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Show THE FIRST GAME LAW Two hundred years ncto tht Indians In-dians in Kentucky set aside fctime re.'utzos for bears iind created what may have been the first came law In America, says Vernon V.ailey, retired re-tired naturalist of the riolot;ioal survey. sur-vey. Hear fat, bear meat, and Iwr shins were the most oriml returns of the hunt. I. .arse areas were set aside as "beloved bear grounds" where only a limited number of aril mals could be killed each year, so that a permanent supply of these animals would be maintained. Mr. Uailey believes it mi slit be well today to-day to follow the example of the Kentucky Indians, and establish "bo-loved "bo-loved bear grounds." |