Show STAhLE STUB STUBBy By LARRY STABLE STAHLE LE A AThe The following correction appeared appeared ap ap- ap in a small smaIl town newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper Our paper carried the notice last week that Mr John Jones is a defective in the police force This was a typographical typographical typographical typo typo- graphical error Mr Jones is really a detective in the police po po- police lice farce Many people think that a Fish and Game officer doesn't ever have any problems He simply breezes around the mountains showing his auth- auth But a couple of incidents incidents incidents inci inci- dents from the life and travels travels travels trav trav- els of local Fish and Game officer Kenneth Tuttle proves that they do have bave their bewildered bewildered bewildered be be- moments The first story he tells about the elk season a year year or two ago He noted that he was driving up the mountain one day when he spotted two men who ran to hide when they caught sight of the green Fish and Game truck Stopping his truck to investigate Ken could not find the two anywhere After the search he decided to drive his truck up further and return by foot to see what was going on As he neared the spot he saw the two men standing in about the same place as when he first spotted them When the two men caught a glimpse of Ken one of them started off on a a. dead run with Ken in hot pursuit The pair went some distance before the FG lawman caught up to the hunter When he stopped the man Mr Tuttle asked him what was the matter to which he replied nothing After a short question session session session ses ses- sion Ken said to the man Well if nothing is wrong where is your elk permit The hunter immediately flashed flashed flash flash- ed d before Kens Ken's eyes a valid elk lk permit Then Ken asked Why did you run away To Fo which the man answered Because my friend did not have lave a permit Needless to say when officer officer er Tuttle returned to the original site where he had first spotted the two he did not tot find any trace of the other other oth oth- er r hunter But then not all his exercise exercise exer exer- cise ise comes from checking on hunters Sometimes he finds it t confusing figuring out fish fish- ermen men The following example example exam exam- le is another day in the life of d the conservation officer While checking fishermen fis ermen along long a small lake this past summer ummer I observed a young couple with a small smaIl child fish fish- ing ng There was one ne pole in inthe inthe the he water and neither adult had iad a license They claimed the he child was fishing which was vas legal except I cautioned them hem that the child had to handle candle the pole and if either of if them used the pole I would have lave to issue a citation Just then a large trout swallowed wallowed the bait and theine the theline theline line ine started to go After quite a struggle they finally got the child hild to take hold of the pole and end the father grabbed the child hild and ran up up the bank dragging the fish out of the water eater They then left me standing slightly confused A Afew Afew few ew days later I checked them again and they had both pur pur- purchased chased fishing licenses Three ages of a mans man's hair parted and depart depart- ed d. d |