Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-12-30 | Page 26 | Idaho Wild Life Increasing under Careful Program

Idaho Wild Life Increasing Under C Careful Program Improved Hatcheries Promise e Ample Fish Game BOISE Dec 29 AP AP Idaho Idaho sportsmen n have no reason reMon to complain com coin plain of game s-ame and fish supplies Inthe in inthe inthe the state in the opinion of R. R E. E Thomas state game s-ame warden t In an annual review of tho the work of oC the department de Thomas declared that the past year has bas unquestionably ably been tho the most successful ever experienced b by the tho state fish and game department Aside from an nn advance in n the protection and preservation preservation pres- pres ot of wild 11 life fe the propagation propagation propagation tion of fish tish and anel the stocking of streams much has also been accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- ac- ac in the tho way of ot accumulation accumulation lation of Important data on fish and game g-ame the development of public sentiment favoring wild lire life conservation conservation con con- and the tho enforcement c of f tho fish and game gamo laws s ANIMALS INCREASE Effects of oC the game preserves on the Payette and Salmon rivers have become increasingly evident in the number of ot wild animals that have appeared In the tho timber Umber areas adjacent adjacent adjacent adja adja- cent to the preserves Hunters have reported increasing numbers bf hi animals animals ani ant mals where before the reserves were established the number appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap to decrease and in some soma sections sections sec see had become becom scarce To Increase the tho benefits of ot the preserve the tho game department has placed professional hunters in the preserves to kill off oft predatory anImals animals animals ani anI- mals and during the past two years 1074 coyotes cootes 52 cougars and lynx 26 bobcats and 37 wolves wol were killed GB During the past two ho years r rs upwards upwards upwards up up- wards of pheasants have been hatched out at the Lapwai game farm for liberation over the state and the birds have become ver very plentiful especially in southern Idaho Virtually tho the entire state was as closed durIn during the past year ear against shooting of oC sage hens blue ruffed and pintail grouse with the result that a considerable increase in these birds has been noted Sportsmens Sportsmen's organizations have been zealous In preventing loss of offish offish fish through drainage of canals Inthe in inthe inthe the fall and hundreds of thousands of the tinny finny game have been salvaged sal sat raged when the sportsmen arrived Further Increases in the number of trout in the streams and lakes will come from the Improved rearIng rearIng rearing rear- rear Ing ponds Thomas said Hatcheries in both north and south have been materially Improved and en enlarged enlarged enlarged en- en so that fishermen are promIsed promised promised prom prom- ample trout for future sport