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Show Wildlife Group Holds Meeting In Salt Lake City SALT LAKE CITY -Keynoting their conference with confidence in the present State Fish & Game Commission Com-mission while offering constructive construct-ive and progressive suggestions for future fish and game advancements advance-ments in Utah, the State Wildlife Federation concluded its annual meeting in Salt Lake City week. Cliff Huss, long prtominent in Utah sportsmen circles, was elected elect-ed president of the Federation to fill the term of R. E. (Bob) Hebbe-ler Hebbe-ler who had left the state. Mr. Huss and Director Leonard talked over the plans and both professed a great spirit of cooperation between be-tween the state and the Wildlife, Federation, forecasting improved hunting and fishing for the state. While the sportsmen from some 30 associations Sid not give the controversial Board of Big Game Control a clean bill of health, they did vote to retain it, under a change cha-nge of membership, until some better governing body could be formulated. Under one of the resolutions a-dopted a-dopted this week, the present five-man five-man board will be replaced by a unit having only four votes. Under Un-der the system now in vogue the following groups are represented: Fish & Game Commission, the sportsmen's spo-rtsmen's association, the Utah Wool Growers Association, the Utah Cattle Cat-tle and Horse Growers Association and the U. S. Forest Service. The proposed board will include the state fish and game director, who will act as chairman of the board, the Utah Landowner's Association, the sportsmen's associations, which will be a member of the Utah Wild -life Federation and a combined vote representing U. S. Forest Service Ser-vice and the Taylor Grazing board, with each of the latter having one-half one-half vote, or a total of four votes to the board. The authors of the resolution brot up this revision after a proposal to put the entire fish and game picture pic-ture under the jurisdiction of the state commissioner had been rejected. re-jected. It was stated that the cattle, cat-tle, sheep and horse interests couldn't cou-ldn't object to this resolution inasmuch inas-much as all would fall under the jurisprudence of (1) the forest service, ser-vice, (2) the grazing service, or (3) the private landowner's association. associa-tion. Two other noteworthy resolutions were passed unanimously, one giving giv-ing the fish and game director the power to open fishing and hunting seasons on whatever day he saw fit would settle the controversial "no-Sunday opening of the pheasant pheas-ant season," while the other aimed to put the entire fish and game department de-partment on a merit basis, therehy taking it out of politics. Following, in essence, are the outstanding resolutions considered: til That the state fish and came commission, in entirety, be placed on a merit system. Additional resolutions res-olutions were passed to make possible pos-sible the drafting of a hill to brine tills before the legislature and a-nother a-nother measure passed to provide a constitutional amendment to allow al-low the fish and game commission to he placed on a merit basis. 2t That unnecessary killing of bear be prohibited, unless it be shown sh-own that the hear actually were dangerous to property or livestock. (3 That the fish and game commission com-mission be given power to open fishing and hunting seasons on Wildlife . . . (Continued from Page 1) any day they saw fit. (4) In the event the above resolution reso-lution is defeated in the legislature, legisla-ture, that the fish and game commissioner com-missioner be given power to open I the pheasant season at 1 p. m. on S Sunday. . y . (5) That all dogs be quarantined from April 1 to August 31 to olinf- , I inate promiscous running loose of dogs, not to count field trials, or "y. dogs under control of owners. Any A 1 loose dog may be shot on sight. v-This v-This was amended to include stray cals, and to make the regulation year-round. (6) That persons under lfi years of age be prohibited from possessing possess-ing firearms unless accompanied by an adult. (This resolution was rejected.) (7 That it be recommended that the present big game board of control con-trol be abolished and that its duties du-ties be transferred to the fish and game director, or if this be unacceptable, unac-ceptable, the board be retained but its membership be changed to a three, four, or seven-man board. (Si That the big game board of control he revised to include the state fish and game director, who would act as chairman, a member of the private landowner's association, asso-ciation, a sportsman, who would be a member of the Utah Wildlife Federation, and a combined vote representing the U. S. Forest Service Ser-vice and the Taylor Grazing Service, Ser-vice, making four votes in all. (9) That a letter commending the state fish and game director be written and a copy forwarded to the governor, the director and the commission. (10) That there be a law enacted enact-ed prohibiting the use of live fish bait in Utah, but that dead fish may be used for bait in the state. (11) That the press, the New-house New-house Hotel and all persons contributing con-tributing to the succeses of the meeting be given a vote of thanks. (12 That a letter be written to R. E. (Bobl Hebbeler, retiring president, pres-ident, thanking him for his untiring untir-ing efforts toward the association. (13 That a revised program of , association dues be adopted of 15c a member for each association member with a minimum of $5 for each association, and a maximum of $200 annually and that one vote be awarded each association (not. to exceed four) for each fifty pay-' pay-' ing members or any fraction thereof. there-of. Clinton Sampson S 1c left Delta Monday for Salt Lake where he will spend a few days before returning re-turning to his post. He has spent a 30-day leave with his parents, M-S Lon Sampson. SSgt. Howard Kirk, left January 6 for Tampa, Florida, for a short training period at that base prior to being shipped overseas. His wife and small son left Monday of this week for Texas where they will live while he is gone. |