https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/0b23a8b2e73609ddeba8a9d6b41c454e.pdf 318c4001ca25bbdd44a7e3b32424a450 PDF Text Text BIENNIAL REPORT OF T H E STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER of THE STATE OF COLORADO For the Y e a r s T. H. 1899 a n d 1900 JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER. DENVER, T H E SMITH-BROOKS COLORADO P R I N T I N G CO., S T A T E P R I N T E R S 1901 �THE FIRST SHOT. Photo by Sumner W. Matteson. �BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER OF THE STATE OF COLORADO For the Y e a r s T. H. 1899 a n d 1900 JOHNSON, COMMISSIONER. DENVER, THE SMITH-BROOKS COLORADO P R I N T I N G CO., S T A T E P R I N T E R S �STATE OF COLORADO. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH. T. H. Johnson, Denver W. C. Baker, Denver T. J. Holland, Denver Frank Fenn, Denver James Lyttle, Meeker W. R. Lee, Glenwood Springs B. F. Jay, Grand Junction E. H. Norton, Montrose E. L. Hager, Denver Charles Dowdell, Denver W. H. Craine, Gunnison H. S. Crooks, Gunnison W. E. Patrick, Hermosa G. W. Smart, Hermosa Commissioner Chief Clerk Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries Chief Game Warden, First District Chief Game Warden, Second District Chief Game Warden, Third District Chief Game Warden, Fourth District Chief Game Warden, Fifth District Superintendent Denver Fish Hatchery Assistant at Denver Fish Hatchery Superintendent Gunnison Fish Hatchery Assistant at Gunnison Fish Hatchery Superintendent La Plata Fish Hatchery Assistant at La Plata Fish Hatchery �LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Commissioner's Office, Department of Game and Fish. Denver, Colorado, December 1, 1900. To His EXCELLENCY, CHARLES S. THOMAS, GOVERNOR OF COLORADO. Sir—in conformity with the requirements of the law, I have the honor to submit herewith the report of the transactions of this department, containing an account of the work done since my incumbency as commissioner, together with an account of all moneys received and expended for the two fiscal years, beginning December 1, 1898, and ending November 30, 1900, and recommendations for future work. Respectfully submitted, T. H. JOHNSON, Commissioner. �BIENNIAL REPORT OF T H E State Game and Fish Commissioner. That the sentiment in favor of the protection of game and fish in Colorado has greatly increased during the past two years is one of the encouraging indications of the future. While sportsmen have long realized the necessity for protective measures, it is only recently that the ranchmen and residents of the game and fish sections of the state have learned to appreciate their full value. The rapid decrease of the game and fish in the past history of Colorado, owing to the disinclination on the part of the residents in the game and fish districts to prevent its unlawful slaughter and destruction, has demonstrated very clearly that unless they countenance the strict enforcement of the laws and support the wardens in enforcing these laws against all alike, the supply of game and fish for personal and domestic uses, as well as the revenue derived from the sojourn each season of sportsmen from all parts of the country, will be matters of history. As a rule I have met with little difficulty in securing convictions upon proof of guilt. The prejudice formerly existing against laws for the protection of game and fish, if not entirely gone, is rapidly passing away, and with it the great handicap to the enforcement of these laws. In a number of cases tried before justices of the peace I have had occasion to complain of the reluctance on the part of the justices of the peace to sufficiently fine or punish the parties found guilty, but in most cases tried the result has been satisfactory. With but two exceptions all cases of violation of the game and fish laws tried before the higher courts have resulted in satisfac- �tory convictions. In the two exceptions mentioned the district attorneys, for reasons best known to themselves, arose in court when the cases were called and nolled them, thus forcing the department out of the courts. DYNAMITE. The use of dynamite to kill fish is more common than is generally known, and of all the crimes against the game and fish laws is the most condemnable and should bring down on the person convicted of its use the full penalty of the law. It, like arson and poisoning, is one of the most difficult of crimes to prove. The dynamiter does his work in the most isolated places, making it difficult to obtain evidence sufficient even to warrant an arrest. I, however, succeeded in apprehending two persons against whom, I had reason to believe, sufficient evidence had been gathered to secure convictions. One of these cases was at Creede, where, when the case was called, the district attorney arose in court and stated in substance that he, as district attorney, had the power to use his judgment as to what cases he would or would not prosecute, and nolled the case. Just why this action on the part of the district attorney was taken is mere conjecture, but evidently pressure was brought to bear to have the case dismissed. It is, however, a great satisfaction to know that disbarment proceedings are now pending against this district attorney for other professional delinquencies, and that his usefulness as a defender of dynamiters is likely to come to a speedy end. The other case referred to is still pending in the district court at Walsenburg and will be tried at the next term of court. INDIANS. The greatest barrier in the way of a strict enforcement of the same law, at the same time the greatest obstacle in the way of prserving our big game, lies in the yearly hunting excursions of the Uintah, Uncompahgre and White River Ute Indian tribes into our state from their reservations in Utah. The slaughter of game by this agency is appalling, and if measures are not instituted to force the federal authorities to �UTE INDIAN POLICE FROM WHITE RIVER AGENCY, UTAH. Photo by Sumner W. Matteson. �prevent these annual expeditions, the extermination of our game is a matter of a few years only. Notwithstanding the efforts of the entire force of the game and fish department, these Indians make their raids each autumn as the deer come down in large herds from their summer ranges and slaughter hundreds of them regardless of sex, age and other provisions of the law. owing to the lack of sufficient force and to the fact that upon the approach of game wardens, of which they seem to be advised, they either return to the reservation or gather their effects and move into another section of the country. In the fall of 1899, upon learning that bands of Indians were coming into the state from several points along our border, I immediately communicated by wire with the interior department at Washington, stating that the Indians had come into Colorado from their reservation in Utah and were destroying game, and requested that they be returned. I received a reply that the Indian agent reported to the department that there were no Indians off the reservation. I thereupon went myself, together with Wardens Fenn, Lee and Jay, to the locality where the Indians were reported to be hunting, and, while I found no Indians, they having been informed of our coming, I observed all manner of evidences of their having been in the country and that they had destroyed great numbers of deer. As soon as we left the country, it seems the Indians were advised of it and returned in force to continue their depredations. Reports to that effect having reached this office, we again wired the interior department that the Indians were invading our state to kill game, were a menace to the property of our citizens, and unless the federal government speedily attended to returning them we would be compelled to resort to extreme measures to force them out of our state. This elicited the response that the Indian agent reported that the Indian police were out after the Indians and would return them to the reservations. I then went again to the hunting grounds, prepared, if the measures resorted to had not succeeded in removing them, to drive them out of the state at any cost, but found that, learning of the approach of the Indian police, the Indians, one and all, had immediately packed their effects and hastened back to the reservations. This hasty departure of the Indians convinced me that the federal authorities had them in perfect control and that the �Indian agent alone was responsible for their unlawful raids into Colorado. From all information which can be gathered on the subject, I am forced to believe that these raids are permitted each season by the authorities in charge of the agency, in order to allow the Indians to procure what meat and hides they may require. It certainly seems obvious that rations are not issued during the time of the hunt, and, judging from the quantity of meat reported to be carried out by them each season, as a result of the hunt, the customary rations are not issued for some time thereafter. Again, this year, the Indians returned to their usual haunts. Early in the fall I had instructed Chief Game Warden B. F. Jay, stationed at Grand Junction, to go quietly to where the Indians were likely to cross the border, and to report instantly by wire the moment any Indians were known to be coming into our state. Accordingly, in the fore-part of October, Mr. Jay wired a detailed report, showing that several hundred Indians, fully equipped for hunting, were on their way to the hunting grounds. Having determined, from our experience of the year before, that the United States government could at will have the Indians returned to the reservations, and being anxious to avoid the expense to the state, and, perhaps, serious loss to the settlers in that locality, which might be involved in an attempt by the state to remove them, we repeated our complaint and warning to the interior department. I started at once for the hunting ground, and upon my arrival found that the Indian police had arrived and were gathering the Indians and were taking them back to the reservations. The settlers reported to me that the Indian police had informed them that the Indian agent had given them ten days in which to return the Indians. The year before the Indian police were each accompanied by an extra saddle horse and succeeded in clearing the state of Indians inside of forty-eight hours. The dilatory method resorted to this year on the part of the federal authorities convinces me that there is truth in the report that the Indian agent lacks sincerity in his promises and agreements to assist in keeping the Indians out of the state, and that but a feeble effort is made to prevent them leaving the reservations. Later, on November 19 of the present year, Warden Jay informed the office that the Indians were again in the country, and it was decided, in case the federal authorities failed �to act, to gather an armed force sufficient to arrest all Indians found violating the game laws. The game law empowers the commissioner with authority, in case of Indians violating the law in such numbers as to be beyond the power of the commissioner to control, to call to his assistance a sufficient number of persons to enforce the same promptly and effectually. I went at once to Meeker, where I had arranged to meet the wardens, and called on the sheriff of Rio Blanco county for assistance. We scoured the country where it was reported the Indians were located and found a number of abandoned Indian camps. Information of the presence of game wardens had hastened their departure. One of these abandoned camps showed that it had contained all of fifty tepees. In scouring the country we found a number of Mormons from Utah with game in their possession, whom we arrested and caused to be fined. We also found other parties of Mormons coming into the state with ammunition and wagons, evidently bent upon hunting, which we turned back. These Mormons have been in the habit of coming into the state each year for hunting purposes and, I am satisfied, kill great numbers of game. Owing to the sparse settlement in that particular locality of the state, it is difficult to prevent these violations without •great expense to the state. Frequent repetition of the steps taken on this occasion, however, to arrest and fine them, seems to be the required remedy. I was told by settlers at Three Springs, a small settlement about sixty miles west of Meeker, that Indian Agent Myton himself frequents that locality for the purpose of hunting, and that in October, 1899, he, with an escort of colored soldiers, killed and carried out does and fawns. This year, it is reported, he again violated our game law by carrying game, killed in this state by him, into Utah without a permit. Certainly, if these accusations against the Indian agent himself are true, there is little hope in depending upon his declarations to assist in keeping the Indians out of our state. The remedy for the better protection of our game against the raids of the Indians is the provision of a sufficient fund to keep wardens on duty in that region during the period when they are likely to occur. �WARDENS. On account of the failure of justices of the peace, clerics of courts and special wardens to comply with the law, requiring them to report to the commissioner all cases brought for violations of the game and fish laws, I am unable to give a complete list of all cases tried. The failure to do this seems to he owing to the lack of familiarity with the law on the part of the justices of the peace, and principally oversight on the part of some of the special wardens, of whom I appointed 315 during my term of office. The appointment of special wardens without pay has not been as effective in assisting the department in protecting the game and fish as I had hoped. While I have been as careful as possible to appoint as special wardens only those persons who, in my judgment, were genuine sportsmen and, on that account, firm supporters of the game law, I find that with but few exceptions they will not make arrests or permit themselves to become identified with prosecutions; in other words, with but few exceptions, they content themselves by reporting violations with the express understanding that their names be withheld. In such cases it is nearly always necessary to go myself or to send a warden to substantiate the charges made by the special warden. Such excursions, while expensive to the state, are not always productive of satisfactory results. I take pleasure in saying, however, that from a number of special wardens the department has received valuable assistance. Many of them are business men of means, who lend their services because they desire to see our game and fish protected, and whose personality has as strong an influence in working good to the cause as has the prosecution of offenders. For these reasons I favor the continuance of the system authorizing their appointment. The present law provided for the appointment of five chief game wardens, who were assigned to five different districts in the state. The result of their work since the law took effect fully demonstrates that this system is entirely satisfactory and warrants the recommendation which I make that the system be continued. I am satisfied that an earnest and conscientious effort has been made by each of these gentlemen to enforce the game and fish laws, and that these efforts have met with greater success than ever before. Much of the work of these wardens is not apparent, because in a �great many cases many days of weary watching and waiting and much traveling and exposure are necessary before an offender is captured, and in a large number of investigations necessary to be made upon complaints or suspicion, sufficient proof is not always obtainable to warrant proceedings and the public generally is unaware of the work which has been done. The present law confers on government forest rangers the powers of game wardens, but they have never exercised them. Great assistance could be rendered by them if the Interior Department could be induced to instruct them to enforce the game laws in connection with their other duties, and it would be entirely germane to forest protection, as the more restrictions there are on lawless hunting the less likely it is that forest fires will be set. Besides these five chief game wardens, the commissioner is authorized, with the approval of the governor, to appoint ten deputy game wardens for a limited time at a salary not exceeding one hundred dollars per month; but this I have avoided doing on account of the insufficiency of funds. This insufficiency of funds comes from the fact of the omission on the part of the legislature to provide an appropriation to cover the increased salaries and traveling expenses of several of the employes of the department. The present law increased the salaries of several officers, besides increasing the number of paid wardens from three to five, but the legislature, probably through oversight, simply duplicated the appropriation made for this department under the old law. This, of course, left the finances of the department in such