Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-01
HUNTING SEASON
Continued from Page 1o)

obnoxious to the sporting fraternity
Of our state, men. women ana child
rem are delighted with IT, and the
small boy instead Of feeling that
his liberties have been abridged ac-
tually sheds tears ii the town clerk
declines to issue him a license on ac-
count Of his tender years Do YOU
know how many a boy has been in
my Office to exhibit his hunters GER
tificate Of which he felt proud. and
some town clerks who estimated
that half a hundred hunters might
register in their towns have sold
over TOO licenses. At the present
time over 10000 persons have taken
out their license as registered nim-
rods Of the state.
The resident hunters registra-
tion gets the alien too as we'll as the
non resident who claimed he was a
resident of the state, and many an
alIen who had been hunting for
years without a license now pays his
SIS fee to the state. The non-resi-
dent does not try to evade the law
generally as armed with his SIS
license, he can take his two deer to
his home beyond our borders, while
a resident cannot take any out of
the state. which is another wise pro-
vision of the law, or change, that has
stopped the illegal traffic formerly
carried on in shipping deer from
Maine. Few care to tamper~ with
both state and federal laws. Many
moose have been slain. but just how
many it is too early to determine
The moose had not been hunted or
disturbed in many localities for four
years and had become quite tame.
Since 1t was known that an open
season OF 10 days was given by the
legislature, hunters have been
locating their moose. and it is fear
ed the number killed will so far de-
piete them that they will in another
season be practically exterminated
and In time become extinct, disap-
gearing as has the caribou.
i am of the opinion that there are
no caribou in this state. after a trip
through the Mt. katahdin region.
including tour to the tableIand
where they were frequently seen in
considerable numbers. and tbro,eb
tne ournt land" on the head waters
OF the st. John river where some
thlnk few still remain. Some
caripou antlers were recently found
py nonresident near McNa,,v,s
lamps in Township IL, Range o
w. r. L. S., Aroostook county and
ai1nough they were several ve,r.
oio ana gnawed by mice. he was 90
Pleased that he asked permission ~
Transport them out of the state. II
was a rare find and probably the Ia ST
reno OF this splendid game animal
70 pe found in the Maine woods.
huhtlng the bear has become
great sport in the past few vearS
anu mas taken the place of sta,lip,r
the moose to some extent. This ya.r
a' the same inspection stations a.
.ne oeer We're taken, 33 bears We're
sh'pped. being three times as m.n,,
IN 'he same period as last year wbar
oniS ~ passed this point. The ,arge-
NUMBER went out, as in the case ~
deer, by automobile.
am encouraged by innroy.a
conditions and the growing santi-
'lent throughout the state in favor
OF the preservation of our wild l;fa
me game is one Of our greatest as
se's. and if the guides and all other
eooo citizens will try to conserve r.
and cooperate with the e,na
wardens. it can be preserved forever
ana handed down to our sons ,na
daughters and those who fo1Inw .s
priceless heritage of the great
wilderness of Maine.