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Theodore Roosevelt thanks Ignatius T. Werner for his invitation and regrets that he is unable to accept, as nothing is better than “a good coon and possum hunt.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-07-19
Theodore Roosevelt agrees with Cornelius A. Harper on prohibiting automatic shotguns for game hunting. As a conservationist and sportsman, he believes in well-administered and enforced game laws.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-27
Theodore Roosevelt provides a satisfactory report on the short pointed army bullets that William Crozier had asked Roosevelt to try on his hunting trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-12-31
President Roosevelt wants Henry B. F. Macfarland, President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, to bring to the board’s attention the necessity of recommending that Congress enact a law prohibiting the hunting of birds and small game within the city limits. Existing laws limit the seasons in which game can be shot, but Roosevelt believes it is now time to prohibit the practice all year round. He feels doing so would benefit both wildlife and the public.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-12-21
Assemblyman Harper asks Theodore Roosevelt, “as a true sportsman,” to comment on the enclosed bill prohibiting the use of automatic shotguns for small game hunting.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-20