The diamond drill., 1921-09-24
sP0RTsMEN WILL TAKE ACTION
TO CHANGE GAME LAWS
Was STARTED IN EscANABA
Effort Will Be Made to Close the
Season For Two Years in the
Upper Peninsula

An effort will be made by the
sportsmen of the upper peninsula TO
close the season on deer for a period
of two years. Action will be started
after the close of the coming season
The movement was started among
Escanaba sportsmen this week and
should have the endorsement OF every
sportsman in the Upper Peninsula.
The Escanaba Morning Press has the
following to say regarding II:
Sportsmen OF Escanaba will attempt
70 induce sportsmen and others inter-
ested In the preservation OF game in
every county OF the upper peninsula
TO initiate steps before their county
boards OF supervisors to close the deer
hunting season for a term OF two
years. An effort will be- made 10 close
the deer hunting season in every coun-
ty in the upper peninsula until chang
es in the state game laws are provided
restore the protection formely given
to small game in this section OF the
state.
Committee Named
Thirty sportsmen OF Escanaba met
at the music store OF l.. C. Schrader
when the situation was discussed and
a committee named to Immediately
communicate with those interested in
game preservation in every county OF
the peninsula Members OF committee
are: John p. Norton, l.. G. Schrader,
+. T. Mccarthy, DR.. Il. ID. Shevalier
and G. II. Luck.
Extreme dissatisfaction with the
present game laws and particularly
sections which extend the partridge
hunting season into the deer hunting
season and the elimination OF bounty
| system on noxious animals, were ex-
pressed by every sportsman, who at.
tended the meeting. 1t was agreed that
the partridge hunting season was
extended by the Legislature TO run
into the deer hunting season for the
particular benefit of lower peninsula
| hunters who annually come to this
district TO hunt deer. The change in
the law will permit the hunting OF
partridge at a time when the leaves
are entirely gone from the trees and
Sthe birds will be practically helpless.
The provision in the game law elimin-
ating the bounty system and the en-
ployment by the state OF alleged ex-
pert trappers TO eliminate wolves and
other noxious animals. was pronounc-
ed by those attending the meeting
here TO be ludierous error.
Can't Act This Fall
| II is recognized by those interested
in the movement that sufficient time
Is not allowed TO prevent the practi-
cal determination or partridge IN the
peninsula by the lower peninsula
hunters who will come here this fall
but the birds that escape can be saw
ed before the coming OF another sea
SON
1t is planed to interest hunters in
every county OF the peninsula in
movement to circulate petitions In
their respective counties, asking the
| boards OF supervisors 10 close the deer
hunting season for the period allowed
under the law in each county As the
law requires that notice OF the inten
tion OF any county TO close the open
hunting season on any game shall be
given so days before the hearing Is
held before the board OF supervisors,
II Is recognized that no action can
be taken in any county before the
hunting season this fall. Instead IL Il
planned that action will be taken sim
ultaneously in every county of the pen
insula Immediately after the close OF
the season this fall and further deer
hunting in the peninsula blocked un
til changes demanded in the game
laws by the people OF this section OF
Michigan are passed by the state leg
islature.
Il.