Show THE THE kj REEL DOPE PE D op E By B BILL SILL COLTRIN 1 With big boss Mooney Idling his i time ime away in New York City on onUs his Us Vacation and with the sports I whirl In Utah going at a dizzy pace thank hank heaven heave for tor the readers Following Is a letter received re- re I We Ve agree with the writer of f it If so m much ch that we we are are printing almost all aU of it So Mr Paul K take over oyer Reel leel Dope Dear Sir Being g a l lover ver of f sports and havIng haying hav- hav Ing ng four boys and three girls I wIsh vish to to bring them up as good sportsmen and not as meat hogs It t is rather hard to after receivIng receiving re- re our our sportsmens sportsmen's magazines or or- or r picking up our ur local papers paper turning of course t to the th sports page and age and seeing pictures of large catches of o fish and ads of t large creels of fish which some game hog has caught to get his picture In n the paper or to brag to his friends or or- or orto to sell some type of fishIng fish fish- Ing ig tackle No wonder we haven't he the the game came we should have to satis- satis f y the large growing number of sportsmen of tod today y Wants Wants' H Help lp I have an idea that I l' l have dwelt dwelton on n lor some time timer a aridI andI d I am going to o see if Ican do something in this state tate about it If II you think Its It's a good idea I wish you would help me out through h your s support Now I believe belleva that if w we went back jack to th the days das of df f Kit Carson Daniel Boone Jim Bridger and many other otherl of our old forefathers forefathers fore- fore fathers and Indians we will find that hat th they took only what game am they needed to eat I also believe that if It we were to 0 pass pan a law that no ItO fish could be ie found In the possession of any person or persons after leaving the he fishing ground round or in other words to take the old frying pan with you and your family catch catchall all the fish you ou can eat and then cook them In camp taking no nofi fi fish h home with you we vc would eliminate the game hog ho Some will say Id like to take some ome home to my neighbors or to tomy tomy tomy my family Well then take them along long fishing with you They may enjoy it besides it-besides besides buying a license license- and nd also help to contribute to the raising aising of f the fish they are catch- catch instead Ing-instead ng instead of never buying a license 11 li- cense ense and your giving them a mess messof messof of f fish which they may possibly threw in the garbage can because they hey may not taste just so Raps R-aps Lockers Also our modern freezing units and nd lockers are causing the sportsmen sportsmen sportsmen sports sports- men to be meat hunters instead of f sportsmen I 1 believe if a law of this nature were passed that after five years years' they icy may find that they could set seta a limit of fish to take home but buthe the he sportsman would be so accustomed accustomed tomed omed not to taking the fish with him nm that there would be very few fish ish to leave the fishing grounds I I. I for far one hope they never change I the ie law if we et one I My Itly bo boy boyi my ray fishing and hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing lag and myself have been trying tring it out this year ear and andI we find it is lots Jots of fun and amI more restful as a fishing and hunting trip should beVe be We Ve find we have more time to target practice with ol our r guns and more time t to enjoy the tEe scenery that Mother Nature has produced for tor us PI instead of fishing fishing fish fish- ing every minute you can spare to take home a large catch to brag about When we go home 11 SLOW now ow the fellows are surprised because we e have no fish and they joke about our getting old and not being able to catch the fish we were in the habit of bringing home before but what the they dont don't know Is that we are leaving fish we hope for our future generations to catch I I just know that something like his has got to take place because it t is Js impossible to increase the f fishIng fishing fish fish- ing ng grounds Instead they are being decreased while our sportsmen are being eing increased So it is impossible for or us to think we can commercialize commer commer- on our game fish by taking large arge creels and giving them to any Tom Dick or Harry just to brag about or being thrifty anc and putting them in storage where they will wil spoil Lauds Duck Cut Take the duck for an nn illustration We will be allowed four ducks In 32 days That Is h management The kind of ot management I hope is goi gorig go- go i rig to give our future young sportsmen sportsmen sportsmen sports sports- men a chance to get a shot at ata a duck Yet I have heard sportsmen sportsmen sports sports- men meR that are good shots say r I dont don't like it Four shots and you have to go home Well VeIl if it they dont don't get enough shooting let them go out to the blue rock court and shoot hoot a few clays or do like my ray boys bOSo my and I do take the he old stuffed owl out and kill a a lImit of crows and magpies ThatIs That Is s really sport and it helps our wild life at t th the same time I am sorry lorry to make this letter so 50 long lonK but I hope It gets over my point to be taught by law law law- the old Indian law law to to be a good good 1001 sport to catch and eat your fish fishon fishon on tho the fishing ground saving afew a a. few for the young youn sportsman with Uh his hi willow stick cord string hook and garden gard n hackle Boy its it's worth it when you see lee the proud smile on his face Hoping you may help me in the venture I remain your friend an and sportsman Paul K Ie Douglas Street Salt Lake ake City 2 Utah P. P S. S S.-r S. F f like to add thaI that tha X I believe by this law Jaw you could do away tway with illegal baits because no matter what baits and lures you use you can only take what you youcan youcan youcan can can eat while there It would also do away with guides having a alive live box and g giving i v vI I n g his party parly enough fish from it to fill up their thel limits which he has already caught caugh ahead of time P. P. P K W. W |