Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
Much Game Imported
 By the Game Warden

As an item of interest to the gen eral public this brief summary of the work of the state game department
 is submitted to the readers of the Republican. in the belief that a statemtn of facts as herein set forth will tend to dispel the erroneous i'm phcssion that has taken root in the minds of many from the seeds of misrepresentation industriously sown by the spurious sportsmen and the tinhcrn politician who would further their own selfish inter ests by makins q political football of public insti-
 tuition. regardless of its merits or demerits.
 During the past year this depart ment has obtained (by exchange of native quail therefor) five dozen bob white quail which were set free iL different parts of the state. It has liberated some three dozen ring meek
 pheasants in various localities. IL
 has furnished numerous settings or pheasant eggs to individuals wishing
 to experiment with this valuable yet difficult bird to raise. It has obtained
 fhr ional a brood of native wild turkeys from which we have raised twelve young, which in turn will be
 tOaned by the state to individual
 turkey raisers with view to i'm proving the domestic broods by the infusion of new blood of a hardied
 strain. This feature of the depart ments work is already proving vers
 popular. because il promises to be
 very beneficial to the domestic
 oroods.
 Tho department was sponsor for the initiated game law amendments
 approved by the people at the No-
 velnher election after having put in
 two months with the last state legis-
 lature in the vain effort to have
 these and other amendments enacted into law.
 The policy of this department has been such during the past two years that it now enjoys the active co. operation of the hundred of more i foress rangers located within the state ir the enforcement of the game 1 laws This cooperation has already 1 resulted in the successful prosecution of numerous violators of the law who could easily have evaded the half dozen O. so deputy game wardens that the department is able to main tain
 During the year. four game pro- tective leagues have been organized ! within the state. from which we con- fidentN expect large results in the protection of the big game through he activities if the league members To MT Leopold Of the Forest Service belongs the chief credit of bringing about the organization of these pro- tectrVe leagues. though we have aid ed and seconded his efforts 10 the l best of our ability.
 Believing that the activities of the ] department should be directed along l educational lines. more than the old
 deep-beaten rut of punishing offend CTS after the law has been violated { different members of our force have 1 from time to time as circumstances would permit. been detailed to lec- l ture to the public of our public . schools where their work has been 1 heartily welcomed by the public in
 structors- By this system thousands of children have at vry impression- ] able period of their lives heard the why's and wherefores of bird conserv- ation. Sc very promising seems this | line of work to be able to carry il
 on on more thorough and extensive
 scale in the future than in the past. G. NJ. WILLARD, State Game Warden.