Iron County Record | 1948-01-08 | Page 7 | 1094 Arrests Made for Game Law Violations in 1947

1094 Arrests Made For Game Law Violations In 1947 There have been 1094 arrests in the State of Utah for Illegal hunting hunt-ing and fishing or violations pertaining per-taining to fish and game for 1W7, Ross Leonard, State Ft and Game director, announced today. These arrests vary from failure to report in at the checking stations sta-tions to shooting 70 birds on a four-limit duck bunt. Among the latest arrests was the apprehension of an elk poacher who had two pieces of elk In his possession posses-sion and was carrying a gun on the state preserve. He was fined $275. When the final tabulation for the year Is made, the arrest docket Is expected to exceed the 1150 mark. This is several hundred more arrests ar-rests than ever recorded before in this state, Mr. Leonard said. ! Reason for the high mark, the Game Chief explained, is Increased Increas-ed hunting, additional wardens, better bet-ter cooperation among sportsmen in reporting violations. iMBBansHBiwi