The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1920-09-24
Get Your Hunting License Tag

Broken Game Laws mean less Game
and less sport for TIE hunter, and less
business for the sporting goods people
connected with the industry Every
person has a personal influence which
counts in their community, and can
preserve a great majority of the Game
for the future generations by helping
prevent violations. This can be done
by requesting the public of your COM
munity to net only observe the Game
Laws, but working i'll cooperation with
the State Game Department for the up
buId;ng Of The nat agural resources of this
STATE.
If Game of any klHd is plentiful in
your locality try and keep it so by in
sisting that all hunters thoroughly OBJ
serve the Game Laws of our State.
Had there been Bag Limit and same
had been observed in years past, there
would be to-day an abundance of birds
and game animals in every locality of
this State. In fact il is not too late
now 10 save enough game this season
TO assure the sportsmeu ample shoot
ing for another season by OBJ
serving the Bag Limit and leave
brooders in our covers to propagate
during the season of 1921. 1t is fatal
mistake for any person who hunts IT, try
and kHl the last bird III a bevy or the last
piece Of Game they can find. After a
bcvy of Qua if SHOT down to from %
+ birds, they slculd not be interrupted
any more during hunting season, but lef
alone as brooders to propagate for mex
season. Is time and experience have
proven that unless we have production
during the breeding season, we Will no.
have good hunting during the opening
season on Game, and to get to produc
tion the sportsmen, landowners and
others must unite and work in coopera-
tion with this Department to see that
the birds in their locality get the proper
amount of protection and food during
the time they need it the most, which
is u,t only during the bre ding season
oat also, during the winter season when
food is scarce, especially when the earth
Is covered with snow and sleet, and
food is unavailable for birds and Game.
Reports from through out the State
are to the effect that Game of all spec
les are plentiful in our covers this sea-
s)n, and the sportmen should be afford
ed excellent hunting This Department
has used every means and every effOlt
to increase the Game supply in this
State, and from reports our efforts
have not been entirely in vain, however,
to further. increase the supply We must
have the cooperation of the public in
the enforcement Of the Game Laws.
We earnestly request every person
to secure their huntIng license and Arm
Tag (which is furnished free), now, and
put the license in your hunting coat
pocket aud have your tag sewed on the
left sleeve between elbow and shoulder
where it will be handy in case a Ward
en- asks you to let him see it.
When the time comes for you to start
on your hunting trip you will have en-
ough to think about without having to
make application for hunters license.
You will undoubtedly do some hunt
ing during the coming Autumn and ii
is not bad idea to secure your Ii
cense now, and have it ready. ln 90
ing so you wlll greatly relieve the con-
iestion at the Office OF the Clerks OF
Court, which occurs each year about
ten days prior 10 the opening of The
season Oh upland Game.