. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. ONTANA'S State Fish and Game Department, in presenting this bi- ennial report, covering activities during 1931 and 1932, places before sportsmen of the state outstanding facts and figures picturing progress over a two- year period that has tried the mettle and commercial stamina of every resi- dent. It has been no small task to work out ways and means of keeping step with the times during the latter part of the biennium, yet the commis- sio
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. ONTANA'S State Fish and Game Department, in presenting this bi- ennial report, covering activities during 1931 and 1932, places before sportsmen of the state outstanding facts and figures picturing progress over a two- year period that has tried the mettle and commercial stamina of every resi- dent. It has been no small task to work out ways and means of keeping step with the times during the latter part of the biennium, yet the commis- sion, working in harmony with sports- men of the state, with federal depart- ment and other agencies with a com- mon goal, is striving diligently to keep Montana in the forefront as a paradise for the angler and devotee of the rifle and shotgun. Figures tor 1932 completed for pub- lication in this report reflect the trend of the times. Receipts of the depart- ment have fallen thousands of dollars below those of 1931 and as a result, reductions have become mandatory within the organization. These reduc- tions have been made with reluctance, yet because of financial conditions, they have been imperative in order that the network of the structure might be pre- served. Sound business judgment has been necessary and members of the commission have acted only after ma- ture consideration, at all times keeping in mind the welfare of sportsmen whose license fees go to make up the fund that sustains the department. Montana's department relies solely upon license fees, returns from the sale of confiscated furs and firearms and fines collected for fish and game law violations. The department is self-sus- taining. There are no legislative appro- priations available to maintain it, nor are the people of the state taxed to support It. Hence, when receipts slump to a point where it becomes necessary to balance the budget, expenditures must be kept within the deadline marked by the amount received
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