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Show Game Association Ho!ds Annual Meet i With the exception of the naming of a new director to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Sidney J. Baxter, who has removed to Mon-ticello, Mon-ticello, there was no other change in the official roster of the Gunnison ( Valley Fish & Game Protective as sociation at the annual meeting held in this city Wednesday of last week. Dr. J. A. Hagan as president, R. G. Swallow as vice-president, and Carl A. Erikson as secretary-treasurer, who' had served the association efficiently ef-ficiently during the past year, were again returned to the respective of- j fices. Board members to serve with the officers were Ira Overfelt, Julius Duggins, and Richard Fjeldsted, who j were reelected, and Oscar J. Talck was chosen to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Sid Baxter. Financial reports were given and were highly satisfactory. A goodly surplus fund is on hand and the membership mem-bership shows steady, many having already taken out 1932 membership v - cards. The drive for new members, however, will be continued and the usual high standard is expected to obtain ob-tain before the season advances far. Club members, sensing the dangers of losing both quail and pheasants during the extreme cold weather, have organized and are spreading feed daily to the birds. Wheat is being fed at Christenburg and at the mouth of j the Sanpitch, where both pheasants V and quail abound. Mr. Erikson, who is supervising the feeding, stated yesterday yes-terday that thus far he had been unable un-able to discover any real suffering, and no birds had been found dead is a result of the freezing weather or by starving. The feed'ng, though, will be continued, as the snow has covered many of the weeds and seeds which the birds feed on during the winter months. A requisition has been made to the state game department for a consignment consign-ment of "bob white" quail. If the birds can be secured, it is believed they will thrive here as the winters are not too severe. The valley quail, planted here several years ago, are doing fine, but it is believed that if the bob whites are planted they will afford better shooting and, being : larger than the valley species, will be better for eating. The club members ' wont on record for doing bigger and greater things for the immediate territory ter-ritory in the way of fish and birds, and in addition to asking the state for a shipment of quail, they will make a requisition for more fish for Twelve Mile, Nine Mile, and other tributary streams where trout do well. |
