The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-26

Douton Tor n. ~. ttsu ana thtno Dos&N-
william b. Boulton, chairman of the Ma
tionai Game conference of the American
Game Protective Association, has been
nominated by Gov. Edge as member OF
pointment to the New Jersey Board of Fish
and Game Commissioners will doubtless
meet with the approval OF New Jersey
sressive work In connection with wild life.
Mr.. Boulton is president OF the FLANDERS
Club Of Long Island. formerly interested
regime as president, he expanded tP In
clude wildfowl shooting. He also Increased
the value Of membership In the CLUB. MT.
Of the recently organized New jersey Fish
and Game Conservation League as the rep
resentative of Morris county. He Is in busi-
1t was the National Game Conference
that made an organised enort to stop raids
on wild life during the war and was sue
cessful In the work.
n. j. Bills 10 Protect tho Hen Pheasant
Two bills to protect the hen pheasant
have been introduced in the New Jersey
Assembly and Senate: Senate bill No. 20:
the hen pheasant indefinitely. and Assem-
bly, bill No. 20. presented by Mr.. Downs.
continues the protection for another hVe
years. 49,.
The statements on the reverse side of the
bills explaining the legislation says:
This bill seeks to reenact an additional
close season on the famale ring neck pheas-
ant, the closed season passed In 1914 ex-
pirlns by Limitation this year. The only
hope We have of firmly establishing the
English ring neck pheasant In tho state
OF New Jersey Ia to protect the hen birds
for propagating purposes. This protection
is most strongly urged by game breeders
sportsmen and State game wsrdens, who
are most thoroughly familiar with the neid
work pertaining to the activities OF this
New York, Long Island and Illinois
where they have many more game farms
than we have, strictly prohibit the shoot
ing Of hen pheasants. and twenty-five other
States in the Union entirely prohibit the
shooting OF either cock or hen pheasants
in their EFFORTS to establish the same. The
first English pheasants were introduced In
the State OF oregon, and without giving
them protection they were killed on eaoh
year fast as they were released. Ore
gon now has a closed season on pheasani 8.
not allowing the killing of either the male
or female species
There are thousands of hen pheasants
now established in the fields and woods
of New Jersey, and while one may be
killed occasionally either by accident or
intention. the majority of them survive and
reproduce In the spring lot OF young
birds that are very much better, stronger
and moro able TO take care OF themselves
than birds that are bred and raised on
any game farm. We can supplement ma
| ture by adding everything possible that
can be raised from the game farm, but
II We are going to have a large quantity
OF English pheasants in New Jersey we
must rely on our natural breeding in the
wild state. and II this Is tho case the hen
pheasant must be saved"
AnElors' Victory Dinner March is.
The victory dinner OF the United An
glers League will be held March Is at
| o'clock at Miller's Restaurant. on Nassau
| street, between u3eekman and Ann. The
| restaurant will accommodate $50 diners.
and anglers, whether members OF the
| dreessing Robert Fridenberg, 90 West
Fifty sixth street. The cost q tho dinner