, 1908-02-17
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STATE GAME WARDEN.

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flee, n that's going some" The
warden believes in advertising and his
reports are of such uniform excellence
that they serve as a splendid test.
monial of the big game hunting to be
enjoyed in the Businesses of the Rock
les. As usual, the work Is embellish
ell with excellent halftone ~engraylngs,
showing elk in their natural state, a
mountain sheep that has just fallen
prey TO n doughty hunter and some ex.
ceedingly human likenesses.
Mr.. Nowlin says the severe weather
OF last March wrought havoc with the
Green River bands of antelope. Many
died Of starvation and many more were
destroyed by wolves and coyotes while
the deep snow covered the ground. On.
ly n pitiful remnant of the once magnir.
icent Green River herd" is left. In
other parts Of the state the loss was
not serious; indeed, a few localities
report an actual increase.
1t is the opinion of the warden that
neither the state nor the federal gov.
ernment-or both COMMUNICATIVE ever
be able to entirely prevent wanton
killing as long as the Unsuitable de.
mand for elk tusks exists. Obviously
the Order of Elk can do more to les.
sen the demand, bring down prices and
discourage this traffic than any other
single agency in the country. Reduc.
ing the limit to one elk for each hunter
was n wise and timely enactment. All.
opposition to this limit comes from the
too greedy settler or the selfish guide
Both of these place temporary personal
gain far above the permanent welfare
OF the community. Happily our con.
~seryative residents and broad-minded
guides appreciate the wisdom of per.
petuating game that affords both plea.
sure and profit.
My official duties-in connection
with the ~tusk-hunting cases-called
me to the summer range OF the elk,
about July l, where 1 rode continuous.
ly for five weeks. Elk do not congre
gate in large bands until the beginning
OF winter, but l saw a great many
bands numbering from ten to two hun.
dred each, a%ggresating fully ten thou
sand head, scattered over u large ter.
ritory.'
Mr.. Nowlin urges that the state ask
congress for a permanent winter range
for the elk. He believes a few town.
ships, embracing u natural winter
range, should be set aside so that the
succulent mountain grasses may grow
and mature, TO constitute n safe in.
surance against starvation during the
winter season. why not ask congress
to donate us a certain area to be used
exclusively as a winter feeding ground
Tor wild gamer"
Native game birds are reported not
so plentiful as they ought to be. Sage
hens have almost disappeared from
many places where they were former.
ly abundant. Illegal and wasteful
killing by hunters and the constant
Expectations Of coyotes are response
BILE for this.
The warden discusses hunting fatal.
tiles in a sensible manner. He adyo.
Gates taking time by the forelock and
passing a statute that will be a con.
slant warning to the careless and too
eager sportsmen that they will have
TO face a felony charge if they main
or kill a human being while in pursuit
OF wild game. "A man killed accident.
ally" says Mr.. Nowlin, lis just as dead
as If he were pucposely shot, and the
loss and grief to family and friends is
not mitigated by the plea Of accident.
al shooting
N hunter in this country is too
poor to W n of the numerous kinds
of long range, high power rifles. ANA.
tours invariably expect to overcome
;nexperience by supplying themselves
with a powerful war-weapon. and, by
Iapidity OF fire, compensate for lack
of careful aim. The silly ambition to
hunt ordinary game with a rifle that
sends a bullet through four feet Of SOL
id oak, is sedulously stimulated by
manufacturers CT fire arms. If the
high power fad continues TO flourish
ii Will soon be considered bad form toI
hunt big game with any weapon less
destructive than modern field artillery
Hunting is a highly commendable
form of recreation, and. under sensible
restrictions, ought to be encouraged;
but notice must be taken of reckless
shooting, and means employed to min
imize the consequent danger to human
life.
IF a notice were printed upon each
hunters license that the accidental
wounding or killing of any person by
the holder thereof while hunting would
be punished as m~anslaughter, it would
serve as a very effective warning to
careless hunters. and go a long way
toward preventing hunting accidents"
Mr.. Nowlin urges that the state take
nm tha mafter nf cSocEipU cartofp mr.