The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-10-06
DESCRIBE OPEN
TERRITORY FOR
SPECIAL HUNT

In discussing the antlerless deer
season in the Fisher River country
with Jack Schmautz and Roger Fish,
who are with the Wildlife ReStora-
ton Division of the State Fish &
Game Department, the men made
the following statement regarding
the season which runs concurrent
with the regular big game season
from October is to November Is,
subject to a two days closing notice
at any time during the season.
The entire Lower Fisher River
drainage will be open to antlerless
deer hunting this season with
boundaries as follows: Starting from
the ridge just west of the junction
of the Lower Fisher River road
with U. S. Highway 2, running up
the ridge along the divide to Brush
Min. and thence along the divide
to Smoky Butte, thence along the
divide to Tony Peak and down the
ridge to the mouth of the Fisher
River. From there the boundary ex-
tends along the ridge trail leading
to Dunn Peak and Richards Min.
thence along the Dunn Creek Wolf
Creek divide to Sugar Loaf Min,
thence following the old game pre-
serve boundary along the divide in
a northeastern direction to Davis
Min, then continuing along the old
game preserve boundary to Elk
NTH; thence along Elk Divide tc
Sanders Mountain and on to Grub
NTH; thence in westerly direction
along the shallow divide between
Little Wolk Greek and Coniff Creek
and Island Lake; thence along the
divide to Surprise Hill; thence a
long the divide between the Vol
Greek drainage and the Pleasant
Valley drainage to Calx NTH.
then along the divide to Satire Min
to Mount Fritz and to Kenelty NTH.
thence down along the ridge south
of Brule Creek to Walyetts store
and then to point of beginning.
There will be three checking sta
tions, stated Schmautz. One station
will be located at the junction of
the Lower Fisher Road and u. S. 2,
at the Hines Creek Waylett Corner.
A second will be at the junction of
Brush Creek road with the Wolf
Creek Trego road north of Fairview
Ranger Station. The third station
will be at the north end of Lynch /
Lake on the Pleasant Valley road. |
Maps of the open area will be
available through courtesy of the |
Libby Rod & Gun Club. These fold |
ers will also give the reasons for |
the special antlerless deer season in i
the territory, and will be given |
sportsmen checking in through the |
three stations.
The department men especially
urge all hunters to be extremely |
careful during the hunt. and not |
to shoot without knowing at what
they are shooting. Don't shoot at
sounds and moving brush" said
1T might be a mani"
State regulations make it neces-
sary that all antlerless deer legally /
taken in the open area be checked
and tagged at one of the three
checking stations. A special ear tag
will be used and anyone outside the /
area possessing antlerless deer
which have not been tagged with
the special tag, will be liable to ar
rest and fine for illegal possession
Of such deer.
Schmautz and Fish request that
any deer taken in any area, anc
having an aluminium ear tag, be re-
ported to one of them at their Of
ice in Kootenai National Forest
Libby. The men re-
quest that location of kill, date of II
same, and number of eartag be fur
1ished them. This data will be used
n scientific research. &
Sportsmen hunting buck deer in
he Yak district are requested to
heck their game at the Teepee
Springs Station.
And finally" stated Schmautz,
Tell your readers again to be care
ul. They cannot be too careful.
A hasty, careless shot can easily kill
man and take the joy from life ;
or his family as well as the careless
lunter."