THIRTIETH BIENNIAL REPORT 33 



Under the provisions of the law as amended in 1927, the Commission 

 has appointed 796 volunteer deputies. The appointment of 449 of 

 these deputies was sponsored by bona fide fish and game protective 

 associations and clubs located in various sections of the state, and the 

 appointment of 347 was sponsored by the United States Forest Service. 



The establishment by the Division of Fish and Game of a system 

 and rules governing the appointment and supervising the activities of 

 volunteer deputies in California is the first of the kind ever to be 

 attempted in any state, has been more or less pioneering in nature, and 

 in some respects is incomplete, due to lack of necessary time required 

 to work out some of the problems. 



At the present time the volunteer deputies of the Division of Fish 

 and Game in twenty -three counties within the state have been organized 

 and instructed in the discharge of their duties and are now working 

 under the direction of captains, and in cooperation and coordination 

 with the deputies of the regular patrol and are performing an exceed- 

 ingly satisfactory service. 



A brief and incomplete summary of the reported activities of the 

 volunteer deputies during the past two years indicates that these depu- 

 ties have checked 31,905 hunting and fishing licenses, that they have 

 patrolled 336,152 miles of fields, streams and game cover, that they 

 have arrested or assisted in arresting 487 violators of the fish and game 

 laws, and that $14,358 in fines have been imposed. In addition to these 

 activities on the part of volunteer deputies, 637 hunting and fishing 

 licenses have been checked, 21,973 miles of fields and streams patrolled, 

 146 arrests made, and $5,540 in fines have been imposed as the result 

 of the activities of county fish, game and forestry wardens who have 

 been appointed volunteer deputies of the division in the southern part 

 of the state. 



The appointment and organization by the Fish and Game Commis- 

 sioners of fishermen, hunters and outdoor lovers who are willing to 

 contribute their services as deputies of the Division of Fish and Game 

 to the restoration of sports afield and astream with gun and rod in 

 California, without commercial, political or personal ties, or hope of 

 reward, is undoubtedly the most comprehensive move and program 

 ever undertaken for the protection and conservation of wild life in the 

 United States. This movement represents a patriotic and unselfish 

 endeavor to save for our children and for future generations that price- 

 less heritage of nature — the fish, game and wild life of the state — in 

 order that they may enjoy the health, recreation and happiness that 

 only the great out o 'doors can give them. 



The volunteer deputies of the Division of Fish and Game of Cali- 

 fornia have been drafted from and represent the highest ranks of citi- 

 zenship within the state, many of them being nationally known, which 

 insures the integrity and high standing of the organization. 



Although less than two years have passed since the Fisli and Game 

 Commissioners of California established a system for the appointment 

 and supervision of men who were willing to serve without compensation 

 as deputies of the Division of Fish and Game for the protection and con- 

 servation of fish, game and wild life and the enforcement of the laws 

 enacted for that purpose, the services that have been rendered by these 

 deputies have been exceedingly satisfactory and have resulted in awak- 



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