- Structural weakness in the enforcement of the laws;
- Collusion between offenders for the suppression of evidence;
- Perjury on the witness stand;
- Dishonesty and disloyalty on the part of local jurors when friends, are on trial;
- Sympathy of judges for "the poor man" who wants to eat the game to save his cattle and sheep.
From Farmers' Bulletin No. 510, U-S. Dept. of Agriculture
STATES AND PROVINCES WHICH REQUIRE RESIDENTS TO OBTAIN HUNTING LICENSES, 1912
In Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma and Rhode Island an additional fee of 10 to 20 cents is charged for issuing the license.
Inclosed names indicate States which permit residents to hunt on their own land without license. Nova Scotia has a $5 resident license and exempts landowners.
Note that many of the States adopt the French method of exempting landowners, while some, particularly in the West follow the English method of requiring everyone who hunts to obtain a license.