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necessity of cooperative action on the part of the sportsmen and the 

 people in general in the work being carried on for the protection and 

 conservation of fish, game and "wild life and the strict enforcement of 

 the fish and game laws, as well as the efforts being made for the 

 restocking of the game fields and public waters by the Division of Fish 

 and Game. 



The action of men who have, without compensation or hope of reward 

 of any kind, volunteered their services to the Division of Fish and 

 Game, and entered the fields for the protection and preservation of 

 fish, game and wild life and the strict enforcement of the laws tliat 

 have been enacted for that purpose, is certainly worthy of the highest 

 commendation and surely deserves the hearty and united support and 

 cooperation of all sportsmen and law abiding citizens within the state. 



While it is pleasing to be able to report the success of the volunteer 

 deputies, and the system and rules supervising and governing their 

 activities, it is \evy apparent that in order that the funds expended to 

 maintain these deputies may result beneficially to the cause of fish, 

 game and wild life protection, and that the volunteer deputies continue 

 to merit and receive the confidence, respect and support of the sports- 

 men and people, is absolutely dependent upon continued and constant 

 personal supervision and the never ceasing stimulus afforded by 

 directed effort that will tend to prevent the lessening of interest in the 

 protection of fish, game and wild life and the strict enforcement of the 

 laws enacted for that purpose. 



It is believed that the present bond required of volunteer deputies, 

 viz, $2,500, is unnecessarily high, and that a bond in the sum of $500 

 would be ample. 



