. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 98 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION The increase in tlie popnlation of the state each year brings added difficulties. In southern California hunting conditions and regulations are becoming more and more of a problem. Twenty years ago the population of the six southern counties was 705,225. Today it is 2,80-4,444; more by 426,895 than the entire state population of twenty j'ears ago. In the six southern counties since 1880 the population has i
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 98 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION The increase in tlie popnlation of the state each year brings added difficulties. In southern California hunting conditions and regulations are becoming more and more of a problem. Twenty years ago the population of the six southern counties was 705,225. Today it is 2,80-4,444; more by 426,895 than the entire state population of twenty j'ears ago. In the six southern counties since 1880 the population has increased from one person to 511 acres, to one person for every nine Fig. 38. Mallard with her ducklings in a pond on the state waterfowl game refuge near Los Banos. Photo by E. S. Cheney, May, 1930. To merely close an area to hunting and not provide adequate provi- sions for enforcement of the law is poor conservation and unfair to the law-abiding sportsmen. All refuges have been carefully posted on nearly 2000 miles of boundary, but the best of signs become obliterated in time and, unfortunately, sometimes are torn down by careless hunters. A resident guardian should be placed on each refuge. The duties of such a guardian would be to see that the purposes for which the area is set aside are carried out. A control of all factors that have any effect on the increase of game is necessary. The guardian must be well informed and capable of correctly interpreting all facts that are gath- ered from observation carried on throughout the year. The first area purchased under the provisions of the new hunting license act that provided for the setting aside of one-third of the amount received for hunting licenses, was taken over at the beginning of the duck season on October 1, 1929. This refuge is located about four miles northeast of the city of Los Banos, in Merced County, in the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally
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