shape as to require constant economy and nursing. I would recommend, therefore, in order to remedy the existing deficiency, that there be appropriated an amount in conformity with the increased salaries and traveling expenses provided for under the present law, for the maintenance of the department, as will appear under the head of recommendations. As per detailed report appended, the amount of fees, fines, etc., collected by the department during the two fiscal years amounted to $2,621.18, and constituted the game cash fund. On account of the deficient appropriation, it was necessary to use a considerable amount of this money for the payment of the salaries and expenses of the several officers �of the department, instead of retaining it and making it available for the general expenses which might be incurred in bringing prosecutions, engaging attorneys, etc. Besides the expenses of gathering witnesses, it is frequently necessary to engage the services of attorneys to bring about a strict enforcement of the law, and I consider it of great importance to retain a sufficient amount in the game cash fund to pay such expenses. GAME. It has been suggested that one person be permitted to kill one buck and one doe deer during the open season, instead of two buck deer, as is now permitted, on the ground that there is a scarcity of bucks. It is true that bucks, as well as does, are scarcer now than formerly, and it is also true that what bucks there are are more wary than formerly, made so by being hunted more. Instead of joining the migration bands of does they hang back, the older ones until compelled by the deepening snows to brave the dangers which they know await them in their winter range. This wariness has increased from year to year until it has worked a permanent change in their migration habits, where there is much hunting, and those who judge of their number by the number herding with does, judge superficially. During the summer season one will report seeing does only, while another will see numerous bucks. In fact, this year there have been an unusual number of phenomenally large buck heads brought in. None of these reports amount to anything in the way of comparison. The apparent contradictions arise from the natural separation of the sexes prevailing during most of the year. This separation has become more marked as the bucks grow more wary. During the summer and fall season, before migration begins, does only will be found in one section or one mountain, while on another, but a few miles away, there will be bucks only, and in most cases the old bucks will be found in a secluded region, with few or no young bucks with them. The fawnless does are not always barren does. The fawn from the day of its birth has to run the gauntlet of a score of enemies, among them the wolf, the coyote, the wild cat, the lynx, the mountain lion and the eagle, and the wonder is that any escape. No doubt, fifty per cent, of the fawns �INDIAN CAMP, SHOWING POLES WITH "JERKED" DEER MEAT. Photo by Sumner W. Matteson. �born do not live to be two weeks old from these causes alone. A doe whose fawn lives but a few days cannot be distinguished from a barren doe until she is dead, and much of this cry of barren does is mere speculation. A very general observation, with careful and extended inquiries from guides and others, show that the proportion of bucks this year is about twenty-five per cent., certainly not less than twenty. Maine is the only state having an open season on does, so far as I know, and complaints have been made this year that deer are growing scarce there. However, I am satisfied that there is a strong sentiment favorable to the reduction of the number of deer that one person may kill, and I think that if the number were reduced to one, and one person permitted to kill but one buck deer during the season instead of two, as is now permitted, it would meet with the approval of all who have the real interests of deer protection at heart. I also favor confining the open season for deer to the period from August loth to September 30th. This would restrict the hunting to the higher regions and before the herding and migration began and when the deer are harder to find, and the hunting would be mostly by those in the field for fishing and other recreation, and the killing would be confined to that actually needed for immediate use. The residents of the game regions would then have at least equal chance with the general sportsmen. This is as much as the remaining deer can stand. The great slaughter is now late in October, when the deer are in or on their way to the winter range and it is merely a hunt for meat rather than sport. The law permitting the killing of one elk having horns has not, in my opinion, decreased them materially within the past two years, and I desire to recommend the continuance of the short open season. I am satisfied that since the going into effect of the new law making it a penitentiary offense to kill or attempt to kill buffalo, no violations of the law in this respect have occurred. There are at present twenty-one buffalo in the range of mountains between Egeria Park and Middle Park. These have been seen a number of times during the past two years. In Lost Park there are nine buffalo and two calves. Antelope are holding their own. Investigation has satisfied me that they are quite as plentiful as at any time within the past few years. �The law forbidding the killing of mountain sheep should be continued. The slow increase of these highly prized animals makes it necessary that they be protected for some years to come. A great many ducks breed within the border of the state, and our waters are visited by a great flight both fall and spring. It must be admitted, however, that the flight is less to-day than it was, and brings one to the conclusion that something must be done to check the inroads upon water fowl. If the right given by the present law to kill fifty ducks in one day, should be limited to twenty-five ducks in one day, and spring shooting be stopped entirely, ducks may hold their own for some time. The fact that ducks killed in the spring are found to contain eggs should be sufficient argument to confine the shooting to the autumn and winter months. Quails not being indigenous to Colorado, their presence here being due to private enterprise. The bob whites were imported by citizens of Denver and have become quite plenty along the foot of the range. In Mesa county the topknot quails were imported about 1893 by the county commissioners and private citizens, with the understanding that they should not be disturbed for five years. They propagate so rapidly and are so numerous in localities along the Grand and Gunnison rivers and their tributaries in that country, as to be destructive to gardens. The department has received many requests that an effort be made to introduce some of the topknot quails from our western counties on this side. An endeavor was made to do this, but the commissioner's right to remove the quails was questioned, and in view of the great objections made by the citizens of the western slope, it was deemed advisable to abandon the idea rather than risk the expenses of a law suit. The insufficiency of funds made it imperative that they be expended only in directions where the most good could be accomplished, and while I do not question that the commissioner is given authority under the law to transfer game from one portion of the state to another for propagation purposes, I did not think it advisable to make the transfer when objection was made by the parties who introduced the quail in Western Colorado. The present open season on doves encroaches a little too much on the breeding season. I would therefore recom- �mend that the open season on doves be confined to the period from August 1st to September 30th. FISH. The two years covered by this report have been years of great activity on the part of the employes at the three state hatcheries, and I am glad to give hearty commendation to their faithful and efficient services, and especially to the superintendent of the state fish hatcheries, Mr. T. J. Holland, to whose energy and experience in matters pertaining to the artificial propagation of trout, the great increase of the output of the hatcheries is largely attributable. The work of taking and hatching trout spawn at our hatcheries now extends throughout the year and no sooner is the handling of one hatch completed than it is necessary to begin work upon another. DENVER HATCHERY. At the Denver hatchery, situated nine miles from Denver, on the Brighton road, the spawn for the season's hatch is taken from the Eastern Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) during the months of November and December, and from the Rainbows (Salmo irideus) in January, February and March. Just as soon as the product of this hatch is shipped out for distribution in the streams the hatchery is supplied with fry from other sources. I find it necessary to hold a supply of fry here later in the season on account of the impassable condition of the roads in the northern counties, which are not open, owing to late snows, until some time after the hatch at this hatchery has matured, and also on account of the other numerous streams and lakes contiguous to this hatchery, which may be successfully supplied with fry from this point only. The product at this hatchery in 1899 was 378,000 fry, which was increased to 647,000 in 1900. Considerable improvement was made in the way of new tiling and increasing the volume of water supply. The repairs made upon the ice house insures an ample supply of ice for the shipment of fry during the summer months, and places �the facilities of the hatchery in first-class shape generally. The water supply at this hatchery, on account of its even temperature, varying only about two degrees the year round, is especially adapted to the propagation of trout. While the flow of water has been considerbly increased during the past two years, it is hardly sufficient to meet the requirements of an increased output. More ponds should be built and the number of stock fish increased. To do this it will be necessary to secure the land adjoining, upon which there are a number of fine, large springs, the supply of water from which is practically without limit. With this additional supply of water a large stock of adult trout could be safely and cheaply held for breeding purposes, and the production of ova much increased at this hatchery. This land, I understand, may be secured by the state on reasonable terms. Before closing the remarks concerning this hatchery, I can not omit mention of the excellent qualifications and services of the assistant superintendent, Mr. E. L. Hager, whose practical knowledge of the breeding and propagation of trout eminently fits him for the position he now holds. The services of Mr. Charles Dowdell, who has assisted Mr. Hager for several years, are also entirely satisfactory and a credit to the department. LA P L A T A HATCHERY. The La Plata hatchery is situated two miles from Hermosa, in La Plata county. One end of the hatch house was used as living quarters by the assistant superintendent and his family, but on account of the insufficient number of troughs it was deemed advisable to use this space for additional hatching troughs, fourteen of which were added during this administration. A substantial dwelling house of five rooms was built upon the premises at a cost of $550.00. The fry hatched and distributed from this hatchery in the season of 1899 was 439,000. The product this present season was 605,000. In addition to this a supply of 600,000 spawn was secured from Emerald lakes, about fifty miles from Hermosa, which were placed in the hatchery and duly hatched. Owing, however, to the unprecedented drouth in that section during �the past season, and the consequent low water in the streams and springs from which the water supply at this hatchery is obtained, the water flowing through the troughs no doubt became slightly impure. This was not discovered until the fry in the troughs began to exhibit signs of distress. To the practiced eye of the superintendent, Mr. E. W. Patrick, the failure of the yolk sac to become smaller as the fry grew older, indicated that all was not right. Within a few days they began dying at the rate of from 5,000 to 10,000 per day, and haste was made to transfer what remained alive to the Animas river, adjoining the hatchery. Subsequent investigation satisfied us that the trouble was due to the extremely low water, which, on that account, evidently became impregnated with an impurity. We immediately built additional box fluming, through which an increased volume of spring water is now brought to the hatchery. This, it is believed, will prevent a recurrence of the trouble. Heretofore the water at this hatchery was excellent for hatching purposes and no difficulties were encountered. The good management of Mr. Patrick has increased the record of this establishment to twice the production of former years, and there is no reason why, with the present water facilities, next season's hatch should not reach the million mark. GUNNISON HATCHERY. This hatchery is located near the city of Gunnison. During the past season, under the able management of Messrs. W. H. Craine and H. S. Crooks, this hatchery has made a record unsurpassed in the history of fish culture in this state. The production of one million two hundred and fifty-six thousand fry in one season is the proud record of this hatchery. In 1899 it was 516,000. This great increase in production was brought about by taking ova from fish seined from the Gunnison river and Tomichi creek, in addition to stripping the stock fish in the ponds at the hatchery. Considerable work was involved in securing the fish from the streams and conveying the spawn to the troughs in the hatchery, but the excellent result obtained was well worth the trouble and small additional expense. The spawn from the Eastern �Brooks was obtained during the months of October, November and December, and that from the Rainbows during the following March and April. It was necessary to add considerable new box fluming at this hatchery in order to keep up the water supply. The underground piping of galvanized iron, from which part of the water supply is at present obtained, has been in use about ten years and should be enlarged and renewed as soon as possible. Corrosion is taking place, and besides the risk incurred in using impure water, there is danger that it may collapse and shut off a necessary portion of the water supply at a time when the slightest variation in the supply might prove disastrous to the spawn in the hatching troughs. The cost of this improvement would not exceed $800.00, and should be attended to this coming season. This, with a few minor improvements, will place this hatchery in tine working condition. GRAND MESA LAKES. (William Radcliffe, Proprietor.) These lakes are situated on the Grand Mesa, in Delta county. In 1895 hatcheries with facilities for rearing a million trout per annum were built and the product each year was planted in the lakes until 1899, when 210,000 fry were furnished for distribution in the public streams of the state. In the season of 1899 an allotment of 805,000 fry was made to this department by Mr. Radcliffe. Without expense to the state this allotment was placed in the United States hatchery near Leadville, from which point this department distributed them to the streams and lakes throughout the state, as will appear in the distribution of fry account included in this report. of Mr. E. A. Tulian, superintendent of the United States fish hatchery near Leadville, who has always co-operated with us, and in this instance extended much aid. �EMERALD LAKES. (W. T. Kirkpatrick, Proprietor.) These lakes, two in number, are situated 42 miles from Durango, in La Plata county. The hatcheries, which have now been in operation some five years, are complete and modern, and the production of trout fry has reached a mark where it is possible for Mr. Kirkpatrick to turn over to the state, free of any cost except the transportation charges to the railroad depot, trout fry by the million for planting in our public streams and lakes. In the season of 1899 there were furnished to the state from this source 480,000 fry, and in 1900 we received 1,005,000 fry, all of which were placed in the streams and lakes of this state. The propagation and raising of trout in private lakes in this state for market purposes should develop into a profitable industry, and the fostering of that industry should be made an important part of the business of this department. Under proper conditions trout may be grown to weigh a pound or more in two years, and are worth on an average of 35 cents per pound in the market the year round. From all reports upon the subject, the demand for mountain trout in the markets of the larger cities is greater than the supply, and I know of no reason why Colorado should not supply the markets of the large cities east of us. ARTIFICIAL PROPAGATION. Colorado is the natural home of the trout, and is unsurpassed in the number