Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-02-04

den but knows several who are very
nice men. If he had said they appear
nice l would not take exceptions to
his remark but he makes a positive
statement He must be very we'll ac-
quainted with them to make this un-
usual remark. Now if he has had the
proper acquaintance to warrant him
in making this assertion then why
isn't he a special friend to them?
He then states he don't know if the
game laws are constitutional or not
but any way he says if he was caught
doing something that was against the
law he wouldn't boiler. Suppose our
forefathers had taken this attitude,
what would our constitution amount
to today?
He also says maybe | am not as
prejudiced as some, never having been
convicted of any game violations.
Possibly he has been one of the lucky
ones, but think how many poor fell
lows has been caught who has no pull
with the game wardens and put in
Jail for the possession of game which
is their own property by birthright
He then asks if a game refuge was
so bad why did the farmers decide
to continue it in Eastern Pine county,
the answer to this question was given
in the issue of Jan. 7th, Askov Amer
lean, by Magnus Christensen of Clo-
verdale, and incidentally Mr. Chris
tiansen lives in a reserve and knows
what he is talking about. He informs
us the meeting for the continuation
OF this refuge referred to was never
published in the local parers and not
even One-thfrd of the land had been
signed over for the refuge and that
it seemed to be kind of a family af-
fair. Then he shows how little he
knows about deer and that he never
seen where game did much damage to
farmers crops. If he will come over
show him where the deer have COM
pletely destroyed whole fields of grain.
rutabagas, etc, and it was not stuck
off in the brush to attract them as
he tries to insinuate. Then he sights
us to a farmer near WoOdlake, who
was after the state because the pleas
ants ate up his corn crop and couple
of hunters from Hinckley went to his
place in the fall and found his place
posted with no hunting signs, then
casts reflections on the poor farmer
for trying to save some of the birds
for his own use after they had eaten
his crop. | presume Mr.. Pearson
thinks those hunters were more en-
titled to them. That is the kind of
stuff they feed us but maybe Mr..
Pearson thinks we are used to it and
don't know any better.
He further states we haven't enough
rich spOrtSmen for Eastern Pine cOun-
ty as they come in and buy deer from
the farmer paying him as much as he
could get for his best COW, etc. Now,
Mr.. Pearson is getting his wires
crossed for if we are law abiding citf-
zens as he infers we should be, we
would not sell a deer Neither would
anyone buy it for the law prohibits
the sale of deer and the stand Mr..
Pearson takes he certainly wouldn't
encourage US to break the law and
become criminals.
Speaking of the idea Of the settler
selling hunting permits or allowing
the town clerk to issue such permits
he says he thinks the farmers has
too much to try to sell already. 1t
seems | have heard something like
that before, runs something like this,
Unto him that hath shall be given
but to him that hath not even that
which he hath shall be taken away.