Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10

law. the legislators provided for the
Tor Violators OF the sanctuarics Of 81
Under the new law, the department.
now has In excess OF 100000 acres Of
Banctuarics or refugees. Here the wild
life can enjoy peace and plenty and
can propagate mn nature Intended
the dcpar;ncnt's plan Is To have the
hdnctuarlca embrace from 900 TO 400
acres, with tine refugees several miles
apart, making a regular chain. reach
Ing into every section OF tho Com
monwealth. AS tho game increases.
naturally the surplus will move on
The sanctuarics and will prey TO the
:, hunters. 1t Is known fact that no
SECTION VIII maintain moro Wild .life
thnn there is food for II. and. there
Tor. from these reservoirs there VIII
move sufficient wild life 10 stock tho
surrounding territory.
The virginia system. under Com
missioner :" Mcdonald Lee. Is n copy
OF that !nauguratcd in Pennsylvania
ten years ago. which has proved
highly satisfactory and efficient
colonel Lee believes that the system
liz a practical plan OF assuring SUI
hcient breeding to rcstOck the state
No game farms have been able to
q, raise anywhere near the quantity Of
game necessary 10 keep the stock
normal. while the cost Of the sanctu-
airy systcm Is much less than where
the Wild life is maintained artificial
Is. Colonel Lee is also OF the opinion
That tho system OF sanctuarics VIII
grow as their Importance is realized.
Taking into consideration their
cheapness. he thinks II viii be to
tho ultimate advantage OF sports
men TO purchase outright tracts OF
land for refugees where they cam
not be obtained in any other way
la Virginia the State does not own
the sanctuar!cs. but they are as
signed FOR period of years. with
three as the minimum, When n
game sanctuary, even the owner can
not hunt ON the land, except that he
II permitted 10 shoot predatory
animals.
with the Commonwealth having
:hc flight 10 prosecute v!olators. the
trcspasscrs on sanctuarics Will not
fare well.
Thn game soon learns to recognize
tho safety Of the sanctuary. accord
Ing 10 seth Gordon. the Pennsylvania
commissioner, who states that deer
and Wild turkey of the refugees i'm
ncd!atciy make for. tho safety zone
when The hunters SPOT them.
While 100000 acres have been
taken over by Commissioner Lee. he
caus. ot their proximity 10 estab-
lisiici refugees. 1t is tho plan to
keep the shnctuarics separated. The
whole benefit oc the sanctuary Is de-
scaird. h. believes. where the acre
age is too large. for then the game
Hi!I breed and die without coming
on
Tha, the criticism aimed at the
sanctuary system has come from "A
Misunderstanding on the part o. the
iunt"rE who think they are being
deprived III their free hunting rights.
a the opinion OF Commissioner Lee,
Hho points out. however, that the
DIX volume OF acreage assigned to the
stat" rs such land whose owners have
always objected 10 indiscriminate
lunting and that therefore no great
imount 81 land has been taken from
he hunters He points on, that
hose living near Yellowstone Park
,nd other government preserves now
.njoy big game shooting from these
Reservoirs, where IL few years ago tho
Wild life was almost extinct.
County game wardens have hecn
furnished with sanctuary agreement
'orms, and have been instructed to
tCccpt tracts OF land OF not less than
$50 acres. and 10 see that these sane
'uaries are located four or 1--WE miles
tpart.
In PENNSYLVANIA. the deer have be-
come 80 wise that. on the approach
81 the hunter. they take to the near
st sanctuary. though II be several
; niles away These sanctuaries serve
IS Ravens of refuge. which under no
condition may be violated They
'erVe. in a sense. both for protection
md for propagation.
Tentative plans OF COMMISSIONS
Lee contemplate tho planting of kaffir
'orn. m!llett. peas and other food on
hese preserves. and also the erection
u shelter pens for the protection OF
iirds during severe weather. lie he
icves that chain of natural Ravens
or game, augmented by game raised
III the state Game Farm. will result
n Eoodly supply of bob-white part
= 1dges at all times. together with
'thcr game birds and animals
~ maximum penalty Of 500 will
10 asked by the Department against
ny person killing any bird or ami
nal within the limits OF sanctuary.
III persons Interested in the preser-
'ation of wild game life are request
a 10 notify at once game wardcns
md cX-ofIicio game wardens OF any
> Holation of the sanctuary law, these
Ulcers having been specially charged
o give State game sanctuaries their