To Thb JS'mw Touk There is
j no doubt that the killing of deer during
I the closed season is the habit of cer
| tain lawless men In the Adtrondaoks. 1
have In mind one man who bntga that
: when he wants meat he g04.. out and
s;iHs it; another who has established "the
reputation of getting meat any time he
wants it; enother who had venison in
his possession last August.
A rifle shot in the forest during the
spring and summer months carries but
one meaning: another deer down.
Killing deer during the summer is
vicious, cruel, wanton. it probably
means that besides the mother doer, a
fawn, perhaps twins, dies a lingering
death. Anybody who has heard the
plaintive bleat of a fawn for Its lost
mother may partially realize Its deso
late condition and the crime involved in
this violation of the law.
it Is the opinion of oiany who have
had opportunity to observe conditions
that some game wardens do not care to
b*> over active in noticing transgressions
of tlie law by people they know. Tliey
are, however, alert to Bet enough con
victions to satisfy Albany and so hold
tbe Job. 1 have trustworthy Informa
tion about a game -vrarden who recently
said that he wished the fellows who
were spearing pickerel, using a Jack
light, would go around the bend In the
lake so he oould not see them. This
occurred when pickerel were on their
spawning beds in shoal water.
The law largely fails to protect be
cause of its unsatisfactory enforcement.
Why not ussociate the State Police with
the game wardens in this work, particu
larly in tbe Adirondacks?
Trot, March 29. North Woods.
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