Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-02
CLOSED SEASON
F0RDEER URGED
Alternate Years as Closed
Season Urged by Sports
mans Club.

Duluth. Mimi, Feb. 2.-Statins en-
phatic opposition to the one-buck
law, but favoring a closed season on
alternate Years, beginning this year,
the Duluth S~portsmen's club, in reso-
lutions just adopted, seek recognition
OF their views in a new game bill,
which is expected to be presented to
the state legislature soon. =
The Duluth Sportsmen's club is one
OF the largest organizations of its kind
in the state. According to officials
of the club. with out of town members
in attendance at the session, when
the resolutions were adopted, the
ideas are representative of the desires
of many hundred northern Minnesota
hunters.
Carlos Avery. state game and fish
superintendent of fish ~hatcheries,
were present when the proposed leg
islation was endorsed by the club.
High lights in the resolutions as re-
CARDS suggestions to the legislature
are:
Increase of the big game license
from IS to 81.
Open prairie chicken season in 1921
n close season on alternate years
September 1S to October /.
Permission to use dogs in hunting
chickens.
Partridge season remain closed for
1921 and be open in 1929 and alter
nate years thereafter with HI season
from October Is to November l.
Change opening of fishing season
on pike and %croppies from May Is
instead of May l.
cense to 81 for all forms of fishing
except trout and that license for trout
fishing be So.
Opposed to resident angling license
of 81. except for trout fishing.
For esta Enlistment of game refuse
of less than $40 acres.
Approval Of proposed law to permit,
taking of game for breeding purposes
at any time under proper supervision
of state game department.
Approval of proposed Law making
it an offense to offer to buy game;
permitting the importation of game
legally killed in other states; increase
! in the transportation CT legally caugh'
game or fish: increase in state vol
bounty from $3.50 to SIS.
Protested measure to repeal power
given governor to declare closed sea
son on any fish or game as an emer
gency measure.
Approval protection bear and skunl
during breeding season.
= Approval license 81 on house cats
Approval legislative action prohibit
ing use Of ferrets in hunting rabbits
Approval of plan to establish publ
shooting ground.
Previous to adoption of the resolu
tons. the club members were told b
Commissioner Avery that in certai
parts of the state deer had been de
! pleted almost to extinction and tina
there vas iced of some measure Q
conservation. either a one-buck Law
! Or a closed season.. He said over IS,
! 900 deer had been killed in the stat
in the past two years. There was
1 slight increase in the 1920 killing
owe: that of the preceding year h
sad.
! 1t is the opinion of the Duluth clu
\ that the one-buck law is difficult {
4 enforcement and would not therefor
4 be the conservation measure it VIZ
really intended for. AS an alternative
it was deemed advisable to suppo,
\ a closed aso and to increase tn
4 hunting dues from 81 to 50. The la
\ ter provision. it was explained, woul
4 provide additional funds available Il
Z the use of the state commission durin
q the year wherein no license would /
y issued. p