The sun., 1919-08-09

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the wsakd.h. II is fast becoming the
wealthy snsn's pastime, when God intended
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Anxler Hold Events I'm Rain
The Anglers Club Of New York seem TO
be In hard luck 20 far as weather condi-
are nsS S al q mn issr
" has rained each time. This weeks tour
nament was no exception. The tourn ma
weather. Summaries follow,
Thres-auarter Ounce Distance Bait
G Hysrss Is Eye ,.s ca'T pset, second
Five ounce Distance Fly tAversse of
| feet; J. 8. Pettii. second. 81 7-1o feet
One-quarter Ounce Accuracy Bsit--Won
By y Q. Henry. 81 7;io per cent A. H.
one-haif Ounce Accuracy Bait--won BY
a. r. Hammers. 81 3-1o per cent; u. q.
Five-eishth ounce Accuracy Bait--won
| by III. N. Horton. IS s-1o per cent; A. X
Hammers. second. ss 7-1o per cent.
Thousand Islands Anglers Elect Officers.
THOUSAND ISLANDS. Aug. s-At the
OF the st. Lawrence River this week at
the Thousand Islands House the following
wall, nrst vlce-president; Dr. Charles +.
rho o b. Kerr Of Enxiewood, n. j.,
| third vice-president; James II. HAMMOND
Of Pittsburg, fourth vice president; Charlie.
| Milton L. Lissberger of Long Island, sixth
| vice-president. Frank l. Raymond OF the
Thousand Islands was elected secretary
| A Survey Of the Buck Law.
THE SUN said editoriaily when the
| repeal of the buck law was introduced
in the Legislature that the repeal would
| be a mistake and that sportsmanship De-
| manded after an extended period Of the
buck law. keeping the statute on the Jaw
books.
Recently showed the attitude Of
| Forest and Stream" saying that New York
| was taking a backward step In wipinG
the buck law of the books and replacing
II with a law permitting the killing OF does.
| 1t may interest NJ H Hoover, president
| of the New York Conservation Association.
buck law. And 1 am frank enough not
to leave out any changes made in lsle'
1 believe in no suppression 20 win point.
| wyoming became a buck law State this
year for the FIRST time.
Two States went back In this type OF
sya.ssiy entrsly 10 the Ssw YORK CON-
servation Association and against the pro-
test of every other sportsman's organiza-
ton In the Empire State) and Vermont
vermont in 1915 was buck law State,
with open season from November ~
to November 20. It now becomes BUCK
and doe State and tho open season has
been changed from December to Decem,
Der 6. 1t remains to be seen what viii
happen by the cutting down of the season
to nve days and the opening of the season
on does
including Alaska and the District of Co:
h H%e't the buck iaW on their statute Books
IS permit an open season for deer o.
either sex and is have no open season
or no deer. Those last fifteen states ough
to have some specific meaning for MT
Hoover's desire to "perpetuate' deer BY
opening the season on the breeders.
4 Hat
lima and Tennessee-require explanation
In Connecticut the owner OF agriculture
XIII 1nu with e shotgun on own lands deer de.
stroying fruit trees or growing crops pu
such killing must be reported TO th'
North Carolina has local laws
The Tennessee season opens after Il hai
been closed for some years and presen
l information does not say whether or no
Tennessee has q buck law.
How the States Line Up.
The buck law States include Alabama
Colorado. Mississippi. Missouri. New Jer
ssy, New MsHiso 0Isson; Texas Titan
The states which permit the killing o
! either buck or does follow: Florida. Geor
: setts Michigan. Minnesota, Montana, Ne
|. vada, New Hampshire, New York. soutl
Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont. Vir
. | gina, Washington, Wisconsin ana Tenne
States where there is no hunting per
! mutedi or the gave mas Deen snot. gu
, , follow: Delaware, District Of Colum bfa
l Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky
Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio. Oklahoma
z Rhode Island. West Virginia and Maryland
: Buck Law Dominates Provinces.
D It might not be Improbable to lool
: at Canada, the homo of big game. Canad
y has eleven provinces and six OF them hav
the buck law on their statute books, tire
: of them permit the killing of does o
| bucks and one has no hunting.
: In British Columbia the open season
! on game are fixed annually by Orders Il
| Council, which will be available from tn
| Secretary OF the Game Conservation Board
. Victoria, b. c., after August Is.
: Newfoundland has no open season TO
! | deer.
: The buck raw provinces include Aiberts
| Manitoba, Northwest Territory, Nova SEQ
a tia, Saskatchewan and Yukon.
: The non-buck law provinces are NeN
| Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec.
Prince Edward Island has no deer hunt
ing.
The buck law is regarded by the hes
| sportsmen Of the land as progressive legis
| lation. Each year has seen an increas
| OF States. Doubtless Mr.. Hoover know
= the history OF Vermont how It's deer wer
killed OF and how they came back wilt
ROD AND GUN.