Show Department Sports To Reduce Cripples Utah sport sportsmen men have an opportunity opportunity to bring about an increase In both big game and game bird populations whenever they go afield during the hunting season So saying the department of offish offish offish fish and game urged all eli huners to tomake tomake tomake make a cooperative effort In reducing re ref during crippling losses whether they are hunting elk deer waterfowl waterfowl water water- fowl pheasants or any other game Available figures point to ton toa n a 25 per cent wounded or crippling crip ling pling loss during the annual fall Jeer hunts They also show that this same percentage of loss one bird of four that Is hit applies to the duck and goose shoot As this loss applies to other game creatures game managers believe believe be be- lieve It will vary from 10 per cent to as high as 35 per cent This means that tens of thousands thousands ands ends of game birds and animals each year are lost through crippling crippling crip crip- pling lost to the gunner who fires the crippling shot lost forever to the next hunter who might have made a clean kill of such game Reduction of this loss Is possible possible pos pas sible in only one way by the hunters themselves It can be accomplished accomplished accomplished ac ac- only If each hunter will carry his hit own campaign to kill cleanly and make every effort effort ef fort to recover game birds and end animals he may down or believe ho hI has hit hitA A concerted urge to reduce this loss Is being made by the Nation al dl Waterfowl Council and other conservation organizations The Utah department Is joined In this campaign and lists the following for tor every hunter to remember as u ashe ashe he hI noes afield this year Shoot only at game within reasonably reas teas close range Learn through practice how to estimate range Learn team to know your gun and your ammunition The emphasis on long range long range loads causes many hunters to try to kill game at distances dis dis- distances beyond their ability to I shoot Sharpen your shooting ability and Judgement on the shotgun or rifle range before the season opens Dont Don't wait walt to practice on game Be De a true sportsman not a my game guy or moon shooter This is more Important than an easy limit and ind game left to waste |