The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
By HOMER w. JEWELL Assistant Executive Officer, Alaska
 Game Commission


 Three planes are now operated by the Alaska Game Commission, and their Agents have covered more territory by air, per man, dong actual patrol work, than all the AS State game departments together during the past year. With the operation of these airplanes the Agents have been able to visit re- mote and outlying places hereto fore inaccessible.
 Recently three outstanding pa trols have been completed, one cov- ering a survey of the great Arctic Slope. never before visited by Az ents of the Alaska Game Commls- sion. On this patrol, native Eskl- mos in many villages saw their first airplane This trip was made by lone Agent flying his own plane over 12,000 miles at cost of less than two cents per mile. Invalua- ble information was obtained. Large herds of moose and mountain sheep, previously not listed, were recorded.
 Patrol With Mounties
 In a cooperative patrol with the Mounted Police of Canada, two oth- CT Wildlife Agents covered $500 railes by air in a month and, in addition, travelled many miles on Snowshoes and skies over trap lines along both sides of the Alaska Yukon boundary. They uncovered evidence that cer- tain residents of Alaska and Can- ada were promiscuously trapping in the territory across the boun- diary. They found and broke up a ring well organized for smuggling wolf and coyote pelts and leg bones into Alaska from Canada for the collection of the $20 Territorial bounty. In one instance, 84 leg bones of wolves and coyotes were seized from a Canadian mail carrier enroute to a trading post in Alaska, and in Dawson he was found guilty on four separate counts involving illegal trading and the possession and use of poison. They appre- hended eight violators. and seized large quantities of fur which were forfeited to the respective Govern ments. In the possession of one trader were found seven quarters ot mountain sheep meat, for which he was receiving 30 cents a pound. The Agents also halted considerable traf- fife in other kinds of game animals
 Game Hog Caught
 Another trip was made by two Wildlife Agents into the Mount Hayes district, where they appre- hended one of the most vicious game hogs yet to be exposed by the Ag- ents of the Commission. The meat of 21 game animals was found irl his possession, including II sheep two COW moose and one lamb. A pile containing 34 ram horns, was found under a tree. Most were fresh kills. The ruthless and wan ton Slaugk.c1' of these fine game animals could never have been de- tected without the aid of an air. plane.
 Of the 124,148 miles travelled by the II Alaska Wildlife Agents dur ing the past year 33,582 miles were by air Other modes of transpor- tation were by commercial steam ship, Government owned patrol boats, outboard motor boats, auto mobiles railroads and dog teams Hundreds of miles were covered or foot, including snowshoe and ski travel.
 Protection Given Wildlife
 In 1925 Congress passed the AL aska Game Law, setting up a Game Commission to function as the oper- ating agency of the Bureau of Bio logical Survey in the formation and enforcement of suitable regulations for managing the wildlife resource in the Territory. The Alaska Game Law provides that the Secretary of the Tn terior shall appoint 8 Game Commission composed of five members of which four are required to be representative re sidents oi Alaska, one from each of the foul judicial divisions and not Fedora employees. The fifth member k the chief representative of the Bio logical Survey resident in Alaska and the Executive Officer of the Commission. The general admin. istration of the Alaska Game Law is largely in the hands of the Com mission: also, the law provides that upon consultation with or upon rec concentrations from the Commis. sion, the Secretary of the Interior may issue suitable regulations gov. erning the taking of game animals land fur bearing animals and bird' in Alaska. The Commission meet. annually, at which time it propose. for action by the Biological Survey and the Secretary of the Interior such regulations as seem advisable with respect to hunting seasons, baE limits, establishment of game an6 fur districts and designation O. areas as wildlife sanctuaries. It for. mulates general plans for regulatory work to be carried out under tht direct supervision of the Executive Officer and makes recommenda