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Identifier: annualreport131415190newy (find matches)
Title: Annual report
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: New York (State). Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Forests and forestry Fisheries Game and game-birds
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : The Commission)
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and the market iscertainly bound to present greater attractions from year to year to the manengaged in the business of propagating deer. The Commission believesthat the present law is for the benefit of conserving the wild supply, as therewould be no inducement to the dealer to handle illegitimate trout or venison,provided he could secure a legitimate supply. The dealer would prefervenison from deer parks and trout from hatcheries, which could be suppliedhim in a fresher and more attractive condition than if procured from other sources. The States Supply of Wild Game Game conditions during the past year have been favorable. It is myopinion that there are more deer in the Adirondacks at the present timethan for many years. This is partly accounted for by more efficient gameprotection, and partly by favorable winters, during which there has beenlittle mortality among the deer. The protectors look after the deer in thewinter, and by their efforts carry through many young deer which would
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GOT HIM FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONER. 363 otherwise perish of starvation. This work, however, is only in its infancy,and an appropriation should be made for this specific purpose. Partridge have been increasing in the State, and the situation is muchmore hopeful than it has been at any time within the past two years. Inlocalities where the breeding stock was not shot off last year, there has beengood bird shooting during the fall of 1909. Woodcock have been fairlyabundant, and it is to be hoped now that the south has adopted strictergame laws, and New York and other adjoining States have shortened theseason, that a continued improvement will be noted in the future. Importedpheasants are increasing in numbers in many parts of the State. I aminclined to believe that a short open season for the entire State would be tothe interest of the sportsmen. At the present time there are eight countiesin the State where pheasants may be killed during a short open seson.As far as I can learn,

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