The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-01-19
FIGHT CLOSING
WINTER FISHING
Directors of Arrowhead Sports
men Resolve on Game Con-
ditions at Meeting.

A special meeting of the Board OF
directors of the Arrowhead SportSmen'S
Association was held at Virginia, with
President j. j. Boldin OF Ely, and
Secretary Joseph Klobuchar, Virginia,
presiding. The meeting was held in
connection with the mid-winter meet
ing of the Association held at Eveleth
last month.
The Resolutions Committee, Mathew
Mattson, Virginia, chairman, submitted
the following resolutions to the Board
of Directors, which were unanimously
adopted:
l. Resolved that this Association go
on record as opposing the granting OF
or the delegating of any additional
powers to any individual or group OF
individuals relative to game and fish,
this power to be left in the hands OF the
people, that is, the State Legislature,
to enact laws governing the taking OF
and regulating seasons for the taking
of game and fish, and enacting such
other laws as such legislature deems
advisable for the protection and pro-
pagation of our game and fish.
2, Resolved that this Association re-
affirm it's opposition to the building OF
roads in the Kabetogama Forest Re-
serve or any forest preserve.
8. Resolved that request be made OF
the Division of Game and Fish for a
specific appropriation of 100000 to
be known as the Arrowhead Wild Life
Fund" this fund to be used for the pro-
pagation of certain species of wild life,
such as the Hungarian pheasant and
the capercaillzie game bird, and for the
placing into effect of the Associations
wild rice planting program in the Su-
perior State Game Refuge.
4. Resolved that request be made OF
the Division of Game and Fish and the
Conservation Commission for closer CO.
operation with sportsmen and sports
mems organizations in Northeastern
Minnesota.
S. Resolved that efforts be made to-
ward greater development OF upland
game bird hunting in Northwestern Min
nesota, and requesting the assistance OF
the Division of Game and Fish and the
Conservation Commission in this mat
ter.
6. Resolved that request be made
of the proper authorities for survey OF
the Superior Game Refuge relative to
migratory water fowl shooting, this for
the purpose of providing additional,
suitable and accessible hunting grounds
for the taking of migratory water fowl
only, during the open season therefore,
and for the development of such hunt
ing grounds.
z. Resolved that this Association
urge on the Division of Game and Fish
and the Conservation Commission. the
necessity or ACCESSIBILITY of establishing
an Office in Northern Minnesota for the
proper administration and development
of wild life in the northern part of the
state, said Office to be in charge of the
Deputy Director, or an equivalent OF
this plan.
8. Resolved that the Director OF the
Division of Game and Fish be requested
to recommend to the authorities in
charge of the G. G. C. work in this
state, the discontinuance of the prac-
tice of poisoning rabbits and that
sharing or trapping of rabbits be urged
and recommended.
9. Resolved that this Association
voice its disapproval to the Division od
Game and Fish and to the Conserva-
ton Commission OF the opening dates
for the taking of migratory water fowl
and the deer season as set during the
year 1888 which did not include both a
Saturday and Sunday.
10. Resolved that this Association
go on record as recommending Sep
TENDER 10th as the opening date for
taking of migratory water fowl during
the year 1884, at least in Northern Min
nesota, with an open season of not more
than sixty days.
II. Resolved that this Association