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Show INCREASE IN LION BOUNTY IS ADVOCATED Largo numbers of migratory birds, especially wild ducks, have been destroyed through the recent drought, Newell B. Cook, Salt Lake, state fish and game commissioner, told members of the Springville Fish and Game Protective association associa-tion Saturday evening. Mr. Cook also spoke in favor of a $10 increase in bounty on mountain moun-tain lions, which, he said, destroy an average of one deer each per day. Deer in this vicinity are steadily stead-ily increasing. In discussing the controversy over the Bear river marsh project which carne up recently between the state fish and game department and the U. S. biological survey, Mr. Cook said, that through an agreement agree-ment reached at the American game conference, from which he recently returned, the biological survey will submit to the Utah governor gov-ernor a plan of administration of the marsh. The leaders of the survey sur-vey have also agreed that a portion of the marsh will- be left open to Utah hunters as contemplated in the law. Wether or nol, this will t)e the full 40 per cent which the law allows, is a matter which will be settlod by conference between the biological survey and state officials. of-ficials. The hunting will be super- vised by the federal government, he said. Chief Deputy Bill Crump and Chick Evans, president of the Salt Lake Sportsmens' association, were other speaketa at the meeting. Virgil O. Hafen was re-elected president of the Springville association asso-ciation for 1932, with Bert Rowland as vice president; William Weight, secretary and treasurer; Will Witney, Wit-ney, C. O. Claudin, Charles Whiting, Guy Brown, Dr. L. E. Otteson, Lea Sumsion and Bill Phillips, directors. A venison supper was served at the conclusion of the meeting to about 50 association members and guests. |