The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1936-07-16
SPORT
'Wags'
(Chuck Rathe)

these days Of hurry seems to be a
favorite pastime, but in the eyes
OF Minnesota conservationists 1t
isn't the thing to do. In converse
ton with Game Warden Worm
brock the other day he reported
another deer had been killed in
this section. A young doe was the
victim Of a passing motorist near
st. Johns University. Now that it
was not the fault Of the motorist
we are in no position to say-but
that he made no attempt to aid the
injured animal, but was in too
much of a hurry occupied with his
own petty thoughts, is certainly
criminal. Another motorist saw the
doe lying along the road and
stopping loaded her into the car to
bring her to the game warden. She
was dead then, but had there been
life his action might have at least
prolonged 1t. One deer you say, but
that does not represent the loss. 1t
was doe. Here's was to propagate.
Further the total loss to deer in
this section-admittedly not deer
country-is a total of five for this
summer. A hit and run driver
whether he hits man or animal, Is
in sad need Of education in land
where literacy is our boast.
Yes, and the Arrowhead
have their old hunting cap In
the political river again. Their
buclxin' the One-buck law and
the proposed advance I'm resi-
dent fishing license. The Ar
rOwhead Is an organization
with some three thousand men,
bers and their voice carries for
many miles when sports, tour
lists and vacationlands become
the topic of the day. The pro-
posed one buck law would pro-
hibit the shooting of fawns and
the legislature would be given
permission to set the season re-
garding the taking of males
only or males and females.
Perhaps their opposition has
it's fOundation-but in the name
of conservation these groups
shout to the high heavens at
every little restriction on their
shooting game. Does conserve
ton mean to save the game one
more year so there'n be more
to shoot? The word and Its
meaning have received warp
ed conception If such is the
case.
Only several years ago the deer
season was opened two years sue
ceeding each other. The reason,
given in the name of conservation,
was that the deer were plentiful
enough. But was there not a little
matter of funds? This corner does
not intimate that there Is mis-
handling Of funds in the Game and
Fish Commission. We have no
knowledge Of that fact. What we
are driving at is the fact that con-
servation-after the good OF Amer
lean CUSTOMS catering after the
Almighty Cartwheel. Conservation
was intended to be a far-sighted
policy for saving game, not to
shoot, not to be reckoned in so
many TeSlucnI dilo ouS-SA-oS@sS -
censes, but to be part of the hab-
itat that makes Minnesota Marvel
lous Minnesota"
Swimming in the dark-but
not any more. The City Park
beach has gained the ascend
ancy for popular places In this
city. Swimming Is the only
sport that gets much pull In
this "hyar now hot weather"
The Park Is inhabited until the
wee hours of the morning.
We didn't personally invesd-
gate we only heard-with per-
sons In swimming. 500, II
they want to swim In the night
the City erected light on the
band shell. and they now swim
under the benefit of q spot
light.
A scene of activity the Park and
the bathing beach was a lively
spot Sunday. George Bradley, Of
the Tourist Bureau and now editor
of the Minnesota Conservationist
since their economy shakeup, and