The sun., 1919-07-18
ROD AND GUN NEWS

July 20....... LA 2O7 40 2l2 2of
Five Pound Blue Taken In Jamaica hay.
Fred stevener, John Hsaney, Herman
Katie and Jack Ryan in Jamaica Bay on
Tuesday caught ten weakAsh each, which
bait.
Youthful Anglers -Four Pound mack Bass.
David D. Clark of 9se Anderson avenue
old Boy whom he Is brinrinr up as one Of
lsaak Walton's disciples. Tho boy Is stay
ing at Crooked Lake Rensselaer, county,
e.ntls H. cisrS ssne to X. boy SaM Harry an
article on dry ny fishing clipped from THE
sun, also q spoon to try on black bass
-Ths boy writes under. date of July u:
Last night about o'clock Daddy and
TO With the snG h
bass. The bass broke water four times
right in the moonlight, It took Daddy and
did not use the pork rind, just the spoon
alone. WIN try the pork rind later. The
men men At the hotel went crazy over the pass
nne."
Five Pound FIuke Wins Prize.
Anglers In the Lnta of Canarsie. Capts
McAvoy and Smith. caught nuke In the
catch being eleven nsh to a fisherman. 4
fvo pound fuke. taken by X. Muhlenstadt
Of 27ss Myrtle avenue. Brooklyn. won nrst
and half pounds were numerous.
Conservation Association and Deer law.
In THE SUN the other day l replied 70
e 'x,S Sy IN. New york
Conservation Association In connection
with tho repeal Of the buck law and the
placing on the statute books OF law
permitting the hunter to kill one deer Of
either sex other than fawns.
I have the honor TO associate with a
men from the metro politan district, but
am glad to say that few have ever drawn
any kindly IN w tSssa sTeh
who intimates that all conservation knowl-
edge has Its orientation IN the Greater
City. Some men are that way, and can't
What are their motives in using their
orgenization to back Hueh a bilir Is the
representative metropolitan would make
every wholesome. red-blooded man pray to
be delivered from the urbanity and amen
boil it down is the editors maxim.
but this arrsisnment in the columns of
tion and my associates is making me
boil in another way. and I must insist
| upon full space TO make answer; hope
and square-dealing men that 1t is justi-
liable Indignation on our part.
We submit that our support OF the
tho two bucks law. squares with tho OBJ
jects of our New York Conservation As
ISOLATION. Those objects, as written into
ITO increase fsh and game and song
birds promote reforestation, stop polu-
| ton of streams, and elevate sportsman
ship: to assist In a conservation that shal
raise the standards OF life and lower the
cost of living"
Progressive Conservation Platform.
To attain these objects we have adopted
this Progressive Conservation Platform
of Reconstruction" which we are striving
to put into effect:
Ten planks adopted prior to the syria.
| Protect tho birds and save the crops
Use water power save coal and cussin'
sfitution to permit the use of dead and
down timber in the State forest preserves
free forest trees from the State for all
| o-Plant productive trees along the high.
ways; 6-Restock waters and covers more
extensively and inteiligently;. stop pol
iuti9n OF waters; s,Harmonize the inter
men: Establish game and bird refuge,
| lunmolested breeding grounds for wild
lfe) In all suitable counties; lo-secure
sane game laws, eliminating persecution.
! for petty technicalities and reform the
present system OF rating game protec-
| tors on the number of cases secured"
| To meet the requirements OF the recon.
struction period after the war. the state.
at Syracuse added these four pianks: ii
| Eject cooperation with State and looa
| reconstruct!on committees; l2-Help Sc.
| cure increased opportunities for employ
| ment Of returned soldiers in conservation
| activities; ls-Establishment OF dsh- pond,
by Municipalities set aside for the exclu.
| sive enjoyment of women and children
| who are unable to 60 far afeld in search
of angling waters: l4-Enucourage sys.
tematic warfare on vermin destructive OF
| We felt assured that this up -to-dato pro.
gramme or conservation would appeal "a
| al good sportsmen, nature lovers. farm.
ers and every citizen who has the wei.
fare OF the Empire State at heart.
| Yet white Birch" In his Ignorance
du0s, us as an orssnization OF doe-kill'
wood-be detractor that after our victory ir
| progressive conservation in tho fight or
the repeal of the bluck law our eSpecta.
! being fully realized.
| Men OF learning. men OF business arti
sans. the plain people who love tho recre
alton OF rod and gun. the natives OF tn,
Adirondacks." who we're denounced as !
| class by spokesman of the New York
| city delegation opposing the Everett on,
| from every section of the State are flock
Ing to our standards as they are comm,
to know what our organization stands for
As president of the association attacked
by white Birch" I am glad to assum,
my full share Of responsibility for ou
successful support of the Everett bill. No
believe that l am as good a conversation
| alist as this white Birch" which ha,
turned yellow after defeat lie forces m,
| to recount some OF my efforts in behalf O.
the conversation OF natural resources.
Representatives Lovers Of wild Life.
Whom DR.. Hornaday and other advocate
| OF the Wecks-McLean bill to put into Ell
| feet the Federal migratory bird regula
urged upon the New York state copserva
tion Commission. with which wfs con
nected at the time. to use its influence II
hesitAted TO act favorabiy in the mater
| fearing q harmful clash between State ant