

U. S. F. 5. R 



LIBRARY 



United States Department of the Interior 

 Bureau of Biological Survey - 



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Wildlife Leaflet BS-152 



Washington, D. C. * 



February 1 



SUGGESTED ACT I PIT PROGRAM FOR SPORT SHE IT ' S ORGANIZATIONS 

 Prepared in Division of Wildlife Research 



Contents 



Page 



Educational activities 2 



Improving natural environment 



wildlife 2 



Game and fish restocking program. 3 



Emergency winter feeding. .... 4 

 Predatory animals, rodents, and 



"birds 4 



Page 



Game-law enforcement 4 



Federal and State wildlife activ- 

 ities 5 



State and national conservation 

 groups 5 



For many years, the Biological Survey has received requests for sug- 

 gestions on what sportsmen' s organizations can do to contribute their "bit 

 toward wildlife conservation and restoration. The Bureau is frequently 

 asked to furnish a speaker for meetings where current programs are discu: 

 and where diversified opinions are expressed as to what should he done. As 

 there is a definite r.eeo fp.r live organizations of s-oortsmen that can direct 

 their activities into constructive channels, the Biological Survey "believes 

 the time is opportune to suggest courses of action that will more definitely 

 include the sportsman in community, county, State, and national wildlife- 

 restoration programs. 



Sportsmen as a group are not technically trained in the field of man- 

 aging wildlife resources. Many of their activities n< shnical advice 

 and direction to be of most benefit to game species. S local meetin. 

 ar« arranged more for entertainment or for th a • of mem- 

 bers. There is a place for such activities, bh so : vailable 

 ergy in local communities it seems that more thought and effoan4* should I 

 given to directing willing groups into channels wh re wildlife and r 

 conservation would directly benefit. The sportsman could greatly lucres 

 his service to the community and later point with pride to particu c- 

 complishments. 



