56 FOREST KESEEVE MANUAL. 



6. PROTECTION OF GAME. 



In the protection of game the forest officer acts as an assist- 

 ant to the game wardens of the "State or Territory in which he 

 is located. It is his duty to discover violators of the game 

 laws and help to stop their depredations. 



Reports on violations of the game laws are made to the 

 central office and to the local or State game warden, and if 

 the case seems to warrant, a copy of such report is sent to 

 the governor of the State. 



REPORTS. 



A proper management of the reserves demands that all 

 conditions, all work, and all occurrences which affect the 

 reserve in any way should be properly reported and recorded. 

 Without a fairly complete knowledge of the character of land 

 and timber it is impossible to regulate properly the utilization 

 of the reserve. 



In nearly all cases a mere general information is of very 

 little value. For instance, an application for a million feet of 

 timber can not possibly be properly considered simply upon 

 a showing that there exists an abundance of timber in the 

 reserve, or even in the particular township. The conditions 

 and amount of timber on the particular quarter section, can- 

 yon, or hillside is what is needed. 



Accordingly, every forest officer should learn to report, 

 and, in order to report well, should learn to observe and 

 record fully and correctlj^ Clearness, completeness, and 

 brevity should be combined in reporting as far as possible; 

 long dissertations and reference to irrelevant matters must be 

 avoided. 



The different reports are classified as follows : 



bangers' reports. 



(1) Report of service. This report is made at the option 

 of the supervisor, and its form and details are determined by 

 that officer. Regular blank forms are furnished for this 

 report. 



(2) Reports on regular work, such as timber survey, forest 

 description, "free-use" applications, inspection of timber 

 cutting, burning of brush, building trails, etc. 



