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Wisconsin. State Conservation Committee (1915-27) / Biennial report of the State Conservation Commission of Wisconsin for the years 1915 and 1916
(1916)
The market hunters, pp. 56-57
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56 WISCONSIN CONSERVATION COMMISSION 1913 1914 1915 310 34 797 I 32 167 85 516 24 16 71 111 190 26 5 75 101 14 583 182 35 18 784 386 2 .... 1 2 201 118 86 34 470 195 17 ..... 25 4 308 132 93 42 255 140 16 7 7 4 104 39 147 39 26 5 Marinette. ................... 15. ......... 195 Monroe................................... . 2 Oeonto....-.... 20 Oneida 6 20 POneda............ ...................... ... . ..... 629 POlK. .................22 Prine.......................... 487 Portage 1........... R usk ......................... ....... 508 Sawy r 9................... 68 Shawano................ 7 Taylor....... 599 Trempealean. ...... Vilaa................................... 657 Washburn . .................. 232 Michigan points.. Unidentified, picked up by expresnen....... 67 Total.. 6969 THE MARKET HUNTERS. It is needless to say that the market and pot hunters care little about the law as it now stands. They figure that there is only one chance in ten of their being caught, and if they are caught, the penalty of from $5 BEAR HUNTERS IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN to $25 is only the fruit of one day's hunt; and they are willing to take the chance. These are the men that are the real destroyers of our game. There is but one way to stop the traffic in game and that is by a heavy fine, and imprisonment for the second offense. The Federal Lacy law which prohibits interstate shipments of game has had a deterrent effect in shipping game outside of the state. The market hunter takes a long chance in undertaking to ship game to Chicago or any of the large markets, and but few have been willing to take that chance of falling into the clutches of Uncle Sam. Uncle Sam's laws are stringent and they fear them -they are afraid of the $200 fine-but they have no difficulty in peddling CouNrr Ashland......................... Barron ............... Bayfield.................... Brown................. Burnett. . Chippewa: . Clark... . Dola ..... ........ Dunn ........ Eaucair............. Florence Forest.. Iron .... Jackaon. . Juneau. Langlade Lincoln Marathon 205 5 58 577 18 529 2 388 1074 4 667 284 184 29 59 7373 76 3 31 258 9 145 i85 502 4 255 i78 178 32 54 3137
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