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Show Sportsmen Take Notice of Game Being Depleted Take Notice Sportsmen: X Did you know that in 1968 j almost 300,000 rooster J pheasants were harvested? J That same harvest dropped to j about 167,408 roosters in 1974 ! In 1968 214 wild turkies were I bagged but in 1973 it had j dropped toO. Also in 1972, 71,631 buck deer were taken in the J state of Utah, but since has dropped to less than 50,000 per year. These statistics are hard ; to believe for the people of j Utah, after living in a state that was once one of the best hun- ( ting states in the union. ) Now is the time for the , sportsmen and future hunters ( of Utah to stand up and speak your mind. We are inviting you j to join and become active in ! your local chapters of the Wild Game Club of Utah. This club is interested in working with the Fish and Game for the im- J provement of Utah's hunting i and fishing. i The Wild Game Club of Utah got its start in 1973 and has ; since grown to thousands of representatives. The club worked very hard for the buck only hunts that have taken place the last two seasons. It has also worked on other projects, such as the planting of winter range and management of big game. Although these projects have gone well many others need their attention. They are now actively involved in collecting their own harvest information on big game and game birds. They are also pushing a program for the elimination of poachers and the illegal killing of birds and animals. The club has also developed some issues that are basic for the return of good hunting and fishing to Utah. 1. Sportsmen-elected representatives on Board of Big Game Control replacing the present Governor appointed sportsmen representative. We call for the election of 4 such sportsmen-elected representatives represen-tatives to give up equal representation with the other members of the Board of Big Game Control. The sportsmen pay the entire bill; we ought to have the majority say. 2. Greater control over predators. 3. Continuation of buck-only hunting. 4. A method to provide access to Federal (Public) land through private land by legislative action. We feel if private land owners use our ground for the grazing of domestic livestock, we should have access on their roads to our public lands. 5. Increased spending of revenue in areas that will directly benefit our game animals and game birds, i.e., increased winter range acquisition and development, feeding game animals in critical wintering areas, raising game birds such as pheasants, bounties to control predators, etc. The club feels that these issues will have an affect on the outcome of the elections coming up in the near future. The Wild Game Club of Utah is going to contact the state legislators in your area and they want you as sportsmen to call or write for our wildlife cause. A personal letter to your state legislator will help in influencing them in a decision. The Wild Game Club of Utah realizes that thousands of representatives can't do it alone; nor can the Fish and Game do it alone. Only with the help of everyone interested in hunting and fishing, can these goals be reached. Join the Club and speak out for your rights, and actively help the Fish and Game bring hunting and fishing back to Utah. Wild Game Club, Spanish Fork Division, P.O.Box 183, Salem, Utah 84653, David L. Beardall Bees Get Busier Honey production climbed 6 percent in the U.S. in 1975 despite de-spite fewer bee colonies. Output Out-put per colony increased by 3.1 pounds from 1974. |