The sun., 1919-05-13
ROD AND GUN NEWS


wrigglins nice. and every once in q while
Tried for weaknsh but had to give It
up as the motor and other boats were TOO
Numerous and noisy. oh. yes' ] know 4
somebody brings in the ilrst,
How about snsppers?. This nsh is not
s sTp5sSt OnS to to SFF Kieins os lSq
was swimming in strange way and
got Il with a landing net: ! then dis.
pulled out of It's socket. 1t was about
seven inches long How about thatf
] think the big founders will soon leave.
but by the end Of this month plaice. better
known as nuko. will appear. So get ready.
RALPH DRoEGE.
IS johnson St. Brooklyn. May ~.
Eel Weir Bill Dissbproved.
Gov. Smith has disapproved a bill amend
use OF eel weirs in the Delaware River on
the New York state side OF that stream.
The Governor says in his veto:
This bill is entirely unnecessary. II
seeks to make legal the use OF eel weirs
on the New York State side OF that por-
t!on Of the Delaware River lying between
THE law now permits the use OF eel
weirs In waters not habited by trout. ]
am Informed by the Conservation Com.
cludsd among such waters.
The bill could accomplish no good pur.
RE- , and would Snds only tend to lumber "
approved"
Some Fro and . Little Con.
An angler who has sat suddenly and
ehergeticaily down on an open fly book
y In no mood for an argument IN favor
our views on others We should m e nds.,ns
to Impress without irritating, lest good
anglers become poor wrang!ers.
] think both "ramarack" and "R A. c.
might take an evening on and read with
profit Grover Cleveland's Some Fishing
Pretsnces and Alterations" While Tam.
TO the wormers With his tongue IN p'i his
cheek nevertheless cold type makes 81
appear like impropaEanda and not at ali
OF ny ~ashing. His should a more
c.s snSr.s,y tone and not a resort to
During my novitists II was my good
fortune 10 sit in at some Of the sessions
OF the Anglers Club of New York, where
I worshipped In open mouth wonder al
Tho fres!de dexteri,y Of some OF those
members on cold evenings during the
winter OF their discomfort seemed to me
more deadly than dynamite and made
s xxi nope 'A'' heaven might send me such
It was there that learned the theory
now simply because II gives me the mos,
| sport and therefore the best return.
One who has experienced the thrill, OF
having q trout rise TO a lightly coating
and we'll cooked dry ny in good. open
| water has no desire to resort to such
delicatessen as worms. grubs. maggots OF
helgra mites.
confess something akin to reverence
for the gaudy gold of tho tinselled bodied
and George La Branches Pink Lady &c
sironlike and seductive. a veritable Venus
New York. May IL. CHIN HAcKLE.
The Sportsman and Free Shooting Lands
Some persons believe that this country
Is on the verge Of becoming Europeanized
Will have no shooting except by land own.
| ers or lessees on their private preserves.
This Is something which no patriotic
American wants. because We believe thai
one of the keystones OF our national pros
| per!ty - tho free shooting which our citi-
| Gems have enjoyed.
There is no question but that free shoot
seriously endangered. and that in some
Already States like New York. Pennsyl-
vania and Utah have gone a long way 70
| secure and preserve hunting grounds avail
| able for the poor man as well as the rich
| New York. with Its Adirondack and Cats
Kill parks. has an area twice the size OF
free for all time TO tire public for fishing
| shooting and camping.
A similar opportunity is easily avaiiahl,
non-agricultural land. The problem I,
much moro serious in States possessing
| chiefly rich agricultural land. where th'
price per acre is 80 high that very iit,l'
| land can be purchased with any reasonab l,
| appropriation. but even in such State,
| swamp lands could often be acquired By
| the State at figures within reason.
| 1t has been suggested that the hunters
| money would go farther In purchasing
' shooting rights than in acquiring tho fee
| OF tho land itself. This plan Is worthy Of
! consideration. but so far as is known 81
has never been practically worked out II
any State,
At the recent national conference OF tbs
American Game Protective Associate
| held at tho Waldorf Astoria. New York
! a resolution was passed In favor of free
/ hunting grounds Tho resolution reads al
| follows:
| Resolved. That IN confederation OF IN,
| restricted areas upon which free hunting
can be enjoyed by tho residents OF many
| States. II IS the sense of this association
| that tho several state fish and game de-
| partments be requested to take up THU
! subject in tho interest Of tho hunting ant
/ fishing public by an effort to obtain con
/ troll OF large areas OF wild lands for tn,
| establishment OF reservations on which III,
| public may enjoy fishing ami Aunting priv
| ileges under proper regulations
Tho subject of the resolution IS com.
| mended to the serious study ~ game com
missions and sportsmens associations
| States which have not free shooting lsndi
| should by all means take action to secur,
| them where they can reasonably be &C
| Quired. PETER p. CARNEY.
| Philadelphia, Pa, May ~.