The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-02
More Than 100000
 Hunters m the U. 5.
By PETER F. CARNEY Editor National Sports Syndicate

Have you ever given a thought to the number of sportsmen and sportswomen who go into the field annually to hunt game?
 If you haven't then it is time you should and if you will bear with us a few moments we will present some facts and figures for your perusal that you cannot hope but find interesting. It is possible to check up on hunters and get fairly accurate total because it is necessary to obtain license to hunt in every state.
 Approximately 4,25s,0o0 hunting licenses were granted in the United States the past year and we are informed by the United States department of agriculture that more than 3,000,O00 hunters are ex- empted from taking out licenses under various state provisions. These figures indicate that this country is nation of nimrods. Seven million hunters spread over these United States. Few people had any idea that there were so many. The number grows yearly. The num- Der of licenses granted in 1919 was 3,600ocO.
 How much game these hunters take from the field no one knows but one of tkese days we will have aggressive state fish and game associations in every state and when that time comes we will know just how much game is bagged annually and how much still re- uidiIlS III tnc lltiu NeW l OTk III ETdllL- ing license this year requested the ap- plicant to tell how much game he bagged the year previous Minnesota, Pennsyla- vahsq and Idaho make game census year ly through game wardens and they get a fairly accurate total of the game taken. These are all good game hunting states and Pennsylvania is said to have more game within its borders than any other.
 Several states keep a record of the kill of varnnS Why thaV Sh0fIlt1 keep a record of deer or bear and pass up the figures on everything else is be- yond us. It would not be much more difficult to compile a complete check. Through the American Game Protective association it may be possible to get the state commissions to do this work and when it is done there twill be some in-s terestng information to hand out
 You are no doubt interested in just how we get the A,24S.000 hunters. Here are the license figures
 Pennsylvania 395.O0o; New York. s10.- GOO: California, 310,0o0; Illinois. 2500oo; Ohio, 235.00o; Minnesota. 10000; Wiscon- sin, 10000; West Virginia, iso.ooo; Wash ington, 145000; New Jersey, 135, 900; Col orado. 10i 900: Indiana. 10000; Oregon, 1000; Maine. 5000; Iowa. 9O.0Oo Ken lucky, 9Q,0O0; Idaho. SS 900; Montana, S0,- 0D; Massachusetts, 76.0o0; Oklahoma. 75,- 0to; Missouri, 74.00o: New Hampshire, TO- 600: Louisiana. 65000; Vermont, 64,000; Michigan, 6o,C0o; Virginia. 57.0o0; Nebras- ka. $500; Tennessee, 52.0o0; Maryland. 5000; South Carolina, 42.000; South Da- kota. 10000; Kanssa. 5000: North Da- kota, 5000; Utah. 5000; Alabama, si, 900: 5000; Connecticut. 2S,O00; Arizona. 25.ooo; Arkansas, 23.0o0; New Mexico, 5000; Texas. 17.00O; Wyoming, 16,0o0; Rhode Island, 1s.000; Georgia. 1s,- ooo; Navada. 10000; Florida. 600; Dela- ware. 200.
 A few of the above figures need some explanation. Residents do not need hunting license in Delaware; there is no olina or Florida. North Carolina has no records There is no law in Florida that compels the county judges to make . report. In Texas one doesn't need a license to hunt in the county in which he or she livGa