Milford chronicle., 1932-02-05
More Game Birds And
Animals and Less Game
Laws For Delaware

Thanks Uncle Ben for your kim
letter, as know you are a rea
coon hunter, and a true sport. Vol
are right when, you say the gam
wardens are not to blame altogeth
er and you sure do put the blame
where it belongs. / ain getting let
ters from all oyer Sussex County
and they all tell the same story
and just as you. say our guns will
soon be relics, also i agree with you
about the Grey Fox, he is not even
a sporting proposition, and a briai
patch of half an acre Is all he needs
No fun in a chase with him. at all
You stop up here and see me and
will give you two settings of Pleas
ant eggs. Now boys let's get down
to business; we have the Game
Commission ON the run. They are
going to give us protection as we
are going to demand it, and we will
carry our fight to the 1888 session
of Legislature, for more game for
the sportsmen, and less money was
ted: , ea e. 49,.
AS the 1881 game season has pas
sed. into, history the breeding sea-
son for 1882 will soon be here, and
it is up to you boys, to see that this
year is not lost. I will now try to
tell you why the sportsmen. of the
State have lost their faith in the
Commission, and we must take
things in our own hands if we are
to restore our game birds and ami
mails back where they belong in our
woods, and fields. Just look at, the
amount of money paid out each year
in claim for dogs running at large
during the breeding season. Why
keep your dogs tied. up and let the
Grey Fox run at large, as he is an
arch enemy to our wild life. there
should be a bounty on his head.
Pennsylvania pays $4.00 for his
hide. A report came to me this
week that, hundreds of dogs. were
not even taxed last year. Why
should one man pay, and. the other
laugh at the law Let all pay or
abolish the dog tax law. 1t is true
that the dog tax is supposed to be
for the purpose of paying claims for
damage done to poultry, sheep, etc,
but there seems to have been no eff
fort to enforce the law, and when it.
is enforced, some with pull" get
off without a fine, and some poor
fellow has to pay. Here is one case
heard about. A white preacher
was handed little slip by a game
warden to go to the. magistrate the
next day. at the time negro prea-
cher got the same kind of slip, both
paid their fines. What a shame, the
white preacher had "pull,", and the
game commission RENTED his fine,
whereas the negro preacher had no
pulp and he had to take his medi-
cine, Another case of two men be- |
ing arrested for shooting ducks
nonresident hunters),,, men with
money. Pressure was used against |
the warden, and he was told, for
your own good you had better see
the commission. But thanks to this
it did not work. He was do-
ing his duty. He also at the. same
time had another man who did not
have enough money to pay his fine,
arrested for the same offense and
was, holding his car until he could
'aise the money. That is a fine state
Of affairs let the rich go and fine.
he poor. Here is the law, and it is
Ilain: t.
Section 50. Page 27. Game and
fish Laws-O Officer or Warden; Fail
ire to Perform Duty a Misdemean.
II; Penalty:-Any, officer. official or
warden who shall fail to perform
my act, duty or obligation enjoined
lpon him by the provisions. of the
fame and Fish laws of this State,
hall be punished with fine of not
ess than fifty dollars nor more, than
me hundred dollars, and costs for
ach Offense.
Who is to blame the wardens or
he Commission? ! will let you, be ;
he judge. The wardens want to do
heir. duty, but how can they? Let
ers are coming in fast, and all
SIX is give me your ideas, and tell Il
ne frankly what you think. If / get /
our support, have lots to tell you,
nd will not let. the cat out of the |
ag until later on. still have an 8
ce in the hole. So let your letters {
ONE in, and tell me how much {
anne is in your section; what pro- |
ection you are getting, and did you t
YER get any birds or rabbits from t
he Commission, and what you L
mink should be done. This is a.
ght for our wild life, to bring it a
ack to the place where it belongs, n
nd put fish back into our streams. f
will bring thousands of dollars a
ito our State. Thanks for your L
lpport. have fired my first two S
arrels and l still have plenty of F
n
Many thanks to the newspapers c
'r their help in this great cause, c
save our. wild life.
s. NJ. c. DAGGER, Q
Dover, Delaware