Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-01


Springbrook Ice Plant at Waterville.
HUNTER LICENSE
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dropped for non payment of dues; six
members have died and rs have
been admitted to membership.
He spoke of the effort made to have
the Penobscot and Rangeley Fish
and Game clubs affiliate with the
Maine Association on the ground that
in matters of legislation the larger
body would have more weight in
matters OF common interest. The
other organizations had declined to
consolidate however.
Officers Elected
The officers elected for the COM
ing year We're: President. w. G..
Hill, Portland; secretary trea surer,
Frank w. Wardwell, Portland. vice
presidents, NJ. l.. Harris, Portland,
Me-; Roland Z. Whitehouse, Auburn;
Charles L. Dyer, Strong; Guy =.
Gannett, Augusta; Charles +. A.
Phair, Presque Isle; +. L. Jorgensen,
Ashland; Harrie b. Coe. Portland: :
! directors, Merton II. French, Bangor;
Edward +. Merrill. Skowhegan; j.
Putnam Stevens, Portland; Ernest f.
Clason, Lisbon Falls; Blaine S. Viles.
Augusta; Main Hills. Belfast, Me-. !;
Hiram w. Kicker, Poland Springs;
! Frank l.. Hodgkins, Bangor; commit
tee on ranges and hatcheries, James
A. DeRocher, Orland; Leslie w.
Somers, Bangor; William II. Rowe,
West Buxton; Willis f.. Parsons,
toxcroft; Paul r. Brown, Northeast
| Carry.
Mrs. Cornelia Crosby of Phillips.
| better known us Fly Rod and an
| expert tiSherWoman, presented to the
F., association two antiques intended to
| form the nucleus for an association
| museum to show the evolution of
F., fishing material. They were fly
! rod, made in 1910. and present to
| Mrs. Crosby from the late Congress-
, man Randall of Massachusetts, and
q mother OF pearl deep sea fishing
| hook, presented to her by the late
| Mrs. Tom Thumb. The association
| accepted the gifts with touching
expression of thanks and they will
| be placed in the State museum until
other antiques are presented to in
crease the collection.
| Hill Wants License
President Hill, in opening the aft
| ernoon session, spoke OF the resi-
dent hunters and fishers license of
| 10, for which a bill has been pre-
scented to the Legislature. He de-
; clared that the State appropriation
was insufficient to protect game and
propagate fish. He felt that the
J sportsmen of the state We're willing
| to pay for the privilege OF having
! the woods and waters OF Maine we'll
| stocked with game and fish and to
! do this and save what is now in the
State, additional funds are needed.
He declared that the bounty now
! paid for bear was entirely unneces-
sary and that during the last year
the State paid this bounty on be-
tween 500 and $50 bears shot during
the summer months. He had been
hunting for % years but he had yet
to see bear on any trip into the
| woods and he thought that il the
| bear was protected that it would be
| worth thousands of dollars to the
State. He also took up the ques-
declared that the present bounty
should be kept and perhaps raised,
providing this bounty was not taken
from the appropriations of the Fish
and Game department but from the
State treasury, as it should be.
All did not agree on the question
of deer. he declared. some believing
that the season should be shortened
at the start by opening October 10.
All believed that the present buck
and doe law should be rescinded
and a limit of either one or two
deer be made.
1T is a question of preserving
what we have left" declared the
president. as he stated that he him
self favored the shorter season and
a one deer limit.
Need More Wardens
Commissioner Willis f. Parsons
stated that any cut in the fish and
game appropriation must take in the
WardenS, for it was impossible to cut
the hatcheries' appropriation and
this work must be kept up. But it
was impossible to think of cutting
the warden service below what it is
at present. which is much too low.
IF we had had a few more ward
ems in the north woods to patrol
the border and visit abandoned
lumber camps. we would not have
two wardens lying out there MUIR
dered," declared Mr.. Parsons. IF
we can't furnish the proper protec-
ton for our game, we might as
well discontinue the service alto
gether."
He thought the license for resi-
dent hunters should be raised to
SLID. No sportsman would object
to this license and declared that
every neighboring state and province
charged its residents 81 or more to
hunt and fish. He made it plain
that this license did not hinder any
man from hunting on his own land
and youths under 16 were exempt
from the provisions of the law.
He agreed with Mr.. Hill on the
bear question and declared that
hunters should be restricted to one
deer, as according to his reports,
the deer was decreasing. He be-
lieved the season should open on
the 18th of October. stating that
half the deer killed before that date
were wasted on account of the
weather. Also the leaves were on
the trees during the first part of
October and last year five men were
slain by hunters firing at waving
bushes. He also thought that the
bounty of bobcats should be main
tanned but thought the money
should come from the treasurer and
not from the fish and game appro-
priation.
Robert Hodpdor re Ta:.