and character of its trout streams. If our waters are to receive the attention and support that they merit, propagation of fry must be continued and our facilities maintained on a basis of the highest practicable efficiency. No matter how well a stream is stocked, if it is fished to any extent for two or three seasons, fry must be supplied from the hatcheries if it is to continue to produce good fishing. The money expended for this purpose is well spent. Besides coming back to the people in the supply of food fish, thousands of dollars are annually paid out by our own c i t i zens, business and professional men, whose summer v a c a t i o n s include a few days' outing along the banks of our favorite �trout streams, and by many sportsmen from other states, who visit our state each year for the sport of angling and leave their money in exchange for health and pleasure. I believe that if the work of this department for the past few years can be continued, our streams will again teem with trout and thus delight the heart of the angler. Artificial propagation of trout at our hatcheries has been attended with extremely gratifying results. The great increase in the output from year to year is sufficient evidence that it is a great success. Many people, and among them professional fishermen, know little about the habits of trout and are surprised to learn that nature is so lavish in the reproductive powers of trout and at the same time so wasteful in caring for the spawn and fry of the parent trout. Let it suffice to say that if all the trout eggs produced were hatched and the fry arrived at mature age, our streams would be so full that the trout would force each other over the banks, but, by exposing the spawn to numerous casualties in the stream where the parent fish deposits it, nature seems to have guarded against any such over-production. Floods, water rats, musk rats, minks, the cannibalistic tendencies of the large trout, and of the parent trout itself, and many other adverse contingencies, all assist in guarding against overproduction. Even after having escaped these accidents, the fry, weighed down with its yolk sac, which it carries for thirty or forty days during its early stages, is exposed to many dangers in its natural haunts and it is conservative to say that not more than one in one hundred will arrive at mature fishhood. By artificial propagation over ninety per cent, of the spawn taken is successfully hatched. The infant fish are kept in the hatchery until the yolk sac disappears, and then, being fully able to get out of harm's way and escape many of the dangers referred to, they are shipped and placed in the streams. In stocking the streams, care should be taken not to plant the fry until the water in the cans has been gradually brought to the same temperature as that in the creek. The fish are very sensitive to sudden changes and the gradual changing of the temperature of the water in the cans to that of the creek is highly important. Care should also be taken, �where possible, to place the fry in small spring tributaries, or at the head of streams which it is desired to stock. TAKING SPAWN FROM TROUT. There are few things more interesting than the process of taking the spawn from trout. The manipulation is quickly and carefully performed as represented in the figure accompanying this report. From fifty to five thousand eggs are taken from a single fish, the number procured depending upon the size of the �fish. When enough eggs have been taken to cover the bottom of the pan, the male fish are handled in the same manner and sufficient milt extracted to fertilize the eggs. The eggs, in a few minutes after receiving the milt, will adhere to the bottom of the pan and should not be disturbed until they are loose, which will be in the course of fifteen or thirty minutes. During this time impregnation takes place and as soon as possible thereafter they are placed in the hatchery troughs. RAINBOW TROUT. The reputation made by the rainbow trout in the popular esteem should make it the policy of the department to propagate this variety of trout on as large a scale as possible. The inclination to drop down stream and frequent or inhabit the deeper and warmer sections, where food is more abundant, probably accounts for the rainbow's hardiness and large size. Another advantage in planting rainbows is that they rarely frequent irrigation ditches, most trout destroyed through this agency being found to be brooks and natives. A specimen weighing over fifteen pounds was seined in my presence during the spawning season last spring from Beaver creek, a tributary of the Gunnison river. The next largest weighed nine pounds, while hundreds of them were stripped weighing from four to six pounds. As will appear in detail in the report appended, the total number of trout fry planted by the department in the public streams during the past two years originated as follows: Denver hatchery, 1899 Denver hatchery, 1900 La Plata hatchery, 1899 La Plata hatchery, 1900 Gunnison hatchery, 1899 Gunnison hatchery, 1900 Furnished by Wm. Radcliffe, 1899 Furnished by Wm. Radcliffe, 1900 Furnished by W. T. Kirkpatrick, 1899 Furnished by W. T. Kirkpatrick, 1900 Total 378,000 647,000 493,000 605,000 516,000 1,256,000 210,000 805,000 480,000 1,065,000 6,455,000 This does not include the 600,000 spawn donated by Mr. W. T. Kirkpatrick, which were placed in the La Plata hatchery, but on account of lack of water, were mostly lost. �I desire hereby to make acknowledgment of the many courtesies extended and the valuable assistance accorded the department by Wm. Radcliffe and W. T. Kirkpatrick. The sentiment which prompted the magnificent gift of over 2,500,000 fry to replenish the trout streams of our state displays a public spirit worthy of general recognition. SPORTSMEN'S CLUBS. While the present game and fish laws of our state are a decided improvement upon all previous laws on the subject, I am satisfied that great general benefits may be derived from pursuing this important question, and that its earnest discussion and consideration by the sportsmen of our state, who will assemble in state convention at Denver, on December 28 and 29 next, will materially benefit the game and fish interests. Organization and united work on the part of the sportsmen is very important. Nearly all of the laws existing in Colorado, for the protection and preservation of game and fish, have come as a result of the agitation of sportsmen and the application of their influence. The various sportsmen's clubs throughout the state have rendered great assistance to the department in enforcing the laws, and many of their ideas and suggestions have been acted upon during the administration. At Leadville, the Lake County Sportsmen's Association is composed of two hundred members, whose standing in the community assures an intelligent and well-directed effort to enforce the law in that section. Besides offering a reward of $50.00 for the arrest and conviction of any person using explosives in fish streams and others rewards for the less damaging violations, this association has succeeded in prevailing upon ranchmen in that vicinity to place paddle-wheels at the head of irrigation ditches, thereby avoiding the destruction of many fish. It is to be regretted that the legislature did not include in the present law a provision requiring ranchmen to place paddle-wheels in the headgates of their ditches. Many fish are destroyed through this agency, and it is just a little remarkable that the destruction is permitted, w h e n the fact is considered that a simple contrivance, costing only a few dollars and requiring but little care after being placed in position, �may prevent it. Such a contrivance may consist of an ordinary paddle-wheel, painted white or brightened with tin, which, while permitting refuse to flow under it, will at the same time frighten the fish and keep them from passing into the ditch. Other sportsmen's associations have co-operated with the department, and the good work which has been accomplished has been made possible by virtue of their assistance. Every county in the state should have a good club of this character, which in turn should form a state association, through which the desired changes in our laws for the protection and preservation of our game and fish should come. RAILROADS. The several railway companies of the state have assisted this department greatly by extending free transportation for the fish fry and to the employes and wardens of the department when engaged in the discharge of duties, and I desire to make acknowledgment of the great service rendered by them with so much courtesy and promptness. �ESTIMATE OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR M A I N T E N A N C E OF G A M E A N D FISH REQUIRED DEPARTMENT. 1901. Commissioner's salary $ 1,800.00 Commissioner's traveling expenses 600.00 Clerk's salary 1,000.00 Superintendent of hatcheries, salary 1,200.00 Superintendent of hatcheries, traveling expenses. . 400.00 Five chief game wardens, salary, $900 each 4,500.00 F i v e chief game wardens, traveling expenses 1,500.00 Distribution of fry from hatcheries 250.00 DENVER Assistant superintendent's One assistant's salary Maintenance HATCHERY. salary GUNNISON Assistant superintendent's salary One assistant's salary Maintenance Total 1,200.00 600.00 1,650.00 1,200.00 600.00 1,650.00 900.00 600.00 1,700.00 900.00 600.00 900.00 900.00 600.00 900.00 900.00 600.00 900:00 $20,300.00 $19,500.00 HATCHERY. Assistant superintendent's salary One assistant's salary Maintenance LA PLATA 1902. $1,800.00 600.00 1,000.00 1,200.00 400.00 4,500.00 1,500.00 250.00 HATCHERY. . �LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS. 1. That one person be permitted to kill but one buck deer during the open season, instead of two, and that the open season be restricted from August 15 to September 30. 2. That the right given to kill fifty ducks in one day be limited to twenty-five, and that spring shooting of ducks be stopped entirely. 3. That the open season on doves be confined to the period from August 1 to September 30. HUNTING LICENSE. 4. There should be a provision added to the present law requiring every hunter to procure a hunting license. This feature was included in the original draft of the present law, but was stricken out by the legislature. On the theory that those who hunt should pay all or a large share of the cost of preserving the game, instead of burdening the general taxpayers, a great majority of whom derive no benefit from game protection, a uniform fee for a state license, regardless of residence, with a less fee for a county license, should be required from every person desiring to hunt. Such a provision should require every hunter to procure a license having coupons, one of which coupons must be attached to every game quadruped killed. By this means every animal is identified with and traceable to the person who killed it, and every animal without a coupon is contraband. Such hunting licenses should be issued by the commissioner or by the county clerk of the county on a blank furnished by the commissioner. By charging a small, nominal fee for such license, an additional source of revenue would be added to this department, besides aiding in the enforcement of the game law in restraining and identifying the market hunter. TAXIDERMIST'S LICENSE. 5. The law should also provide for an examination of the stock and the tagging of the specimens now held by taxidermists, and thus prevent the hide and horn hunters from �passing their illegal acquisitions through the taxidermist's hands, as they can now do without the slightest danger of detection. All professional taxidermists should be licensed. The fee should be small, but sufficient to keep the business in responsible hands and protect them and their patrons in their lawful possessions only. The taxidermist should be willing to contribute a small amount in this direction. He reaps more clear profit from the killing of game than any other class, and should be interested in continuing its existence. GUIDE LICENSE. 6. There should also be a provision requiring professional guides to procure licenses. The fee for a guide license should be in addition to the fee required for a hunting license, and every guide should have in his possession a state hunting license while so acting. He should also be made ex officio deputy game warden, without pay. License should be required only in case of a professional guide, and not from a person who, as a member of a party, acts as guide temporarily. I find that the best professional guides are in favor of such a provision, as a protection against those who pretend to be guides and do injury to the tourist business. �GAME C A S H ACCOUNT. By receipts— May 1, 1899, to November 30, 1900 To salaries T o traveling expense To C. H. Pierce, attorney's fees To distributing fry T o balance $2,621.18 $1,593.12 730.27 85.00 124.00 88.79 $2,621.18 $2,621.18 S T A T E F I S H H A T C H E R Y ACCOUNT. DENVER. By appropriation for fiscal years 1899 and 1900 To maintenance Balance $3,300.00 $2,649.71 650.29 $3,300.00 $3,300.00 S T A T E F I S H H A T C H E R Y ACCOUNT. LA PLATA. By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1899 By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 To maintenance $ 900.00 900.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 S T A T E F I S H H A T C H E R Y ACCOUNT. GUNNISON. By appropriation for fiscal year 1899 By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 To maintenance Balance $ 900.00 900.00 $1,393.76 406.24 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 �ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FISH HATCHERY, DENVER. SALARY By By By By To ACCOUNT. appropriation f o r fiscal year 1899 appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 game cash fund additional appropriation under S. B. 148 E. L. Hagar $ 900.00 900.00 100.00 500.00 $2,400.00 $2,400.00 $2,400.00 A S S I S T A N T S U P E R I N T E N D E N T F I S H H A T C H E R Y , LA P L A T A . SALARY ACCOUNT. By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1899 By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 To W. E. Patrick $ 900.00 900.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 A S S I S T A N T S U P E R I N T E N D E N T F I S H H A T C H E R Y . GUNNISON. SALARY ACCOUNT. By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1899 By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 To W. H. Craine $ 900.00 900.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 $1,800.00 T R A V E L I N G E X P E N S E ACCOUNTS, A S S I S T A N T SUPERINTENDENTS. By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1899 By appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 Balance $ 200.00 200.00 $ 400.00 $ 400.00 $ 400.00 �ASSISTANT AT DENVER HATCHERY. SALARY. By appropriation for fiscal year 1899 By appropriation for fiscal year 1900 To Charles Dowdell $ 600.00 600.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 ASSISTANT AT LA PLATA HATCHERY. SALARY ACCOUNT. By appropriation for fiscal year 1899 By appropriation for fiscal year 1900 To G. W. Smart, F. L. Hahn and C. J. Swan $ 600.00 600.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 ASSISTANT AT GUNNISON HATCHERY. SALARY ACCOUNT. By appropriation for fiscal year 1899 By appropriation for fiscal year 1900 To H. S. Crooks $ 600.00 600.