Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1936-09-17
SPORTSMEN
HOLD MEETING
United Farmers, Sports
mems Protective Assn
Hear Talks.
Federation of Sportsmen's
Clubs Pledge More Inten-
Sive Conservation.

A good crowd of delegates and 9TH
ers attended the annual meeting of
the United Farmers & Sportsmen's
Protective Association held Tuesday
night at the Crystal Palace in Pine
City. A musical and novelty program
was rendered to the enjoyment of all
and conservation talks were heard.
Election of officers resulted in
George C. Kutz of Saltwater being
chosen as president for the coming
year; Louis Peloquin of Forest Lake,
vice president; Ted Narcotic of White
Bear, secretary; and Earl Jamison of
Grindstone lake, treasurer. The next
meeting of the association will be
held at Hinckley on. December Is.
Swedberg Talks.
P. w. Swedberg, district forest ran
ger of Moose Lake, was present at
the meeting and gave an interesting
talk on the forests and fire hazard to
wild life. Mr.. Swedberg expressed
his pleasure at being present to talk
at meeting of sportsmen, because
that is good place to get a hearing.
He stated that the outdoors is the
university of life and there is where
men are found to be what they are.
Their outdoor manners cause us to
know them, said the ranger 1t is a
real responsibility charged to us to
&ol> lo
The speaker reviewed the recent
fire period just passed through, esre-
cially by this section and stated that
the month of August was the worst
he had ever experienced. He sug-
gested that the large burnt-over area
in eastern Pine county a mile wide
and about IL miles long be recon-
mended by the association to be set
aside as closed to deer hunting this
fall. This recommendation was later
passed by the meeting.
Minnesota, with its great forests,
lakes, etc., offers real opportunity to
sportsmen and it should be appreci-
ated. Mr. Swedberg spoke of the
work done by the CCC camps in i'm
proving stream beds and conserving
water resources.
Director of Game 4 Fish Present.
Carl Hanson, director of game &
fish, spoke of the advancement in con-
servation education. He stated at
this education will continue to the
aid of conservation and that there
are four things which must be worked
for. He enumerated them as law en-
forcement, propagation, education and
scientific research.
Mr.. Hanson discussed the gigantic
task facing only 142 game wardens
who are charged with the patroling
of 81 counties. The speaker was bit
niver, cheater and chizzler and is
doing his part as director of the Divis-
ion to see that there is no place for
them in the society of all decent
sportsmen in the state. He stated
that none are favored when it comes
to law enforcement, be they high or
low in rank. The woods and wild
life are our property just the same
as our homes and therefore they
should receive the same care and con-
sideration, said the speaker.
Would Bring Back Native Species.
Mr.. Hanson said that there is
some agitation out over the state to
raise the fishing and hunting License
fees, but if this were done, he would
desire that every penny remain in the
Game & Fish Division. He wants to
bring back all forms of native game
life and told of this being more i'm
portant than the planting of foreign
species.
The speaker complimented the All
program by saying that it represented
the greatest single factor in conser-
vation's growth when it took up con-
servation of wild life. The farming
people are the custodians of the wild
life.
Mr.. Hanson urged civil service for
game wardens and when the time
comes that the wardens will be free
from politics then much will have
been done to solve the problems of
conservation.
Mr. Hanson also stressed the need
for water conservation and deplored
conditions where garbage is dumped
into rivers. He said it would be no
worse to dump water in the main
street of a village than to contamin-
ate the waters with refuse.