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forest within the state and apprehend all violators with 

 a total of forty deputy game wardens. The Game De- 

 partment must depend to a great extent on the good 

 citizenship of the people to assist in this work of pro- 

 tection. The game and fish of this state belong to the 

 people as a whole. It is as much to their interest to help 

 in its preservation as it is for them to help in the enforce- 

 ment of the other laws of our state. If a citizen saw 

 some one shoot his neighbor's cow he would report the 

 incident and appear against him. If he knows of per- 

 sons who violate the game laws he should with equal 

 promptness notify the deputy game warden and assist 

 in prosecuting the case. The people of our state must 

 realize that the game is not inexhaustible and that if we 

 expect to long continue to enjoy the splendid recreation 

 of angling and hunting we must all of us actively co- 

 operate in its protection. 



The wardens are located in your county to help you 

 protect your own fish and game. They cannot ferret 

 out all violations. They expect that you will do your 

 part in aiding them to enforce the laws. Game pro- 

 tection is as necessary to perpetuate hunting and fishing 

 as is insurance against unexpected fire damage. 



We assume that every good citizen is a deputy game 

 warden without salary and that he will not only give us 

 his moral support but his active and sincere co-operation. 



In the final analysis game protection rests largely 

 on the attitude of the people of the state. If that atti- 

 ture is friendly the warden service becomes highly effi- 

 cient. On the other hand if that attitude is hostile, un- 

 friendly or apathetic the ef ficency of the warden service 

 is greatly handicapped. The result is that game protec- 

 tion would become more or less of a myth. 



