The diamond drill., 1921-10-22
LUCE COUNTY MAN SAYS CLOVER
LAND SP0RTSMEN MUST ACT
up. GAME FOR U. P. PEOPLE
Says One Buck Law Will Give Lower
Peninsula Hunters Chance to
Complete determination of Game

In a letter TO the editor of the Mar
quette Mining Journal a Luce County
Sportsman has the following 10 say
regarding legislation TO preserve deer
in the upper peninsula:
had in mind bringing before the
residents OF the upper peninsula the
question OF devising some means
whereby we might get together before
another season came around and have
legislation that would preserve what
deer will be left after the present
hunting season In the upper peninsula
for the people OF the upper peninsula
do not think that l am the first one
that made the charge that the sports
men of the dover part OF the state put
one over us. A very short time ago
saw this same remark in an upper
peninsula paper There was no ex-
ception taken to II at that time and
do not think Il is necessary TO call In
a Daniel to interpret the handwriting
on the wall in this respect
would like to ask how many OF
our senators and representatives be-
long 10 some sportsmen's club; how
many bill passed in Lansing are fran
ed by the representatives or senators ;
many bills passed in Lansing are
framed by the representatives or sena-
tors; how many bills passed are not
submitted for the opinion OF the people
or community before acted upon by
the representative OF the community
affected? a-.4..e+.+.s
u. y. Game for u. Z. People
Now / do not believe there can be
any exception in regard to our game
laws. / believe that there could be
great good done by sporting
clubs and great weight brought to
bear on our legislature for better pro
lection of game IL they stand on Q
basis of protection OF the game In the
upper peninsula for the people OF the
upper peninsula. But IL we have to
barter with the lower peninsula clubs
for our game laws we will never have
any protection as long as there Is
deer left.
Does any one believe that the leg.
islature would have changed the par
fridge season on its own accordg
cannot, for they might be certain that
Il would bring large amount OF
criticism apon them. l believe that
every peninsula sportsman associa.
tion Is In close touch with every move
OF the legislature in regard 10 gam,
laws. and cannot but think that they
knew OF this partridge question. II Il
was a question that was working just
in the opposite direction there Is nc
doubt in my mind but we all know a.
bout it. There have been numbers OF
petitions almost universally signed BY
the residents OF Luce county fol
changes in the game laws to no avail
Was there ever game law enacted
that was asked for by the upper penin'
sula? say no.
Now they have changed the law II
regard 10 hunting licenses, making 4
possible for hunters to get a license
in their resident county, or In the
county In which they hunt How is {
county clerk TO know whether those
hunters have not filled their license
in their home county or not? He sure
ly could not take word for H. We al
know that a hunter has TO claim thu
killing OF any deer that he takes out
Now Il Is a known and acknowledge,
fact that there Is scarcely one camT
OF hunters that come mp here and ge
their quota but some one or two Of thu
party kills the most OF the deer. This
spring there we're found down th'
river below Newberry several doe
hanging up in the woods and more
laying on the ground on account o
the rope breaking. These deer wer'
left there because the parties wanted
bucks and they got them.