Show CT TATE gie GAME WARDEN liem SUBMITS FINAL REPORT tells of fish and game condit eions and makes many y good suggestions r state fish and game warden fred it v chambers Ch ambera who is soon to disrobe his hai official to make room for a democratic successor last week issued his final report wherein he akes akes various valous recommendations ta va c lc of 0 which undoubtedly will find for with gov damberger bamberger fred c begins his report with conditions of bird bird life in utah and closes by asking for appropriations with which to remodel and enlarge the fish hatcheries at at Spring springville ville and murray here is the substance of the repart submitted to gov bamberger Bam borger by mr chambers tho a game warden declares that slaying of 0 birds for the market is decidedly he recommends th thata atthe the laws be revised and the practice prohibited he says there are species of birds in the state and twenty varieties of fish he declares the climate of 0 utah especially f favorable av rable to bird life and says that no species over ever brought here has become extinct etin ct elk herds have increased until there are animals in the state in first class condition the herd of fifty brought from yellowstone park were divided between emery and cache counties the calf crop in 1916 was exceptionally large antelope and mountain sheep are rapidly increasing in the state and ia ReN flight light of waterfowl this year has seta gets new record white tailed deer also have increased in numbers and lr chambers attributes the increase to the beneficial effects of the buck law which saves the does from tile the hunters alir burng agthe the period covered by the report 2 hunting and fishing licenses were issued of these 57 were to non residents and 27 to hens aliens the revenue revenue from this source netted the department seining licenses brought a revenue of sa and pool licenses brought 19 to the state co coffers frers fines collected in 1916 aggregate 12 and game and hides confiscated yielded 1125 wildcats and mountain lions are I 1 I 1 increasing creasing in the state but the coyote is being exterminated through tile efforts of the federal government fur bearing animals are also on the in 1 rense acco according arding to the report beav V er otter mink fox and skunk are one of the assets of the state beavis ars which cause damage by damaging aging canals are trapped and sent to other portions of the state ir chambers asks sor an appropriation pria tion of to remodel the springville Spring ville hatchery ind and to M make ake repairs in tile the murray plant ile he recommends minor reinor changes in the laws governing angling and asks that a statute be passed compelling the screening of canals to conserve fish A |