Show WILL NOT HAVE HAV OPEN OUR SEASON the following letter in response to a request for a spring season for shoot file fig ducks fully explains itself united states department of 0 agriculture bureau of biological sarvey washington D C february 21 1918 mr james knudson warden fed mir bird law brigham city utah dear sir I 1 have your letter ot of february 14 recommending that permission be granted to kill wild fowl during the month of march of this year the bureau and the united states food flood administration have carefully care lully considered suggestions to extend the present seasons for shooting wild fowl and after full consideration decided that it would be inexpedient at this time and in present circumstances to modify present game protective laws the value of our migratory game birds as a national food asset can be best enhanced by conserving serving the breeding stock and thus increasing the sup ply it Is true that many birds die each year from poisoning on the marshes of utah but permitting the shooting of wild fowl foal will only increase the slaughter and remove much needed protection tec tion until a few years ago wild fowl were on tho the verge of 0 extermination under the operations of the migratory bird law and regulations however all species ot of migratory game birds have hava shown a gratifying increase and under a continuance of existing protection we have reasons to hope tor for a greater increase in the years to come thus thua guaranteeing an ever increasing food supply A an extension of present open bea sons song would work great harm and undo the results of years of effort in wild life conservation in that it would permit the fio killing off ot of the breeding stock sock very truly yours GEO A LAWYER assistant in game conservation |