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 $1,200.00 DISTRIBUTION OF FRY ACCOUNT. By By By To appropriation for fiscal year 1899 appropriation for fiscal year 1900 game cash fund expense distribution $ 250.00 250.00 124.00 $ 624.00 $ 624.00 $ 624.00 �STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER. SALARY By By By By To To ACCOUNT. appropriation for fiscal year 1899 appropriation for fiscal year 1900 game cash fund additional appropriation under S. B. 148 J. S. Swan T. H. Johnson $1,200.00 1,200.00 400.00 800.00 $ 416.65 3,183.35 $3,600.00 $3,600.00 STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER. TRAVELING E X P E N S E By By By To To ACCOUNT. appropriation for fiscal year 1899 appropriation for fiscal year 1900 game cash fund J. S. Swan T. H. Johnson Balance $ 500.00 500.00 81.75 $ 140.80 838.71 102.24 $1,081.75 STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF FISH SALARY By By By By To To $1,081.75 HATCHERIES. ACCOUNT. appropriation for fiscal year 1899 appropriation for fiscal year 1900 additional appropriation under S. B. 148 game cash fund E. F. Campbell T. J. Holland $1,000.00 1,000.00 100.00 300.00 $ 408.04 1,991.96 $2,400.00 $2,400.00 �S T A T E S U P E R I N T E N D E N T OF F I S H TRAVELING E X P E N S E By By By To To HATCHERIES. ACCOUNT. appropriation f o r fiscal year 1899 appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 game cash fund E. F. Campbell T. J. Holland $ 400.00 400.00 218.07 $ 150.55 867.52 $1,018.07 $1,018.07 C H I E F GAME W A R D E N S . SALARY By By By To ACCOUNT. appropriation f o r fiscal year appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 additional appropriation under S. B. 148 salaries, five wardens at $1,800.00 1899 $2,700.00 2,700.00 3,600.00 $9,000.00 $9,000.00 C H I E F GAME WARDENS. TRAVELING E X P E N S E By By By To ACCOUNT. appropriation f o r fiscal year 1899 appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 game cash fund expenses of wardens $ 900.00 900.00 430.45 $2,230.45 $2,230.45 STATE GAME A N D FISH SALARY By By By To $9,000.00 COMMISSIONER'S $2,230.45 CLERK. ACCOUNT. appropriation for fiscal year 1899 appropriation f o r fiscal year 1900 game cash fund salaries $ 600.00 600.00 800.00 . $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 �T O T A L R E C E I P T S OF GAME A N D F I S H FROM To By By By By By By By By To To To To To To To To To To To To To To To To To To To MAY 1, 1899, TO NOVEMBER 30, DEPARTMENT 1900. park and lake licenses private preserve licenses importation certificates transportation permits storage permits seining permits scientific permits capture permits fines, seized game, etc amount paid over to state treasurer, May 1899 $ amount paid over to state treasurer, June, 1899 amount paid over to state treasurer, July, 1899 amount paid over to state treasurer, August, 1 8 9 9 . . . amount paid over to state treasurer, September, 1899 amount paid over to state treasurer, October, 1899.. . amount paid over to state treasurer, November, 1899 amount paid over to state treasurer, December, 1899 amount paid over to state treasurer, January, 1900. . amount paid over to state treasurer, February, 1900. amount paid over to state treasurer, March, 1900. . . amount paid over to state treasurer, April, 1900 amount paid over to state treasurer, May, 1900 amount paid over to state treasurer, June, 1900 amount paid over to state treasurer, July, 1900 amount paid over to state treasurer, August, 1900... amount paid over to state treasurer, September, 1900 amount paid over to state treasurer, October, 1900. . amount paid over to state treasurer, November, 1900 $1,222.95 325.00 166.00 636.00 22.00 35.00 9.00 9.00 196.23 414.50 133.25 198.20 105.75 266.33 166.20 180.60 105.65 205.05 137.00 103.00 85.30 69.65 103.15 19.50 136.15 44.20 64.70 83.00 $2,621.18 $2,621.18 �TROUT FRY DISTRIBUTION. DENVER HATCHERY. Year. Disposition. ARAPAHOE COUNTY. 1899. Republican river 1899. 1900. St. Vrain, South and Middle Porks St. Vrain and Boulder creeks St. Vrain. North Fork St. Vrain and Boulder creeks 1899. Arkansas river Number. 6,000 BOULDER CHAFFEE COUNTY. 50.000 65,000 COUNTY. 25,000 CLEAR CREEK COUNTY. 1899. 1900. Chicago creek and Fall river Vance. Bear, Upper Clear creek and Chicago creek 1899. Conejos river CONEJOS 12,000 85,000 COUNTY. 15,000 EAGLE COUNTY. 1899. 1900. Clear creek and South Boulder creek Cross creek 1900. South Boulder creek 1900. Elk and Hamilton creeks GILPIN 20,000 20,000 COUNTY. 20,000 GRAND COUNTY. 20,000 �Year. 1899. JEFFEKS0N COUNTY Disposition. North Platte, Cascade, Bear and Elk creeks LAKE COUNTY. 1899 20,000 LARIMER 1899. Number. 35,000 COUNTY. 1900. Black Canon, Big Thompson, Fall river, North Fork Big Thompson, Miller's Fork and Poudre creeks 65,000 Buckhorn, South Poudre, Estes park, Larimer, North park, Upper Poudre, South Poudre, North Fork Big Thompson, South Fork Big Thompson 224,000 1899. 1900. Picket Wire creek North Fork Las Animas 1899. Goose and Crooked creeks LAS ANIMAS 15,000 20,000 MINERAL PARK 1899. 1900. COUNTY. COUNTY. 30,000 COUNTY. Platte river, Deer and Clear creeks Jefferson lake, Jefferson and Goose creeks PITKIN COUNTY. 1899. 1900. Frying Pan, North Fork and Lime creeks Frying Pan creek 1899. 1900. St. Charles creek St. Charles creek PUEBLO 19,000 52,000 12,000 40,000 COUNTY. 20,000 40,000 �Year. 1900. RIO GRANDE C O U N T Y . Disposition. Rio Grande river and lake, Soldiers' Home TELLER 1899. 1900. COUNTY. Oil and Four Mile creeks Four Mile creek YUMA 1S99. 1900. Republican river Chief creek 1899. In exchange for pike 20,000 25,000 COUNTY. 10,000 5,000 STATE OF Total Number. 25,000 NEBRASKA. 10,000 1,025,000 �LA PLATA HATCHERY. Year. 1899. 1900. ARCHULETA C0UNTY Disposition. Chama, Navajo, San Juan and Blanca creeks San Juan river CHAFFEE COUNTY. 1899. Lakes and streams near Salida 1899. 1900. Los Pinos and Conejos rivers Los Pinos and Conejos rivers CONEJOS 45,000 COUNTY. COSTILLA 45,000 40,000 COUNTY. 1900. San Luis lakes 1899. 1900. Dolores, West Dolores river and Coal creek Dolores river 15,000 DOLORES COUNTY. FREMONT 1900. Texas creek 10,000 20,000 COUNTY. Bear creek Platte river 5,000 15,000 LAKE 1899. COUNTY. Indian creek JEFFERSON 1899. 1900. 40,000 45.000 COUNTY. HUERFANO 1900. Number. 75,000 30,000 Lakes near Leadville COUNTY. 30,000 �Year. 1899. 1900. LA PLATA C0UNTY Disposition. Number. La Plata, Pine, Animas and Dolores rivers, Hermosa, Junction, Florida, Vallecito and Bear creeks 145,000 La Plata, San Juan and Pine rivers, Hermosa, Vallecito, Florida, Junction and Bear creeks 260,000 MINERAL COUNTY. 1899. 1900. Clear creek, South Fork and Rio Grande rivers Rio Grande river MONTEZUMA 1899. 1900. Mancos creek Mancos creek 1899. St. Charles river 1899. 1900. Rio Grande river Rio Grande river 45,000 85,000 COUNTY. 20,000 20,000 PUEBLO COUNTY. 20,000 RIO GRANDE COUNTY. 5,000 20,000 SAGUACHE 1899. 1900. COUNTY. Streams near Villa Grove Crestone, Cherry and Carnero creeks 3,000 45,000 SAN MIGUEL COUNTY. 1899. Telluride lake Total 15,000 1,098,000 �GUNNISON HATCHERY. Year. 1899. Disposition. Platte river 1899. 1900. Silver creek and creeks at Mears Junction Silver and Poncha creeks ARAPAH0E COUNTY CHAFFEE DELTA 1900. COUNTY. 10,000 EAGLE Gypsum creek 1900. Palmer lake COUNTY. 15,000 EL PASO 1900. 10,000 95,000 COUNTY. Ohio, Tomichi, Cebolla and. Quartz creeks, Beaver Creek lake, Tin Cup lake, Gunnison river and tributaries... . 410,000 Ohio, Pitkin, Parlins, Cebolla, Elk, Tin Cup, Taylor, East, North Beaver and Tomichi creeks and Gunnison river and tributaries 675,000 HINSDALE 1899. 1900. COUNTY. Blank creek .. Crystal and Grand rivers, Grizzly, East and West creeks, Canon creek GUNNISON 1899. COUNTY. 5,000 GARFIELD 1899. 1900. 16,000 55,000 COUNTY. Laroux creek 1900. Number. 15,000 COUNTY. Lake San Cristobal Lake San Cristobal and head of Cebolla river 25,000 75,000 �Year. 1899. Disposition. Platte river Jefferson 1900. Eagle river and Snow Moss lake 1900. Goldsbys lake and East creek LAKE COUNTY. COUNTY. MESA 45,000 COUNTY. 50,000 MONTROSE 1899. 1900. COUNTY. Crystal creek Little and Big Cimarron creeks OURAY 1899. 1900. Dallas creek Cow creek and Public lake 1899. Platte river 1900. Castle creek and Snow lake PARK Number. 75,000 15,000 30,000 COUNTY. 15,000 25,000 COUNTY. 10,000 PITKIN COUNTY. 60,000 RIO BLANCO COUNTY. 1900. White river . ROUTT 1900. Rock creek 1900. Needle creek COUNTY. 15,000 SAGUACHE Total 20,000 COUNTY. 6.000 1,772,000 �GRAND MESA LAKES. CHAFFEE Year. 1900. COUNTY. Disposition. Lakes and streams Number. 30,000 CUSTER 1900. Streams 1899. Streams COUNTY. 20,000 DELTA COUNTY. 50,000 EAGLE COUNTY. 1899. 1900. Eagle river and Homestake creek Eagle river 1899. 1900. Crystal and Elk creeks, and streams near Glenwood Streams GARFIELD GRAND 1900. Streams 1900. Elk creek COUNTY. 20,000 COUNTY. 20,000 LAKE COUNTY. Streams 50,000 MESA 1899. 1900. Roan river Streams . . 45,000 50,000 COUNTY. JEFFERSON 1900. 40,000 200,000 COUNTY. 20,000 50,000 �Year. Disposition. Cimarron creek MONTROSE PARK 1899. 1900. 40,000 275,000 COUNTY. Streams near Aspen 15,000 SUMMIT 1900. Streams Total Number. 50,000 COUNTY. Platte river Platte river PITKIN 1899. COUNTY COUNTY. 40,000 1.015,000 �EMERALD LAKES. Year. 1899. Disposition. CHAFFEE Streams near Salida 1900. Lakes 1899. Bear creek GRAND COUNTY COUNTY. 60,000 JEFFERSON COUNTY. Lakes near Leadville 30,000 LA PLATA 1899. 1900. COUNTY. 40,000 LAKE 1899. Number. 10,000 COUNTY. Pine river 400,000 Public lakes and Upper Pine river, Lake Fork and tributaries Pine river 8OO,OOO OTERO C O U N T Y . 1900. Lakes 1900. Streams . OURAY Lakes Total 20.000 COUNTY. Streams and lakes 20,000 SAN 1900. COUNTY. . PARK 1900. 20,000 MIGUEL COUNTY. 145,000 1,545,000 �CIRCULARS I S S U E D BY THE D E P A R T M E N T OF GAME AND F I S H . �CIRCULARS I S S U E D BY THE Department of Game and Fish. STATE OF COLORADO. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH. Circular No. 5—Importation, Transportation, Etc., of Game and Fish. Denver May 1, 1899. To All Importers of Game and Fish : Your attention is called to the requirements of Division D of the enclosed copy of the Game and Fish Laws. The word "game," as used in this act, includes bison, buffalo, elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep, beaver, and the following wild birds: Turkey, prairie chicken, sage chicken, grouse, quail, pheasant, partridge, ptarmigan, duck, goose, brant, swan, crane, water fowl, pigeon, dove, snipe or curlew. The word "fish," as used in this act, includes trout, whitefish, grayling, sunfish, bass, catfish and wall-eyed pike. The word "trout" is construed to mean all the kinds of trout found in Colorado waters, including those native to such waters, as well as those planted therein. The word "whitefish" is construed to mean the Williamson whitefish found in the White river and elsewhere in Colorado, and �sometimes locally called grayling, but neither of these, as used in the law, is construed to include the trout and whitefish common to Lake Michigan and the other great lakes. Very respectfully, T. H. JOHNSON, Commissioner. �STATE OF COLORADO. DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH. Circular No. 1—Obstructions to Streams, Etc. Denver, May 20, 1899. To All Chief, Deputy and Special Wardens: The Game Law of 1899 prohibits obstructions and pollution by dams, mills, placer mines and floating of ties and timber in fish streams. The general law heretofore permitted the floating of ties and timbers on giving bond to the county commissioners. The Game Law also gives the district courts authority to suspend or modify its prohibitions in certain cases where equitable circumstances require it. It might be deemed inequitable to prevent the floating of ties or timber which were cut prior to the passage of the Game Law and in ignorance of it, with no other means of transportation possible. In view of these facts, and to prevent the incurring of unnecessary expense by the state or by the parties concerned in the various industries, you are instructed not to commence any prosecutions or incur expense on account of the obstruction or pollution of or floating of ties or timber in streams, except by special authority from this office. In all such cases coming under your notice you will simply report the facts to this office, where they will be considered and acted on accordingly. T. H. JOHNSON, Commissioner. �PARKS, LAKES, ETC. Denver, May 25, 1899. Sir—Your attention is called to the requirement of the Game Law as to licenses for parks, lakes and shooting or fishing privileges. Licenses for those now existing must in any event be procured within three (3) months after the taking effect of the law (April 27, 1899), but if it is desired to take or sell game or fish therefrom before that time, a license must be procured before doing so. T. H. JOHNSON, Commissioner. �REVENUES AND EXPENSES. To All Wardens: Denver, May 26, 1899. The appropriation for the enforcement of the Game Law is likely to prove insufficient, and it is therefore important that close attention be given to prosecuting violations and collecting fines, and to requiring owners of parks, lakes, shooting and fishing privileges to comply with the law in relation to procuring licenses therefor. One-third of all fines and all the license fees go into the game fund, and, by exercising the utmost diligence (consistent with proper economy) in these respects, the deficiency in the appropriation can be supplied and the full number of chief wardens can be kept in service the entire year, and deputy wardens appointed during the most important part of the season. Except in cases of unusual importance, extraordinary expenses should not be incurred without special authority from this office. All expense accounts must be fully itemized and show the date and occasion of each item, so as to be self-explanatory. The law requires chief wardens to devote their entire time to the performance of their duties, and they will be expected to do so. Reports must be made by them on the first day of each month (or as soon thereafter as practicable), showing their operations each day of the preceding month. T. H. JOHNSON, Commissioner. �REPORTS OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CLERKS OF COURTS, ETC. Denver, May 1, 1890. To Justices of the Peace and Clerks of Courts: Your attention is called to the requirements of the Game and Fish Laws, as follows: Section 2, Division G. The failure of any person or officer to perform any act, duty or obligation enjoined upon him by this act shall be deemed a violation thereof. Section 3, Division G. It shall be the duty of every justice of the peace and clerk of a court, before whom any prosecution under this act is commenced or shall go on appeal, and within twenty days after the trial or dismissal thereof, to report in writing the result thereof and the amount of tine collected, if any, and the disposition thereof to the commissioner at Denver. Very respectfully, T. H. JOHNSON, State Game and Fish Commissioner. N.B.—CountyClerks will please post conspicuously. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/00db8bdd4c9bc4b9e5382ead0bb04f3a.pdf 8b8a8b125e84ae18635d9ce4a3b8fb2d PDF Text Text b i e n n i a l OF r e p o r t THE STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER c o l o r a d o ��Biennial Report of the State Game and Fish Commissioner of the State of C o l o r a d o F o r the Years 1901 and 1 9 0 2 CHARLES W . HARRIS Commissioner Denver, Colorado T h e S m i t h - B r o o k s P r i n t i n g C o . , State P r i n t e r s 1902 �S T A T E OF COLORADO. D E P A R T M E N T OF GAME A N D FISH. Charles W. Harris, Denver Mrs. A. A. Gordon, Denver T. J. Holland, Denver F. B. Orman, Pueblo H. C. Wheeler. Steamboat Springs Geo. B. Fravert, Rifle M. L. Allison. Grand Junction E. H. Norton, Montrose James S. Bush. Denver E. L. Hager, Denver H. S. Crooks, Gunnison Stanley A. Day, Durango G. H. Franz, Steamboat Springs W. E. Patrick, Durango Charles Dowdell, Denver Commissioner Chief Clerk Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries Chief Game Warden, First District Chief Game Warden, Second District Chief Game Warden, Third District Chief Game Warden, Fourth District Chief Game Warden, Fifth District Special Chief Game Warden Superintendent Denver Fish Hatchery Superintendent Gunnison Fish Hatchery Superintendent La Plata Fish Hatchery Superintendent Routt County Fish Hatchery Superintendent Emerald Lakes Fish Hatchery Assistant at Denver Fish Hatchery W. H. Craine, Gunnison Assistant at Gunnison Fish Hatchery C. C. Graham, Durango Assistant at La Plata Fish Hatchery �LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF G A M E AND F I S H . DENVER, COLORADO, D e c e m b e r 1, 1902. To HIS EXCELLENCY, JAMES B. ORMAN, GOVERNOR OF COLORADO. Sir—In accordance with the requirements of the law and the custom of this office, I have the honor to submit herewith the report of the transactions of this Department, together with the account of all moneys received and expended and work done during the fiscal period of two years ending November 30, 1902. Also recommendations for future work. Respectfully submitted, CHARLES W. HARRIS, Commissioner. �INTERIOR VIEW OF N E W R O U T T COUNTY HATCHERY. �Biennial R e p o r t OF THE S t a t e G a m e and Fish Commissioner The natural advantages which nature has so liberally bestowed upon Colorado in the way of numerous and beautiful streams and lakes, should, with the wise enactment of practical laws looking to the preservation of our fish and game, prove a great source of revenue. Sportsmen who come here to enjoy the hunting and fishing leave several times the value of the game they get. Other states realize the importance of preserving their fish and game, and are making every effort to improve their condition in this respect. The success or failure of officials to enforce our game and fish laws depends largely upon public sentiment, and while there is a growing better sentiment in many localities of our state and little difficulty is met in securing convictions upon proof of guilt, there is still in some portions of our game districts a decided prejudice against the prosecution of violators, even when the evidence of guilt is absolute. While more arrests and convictions for game law violations have been made during the past two years than during the history of this department, I have, nevertheless, encountered cases where, while the proof of guilt was beyond question, the juries brought in flat verdicts of acquittal. Such obstacles in the way of a strict enforcement of the law are real and tangible, and may be overcome only by the spread of the sentiment favoring the strict enforcement of the game and fish laws. It is noteworthy that in the game districts on our eastern slope less difficulty is met in securing convictions upon reasonable evidence of guilt than in our more remote western districts. This is accounted for, probably, by the fact �that the