The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-11-30
STATE GAME
FEES PAY FOR
VAST REFUGEES
$4,000 Acres Purchased
With No Appropriations
by Legislature.

How the state has financed its
fish and game department, under
the conservation commission, and
managed to accumulate $4,000
acres of game preserves from money
derived entirely from license fees
and without legislative appropria-
ton is told in the annual report of
George N. Manifold, department
superintendent, made public today.
The report points out that hunt
ing and fishing license sales have
increased from 100000 in 1918 to
100000 at the close of the fiscal
year. Sept. 30, 1928. The depart
ment of conservation was organized
under Director Richard Lieber and
took over the fish and game ad-
ministration as one division of the
conservation department.
Receipts this year totaled $685.
.031.24, as compared to $50, 1895 in
1918.
Report Is Issued
What the department accom-
plished in 1928 is set forth in the
report as follows:
Issued 321, 257 licenses to fish and
hunt, of which 1886 we're non
resident fishing licenses and SIT to
nonresident hunters.
Issued 26,443 permits to hunt, fish
and trap without a license to hon
orably discharged soldiers, sailors
and marines.
Added six ponds to Bass Lake and
one propagating pond to Tri-Lakes
fish hatcheries, in order to increase
the output of black bass stock fish.
Removed 2,238 predatory fish
from public waters, to lessen de-
struction of the game species.
Exhibited all species of fish native
to Indiana waters in f1fty-two glass
tanks at the Indiana state fair. The
exhibit was visited by more than
$4,000 persons.
Made investigation to determine
the amount of natural food for
young fish in Lake Wawasee, In
diana's largest lake.
Mapped thirty-seven lakes to de-
termine depth. area in acres, height
above sea level and general contorr.
Registered 544 persons as breeders
of game birds and fur-bearing
animals, an increase of 200 over the
previous year.
Sold peltS to fur-bearing animals,
conf1scated, because taken out of
season, for $431.8O. The estimated
annual fur yield in the state is
valued at from $4,000 to 100000.
Acquired 1870 acres in Brown
cc--~ty, costing $114,00141. An ad-
ditional 1000 acres is expected to
be acquired.
Operated Kankakee state game
preserve of 1900 acres.
SpOrtsmen Organized
Encouraged and assisted in the
organization of 300 sportsmen's or
CARNATIONS throughout the state. A
state organizer is maintained for
this work and the department &C
knowledgeS invaluable aid received
from the Izaak Walton League.
Distributed $40 pounds of wild
rice seed to sportsmens otganiza-
lions for planting as food for wild
ducks and other waterfowl. Once
planted, this water grass is self
perpetuating.
Purchased and distributed 10000
ring-neck pheasant eggs. These
were sent direct to farmers and
scattered the birds over a wide area.
Game wardens arrested 1881 per-
sons, of which 2,472 were convicted
and paid fines totaling $55,021.81,
which goes to THE local school funds.
The chief offense was hunting with
out license, for which 1909 were
convicted.
Balance in Fund
Operated twenty eight automo-
piles in warden service, travelling
o94, 495 miles at the cost of ga
cents a mile.
Field lecturer on birds gave 379
talks from March, 1926 to Sept. 81,
1928 at which 69,806 persons at
tended. OF the total, 224 were
school groups.
Controls 1873 acres of land, OF
which 1881 were purchased by the
division. Holdings in lands and
structures are valued at 1925, 900.
At. the end of the fiscal year the
division had to its credit balance
of $129, 480.79 for use in 1929.
Built six large fish ponds, hatch
cry building and foreman's dwell
ing at Bass Lake hatchery; two adj
ditional rearing ponds at Tri-Lakes
hatchery, shelter house at Kankakee
state game reservation and a 240-
foot dam on Brown county reser-
walton, preparatory to making arti-
1icial lake of ten acres.