The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-03-03
STATE GAME FARM TO
RELIEVE GAME SHORTAGE
State Game Warden LeCompte Gives
Interesting Report of Some OF the
Activities of His Department.

Under the Acts of 1898, the Gov
ernor of Maryland was authorized t.
! appoint a State Game Warden ant
Deputies, their duties to bo the Wig
orous enforcement Of the Game ant
Fish Laws of this State. Therefor.
the Game Department of Maryland
was established for the better pro
| lection of Game and Fish.
At the session of the General AS
! sembly of Maryland in 1918, Chap
| 468, was enacted, which is known
as the Hunters License Law, aflt
became effective on June l, 1913
Prior to that time, the State Game
Department received no funds fol
the enforcement of the Game and
Fish Laws, except meager appro'
priation at each session of the Gen
eral Assembly, said money being ep-
propriated from the taxpayers Of
the State Wide Hunters License Law
the Departme ent was enabled to en-
ploy II salaried Wardens who have
patrolled their territory and enfore-
ed the Game and Fish Laws for the
protection of our native game and
fish. The public has cooperated
with these District Deputies, and
through their efforts violations Of
the Game and Fish Laws have been
reduced considerably.
The main object of the State Wide
Law, has been the protection or our
game and fish supply. The State
Game Warden as well as each De-
putty are required to enforce and as-
sist in enforcing the game and fish
Laws. Under this system of salar-
led Deputy Wardens throughout
the State, our Game and Fish have
mad more protection than ever here
tofore, and when game and fish re-
ceive protection from yiolators and
pot hunters, propagation will take
care of itself to a great extent. Inc
better protection of game and nsn
can be accomplished only through
the means of revenue derived from
Hunters licenses. The State Game
Department is therefore, self susTH
tanning and is not requesting an aps
preparation from the taxpayers OF
this State, of one cent for the main
tenance of this Department.
Owing to the fact that it is abso7l
lutely impossible to purchase out7I
side Game for propagation at any
arice, this Department in the name
If the State of Maryland, has pur-!
.hased 290 acres of land at Gwynn-i
brook. Baltimore County, and hasll
established thereon a State Came
Farm solely for the purpose OF rais-l
ng game for propagation ana TOT
distribution in the various Countess
IF the State.
There are a number of States IN
the Union which have estabnsned
State Game Farms, and hame nave
proven successful. The estaDnsn-i
ment of a State Game Farm can Dei
done only by all Counties OF SAID
State contributing h eir snare
through the sale of Hunters ncens-
as for the maintenance OF said Farna |
since no County can raise enough
funds from the sale Of Hunters. Hc-
enses to operate an individual Game /
Farm for their own use. Inere-f
fore, it becomes very necessary 20
make this mIvement a. success tilsrI
each and every County OF the State
should stand behind the State-Wlde
Hunters License Act, of 1918. NO
County can be exempted from TINS
Act without destroying its virtue as
= Statewide measure.
There are As States out OF 40 III
This Union, which have State-wide
Hunters License System, and there
is not a. County in anyone OF these
States. which is exempt from the
operation of same.
Popularity of State Game Farms
5 best shown by the result or New
Yonk State, where they have recent
lv established the fourth State Game