The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-12-14
GAME ZONES
ADVOCATED
Arrowhead Sportsmen Recon-.
mend Zoning of State Into
North and South Zones.

mend Zoning of State Into
North and South Zones.
The Arrowhead Sportsmen's Associ-
alton at their meeting in Bull on Sat-
urday evening outlined the poll
cies of the association for the year and
recommendations of changes in the
game laws to he submitted to the legis-
lature.
A resolution was passed commencing
the president of the association, ]. ].
Boldin, and his administration of af-
fairs. The Buhl sportsmen were also
commended for the entertainment fur
nished Mick Popovich of this city
presented the resolutions.
The meeting at Buhl was called and
presided over by President j. j. Boldin
of International Falls, with Nick Popo-
wch as secretary There were repre-
sentatives present from West Duluth,
Chisholm, Eveleth, Virginia, Tower,
Embarrass and Ely.
The committee on resolutions is COM
posed of Mathew Mattson, Virginia,
chairman; H. L. Burns, Eveleth; Ernest
Bulls, Jr., Buhl; Nick Popovich, Jr.,
Ely; Henry Happle, Chisholm, and Emil
Hill, Embarrass.
Resolutions were adopted opposing
the one buck law or regulation in any
manner at any time; any change in
the present deer law; any change in
the present shooting hours on migratory
water fowl; any increase in resident
license fees; any change in the present
open season on pickerel in st. Louis,
Lake and Cook counties; any reduction
in possession limits on wall-eyed pike;
granting any further power to the
Conservation Commission or director
of game and fish and that powers be
retained in the legislature.
1t was the sense of the meeting that
the following recommendations be sub
mitted to the 1885 legislative session:
Enact law coming the State into
the Northern and Southern zones, the
dividing line to be highway No. q
running westerly from Duluth to Moor
head, in order that game and fish laws
and regulations more suitable to each
zone be enacted or promulgated into
law.
Prohibit the shipping of fish outside
of this state by all residents and non
residents; provide that a resident may
ship only "a pounds OF any variety of
fish or one fish under proper tag fur
nished with each license, to be shipped
from himself and to himself TO the
county in which he resides; provide,
further, that a resident may carry with
him the legal limit of fish lawfully
caught to any point within the state.
Strike out any reference to open
water for the purpose of hunting migra-
tory water fowl, or define same.
Amendment to provide that the
minutes of the Conservation Commits
sion be published monthly in the Min
nesota Conservatfonist" department
magazine.
Enact law providing that Conserva-
ton Commission be Financed entirely
from the General Fund
Amend Section 55-3, paragraph 8, to
provide that white fish netting licenses
shall be issued by the county auditor
or his agent for residents of the state.
Enact law to provide that the County
Boards may appropriate funds to be
expended under the supervision of the
Sheudff's office for the search and re-
covery of missing persons or lost bodies
and other similar emergencies; also
porvision for Division of Game and
Fish to have Like powers.
Recommend system of airplane
patrol throughout Northern Minnesota,
operated jointly by the game and fish
and the forestry divisions.
Recommend bounty on sharp
Skinned hawk; Cooper's hawk; gosh
hawk; Morehawk; great horned owl and
other enemies of our small game.
Recommend law compelling all
hunters to wear red caps and additional
suitable protecting coloring.
Recommend a law to limit the take
of whitefish to rs per license.
Recommend that the law pertaining
to accidental shooting be amended that
when coroner's jury finds guilt, hunt
ing license shall be denied for a period
of not less than five wears