Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-07-12
.SPORTSMEN SHOULD
FORM ORGANIZATION
Well Known Authority Says
Sportsmen Must Organize
to be Respected.

If the sportman expects his rights
to be respected and his interests looked
after, he must organize, says a we'll
known sportsman. He must be in n
position To make his wants Known and
his weight felt. We all admit that
the administration of conservation
matters would be better out of poll
tics, but where It Is impossible 10 keep
II out. the sportsman must get in"
Practically all of the progressive
fish and game legislation that has been
enacted during the last thirty years
can be traced directly to sportsmen's
organizations. Every year sees many
attempted changes I'm the game laws
of practically every State These
changes must be carefully serutinized.
the good ones saved. the bad ones
killed. Conditions are changing. Our
population is increasing. Many things
we thought right thirty years ago
could not be tolerated today
Constantly the American Game Pro
tective Association is in receipt Of
letters from Individual sportsmen ask
ing how to orgitnize local sports
mems association The .frst thing in
To hold a meeting of a few of the most
enthusiastic sportsmen of the com
munity. Get together four or five
men who want To help improve FISH
and game conditions. Take the prop
osition over and make your preIim-
mary plans for forming the orga MIA
tion. II is 2 simpler matter than for
each OF your men TO 90 out and get
eight or ten Of his friends to pledge
themselves 10 join such an orga MIA
tion when formed
Call your first meeting and get as
large an ATTENDANCE Of sportarnnn aal
possible. Select Some we'll posted
local enthusiast. OF 10 necessary an
outsider. to address tho crowd on the
benefits To be derived from such an
organization. Those who start the
idea should first carefully select the
set of officers. Keep In mind The ne.
ccssity of having al classes Of sports-
men represented on committees This
insures harmony. II yga have big
game hunters. bird hunters rabbis
hnpters. fly fishermen and hait fisher
men. try 70 have them all repr4 seute1
Cooperation should he the kevnoto
Of every organization The aim shr~tla
be more fish and game. Rv-law~'
should be adopted and committees an
should include the officers and fha
chairmen Of The other committees
This committee should he given power
% act IN emergencies. The executive
committee should niee. often and keep
IN close touch with conditions and
with others in the same lin If work
other committees suggested are legis-
lation. membership. conservation and
law enforcement. also committees for
stocking streams with fish and covers
with game.
Every town and city should have a
liVe hsh and game association whtcb
In time should become affiliated v1ith
state and national body all vo.. ing
N harmony 70 secure better conditions.
Few men who hunt or FISH well refuse
10 join such an association when thev
are informed as to the work il con-
templates doing. All thai is necessary
$ Tor someone TO ask them TO sign !
card.
The American Game Protective Ae-
sociation is always willing to advise
and help in the formation of such as
'ocations and will furnish at reauesf
draft of bylaws which may be used
IS a guide and changed 10 meet local
conditions.