Show asks hunter to be careful with fires The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management issued a joint appeal Monday asking all hunters to be careful with The two agencies administer several hundred thousands of acres of public land near Vernal and expressed concern over the Increased danger of fire which always accompanies the hunting If hunters would practice a few principles o woodsman-ship and fire safety our National Forests and National Land Reserve districts would be preserved for wildlife habitat and other uses instead of being destroyed by Spokesmen for the agencies offered the following suggestions for hunters to follow this year during the deer While traveling in your car or never throw burning tobacco from the When smoking In the sit down to smoke and extinguish cigarettes thoroughly in the soil when Use a for cooking when If a camp-fire is clear the adjacent area of all burnable dig a hole for the and place stones around the edge of the Never leave a live fire in Always extinguish it with water or by mixing dirt with the Carry a shovel in every An axe and bucket can also come in Make an effort to report any fire to a fire or other responsible |