Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-10
LAWS SOUGHT BY
STATE SPORTSMEN
j. Hall Anderson. Chief Game
!, Warden. Outlines Legislation.

In an interview with j. Halt Anderson,
Chief Game Warden, Of Delaware, during
lfhe last week "a representative of the Leader
obtained a detailed outline along practical
lines aS to the plans of the state Board
soi Game and Fish Commissioners In Sc
curing further protection for the game WIN
IN the state.
Incidentally Let Il be understood at the
ou,set that Chief Warden Anderson IS a
sportsman in every sense ot the WORD
and that his work is being done purely IN
behalf ot game and with no other ohleci IN
yiew than making our state rirh III tAc
out -of-doors sports that have disappeared
IN 4 large degree IN other eastern States.
S'h,cf " arden anderson has made m ~
'hsust,v, .,,qrrh INTO conditions gong
over pclawarr with Chief Field Warden
Albert I plIahav. and with his survey
showing him exactly how Delaware stands
.sodav III, plans FOR the future should have
The >,ipp0ri pt every resident lie has
en,cr,,d vhaehcartcilv INTO the work
and ms ,qulpairn fnr the future IS not
only practical hut - easily understood
That EVERYONE vii grasp is points.
Taking II h. proposed legislation of
rC-cs'ahishnE 4 resident license fee ut
sl.lO C,Ief Anderson saId that tn, plan
n solely to secure fund, 80 that g'mr naN
receive the protection that II requires lie
pointed out that 'oday We hav, but ono
rcld warden n ia, cntttc state and
naturally thus Is too great ~ area -
b. covered hs one man. however rotu-
pctrni III may H. The Stat. aprrnprIaiCs
S6O0 : year for game protection but thus
tainnuni /, triltuU when the nature oi ~"
work S ,lnd, ,r-tond tud with n dcnid"dlv
inonlual l,, II - lO 50 e9ch siferi man
who IndulC,s m t-hing amt hunting
fund would he established providing i"r
more vari,u- ~ IS, h3i law arc rniprccd
snd same protected
But tins irlfurr lS probably not TIC
greatest IN Mr. anderson sicW lie
talked 81 the plan Tor propagation 81
game md gave Il N,rN clrlc l!t.t a- 10
how native iuat nay 81 used - res'ock
The state II, has luobri mt the matter
of huSlug N,Ncln Vu:d md learned chat
WITH IN, pralshl, ln>~,.- IN shipment and
,h,. h,gh prItc 81 :. for ,1rh hri
II would ,,st the state practically So
for ryer> Guml brought IN Then hc oh
ltain,d information from Dr Joseph
kalbfuS. secretary - the Pennsylvania
Game commission. and anoted game cX-
pert, and l,aru,~i that splendid results
can b. obtained hv trapping the native
birds shortly lvlorr their mating season
in n, spr,nc aui by releasing the trapped
birds two palr, .t /, me and IN different
ioCal'ie>
When the birds have been trapped
four arr selected q t. released near
the place whcrr thr, were taken the two
male blrds, who alW t,e lead IN flight have
sever, of the larger feathers taken from
one wing and Nhtc they an still able 20
fly thew clrrlc IN flight and r'iurn Ia the
immediate Slrlnltv where released Here
thew breed The remaining birds trapped
SRI then distributed m liAe manner but 81
different points whore conditions are
suitable for their bre1llng some ar
taken 70 distant points ami those capturci
on distant sections are returned - Tie
vicinity where others have trapp,i.
but always IN view of keeping then from
forming into covcvs, as the coYsN- pre-
vent proper breeding
THIS very practical plan doc avaN NTH |.
the fear that tho state Gam, 4 onIni>~luu /,
has AGAIN IN mind the thought u game
iarm The game farm plan has not worked .
out satisfsct.rlly ia other ~tates and N, .
idea oi TIM commission IN securing the I
resident license iAw~ l. merely - ohtain .
fund whereby practical worA, such a. that
outlined hN CtJD anderson, MAY hc
followed out
We can READILY realize taa' i eovcy
oi twelve birds 4r trapped aui FL .ta- been
successfully earned o4t .u H0ufl-N NlNanIa 4
theSe twelve birds form tho basis ior t I
least three and perhaps slN new covcys
during the following 'c.lr ~ allows .
for i've Of ths four hl-1- tfet tave h,'en "
poured Of beng X .Ilca hS natural .ncmIr-
or not matInr Il rtalh praypit- TOR lh,
multiplying quail u such mannc,
that without any closed season. but With .
9 ws. tk M T-fsK~
quail II Delaware within two e three
year vii 81 a' beast Ton times ~ grca' II
number H. Is present
Chici Andersen also lrougI, r., osamenl~ +
kllhug OF cToU~ and haWk. uIo are natural .
enemies Of rhe q.U ard destroy ihoir
eggs and young
With . working fgnd secured hv ~,
hight tdtnt hccn~. it-. the proper traps
coulL hc : l.rrd and 'h.s worA trrlcd out
II b. result Woul he assured and thc
dram on the fund would 4, conpar tvely
hight. kxtra Wardens could bc hrlcd and
other feasible pan- for betf.rng the
hunting could be carried out Ch!ci
" arden Anderson plan. Tor n ;rllls or
untrlcd out fads ll' yIacuaal WORK
Regarding other game restrictions
there are present laws that he bcLryc-
should -. modlhcd ilc ha- under ua, at
ans time a plan 20 restock every body ol
y atcr IN the state with black bas-. where
conditions ar suitable and tins Work
" N bc without coet OF any nature He l.
sincere IN his bchei that with our natural
splendid condition, for game We caI easily
max, Delaware the paradise Tor sportsmen.
A., is anxous 10 have the views OF all
sl-l-t-fneu and vii devote hl> hc,t effort
lu carrying out plans That mean more
game aud more sport. lie has looked
into a4l phu~t- 81 tho game question
and ms Recommendations 10 Z e Game
{ omml>-i3u @. legislature should bc