2. REPORT OF THE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 
laws, Mr. Hoover, by showing the need and wisdom of eating certain 
kinds of food, has successfully conserved the necessary food supply. 
Furthermore, a most splendid co-operation on the part of citizens is to 
be noted; in some measure, doubtless, due to the fact that they have 
never been forced to conserve the food supplies but only shown the 
need for doing so. If this method brings success in conserving food 
Supplies, why can it not also prove successful in conserving wild life? 
Certainly, the government program has proved beyond any doubt that 
education and publicity can bring about a better type of conservation 
than law enforcement. We are, therefore, encouraged as regards our 
educational and publicity work and feel that we have been working 
along the correct lines. The development of a public sentiment favor- 
able to game conservation is just as important, if not more important, 
than law enforcement. 
Chief among the activities of owr Bureau of Education, Publicity and 
Research have been the publication of a quarterly magazine, the display 
of moving pictures of wild life, and an extensive series of illustrated 
lectures given to school children, boy scouts and other organizations. 
Law Enforcement. 
The activities of the commission in the enforcement of law are clearly 
shown in the number of arrests made and convictions obtained. During 
the biennial pericd convictions were had in 707 out of 821 arrests for 
the violation of fish laws, and 845 convictions out of 976 arrests for 
violations of the game laws. This makes a total of 1,552 convictions. 
The fines collected amounted to $31,639.50. In addition 2,465$ days 
imprisonment were impesed on violators. The seizures of fish taken 
illegally amount to 33,124 pounds. Over 11,000 ducks and nearly 3,000 
geese were also seized because they were taken illegally ; 276 illegal nets 
were taken from violators. Illegally used fishing apparatus, after con- 
demnation in the Superior Courts, is destroyed or sold in accordance 
with law. All wholesome fish and game is donated to publie and char- 
itable institutions. Searches of markets, private individuals, convey- 
ances, ete., for illegal fish and game amounted to 318. 
Propagation of Game Birds. 
Following out the policy determined upon several years ago, there 
has been no concerted effort to rear game birds for distribution. A few 
pheasants and quail have been reared on the State Game Farm, but 
activities at the farm have been greatly curtailed. A number of birds 
have been sold during the biennium, and the remaining stock will be 
disposed of before the farm is abandoned in November, 1918, 