attempt to enforce the laws against all alike, thereby abridging the rights of those in the more remote districts, who have, for many years, killed game at all seasons for domestic use, is in the nature of a new departure, and is resented by local public opinion. I understand that in some of the other states, where it was necessary to contend with such a state of affairs, the Constitution has been so amended as to permit the game commissioner to demand and obtain a change of venue to a district other than that in which the violation was committed. It has also been suggested that the law be so altered as to permit of an appeal by the state from the justice court to a higher court. Also, for the purpose of enabling the Commissioner to bring civil suits instead of criminal prosecutions against violators, that the state place a value of $10 on each and every game bird and fowl, $50 on each and every deer and antelope, $200 on each and every elk, and $500 on each and every mountain sheep and buffalo. If it were possible to make such additions to our present game law, the work of this Department would be made a thousandfold simpler and more effectual, while without one or more of these additions the changes which will be suggested in this report as to reducing the number of deer which one person may kill and the closed season for elk and antelope would be of little avail, the facts being that the present conditions serve only to preserve the game for the use of the persons in the districts where these conditions prevail and deprive legitimate sportsmen of rights to which they are justly entitled while the game lasts. INDIANS. The slaughter of deer by the Uncompahgre, Uintah and White River Indian tribes, who make their raids into Colorado from their reservations in Utah each fall, has done more than all other agencies combined to reduce the number of our deer herds. Repeated efforts have been made, both by myself and my predecessors, to compel the federal authorities to see to it that the Indians are not permitted to make these an- �nual raids, but with no success; and, with my predecessor, I am convinced that the Indian agents connive at their unlawful raids. My investigations lead me to believe that these raids are encouraged by the Indian agents for the purpose of allowing the Indians in their charge to procure what meat they require and thus save the rations which, obviously, are not issued during the time of the raid and for some time thereafter. This state of affairs as regards these raids has existed during the past six years to my personal knowledge, and unless extreme measures are resorted to to compel the federal authorities to force the Indian agents to do their duty and prevent the Indians from leaving the reservations, or provision is made by the legislature to keep a sufficient number of wardens on duty in that region during the season when the deer come down from their higher summer ranges, the extermination of our deer will be but a matter of a few years, and the money paid out by the state for the protection of its deer will have been expended for the benefit of the Indian agents and their Indians only. The insincerity of the many promises made by Indian Agent Myton to prevent these raids may best be judged by the fact that I had the pleasure last year of apprehending the gentleman himself for violating the game law. Having received information that he was on a hunting trip and was encamped within our state, I quietly made a personal visit to his camp and was fortunate in coming upon him as he was in the act of conveying two deer out of the state without, the required permit. A fee of $10 was collected from him and the permit issued, as appears of record in my office under date of November 10, 1901. In October of last year I received information that the Indians were hunting in the vicinity of White river in Rio Blanco county. I went there and succeeded in arresting seven Indians who had in their possession a wagon load of "jerked" venison, one hundred and forty odd deer hides, and some fawn and doe heads in hides. The Indians, with their booty, were conveyed forthwith to Meeker, in Rio Blanco county, and brought before a justice of the peace. A jury was called and evidence presented which would convict in any other court in the land, but, for reasons which at that time I did not understand, they were found not guilty. This �unlooked-for verdict led me to make some investigation as to the probable cause, and I was soon enlightened. It seems that the citizens, almost to a man, are opposed to these annual raids, but, as it is taken for granted that they will continue, and that, as heretofore, no successful measures will be taken to prevent them entirely, they are not inclined to incur the enmity of the Indians. Many of the citizens have cattle and other property in the localities where the Indians hunt and have frequent occasion to go there in person. These arrests, however, had the effect of hurrying the Indians back to their reservations, and I could not learn that there was any more hunting by the Indians during that season. The game and hides in their possession, and their guns, were seized, and the game and hides sold and the proceeds turned into the game fund. The guns are still held by this department. This year, upon learning that the Indians were again making their appearance, I decided to visit their camps in person, with the view of persuading them to go back peacefully. I encountered a number of them at Gillen Draw, in Rio Blanco county, at about 10 o'clock in the forenoon of October 6. After they had learned my business with them, they agreed to go back to the reservation. It seems, however, that instead of returning, they found another band in tinvicinity and immediately followed my trail. Upon sight of me they began firing. I was shot in the left side, the bullet shattering a portion of the seventh rib. While the wound was painful, it was not serious, and I was still able to cling on my horse. Their fire was returned by me, but with what result I do not know. Later, my horse was shot from under me, and I was compelled to seek shelter in the brush. The loss of blood from the wound began to tell upon my strength by this time, and I was forced to lie down. At daylight, I made my way back to Rangely, and, after attending to my wound, asked for volunteers to go with me to the scene of the encounter for the purpose of getting my saddle and bridle. Some of the citizens of Rangely informed me that they "had lost no Indians," and I found only one man, F. S. Crunk, who was willing to go with me. After securing the saddle and bridle, we learned from a number of cowboys whom we met that the Indians were on their way back to the reservation. The history of this Department during the past few years satisfies me that the Commissioner is not able to cope with �CAPTURED DEER HIDES (441) IN R I O BLANCO COUNTY, J A N U A R Y , 1902. �these Indian depredations with the force at his command. While the law intends that in such cases the Commissioner may demand the aid of the sheriff of the county and may call to his assistance a sufficient number of persons to enforce the law, my experience convinces me that this mode of procedure is not satisfactory, and I would earnestly urge that the legislature make such provision in the way of an available appropriation as to enable the Commissioner, with the consent of the Governor, to place a force of at least twenty wardens in that locality when necessary. CHANGES IN L A W S RECOMMENDED. While it is not advisable to make too many alterations in our game law, for fear of confusing the public mind, it would be both advisable and expedient that the law permitting one person to kill two deer during the open season be changed so as to permit the killing of one only; also that the open season be confined to the period from September 15 to October 15. The reduction of the number to one, with horns, that one person may kill during the season seems to meet with the approval of most sportsmen. The killing of deer during the very warm weather, as is permitted by the present law, tends to an unavoidable waste of meat, hunters finding it impossible to keep the meat from spoiling longer than a few days. This necessitates a waste which may be obviated only by beginning the open season at a later period. The past two years have shown that there are more deer killed during the last twenty days of the open season than in the two months prior to that time. This is accounted for by the fact that at that season the deer herd together and begin their migration to their winter range in the lower altitudes. From my own observation and the best information obtainable, I am satisfied that deer are still plentiful in Colorado, and with the above changes in our present law there will be no prospect of their speedy extermination, if the Indians are kept within their reservations. Elk are not holding their own, and I greatly favor a closed season for at least five years. Reports from the ranges of these fine animals indicate that their number has grown noticeably less since the change in the law in 1899, which permitted the killing of one elk with horns during a short �open season. The result of a few years' close protection would be a material increase in the elk herds. Antelope are still to be found in considerable herds on the plains extending eastward from the mountains, as has been evidenced by the number killed during the past two seasons. The present law permits their killing from August 15 to November 5. In order to preserve this game, I am of the opinion that they should be protected all the year round for a period of five years. The law making it a penitentiary offense to hunt or kill buffalo has resulted in a material increase in the two known herds. Regardless, however, of the severe penalty imposed, the law was violated, and I succeeded in apprehending four violators who, in company, had killed four buffalo in Lost Park. From the evidence obtained, it seems they killed the buffalo during the year of 1897, and, upon learning some of the facts, I arranged to have them prosecuted. They were arrested in August, 1901, and the case is now pending in the District Court at Leadville. Doves are noticeably scarce, and I would recommend that the open season be confined to the period from August 15 to September 30. This would shorten the season only thirty days, and, besides leaving the doves undisturbed during the nesting season, would give the young ones a chance to learn to fly. Spring shooting of waterfowl should be stopped entirely. The law permitting the shooting of ducks and other waterfowl between September 1 and April 15 encroaches too much upon the mating season, and I would recommend that the open season be limited to the time between September 15 and February 15. Quails are increasing rapidly in the western part of the state; in fact, their increase in Mesa and Montrose counties has been so great that fear is entertained of their becoming destructive to crops. On this side of the range, efforts to introduce them have not been so successful. I succeeded in procuring twentyone dozen California quail and distributed them along the Platte, Arkansas and St. Charles rivers. From all accounts they are doing well. The Department had shipped from Oregon fifteen pairs of Oregon pheasants at a cost of $6.00 per pair. They were �turned loose in Pueblo, Larimer, Delta and Morgan counties. With proper protection they should increase rapidly. Section 20 of Division A of the present law provides that on payment therefor to the Commissioner, the Commissioner may take, or authorize to be taken, from any of the waters of this state any fish or spawn for the purpose of propagation in or stocking of any private lake. I desire to recommend that this section be so changed as to prohibit the Commissioner or any person from selling, for any purpose whatever, any of the fish or spawn belonging to the state. HUNTING LICENSE. There should be a provision added to the present law requiring every hunter to procure a hunting license. On the theory that those who hunt should pay all or a large share of the cost of preserving the game, instead of burdening the general taxpayers, a great majority of whom derive no benefit from game protection, a fee for a state license should be required from every person desiring to hunt. Such licenses should be issued by the Commissioner on blanks furnished by the Commissioner. A resident's license should be issued on the payment of $1.00 and a non-resident's license should be issued on the payment of $20.00. Applications for resident's licenses should be accompanied by evidence of residence satisfactory to the Commissioner. TAXIDERMIST'S LICENSE. The law should also provide for examination of the stock and the tagging of the specimens now held by taxidermists, and thus prevent the hide and horn hunters from passing their illegal acquisitions through the taxidermists' hands, as they can now do without the slightest danger of detection. Such tags should be supplied by the Commissioner at 15 cents each. All taxidermists should be licensed. The fee should be, say, $100.00 per year, to keep the business in responsible hands and protect them and their patrons in their lawful possessions only. The taxidermist should be willing to contribute in this direction. He reaps more clear profit from the killing of �game than any other class, and should be interested in continuing its existence, and is recommended by the principal taxidermists of the state. GUIDE LICENSE. There should be a provision requiring guides to procure licenses. The fee for a guide license should be $250.00 per year, in addition to the fee required for a hunting license, and every guide should have in his possession a state resident's hunting license while so acting. License should be required only in case of a professional guide, and not from a person who, as a member of a party, acts as guide temporarily. I find that the best professional guides are in favor of such a provision, as a protection against those who pretend to be guides and do injury to the tourist business. There should be a provision in the law requiring ranchmen to place paddle-wheels, or some device, in the headgates of their irrigating ditches. Many fish are destroyed through the lack of such a requirement and since a simple contrivance costing only a few dollars and requiring but little care after being placed in position would prevent the destruction, the necessity for such a requirement is imperative. FISH. The work at the state hatcheries has been prosecuted with much diligence, and the output of fry for the various streams of the state has reached a number unprecedented in the history of the state. As will be seen in the detailed statement appended, there were distributed during the past two years 7,335,100 fry. This production of fry should demonstrate that the question of the artificial propagation of trout in Colorado is no longer a doubtful one. The experimental stage has been passed, and with the improved facilities which are being added at each of the hatcheries as the appropriations permit, there seems to be no reason why our streams should not be made to teem with trout as in the days gone by. History tells us that the first settlers found our rivers and creeks literally filled with trout, and I am satisfied that with proper �NEW ROUTT �T COUNTY HATCHERY. �and intelligent effort to increase the production of fry they can be made so again. The appropriations made for this purpose will always meet with the approval of our citizens. The success at the various hatcheries is largely due to the intelligent and conscientious efforts of the State Superintendent and the assistant superintendents in charge of the several hatcheries. DENVER HATCHERY. The excellent facilities at this hatchery for the propagation and rearing of trout are second to none in the Western states. The supply of spring water, varying in temperature only about two degrees the year round, is especially favorable for the ova and the successful development of the fry. This supply may be largely increased at small expense, and I am much in favor of enlarging the facilities at this hatchery generally. The output of fry during the past two years was 2,789,000. GUNNISON HATCHERY. The production of fry at this hatchery has been attended with marked success. Comparatively few stock fish are kept at this hatchery, nearly all of the ova being obtained from fish seined from the Gunnison river and Tomichi creek. The services of Mr. H. S. Crooks and Mr. W. H. Craine, who are in charge of this hatchery, have been entirely satisfactory to me and to the citizens throughout that section. The product of fry at this hatchery amounted to 2,300,000 during the past two years. ROUTT COUNTY HATCHERY. As the result of the establishment of a hatchery at Steamboat Springs, in Routt county, it is now possible to restock some of the beautiful streams of Northwestern Colorado. On account of the time necessarily consumed in conveying the young fish to the streams in this vicinity, this section has heretofore been practically neglected in the distribution of fry from the state hatcheries. While the actual annual capacity of this hatchery is now about 3,000,000 fry, it will �16 BIENNIAL REPORT be possible to enlarge the facilities so as to increase the output to nine or ten million fry annually. Experience has shown that at this location the ova hatches more quickly than at any of the other hatcheries, and that the young fish grow more quickly. A liberal annual appropriation should be made for the maintenance and enlargement of this establishment. The output from this hatchery during the past year was 395,000 fry. LA PLATA HATCHERY. During the past two years 1,386,000 fry were distributed from this hatchery. The supply of water, being derived principally from the Las Animas river, became polluted during the past year and, besides causing the loss of some 200,000 ova, made it necessary to transfer all the stock fish to the river. Considerable trouble has been had at this hatchery on account of the lack of a desirable water supply and I would recommend that its location be changed to a more suitable place in that locality. GRAND MESA LAKES. Through the courtesy of E. A. Tulian, Esq., Superintendent of the United States Hatchery at Leadville, I was enabled to secure 165,000 fry from this source. The ova were procured from the lakes by Mr. Tulian and conveyed by him to the Leadville hatchery without expense to this department. After being hatched, the fry was held subject to the pleasure of this Department for distribution in the streams of the state. EMERALD LAKES HATCHERY. As will appear in the distribution of fry account included in this report, 300,000 fry were distributed from this hatchery to the various streams and lakes throughout the state. Through the courtesy of W. T. Kirkpatrick, the owner, this Department was given the entire use of these lakes, and the hatchery thereon, during the past two years, without any expense to the state other than the salary paid to Mr. W. E. Patrick, who was placed in charge by this Department. �RAILROADS. In conclusion, I desire to make acknowledgment of the very liberal courtesies extended to this Department by the railroads of the state in furnishing transportation for the fish and in returning the empty fish cans. �STATE FISH HATCHERY ACCOUNT. DENVER. