| Show Vigorous Protest f Against Forest Permit Reduction A petition vigorously protesting the proposed 20 percent reduction of grazing graz ing permits on the thc Dixie National For For- est eat and just lust as RS protesting the exploitation of the thc forests for big game development was riled flied with Forest Fore It Supervisor or Jas E. E recently The petition Is signed by a n committee of representing all gT grazing dL districts in the Dixie forest and contends contends con con- tends tend that the reduction of livestock permits on the forest will nill not solve the grazing problem In view of the greatly increased number of deer supported supported supported sup sup- ported by the forest The petitioners agree however that further regulations regulation of grazing on the forest Is probably necessary The 1111 petition points out that there has been n a tremendous increase in the I number of deer on an the ranges In re recent recent recent re- re cent years while livestock grazing has hasl been materially decreased and maintains maintains maintains main main- that no concerted effort Is being I Imade made for the control of the deer It maintains deal withdrawal of all livestock livestock live live- stock would not solve olve the problem I without deer regulation and that the extinction of the the- livestock industry is I being threatened Many figures are arc given tending to show how that livestock brings much more mor morel I revenue into Bouthern southern Utah than Is iSI received from big game hunters The petition also vigorously disputes the then I claims of big game proponents n as to tol toj the value of big game to this section The condition of the Kaibab forest Is cited as an example of uncontrolled Increase of deer and the declare such liuch a condition Is not unlikely un un- likely oil 01 the Dixie forest if deer are area I Allowed to increase further and to graze without closer supervision and andl control Concluding the petition recites it to toBe tai I Itie i Be tie the belief of the signers that the I most valuable industry in southern I Utah Is being threatened with ex ex- ex I Unction by present recreational and i big game policies Our citizens have havel I settled this territory and have tried to sustain themselves comfortably for I 70 years They have contributed their just lust share to the expenses of govern I government ment a and td have developed the country How can it be blandly asserted that the office orfice man from New York or California has hns a right to destroy thin I industry just because he wants to satisfy sat sat- II i hs I I hunting instincts We do not I Ii maintain that big game has haj no part I M fu u the national program w we do not argue that the problem must be analyzed analyzed analyzed ana ana- only from a local point of vl view w r but we do maintain that established industries which are vital to the welfare welfare wel wel- fare of th the state and to the residence thereof should have L J just t consideration U tion n we do maintain that regulation of of hunting can be kept within th the bounds bo of reason and that if this Problem is attacked from the proper standpoint and if all the Interests Involved in involved In In- are git given ghen en their proper consideration consideration consider consider- a program can be worked out which will do justice to all concerned In accordance with a B resolution o passed at a meeting of livestock game and sand civic chic representatives last November November Novem Novem- ber her a committee has been appointed to make a thorough study of the problems problems pro pro- Involving the coordination and Integration of big game recreational and stork interests particularly on the Dixie forest This committee has beI begun begun be be- be- be I gun its work and it is that its findings will aid considerably in a better better better bet bet- ter understanding of or the situation The members of this committee are I Joseph W W. Judd and J J. J M. M Moody re reI representing representing re- re I presenting Washington county Fish I and Game Oame associations E. E H. H Gardner Gard ner Pine Valley and L. L M. M Terry Eni Enterprise Enterprise En En- i e stockmen Vernon E Snow St. St E George and Henry Bowler Gunlock farmers Newell B. B Cook state game department Jas E. E Gurr forest serI service service ser ser- I vice S. S C. C Lamb Cedar City chamber of commerce Gordon Mathis St. St j i George chamber of commerce and Dr F P. P B. B Parkinson Cedar City CUy Fish and Game Oame association |
