The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-11

anil game laws, as amended by the gener
IA ASSEMBLY of 1917, was the change after
.jrptraeted hearings and considerable con
troversy, from the permlsslve to the pro
-hibitive form of lows Ise change has liet
brought about The serioak result It's oh-
ponents feared. IN certain counties, war
dens report this form TO be clearer. and
more easily enforced Prosecutions of
technical violations are certainly less ire
quent than under the permissive form,
and convictions Of real violations are
much more certain This form it is COM
sidered makes clearer to the average clti-
zen just ii hat it is lawful for. him to do,
Aftea making a survey Of Lake Cham
pkain, tine United States biological survey
recommends that the state acquire the
title Of certain locations by purchase or
otherwise. and reports that these local
tiles abound in, natural food for ducks and
wild fowl. Semi-domestieated ducks can
| be liberated and in this way wild ducks
encouraged to nest in these reservations,
| Nesting f,races must be provided for wood
ducks. 1t should be, tho policy Of the
! department. of fisheries and. game. 10 para
| chase these locations and establish. these
| reservations when favorable legislation is
secured Fand funds ate available. The
value of this policy in increasing the mum
Der Of Wild fowl IN this locality cannot
be estimated.
| Recognizing The unreliablity Of valu-
! ations based upon calculations made from
| insufficient data. or data secured from d
limited field and applied to the whole
Estate. the commissioner will lnaugurate a
system through thes county .watdens T. by
i the use Of report cafds-and plestionnaires
whereby a reliable census of the game re
sources Of Vermont will be secured. Thi.
4 census VIII include fur-bearing animals
i The value of such census, il is be
i lieved. will be three-fold: The warder
force will be educated in local conditions
4 and brought into closer harmony witt
the sportsmen basis for wise legisla
, ton will be secured for the protection
: and conservation of a resource OF rea
4 value In terms of dollars and cents. TIN
educational value to. our people as increas
= ing their. interest in, and cooperation
{. with, the work of this department
f. 4aEaden service should be removed s
4 fan as possible from the round OF petit
i proseeHtions, to a uniform educationa
sIlelicgs Impressed by the commissioner o
skthe eAtire warden force adapted to eae
I countvs conditions. and directed by tn
! county wardens The1e should be co-oI
7 Grafton with the department OF educdtio
aud supplementary reading dealing cit
I the Wild life of eH state, its fish an
n game laws. value and habits Of furhea
q ing animals. song and inseetivorous bird
should be supplied for our graded school
4 Local sportsmen's clubs should he forme
: wherever possible The commissioner II;
found that where such organizations e
ist sentiment is stronger III support
Iolr laws and interest in Wild lie conse
walton much more in evidence The
: local or carnations should be auxiliary
J the Vermont Fish aud Game league, al
entitled to delegates to the annual snort
mems convention. which it is hoped til
d organization viii continue to hold
The receipts from hunting and fishn
licenses during the biennial neriod endn
in 1918 totaled SIS 1871 For the ty
years the receipts were more than $50
! | in excess Of the expenses Of the dePai
i ment Fines brought in S3,s5l