Show PASSAGE OF BEAR RIVER I PROJECT FEATURES I Js' Js FISH GAME L. L SEASON FISHING HAS POOR YEAR HUNTING FINE J Art Mecham Succeeds J Dave Madsen as State Commissioner 1 The passage by congress cs of th migratory bird bill which appropriated appropriated to build a duck conservation at Bear River bay in ir Boxelder county featured the 1921 fish and game angle angIe This bill bIl brought about the e resignation ol or David H H. Madsen as state jj fish and game commissioner to take a lifetime life life- time post as superintendent of th Bear river project and the i-he Installation Installation tion of J. J Arthur Mecham of ot Logan as his successor The Tho hunting season for mi migratory atory birds deer and elk was highly successful the fishing only mediocre mediocre medi medi- ocre and the pheasant and quail hunting just fair There was no nc open season on upland birds SALT ISALT LAKE I f. f LEADS WORK The Increase In membership an and and Interest In the various fish and game protective associations W Walso was wa also very noticeable and the work wort In both education and conservation of these associations commendable Fish and game planting expeditions expedition sponsored by these sport lovers were popular and brought more and anc more people in closer connection with the problems of conservation The Salt Lake county association of which Charles Fehr was president dent was a leader in this work anc and deserves a a. vote yote of thanks from fron every sport lover in the state This Thi association sponsored monthly meetings for educational purposes purpose throughout the year In iii addition to fc several picnics fish stripping Sand ant Sandfish fish and game planting expeditions expedition FISH LAKE GETS BETTER Like 1927 lake fishing was better during the past year ear than stream angling Fish lake was much better better better bet bet- ter than the the- previous year while Strawberry reservoir failed to produce produce produce pro pro- duce its expected excellent fishing Some of ot the smaller lakes Jakes such a as I Navajo and Panguitch were fine fin fishing spots Weber river however was again fair as was the Provo The vast vasi aSt hordes of fishermen on every stream tream proved a handicap and many of ot UK th smaller maller streams were fished ori oui near the end of ot the season Deer hunting proved to l le be e excellent excel lent though not quite so good as Ii 1927 A short elk s season n was d dared for lor those sportsmen who set cured a special license and the mif mI- mI killed a a. bull elk NORTH NORTHERN ERN DUCKS COME EARLY Migratory bird hunting hunting- was 3 ex excellent ex excellent ext at both the public grounds and private clubs es The northern ducks cam 3 south somewhat earlier than usual usua and finding warm weather her here stayed until the first of December making for excellent hunting es especially especially especially es- es for the larger ducks Pheasants were in season In o 0 restricted areas and although ma mans were killed there still seemed to b ba ba a scarcity of girds after the fit first firs days day's shoo shooting tinS tinS' The quail hunting was slightly better than th the pheasant Due to the scarcity of grouse an and sage hens and the inability of ot man manto mm maii to propagate these birds in cap captivity cap i tit there thero was no zie open season on upland birds Mourning doves dons were Were also restricted |