Milford chronicle., 1933-01-27
Wild LIFE PLAN
OF DELAWARE IS
CALLED UNSOUND
[COntinuea from First Paael


Ample funds to promote a sound
constructive State wide program,
based upon scientific principles.
"OrganiZe and help your commits
sion. Probably in Delaware, as in
most every other state, the commits
sion has at times been charged with
being inefficient, OF with playing
partisan politics, or that the law en-
fOrcement work has been lax and
ineffective. If this be so. then the
outdoor people of the State are to
blame because they have failed to
organize and stick together. Without
organization you can get nowhere.
Urges More Funds
Now as to funds: At the present
time the Delaware Commission has
a total of only about $4,000 a year
to spend for all activities. This is
harly enough TO maintain working
organization, let alone to supply
funds for constructive development
work, restock the State with fish
and game, controlling predators.
and conducting Statewide eduea-
tiOnal work.
Most of the present revenue
comes from dog license fees and
from nonresident hunting and fish
ing ,licenses. The residents, hunters
and anglers Of the State have done
practically nothing to finance the
work of the commission.
what Delaware needs Is State
wide license of at least 81 each for
both hunters and fishermen, with a
provision that will exempt landOwn-
ers and members of their household |
who reside upon and cultivate lands,
from paying the fee, so long as they |
hunt and fish en- their own Lands.
with reasonable nonresident |
hunting and fishing licenses fees,
and special short term nonresident
licenses at lower fee, as several
states have already adopted, it
would materially increase the reve-
nue. and there would be far less eva
sions of the law than at present.
Instead of $4,000 a year for all
game and fish work, Delaware
should have not less than $4,000
annually. That would be only six
cents an acre for the whole State.
And what farmer in Delaware would
try to raise a crop of any kind on
six an acre? But six cents an acre
judiciously spent by the State will
assure a game and fish crop if the
sportsmen and farmers will cooper
ate, ~ - q ,,-'2:.s.s -. u
"The only way to guarantee suffi-
cient funds for a constructive job is
for the residents to come forward
and agree to contribute their fair
share under Statewide license
law"
E. Lee LeCompte, chief game war
den of Maryland, gave descrip-
Lion of the advances made in the
care and propagation of fish and
game in Maryland since 1916. He ad-
gised cover and feeding stations to
Keep game from deserting certain
sections. He also advocated a State
vide license law. Il
Former Governor Speaks s
Former Governor Robert P. Rob-
nson, president of the State Game s
Ind Fish Commission, spoke briefly s
md endorsed the views expressed /
cooperation of the '
portsmen with the commission and
With the wardens in the protection
md propagation of game.
There were about rs persons pres
mt from all rarts of the State when h
he meeting opened at $3.50 p. m. i'll 7
he Hotel Richardson. The afternoon Q
vas given over to discussions on =
craftsmanship and the protection n
nd propagation of fish and game. "
lr. Gordon led the discussions and
;. NJ. Palmer, of Washington, D. C., n
dvanced many leading ideas on |,
lethOds of providing food and cover
IL wild life to keep it within the c
oundaries of the State. p
Mr. LeCompte also spoke on con-
ervation and told of how private II
ers0ns in Maryland had led the "
'ay. He declared this would be a NJ
ood time for Delaware to acquire a.
md to care for and increase the lc
lid life of the State.
Others who spoke at the after al
Don meeting were: Mrs. Henry b. d
thompson, of Wilmington; c. w. NJ
itchell, of Laurel; Joseph McSwee- NJ
ey of Rehoboth; Samuel Scott, OF
eaford; L. X. Yerger, DR.. w. L. Ii,
arris, DR.. p w. Tomlinson, of
'ilmington; B.. B. Ewing, of Reho- d;
9TH; c. w. Melcher. of Laurel, and
arence E Foster chief game war