Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-01-20
GETS MAN
ON GAME BOARD
J. l.. Mctskcr Endorsed by County
Game Association--New Game
Laws uegested--Heglar Del
cgate to state Meeting

will make prosecutions for game law
violations easier, closer cooperation
between the sportsmen and the farm
ers in enforcing the game laws and
greater Difference for the farmers
themselves. the promotion of the
spirit of real sportsmauship and its
incubation in the minds of the boys
of the county and numerous other
subjects pertaining to the game situa-
ton in Whitman county were dis
cussed at meeting of the Whitman
County Game Protective association
held last Monday at Colfax.
The meeting was presided over by
President George Arland OF Garfield
and delegates were present from nine
towns OF Whitman county, other del
egations being prevented from MAX
ing the trip by the inclement weather.
The towns represented were Colfax,
Lacrosse, st. John, Pullman, Ro-
salia, Oakesdale, Palouse, Garfield
and Endicott.
The association endorsed pro-
posed law making it an offense I'M
der the game laws of the state to car
ry an uncased shotgun without first
having secured a hunting license.
This law is intended to make prose
cutions under the game laws easier
and will be considered by the state
meeting of game commissioners and
game wardens to be held in Wenat-
chez January % and "a, and, if en-
dorsed by that meeting, will be sub
mitted to the next legislature for en-
actment Idaho and Oregon have
similar laws which have proven very
satisfactory. Under the present
Washington laws it Is almost impossi-
BILE to secure convictions unless the
person is found with game birds
actually in his possession.
The three county game commits
sioners were present at the meeting
and requested that the county as
ISOLATION make recommendations to
the county commissioners for the per-
sonnet of the 1922 game commission.
DR.. J. Floyd Tiff of Colfax and H.
Witte Of Oakesdale, both members
of the present commission. and ] l..
Metsker of Pullman were endorsed
for the positions, which are not sal
aried, If the county commissioners
ratify the nominations it will be the
first time in history that Pullman
has had representative on the coun--
ty game board, and Mr.. Metsker will
be required to look after the interests
not only of Pullman but of Cotton,
Johnson and Uniontown.
A unanimous vote of appreciation
for efficient services rendered during
the past year was accorded the retir-
ing game board as well as County
Game Warden H. w, Terhune of st.
John, and a largely signed petition
requesting the reappointment of Mr..
Terhune was presented to the game
commission
viii r. Heglar of st. John was
elected to represent the association
at the state meeting in Wenatchee
next week County Warden Terhune
and members of the game commits
sion will also attend, assuring Whit
man county of full representation.
The organization went on record
as favorable to a policy of printing
the game license books in such form
that they may be distributed through
out the county at the discretion of
the game commission to the deputy
game wardens. This would do away
with the present unsatisfactory re-
ceipt system
Upon the suggestion of Father,
Cronin. delegate from Rosalia. the
association recommended to the game
commission that the open season on
Hungarian partridges this year be ex-
tended to As days and that the same
dates be observed as in Spokane
county.
Reports on game conditions from
the various districts OF the county
indicated an almost startling increase
IN Hungarian partridges during the
past few years, with little reduction
IN the number OF the little birds as
a result OF the recent open season. A
year-round open season would never
eXterminate the cartridges, was the
statement of one delegate, and an
other stated that within five years
they will have increased 500 per cent.
Chinese pheasants are fast gaining
foothold in the county, one dele
gate reporting a ooyey Of over so on
farm near Endicott, while other
good reports came from every dis
triet OF the county. Quail have
proved an unsatisfactory game bird
Tor the county and prairie chickens
IN the early days found in great num-