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Show WILDLIFE REPORT Pv Jon l.f .ith.m (mservstion Officer Tjly ri ears hunt inn ! Ims aie expected to some of the l.ug-'! l.ug-'! ' numbers of hunters ' "uvnsoiiuentlv some of " heaviest hunting ; :Uuro hat this st;U0 over experienced. ' jriiVC tnxl prices and Shortage of meat have ' ','ired the dreamer to 'iiJer taking P hunt-. hunt-. '.',$ a means to fill : LVeeer with a winter ; of same. Every -. ,a who can get his ! i js on a few dollars : ris to be bi 'ins a box immo for the hunt. is you and I Know, is not as easy as the dreamers believe, and putting K;Uiie in the freezer is not guaranteed and quite often discouraging. discour-aging. When this fact is discovered by many of these opportunists," the fallacy of their dreams will strike hard, and this is what will separate them from the true hunter-sportsman. For that minority of people who believe that their hunting license guaranteed them a linit of every game species, violations of game laws and sportsman code of conduct are most likely. These are the guys who test the patience of private pri-vate landowners, when they trespass or destroy property in order to get their game. These are also the ones who take more than their limits. There are also the ones who give law enforcement officers a bad time when they get caught. Yes, these are the guys who give hunting and the majority maj-ority of hunters a bad name. However, there is hope. With a little direction, dir-ection, this same person per-son can learn that hunting hunt-ing is more than just taking home some winter win-ter meat. The hunting fraternity needs new and responsible individuals who enthusiasticly support sup-port and understand the basic philosophy of hunting, hunt-ing, which is not killing wildlife, but which is the assured propagation and conservation of wildlife through proper management. manage-ment. Hunting is only a tool of management w hich allows the hunter to harvest har-vest only the surplus of animals relative to the carrying capacity of the habitat. If we can teach the beginners be-ginners to be good sportsmen, and if we can police our own ranks, sportsmen have a good chance to win allies, create enthusiasm and develop support for hunting, hun-ting, which is certainly needed today. |