The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-27
NOTED GAME AUTHORITY AGREES WITH
 ALASKANS.

NOTED GAME AUTHORITY AGREES WITT
 ALASKANS
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 Among those who at time opposed the repea of the Jaw protecting brown bear in Alaska and wh complained of the Alaska law placing bounty Q eagles was J A. Mcclure, of Denver, editor of Out door Life published in the Colorado metropolis. Bu last year MT Mcclure made hunting trip to Aaski in search of group specimens of moose, cabou shee goats, etc. for the natural Denver, an he came in contact with the people and conditions Alaska The result a complete change from h. previously formed opinions He is in favor { changing the law for the protection of brown bea and thinks bounty eagles should be increased MT. Mcclure gives a detailed account of hi Alaska trip and his conclusions from his observation in an illustrated book, off the press in April, "I the Alaska Yukon Gamelands" with laudatory intro duction by Dr. w, T. Hornaday.
 MT McGuire, at page 20 of his book presents tn following from a Cordova newspaper and his commei upon it:
 Hans Larson, prospector the Stew art River severely mauled by a bear re gently. He bending piece of quartz, when the bear attacked him from behind, tearing his scalp badly and taking strips from his back an inch wide and two inches deep in places. He killed the bear with his rife, and mushed ten miles to h. other camp, where he received surgical at tention. He will recover, although he is very weak from loss of blood
 "A very common occurrence up here" marked of the members of party, when he had heard the piece read. The present protection should be taken from the big brown bear in Alaska, at least it should be vitally modified"
 I believe, considering the formidable build and more surly disposition of these big piantgrades contrasted with those of the blacks, and the grizzlies of the States that the present law them could 1 Un- fess that l never felt this way until had hunted in that country but after talking with the people of Alaska and hearing of the natural prejudice up there against these bears feel that revision of the present law would not have harmful effect
 There has been average of nearly man year killed in the North by the big brown and grizzly bears, and several year mauled and maimed, and l believe the time has come to
 Writing of the eagles and their deperdations g page "A of his book, Mr Mcclure says:
 If these birds should be satisfied with rodents, offal, etc, for their menu, I would feel inclined to like them but considering the great menace they are to young game especially lambs and kids, I heartily in sympathy with the Alaskan view that they should be killed wherever possible The pres ent 50-cent bounty is totally inadequate to keep their members down below the point of danger to sheep and other game. When lamb is born nearly every eagle 1t seems, within 50 miles of the scene, knows it. and by striking with their beaks and claws and otherwise harrassng it, they soon topple it over cliff where it furnishes a rich morsel for their ghoulish appetites.
 At page 169, MT. Mcclure says
 We stood point and counted s8 ewes and lambs t $ They were peace fully feeding or lying down, in punches of twos. threes and up ten with here and there a single sheep
 The very small proportionate Of ambS haFor as many of ewes bore strong testimony to the terrible toll that eagles take of the young sheep. I mentally resolved at sight of this convincing evidence to begin new and intending warfare on these piratical birds While their damage to sheep life is proyerbial, even in the States, l don't believe any given in Montana or Wyom- ing has one-tenth the number of eagles that IS, found in similar in Alaska and Yukon Territory They to be seen almost continually. Bounties eagles should be . placed sufficiently high as to reduce their number below the present point of danger to mountain sheep and other game The present bounty these birds in Alaska is only 50 cents-it could be $5
 Dr. Hornaday. in his very eulogisic introductio does not refer to MT McGure's conclusions regardir Guire and his book very highly Whether or not he h arrived at the conclusions that his abuse of Alaskan for what he has called their desire 10 commerciai wild life in connection with their war on the predatory beasts and birds was erroneous only tin will disclose. However, his apparent approval MT. MeGuires attitude and other indication, tb