Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-01-04
OBJECT TO
GRAZING SHEEP
GAME PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
SAYS LARGE BANDS OF SHEEP
ARE OBJECTIONABLE
DRIVE OUT DEER AND BIRDS
Are Destroying Huckleberry Patches
So 1t is Claimed.

ty Fish and Game Protective Associa-
tion held Tuesday night important
action was taken looking to the bet
ter protection of the wild life of this
section and the preservation of huckle-
berry patches from destruction by
sheep grazing. II is the contention
OF the members of the association that
the grazinz of sheep in the county Is
destroying the pleasure and profit de-
rived from the huckleberry which
grows so abundantly on our noun
tains, is driving the deer ont OF the
sections where the sheep are grazed,
and further will result in the extinc-
tion of grouse hereabouts as the sheen
destroy the nests of this wild bird.
Resolutions were adopted by the as
sociation asking the national forest
officials to stop the grazing of large
numbers of sheep in the forests, pc
itioning the fish and game wardenss-
to cause to be made biological sur
vey of the state of fish and game re-
sources, and going on record in favor
of an act to be introduced in the
present session of the legislature
changing certain features of the game
.law.
The association was also in favor of
the proposed establishment of game
preserve in the Priest river national
forest If the preserve is established
it would be unlawful for any person to
hunt, trap or destroy in any manner
any wild life within the preserve ex-
cept under certain stipulated excep
tions. The Priest river forest lies in
the mountains west of Bonners Ferry.
The resolution covering the grazing
of sheep is as follows:
Whereas we believe and 1t is COM
monty understood that the huckleberry
patches of the Buckhorn, Queen Noun
tain and other districts are being de-
stroyed by sheep and
Whereas we believe and ii is COM
monty known that deer are being
driven from these ranges. and that
nesting grouse are being disturbed or
destroyed by sheep, and
Whereas the revenue derived from
nonresident sheep men for pasturage
is so insignificant when compared
with the dividends these districts have
paid in pleasure and profit to berry
parties and hunters for the last fifty
years;
BE it resolved that we respectfully
request the forest service to restrict
or prohibit the pasturage of sheep in
the vicinity of these huckleherry
patches and game ranges to the end
that the patches be preserved and the
game range be improved"
The request for thS biological sur
vey was stated as fd-Xws:
sfANbaraac IL ic fhnH AOiniOO Of fba
members of this associatAn that future
constructive legislation fQr the pro-
lection. preservation and perpetuation
of our fish and game resoucces will
depend upon scientific knowledge
OF the extent and nature OF those re-
sources. extent and nature of stream
pollution (natural or artificiaD,
spawning beds. natural enemies of fish
and game, food supply census of game,
game birds and fish, etc.
"Be it resolved that we urgently re-
quest our fish and game wardens to
cause to be made biological survey
OF the states fish and game resources. >.
The local organization also fayors
the following changes in the existing
game law
i. Changing the open season on deer
III this county 10 redu OclOoeT 1olp L"
December 1st; changing the open sea-
|, son on pheasant. etc. to read October
18th to December 1st; permit the
. spearing OF ling at any season making
, a closed season on bear from May 31st
to September 1st; amending the nom
resident game license fee to $500:
favoring a law requiring all persons
to register their fire arms; repeating
Paragraph D. Section SO, Idaho Game
Laws; favoring appropriations for an
increased number Of fish hatcheries;
requiring holders of deer license cou-
pons to report to the game warden
J the date, locality. sex and such other
! information as may be required by
.. the game wardens of all big game
killed under saiu license"