The Delta independent., 1922-06-23

sylvania putting forth some of the
things that state had accomplished in
the way of building up their game.
Extracts from the report follow:
1.-THE layman will marvel at the re-
suit of the hunting season for, assum.
ing that there are approximately
100000 people in the state, the kill
OF wild game was sufficient to have
given pound and quarter of meat
to each man, woman and child within
the commonwealth. This is truly a
remarkable record.-One eighteenth of
the population of the state went hunt
ing. This means one out OF ev-
cry eighteen persons you met on the
trolley cars, on the streets or in the
theatres hunted in Pennsylvania dur
ing the past season. Just 462, 374
resident hunters took out licenses and
added to this number of gunners
were 1,763 nonresident gunners,
making total of 464,137 nimrods the
past season. This would allow each
resident and nonresident gunner a
total Of approximately 201a pounds of
game. The number of pounds of meat
killed through the agency of hunters
was 9,496,757.
Multiplying this by 35 cents per
pound, which would be fair average
price, brings the value of the meat in
dollars and cents to $3,323, ,965 .s5.
! Adding to this $462,374 from the resi-
dent licenses, and an estimated value
placed on furs taken during the year
OF approximately $4,000, 900 with $780,
900 approximately paid out in bounties
brings the total values of game and
hunting in this state up to $6,9S3 $780,
95. And thus the season of 1921 goes
on record as the greatest in the his
tory of the state of Pennsylvania and
exceeded the total kill in pounds of
/ the year previous by more than $50 900
pounds. while the number of licensed
gunners increased by about 10000.
The monetary values represent the
value of the breeding stock and there
is still quite balance in the Bank of
Nature. OF course the estimated kill
is far below the real figures, which
cannot be obtained.
| MANY hunters will fail to send in
reports of the game they have slain
and there is no way of determining
the amount of game killed on farms
and wood lots where the owners of
such lands were not required to take
out a license. OF the 4,S36 deer kill
ed, 63S were spike bucks; 795 were
I bucks with two points on each antier;
1247 were bucks with three points to
each antler and 2156 had four points
or more to each antler. Taking the
average weight of a deer to be 100
pounds. this makes a total of $685.
$50 pounds.
Figuring the average weight of a
bear at 200 pounds added 100000
pounds to the figure for there were
$40 bears slain the past season. $780,
OOOrabbits weighed approximately L.
100000 pounds; 100000 squirrels
weighed 3O7.S0O pounds; 1864 wild
turkeys added 55.S4S to the amount:
325 ruffed grouse weighed 4S7,SS5
pounds; 15,400 ringneck pheasants
weighed 1880 pounds; 1885 Virgin
ia quail brought the list 1S70S addi-
tional pounds; 500 Hungarian quail or
partridge added 313 additional pounds,
32,25O woodcock added 1928 pounds;
26,7SO wild waterfowl added 14O.34O
pounds of wild game which reduced to
tons equals 4,74S.
But 90 fatalities occurred during the
hunting Season in Pennsylvania in
1921. Eighteen of these fatalities were
seif-inflicted. two occurred through
| being mistaken for game, one for a
bear and one for a raccoon. Nine
through the accidental discharge or
careless discharge of weapons in the
hands of others.
"Forty-five accidents. selfinflicted
were not fatal. This is an exception
ally low record. one of the lowest
since 1915. and in spite of the fact
that there were more hunters in
the fields the past year than ever be-
fore in the history of. the state"
There were several guests present
among whom was S. II. Williams from
MeNia, Texas. who expressed himself
as highly pleased at having such an
opportunity to attend the feast at
such nominal cost of SOC.
Arthur Fairbanks was called upon.
Mr. Fairbanks always has something
interesting to say and spoke of the
good which could be accomplished by
the association and that he was ready
and willing to do all within his power
in carrying out the purposes and in
tentions of this body. He said that
in his oDinion the Grand MoSo Jakes