The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1937-11-25
Keep Game
Matters Free
From Politics
So Urges Speaker at Dinner
Given by the Libby
Commercial Club.
PARK OFFICIAL SHOWS
WILDLIFE PICTURES

Politics has no place in
the management of the fish
and game resources of the
state" said Glen Smith of
Missoula while talking at the
Libby Commercial Club
meeting Saturday night, and
it behooves the citizens of
Montana to get down to brass
tacks and see that politics is
kept out of the state fish and
game commission
1.-The management of wild life re-
sources is a scientific matter" con-
tinued Mr.. Smith, land specialists
should be in charge of the job. Pol
tics should be kept completely out
of this important matter
That is only one of the many
highlights in an excellent address
delivered by Mr.. Smith, who is ad-
United to be one Of the best authori-
ties OF the Northwest on game mat
tiers. For many years he has been
in charge of game management on
the national forests of this region,
with headquarters at Missoula. He
is to be transferred soon to Ogden,
Utah, in similar work.
Largest Attendance
Three short OF a hundred-97--
was the number OF Libby men and
guests who turned out for the clubs
monthly dinner. The program was
in charge Of the fish and game COM
mittee, with E. M. Boyes, chairman.
and with A. N. Richards, M. X. Ked-
zie, r. W. Srnithberger and r. N.
Whitefield the other members. AT
ter the dinner, Mr. Boyes took
charge OF the meeting.
He said a few business affairs
should first be transacted, and
brought forward several matters
that he thought should be recon-
mendcd to the Libby Rod and Gun
club with the request that they
take the matters up with state Of
ficials. These can be only mentioned
briefly.
First, Boyes said the fish and
game committee would recommend
that because of some opposition to
the buck law, there be an open sea-
son on both sexes every two or
three years.
Secondly, that careful study be
given to the ACCESSIBILITY Of continu-
ing the Wolf creek preserve.
Third. Boyes raised the question
of the reported disappearance OF
deer in this district and that some
blamed it on the elk. He favored
a 3-day open season on elk, the last
three days of the deer season.
Favors Open Elk Season
Boyes asked for B. A. Bealey':
opinion, forest ranger in charge o.
the Raven station. Mr.. Bealey sale
the elk have evidently taken ovel
the Miller creek country, former
fine deer section. He Thought ar
open season on elk would be bene
fetal.
Ranger c. E. Powell reported tina
he had studied the elk situation Oh
Fisher river from the standpoint 0
utilization. He found that mum
Der of bulls were dying from oil,
age, also that elk were scattering
evidently driving out the deer OF
Seeley creek. He had recently seel
there % elk, including several larg
bulls. He favored an open seaso
on bulls.
J. T. Brindley, chairman of tn
board of directors of the Rod an
Gun club, said he would call meet
ing of the club for December 8
consider this matter. He said h
had recently seen a herd of ~ doc
and two bucks, another party ha
seen Ii does and no bucks. He fl
vored asking adjoining counties
join in a request for an open SCI
son on both sexes.
Chairman Boyes also favored
day limit on grouse, shorter ope
fishing season and smaller Gre
limit, to conserve the fishing in tn
district. He then asked Graha
Caldwell, in charge of the state fis
hatchery here, for his opinion {
game matters.
Tells of Plans
Mr. Caldwell spoke fluently. /
thanked the Rod and Gun club m,
for their work on the specimen POI
at the hatchery which now hol
many fine specimens. He said tht
plans included the building of sor
TO rearing ponds about 50x100
feet, with capacity of from 500
to $4,000 He also planned to CO
duct to the hatchery water from
stream SO as to raise the temper
ture of the water in the hatche
which is now too cold for the b
results. Caldwell said it was a
planned to put in refrigerati
plant, then take squaW fish Q
other undesirable species out Of
cal waters and hold them at
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