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Show Resources Wildlife Are Big i Source Of The Local Income " ' BV DR. J. B. LOW tesources provide a tremendous source of income wildlife "the state and private concerns. During 1948 and 1949 rbtn received nearly $500,000 from the sale of t! SlalC well as $102,000 from the sale of beaver furs, lone, as for the same period it received over tal licenses and fees has been spent in this state much money how Just J1, 600,0 tackle, special equipment. fishing ammunition, and t0t Clothing, gasoline, oil and tires, food and lodging, trans-i01- " and a host of other items, as a direct result of hunting Porta.tl??l is difficult to ascertain. ind fishing activity. t, ipeiatne, and doe hunts we authorized by the department. l)eer Herds double that of 10 yeais pievious. The watei low population, on the other hand, has lomumed somewhat the same or even declined v thmugh these yeais. Thus, in alien the need for nune obit etive management is badly needed in the field. 1 non-reside- nt Tfce Herald-Journ- al Pioneer Progress Centennial Edition wTl sy i Many ut the spoitMiii n, nut understanding the neeevuty lor such action and having been conditioned for more than 20 jeais y against the killing of does nstsT In Utah the pintails vveie the these antlerless opposed i tt r. hunts. This opposition, which has most numerous duck killed, folHide t continued up to the ft time, lowed by the gi een-- inged teal, has made it difficult for the mallard, baldpate, gadvvall, and officials to regulate the canvasback. the enc (f enough birds to go around, ant game Ej herds properly. Many thousands year since andy j, The many managed lefuges lothe lew bad apples which are of our game animals which should irtiej , taken to the lakes bound to turn up among 150,tki0 have bten killed by hunters, have cated in the state, in addition lo have tiJiermen the thousands of acres of nf this siate and humeis, create considerable fiic-tio- n perished miserably fiom back streams affords the marshes, annual'v in with the landowners rights "bon. duck hunter fo Utah unparalleled f effortJ in obtain fish and and privileges. ed it, This unnecessaiy waste of a hunting opportunities found or ELlIm Our neighboring sta e 'aj it Results of the hunter invasion valuable resource is not as sen-ou- s equalled in few if any other T. a result of a sun ay iii J C0ll,TcedS the economic is an increase in posted areas, as the iirepaiable damage aieas of the United Slates. ora. at with a further increase in crowd- that has been done to the forage ie.ou.ces .wildlife ing problems. To combat this, plants upon which the deer or, but s 0i nu ooo. jjO.OiXi Hunters and sportsmen, under would for food. Given a suitable tlOS Hefty Knife state authorization, have set up range, a deer held can be doubled he Bek i 1 few ya posted hunting areas to regula'e in several yeais, but a PONTOTOC, Miss Ulton lange that T.fhable resou.ee and must be hunier numbers on certain areas. has been logat oveiuse by destioyed 12, can do just about leeded be Laed m the futuie, as --it has Growth of such areas has been may requite many times as many he e warns ent to his with anything the For in in Carne yeais to build back up as instance, rapid BACK IN 1917, Logan's fabernacla increasingly herd of elk from Montana to Logan. Upon again. square served for the he tiac pocket mfe. It has a screwdriver, a conservation through county such areas have grown arriving in Logan, an From "Lament. 1945 to an in acres better from whole of 2l,000 a elk Fur Bearers the winter as herded were a for into the of a a part tabernacle bottle feeding ground iound scissms, opener, a pair square and kept there l that is only estimated 120,000 acres for and fed for the remainder of the winter. A high wire fence (coroimc standpoint sizeable herd of elk. In the Yellowstone Park area, heavy Among the fur beams of tbe can opener, a leather punch a file 1951 65 or almost of o' business. the total pheasant habitat of the nation the muskrat ranks first. and ooikserew and two cutting around the square kept them in. The following spring snows had repeatedly driven large numbers of elk down into they The yearly income to the nations blades, one of them 3'- Other tallies country inches were turned loose and headed straight for the mountains farmers and trappers is in the i,,r,CT tk. k the Montana. With of Gardner, railroad officials cents and ap ,fe cooperation ' CKhS m" ,han I he present system of posted neighborhood of S15.000.000, and east of town. Their descendants are still bagged occasionuhi'e a dollar wildlife conservation ereas has its half a pound. at Cache but the made return to disadvantages, to were Junction, a and the farmers arrangements ship largo ally by hunters fortunate enough to get an elk permit. i;hbringto home its value mote with the landowners, 9 sportsmen trappers of Utah duung the rjy value another is and Game department working k.viM:, there season was estimated at I derived that is not so easily - together, solutions agreeable to S205,00(i. The value of the finishimevaluated, but is equally the