The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-01-07
Recommendations for
New Game and Fish
Laws Face Legislature
Wide Changes Suggested in
Laws on Taking Fish
and License Fees.
URGE LICENSE RAISE
Proposal Will be Submitted
for Short Annual Deer
Season in State.

The state game and fish laws will be
UP for many changes in the session Of
the legislature which opened Tuesday
A tentative program, proposed by stats
game officials who will submit the rough
draft to members of the conservation
commission and officers of statewide
SportSmen's groups, has been prepared
for their approval before submission tC
the legislature, says a writer close to
the councils in st. Paul.
Among the changes suggested pro-
vide for an increase in the present fish
ing license from SOC to 81 and the
elimination of the family license
This clause will in all probability
precipitate a war among the fishermen
The suggestion put forth by the Ely
Commercial club at a recent meeting
and which has been seconded by severa,
of the sportSmen'S clubs in the game
and fish country to the effect that a
short term nonresident license be put
on the market at reduction in price
has not been mentioned in the recon-
mendationS made.
1t was the opinion Of the club men,
berS that nonresident anglers were
being Disseminated against as thei.
vacations as usual thing only last a
week or two and to compel them to take
a So nonresident license for few days
of fishing is not exactly right. The
claim is also made that many of these
non-reSidents altogether too many
take out a resident license and trust
to luck to miss the game wardens.
The thought was expressed in dis
cuSSing this matter that many more
tourists would be encouraged to come
to the state from outside points In
conformity with the decreased license
for fishing, the tourist also should be
limited to less fish to take home or to
ship to himself
This matter of fish shipments is be-
coming a source of worry to local re-
sorters who are apprehensive of the
depletion of the finny tribe in their
particular lakes and consequent loss OF
tourist business. 1t is felt that more
fish are being shipped out year after
year than are reproduced naturally and
through planting. The exact figures on
the shipment of fish have as yet not
been ascertained but one resorter made
the statement that there were several
hundred pounds shipped from his place
alone each day.
The Arrowhead Sportsmen'S associ-
alton at their Chisholm meeting, a few
weeks ago, opposed the increase of the
fishing license for residents to 81 a.
contemplated. The group stated that
the higher fee is advocated by the state
conservation commission because they
were short of money and that in the
past surplus funds have been diverted
to purchase public shooting ground!
located in southwestern and southern
Minnesota.
The Arrowhead group also passed
several other resolutions at the meet.
ing. They urged the regulation of thu
water levels affected by the new dan
at Kettle Falls; the establishment of &
scientific research laboratory in north.
eastern Minnesota for game fish anC
forestry matters and greater care o.
roads leading to lakes and streams
The Minnesota Game Protective
League will meet in ST. Paul on Janu
airy 18th to discuss game and fish mat
tiers. The League is in favor of the
recodification of Minnesota's laws re-
lating to game and fish. This matte