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1900 and 1901 $1,800 00 To maintenance $1,799 09 To balance 91 $1,800 00 STATE FISH HATCHERY LA $1,800 00 ACCOUNT. PLATA. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1900 and 1902 $1,800 00 To maintenance $1,799 88 To balance 12 $1,800 00 STATE FISH HATCHERY $1,800 00 ACCOUNT. GUNNISON. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 $2,600 00 To maintenance $1,799 96 To balance 04 $2,600 00 STATE FISH HATCHERY ROUTT ACCOUNT. COUNTY. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To expense, building, etc To balance $2,600 00 $2,500 00 $2,498 97 1 03 $2,500 00 $2,500 00 �CONFISCATED GAME IN GUNNISON COUNTY, N O V E M B E R 29, 1902. �STATE FISH HATCHERY EMERALD ACCOUNT. LAKES. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To expense $ 500 00 $ 500 00 $ 500 00 $ 500 00 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SALARY FISH HATCHERY, LA PLATA. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 $1,800 00 To Stanley A. Day $1,800 00 $1,800 00 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FISH SALARY HATCHERY, GUNNISON. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To H. S. Crooks $1,800 00 $1,800 00 $1,800 00 ASSISTANT $1,800 00 $1,800 00 S U P E R I N T E D E N T FISH H A T C H E R Y , E M E R A L D LAKES. SALARY ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the. fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To W. E. Patrick $1,000 00 $1,000 00 $1,000 00 $1,000 00 �ASSISTANT AT DENVER SALARY HATCHERY. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 $1,200 00 To Charles Dowdell $1,200 00 $1,200 00 $1,200 00 ASSISTANT AT LA PLATA HATCHERY. SALARY ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 $1,200 00 To C. C. Graham $1,200 00 $1,200 00 S T A T E G A M E A N D F I S H COMMISSIONER'S SALARY CLERK. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 . $1,800 00 To W. C. Baker $ 333 23 To A. A. Gordon 1,466 77 $1,800 00 CHIEF GAME SALARY $1,800 00 WARDENS. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To salaries—five wardens $1,200 00 $9,000 00 $9,000 00 $9,000 00 $9,000 00 �CHIEF GAME WARDENS. TRAVELING E X P E N S E ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To expenses—five wardens $3,000 00 $3,000 00 $3,000 00 $3,000 00 SPECIAL GAME W A R D E N S . SALARY ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To Jas. S. Bush $1,800 00 $1,800 00 $1,800 00 $1,800 00 ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FISH HATCHERY, DENVER. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To K. L. Hager $2,400 00 $2,400 00 $2,400 00 $2,400 00 GAME F U N D ACCOUNT. By balance. December 1, 1900 By receipts. December 1, 1900, to November 30, 1902 $ 88 79 4,403 41 $4,492 20 To salaries, traveling expenses, etc To balance $4,479 58 12 62 $4,492 20 $4,492 20 �STATE GAME AND FISH SALARY COMMISSIONER. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 $8,000 00 To T. H. Johnson $ 619 22 To C. W. Harris 2,980 78 $3,000 00 $3,600 00 S T A T E GAME A N D F I S H COMMISSIONER. TRAVELING EXPENSE ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 $1,000 00 To T. H. Johnson $ 192 51 To C. W. Harris 807 39 To balance 10 $1,000 00 STATE SUPERINTENDENT FISH SALARY $1,000 00 HATCHERIES. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 $2,400 00 To T. J. Holland $2,400 00 $2,400 00 $2,400 00 STATE SUPERINTENDENT TRAVELING EXPENSE FISH HATCHERIES. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To T. J. Holland To balance $ 800 00 $ 798 62 1 38 $ 800 00 $ 800 00 �A S S I S T A N T A T GUNNISON SALARY HATCHERY. ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To W . H. Craine $1,200 00 $1,200 00 $1,200 00 $1,200 00 A S S I S T A N T S U P E R I N T E N D E N T F I S H H A T C H E R Y , R O U T T COUNTY. SALARY ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To J. H. Franz $1,900 00 $1,900 00 $1,900 00 $1,900 00 D I S T R I B U T I O N OF F R Y ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 To expense distribution To balance $ 500 00 $ 499 25 75 $ 500 00 $ 500 00 GATHERING SPAWN FOR ALL HATCHERIES ACCOUNT. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1901 and 1902 $1,600 00 To expense $1,599 89 To balance 11 $1,600 00 $1,600 00 �D I S T R I B U T I O N OF F R Y , 1901. YEAR H A T C H E R Y DISPOSITION NUMBER 1901 Denver Arapahoe county 20,000 1902 Denver Arapahoe county 30,000 1901 La Plata Archuleta county 90,000 1901 Denver Boulder county 64,000 1901 Denver Boulder county 150.000 1901 Denver Clear Creek county 106,000 1902 Denver Clear Creek county 240,000 1901 La Plata Clear Creek county 20,000 1901 Gunnison Chaffee county 20,000 1902 Denver Chaffee county 50,000 1902 Gunnison Chaffee county 60,000 1902 La Plata Chaffee county 10,000 1901 Grand Mesa Lakes Chaffee county 40,000 1901 La Plata Conejos county 70,000 1902 La Plata Conejos county 50,000 1901 Gunnison Custer county 15,000 1901 La Plata Dolores county 50,000 1901 Denver El Paso county 19,000 1902 Denver El Paso county 30,100 1901 Gunnison Eagle county 30,000 1902 Gunnison Eagle county 30,000 1901 Denver Fremont county 20,000 1901 Gunnison Fremont county 20,000 1901 La Plata Gilpin county 20,000 1902 Denver Gilpin county 1901 Denver Gunnison county 185,000 30,000 1902 Gunnison Gunnison county 580,000 1902 Denver Gunnison county 20,000 1901 Denver Garfield county 30,000 1901 Gunnison Garfield county 130,000 1902 Gunnison Garfield county 160,000 1901 Denver Grand county 1902 Denver Grand county 1901 Gunnison Hinsdale county 30,000 1902 Gunnison Hinsdale county 150,000 1902 La Plata Huerfano county 10,000 1902 Denver Huerfano county 30,000 35,000 4,000 �DISTRIBUTION OF FRY, YEAR HATCHERY 1901 Continued. DISPOSITION NUMBER 1901 Denver Lake county 1901 Grand Mesa Lakes Lake county 250,000 25,000 1902 Gunnison Lake county 40,000 1902 Routt County Larimer county 40,000 1901 Denver Larimer county 150,000 1902 Denver Larimer county 130,000 1901 Emerald Lakes Larimer county 140,000 1901 La Plata La Plata county 110,000 1902 Emerald Lakes La Plata county 160,000 1901 La Plata Las Animas county 25,000 1902 La Plata Las Animas county 60,000 1901 Denver Mineral county 55,000 1902 Denver Mineral county 50,000 1902 La Plata Mineral county 75,000 1901 Gunnison Mesa county 75,000 1902 Gunnison Montrose county 25,000 1901 Denver Ouray county 25,000 1902 Gunnison Ouray county 1901 Denver Park county 1901 Gunnison 1902 Denver . 40,000 134,000 Park county 75,000 Park county 455,000 1901 Grand Mesa Lakes Pitkin county 1901 Denver Pitkin county 40,000 45,000 1901 Gunnison Pitkin county 50,000 1902 Denver Pitkin county 180,000 1902 Gunnison Pitkin county 100,000 1901 Grand Mesa Lakes Pitkin county 40,000 1901 Grand Mesa Lakes Pueblo county 60,000 1901 Denver Pueblo county 10,000 1901 Gunnison Pueblo county 20,000 1902 Gunnison Pueblo county 20,000 1902 Denver Pueblo county 70,000 1902 Denver Rio Blanco county 50,000 1901 Gunnison Rio Grande county 30.000 1901 La Plata Rio Grande county 56,000 1902 Denver Rio Grande county 100,000 1902 Routt County Routt county 315,000 �DISTRIBUTION OF FRY, YEAR HATCHERY 1901—Concluded. DISPOSITION NUMBER 1902 Routt County Routt county 1901 Gunnison Saguache county 40,000 1902 Gunnison Saguache county 45,000 1902 La Plata Saguache county 100,000 555,000 1901 La Plata San Miguel county 50,000 1902 La Plata San Miguel county 400,000 1902 La Plata Summit county 180,000 1902 La Plata Teller county 1901 Denver Weld county 2.000 1902 Denver Weld county 5,000 Total 10,000 7,335.100 �E S T I M A T E OF A P P R O P R I A T I O N S REQUIRED FOR DEPARTMENT. MAINTENANCE OF G A M E AND FISH 1903. Commissioner's traveling expenses 1904. 1,800 00 $ 1,800 00 500 00 500 00 900 00 900 00 1,200 00 1,200 00 400 00 400 00 Five chief game wardens, salary $900.00 each 4,500 00 4,500 00 Five chief game wardens, traveling expenses 1,500 00 1,500 00 One special game warden, salary 900 00 900 00 One special game warden, traveling expenses 300 00 300 00 Assistant superintendent's salary, Denver hatchery 900 00 900 00 Assistant's salary, Denver hatchery 600 00 600 00 Maintenance Denver hatchery 900 00 900 00 900 00 900 00 600 00 600 00 Superintendent of hatcheries, salary Superintendent of hatcheries, traveling expenses Maintenance Gunnison hatchery 900 00 900 00 Assistant Superintendent's salary, La Plata hatchery 900 00 900 00 00 600 00 Assistant's salary. La Plata hatchery Maintenance La Plata hatchery 900 00 900 00 Assistant superintendent's salary, Routt County hatchery.. 900 00 900 00 Assistant's salary, Routt County hatchery 600 00 600 00 900 00 900 00 Assistant superintendent's salary, Emerald Lakes hatchery 500 00 500 00 Gathering spawn for all hatcheries . 800 00 800 00 Distribution of fry from all hatcheries 500 00 500 00 $23,400 00 $23,400 00 Totals 600 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/6c4b73994e557d3ad9225d22bf80e929.pdf 305d8a412571d9cbd019ad0036aba5e2 PDF Text Text �Report Biennial of the State Game and Fish Commissioner of the State o f C o l o r a d o F o r the Years 1 9 0 3 and 1 9 0 4 JOHN M. WOODARD Commissioner Denver, Colorado T h e S m i t h - B r o o k s P r i n t i n g C o . , State P r i n t e r s 1904 �The first four months of this period, from December 1, 1905 to March 31, 1903, were during the administration of Mr. Charles W . Harris, former Commissioner, but I have included in my report as much of the business transacted during that time as could obtain from the records. �GOLDEN EAGLE Caught in R i o B l a n c o County D e c e m b e r , 1903 Produced from Nature by Three Color Process �L E T T E R OF TRANSMITTAL Department of Game and Fish, Denver, Colorado, December 1, 1904. To His Excellency, J A M E S H. P E A B O D Y , Governor of Colorado. Dear S i r — A s provided by law, I herewith submit my biennial report for the years 1903 and 1904, together with recommendations for future work. It has been my aim, during my administration, to build up a game and fish department of Colorado, to maintain the dignity of the same, and at all times to attach the importance to the office that belongs to it, knowing, as I do, that our game and fish is among the most important great resources of Colorado. I have been able to do this only by the very kind and business-like treatment that I have received at all times from your Excellency, and it gives me great pleasure to know that I have been a part of your splendid business administration. It has never been m y intention to misuse, or impose a hardship on any one, but I have endeavored to prosecute all alike, without regard to their standing in life, and your known wishes at all times have been my law. I sincerely thank you for the great patience you have exhibited toward me in allowing me to be State Game and Fish Commissioner in every sense of the word, and I sincerely hope that my successor will be as anxious to maintain the department at a high standard as I have been. Sincerely yours, J O H N M. W O O D A R D , Commissioner. �S T A T E OF C O L O R A D O . DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH. J. M. Woodard, Denver Commissioner U. G. Purinton, Denver Special Chief Game Warden R. L. Spargur, Denver Chief Clerk W . S. Kincaid, Denver. .. .Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries W. D. Wilson, Creede Chief Game Warden, First District Thomas G. Higgins, Grand Junction Chief Game Warden, Second District Fred A. Gordon, Glenwood Springs Chief Game Warden, Third District C. A. Purinton, Pinnacle. ...Chief Game Warden, Fourth District J. L. Nightingale, Fort Collins, Chief Game Warden, Fifth District Chas. Dowdell, Denver.. . .Superintendent Denver Fish Hatchery S. E. Land, Gunnison. . .Superintendent Gunnison Fish Hatchery W . E. Patrick, Durango.Superintendent Durango Fish Hatchery C. M. Swinehart, Steamboat Springs Superintendent Routt County Fish Hatchery �Biennial Report OF T H E State G a m e and Fish Commissioner MONEY A P P R O P R I A T E D BY T H E L A S T A S S E M B L Y F O R T H E USE O F MR. HARRIS, AS FOLLOWS: Forest, Game and Fish Commissioner's salary $ Commissioner's traveling expense 200.00 Clerk's salary 333.33 Forest and Game W a r d e n s , salary 1,500.00 Special Game W a r d e n ' s s a l a r y Game W a r d e n s ' traveling traveling 300.00 expenses Superintendent of Fish Hatcheries, Superintendent's 600.00 600.00 salary 400.00 expense 133.33 Assistant Superintendents at fish hatcheries. 1,616.66 Denver hatchery, one assistant 200.00 Denver hatchery, maintenance 300.00 Gunnison hatchery, maintenance 300.00 La Plata hatchery, maintenance 300.00 Routt county hatchery, maintenance . Emerald lakes hatchery, maintenance Distribution of f r y Gathering of spawn 300.00 300.00 .. 