| Show A iC r y I fr rM p r f l 4 CONSERVATION OFFICER Wes Shields examines a bull moose shot illegally during last years year's elk hunt Rewards up to 1000 may be paid for information leading to the arrest and conviction of persons responsible for big bie same name violations Illegal big game kills plague hunting seasons Utah's general elk season began Wednesday By that same date dale the moose season closed Last year there were 27 17 known illegal kills of moose during the elk and deer seasons Some Somo of these were undoubtedly cases case of mistaken identity but most were wanton waste of an ap imme hi ble big game resource Utah's Board of Big Dig Game Control has authorized a reward system that will hopefully help in reducing the alarming number of illegal kills each year Under the new system information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone killing a moose bighorn sheep mountain goat or buffalo can bring a reward of up to 1000 Rewards of up to may be paid in elk and antelope cases and up to in cases involving vine WEEKENDERS Team Standings W tv 1 L Beck Pilcher-Beck 10 2 Goodrich Hullinger 8 4 Spillman-May Spillman 7 5 High Series Alan Beck 1 Paul Quarles Bob Rob May Rhonda Roloff Sandy May Diane Peltier Peltier High Games Paul Quarles Rhonda Roloff Gary Rogers Bob May Vicky White Mary Rush Hush deer bear bear or cougar Illegal kills unlike regulated sport hunting are in in- in discriminate Cows and calves critical in maintaining populations are often killed In some cases illegal kills have led to serious game m management n gement problems 1 Last season seven moose were were killed on the newly established Manti unit a figure representing over 30 percent of the total Manti ManU herd The Daggett unit on the north slope has been closed for several seasons because of illegal kills MOOSE are not the only species impacted by illegal kills Last year 83 elk and over loo deer were known to have been unlawfully taken The Division of Wildlife Resources makes every effort to stop slop the killing but man- man MUSCLES HUSTLES BUSTLES Team Standings W v L I. Hislop Hislop-Hislop 17 7 Raybourne-Bailey Raybourne 15 9 Robbins Robbins Robbins-McConkie McConkie 13 7 Latham Cannon 13 11 High Series Dan Robbins Glen Hislop Sarah Foster Kala Foster Elaine Ralphs Peggy Latham High Games Dan Robbins Glen Hislop Peggy Latham Melvin Foster Wilma Sims Kala Foster power shortages make the job nearly impossible Sportsmen must play playa a role if the number of illegal kills is to be reduced Wildlife belongs to all of us and we must all share the responsibility for protecting it Should you witness an illegal kill t is r fOt t you to face the individual d. d Simply record as much information information in in- information formation as possible such as vehicle license number physical descriptions of the persons involved and the exact location of the violation so that the he animal can be salvaged The information should be given to the nearest t conservation conservation conservation con con- office or available law enforcement officer as quickly as possible Your personal appearance in incourt incourt incourt court may not be necessary if the suspects are caught with the unlawfully taken animal in In their possession A PERSON convicted of a major wildlife violations faces severe penalties Fines can be beas beas beas as high as 1000 and a jail sentence of up to one year can be imposed Also all equipment used in the violation can be confiscated and hunting privileges can be revoKed for a period of up to five years The new reward system could be a strong deterrent to illegal kills Hopefully an individual will be less likely to shoot a big game animal illegally if he knows that someone could collect a substantial reward for providing information leading to his conviction A reduction in the number of illegal kills will mean a greater opportunity for the honest sportsman to participate in that once-in-a-lifetime once hunt |
