| Show Wh What t has bm happened to all ail our wildlife game gume By ny Udell Ga Gardiner This Is a question I t have people ask more continually while checking during the hunting season They also inquire as to what the Wildlife Resources is going to do about it One of oC the questions I might ask them is what are arc the Sportsmen going to do about it l lI I t realize the Wildlife Resources makes mistakes and probably will make mistakes Inthe in inthe inthe the future but without the complete support of or the entire public no game management progress will ever be suc suc- For instance the deer hunt this year is buck only hunting in most areas We are doing this to try and increase our deer population that is somewhat lower than ranges could support How is this going to work if the small portion of the public continues to shoot deer out of oC season shoot does and some of the oth other r unlawful unethical things some people continue to do WHILE PATROLLING Diamond Mountain during the past elk season I stopped to vis visit t with Doug Chew a local rancher on Diamond Mountain Doug was as upset as Ive I've ever seen him and with every reason to be He showed me a two-point two buck deer shot in the head by some good sportsman left to waste in his open field The very next elk camp I checked the people informed me there was a doe shot high in inthe the front leg on the hill near this camp and in all probability would wander off and die This was also done by a good sport sport- It seems that some people have this idea when they purchase purchase purchase pur pur- chase a license to hunt it allows them to trespass on on private property shoot anything that moves and In general do anything and everything that they might get away with This brings to mind several instances t I came across during the recent elk hunt For example examples People hunting with someone else's permit on their person and filling both permits without the other person being on the mountain Till Till- Im I'm trying to tomake tomake tomake make is hunting is supposed to tobe tobe tobe be a sport When people buy a hunting license this entitles them to the sport of hunting for fora a legal limit of or the species they are hunting not to kill cows on a bull permit and then look for someone with a cow permit to claim it or to keep hunting after they have bagged their animal With the ever increasing population of hunters and the decreasing game habitat it is our responsibility to obey the game laws and to turn in the violators that are taking advantage ad ad- vantage of your game So many of oC us take for granted the access to private land that we enjoy hunting on and our right to bear arms and enjoy the wonderful opportunity of hunting MANY TIMES people tell me of oC violators and ask how they as true sportsmen can can help in these situations The answer to this question is first become involved Get as much evidence as possible that may be available such as vehicle license number vehicle description times places and descriptions of persons in in- Also be willing to turn the information to the proper authority and be willing to testify in court if necessary Again I ask you as true sportsmen what are you going to do |
