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CALIFORNIA PISH AND GAME. 



(«X»/XK> aeivs williin the Angeles National j 

 Forest. Deer arc becoming more anil 

 more plentiful. If anyone is benefited by 

 reason of an open season, it is the resort 

 owners, and yet with the possible excep- 

 tion of one owner, a man who has been 

 in court several times for alleged game 

 violations, I have yet to find a resort 

 owner who is not in favor of the continu- 

 ance of the same refuges. 



When Fish and Game District 4-C was 

 first formed the sentiment against it was 

 very strong. This has changed and one 

 finds very few hunters who do not favor it. 

 The deer are increasing and one sees them 

 in regions where there have been no deer 

 for several years. With the increase 

 of the deer a noticeable increase in 

 mountain lion "signs are also seen. Sev- 

 (>ral lions ha\e been killed, and many of 

 the better class of sportsmen are talking 

 of plans to rid the range of this pest. 

 Our greatest trouble, however, is not the 

 lion, but th(> unscrupulous hunter who 

 sneaks over the boundary of the refuge. 



A NEW GAME FARMING PROJECT. 



A beautifully illustrated prospectus en- 

 titled Wisconsin Zoological Park, for the 

 Propagation, Improvement, and Utiliza- 

 tion of Wild Life has recently been issued 

 by a newly-formed corporation with head- 

 quarters in Chicago. The intent of the 

 organization is set forth as follows : 



Food, it is said, will win this war. 

 And it therefore becomes the duty of 

 everyone to give careful consideration to 

 all plans to increase our food supply. 



T'he American farmers, responding to 

 their country's call, are planting every 

 available foot of their land, which means 

 that we have about reached our maximum 

 in food p'l-oducfion unless we can devise 

 some way of utilizing the undeveloped re- 

 gions. Naturally, our thoughts turn to the 

 nearby cut-over timber lands as a possible 

 solution of this iiroblem. We all under- 

 stand the difiiculti(^s that have presented 

 an almost insurmouutable barrier to the 

 ilevelopment nf these sections and the 

 necessity, on account of the scarcit.v of 

 labor, of finding some use for this land 

 without having to clear away stumps, 

 rocks and timber. 



The Wisconsin Zoological Park was 

 created chiefly for the purpose of dealing 

 with this problem. It proposes that these 

 lauds be used just as they are, in the 

 breeding and raising of wild life objects 

 as a source of supply. 



This is a comparatively new idea, and 

 to be understood and appreciated must be 

 carefully studied. The purpose of this 

 booklet is to explain some of the most 

 important features of this enterprise. 



This eompany proposes to demonstrate 

 in a practical manner how cut-over land 

 ean be quickly and profitably utilized in 

 accordance with the ideas above set forth, 

 and at the same time carry on extensive 



experiments towards tlie de\elopmi'iil. im- 

 provement and i.-reservalion of wild ani- 

 mals. 



It is lioiK'd the company will b-rome 

 self-sustaining, but if it does not, those 

 responsible for it have not been actuated 

 by selfish motives. They appreciate that 

 pioneers in any great enterprise must 

 take chances of loss, but are confident of 

 their al)i]ity to eventually work (uit a 

 plan which can be followed with profit 

 by others. 



To the uninitiated the plan is a very 

 plausible one, and it will doubtless appeal 

 to many. In view, however, of the success 

 thus far attained in game farming, the 

 outcome of the project as a commercial 

 enterprise seems doubtful. If it will lead 

 to the setting aside of large areas as 

 breeding grounds for native animals, it 

 will be very much worth while. 



LOUISIANA ORIGINATES NEW DUCK. 

 The Department of Conservation of 

 the state of Louisiana is attempting to 

 secure a new duck for their marshes by 

 breeding. The experiments are being 

 carried out on the assumption that if a 

 cross between the summer mallard or 

 black duck and the winter visitant green- 

 head mallard could be established a race 

 of nonmigratory ducks could be produced 

 for the Louisiana marshes. The new 

 type of mallard is in the third generation 

 and a type has been selected which ap- 

 pears to have characteristics of both the 

 mallard and the black duck. Whether the 

 new (hu'k will become a prrmanently resi- 

 dent l)ii'd capable of lieing introduced 

 ri'iniiius lo be seen. 



ALASKA FISHERY PRODUCTS. 



The Fisheries Service Bulletiu states 

 that although final figures showing the 

 value of the fishery products of Alaska 

 in 1917 ai-e not j'et obtainable, the statis- 

 tics are practically complete so that a 

 reasonably accurate statement of produc- 

 tion can now be made. Compilations 

 indicate that the total value of such pro- 

 ducts was $51,405,260 in 1917. Of this 

 amount 93 per cent, or $47,778,081, rep- 

 resents the value of the salmon products 

 which consist of 5,947. "JSO cases of 

 canned salmon, valued at $46,304,090, and 

 ](I.o47.367 pounds of mild-cured, pickled, 

 dry-salted, fresh and frozen salmon, 

 valued at $1,473,991. The halibut fish- 



