Show Gun Club Hears State Director At Annu Annual l Meet Reasons for the proposed increase in fishing and hunt hunt- hunting ing licenses and problems connected with the proposed Central Utah Project were aired Saturday evening Harold S Crane of Salt Lake City director of Utah Fish and Game Commission was the visiting speaker at atthe atthe the annual meeting of Vernal Rod and Gun GUll Club in Cafe HE POINTED out that the license raise sought was not for an increase in salaries but for capital outlay programs without which we would lose our natural resources He talked of the urgent needs for the th acquisition n and rehabilitation of winter deer ranges For example hE said the Salt Lake Valley deer winter range is now covered with nice homes He said that the Department owns areas in the Uintah Bas Bas- Basin Basin in on which they wish to in in- in increase crease production lie He said that a multiple use program would also aid livestock MR CRANE disclosed that each Conservation Officer ad ad- administers ministers about a million acres He said that the Depart meat ment must purchase access rights to public lands A lotof lot lotof of money has been spent he said on rehabilitating trash fish areas a costly but very effective project The Director said that officials are trying to work close close- closely closely ly with landowners and more concentrated effort is needed in that direction HE POINTED out that the cost of a license is a very mi mi- minor nor part of the cost of hunting and fishing The proposed increase for a Continued on pa page e 8 Gun Club Continued page 1 dual license would be from the current 6 to 10 which would raise A big share of the license income comes from nonresidents non resi nonresidents dents He saId he was concern concern- concerned concerned ed about the effect of the proposed pro pro- proposed posed Central Utah Project on fIshing streams and waterfowl marshes BURNELL HAWS of Glin Glin- Glines es president of Utah WildlIfe Federation saId that sports sports- sportsmen sportsmen men spend a lot of money on shells flies and liquor and should be prepared to spend more on conservation likely through l a license raIse He reported that fish fish- fishing fishing ing and hunting licenses are sold in Vernal Dale Jensen 1962 president of Vernal Rod and Gun Club related a brief hIstory of the club and its contribution to lo- lo local cal HE LAUDED DED local Fish and Game Dept employees for working well with the club and noted the planned federal fish hatchery at Jones Hole He warned that the Central Utah Project would destroy miles of fishing streams Ida Isla King secretary made madeI I the financial report Whitney D Hammond conducted dec clec- I New directors elected were Emer Henline Don falter faker Bob Williams and Mel Burke Durke Ecce Esauk and Max Miller nf vocal selections John Evan Jones acted as emcee SPECIAL GUESTS included ed Mrs Crane S Virgil Dran- Dran Draney Draney ey Price regIonal coordInator of the Fish and Game Dept and his wife Mrs Haws Dr Paul n a member of I the Fists Fish and Game Commis Commis- CommissIon sIon and Mrs An An- Andrew drew R McConkie l Forest ForestI I Service Supervisor State Sen Leland state Rep Glenn H Cooper Rulon S HackIng County CommIssion Chairman Mayor MayorI I Alvin Kay Don Redfearn U S Fish and Wildlife Ouray refuge manager |