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Show Violations Decrease On Hunting Season A decrease in the number of violations during the busiest sixty days of the outdoor season is noted not-ed this year as compared to 1950. Three hundred ninety-two violations viola-tions are noted for the past October-November period as compared compar-ed with 512 for the same period last year. The period noted includes the closing days of the fishing season as well as the extensive hunts for deer, elk, upland birds, migratory migra-tory waterfowl and other game. It appears that greater numbers than ever participated in the pursuit pur-suit of fish and game this year than ever before in Fish and Game Department history, officials said. More than half the violations were connected with the big game hunts. A majority of these concerned con-cerned failure to tag animals killed, kil-led, failure to properly tag, and failure to check in orand out of designated checking stations. Bird hunting violations included shooting before hours, possession of hen pheasants, hunting out of season, and hunting in closed areas. ar-eas. Several migratory bird hunters hun-ters were in violation for failure to possess a federal stamp, or for not having a plug in their gun. Department officials expressed pleasure in the decrease of law violations this year as compared to the same period last year. |