26 MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



purchase and development of any of Montana's potentially great duck breed- 

 ing areas. 



"It appears to me that in an emergency, such as is still facing the national 

 waterfowl resource, there exists the opportunity for the State of Montana, 

 through the enactment of Enabling Legislation, to perform a signal service 

 to conservation and to itself." 



MONTHLY GAME MAGAZINE IS PUT OUT BY DEPARTMENT. 



Feeling the need of some sort of a publication to bring before the sports- 

 men of the state the actual work being done by the Fish and Game Depart- 

 ment with respect to propagation, conservation and maintenance of fish and 

 game, the Commission, at its December, 1935 meeting, authorized the publica- 

 tion of a monthly bulletin. 



Hundreds of sportsmen in Montana had urged the Commission to publish 

 a regular pamphlet, telling of the work of the Department, and the progress 

 being made in the conservation of wild life. There was a great need for such 

 a publication to explain the various, and often complicated, regulations and 

 restrictions governing the taking of fish and game. 



The little magazine first was published in January, 1936, and has made 

 its appearance each month since. It was necessary at the beginning to mimeo- 

 graph the magazine because of inadequate funds in the Department treasury. 

 It was the idea of the Commission to have the magazine printed at the first 

 opportunity. 



After nine months of mimeographing, during which time the magazine 

 gained in favor and popularity, as well as in subscriptions, the Commission 

 authorized its printing. The October, 1936 issue was printed and the Com- 

 mission hopes that it may be continued. Numerous letters are on file with 

 the Department, commending the officials for the splendid work being done 

 in connection with the magazine. 



Work of compiling and publishing the magazine is done by the Fish and 

 Game Department's personnel. For the most part, cuts made when the Mon- 

 tana Wildlife magazine was in existence, are utilized. These cuts are the 

 property of the Department, ordered several years ago. 



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