The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-05-12
.SPORTSMEN MEET
NEW COMMISSIONER
Beneficial Conference in the
G.. A. X. Hall Last
Evening
WARDEN SYSTEM
UNDER DISCUSSION

into Localities Where They Are Not
Known to Watch for Violators -
Conditions at Vernon Plant
\ mutually beneficial conference be
tween state Fish and Game Commits
ioncr Linus Leayens and members ell
tine Wmdham County Fish and Game
club took place in G. a. r. hall last
evening when various matters pertain
ing to the work of ,thc department
were discussed informally.
Mr.. LcavenS at the outset informed
those present that he was not especial
Is well informed ON the technical cue
Of the fish and game business but that
he was looking forward to giving his
best 10 make his administration a sue
cess in business way, depending on
the government experts on duty in the
state for the more formal end Of tho
work
Mr.. LeavcnS talked at length ON the
warden and patrol question. He said
IN part
THE department has been some
what Handicapped in the past with
| what | call picavuue prosecutions. For
instance, one warden in an instance
which recall brought q prosecution
against a poor man with big family
making him pay a biz fine to cscap,
going to Jail, and as result the fam
/ iIv was thrown ON the town for sup
port. Naturally this provides kick
back 10 the department. Another time
II warden arrested a young boy who
was ignorant of the law.
These prosecutions | claim coul,
have been avoided and the intent Of
he law carried out. provided the war
len had used better Judgment, talkct
with the violatcrs ana brought about
more amicable settlement / do not be
irve that the man with a good catci
| If legal fish who has one short trou
should be prosecuted, that is unless III
habituallv does this trick. It tn
man who has many short trout an,
who makes practice of draining I'll
streams OF the smaller fish who shoul
be prosecuted. ! do believe that whcl
a continual yiolator is caught, Ii
should bc pushed to the full extent .
thc law without regard to standing j.
The communit~, friendship or any 9th
~ circumstance.
There has been considerable Ques
ion IN the department about the bcs
way Of patroling the streams an
lakes in the counties The old svsteI
If a warden i'm each town has no
worked ont To the best advantage j
| many instances. In fact. | now rcca
| several eases where the deputy Warde
ia certain towns was the greatest @
nIl poachers i'm his section. not va
= und addition to the department..
;, 81 believe that man in good stan,
ing in every community. not for III
amount of actual work ne might d
| but for the information hc would b
l able to give to the county wardcl
4 would hc au excellent system And i
1 his connection wish it understood
\ bat ] want to make all my work alon
L he constructive basis. working on Il
1 oasis established by Mr. Titcomb fo
III assure YOU, hc gave careful work AN
III tudF 10 the state situation and he ha
HI 5ult up a strong foundation for 3
l EXCELLENT system.
II also think If would be a 90,
| idea 10 try out the use Of Strang,
IN patroIling certain brooks on bu,
1 fishing days.
III This last phase Of the warden s.
tenn was talked over generally hv II
| portsmeu present and il was agrc,
that a deputy would have better su
/ 'css in q foreign section OF the conn
| aud among strangers than where ne
1 known.
y The problem of stocking streat
Nas discussed at some length toecth
with the idea, strongly favored by t
- commissioner. of permanently closil
the small tributary streams in certa
| localities.
Air. Lcaycns told ct the splendid ]
suits that are being secured at the 81
nington rearing station where 400
trout will be raised to the fnacrI
stage. lie said that conditions at t
South Vernon station. where abe
100000 brook trout and 10000 salm
fry arc being reared, were not as i'll,
as 1T the Bennington plant but I'll
~ feasible the department planned
enlarge the Wiudham county staff
materially. He stated that he shot
have the Vernon plant inspected 10y
technical expert from the fedc
hatcher at st. Johnsbury within