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Show FORESTERS SOCIETY DISCUSS UTAH GAME Big game was discussed recently by Mark Anderson of Provo at a meeting of the Interraountain Section of the Society of American Foresters. He estimated that there were 60,-000 60,-000 deer and 3,00 elk in Utah in 19.31, as compared ;with only a few thousand thou-sand in 1905. Comparing the value of game with livestock, he said there was not very much violation of game laws'' by stockmen, but that their men destroyed des-troyed a good many predatory animals, ani-mals, thus helping the game. Mr. Anderson does not think that domestic domes-tic stock should or ever will be displaced dis-placed by game in Utah, since domestic domes-tic stock are of considerably more value to the State. He brought out the fact that over-utilization of range by stock, however, results in more conflict with game and stated that if game is properly managed, hostilities on the part of stockmen are less likely like-ly to occur. He said that if the fish and game associations and those administering game problems would make more use of State institutions and colleges for gathering information, there would be fewer mistakes. He advocated increasing the prong-horned prong-horned antelope (there being about 300 in south eastern Utah) by water development and reducing predatory animals. He said the big horn sheep, which has disappeared from the Wasatch Was-atch Kange, should also be restored and suggested trying out the Yellow- stone Park to the High Uintas Primitive Prim-itive Area. He said the public is in need of more information regarding big game and favored creating a commission com-mission made up of representatives of, sportsmen, livestock interests, State and Federal agencies, many of whom are at present investigating various phases of the big game problem. |