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Show CHAMBERS SAYS HE WILL ENFORCE DEER HUNTING STATUTE TO POINT I'red W. Chambers, commissioner! of the fish and game department, state that vigorous mcasuros will be taken to enforco the deer law this season, which was changed to Ooto-bor Ooto-bor lBth to 31st fiom October 1st to 15th by the last legislature. "I want It known among sportsmen that Ignorance of the change In the law will be no excuse for shooting deer out of season. Tho now law will bo rigidly upheld qnd this announcement should be flnnl and enough. Tho fbd) und game licenses Issued January 1st :o April 1st hud a synopsis of the old 'law, which gave the open season on deer as from October 1st to lBth. Instead In-stead of October 16th to 31st, but the I licenses also read In red Ink Inscrlp.. tlon on the side that tho licenses Issued Is-sued are subject to any change made by tho state legislature," explained Commissioner Chambers. lie also call the attention of sportsmen sports-men tn the clause In the, game law which forbids tho shooting of any deer except those with horns visible ubovo the head. No female or young deer cun be killed during the open season, according to the law Commissioner Chambers says that deer ate plentiful In the mountains and canyons und that sportsmen should have no trouble bagging bucks with horn. He will, however, use every means of the Tlsh and game department de-partment to enforce the law protecting protect-ing deer even during the open season |