The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08
UPSTATE DEER KILL
SMALL; BUCKS Big.
Season Notable for Heavy
Weight Of Animals Brought
Down; Four Men Shot.
TRUDEAU CUP ENTRIES
KENNETH w. GoLDTHwAITE.

,hsn democracy. One Of the battles in
conservation was fought upon the game
nslds Of New York State. Ono party
10 the issue struggled TO suspend the
rame laws during the war that the deer
might be taken TO help out the food
supply. = ..-...,..
Another party TO the issue wanted the
hunting season closed until after tho
war, to give the game animals full op.
portunity without being preyed upon by
man TO propagate for the benefit Of the
food supply after tho war.
There were other features OF the con-
troversy, but oil parties TO the issue put
forth their efforts with the arguments
that they were conservationists. The
fundamental OF conservation 10 protec-
ton Protection does not mean ABB
soute prohibition. II may mean utiiixa-
ton 70 degree, n degree which does not
remove protection.
Back of protection Is common sense,
or a common sense regard OF the future
Of a species OF game, or or birds. or OF
the forests in which their coverts are.
Thus to remove the restrictions which
protect game from destruction would re-
suit in considerable disaster without ma
terIally lowering the cost OF food or
greatly increasing It's supply. while to
prohibit deer shooting would result in
economic loss.
Adirondack XIII Small.
Prohibition would affect the morale Of
men who live In the game districts to
the degree that they would be most
likely TO kill deer unlawfully. 1t would
deprive the sportsman OF an outing
which is of benefit TO him physically.
Further. there would be the loss OF O
considerable number OF deer which die
from natural causes. but which. when
taken by the hunter, add a certain
amount to the food supply.
Tho existing game laws were held by
c,ose students OF the question to meet
even the Judgment 70 war time, and
suits prove. There was good reason to
believe that the food question would
send men into the great forest OF north
ern New York to get meat IL nothing
moro.
But In spite OF the high prices OF food
and the Injunction TO use native"
products from cattle to poultry and
from deer to birds the kill Of all species
OF game. ranging from rabbits to deer
and bear TO birds, for food or for sport.
was small during the season just closed.
The number of shooting licenses
ac<rally exercised was less than In any
year for the last twelve There was less
travel on the railroads and the number
OF hunters who reside within automo-
bling distance OF the runways of the
deer was also greatly reduced.
The epidemic of influenza may have
been a contributing cause TO. Interfere
with the migration of the hunters, but
OF course the principal cause was the
activities OF men In the war.
Season Notable for Big Bucks.
The kill of buck deer was notable,
however. in the heavy weights of
animals brought down and In the spread
OF anters of many heads obtained.
Bucks Of 200 pounds in weight were
brought into Saranac Lake and other
centres. The buck which won the DR..
Francis L. Trudeau cup weighed 2l2
pounds. 1t was dropped after nine shots
had been fired into 1t by Miles Can't
well OF Malone. n. Y.
Among other bucks entered In the
Trudeau cup contest were some that
weighed 1870. 1876. 2O1 and 207 pounds.
II was a condition OF the contest that
the deer should he hog dressed and
entered thus whole.
Il was this condition which prevented
Arthur Woods, who killed a buck ~
zap pounds in weight ~ 49, 'niarte
River region. from s his prize.
as he was obliged TO cut the deer UP
into quarters to get ii cut OF the forest.
James Hodges OF Glen Valley, Of the
Re"ne Valley district, killed buck
which weighed something more than $50
rounds but he did not enter II in the
T-udeau cup event. Some of the bucks
mad antlers of ten, twelve, fifteen,
seventeen and eighteen points.
Bears and Lynx in Kill.
Perhaps the most remarkable kill Of
the season was made at Beaver River.
], vas doe with antlers worthy Of a
hre buck. The doe had head Of eight
hb.t.
Four men were shot in mistake for
c'er and one OF them died. There were
number OF minor injuries duo to the
occidental discharge OF firearms. But
tA' most negotiable circumstance was
ne shooting of Henry Thwaits of Ausa-
o." Forks by Daniel SeokIngton. a game
warden.
Tlwaits was called Upon to show his
hunting license, and In the misunder-
sanding which followed the warden
MOI a shot which shattered Thwaits's
.eg 1t Is charged that the warden shot
soft nose or "dumdum" bullet
Iawaits lost his leg and the excite
m'n' in his home town ran high. Seek
,hS-"a, the warden, who resigned his Of
no. was arrested and held to await the
acton Of the Grand Jury OF Essex
oonntn'y under bail in the amount Of s2,-
The XIII OF game included many bears,
Humb"r Of lynx and great many
io.ts' Grouse were BY common Impulse
Iet alone that they may Increase in
nunetT but the drain upon all game
ana birds. especially from THE viewpoint
Vt rood supply, as compared 20 the qIan-
W p" OF fish taken during the summer,
was light.
Il may BE- expected that when the
p'ys get home" from the war, with their
NJ" appreciation Of outdoor life the mi
Hduon nf hunters to the woods and OF
Hsnel men to the lakes will be much
tr'a'eT during the year to come than II
ever has been in the past.
'"'" sportsmen Preserve Grouse.
'9LrMBCE, Ohio Dec. MANY snorts-
mon complied with the request of C. A.
'aN'"', chief game warden, that during
we open season for ruffed srouse No
.,tnDer 10 to December 4, they refrain
tton hunting the bird because of its
~ eassd numbers throue hout the State.
Ak Brook ana RainIOv Caught,
=. ANAcoNDA. Mont. Dec. -7.--Using a
40. u black gnat ny, G. l.. Sutton of
.ne city. In Beaverhead river. landed
an eastern trout weighing 81 pounds,
ana rainbow trout OF pounds.
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