Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-06-11 | Page 7 | Conservation of Game Plea Made

CONSERVATION A TION OF GAME PLEA MADE ADE A plea for lor more leadership and sc set study in dealing with wild wile game conservation was was' sounded by R. R II H. Rutledge regional forester in inthe inthe 1 the Saturday morning mornin session of oC th the Western States Fish and Game Commissioners Com Corn missioners missioners' conference at the Newhouse Newhouse New Newhouse house hotel Rutledge pointed out th the scientific efforts that have been made in the western states stales in preserving wild life lie and stressed the need for tor more work in this way if it game is to be conserved The re regional forester continued to show the danger of the Il growing wing tendency ten ten- dency deney of ot modern hunters and fishermen fisher men to relinquish primitive habits in filling their bags and baskets There is more need to foster camping camping camp camp- ing lag and primitive-like primitive pursuit of ot game and fish ish he said Rutledge further pointed out this typo type of outdoor life as potent to the nations nation's military militar dc dc- tense taking the place of the frontier experiences which no longer prevail Rutledge showed how foreign plants are being introduced in the western states as a means o of providing more food for wild game The other morning mornin speaker was Dr R. R H. H Hocker Wyoming fish and game commissioner who discussed the prevailing prevailing pre pre- conditions of Wyoming's large elk herd numbering nearly in Jackson Hole