, 1925-07-01
Hornaday Urges Game
Conservation in u. S.
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Rumsey very forcibly stated he was
in favor of the extension of more
recognition to the guides n hunt-
tiers of the western country who
knew their stuff" and who, at the
present time We're only considered
as were visitors from other parts
of the world when they went into
the park. He stated that he had
enlisted the ear of H. NJ. Albright,
and hoped that within a short time
all bona fide guides and hunters
through the park without the seal
ing of their guns as is now demand
ed, and that they would be a part
of thine big program for the pro-
lection of wild life in the state.
Mr.. Rumsey paid fine compliments
to DR.. Hornaday for his life's work
for wild life protection, to Mr.. AL
bright for his fair and reasonable
ideas of park administration. and
to j.. N. Langworthy. supervisor of
Shoshone forest. whom he charac-
terized as the finest and most eff
cient officer the Shoshone forest has
ever had. In closing he presented
DR.. Hornaday with an honorary
membership in the Park County Rod
and Gun club.
After expressing his pleasure in
being an honorary member of the
local organization. DR.. .Hornaday
launched into a speech or talk on
game and wild life conditions as
they exist in the United States to-
day, which ook up the greater part
of an hour. and which held the
most careful attention of those who
had gathered to hea him. DR..
Hornaday did speak so much
on the conservation of big game,
which he feels is being fairly well
cared for. but for the bird life. both
song birds and game birds. which
he stated We're fast disappearing.
and that it would be necessary to
take drastic mean to protect and
propagate. or they soon would be
listed with the extinct species.
DR.. Hornaday cited many ~instanc-
es where bird life had been de-
stroyed through lack of proper ap-
probation of its value, the same as
buffalo and other big game animals
have been eradicated owe the United
States. He urged greater propaga-
ton. and gave as an Illustration
the fact hat the state of Pennsyl-
vania stands far ahead of other
states in a program of replenishing
bird life, rabbits, etc, by the eX-
penditure of enormous sums of mon
ey. All the game license none
in the state goes into the game
fund, and is used solely for increas-
ing the wild life of the state. Ev-
cry one in the state is interested in
game protection, and the result of
this activity is amazing. Where
once the little bunny rabbit had be-
come a thing of the past. thousands
and thousands of rabbits were i'm
ported from Kansas, n again the
sportsment can sally forth and kill
a few Dummies during the approved
seasons.
DR.. Hornaday has written several
very fine articles regarding the con
servation of the elk in Yellowstone
park, but did not get into this sub
ject on Friday evening. He did nave
a word to say regarding the ante
lope situation in the United States,
and naid Il very fine compliment to
the late L.. G.. Phelps, and to the
Phelps family, for making the fight
for the antelope herd on Carter
mountain, which is the largest in
the United States today. 1t must
be realized hat these antelope are
preserved at a considerable sac
rifice to the Phelps interests, in
asmuch as they use a great portion
of fine range which otherwise would
support beef.
DR.. Hornaday is returning from
Oregon where he attended a meet
ing of sportsmen who have discussed
some of the important game ques-
lions of this western country, and
feels hat this trip west has been a
worthwhile one.