Show fish and game gaine club hold rousing meet the beaven county fish antl anil game saine club club met friday night december 3 1 in the court house A large ant and enthusiastic crowd greeted president E N thompson when he colled the meeting ing to order 10 minutes before the scheduled time the members were so anxious to get to business that they couL could rot not wait the president ident proceeded at obed to read mad a copy 61 the resolution adopted last week by the mantl manti sportsmen arid and those resolutions former the basis of a continuous warm discussion among the principal points in t tho e resolutions interested the beaver county A opposition to any increase I 1 in n the license fees to fish arid and hunt in this state deeming the revenue now oc ac crucina to the department ent as sufficient not only to maintain the present status of oi game but to materially in crease the same the club also believes that tho the board of elk control should be abolish abolished and its work placed in the fish 1 and I nd game d department an open season forthe for the killing of bull elk olk should be declared with a license fee of f 1006 10 06 boys under 18 19 years should bo be prohibited from hunting deer or elk the bag 1 limit for du bucka c ks should be fifteen birds and f for 0 r ducks and geese ten ducks and five deege geese whenever an overcrowded condition of game occurs in any aidy garne game res reserve ervol the fish figh and game department should be empowered to declare an open season for pre serve determine the number of hunters who may go in and select them by lot and that there be no additional license charge to hunt in these preserves we believe that the best beat interest of the sportsmen sportsman W would uld bo be obtained if tho state were divided into abree about equal geographical divisions forthe for the administration of fish and g game a in a affairs each E aai I 1 geographical graphical co division to be represented by one commissioner who shall reside in the di district 1 s 1 these three coan commissioners ils sione rs to constitute a board w hose duty it i is io to pass on all policies of the game department part ment anyone convicted of violating any game law should have his present license revoked and be denied the right to purchase a license for the following season t the discussion of the above e points or tit at least some of them brought out a sentiment which wh ich was wis absolutely against the increase for hunting aper or any increase for that purpose purpose however the club felt that if it could he bo shown that the state game department should have more money they would be but little opposition to cl a raise iii in the price of licenses but that to have a separate fee for fishing for hunting small game and another for hunting bunting deer did not set well vell with alth the club members present the reduced bag limit for ducks and prohibiting boys under 18 from hunting deer as proposed by the manti club was endorsed A resolution calling for the strict enforcement of all the game laws was vas passed this resolution came as the result of a prolonged bro longed discussion I 1 of what is known lacall y as deer dee r driving where a bunch of men station one or more of their best shots at points of advantage and the others outliers drive the deer to them this thin driving from day to day until as many deer are killed as as there hunters in the party unless the deer tic er season cornea comes to an end before enough have been slaughtered instead of each individual hunter killing his own buck perhaps one expert marksman would have killed sev several pral A committee composed of J P barton karl S carlton and grant tolton was wag appointed to investigate the needs heeds for more funds for the state game department end report to a special meeting of the club which will be held in the court house auseon on next monday evening december ve C 18 at which time a large number of sportsmen whether members we abd r of the club or not is earnestly desired |