The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-22
GAME WARDENS GIVEN
FEW HINTS AS TO DUTIES
Commissioner Sheldon Writes His
Assistants Regarding Their
Responsibilities

An interesting letter addressed 10
county and deputy wardens IN the
state made public by State Fish and
Game Commissioner Harold p. Shell.
don OF Montpelier. The letter, written
in Mr.. Sheldons characteristic manner
/ follows
Mark Twain once remarked that
the Lord gave dog feas in order
to keep him from remembering that
he was a dog. but the purpose OF a
fish and game commissioner is TO
keep you fiom forgetting thst YOU are
game warden and charged with the
/ protection OF the most valuable nat
ural resources In Vermont
"One OF your most difficult and most
important duties Is 10 make the sports
men in your vicinity realize the fact
! just menuoned-that our FISH and
game are valuable and ex.
] tremely perishable and that these
things can only be adequately cared
[ for when all the sportsmen take an
active interest In the work A man
who Kills a partridge out OF season is
/ taking a fve.dolar bill out OF the town
treasury. that he did il In the woods
with o gun ent ties him to no more
consideration from decent citizens
than il he actually sneaked the money
from the treasurers safe when that
gentlemans back was turned He's a
thief and should be- made to feel il
Sportsmen Can Aid
The best remedy is an organ zation
Iuf sportsmen who are pledged 20 stand
back Of the game laws and back OF
7 YOU when you make an arrest They
can also distribute fish for planting
/ pheasant eggs for Matching and do a
{ dozen other things to help the shoot
ing and fishing in their local " Once
or twice a year they can get together
/ for field day to discuss plans and
lind out what can he done in co'opera
tion with tn department On that
occasion there can be target shooting.
hasball and similar contests so that
/ they'll be sure OF good time. Incl
dentally. they1l he able to administer
/ this department which is their own
department because they pay for it.
3 And Vermont will have such shooting
and fishing that the old timers will
think the clock has been turned back
60 years.
'lf there is such an organization in
your locality, do all YOU can to help Il
grow. Center with It's officers aud talk
/ I'm its members II there isn't a club
near YOU try to organize one. Never
lose an opportunity to tell people the
real truth about our game laws tn.
sound communscuse hack of them and
To IMPRESS the fact that It is more
than oneman job if shooting and
fishing is to be improved.
Open Bird Seasons
"The duck season opens September
i6 and wood duck are not to be taken
partridge (runed grousel may he
shot from October 1, to November /
and the same with woodcock, subject
to bae limits defined in your pamphlet
Gov. Hartness may think it wise tC
postpone this season Il there is not suf
Rcient rain to wet down the woods bul
we WORT cross that bridge until ",
come to It.
There is no open season on gray
sdunrcl. Were always ready TO give
the hunter the benefit OF doubt bu'
gray squirrel can't fly and the mar
who says he thought the squirrel was
either duck woodcock, or par
fridge needs an operation and tn,
nearest justice is the man to perform
It. Maybe the squirrel doesn't neet
this protection but since the legisla
ture has given him two year vaca
ton it's up to MS to see that he get'
it,"