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Show 212 FISH & GAME VIOLA-S VIOLA-S TORS PROSECUTED IN 1965 According to Utah State Fish and Game Dept. Conservation Conserva-tion Officers, Dave Thomas and Bruce Jensen, 212 fish and game violators were prosecuted during 1965 in the Northeastern Region, which consists of Duchesne, Uintah Uin-tah and Daggett Counties. Records show the greatest number of citations issued were for violations of the fishing proclamation pro-clamation with 95 overlimits of fish. Other violations in the fishing' catagory were unattended unattend-ed fishing poles, fishing without a license and fishing with more than one pole. Numerous arrests were made for failure to tag or properly punch deer tags which has also shown to run high for many years. The loaded gun law which was initiated in 1960 and has shown public approval also ran high with 19 arrests being made for this violation. No doubt since this law went into affect, many accidents have been pre- -vented. This law is strongly emphasized in our gun safety-classes safety-classes set up for juveniles and taught by the National Guard in Vernal and individual instructors instruc-tors in the other areas of the region. Some other violations noted were destroying evidence of sex on pheasants, hunting waterfowl with unplugged guns, carrying firearm on elk hunt without an elk permit and unlawful possession posses-sion of game. Law enforcement is everyone's every-one's job and honest sportsmen should aid conservation officers in apprehending violators, concluded con-cluded the Fish and Game Offi- . cers. |