Show t UTAH FISHERMEN URGED TO BE CAREFUL AS SEASON OPENS tun h Y vun an Ul estimated l expected to go afield forthe for forthe the opening of the general angling angling angling ang ang- ling season June 12 the state Fish and Game Department has 1 listed a few reminders for the fishermen The Department has spent the spring getting waters stocked for this great opening and lists the following dos do's and don'ts for the fishing excursion 1 1 1 Allow plenty of time for travel and then drive carefully 2 Have a healthy respect for any water 3 Never out in an go overloaded overloaded overloaded over over- loaded boat and md always take a alife alife life preserver along 4 4 Never wear boots or waders in a boat 5 Ask permission before fishing fishi fishing fish fish- i ing g any water on private land It may mean the difference of whether you can come again to fish or lose the privilege en en- en tir ly 6 6 Remember your license and I know your rules and regulations covering the angling season Pro Proclamations cia mat ion s are available available available avail avail- able through all license dealers Big Business Additional proof that hunting and fishing is a big business comes from the United States Department of Commerce According Ac- Ac According According Ac Ac- cording to a recent report is issued issued issued is- is sued by that agency hunters and anglers in the United States spent six billion dollars 1 last a s t year This is 50 per cent greater great great- er than the annual sales of all aU drug stores in the U. U S. S and andis is is per cent more than the I 11 1 11 sales of all household appliances es television sets and r l' radio a d i o 0 sets combined Expenditures by sportsmen during 1952 equalled the total retail sales of all gas stations in this country which is but another fact to prove that hunting hunting hunting hunt hunt- ing and md fishing is big business bigger by far than most people realize The Chamber of Commerce report revealed that nearly 19 million fishing licenses and 12 and one-half one million hunting licenses li licenses licenses li- li censes were issued by the 48 states last year In computing the figure on expenditures the Chamber made exhaustive studies into the money money money mon mon- ey a sportsman spends for clothing clothing clothing cloth cloth- ing tackle licenses ammunition ammunition ammunition tion guns dogs and dog food lodging special equipment cameras cameras cameras cam cam- eras film and hundreds of other items chargeable only to his sport |