UTAH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 191 
purposes, which is closely connected’ with ‘the main- 
tenance of the fish and game supply. 
VALUE OF FISH AND GAME. 
There have been reported in 1920 from the National 
Forests of Utah, 13,480 deer, 660 elk, 196 mountain 
sheep and 5 antelope. Of these the deer and the elk are 
on the increase, the others being stationary. The pro- 
duction of trout may be realized when a conservative 
estimate places the catch from Fish Lake alone as about 
thirty tons. With proper management there could be 
produced annually a half million pounds of fish and 
several thousand big game animals. 
The greatest value of the fish and game is unt from a 
food production standpoint, however, but from the rec- 
reation which is furnished. No matter how wonderful 
the scenery in any section, the tourist will enjoy it much 
more if there is an abundance of wild animals whose 
habits may be observed under natural conditions or if 
fishing may be enjoyed. One soon tires of mere scenery 
but there is always something new to be learned in wild 
life study and the further one goes in this the more 
fascinating such studies become. For the fisherman there 
is always a big trout to be caught in the next pool; or for 
the hunter, a better trophy to be obtained next season. 
The fishing and hunting instincts are firmly implanted 
in man and their exercise provides recreation highly 
prized. It might be mentioned here that as early as 200 
B. C., Theocritus mentions ‘‘The bait fallacious suspended 
from the rod.” Martial in about 100 A. D. writes “Who 
hath not seen the sarus rise, decoyed and caught by 
fraudful flies.” This illustrates the antiquity of the fly 
fishing which by most people would be considered a 
modern development. 
Utah has wonderful attractions for the tourist but 
the length of time and the amount of money such people 
spend in the State will depend on the fishing and the 
opportunity for wild life study. Over 90,000 tourists 
visited the National Forests of Utah in 1920 and spent 
over $300,000. Practically every tourist’s car has its 
