118 REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



REPORT OF FIELD AGENT. 



The Honorable Board of Fish and Game Commissioners 

 of the State of California. 



Sirs: With the closing of the fourth administrative district office, 

 March 1, 1916, your honorable board established the former head of the 

 Fresno Division in the position of Field Agent. The prescribed duties 

 of the Field Agent were to represent the commission throughout the 

 state, to correctly inform the commission of conditions affecting the fish 

 and game interests in every portion of the state, and to supervise, in an 

 advisory capacity, the activities of the deputies. It was believed that a 

 Field Agent in circulating among the deputies would be of much assist- 

 ance to them in solving their individual problems, in explaining the 

 various rules and regulations of the board, and in bringing about a 

 universal standard of efficiency throughout every section of the state. 



The idea has been welcomed by the field force. Many deputies sta- 

 tioned in territory far removed from district offices have had small 

 opportimity for receiving training and instruction as to how to satis- 

 factorily comply with the rules and regulations regarding operations of 

 field deputies. Very naturally, many problems arise in the daily life of 

 the deputies which they find hard to solve according to the ideals of 

 the commission, and to be able to confer on the ground with some official 

 who can speak authoritatively, appeals to the deputies as a valuable 

 privilege. 



The general public too, apparently enjoys presenting its ideas to some 

 one who can inform them of the commission's attitude and who, in turn, 

 will directly carry the views of the public to the commissioners. 



Among the investigations carried on have been the following: A 

 market fisherman at Redding had been using a set-line for several years 

 and had successfully defied the efforts of the commission to suppress 

 his operations. A warrant was secured from the district attorney and 

 the violator is now under bond. Oil pollution of the Sacramento River 

 near Dunsmuir was investigated. Certain license matters have been 

 adjusted with county clerks. Many forest service headquarters have 

 been visited and the friendship existing between the Forest Service and 

 the Fish and Game Commission cemented and better cooperative work- 

 ing conditions promoted. The commission has been officially repre- 

 sented at the meeting of the County Supervisors Convention, held at 

 Redding, the Fresno Commercial Club and at several other conventions. 

 Assistance has been given the Fresno Playgrounds Commission in the 

 attempt to secure from the Forest Service permission to secure a play- 

 ground site at Huntington Lake in the mountains of Fresno County. 

 The initial plans of the Playgrounds Commission involve the taking of 

 5000 children into the high mountains annually. Furthermore, the Fish 