83.33 266.66 Gunnison hatchery, one assistant 200.00 Durango hatchery, one assistant 200.00 Routt county hatchery, one assistant 200.00 Emerald lakes, one assistant 200.00 �MONIES P A I D OCT BY THE F O R M E R COMMISSIONER. HARRIS: MR. CHAS. Commissioner's salary W. $ 600.00 Commissioner's traveling expense 164.20 Superintendent of State Fish Hatcheries, salary 400.00 Superintendent's traveling expenses 131.85 Clerk's salary 316.66 Money paid to five Chief Game W a r d e n s 1,500.00 One Special Game W a r d e n 300.00 Traveling expense of five Chief G a m e W a r d e n s 430.49 Superintendent of Denver fish hatchery, salary 400.00 Superintendent of Gunnison fish h a t c h e r y , salary 300.00 Superintendent of L a Plata fish hatchery, salary 300.00 Superintendent R o u t t county fish hatchery, salary 300.00 Superintendent Emerald lakes hatchery, salary 300.00 Maintenance Denver fish h a t c h e r y 299.86 Maintenance Gunnison fish hatchery 292.00 Maintenance L a Plata fish hatchery 298.67 Maintenance Routt c o u n t y fish h a t c h e r y 101.35 Assistant R o u t t c o u n t y hatchery 130.00 Maintenance Emerald lakes fish h a t c h e r y 304.61 Received by the Department during the period f r o m D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to March 31st, 1903 1,145.24 Used f o r salaries, traveling expense, etc Balance hand Marchon31st. 1903and deposited in the State T r e a s u r y a s G a m e 1,105.34 Fund, 39.90 YOUNG T R O U T F R Y O X H A N D M A R C H 31, 1903: B r o o k trout in Gunnison hatchery 110,000 R a i n b o w trout in Denver hatchery 80,000 �CONDITION O F T H E DEPARTMENT. On taking charge of this Department as State Game and Fish Commissioner, on April 1, 1903, I was confronted with various obstacles of more or less serious nature. First, the courts were not especially friendly to the Department, and it seemed that it was next to impossible to convict through any court, any violators of the game and fish law, but the amended law in effect July 12, 1903, assisted very materially in bringing about a change for the better, enabling this Department to convict violators in almost every case that has been tried; and I want to say that the courts, during my administration, with the exception of about three cases, have done their whole duty, and have convicted and fined every case of violation brought before them, and I feel exceedingly grateful to the courts for the prompt and efficient manner in which they have handled all cases of violations for this Department, and I most highly appreciate their earnest support in this direction. Heretofore, I find that the Department had been handled strictly in the interest of politics, and the Game Commissioner and his Wardens were powerless, even though they might have had a disposition to enforce the law, if seemed almost out of the question to do so, and it is a fact that I am the first Game and Fish Commissioner that was ever recognized b y the Governor as the head of the Department, and was treated as such by being held strictly responsible for the operations of the Department. GOOD G A M E WARDENS. Another obstacle was the fact that it has been a very difficult matter to secure the services of first-class g a m e wardens. There has been too much disposition on the part of a few of my wardens to overlook violations on account of influence of some friend, in fact, there has been a little to much "Hello, Bill," and exhibition of friendship. W h i l e I can not say that this has been the rule, yet it is m y observation that it applies in some cases. After some difficulty, I was able to get a provision in the new law requiring game wardens to give a bond in the sum of $1,000 each for the faithful performance of their duty, and the proper accounting for all moneys that came into their hands by reason of their office. I find this is very beneficial to the Department, and should never be overlooked. However, I believe that we n o w have the best lot of game wardens that has ever been connected with the Game and Fish Department. W h i l e they are not all alike by any means, yet, taken as a whole, they are composed of honorable gentlemen, and are willing at all times to do their duty. Mr. Fred A . Gordon, of Glenwood Springs, and Mr. U. G. Purinton, of Denver, have made more arrests and convictions �• than any other two wardens with the Department. This is largely due, however, to their more favorable location. In addition to the Chief Wardens, we have had some special wardens, serving most of their time without pay, that have rendered great service to (his Department b y arresting and prosecuting violators wherever it was possible to do so. I wish to make special mention of Mr. W . F. Givens, a special warden, at Florence, Colorado. Mr. Givens is a natural game warden, and has made as many arrests and convictions of violators of the game and fish laws as any one of my Chief Wardens. Number of arrests made by this department. 121; number of convictions, 115, with two cases pending. A m o u n t of money paid into courts by violators of the game and fish laws, including costs, $3,118.45. Amount of money paid into county treasuries by reason of the Game and Fish Department, as f o l l o w s : Received from tines F r o m resident hunting licenses Total $ 858.70 5,518.40 $6,477.10 One of the greatest difficulties to overcome is the fact than our small number of paid Game W a r d e n s is not sufficient to enforce the law in more than three counties, at the same time they are required to look after the entire State, which makes an average of territory for each warden a space of ten counties. I would recommend a change in the law, instead of providing for five Chief Game Wardens, to read twenty-five Chief Game Wardens. Notwithstanding all of these obstacles, we have been able to build up a Game and Fish Department superior to any heretofore known of in Colorado. W e have been able to do this largely on account of the kind and generous treatment we have received f r o m most of our Colorado railroads, and we most heartily appreciate the great kindness extended to us by them in furnishing the department with the necessary transportation, without which we would have been utterly helpless. I wish to make special mention of the Denver & Rio Grande and Colorado & Southern, Colorado Midland and Burlington & Missouri River railroads; in fact, most all Colorado roads in this direction. It is the duty of the Game and Fish Commissioner to invite the management of the different railroads to dictate or suggest to this department the distribution of fish along their lines, and we have made it our business to do so, knowing, as we did, that it was a matter of right and justice to all concerned. By doing this, the fish have been planted in the best known fish streams in the State and the most accessible to the different railroads. �INDIANS. Another serious matter that this department has to contend with is the Indians from Utah and N e w Mexico coming into Colorado to slaughter game. There is no possible chance to arrest and convict and fine an Indian for violating the law. You might just as well take a coyote into court as a Ute Indian, and I have endeavored, and have been reasonably successful, in handling the Indians through their respective agents, including the Commissioner of Indian Affairs at Washington, and the onlypossible way in which the Indians can be handled is through their agents, and these agents have rendered this department great service during my term of office, as the following correspondence will s h o w : D E P A R T M E N T OF T H E I N T E R I O R . United States Indian Service, Uinta and Ouray Agency, Whiterocks, Utah, October 17, 1903. Mr. J. M. Woodard, Commissioner, Dept. Game and Fish, Denver, Colo.: Sir—I am in receipt of your communication of the 14th inst., relative to Indians f r o m Utah violating the game laws of your State. In reply, I will say that I will do all in my power to impress upon the Indians of this reservation the necessity of observing the game laws, and, further, will endeavor to restrain them from leaving the reservation to go into Colorado. Very respectfully, W . A. MERCER, Capt. 7th Cavalry, A c t i n g U. S. Indian Agent. D E P A R T M E N T OF T H E I N T E R I O R , Office of Indian Affairs. Washington, October 24, 1903. J. M. Woodard, Esq., State Game and Fish Commissioner, Denver, Colo.: Sir—This office is in receipt of your letter of the 14th inst., in which you state that it has been the custom for the Indians of Utah and New Mexico to invade Colorado in the fall and hunt and destroy a large of amount of game; that while your game laws permit each individual hunter to kill one deer with horns, yet the Indians pay but little attention to it, and kill any and all deer they can; that while you do not wish to be unjust with them, you are anxious that they should be controlled in this �matter without any serious trouble on the part of the State; and you ask that such instructions be issued by this office as may be necessary to prevent their depredations and thereby help in preventing the big game f r o m becoming extinct. Y o u add that it is your intention and your sworn duty to enforce the State game laws as nearly as possible, but you donot wish to be unreasonable in the matter nor to do anyone a serious injustice; and that if the Indians could be kept on their reservation it would avoid a great deal of unnecessary trouble. W i t h your letter you enclose a copy of the game and fish laws of the State of Colorado. In reply, you are advised that this office appreciates your courteous letter; and, as in the past, will endeavor, so far as possible, to have its superintendents in charge of the Indians who invade Colorado for hunting purposes, co-operate fully with you and your officials in preventing their charges f r o m violating your game laws and causing trouble. To this end the respective officials in charge of the Navajo, Southern Ute and Jicarilla agencies have been fully advised of the charges made by you. and requested again to take up the matter with their Indians, so that the evils complained of may be restricted to a minimum, if not entirely corrected. The superintendents have been further requested to advise the Indians that they must comply with all the requirements of your State game laws while off their reserves and hunting, and that if they do not they will surely get into trouble and be punished, and must not look to this office for any help whatever; that the office wishes them to give up this practice of hunting, and, so far as possible, remain on their reserves, as they are likely to get into trouble when they go outside and hunt. Further, they have been instructed that they must not grant passes to their Indians to leave the reserves where they have reason to believe that the ulterior object is hunting within the State of Colorado, in violation of its laws. In conclusion, it is suggested that you have your officials promptly report to the proper superintendent the presence of any Indians who may be found hunting within your State in violation of law, or otherwise causing trouble, to the end that they may at once cause their return to the reservation; and that you furnish each of the superintendents with a few copies of your game laws, so that they may fully inform the Indians of their provisions. Very respectfully, W . A. JONES, Commissioner. a �DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Indian School Service, San Juan School. Farmington, N. M., December 12, 1903. Mr. J. M. W o o d a r d , Commissioner, Denver, Colo.: Dear Sir—I am in receipt of your letter of the 3d inst., concerning the Navajo Indians, f r o m this reservation, hunting in Colorado, in violation of the State game laws. I beg to assure you that I will do everything in my power to prevent the Indians under my supervision from committing such depredations. If you will please inform me in which localities these Indians are hunting I will have my police return them to the reservation and mete out such punishment as the case deserves. I am putting on some extra police and hope to be able to prevent cause for such complaints in the future. I thank you for calling my attention to this matter. V e r y respectfully, W. F. S H E L T O N , Superintendent. D E P A R T M E N T OF T H E I N T E R I O R . United States Indian Service. Uintah and Ouray A g e n c y , Whiterocks, Utah, November 26, 1904. J. M. Woodard, Commissioner, R o o m 35, Capitol Building, Denver, Colo.: Sir—I am in receipt of your t w o letters of the 21st inst., and in reply thereto will say that I believe that all of the Indians are now back on the reservation. Upon receipt of your recent telegram, stating that Indians had been seen on Blue mountain, I immediately sent a detachment of police out, and they were brought back at once. It is extremely difficult to prevent Indians from going into Colorado, as some of them start from points remote from the agency, and the first knowledge we have of their presence there is the report from Colorado. Next year I will take timely precaution and see if more satisfactory results can not be obtained. Y o u r s very truly, C. G. H A L L , Captain 5th Cavalry, A c t i n g Indian Agent. ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS. While it is a fact that this Department has been rendered a great deal of assistance f r o m other officers, and the courts �have also been almost invariably with this Department in their rulings, as our further record will show, yet there are too many officers of the law that do not care to assist in the enforcement of the game and fish laws, or in fact, any other laws, and are too much inclined to pass it by, and wink the other eye. Our State laws in regard to the bonding of officers are weak and insufficient. All officers should be bonded in an absolutely] reliable bonding company, and every citizen of the State should be required to furnish such evidence as might come to his knowledge that would convict any officer for neglecting his sworn duty. Of course, the failure on the part of the officer referred to to do his duty is on account of said officer's future in politics. But with a law that would compel all officers to their duty, the excuse referred to would be done away with. W h i l e the conditions in this direction have very materially improved within the past t w o years, yet, I am sorry to say, there are some counties in this State where, notwithstanding the evil dence or proof of guilt, juries will render a verdict of "not guilty." This is largely due to the fact that it is almost impossible to obtain a jury in these particular localities that is not composed more or less of game and fish law violators, and these conditions exist only in the more isolated, lawless, back-woods parts of the State. It is unfortunate that you can not send a juror to State's prison for perjury. It is a duty of every citizen of Colorado to immediately report any violations of the game and fish law that come to his notice, and to assist in every way possible in enforcing the laws. W h e n any person or persons know of any such violations, and tolerate or overlook them, they are equally guilty with the other violator, and should be treated as such. A great many people do not seem to understand that when our big game is gone that it is gone forever, and can never be returned. Honest citizens should help see to it that this game is not destroyed by unscrupulous, dishonest people, or killed in violation of the law. I look upon any person that would wilfully and knowingly violate the game and fish law as no better than a person who would steal his neighbor's horse. IN T H E H I G H E R COURTS. The only case the Game and Fish Department ever tried in the higher courts was argued before the Court of Appeals on March 31, 1904, by the Hon. D. C. Beaman, assisted by District Attorney Samuel G. McMullin, and a splendid decision was rendered in favor of the State, placing the burden of the proof on the violator to show that he had lawful possession of game or fish in his possession, and there should be many more cases taken to the higher courts. �UNITED S T A T E S F O R E S T S U P E R V I S O R S A N D R A N G E R S . By an act of Congress it is the duty of all members of the United States Forest Department in this State to assist in the enforcement of the game and fish laws, working with the State officers, and, in order to obtain the best results, I have, in many cases, appointed United States Forest Rangers as Special Game Wardens to serve without pay in order, that they might have full authority to arrest and convict any violators of the law that might come to their notice. I am sorry to say, however, that I have not received as much support in some localities as I had expected, and, in fact, not as much as I was entitled to. I will say, however, that in some localities this Department has been greatly assisted by the United States Forest Department, and I wish to make special mention of Mr. A . R. Craig, Supervisor of the Battlement Mesa Mountain Forest Reserve. Both he and his Rangers have rendered us splendid service. But in other* parts of the State, located as they are in the best part of our big game country, if has been impossible to secure any assistance whatever, and, in fact, there have been rumors to the effect that the Forest Department was willing to tolerate violations of the game and fish laws without any interference whatever; in fact, it is impossible for me to believe, with f r o m five to eight rangers riding the country almost daily, as they are supposed to do, in the midst of the game country where violators were being arrested f r o m time to time by this Department, that they could disclaim any knowledge of any violations whatever. While I know it is the intention of the Department at Washington that these men should assist in enforcing the law, at the same time they are absolutely failing to do so. GAME INCREASING. The game in some respects has increased very materially within the past twenty months. The deer have increased very rapidly; the antelope and mountain sheep have increased to a marked degree; as also have the grouse and sage chickens. And, to say that quail are increasing would be putting it very mildly. I know that the above mentioned game has increased to the extent I mention, from my own personal observation, as well as from the observation of a great many absolutely reliable people, residents, etc. I wish to make special mention of elk, as these animals are not increasing in this State. In fact, they are rapidly disappearing, and never can increase, so long as an order known as the "Elks' lodge" is paying a premium for the destruction of these animals, by offering a price for their teeth. It is a fact that there have been hundreds of elk killed in Colorado and Wyoming �for no other purpose than to secure their teeth to sell for the use of members of said lodge. Some of our newspapers have assumed that the Elk lodge is protecting the elk. This assumption is erroneous, and should not be recognized by thinking people. W h e n any order demands the destruction of Colorado's most noble animal for no other purpose than to secure its teeth to wear as badges, it is folly to presume that this self-same order is protecting the elk. When they make this demand they are guilty of a criminal oversight, as they encourage violations