The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1937-03-18

the Game Claim Fund to be ad-
ministered by the state treasurer.
The bill then goes on to provide that
all owners of property in the state,
whether personal or real, who here
after suffer damages to their property
by reason of small and big game
hunters, are hereby authorized and en-
powered to present to the state legiS-
lature, meeting in regular session, their
claims for damages occaSioned by said
hunters. If the legislature approves
the claim the same shall be paid out
of the Game Claim Fund.
This would open up real squabble
between the farmer and the state and
also between an automobile owner and
the state. Should a farmyard animal
be accidentally killed or car damaged,
the state fund would be liable and not
the hunter.
(Since the above was written it has
been ascertained that the bill was killed
in the Senate0
The club opposed the bill giving the
Game and Fish department the power
to set the opening and closing dates for
the taking of all game and fish; set
bag limits; designate the waters to be
fished or that might be fished. The
members felt that these matters should
be left in the hands of the legislature
and expressed the opinion that the con-
servation commission already had sufi-
cient powers in game and fish matters.
Senate File No. 203 which provides
that the Commissioner of Education
shall appoint special director of con-
servation who shall work directly under
the commissioner and whose duty it
shall be to prepare adequate and ap-
propriate courses of study, and to
supervise the teaching thereof in the
conservation of our natural resources,
game and fish, which will prepare the
children of the state in a knowledge
and attitude Of conservation.
The club considered the measure
something new in game and fish legiS-
lation and approved it.
A bill which would provide among
other things five-day open season on
deer annually and prohibiting the TAX
ing of fawns was laid on the table by
the club. The club does not favor a
change in the present laws governing
the taking of deer
The measure to place all monies de-
rived from the sale of game licenses
and fines received from game violators
into the general fund of the state and
there to become subject to legislative
appropriation for conservation activi-
ties, was voted down by the club the
same as it has been voted down by all
sportSmen'S organizations in the state
Local members believe that these
funds should remain in the game and
fish department. 1t was also the opinion
Of many that the game and fish de-
partment had not always used the
money to the best advantage nothing
could be gained and much lost by the
transfer of the fund to be subject to
legislative action.
News has been received that the bill
has been passed by the Senate.)
A bill to compel every hunter to get
a small game license for the taking OF
protected and unprotected wild life
birds and quadrupeds on lands other
than those occupied by such person as
his usual place of abode, was opposed
1t was figured that under this meas
ure it would be necessary to get small
game license to kill crows, woodchucks
hawks, etc., and all unprotected wild
birds and quadrupeds unless killed or
your own land or lands you occupy.
Chief Warden w. A. Hanson, in a
neat address, thanked the members who
assisted in the distribution of hay an6
other feed for deer. He stated that all
that was left was about two tons OF
such feed.
Warden Hanson also requested the
assistance of those that could do so in
the killing of dogs roaming about the
woods and killing deer.
The action of the club on all bills
has been sent to our representatives
and senators including those in the
Duluth and western range areas.
Lunch was served after the meeting