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THE AMERICAN SPORTSMANS CREED The American sportsmans creed is being circu latfedr by the American Game ProtectivevAssociation It was written by Zane Grey and is the result bf tbecpllabohition of such wellVknown sportsmen as CharIesSheldonJohri B Burnharii Dan Beard E Bartlett Hnyward W S McCree Frederick K Vreelahd and others equally well known Tlie creed was written at the1 suggestion of E A Quarles andr is as follows i Never in sport endanger human life 2 Never kill wantonly or needlessly or brutally 3 Obey the laws of state and nation work for better laws and uphold the law enforcing authori ¬ ties 4 Respect the rights of farmers and property owners and also their feelings 5 Always leave seed birds and game in covers coversi i Never be a fish hog 7 Discourage the killing of game for commercial purposes by refusing to purchase trophies 8 Study and record the natural history of game species in the interests of science 9 Love Nature and its denizens and be a gentle
