| Show I r NATIONAL FOItE FORESTS S CONTAIN 8 14 DEER AND ELK U There are deer elk and 85 mountain sheep in the national forests within the state of Utah according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to estimates made b by the fores tores service to FredI Fred V W. W Chambers state fish and game commissioner by Homer E. E Fenn assistant district forester at Ogden Commissioner Chambers says he estimate that the total game in ht the total game in the national forests of Utah represents about one half o of the total g game me within the state So under under under un un- der Mr Chambers Chambers' estimates there are nearly nearh deer nearly elk and about mountain sheep in lu the state all aU of ot which puts Utah in a high bight position among the the states with wild game ganie In Ai a letter accompanying the time report report report re re- port Mr Fenn Feint declares that In 1916 the number of oC violations o of game laws within the national forests slowed showed showed show slow ed a marJ marked ed decrease and he thanks thud the fish and game commissioner and ands liis tl dt ia fe t Por f oV- oV their work woric Un wish to think you ou p personally for the excellent nt support you have given the forest service in the time matter matter mat fiat ter of the enforcement of the stale stal e game laws the laws the assistant district for forster ster writes I should also be gla glato glad d to have you express express the same appreciation appreciation appreciation to your our subordinates wlm who o ha e so 80 faithfully carried out the e spirit and the purpose purpose e of ot the cooperative op co agreement entered into May Ia Y 25 25 1915 l The rhe assistant forester reports reports that tha 11 t I 1 J deer were kill d In 1916 in the tho national forests of the state and that there were three violations o of game In laws Ins s 's reported with two convictions following Indians in the La Ia Sal forest do considerable considerable con con- poaching it was reported end there is some oPP opposition in some districts to the law providing that on only I bucks may mur be killed The report also makes menton mouton of or orthe the colony of beavers in the Uintah Uin- Uin tab tah fore forests ts 0 Q |
