. First report of game and fish warden for New Mexico. 1909-1910-1911 . tisfying than in the state of Xew ^^e\ico. wlnM-ethe tourist and sight-seer luis. in the past, heen all too casually invited. In an endeavor to hring ahout tlu estahlishment (d this extensive |)resii-vethis department has had the earnest co-operation of V. S. Palmer of the l)io|ogicalsurvey. .\. (. liingland, district forestei. and A. (. Cooper, l. S. game Cooper has s])eMt several months investigating the game conditions in , and is entlnisiastic owv the states resources and jiossihilities. Regardingt
. First report of game and fish warden for New Mexico. 1909-1910-1911 . tisfying than in the state of Xew ^^e\ico. wlnM-ethe tourist and sight-seer luis. in the past, heen all too casually invited. In an endeavor to hring ahout tlu estahlishment (d this extensive |)resii-vethis department has had the earnest co-operation of V. S. Palmer of the l)io|ogicalsurvey. .\. (. liingland, district forestei. and A. (. Cooper, l. S. game Cooper has s])eMt several months investigating the game conditions in , and is entlnisiastic owv the states resources and jiossihilities. Regardingthe project of estahlishing this governnuut preserve. Mr. Cooper says: Such a ])reserve wonld prove of untold good to the sportsuuii of this statefor it would serve the purpose of stocking the foicsts. Just as the water reservoirsare a good Ihing to save watei- foi- drinking and irrigation |)urposes, so a game])ieserve works to the advantage of the hunter, though he may not think so at(irst. Tlu plan is o fence in ahout seventeen In this preserve will Ito. REPORT OF GAME AND FISH WARDEN FOR NEW MEXICO. 17 kept big game, liirKey and grouse. There will be plenty of quail and turkeyto get outside the preserve after the hatching season and these will furiiish ma-terial for the sportsman to shoot at. Thus, with the active co-operation of the United States government, this greatpreserve cannot fail to become one of the most attractive features of tJie westfor both tourist and sportsman. A NEW DEPARTURE. The time is ripe, in my opinion, based on a close study of game and fish con-ditions in this country, and a knowledge of the subject which can only be gainedby actual contact with these conditions, for a new departure in the matter ofcaring for and distributing our game and fish. I am a firm believer in theestablishment of a private preserve for both fish and game, on a limited scale,of course, where they can be bred, raised, and sold for market. This new de-parture in the
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