| Show fish and ani G game a me dept urges hunters to reduce present 25 loss utah forts men himan op ib 6 bring about an in crease in both big game and arid g game ame bird populations whenever I 1 they hey go arnld during the hunt ing season S si sating sin rf tit alic department of fisli fish and amie ill hunters to k tojiu effort in lit re duing ing 1 I 1 ippling appling losses losse nhoth er thiv ore are hunting elk deer wa waterfowl ter fol pheasants or adv oth er g game ame available agures point to a 25 p dicent wounded or crip pling los during the annual fall deer hunts they also show that this same percentage of loss on one t bird in four that is hit ap applies alie s to the duck a and lid goose shoot As this loss applies to oilier other game creatures game managers believe it will vary from 10 per cent to as high as 1 35 percent this means that tens of thousands t c IF game birds and animals each ach year are lost through crippling lost to the gunner who fires the crippling shot lost forever to the next hunter who might have bave made a clean kill of such game reduction of this loss espos Is pos sible in only one way by the hn hunters themselves it can be accomplished only if each hunter will carry his own campaign to kill cleanly and make every effort to recover game birds and animals he may down or believe he haa has hit A concerted urge to red reduce this loss is being made by the national waterfowl council and other conservation organizations the utah department Is joined in this campaign and lists the following for every hunter to remember as he goes afield this year shoot only at game within reasonably close range learn through practice how to esti mate range leam to know your gun and your ammunition the emphasis on long range loads causes many hunters to try to kill game at distances beyond their ability to shoot sharpen your shooting ability and judgment on the shotgun or rifle rille range before the season opens dont wait to practice on game be a true sportsman not a I 1 my game guy or moon shooter this is more important than an easy limit and game left to waste the dept said |
