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Manage the trophy hunting program for non- 

 indian hunting clientele. 



Conduct wildlife surveys and impact assessments for other 

 land use programs including timber sales, grazing 

 programs, oil and gas exploration and road construction. 



Plan and implement habitat improvement projects. 



Maintain department building and storage sheds, 15 

 vehicles, 2 snow-cats, 5 snowmobiles, 3 generators, 2 

 boats/motors and other miscellaneous equipment. 



Winter feed approximately 600 elk in the Horse Lake Mesa 

 Game Park. 



Promote the Tribe's hunting and fishing program through 

 extensive mailings, public contact and display 

 booths at hunting and fishing expositions. 



Prepare reports, data files, correspondence and funding 

 proposals for department projects. 



Prepare and monitor contracts for animal damage control, 

 data processing and map compilation, fencing projects and 

 construction of wildlife waters. 



In addition to these annual tasks the Jicarilla Game and Fish 

 Department posted several noteworthy accomplishments in recent 

 years , inc 1 ud ing : 



Revision of the Tribal Game and Fish Code (Title 10) to 

 include mandatory fines, a civil restitution schedule, and 

 seizure and forfeiture statute; making this one of the 

 nation's strictest Game and Fish Codes. 



For 8 years the Jicarilla Apache Tribe has requested and 

 received approval for special migratory waterfowl seasons 

 from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Tribes 

 seasons have always been more conservative than federal 

 gu ide 1 i nes . 



In FY1991 the Jicarilla Tribe received funding from the 

 North American Wetlands Conservation Council for the 

 Jicarilla Wetlands Project. This project was aimed at 

 improving waterfowl nesting success on the Jicarilla 

 Reser\'ation. 



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