Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-09-16
n. N. SPORTSME:N
!. MEET FROM ALL
PARTS Of STATE
viii Back Legislation to Re-
move Office OF Game
Warden from Politics;
Conference Continues

Creation of a non-political game
wardenship to be filled by a state
game warden appointed by the
state game commission instead of
by the governor and to be selected
on account Of his ability to fill the
office instead Of his possible politi-
cal influence, will be one of the
5 pieces of proposed state legislation
which will be sponsored by the
New Mexico Game Protective as
sociation this year.
After considerable discussion led
by Judge Colin Neblett a member
of the state game commission,
Judge R. p. Barnes, Aldo Leopold
and others from all sections OF the
state, a resolution favoring a pro-
posed bill covering this question
was unanimously adopted at the
meeting last light of the executive
board of the New Mexico Game
Protective association which is
holding a two-day session in this
city.
The proposed hill will be in the
form of an amendment to present
laws and provides that the state
game warden shall not only be
selected by the state game COM
mission but that he shall be direct
" responsible to the commission.
A special committee was named to
interview the two candidates for
governor in the hope of securing
their consent to temporarily with
hold any campaign promises as to
the selection of game warden.
Unanimous approval of a pro-
posed legislative bill against prop
erty destruction by hunters and
fishermen was recorded and the
draft of the bill sent to the New
Mexico Cattle and Horse Growers
association ana the state wool
growers association for approval,
together with the suggestion that
these organizations sponsor the
bill in the state legislature.
River Posting.
Exclusion of man from fishing
in the trout waters from which he
has excluded the public was the
gist of a plan suggested by Judge
Neblett as a type of legislation
which might prove the solution to
the trout stream posting which is
endangering the sport in New
Mexico and is to a great extent
curtailing the benefits which the
state sportsmen could derive from
the money spent by them in the
state fish hatchery and it's MAIN
tenance costs.
Following a discussion of the
situation by Judge Neblett the exc
cutive board unanimously favored
the plan and instructed the asso-
citation legislative committee to
draft such a bill and sponsor It In
the state legislature. The associa-
ton legislative committee will
probably be named at the session
of the board this morning.
Fishing Licenses.
Although no action was taken by
\ the board, the question of non-resi-
dent fishing license fees were dis
cussed at considerable length last
night, the discussion seeming to
indicate a leaning on the part of
the members to reduce the non
resident fishing license fees to the
same figure as the resident Il
censes. 1t is believed by many of
the board members that instead Of
decreasing the annual revenue this
would have a tendency to increase
4 1t as many tourists who do not
stop in the state to fish or who
fish without license in violation
of the state laws would obtain
licenses ana enjoy the, fishing in
the New Mexico mountains.
A large number of sportsmen
from all sections Of the state at
tended the executive board sessions
yesterday. T. r. Kelley of CARR
zozo was chairman of the meet
ings. which will be continued this
morning at the chamber of com
merce parlors.
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