majority can be reached. ed product to the fur trade is The relaxation afforded Were it not for some such Tortwtover a billion dollars yeaily. Bp jjl W and fishing photo' n ' at easing . ' '' ' f v. Lphing, or just oh.ereing our friction, all .vee hunting as we Muskrats are a to adapted habh'-- Ls I m i,s naUual wildlife Know it now, might well home, hence the larger valve tor provided a saietv numbers aie found in close proxn and IHe mounting pressure . X IV imity to marshes and sli earns that More Pheasants tl modern living maintain a fairly stable water I nun-y- r Can more pheasants be tailed level. On many- farms the muskEa.h jear an increasing rat population represents the of men and women are taking on Utahs limited pheasant habikind and fields greatest cash value of the mountains, o tat? Probably a substantial, of wildlife and utilizes anyswamp .reams for their lerreation. The recreatithough not phenomenal, increase areas and marshlands that are of lan F.iver diainage ofis amany in can be realized. The Game departlittle or no value for agricultural P. M. onal area tvpical of ment is always working toward purposes. ,h. slate. The district office d on a car that end, and as they come up H is well Known that muskiat IheFcest Service, were with tested plans, the farmer and activities, such as digging runs there estimated t'at icunt, visitors into that area for sportsman working together ran and clearing out aieas of dense :creational purposes in 1918. A carry cut their recommendations. vegetation, condition marshes The stocking of adult birds for invery substantial number of them for greater waterfowl production. MAJOl e is of numbers queslion-ab'creasing sere sportsmen. Perhaps the best method to invalue, but habitat improve- crease muskrat A similar count in 1939 gave an activity on a ,ywooj: estimate of 205, OtX). The trend is ment. or plans to reduce the loss marsh is to intersperse dense field cf hens mav the state. mowing by hay g?neial throughout stands of cattail and bullrush with A Inef account of each of the prove very'benefirial. ditches. The object here is to creDAY! lanous categories of wildlife may ate permanent water for the also are to Fffoits ma'l. being ll to illustrate the problems Ease the muskrats. carload heavy hunting nai have confronted those The owneis of marshlands can ried by the pheasant by distribfor managing these re- uting it to other species. The des- often inciease the muskrat popucs ert quail are being helped by con- lations by stabilizing water levels, struction of unique watering and in doing so, increase his bank Fishing troughs in their desert haoitat, account. In the middle west, a ' , F jibing is one of the most pop-u- r jKjr nnd it is hoped that the quail managed marsh produced $7.00 and rapidly forms of will while acre furs the worth growing I: ' v by increas:ng in per respond ' . v I ' " t! recreation in Utah. A compar-sff- l numbers and range. Experiments take on an unmanaged marsh in of the 25,418 licenses il fishing are being conducted to see if the the same vicinity is worth only ft Id in 1916, with the 103,465 sold sage grouse can provide a shoo:-abl- e about $2.75 per acre. ;i IMS, clearly indicates that, surplus, and if results are note and more, people are seek-i- ? The Beaver iavorable, the grouse will carry relaxation on the lakes and a load in proportion lo bunting Another important lur bearer rtana of the state. On the its numbers. Introductions are in Utah is the beaver. This imlogan river alone, for example, portant fur bearer inhabits our fishing pressure has increased h per cent since 1920, mountain streams. It is only is a in yet IS there source of furs which are yearly were nearly 50,000 valued at more than $50,000 to ?sme fish caught by an approximate 25,000 anglers. the state, but also is an important Each year the total catch of agent in conserving both soil and h on this water on the vital water sheds of river far exceeds the rumuer stocked. our state. A similar story 'in be told of almost Through the damming activities all of the Miniated 6,700 miles of the beaver the water on our of fishable reams, and -- hundreds ' ' water sheds is retarded from of lakes v ' if?, vr ,1 nd ponds from the ' "' '3! throughout the stale, flowing unimpeded k'- - , fah anglers may seek a w ide mountains to the valleys. By holdiry of fishes. There are ing the water back during the rwu, cutthroat and rainbow entire year a more constant supcalm the mountain streams nd ply of water is assured, in periods trout can bf- tnFen always being considered as possiof drought. Occasionally the beavFish Lake and Bear Lake. ble additions to Utah. er leaves the mountain streams !? or little redfish. hre and migrates into the valleys. Tbe thuckar partridge, a bird Straw berry Reservoir Here they may become harmful lj!Bearln Lake. of is and arid lands, especrough High in the "V as a possible in their activities by damming up hardy fishermen ially encouraging canals and burrowing and hythnr lurk with the may fill a now irrigation immigrant, conwater into and through the gamey empty ,US. as well spot in