The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-01-04

well worth trapping for were It not |
for the difficulty in obtaining the ac-
tual cash, this due to red tape; this |
slaughter goes on regardless of the
bounty.
1t will be only matter of year
or two before these pests will be
harassing stock in settled sections"
Note: The red tape referred to
Is the law requiring person to pre-
sent the whole skin of the animal
to the Town Treasurer and have him
cut off the tail, execute the bounty
claim, and forward same to the De-
partment.
From special report and recommen-
dations of another guide.
Suggestion No. /. Increase the
stocking fund.
Suggestion No. 2. Stop fly fishing
for trout and salmon after September
18th of each year. as most of the fish
taken after that date are taken by
guides and natives, especially In the
Belgrade Lakes.
Suggestion No. 3 Have law pas
sed allowing only one deer to per-
son, buck or doe. AS the law now
stands a great many deer are shot and
when the hunter finds it Is a doe he
leaves it in the woods and goes to find
another
VIEWS FROM ONE OF THE MOST
EXPERIENCED WOODSMEN
IN THE PATTEN
REGION
"Now that the deer season is pretty
nearly over with | want to say this
much in regard to the deer hunting for
this section the present season: New
er since / have been up here have |
had so many favorable reports Party
after party whom I have talked with
coming out have told me that never
have they seen deer so plentiful.
From my own personal observance |
can confidently say that deer have in
creased considerably in this section
i'll the last five years. In talking
with----on his return from the Ka-
tahdin Park Preserve few days ago,
he says that he never in his life saw
so many cartridges as he did on that
trip. A party from Akron, O., told
me this morning that in the Black
Brook country where they hunted that
deer were very plentiful and large
and this party of five brought out
ten deer, all bucks but two. One of
them told me he could have killed
100 cartridges If he had wanted to.
They also report seeing five moose
during the trip and one particularly
good head. Take 1t all around |
think we should be very well pleased
with the way our game and game
birds are looking this season. There
have been more deer killed around
Shinn Pond this year than for a good
many years. | honestly believe that
any move toward cutting the deer
limit this year would &c a great blow
to the sporting interests and entire
ly unnecessary at the present time.
OF course I am speaking only for the
district where | have taken pains to
get lot of first hand data Not
wthstanding the drain on bears by
spring trapping they have showed up
in good shape this fall and seven have
already been shipped out of here by
sportmen exclusive of what have been
taken by native hunters.
There has been vcsy great falling
off of sportsmen the last two weeks
of November, on out-of-the-s state hunt
ers coming after the 18th. account
for this for the deep shows which
came early last year and caught many
hunters almost waist deep in the
woods in the early part of November"
SUGGESTIONS FOR CHANGES IN
THE MUSKRAT LAW, ETC.
Il trap and hunt greeat deal when
! am not guiding and would like to
write few lines about the muskrats.
The rats that are trapped in the
fall are only about half grown and
bring only about half price and II
there could be close time on them in
the fall there would be more rats, and
in the spring they would be worth
more.
In the fall The water is low and
traps can be set near the rat houses
and in that way most of the small
rats are caught eff
If there could be open season on
them from April LIST to May 18th.
think there would he more rats and
the trappers would get as much If
not more money than they would if
they trapped in the fall because the
rats would be larger and better qua
lily.
The first of the rat trapping in the
spring YOU catch nearly all male rats,
while later after May 10th or 18th,
you catch about as many female as
male as the mating season begins
about that time.
Take this matter up with any rat
trappers and see if my statement isn't
true. am just calling your atten-
ton TO this but not trying to take
advantage of the law or anything of
the kind"
IN FAVOR OF THE $t.00 RESIDENT
LICENSE LAW
81 would like TO see 81 per year
resident license law go through.
would also like TO see law passed
licensing the sellers of ammunition. If
law was passed that would prohibit
the selling of ammunition to those who