. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. LAW ENFORCEMENT A growing America is seeking more outdoor rec- reation and demanding more of resource agencies. During the past twenty years many new tasks hove been added to the responsibilities of the Montana Fish and Game Department. Many of these new responsibilities have been delegated to the Enforce- ment Division. Twenty years ago Dr. McFarland, then State Game Warden and head of the Department, realized the need for improving the st
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. LAW ENFORCEMENT A growing America is seeking more outdoor rec- reation and demanding more of resource agencies. During the past twenty years many new tasks hove been added to the responsibilities of the Montana Fish and Game Department. Many of these new responsibilities have been delegated to the Enforce- ment Division. Twenty years ago Dr. McFarland, then State Game Warden and head of the Department, realized the need for improving the standards of Fish and Game personnel. His progressive thinking and plan- ning initiated the first in-service training session to better train personnel in the various fields of wildlife management, law enforcement and public relations. The game warden of yester-year was mostly concerned with the enforcement of regulations of the wildlife resource. His primary duty was patrolling his district on the lookout for people hunting during closed seasons and taking more than the legal limit of fish and game. In the "good old days", the waste of game resources caused by surplus animal populations dying on over-used ranges was of little concern to anyone because then there was plenty for all. This lack of management went by apparently unnoticed because nature left enough in most cases so there was no shortage until the thirties when game populations hit an all time low. Times changed, and more intensive land use caused the wildlife habitat to dwindle providing less opportunity for hunters and fishermen to bag their game or fill their creel. Because of the increased number of recreation- ists and because resource management is becoming more recognized as a necessity, the public is insisting that wildlife management be done in a more efficient manner. Today there is no place for waste because the demand often exceeds the supply. The Montana Fish and Game Department is coping with t
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