282 CONSERVATION OF CANADIAN WILD LIFE 
Saskatchewan.—The Game Act of Saskatchewan is ad- 
ministered by the Minister of Agriculture, and the provisions 
of the act are enforced by a provincial game guardian, with 
the assistance of local game guardians and honorary guar- 
dians. 
One of the chief needs of Saskatchewan appears to be the 
organization of a staff of paid and qualified district game 
guardians, as the present system fails to meet adequately 
the requirements of the situation, and throws too much re- 
sponsibility on the provincial game guardians for the proper 
enforcement of the provisions of the Game Act. 
In all the Prairie Provinces the Royal Northwest Mounted 
Police, as ex officio game wardens, have greatly assisted in 
the enforcement of the provincial game acts, and perhaps 
this fact has been partially responsible for the failure on the 
part of the governments concerned to organize adequate 
field staffs for game protection. 
It is gratifying to record that the efforts that have been 
made to secure a permanent close season on wapiti or elk 
have now proved successful. The Province of Saskatche- 
wan is to be congratulated as one of the first provinces in 
Canada to prohibit the sale of protected game. As Bulletin 
No. 49 of the Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture, 
giving a synopsis of the game laws, states: ‘‘A game butcher 
or market hunter is an undesirable citizen and should be 
treated as such.” 
We would recommend that the close season on sage grouse 
be made indefinite, in view of the very restricted range of 
this bird in Canada and the fact that it is not likely to be- 
come abundant. 
As a means of preventing accidents, hunters of big game 
in Saskatchewan are required, as also in Manitoba, to wear 
white outer suit and cap. Such a distinguishing costume 
might advisedly be adopted in other provinces. 
Alberta.—As in the other Prairie Provinces the Game Act 
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