Show OUR PHEASANTS unless something is done immediately to remedy the situation sevier countes coun tys pheasant crop which was without question the best beat in the state will soon be gone the way of many other I 1 garrie game birds A few years ago the valley was literally full of the beautiful birds one could count hundreds of them while riding along the main highways I 1 but now the me story is different and something must be done about i it if we are to have pheasant hunting t for many more years just what has happened to the birds is a question some claim that mat the open season of several years ago on hens caused the start of the destruction but that is doubtful others claim that magpies have taken their to toll and eggs have been broken unavoidably i by farmers cutting hay probably all of these things have bave contributed to the scarcity of afi I 1 the pheasants but regardless of what the real cause is the state I 1 fish and game department owes it to the sportsmen of sevier county and the state to investigate and remedy the situation they may discover that one of the greatest causes is the number of birds being shot out of season by poachers that being the case as long as the sportsmen pay the salaries of game wardens they have a right to expect the officers to attempt t to catch the violators |