Show r r r role le of a o Conservation Officer r the role of a COt tIel i r is vari varied t. t Sl Hl HI g work load lood d depends mainly mahdy MI U the uw time C ho M is of year to many people un as t 1 b t w nw wat Widen and to Mini sa l he tai i 11 ts 1 t a 1 mysterious man p p sip up r out GUt Q anU 11 l a I to tu togo togo go through J alt all tJ tiP tie rouble of p t ug into info your W lid to hw jI e him your fishing n a hutting ii license 1 Must Most people at u H t. t kr conserve We f w with I h Jaw 1 ut J lie IK- pi IK Jr ins i j larg larg- mount amount d wor It t II not nor as associated with lw 1 Etu en- en fou Cm Conservation officers of of- game panne management fisheries man Tian- management ent s and nd information t and education t. t task tK K on Ii a dully daily basis T THE I E REMAND DEMAND is iF I gi gl eat in the field of gamp game Bi BJ transects must be read and analyzed nal i a It year counts UnIS must be made surveys of f l winter hinter uter ranges arc m made by vehicle foot Int ani an hors horseback back field fied bag data must be collected during all hunts hunt regulations are ate discussed at ut several interagency meetings game herding hording must be accomplished ac- ac accomplished accomplished ac ac- in the winter I beaver trapped out of irrigation ditches year around range rehabilitation projects project's every year non game studies and the list goes oft oit and on The same responsibilities enter the fisheries program J. J J lakes kes must be stocked after du due duet t investigation of each water i. i f creel creel- census S and fisherman counts are made several severa methods of sampling fish populations are done each endl year pollution control mitigation HWd studies c are Me made and many other duties are ace UI this thi field JNO information to the public is another r responsibility of C the conservation officer He is able to Jo communicate to the public the general interests of the entire f Division and in turn to Inform the Division of the concerns of the people This l Is done through newspaper I television radio and public m meetings tin s in conjunction with wilh all aU the above duties of a iii conservation officer lICker he lie must perform many hours tours of law enforcement covering an area arell of over sOO square miles males He works early inthe in inthe inthe the morning during the day all night his bis schedule is flexible ble and nd 11 Ls s n routine non He has lias all aU the authority of a aruny fully runy certified peace officer for forthe forthe the State Stale of Utah 1 Each ach officer completes the eight to ten week course ourse at the Utah blab Police Academy and completes his 40 hours of certified POST Peace Officers Off Standards and Training requirements each year YES VES Eta A conservation officer wears the uniform badge and sidearm but hut he is no longer just gust a game warden He Re is educated trained and qualified for the position he holds bolds The mil minimum mum requirements for his job is a Bachelors Degree in the field of wildlife Many of the conservation officers in Utah hold Masters Masten Degrees Degre Recently th of the Law Enforcement nent ent SU Section n completed completed com rom pl ted the tile week 12 course at lIt the FBI A Academy ademy in Virginia the division has t taken ken great t strides in upgrading its ita law l w en enforcement err ll cement section The task of law enforcement is time consuming and a never- never ending job requiring 24 84 hours duty The most effective tool in to inlaw law Jaw enforcement is public participation Conservation officers do not expect you the individual to apprehend t nd violators but if you w witness a violation or t even hear second secondhand secondhand hand information that on one has occurred dont don't hesitate to report it If you are to tu contact the l local eal conservation officer dEIcer call 1111 ail the Highway Patrol Dispatcher teh r of I the She Sheriffs Sheriff s Office In 1914 1974 s Some me of If the test bent l t cases r resulted because of good public participation We tj n t all work together to preserve our animals bul both h garTH game and non non- game animals |