Show flefil treaon trea ant sn by vernon W shields OUT A feller chinkin mean out bishin his thoughts are mostly good and clean out bishin he does not knock his fellow men or hambor any grudges then hen A f feller eller s at his finest when out bishin A f feller eller s glad to be a friend out fishe the brother of rod and line an sky and stream is always fine men come real close to gods de sign out fishe A feller isn t plotting schemes out bishin he s only busy with his dreams out bishin his livery is a coat of tan his creed to do the best he can A feller s always mostly man out bishin author unknown to me I 1 guess by now that everyone knows about the fishing on the provo river being knocked for a loop besides the provo water Us ers association shutting off the water below the dam this famed fishing stream received another tell ng blow when the recent snow slide blocked provo canyon hot water from the power plant was emptied into the river when the snow slide shut off what was left of the stream and all the fish be low this point were promptly and thoroughly cooked when I 1 asked mr madsen how serious S the situa lion tion was and how many fish were lost he said that it w wis ts so bad he hated to talk about it the salt ake lake papers are trying their best to check the rumor that this dis aster is serious dont let anybody kid you mr madsen himself ad me that it would be years before the old provo would be back to where it was before the jophe above the dam they dreda ed the river bed killing both fish md fish food all this had to hap pen just cheh I 1 had pro promised the ed tor of this outstanding weekly that thal I 1 would show him good fish ing for big german browns on the lower provo there goes my chan ces to make an impression and maybe get a raise out of said edi tor while in the process of writing biting this column I 1 received word that the utah fish and game depart ment had talked the provo river water users association and the state engineers office out of let ting an additional fifteen second feet of water out of deer creek reservoir this may avoid complete disaster on the lower provo last thursday evening mr mer nil rill hand chief game warden from the fish and game depart ment spoke at a board meeting of the utah sportsmen s assoria tion his topic was fish and game law violations he ile also gave an overall picture of the lems facing the fish and game de apartment part ment today it was one of the most interesting talks on our fish and game that I 1 have ever heard mr hand is well informed on most all matters pertaining to wild life ilfe in utah his opinions are honest and straight forward and he does n t pull any punches when it comes to sta stating ing facts on our wild life and what the sportsmen of utah may expect in the way future hunting and fishing I 1 only wish that it would have been possible for all the sportsmen in this county to have heard mr hand the officers attending this meeting came away with a better understanding of our fish and game problems and what the the fish fish and game department is trying to do for the sportsmen an article by mr hand Is being pub dished in the april issue of the out door life magazine every sports man should read it in the past I 1 have taken several pokes at the fish and game de apartment part ment in the column and I 1 have done it because I 1 figured they had it coming however I 1 can also toss out a few orchids when I 1 think it is deserved it is now my firm conviction that our fish and game department today has some of the best officers it has ever had liaa they are about as honest and con ious administrators of our wild life resources as you will find anywhere there is just one thing wrong and that is our fish and game department is just a cal football what will ha happen apen if another political party comes into power lower out will go our present good experienced men and in will come new party favorites who mow know little or nothing about fish and game problems for instance I 1 learned that other day that one of the new aspirants to the gover and he is going to be strong candidate has chosen man he will appoint fish game director that man right Is a real estate broker I 1 know who he is and I 1 d like to bet a hundred bucks he know a pheasant from a woodpecker that s what happens in our fish and game department every time we change pali political parties just one big happy merry go round with the sportsmen chasing after it on saturday evening april 10 a big meeting will be held for the junior utah sp sportsmen 0 s association choice wi wild ld life films and also a film illustrating the proper handling of firearms will be shown mr marion madsen and mr merrill hand of the fish and game department will be present to speak to the boys and girls able prizes of fishing equipment will be given away free this meet ing is for junior members only but the adult members of the utah sportsmen s association are invited to be present watch for 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