Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 21 | Would Revise Hunting Laws

WOULD WIN REVISE i If L it v HUNTING LAWS I t G Game ame c. c Commissioner CI Chambers Cham lam lam- t- t bers hers Seeks Greater Protection Protection Protection tion for Utah Wild Life ANNUAL REPORT IS IN INA A Big Game on Increase in inI I Utah Report Says Predatory Predatory Predatory Preda Preda- tory Animals Decreasing gr Slaying gamo birds for th the tho market 4 Js J III considered by Fred 4 IW V. V Chambers state tato fish and gamo gomo commissioner and In his hs biennial re- re 1 port portS filed with tiny the governor gO yester- yester Kitay dB da ho recommends that tho laws bo be bor r revised and arid the custom prohibited Mr Chambers holds that present laws place a bounty on tho extinction of or birds which ho Is trying to protect and effect nn an Increase 1 Mr gives detailed report of f tho the four foul bird sanctuaries and pro- pro dict that with a n protective o law and andi I i tho care Insured b by th tho establishment safety zones the feathered wealth r of f Utah will rapidly Increase Ho says sa there are species of birds In tho the b tAtt and twenty varieties of fish flah fah Ho lie 1 declares d the climate especially favorable favor- favor able to bird life lite and says Bays no species Sever ever ver brought to tho state has become Utah's olk elk herds have e Increased un- un UI there are ZOO animals In the tho state Tin In first class condition The Tho herd her of ot brought from Yellowstone park parke wore were e divided dl between Emery and andt andL L t Cacho acho counties The calf crop In was as exceptionally largo large i Antel opo and mountain Ih sheep ep are rapidly Increasing In the state Mr 4 Chambers says and the tho flight of ot wat wat- year has set act a a. new record I White tailed deer also has increased In in numbers anti and Mr Chambers attributes attrib utes Ute tho the Increase to tho the beneficent ef of- of f- f of or tho the buck law which save savea the thedoes thedoes f does docs from the tho hunters li Bob White quail transported to this from tho the south find conditions and are rapidly increasing J s the report Uno LI License I ne I. I During the period covered cred b by the report re- re port hunting an and fishing licenses were f 1 Of Ot thes these five fifty were to l to nonresidents and twenty seven to Tho The revenue re from this source netted the department Seln- Seln j ln tn licenses licens s brought a revenue of or and t-and and 1111 pool licenses Drought rou hl 19 to lo tho the state coffers Fines coli collected oct cd fn In 1916 I I regaled and game ome and hides f confiscated yielded 1125 Wildcats and mountain lions liona are aro Increasing increasing In- In creasing in tho the state sa says s 's Mr Ir Cham- Cham Ibers bers but the coyote Is being n sated ted through ouCh the efforts of or the federal red fed ral eral government Fur beating bearing animals are Arc also on tho the Increase according to the report r otter mink minkS fox tox and sl skunk unk are arc becoming one of oC the tho as- as lets of or the state Beavers heavers which cause Cluse damage b by damming clamming canals are arc trapped i and nd sent to other portions of oC the state K 1 Mr Ir Chamb Chambers rs asks for an of ot 00 to remodel the lUe hatchery and to make repairs in inthe the Murray Murra Ho lie recommends minor minor mi- mi nor changes In tn the laws governing angling anglinG ang- ang linG and oaks asks that a a. statute be passed I compelling tho the screening screening- of or canals to conserve conserve fish life lite TT T-T- T