All Wardens ore required to have training in current iirst 

 aid techniques and to carry iirst aid cards. 



In order to more effectively deal with the 

 modern law violator, a new organizational plan 

 has been instituted. The Montana Fish and 

 Game Commission has authorized three new 

 Enforcement Specialist positions whose duty it 

 is to work on problem areas of enforcement. 

 They may be moved any place in the state on 

 short notice to deal with the more difficult en- 

 forcement problems. While the plan has only 

 been in operation a short time, it is already 

 showing very good results. 



Water Safety 



The use of Montana waters by boaters, 

 swimmers, fishermen, and water skiers con- 

 tinues to increase and the problems of enforce- 

 ment of water safety laws also continue to in- 

 crease. Ample funds and clear responsibility 

 for administration will have to be provided in 

 the future to properly administer these expand- 

 ing water activities. 



Firearms and Hunter Safety 



New legislation, effective this biennium, re- 

 quires all children between 12 and 18 to take 

 and pass a course of instruction in safe fire- 



arm practices before they may legally pur- 

 chase a hunting license. 



The warden force administers the field por- 

 tion of this program through a very cooperative 

 and effective volunteer system of instructors and 

 county chairmen. 



The new requirement has made necessary 

 an expansion of this program, to provide ade- 

 quate instruction for the additional students 

 under the new low. 



Bear Depredation and Game 

 Damage Control 



The control of bear depredation and game 

 damage on private property is another basic 

 and important warden responsibility. The past 

 biennium showed an increase in this phase of 

 the program with a relatively long and severe 

 winter contributing to the problem. Coopera- 

 tion with landowners in working out mutual 

 problems and programs will help insure public 

 access to private land in future years. 



Fish and Game Management 



Scientific information is the foundation of 

 the present wildlife management programs. 

 Wardens assist in the gathering of this infor- 

 mation under the supervision and guidance of 

 qualified personnel. 



Youth Groups 



Each warden is a part of the community in 

 which he lives. His assistance with youth ac- 

 tivities in the community to promote wildlife 

 conservation with the children is an important 

 part of his job in promoting the future of the 

 wildlife resources. The Fish and Game Depart- 

 ment has equipped each warden with a small 

 wildlife reference library to assist him in his 

 youth program. Other information and educa- 

 tional aids such as slides, lectures, movies are 

 also available for this purpose. 



Littering 



Littering of recreational areas both public 

 and private has continued to be a severe prob- 

 lem. Our present litter laws are not extensive 

 enough to control this problem under all condi- 

 tions. 



Wardens particiixite in preventive programs 

 and aid in the enforcement of the present laws, 

 however, more comprehensive laws will even- 

 tually be necessary. 



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