Show Open Letter Warning To Promiscuous Shooters I As a result of indiscriminate and careless shooting in Cedar Valley there is a possibility that all huntIng huntIng hunting hunt- hunt Ing in the valley will be prohibited which means that there will probably probably pro pro- bably be no pheasant season this year rear according to Don Draper president of the Cedar City Wild WildLife WildLife WildLife Life Federation Mr Draper has written an open letter to the public public pub pub- lic lie appealing to hunters h to be cautious cautious cautious cau cau- and respect the rights of owners The letter follows follows fol- fol lows During the past week several farmers have complained to me that there is ls too much shooting being done on farms and that bat on several occasions animals have na been shot down the latest of Tense being the killing of a valuable valuable valuable val val- val val- work horse Three men have complained of narrowly escaping from stray bullets As a result of this they are posting their farms farm'S against any type of hunting Reports of this kind have been coming in all spring and if U the condition continues to prevail there will be no Pheasant hunting on 90 per cent of the farms in the valley There is ls a county CO ordinance pro shooting on or over any cultivated area and against shootIng shootIng shooting shoot- shoot Ing from any public highway Ignorance Ig Ignorance Ignorance Ig- Ig norance of the law is no excuse and if it the is not stopped enforcement officers will go Into action There will always be poachers AS long as there is wild life but there are many loyal sportsmen who respect the farmers' farmers property and are very much opposed to this sort of thing In the past farmers have cooperated with the sportsmen sportsmen sportsmen sports sports- men allowing hunting on their I property during open season and andI one I want to appeal to every hunter to respect the farmers farmers' rights and correct conditions that now pre pre- vail Remember the hunting continues continues continues con con- through the cooperation o othe of the farmers Do you want huntIng hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing areas closed If not respect the property rights of these peo pro pie le Don W W. Draper President Cedar City Wild Life Federation II |