The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-12-12
Gun Club
Would Open
Closed Area
Libby Sportsnen Convinced
Wolf Creek Game Preserve
No Longer Needed.
MORE DISCUSSION OF
IMPORTANT Law

The Libby Rod and Gun Club met
at the Moose hall Friday evening
and 4 large attendance was record
Cd. DR.. ]. p. Campbell was in
charge and started the meeting off
with 1 short talk on Rainbow lake
and how it was not included in the
lakes that were opened. He related
how the Rod and Gun Club had
been influential in having the state
game commission reconsider and
open the lake.
President Campbell then intro
duced P. G.. Gutensohn, Whitefish,
state game commissioner. This gen.
tlemarl informed the Club that his
main purpose in being present was
to get first hand information on the
feeling concerning the Wolf Creek
game preserve question.
At this point President Campbell
took the floor and said that great
portion Of the preserve is privately
owned and he had heard that these
owners intended to put sheep on the
preserve in order to obtain revenue
from these lands.
Ranger B. A. Bealey said IS per
cent Of the privately owned land
is under A. c. N. rule. He also
stated that game should be kept off
the winter range as long as posi-
Bile so the deer could be taken care
A. $3.50 ~ paalav oava figures
ah o S u. Ala VIII rraaL nre-
ha.v ~ ON acre. ara the
- h.,,~ u 9ai1 acras
nv nv - = al 1an .~...- r,;.h a.
d1 Ia ao- 49, ha;rg o,vnad nr;uatelv
" He.,fr told an ;ntareefinc
$500 - rarEad h,,cL daer thai
~ .hoxn IA - the Martin ranch
n,,srv v.ar ~ ~. naet e;cht wears
n;:.-.;c~ II, ~ rro.,r -, the
49, c.,S~t.c~ -. 4ten b.,d with
- .e,sv clo~;nc ~ statins that
- 4 a n cnmnenr m heen
mrra fhan fair II co01eYS{ink with
sT,nrt..nen II the nast but xtated
ffat 4 th~v inxisted upon puttine
sh.er l. III. area the onlv recourse
,1,o,,id ~ the nassinr AZ the pitt
man Robinson net in Montana.
Came Warden w. ]. Darlington
was ~ the opinion that the game
rreaerve sho,,id be closed and then
Fl ~. .tot~ rane co,nmission han
d1c the rlo~;ns ~ the area % AZ to
rrevent sl.nshter II winters OF
kenvv snou
MT Powell made = motion that
tia Won creek game preserve Be
ahandonad . G. Gutensohn stated
that II the area was under the COM
mission nile anv part OF it could
ha nnaned ar closed subject to the
m;ehes ~ the neonle. The motion
made hv powell was passed.
r. uae suggested that the nresi-
dant annoint committee to work
With the fish and game committee
~ the r.;hhv Commercial Club on all
Questions pertaining to game in this
,,;c;n;tv Mr. ramnhell said he
would anpoint the committee after
Some -st,Idy on the question.
Non arr moved that the Wild
tic Federation and the Fish and
Came Commission be advised that
the Rid ana Can Club recommend.
the permanent opening day OF fish.
inc seasnn 10 be the third Sunday
~ Nav
The following men were appoint.
al 10 serve on the annual barbe,
cue committee. Paul Church, chair
man. I'd Falkner. All Richard, Ma,
Sturm, and Bill Farris.
Discussion OF the Pittman- Rob
inson act was the next subject anc
Il was stated that Nevada and Mon
tana were the only states that hav.
not ndonted this act. It was point
Cd out that II Montana should max,
This act ! law II would mean tina
the federal government would pu
I'm son 0O1 tn which the state woult
ada faf1 (0) which monies would b.
usad fora the purchase OF lands TO
rsne ne. The money would com,
from a. excise tax on guns and am
M EVERYONE who purchases guns O
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