The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-10-12
GAME PRESERVATION.

Supervisors for game preservation
In Neshoba county that was OF more
than passing interest. This is a
good step, should have been taken
years ago to get the best results,
but not too late yet. A good game
law was enacted by the legislature
u few years ago but no sooner 1t
went In force hue aud cry was set
up from all parts OF the state for it's
repeal, the people taking the view
their personal liberties were being
taken from them. They no doubt
now begin to see 1t Is to do without
few personal liberties or else do
without game OF any kind.
The state OF Oregon has the most
rigid game laws of any we know.
A few lines on how these laws work
and the results obtained might be
OF interest to you and some encours
agement to those who want TO see
our wild life preserved.
Readers of history know 1t was
the fur and fish industry thatcaused
the exploration and settlement OF
this section OF the United States.
The fur industry Is now OF small
consequence but the fish industry
ranks as the third greatest industry
In this state. 1t would have been a
thing of the past had it not been for
the strict enforced laws governing
It. The state has hundreds of game
wardens who devote all their time
to enforcing the game laws OF this
state,
There are few furbearing animals
In the state and many colonies OF
beavers In the mountain streams
but there Is no open, season for
trapping them. The deer season is
for one month, and no hunting them
with dogs is allowed, you have to
stalk them like you do squirrels in
Pearl River Swamp. The U. 5. Gov.
ernment also has wardens who look
after the preservation Of the
reservations and who devote their
Atime in killing xthe predatory anl-
mals such as wolves, bear. bob cats
coyotes and cougers or mountains
lions, the last named being a great
destroyer OF deer
The fish and fishing industry is
guarded more carefully than the
animaIindustry. Alicense OF $500
is required to fish. There are open
and closed seasons for different kind
of fish. When fishing as sport you
can not use more than one hook
and line at a time, you are allowed.
to catch only certain number in a
dayand are subject to fine for catch
ing fish under a certain length.
inches for trout. There are certain
streams you are not allowed to fish
In at all.
The season commences at GER
tain hour on certain day and
closes as specifically. and woe unto
you II you are caught fishing out OF
season.
Ifyou had all these restrictions
and sthers set out In the law you
would hollow personal liberty
being taken away, but what is the
result the fishing industry OF this
state amounts to over six million
dollars per year, all OF which would
be only memory If every one was
let to do as he, pleased.
There are half dozen or more
hatcheries owned by the state and
located at the head OF different riv-
ers that release trout and salmon
by the million every year. Some
weeks ago went through the lar
gest hatchery in the state, 10 :ated
on the Columbia river and watched
the salmon propagation from the
embryo state to fingerlings, ready
to be released. Hatching and raising
salmon and otherfish in this coun.
try Ia q science far advanced. 1t
might be OF interest to know the
little salmon are marked before
being released and by that means
they have learned much OF the hab-
It's Of the salmon, They return in
years after being released to the
headwaters OF the stream where re-
leased to spawn. tbs on this trip
TO the spawning grounds when the
fishermen ret them by the ton. The
eggs are taken, the fish sent to the
cannery, eggs tn the, hatchery where
+ the operation d. .hatching and releas-
Ing is repeatsa. The salmon ifnot
caught, aftsA sphwning, lives but il
short while alter returning to the
ocean,
You see why 1t il necessary To
propagate and protect SO valuable
an indastvy. Even with all the pro
lection Of Il well enforced law the In