Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-12-24
SP0RTSMEN MEET
CLUB RAVOR9 CLOSED SEASON ON
DGsR IN 1o2l-0THER
ktAaoACAfENDATION

1921, recommending that the Zee 1os
ish net licenses be increased from 81
to IS aud recommending that the state
game and fish department be allowed
.aore funds che coming year to carry
on its work, constituted the main part
Of the business transacted at meeting
of the Morrison County Sportsmen 8
Club held at the city hall in Little
Falls Tuesday evening. The meeting
was fairly we'll attended. President
Totten presided.
Mr.. Totten suggested that the mem
l,ership fee be increased to 81 the
comm year and half Of this be remit
ted to the Minnesota Game Protective
League, which proposes to have PAID
secretary TO devote his full time in the
work Of that organization throughout
the state The members were opposed
to this plan but it was decided to offer
the league a membership fee of $25 for
the year 1921. =. >.
The fish net question came up ana IL
vas brought out that there are great
many nets in the hands of the people
Of Morrison county at present and that
doubtless many Of them are used lille.
eallv. It was decided to recommend
that the license fee for seining fish be
Increased from ST. to SIS and that seln'
inc he restricted absolutely to white
fish and rough fish. Val. E. Kasparek
VIM. Chute and D. NJ. Cameron were
appointed as a committee to draft reso'
lutions to this effect.
Discussion of the game protective
york done by the state department and
cf the limitations Of that department
due to a lack of funds. resulted in the
,luh going on record as favOring that
The legislature increase the approprla
tion to thia department the coming
year.
The question Of change in the duck
season was talked over hut the mem
bers felt that the season is satisfactory
now. Regarding deer season, some ia
vored alternate open and closed seasons
while others favored continuing the
open season every year. A vote on this
resulted in the club deciding to recon-
mend a closed season on deer in 1921.
Val. E. Katparek told about the de-
velopment Of the ZOO at the Little Falls
pine grove park and of the plan to Sc
cure one or two buffa]oes. The club
members were lnanin ously in favor OF
securing buffaloes for the park. if they
can be obtained, and the club IS support
of the plan waa assured.
Secretary Palmer Nelson read re-
port reviewing the accomplishments OF
The club since its organization on April
Is, 1919. It started with a membership
Of 35 and now has 261 members from all
parts Of the county. The club affiliated
with the Minnesota Game Protective
League. Immediately after organiza
tior, T. A, Berg generously paying the
membership fee of SIS. Three meet
incs were held, at one of which Carlos
Averv, state game and fish commission
er, gave q talk. Though meeting Mr.
Avery, the club succeeded in securing
two deputy game wardens and one paid
warden for Morrison county. Two
hundred cans Of pike fry were secured
from the state commission and distrib
uted in the lakes throughout the county
Seventeen arrests and convictions were
secured by game wardens through the
efforts Of the club. The club arranged
crow shoots and paid bounties Of ano
10 cents per head for crows brought in
A gun club was formed and olueroci
trap secured, shoots being held at thu
fair grounds. Hluo sent representatives
to the annual convention Of the Mime
sofa Game Protective League. Appli
cation has been made for ring-neckec
pheasants and fry has been asked fo1
for 1921 as follows: carload pike fry
100 cans bass fry; Is cans brook trout
Try; 100 cans crappie fry. A prize fisf
contest was put on last summer: Tht
winners were e. J. Richie, for the larg
est bass; J. M. Totten for the largest
pike; Cyril Moeglein for the largest
nickerel