10. The migratory bird Law
: should be changed to comply with tn
federal law. which places the oper
season for ducks, geese, etc, from Sept
! to Dec 20. The bag limit should BIZ
cut below "A, as now allowed.
An indefinitely closed season on OF
ter should be provided. These ful
bearing animals are becoming scarce
provision should be made to lim
the number OF pounds of dried, smoked
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