Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-09-03

here.
To those who have never hunted
small or large game this statement
means nothing. but to those who
have gone into the field year after
year It is cheerful news. There are
many who look forward to the an
nual visit to the woods In search OF
game with the same enthusiasm as
the baseball player who has been in
the worlds series" does to collect
ing his bit"
It's great sport and there are a lot
Of people Just as much aware of this
as we are. Statistics gathered from
the various fish and game commits
sions of the United States prove this.
We haven't got the figures from all
Of the states but the figures we do
have tell us that 3.915,000 men,
women and children secured licences
to hunt in 1913. With four million
active participants hunting is quite
a sport.
More attention is being paid to
wild game now than for a half cen
tury. The people are being educated
to the fact that If they try to kill all
the game this year there won't be
any next year. Conservation is the
watchword. The hunters are work.
ing hand in hand with the State Fish
and Game Commissions, more atten-
ton is being paid to the laws. and
instead IF game decreasing IL IS
actually increasing.
In Alabama last year more than
5000 900 quail were shot. yet
through proper conservation meth
DDS no one is talking about a q
city OF quail in Alabama. The shoot
ers can take out another 100000
this fall and there will be more next
year. In California more than L.
100000 ducks are killed annually,
also about $780, quail. Last year
about 5000 deer were taken and in
no locality is deer decreasing. In
some places deer have increased.
California gave 10000 hunting IL
censes and 10000 fishing licenses.
Keeping Game Census.
The deer season is closed in I'LL
nois until 1926, but that didn't pre-
vent 100000 persons from hunting
in that state last fall. Colorado had
a four-day deer season and 100000
persons obtained licenses to shoot
game in Colorado. Indiana gave out
about 100, 5000 licences and Iowa
about 80. 900. Idaho furnished about
the same number of licences as
Iowa. Idaho is a progressive state
with reference to game conditions.
The example set by New York and
Pennsylvania is being followed and
data is being kept on all game kill
ed. The Game Commission knows
almost to the exact number the deer,
mountain goat. moose and sheep in
the state. There were 10000 more
hunters in Idaho last year than the
season before.
In the neighborhood of 10000
took out licenses in Kansas and in
Kentucky the figures reached co.
900. Eighty per cent of the hunting
in Kentucky Is done in November
and December. Louisiana Is a Nigh
ty good state to hunt in, and some
$4,000 persons know this. Every
one knows that Maine is a fertile
field for the hunter. .Ninety-f1ve
thousand hunters invaded Maine
more plentiful than ever before.
They took away about 5000 deer
and much other game. Maryland is
just beginning to blossom as a
game community and some $4,000
took advantage of the game there.
Massachusetts, had out some 10000
and Michigan about $4,000. Deer
to the number of $4,000 were Jag
ged In Michigan.
Minnesota tells US that w1,750,000
wild ducks and 10000 deer were
bagged in 1919. Wolves were as
plentiful in Minnesota as rabbits
were in other sections. One wolf
hunt in Minnesota saw the killing
of 500. In one rabbit drive in Idaho
some 1000 were killed and in several
drives in Washington lore than S0,-
900 were bagged. In Washington
the rabbit is very much of a pest.
About $4,000 took out licenses in
Missouri and $4,000 in Montana.
Montana is one of the greatest hunt
ing states. No knows just how
much game there is there. About
$500 elk and $500 deer were killed,
also 5000 bear.
How About This.
Twenty-Five years ago a deer wa
a curiosity in New Hampshire. Last
year 1890 were killed They are
becoming more plentiful each year..
That hunters know this as is attest