IV. EMERGENCY WINTER FEEDING 



Local winter freeze— ups and prolonged snow, sleet, and ice conditions 

 may make emergency feeding necessary if desirable local populations of game 

 are to be maintained. The local club Can carry on — 



a. Waterfowl feeding with wheat, corn, and other grains when birds are 



caught in freeze-ups. 



b. Upland-bird feeding where snow, sleet, or ice covers natural food. 



c* Deer and elk feeding whero winter range is insufficient to support 

 present numbers and where snow conditions are more severe than 

 normally. 



d. The construction of feeding, watering and shelter stations. 



V. PREDATORY ANIMALS, RODENTS, AND BIRDS 



Sportsmen, as a class, are not trained to recognize in the field the 

 status of all forms of wildlife as beneficial or destructive. Many are 

 interested solely in the sport rather than in nature in general. Not all 

 of the so-called "bad actors" among wildlife are harmful, except under 

 unusual conditions. Proper control measures should be local and confined to 

 destructive individuals. Sportsmen's clubs can — 



a. Cooperate with State and Federal programs by assisting men hired 

 especially for control work. 



b* Leave actual control operations to men designated and trained for 

 this work. 



c. Report known depredations of predators to the local gsme protectors 



or experienced control hunters. 



YI. GAME-LAW ENFORCEMENT 



One of the best evidences of good sportsmanship is shown in club activi- 

 ties designated to promote respect for game laws and regulations. Sincerity 

 in working for more sport requires that members — 



a. Report violations of Federal and State game laws to the nearest 



United States game management agent or to the nearest State game 

 protector, as the case may be. 



b. Encourage good sport smanship and respect for game laws and provide 



training in the safe and proper use of firearms. 



c. Seek the nonpolitical appointment of qualified game protectors and 



game technicians. 



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