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Show in the department's history." "Already for 1949 thirty adults and 16 juveniles have been arrested," ar-rested," Turpin said. Heavy fines were imposed in all cases, one violator, Moyle Steck of Carr Fork in Bingham Canyon, being sentenced to jail for 30 days. Game Groups Help In Stopping Theft of Wildlife . R. L. Turpin, State Fish and Game Director, today stressed the important part played by the state's wildlife federation and other oth-er sportsmen's groups, as well as the individual sportmen in stopping stop-ping the poachers from stealing the state's game birds, fish, and game animals. We have arrested over 100 persons a month for the year 1948, and in most cases the arrests were made where poachers were either caught taking the game and fish out of season, or were in unlawful possession of game birds or animals," ani-mals," Turpin said. "We hope that this figure can be cut materially for 1949," the game chief said. "There is no reason why it shouldn't. People are aware of the stiffer fines being be-ing imposed by the judges for game violations. They are also aware of the efficient warden work which is coordinated with the city, county, and state officers along with the individual sportsmen, sports-men, who have given the game department the best cooperation |