A live deer in the woods will attract to the neighborhood ten times the money that could be obtained for the deer's dead carcass.

Timber theft on the State lands is, of course, a grave offense against the whole public.
"Hardy outdoor sports, like hunting, are in themselves of no small value to the National character and should be encouraged in every way.

Men who go into the wilderness, indeed, men who take part in any field sports with horse or rifle, receive a benefit which can hardly be given by even the most vigorous athletic games.
"There is a further and more immediate and practical end in view.

A primeval forest is a great sponge which absorbs and distills the rain water.

And when it is destroyed the result is apt to be an alternation of flood and drought.