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Show I Sun Advocate, Price, Utah Thursday, Jan. 13, 1977 V M ti USIS tifiTL The Future The future of hunting and Whatever fishing . . . ? the future holds for hunting (and fishing, by way of extension), good or bad, the hunter has probably got coming to him. If game management continues to enhance and regulate the game supply, it will be due to the financial, moral and political support of the V A: take it from one of us. Choose from any of the twenty-tw- o gifts featured here, brand names like Sunbeam, Regal and Waring, when you deposit $500 or more to a new or existing account. ' - f One of these fine gifts is yours FREE or at a substantial discount. Offer good while supply lasts and gifts are limited to one per family. The foregoing is a direct quote from an article titled Hunting Beyond the written by Bicentennial, John Madson, noted conservation writer. It should be read and reread by every concerned outdoorsman. It to every should be force-fe- d outdoorsman who feels the rules do not apply to him (or her). sr 'UT I' j , . If you are willing to think about it, the future of hunting might well appear as though it is a slowly fading sunset; a few short enmoments ago, compassing the sky with a legacy of mountainmen, tradition, and abundance only to continue its fade behind the mountain top, first leaving its darkenss on the astern slopes of rocky ridges and then progressing slowly, but certainly, down the mountainside until it mountains, encompasses hills, plains, valleys., lakes and streams. ,s nu ' In the recorded history of mankind, only one morning has dawned without the rising sun. We can no longer assume that wildlife and the sd je : - Through almost all of human existence, Madson huntable land continued, and huntable wildlife have preceded the hunter. They caused the hunter. But in the future, this must be reversed. It is the hunter who must cause huntable land and wildlife and a world worth being young in. . accompanying recreational .... - opportunities will continue to be there year after year with the dawning sun. Our ,( : rV' 3S s .TTN I i i x! f J. I X ) , . -- ('" '' ops i J combated. As long as any significant portion of the American public views the average hunter as the the slob, proverbial continuation of hunting is in danger. Madson said, The ethical hunter imposes special restrictions on himself when he goes In all likelihood, afield. before the future of hunting be assured, can f U I 1 - ' .. - f . We must not, however, be willing to dccept the sinking of the wildlife sun ; dropping from the skv in a final repose. Our future in the wild may never be like that described by our fathers and grandfathers; but we should act individually and collectively to assure that our sons and daughters will not live in a world without the opportunity to hear the panicked burst of a flushed pheasant, the flurry of a bobwhite covey heading for pine, the soft early morning murmurings of clear mountain streams, the echoes of a majestic bugling d elk or the pace of the tortoise. time-teste- Madson summarized, If there is good hunting in the future, it will be caused by men willing to pay their dues in terms of time, money and effort and who the accept proudly restrictions that ethical component. If our heritage in the is to continue, not only in Utah, but in the United States as well, we V and that lO 'K.V 1 tj0 p:1 li? J WWiiMttMk means every person who is interested in teaching his children about nature by example and not by way of a textbook of pictures showing how it used to be must be willing to give the time and effort it to assure will take preservation of the values and tradition we have loved and must continue to respect. Sportsmen must be willing to let their voices be lf WOsSaS?? I High Rates For Saving 5V4 to 7 per annum with insured safety (substantial Interest penalty required by law on all certificate accounts withdiawn prior to maturity.) heard in legislative chambers across the nation. Only by placing outdoor interests and values in their proper perspective in the legislative planning of our environment and resources will those interests be secured. Even the existence of the resources can no longer be assumed. Nor can nature lovers of any description continue to function within a shallow sphere of personal activity. Each of us must be con- cerned about the overall reputation and activity of hunters and fishermen, AND LOAN Main at First South Fashion Place Price o2J!2&, m M the attitudes and resource use by campers and recreational vehicle enthusiasts, about landowner sportsmen relationships and about habitat requirements of about ASSOCIATION w: vtuikwncn those will special restrictions have to be imposed upon those who hunt and fish around us and will not, of their own volition, accept the ethics of the field. field These Did You Know? out-of-do- v n must be challenged. st '"'v. 9r antihunting-antigu- advocates creasing portions of our resources, the traditional values and opportunities we have known are being pressure is applied by special-interepowerful groups; as the expanding population exerts pressure on space; as economic interests pressure for inAs T The cause of the spoilers conduct imposes. are not just the requirements of an increasingly critical society, but also of increasingly vulnerable environments. The same qualities that will help make the hunter acceptable to society as a whole will also impel him to fight for the quality landscapes that produce and support game surpluses. His deepening commitment will not only provide a solid ethical base for his act of hunting, but a sound political base from which he can help perpetuate quality country and its wildlife hunting and fishing activities, our forests and campgrounds, our lakes and streams and our clear skies are becoming subject to pressures unknown in years gone by. xwi traditionally have shouldered the financial wildlife for burden management, but inflation and competition for space and opportunity have caused budgets to soar. If to enjoy opportunities natures offerings are to continue, the financial base must be expanded. Funds from the sale of licenses will If hunter. game continue to be a major of wildlife management is corroded portion management funding, but and weakened by political spoilers, it will be largely what contributions are due to the inaction and forthcoming from the nonconsumptive indifference of the hunter, and his hunting will lose by users? Surely, as an the habitat default. Game management example, the birds that lives wherein and hunter on the depends the quality of hunting will are photographed must be be determined by the maintained for that activity quality of the hunter, today to continue. and tomorrow. .r f and fishermen Hunters wildlife. Utah experienced an extremely high number of illegal moose and elk kills during the fall of 1976. The value lost in terms of recreational opportunity and management programs was immense. But did you know if you saw or learned about one of these incidents, you could help protect the states resources and perhaps earn a reward for your good deed? November of 1973 Wildlife Board amended a previous policy reward to authorize payments of up to $1,000 for In Utahs voluntarily provided in- formation which leads to the arrest and conviciton of persons involved in unlawful taking of big game animals' in Utah. Cases elk, involving moose, buffalo, antelope, bighorn sheep and mountain goat qualify for the maximum amount. Cases involving deer warrant a reward of $50. Rewards are authorized in cases where witnesses make special efforts to collect and preserve information and evidence pertaining to the incident and, in turn, take it upon themselves to contact representatives of the Division or other responsible officials of Federal, State or local government. In situations requiring court -' |
