The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-06-23
Asks Hunters TO Oppose
Chance in Duck Season
Recommendation Made by
Game and Fish Chief at State
Walton League Meeting

Valley City, N. D., June 23.-Re
Conservation of the states waters
came before the annual convention
and sportsmen's meeting Of the North
Dakota division OF the 1zaak Walton
League Tuesday as a problem OF
paramount importance.
o. H. johnson, director OF the
South Dakota game and fish depart
rnent, devoted his address at the OPP
ening session to a discussion Of con-
servation of run-off waters from
lakes and streams; while Burnie
Maurek, North Dakota game and fish
commissioner, stressed the import
ance Of the problem in his address.
Members devoted most Of the morn
ing session to opening ceremonies, af-
ter which the game and fish commits
sioners from the two Dakotas spoke.
This afternoon G. w. Lockhart. Chi
cago, Of the National 1zaak Walton
League discussed the national head
quarters chapter service and then led
an open forum.
Conditions and problems In the two
Dakotas are so similar that the dag
nosis and remedy for a case In either
state can be applied to a similar case
in the other in the conservation OF
waters, johnson said.
Water Supply Small
LESS than 10 per cent OF the lakes
in the two Dakotas," he continued.
have a sufficient source of water
supply to give them the annual much
needed flushing out. Most OF our
good lakes do receive a sufficient
amount of water to maintain a water
level at or near the flow-line and as
a result no one Is seriously concerned
about such lakes.
Evaporation lowers the average
prairie lake from "a to 80 inches
throughout a normal summer period.
Water thus lost is pure soft water.
No minerals, alkalines, salts or solids
of any nature are carried OFT through
the process Of evaporation. These
solids are all left in the lake.
1.-THE annual recurrence Of this pro-
cess means the increasing Of the per-
centage of the mineral content of the
lake to a stage where it becomes i'm
possible to maintain plant and AMI
NAL life in its waters"
johnson recommended that the
problem be solved by utilizing run-off
waters through the construction OF
diversion bitches for the improve
ment of natural lakes and through
the construction of artificial lakes or
impounding% reservoirs.
To restore bird life, he recommend
ed there be set aside inviolate breed
ing sanctuaries patterned after those
provided for In the Norbeck-Andre-
sen migratory-game- bird-refuge act.
More watering places should be pro-
vided, he said, and the native purity
of existing lakes. sloughs and duck
marshes, should be restored so far as
possible.
Urges United Protest
Maurek urged the Waltonites to
protest against a presidential order
affecting the duck hunting season.,
declaring that the radical discrimin-
alton in the open hunting dates be-
tween the north and the south should
be remedied."
This order was made purely as a
conservation measure" lie said, las
our duck situation is very alarming
and Is becoming more so every day.
as the breeding areas of Canada were
dried up over 50-per-cent last year
and, if this drought continues, it will
all dry up before next fall.
Therefore we cannot look for any
young birds to come down In the fall,
but only the same game birds that
went up this spring. But ! do think
the radical discrimination In the OPP
ening hunting dates between the
north and south should be removed,
as in the northern zone Of the United
States our seasons are regulated by
the work of God and in the south
hunting can be enjoyed every day OF
the open season.
II believe that, striking an average
period of 10 years and the season to
open October /, we would only get
about 10 days Of open season while
in the south they have from SIS to Is
days. With this in mind I urge this
convention to prepare a suitable reso-
luton to be sent to the United States
secretary Of agriculture protesting
against such discrimination"
Tells OF Work Done
Maurek outlined the work Of his
department, stressing enforcement,
propagation, game refuge, and educa-
tional projects. -.
An educational division, he said,
will be inaugurated July l as the re-
suit of authority granted by the leg
islature to expend funds for issuance
of a bulletin which would bring to
the attention Of the people "the I'M
portance of the conservation OF our
natural resources"
Discussing propagation, Maurek
pointed to the value OF Hungarian
partridges. Wherever surveys have
been conducted in regard to the
Hungarian partridge" he said, 1T
has been shown that they are very
beneficial to farming interests. as they
are great destroyers Of weed seeds
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