The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-08-16
Game Protection

.rotoction in our state is in
me me- Does that sound funny to
ua', Woll a few years ago men
,'od into the future a bit said;
, sorests are not well enough pro-
~ ~ The public laughed at them
u. on But now one can
We" ', o,r forestry situation and
az 0ur game situation is just
,ors Yet it can be. remedied.
has protection done for the
A few years ago a vanish
o.ias today he is to be found In
osrt Of our forest lands in such
a r that he is fast becoming al
a pest. ,,,o,,o,t +ha+
;so numberless sportsmen COM
,are every year. our game sup
M last forever? No! A time is
- when the game of the state
~ ~ sone. unless we-not the 9TH
s n but you and I-are more
hono of contention is the much
a Mark bear. In Maine he is
~ as yermin, he is hunted and
! At all times, there is a bounty
I'M In other states he is pro-
!. he is a game animal, in part
= hest kinds of game. For
snort bear hunting is far better
dopr hunting. The black bear,
nj in rare cases, is absolutely
Mess He is a good-natured old
III. real comedian. In fact he
heen called, by men who know
'gappy Hooligan of the Woods
hear is essentially a vegetarian.
in few cases, in the face of con-
\ nursuit and severe hunger, does
Iprome meat eater. Even that
Famed much feared cousin of his,
|Crzzly bear is in nine cases out
In vegetarian. not killer. Nine
ks of the damages charged to the
! is really committed by dogs.
brhaps you have a flock of sheep.
bar kills one or two some night.
\ do you do? Why you go out
watch for him. Then some fine
n when Mr.. Bear comes timidly
another lunch, driven by hunger,
kuddenly finds himself madeeover
walking lead mine too heavy
Escape. The culprit is dead and
sheep are safe.
bw, possibly you have a little pet
] Of woodland, a real gem of a
\, and valuable, too. Suddenly
come to the realization that the
|ly pair OF little beavers that came
here by the brook last fall are
Iing all kinds of havoc. They have
h a big dam and backed up the
er. This dead water has killed
Of good trees and the animals
cut still more. They have even
bed the fishing in that brook. Well,
II do you do about it? Go out
|shoot them? Oh, no, not hardly.
I've got to convince the game COM
bioaer that the beavers are doing
harm and then get a special per-
klore you can stop their opera
y Why not some law like that
ur instead of a bounty. Outside
moose he Is our most valuable
y animal.
after all what Maine needs is
NV laws but strict enforcement
~ present ones. Recently we
The pleasure of reading in a
nh newspaper. an account of the
lpbonal luck of two men who went
Y fishing for trout one day. One
was proud to say that he got
two while the other fellow got
w less. The only objection is
the daily limit on trout is twenty
hsh per person. Only the other
We heard of a man who went fish
one evening. The season on bass
just opened and he hoped for a
catch. He came back that !
with a string of fifty black bass.
n the daily limit is only twenty
And, remember, we saw the |
mt of that catch of trout in a
paper. This is the real reason
Names vanishing fish and game.
men were real sportsmen, such
3 would not be possible but I'M
'nalely we have in our midst a
10, extremely destructive danger
animal, the game-hog. You've
OF him? Well, get hold of him, i
nm out. There should be no
IN Maine for such men. They
zee the wild life. They menace
ofests, they menace the State.
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