o4 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



ening thousands of sportsmen and people who are lovers of the great 

 out o 'doors to a realization of the perils that are threatening the sup- 

 ply of fish, game and wild life of the state, and the necessity of coopera- 

 tive 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 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 the men who have, without compensation or hope of 

 reward of any kind, volunteered their services as deputies of the Divi- 

 sion of Fish and Game, and entered the fields for the protection and con- 

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

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

 highest commendation and surely deserves the hearty and united sup- 

 port 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 very 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 the people, it is absolutely dependent upon continued and con- 

 stant 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. 



