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A PERFECTLY LAWFUL BAG OF 58 RUFFED GROUSE FOR TWO MEN
best kind of game wardens,—genuine detectives, in fact,—to ferret out these cunning illegal practices, and catch lawbreakers "with the goods onthem,"sothattheycanbepunished. Mindyou,convictionscannot be secured at both ends of the line save by the most extraordinary good fortune, and usually the shooter and shipper escape, even when the dealer is apprehended and fined.
Here are some of the methods that have been practiced in the past in getting illegal game into the New York market
Ruffed grouse and quail have both been shipped in butter firkins,
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marked ' butter ; and latterly, butter has actually been packed solidly
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on top of the birds.
Ruffed grouse and quail very often have been shipped in egg crates,
marked"eggs." Theyhavebeenshippedintrunksandsuitcases,—
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