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Whereas, No such bill has as yet been passed, and in the 

 meantime while the valuable big game of our State has con- 

 tinued to decrease, and 



Whereas, Antelope and mountain sheep are now nearing 

 the point of extermination, while deer and turkey are be- 

 coming alarmingly scarce in many localities, now therefore, 

 be it 



Resolved, That this Association in convention assembled 

 again urge upon our Representative in Congress the need 

 for the passage of the National Game Refuge Bill at the 

 earliest moment, and be it further 



Resolved, That if game refuges be not authorized by 

 Congress prior to the assembling of the next State Legis- 

 lature, that we urge the enactment of a three-year closed 

 season on deer as an emergency relief measure, and be it 

 further 



Resolved, That we recommend that no further introduc- 

 tion of elk be made in the State of New Mexico, except on 

 fenced private lands by the owners thereof. 



The New Mexico Wool Growers' Association 



