The sun., 1919-04-12

Jersey Gives Protection to Hen Pheasant.
TRENTON, y. j., April Ii.-Gov. Edge
mas signed the bill which continues pro-
lection FOR nve years to tho hen pheasant.
Doe Deer Bill Before Gov. smith.
The bill to permit the killing of female
by both houses OF the Legislature and is
disa pprovaL
The bill was originally introduced in the
Assembly by Edward A. Everett OF st.
Lawrence county and was passed without
hearing. When II reached the Senate
the Committee on Conservation, needing
the protests of sportsmen, gave a hearing.
Now the Senate, regardless OF tho three
years Investigation made by the Conser-
walton Commission and its conclusion that
the buck law should be continued IL the
white tail deer are to remain in the Adj
rondacks. puts Its approval upon the Kill
/ wonder how many legislators could
answer offhand how many deer are killed
in a season and how many are bred in
would you trust yourself with in the
woods in open time and run your chances
OF Icing mistaken for deer by them
law passed to protect what few deer we
had and incidentally to make our own
necks safe when we went into the woods
The number Of mistaken for deer cases
of shooting was reduced to a minimum
and the number OF cases of increase in
species Is iocaieulable.
US back to the days OF wanton slaughter
The repeal of the buck law will be the
means Of total elimination of this beau:
tiful forest wanderer and drive the animal
from our domains.
The repeal Of the buck law will rob our
present supply Of the direct means Of In.
means one step nearer the end. You can't
kill tho mother without stopping the race.
Tho repeal OF the buck law means that
you are increasing the danger of those
appalling cases of forest murder ana your
life Is endangered 80 per cent. greater II
re,trietions-are taken away that now com
pei the hunter to stop long enough to
know what he IL shooting at before he
pulls the fatal trigger.
tho six years it has been in operation in
1 this State Just fourteen cases of killed In
| mistake of deer shootings were reported.
r.i0r TO ' sseB sSon o ia .nsls season
Had the hunter observed the buck law
undoubtedly the fourteen cases mentioned
and there would not have been a single
case.
OF a human being In the woods whose iden.
tity was mistaken for a deer you would
raise your voice against any act to repeal
this present form Of life insurance and pro-
lection OF game. Don't let any of your
friends escape you, but get busy with Gov.
lie rislation SYL.
New York. April IL.
The Mission Of Rod and Gun.
am delighted once more to be able to
browse in the Rod and Gum column OF
THE SUN. When fellow II so busy that
he has little time to enjoy the pleasures
OF the rod and the gun the next best
thing is to sit down for q few moments
before retiring and read about what others
are doing with his favorite sport. The
Rod and Gun column furnishes Just that
recreation for the busy man..
am greatly interested in the discussions
going on about the much abused Plug, for
when II comes bass fishing time the plug
Is my favorite bait. principally because l
do most OF my bass fishing In the rev
short hours between the evening meal and
dark and so have very little time to hunt
for live bait With my casting roo. reel,
plug and bicycle I can wheel my way