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Show Game Comission Completes Meetings; Fish Planted In High Uintahs During Week According to Mr. Randall Turpin, Director of the Fish and Game Department, all district meetings of thp "Rnnvr! nf "Rio- fiamp Control, as recruired by law, have been completed. The final' executive session will be held in Salt Lake City in the near future, triots over the State. Recommen-and Recommen-and their management were dis-Problems dis-Problems pertaining to big game were discussed in each of the districts dis-tricts over the state. Recommendations Recommen-dations were made as to the handling hand-ling of the big game herd to the 'best interests of the people of Utah. At the final executive session, ses-sion, hunting regulations will be established for the 1949 season. Fish planting in the High Uintahs Uin-tahs got underway July 19. The Department made preparations to plant several million Native Cutthroat and Brook Trout in the lakes of the High Uintah country. This planting was done on horseback, horse-back, and was planted with small fish about two inches long. Fishing in the High Uintahs is reported as very good at the present time. Sportsmen entering the area should be cautious of fire. Be prepared pre-pared for rain and mosquitos. Those desiring a good trip can always find one in the High Uintahs. Uin-tahs. ( The Pittman Roberts or Federal Fed-eral Aid Division of the Utah Fish and Game Department reports an anticipated' visit from Carey Bennett, Ben-nett, Regional Supervisor of Federal Fed-eral Aid, and Mr. Ludlow, Chief Engineer of Federal Aid on construction. con-struction. These men will inspect the development work in the Og-den Og-den Bav Reserve. Farminsrton Utah. The fish piantinp is still in progress; f distributed approximate half of the fish in Z1, cheries. " Water is fast reaching stage, and fishing is 07 eral improve. We wish sportsman a good varan,, enjoyable fishing trips 1, remind him that spout SHOULD BE SPORTSM?; recognize the righU of ot f ing the Uintah Mountains, Boulder Bould-er Mountains, Thousand Lake Mountains, and the High Wasatch Plateau country through Central i Bay, and several other projects pertaining to upland game birds and migratory game birds. Mr. Turpin makes an appeal to the sportsmen of Utah again to please recognize regulations pertaining per-taining to fishing. He points out that a limit is not necessarily a goal to reach, but rather an amount that should not be surpassed sur-passed if we expect fishing to continue in our State. Our game Wardens are vigilant at this time and warn violators that every means of ' protecting fish and game will be taken, and that heavy fines will be placed against violators of fish and game laws. Utah is receiving eggs from Yellow Stone Park. We have already al-ready received approximately one million; another million will arrive ar-rive in Salt Lake City July 18, and two million will arrive in Salt Lake City about August 1. These eggs are being shipped to Utah in return for labor furnished the Fish and Wild Life Service in Yellowstone Park this season. The eggs will be hatched and fish transplanted by horseback at all of the back areas of Utah, includ- |