The Coconino sun., 1925-09-25
By ROBERT w. WEEKEs


The Kaibab deer herd, an asset to
the state of Arizona only second to
the Grand Canyon, is doomed to
slaughter and destruction unless the
people of Arizona, the rightful owners
of these deer, voice their protest.
Are the people of Arizona to re-
main silent while their state game
warden, an ayowed enemy of the Kai-
bab deer, enters into an illegal agree
ment with the United States forest
service, waiving the collection of the
lawful nonresident license fee so that
Utah, Nevada and California hunters
may enter the state and shoot down
tame deer by paying the forest service
but a nominal fee not much greater
than the price of box of cartridges?
VIII men and women in Arizona
who love the state for its natural
beauty, who, at some time during the
year receive rest and inspiration from
forest or lake, canyon or desert, APP
prove the vesting of the duty Of Kai-
bab game protection in one to whom
a deer is something to eat; mountain
a source of ore yield tree, a poten-
tial packing box; lake a source of
irrigation water and canyon pos
sible dam site?
These questions must be answered
by the people of Arizona before Oc-
tober /, the date set for the Inaugural
ton of the kaibab deer slaughter.
All Arizonans Interested
Why should Arizona men and women
be interested in saving the Kaibab
deer?
There is the humanitarian reason,
the strongest American love for wild
life-and interest that makes the ami
mails Of the Yellowstone park as great
an attraction as the geysers, and the
Grand Canyon of Arizona, the nations
greatest natural spectacle, of second
ary Importance to the Kaibab deer in
the interest of the north rim visitors.
Few in Arizona have been in the
Kaibab forest, but within a few years
the trin may be made from Ell Tovar
on the south rim to the Kaibab in less
than a days motor trip. Until one
views this forest and the deer he can
have no conception of the beauty and
value of this great, natural asset OF
Arizona. Had more Arizona residents
seen this forest in past years small
chance would the forest service have
had in furthering as far as it has
the plans for the deer destruction.
If you love the forest and noun
tains, wild life in its natural state; If
you wish to preserve in your state of
Arizona a bit Of virgin wilderness for
the whole nation to know and value,
you are interested in making an is
sue this year of the plans sponsored
by the forest service and SO strongly
supported by the game warden of Arr
IONA.
Perhaps wild life may mean noth-
ing to you. But when you some day
view the Kaibab forest you may be
its strongest protector. | have seen
men and women, surrounded by deer
in one of the beautiful meadows of
the Kaibab, as delighted as children,
enthralled with the beauty of the
spectacle.
The people of Arizona should be in
terested in the Kaibab deer for busl-
ness reasons. Not the kind of busi-
ness that would replace the deer with
cattle and remove the forest for lum-
Der. This would for a time benefit
Utah cattlemen and foreign lumber
companies, leaving a barren waste as
a heritage for Arizona children.
''Wastage"
State Game Warden Willard in his
report to the governor of a recent trip
to the Kaibab calls the preservation
of this country ''wastage."
"I would call it criminal act 20