Utah's game trol structures of the farm lands. tow trout. Whitefish are The state has a corps of trained f 1,16 rKp,s JUS of Utah's men who trap these nuisance the Actually, picture ba wu sPecios Ji miui!9 . upland game is a healthy on, beavers and either return them both at present and in fu'ute to the higher mountain areas who piefpr Problems conncct-- d where activities are beneficial or wj,m prospects. with upland game are primarily pelt them for sale to the fur ah inkgbiheuMa,e wsunf's and those of human populations and markets. hanTnfh,V''n1 black bullheads personalities. These problems can Waterfowl 'i'rso(wthe ,farm Pn,ls and he solved or greatly improved by 6 Pva,ion 'hrou-th- tth- - norther rational reasoning, Waterfowl which migrate from and cpnlra' understanding, taC:emrTa and by wholehearted cooperation th their breeding grounds in the are also between interested nel niu?' groups. m tbe Gt ten north to their wintering grounds and rivers. in the south use the same flight Big Game lanes year after year. These xt Native as flyways. Utah, located 80 years young and still growing with Colorado and Utah, hub of the Rocky Mountain During the past 23 years the V of big game hunters in on the line between the Central number s dif.'r ren: ies Utah has increased 4 times. In and Pacific Flyways, contributes Empire, the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad eagerly welcomes second half of the CoV,ehasonably 1949 there were over 103,000 waterfowl to both of the'-- flyanf ,the army of Twentieth Century. 8 ers is not ue to licenses sold. For the past 10 ways. There are about 100.000 acres years Utah has been among tbe cShap0licy of Jettms national leaders in hunter suc- of developed marshlands in the This ran Rio Grande has the best job on earth. ..it supplies dependable transportation for d and cess. Vet, there are more big state; five are outUqltrSl00d when lt is owned are two refuges. game animals in the state today federally 4 o' the the exceP-lsws ! rWllh Colorado and Utah, both busily fulfilling The latter are administered by prophecies of extensive new indusnot one of than there were 100 years ago. Fish and Wildlife Service. the tbe v'a,ers 'Even thl6 trial and agricultural development.. .it is a vital link in the transcontinental railroad chain, During the 1949 season, Utah Each duck hunter must purh'roduced hfpHUUhc0at trout hunters killed 717 elk and more duck a chase yearly migratory "hich have than the f the now 60,000 mule deer. The com- stamp as part of his licensr. Based the tie that binds the United States. extinct bined animals of these of weight sold, number on the stamps f would be in the fe.babital neighborhood of there were about 30.000 duck Looking ahead, Rio Grande fully realizes that its marshaling yards will be taxed to lmProvemcnt, 8,000,000 a rather sig- hunters in Utah in 1950. pounds; 8c P,aid dividends angler by P'acing fish figure with steaks selling serve the combined needs of the domestic economy and national defense... Rio Grande i$ Important among the water-fom nificant uL at 99c a pound. In addition to the refuges of the state are the deer and elk, 43 antelope were Bear River Bird Refuge in Box sorn'hat wh, n he prepared in plant, in equipment, in manpower to carry its share of the load. also killed. The story behind this Elder Pulp r,,w . controlling, County. Ogden Bay Bird nj ar'es,s is more large annual harvest of big game Refuge in Weber County, and thly 'limcian andSth0dsby both animals is a story of the struggle Farmington Bay Bird Refuge in for conservation. U JrJ Davis County. There are addition-- 1 sports Box Elder, ..an A little over 40 years ago in al refuges located in Counties. Millard and Uintah, had 1908, our deer population been so depleted by unrestricted Game hunting that the game depart- - j j ment closed Last season at Ogden Bay Bird the season through- Puie on Utahs out the entire stale for a period Refuge 28,000 birds were bagged es felt no more of five THE DIRECT CENTRAL years. At the end of this by 14.000 hunters. This kill was ROUTE he Province NnS? of period, in 1913, the buck law was twice the number of that of 1942; enacted by the Utah legislature. hence the waterfowl take in this the rjJLam,e bir(l of Thus protected, the herds gradarea has doubled in the past nine is a farm ually Increased in numbers, and seasons. farmlfCTd nly by 1933, many of the more suitThe number of hunters has conJ.Bated. I't.i. When able areas were being seriously stantly increased over the last 10 overused by herds in excess of the years. Since 1940 the number has season, ari$ nearly doubled throughout the TVre arent carrying capacity of the range. Reduction in numbers was im- - country and the 1940 figure was i 'oat, W to con-sei- bit-teil- w pit-sen- '! , de-pe- Monl-gomei- ( ! the-fal- joo-- ' 1918-194- . - pt AlzJIB s farmer-sportsme- x semi-squat- ic & ten-Isu- 01 ba-e- JTO.OOO h ie JUI t: - sv A N - v v xw v is i s bre-ok- , - 1 ij'4 1 - o Uin-cn,a- s r el-- w m 1 n e 1 -- state-owne- h' oft-repeat- ed 51, 11 ' j i Pess lynd0B j r TRANSCONTINENTAL Pioneering for 80 Years u: 4 i |