Show CHAMBERS MAKES BIENNIAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR Fish and Game Commissioners Commissioner's Commissioners Commissioner's Commis Commis- Recommendations Noteworthy During During- the last two years ears the state stale of or Utah has received approximately 70 O.- O. OO from fish and game licenses es accordIng accordIng according accord accord- ing to the ble report of or Fred Fre W. W V. V Chambers state fish and game ame commissioner commis commis- Ionel which has haa been tiled riled with tho the governor gO The report repot shows s that the fish flah and ana game conditions throughout the state have ha greatly Improved ed during the last two years cars Tho Tile recurrence of or the duck malad malady has caused the death of or hundreds hun hen ls of thousands of or ducks The report says ays U s 's that the trouble comes during the late summer months and is probably cause caused In the overcrowding o of or the Ute marshes b by the ducks It Is the opinion of or the best informed sportsmen that the trouble would bo be overcome O if some method could be devised de that would prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent this overcrowding Opening the duck season for six weeks in tn the spring Is suggested by the commissioner com corn missioner as ns one method that might act as 6 a l preventive Nearly all game birds with the tion of or sa have shown an Increase during the tue last two years cars acco according to the the- report Deer antelope and mountaIn moun- moun tam taIn sheep are increasing Coyotes and bobcats are decreasing decreasing- but mountain lions and gra gray wolves are increasing During the PMt past two years brook and rainbow trout fr fry and native trout fr fry have been distributed In Inthe inthe the thc various streams of the tIle state slate Tho Tile report recommends that for giving game Jame protection two forty square miles in the Fish Lake and Manti ManU forest re reserves reserves re- re serves sen be set aside and about acres in the Strawberry country countr in both of which hunting hunting- shall be bo prohibited b by law It is also also- recommended that the tho state purchase from to 1000 acres of or marsh marshland marshland marshland land for duck marshes The r report port recommends that the open Reason for deer leer be he limited to twenty two twenty two da 15 from days from October 10 to October 31 to tomake tomake tomako make mako It lawful to kill blue grouse In all aU counties of or tho the state slAte for ten da days 8 In October and to make mako trappers of ot fur bearing animals pay a 1 trappers trapper's license The value of state property under the jurisdiction o of or the tile state slate fish and anil game del department Is c estimated at nt |