The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-02-02
SPORTSMEN OF
COUNTY FORM
ORGANIZATION
Approve Use Of Retrieving
Dogs, Ask Other Protec-
tive Measures for Game
OFFICERS ARE NAMED

Use OF retrieving dogs during the
hunting season is favored in res
oiutiOn adopted by the Burleigh
County Specimens Club organized
Sunday afternoon in the Lions room
of the Grand Pacific Hotel.
+. .JDuying discussion of the game
situation in the state, members SAID
that one bird to one-half of the
. ducks and prairie chickens now kill
ed are not recovered by hunters be-
. cause they are unable to find them
/ If retrieving dogs were permitted, it
was argued, there would be fewer
birds killed and greater conservation
of hunting resources of the state
would result.
The organization also went on rec
ord rs favoring a national park in
western North Dakota, and indorsed
the game refuge bill pending in
Congress.
A resolution was adopted urging
!Iat the Governor, when he names a
member of the fish and game COM
mission soon, appoint sportsman to
the post, and that in the future only
spOrtsmen be named on the state
+ Game and Fish Commission. Another
resolution urged the Game and Fish
(. Commission to spend $1,000 to pur-
chase elk and place them in the Bad
lands.
! On motion of B. f. Jones, the club
{ conine nded the stand taken by Rep
+ resentative Grant Palms Of Burleigh
county in favor Of the use of hunt
F: ing. dogs. ..
fi,'s Officers were named as follows:
president, o. W. Roberts; Vice Pres
idcnt, Fred Peterson; Secretary, Jo-
seph Eaton; treasurer. John Ora
ham; directors. Scott Cameron. o.
N. Durham, W. c. Bush. ,,..
Committees appointed included:
membership, Carl Nelson. Phil Mey-
Pr, Frank Towsley; legislative, Au-
gust. Mellen, c. R. Kositzky, B. E.
Jones, John Hoffman, Frank Bar
mes; enforcement committee, Ed
Schultz, Joe McClusky, Fred Riley;
land owners relationship. Charles
Vettcl, Fred Knowles, DR.. M. w.
Roam.
The meeting was largely attended
1t is expected that there will be 200
.charter members. There already is
a similar club in Stutsman county,
and it is hoped by the local club that
.Other clubs will be formed in the
state. A special effort will be made
to draw in sportsmen in all parts Of
Burleigh county, and to secure en-
forcement Of game laws.
Enforcing Laws
Burlcigh County Club will offer
standing reward for any information
leading to conviction of anyone in
fringing on farmers rights, namely,
leaving gates open, cutting fences,
hunting on Posted land, shooting of
poultry or stock. Also for violation
of any of Game Laws. Communica-
tions.. may be addressed to Burlcigh
County Sportsmen's Club, these re-
ports will be followed up in sports
man like manner by some member of
Club. The name of one making COM
plant will not be revealed unless it
is their desire.
1t is also the hope of this club to
establish two game refugees in this
county, with permission of land own
crs and state Game and Fish Com
mission, have this land we'll posted
making it $4,000 fine for anyone
carrying gun on this land. This land
to be r/rolled during open season.
BY having two such tracts protected
where chickens can get some protec-
ton and propagate, it will have ma
terial effect on increase of game in
whole county, members feel.
Would Also Educate
B 1t is also the wish of this club to
favor law requiring all schools to
devote thirty minutes each month on
f,COnscrva ton of our Wild Life, es-
pecially the game birds. That it may
be possible, at the very beginning
the boy taking his initial lesson in the
field of outdoor recreation should be
taught that the manly sport, in it's
great purpose is not destructive but
constructive, building up mental as
we'll as physical vigor creating
breadth of vision, developing strength
OF character and close adherence to
the Golden Rule "Do unto others as
you would that others should do un-
to YOU said one member.
"Teach young not to destroy our
song birds by robbing nests and their
: young, but help build up one of
greatest resources we have. Some
. states have such law and have
f0und il very hereficial in rould;p a