of our State laws; and it should be remedied b y the most stringent regulations of the Legislature to prevent the evil. THE N E W GAME AND FISH L A W AS COMPARED THE OLD L A W . WITH That the new law has proven a great protection to the deer of the State is shown by the following comparative statement of the number of deer shipped f r o m the different railroad stations located in the game district during the years 1902, 1903 and 1904: Deer shipped f r o m DeBeque Deer shipped f r o m Rifle Deer shipped f r o m New Castle Deer shipped f r o m Glenwood Totals 1902 1903 12 1 428 37 157 24 34 1904 45 44 5 94 The Department has had considerable trouble with people capturing young game animals, deer, antelope and elk f o r the purpose of making pets of them, pretending that they were taken to save their lives after having been abandoned by their mother and left to starve to death. They invariably make no report of this fact to the Commissioner's office, but after they are caught with the animals in their possession they are always ready to say, " I was going to get a permit." I have never issued any permits to any person t o hold young game animals in captivity, without a park license, as according to the law there is only one condition by which this permit could be issued, and that condition is, that the mother has abandoned it and left it to die; a condition that absolutely never did exist, therefore the Commissioner has no right to issue any such permits. People that are known to capture young game animals for the purpose of holding them in captivity, which can only be done f o r about one year, as after the animal has horns it can not be handled by women and children any more, and they either kill them to eat or sell them to somebody else, and this means a destruction of just that many game animals that really belong to the State. All such people should be prosecuted and fined for such gross violation. �LICENSES. The new law provides for license fee for importers of g a m e and fish of $50 per year; taxidermist, $25 per year; non-resident general hunting license, $25 per year; resident hunting license, $1.00 per year. By reason of these licenses the Department has been able to secure a sufficient revenue to put on extra game wardens from time to time to protect the game, and has secured a much better enforcement of the law than would have been possible to have obtained without this revenue. The amount collected from such source will be shown later on in this report, and, to say the least, it is surprising at the amount of money that has been paid into this Department. It is impossible to get the Legislature to make sufficient appropriation to carry on this Department as it should be. The session of 1903 appropriated $2,000 to build a fish hatchery at Durango, and, after the county and city had purchased a site, with a spring of first-class water for trout-hatching purposes, we were then informed by the State Auditor that the appropriation could not be paid on account of no funds, but, by the strictest economy in handling the business of the Department, cutting off expenses where it was possible to do so, and not paying any unnecessary salaries, w e have been able to erect at Durango, during 1903, a very fine fish hatchery, with a capacity of 2,000,000 eggs, at a cost of $1,445, including $125 to build a wagon road to said hatchery, and $60 f o r moving the barn f r o m the old La Plata hatchery to the new hatchery in Durango. I consider this by far the best hatchery in the State, and it cost considerable less money. �M O N E Y ON H A N D A P R I L 1, 1903, IN S T A T E T R E A S U R Y A N D K N O W N AS G A M E F U N D , $39.90—INDEBTEDNESS A G A I N S T T H E D E P A R T M E N T . Attorneys' fees $256.00 Court costs 63.24 Telephone bills 60.00 $379.24 T O T A L R E C E I P T S OF T H E O F F I C E F R O M A P R I L 1, 1903, TO DECEMBER 1, 1904. Importation certificates $ 110.00 Transportation permits 325.00 Seining permits 51.00 Scientific permits to capture birds, their nests or e g g s 11.50 Storage permits 19.00 Permits to capture or e x c h a n g e 29.00 Guide licenses 260.00 P a r k licenses S55.00 L a k e licenses 4S5.00 R e n e w a l of lake licenses 116.00 License preserves 275.00 R e n e w a l of license preserves 16.00 Importers' licenses 1,559.58 Taxidermist licenses 467.75 Seizures and sales of g a m e and F r o m sale of hatchery horses fish belonging to the State at 93S.90 La Plata 40.00 F r o m sale of horses belonging to the State at R o u t t c o u n t y hatchery 75.00 F r o m sale of old buildings at L a Plata hatchery 150.00 F r o m sale of old fish troughs at L a Plata h a t c h e r y Received f o r 10.00 fines 858.70 Received f o r fish tags 22.10 For resident hunting licenses issued b y Commissioner's Office.. Received f r o m County Clerks f o r resident hunting issued Non-resident general hunting licenses 6,529.00 licenses 11,036.85 1,124.85 Non-resident bird hunting licenses 47.00 Specimen certificates 26.00 Importation specimen certificates 47.00 Permits to capture f o r scientific purposes Total receipts Total a m o u n t deposited with State Treasurer 4.00 $25,489.23 25,489.23 �DISBURSEMENTS. Receipts f r o m April 1st, 1903 to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 $25,489.23 Paid Special G a m e W a r d e n s $8,931.34 Office expense, express c h a r g e s on g a m e animals, telegrams and telephones 297.96 Extra clerk hire, a c c o u n t new g a m e l a w 333.37 Paid for extra men to drive Indians out of State 475.60 Court and legalofservices case D o r a P l a c e r Mining Co. expenses to stop pollution T a y l o r in river 118.09 Paid for legal services W h i t e - H o r n b e c k hide case, c o n t r a c t e d by Former Commissioner C. W . Harris 181.00 Cost paid in case of L o u i s Seehausen vs. F o r m e r Commissioner C. W . Harris 8.24 Paid expenses in taking care o f live deer and other a n i m a l s . . 57.26 Expenses incurred in making deer corral 16.67 Expenses for f e e d i n g and taking care of g a m e animals 75.92 Colorado Telephone Co., telephone 30.00 Legal services and expenses incurred in Sam Himes elk c a s e . . 98.20 Special attorney's fees Expenses paid extra men and f o r supplies furnished in protecting g a m e during open season 740.90 262.10 $11,627.25 Balance On hand April 1st, 13,861.98 1903..... 39.90 Total amount in State T r e a s u r y on D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904, and now in General Fund STATE GAME A N D FISH COMMISSIONER—SALARY $13,901.88 FUND. By appropriation f o r the fiscal y e a r s 1903 and 1904 Paid by Commissioner C. W . Harris, April 1st, 1903 December 1st, 1902, t o April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1901 $ 3,600.00 $ 600.00 3,000.00 $3,600.00 STATE G A M E A N D F I S H C O M M I S S I O N E R — T R A V E L I N G FUND. EXPENSE By appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 Paid by Commissioner C. W . Harris, D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to April 1st, 1903 April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 $1,200.00 $ 164.20 1,027.15 1,191.35 Balance $ 8.65 �CHIEF CLERK—SALARY FUND. B y appropriation for the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 $ 2,000.00 Paid by Commissioner C. W. Harris, D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to April 1st, 1903 $ 316.66 April 1st. 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 1.683.27 1.999.93 Balance $ STATE SUPERINTENDENT FISH HATCHERIES-SALARY .07 FUND. By appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 $ 2.400.00 Paid by Commissioner C. W . Harris, D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to April 10th, 1903 $ 433.33 April 11th, 1903, to December 1st, 1904 1,966.65 2,399.98 Balance $ STATE SUPERINTENDENT FISH HATCHERIES—TRAVELING FUND. .02 EXPENSE B y appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 $ P a i d by Commissioner C. W. Harris. D e c e m b e r 1st. 1902. to April 10th. 1903 $ 131.85 April 11th, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 659.16 800.00 791.01 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT DENVER HATCHERY—SALARY B y appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 Paid by April Commissioner 1st, 1903 C. W. Harris, December $ FUND. $ 1st, 1,800.00 1902 to April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 8.99 400.00 2,000.00 $ 2,400.00 T h e law provides that Superintendent Denver H a t c h e r y shall h a v e $1,200.00 per annum, b u t Legislature only appropriated $900.00. MAINTENANCE DENVER HATCHERY FUND. By appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 Paid b y Commissioner C. W . Harris, December April 1st, 1903 April 1st. 1903. to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 1st. 1902. to $ 1,800.00 $ 299.86 1,494.42 1,794.28 Balance $ 5.72 �BALD EAGLE Caught in R i o B l a n c o County, December, 1903 Produced from Nature by Three Color Process TheSmith-BrooksCo. �SUPERINTENDENT GUNNISON HATCHERY—SALARY FUND. By a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1903 a n d 1904 Paid b y C o m m i s s i o n e r April 1st, 1903 C. W. Harris, $ 1,800.00 December 1st, 1902, to $ 300.00 April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1901 1,500.00 $1,800.00 MAINTENANCE GUNNISON H A T C H E R Y FUND. By appropriation f o r the fiscal y e a r s 1903 a n d 1904 Paid by C o m m i s s i o n e r ... April 1st, 1903 C. W . Harris. $ 1,800.00 December 1st, 1902, to $ 292.00 April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 1,507.95 1,799.95 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT DURANGO H A T C H E R Y FUND. (OLD LA PLATA)—SALARY By appropriation f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1903 a n d 1904 Paid by C o m m i s s i o n e r April 1st, 1903... C. W . April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r Harris, December .05 $ 1,800.00 1st, 1902, to $ 300.00 1st, 1904 1,500.00 $ 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE DURANGO HATCHERY By appropriation f o r t h e Paid by C o m m i s s i o n e r April 1st, 1903 fiscal C. W . FUND. y e a r s 1903 a n d 1904 Harris, December .... $ 1,800.00 1st, 1902, to April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 $ 298.67 1,501.33 $ 1,800.00 SUPERINTENDENT ROUTT COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY FUND. B y appropriation f o r the fiscal y e a r s 1903 a n d 1904 Paid by C o m m i s s i o n e r April 1st, 1903 C. W . Harris, December $ 1,800.00 1st, 1902, to April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 $ 300.00 1,500.00 $ 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE ROUTT COUNTY H A T C H E R Y FUND. B y appropriation f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1903 a n d 1904 Paid by C o m m i s s i o n e r April 1st, 1903 C. W . Harris, April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 December $ 1,800.00 1st, 1902, to $ 101.35 1,097.62 1,798.97 Balance $ 1.03 �SUPERINTENDENT EMERALD LAKES—SALARY FUND. B y appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 Paid b y Commissioner C. W . April 1st, 1903 $ 1,800.00 Harris. D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to April 1st. 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 $ 300.00 1,400.21 1,760.26 Balance $ MAINTENANCE EMERALD LAKES 33.74 FUND. B y appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 $ 1,800.00 Paid b y Commissioner C. W. Harris, D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to April 1st, 1903 $ 304.61 April 1st, 1903, to December 1st, 1904 1,500.39 1.805.00 Total appropriation f o r maintenance five hatcheries $ 9,000.00 Total amount used f o r maintenance five hatcheries 8,998.20 Balance $ ASSISTANT By SUPERINTENDENT ROUTT FUND. appropriation COUNTY 1.80 HATCHERY—SALARY $ 200.00 April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 120.00 Balance DISTRIBUTION OF OVA A N D YOUNG F R Y $ 80.00 $ 500.00 FUND. B y appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 Paid by Commissioner C. W. Harris, D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to April 1st, 1903 $ April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st. 1904 83.33 395.00 478.33 Balance $ GATHERING SPAWN FOR A L L HATCHERIES FUND. B y appropriation f o r the fiscal years 1903 and 1904 Paid by Commissioner C. W . April 1st, 1903 21.67 Harris, D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to $ April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 $ 1,600.00 12.00 1,609.60 $ 1,621.60 Total appropriation f o r gathering s p a w n and distributing y o u n g f r y $ 2,100.00 Total amount 2,099.93 Balance used $ .07 �FOREST A N D GAME W A R D E N S ' By appropriation f o r the fiscal SALARIES. years 1903 and 1904 $ 9,000.00 Paid by C. W . Harris, D e c e m b e r 1st. 1902, to April 1st, 1903.... April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 $1,500.00 7,500.00 Total $ 9,000.00 TRAVELING EXPENSES GAME WARDENS' FUND. By appropriation f o r the fiscal y e a r s 1903 and 1904 Paid by Commissioner C. W . Harris, D e c e m b e r 1st, 1902, to April 1st, 1903 April 1st, 1903, to D e c e m b e r 1st, 1904 $ 3.000.00 $ 430.49 3,161.80 3,592.29 Balance $ 7.71 PROPAGATION A N D D I S T R I B U T I O N OP Y O U N G TROUT. By securing the services of the best experienced fish culturist, I have been able to hatch and distribute a large number of fish; in fact, I consider that the State's fish business for the past two years has been very successful. On entering this office I appointed Mr. W . S. Kincaid as General Superintendent of State Fish Hatcheries. Mr. Kincaid is a man thoroughly honest and reliable, with twenty years' experience in the propagation of fish, and well qualified to handle eggs and fish in all stages, and I consider the State was very fortunate in securing the services of a man so well fitted for the business. In addition to this, I imported, from W y o m i n g , Mr. Scott E. Land, who has no superior as a fish culturist. I placed Mr. Land in charge of the Gunnison hatchery, as superintendent, this hatchery being the most difficult to handle of any in the State, on account of the temperature and quality of the water. I also placed Mr. Land there for the purpose of establishing and operating spawning stations along the Gunnison river, and he has been very successful with this work. With two such men as Mr. Kincaid and Mr. Land there is no reason why the fish business in this State should not be a complete success. Our success is also largely due to the efficiency of Mr. W . E. Patrick, superintendent Durango hatchery; Mr. Charles Dowdell, superintendent Denver hatchery, and Mr. C. M. Swinehart, superintendent Routt county hatchery, at Steamboat Springs. It has always been our aim, and I believe that we have carried it out, to charge up no more fish to the different localities than have actually been delivered. �SPAWNING STATION A T T R A P P E R S LAKE. Notwithstanding that we have been discouraged by others that have tried it, we succeeded in opening up a spawning station at Trappers lake, situated in the northeast corner of Garfield county, and, in the month of July, 1903, we secured 916,000 native trout eggs, transported them over (he range, a distance of fifteen miles, by pack horse, and thence forty-five miles farther to the fish hatchery at Steamboat Springs, planted them in the hatchery, and made a very successful hatch and distribution of trout f r o m that hatchery. During July, 1904, we made a second very successful attempt, securing 1,600,000 eggs, planting them in Steamboat Springs hatchery with very satisfactory results. This is the first time that it has ever been possible for any one to be successful in taking eggs from Trappers lake, but we can recommend it as the most convenient place in that part of the country to secure spawn. EMERALD LAKES. Owned by Mr. W . T. Kirkpatrick, of Durango, is another good spawning station, and, as there is a small fish hatchery there, we have been able to hatch altogether 343,000 fish and distribute them from that point, but, on account of it being so isolated and in such rough mountain country, forty miles from the nearest railroad station, all fish have to be distributed from there on pack horses, which makes it entirely too expensive to be a success, but, through the kindness of Mr. Kirkpatrick, in allowing the State to gather eggs from Emerald Lakes, it is a success as a spawning station. �D I S T R I B U T I O N OF Y O U N G T R O U T Date Number D U R I N G T H E Y E A R 1903. Station Delivered N a m e of Stream April 4 15,000 Pine G r o v e Elk April 4 10.000 creek Antonito Conejos April 24 5,000 river Boulder B o u l d e r creek April 29 10,000 May 6 5,000 May 8 20,000 Bailey Platte river May 9 15,000 Ouray Coal creek May 18 10,000 Lyons May 23 10,000 Pine G r o v e May 25 15,000 Cebolla May 25 10,000 Sapinero May 25 10,000 Gunnison May 29 15,000 Monarch May 29 10,000 .....Sargeant Tomichi creek June 5 10,000 Sargeant Tomichi creek June 7 10,000 Doyleville T o m i c h i creek Ft. Collins P o u d r e river Loveland June 10 15,000 Cebolla July 13 25,000 Morrison July 15 12,000 Pine Grove July 15 25,000 Morrison July 17 25,000 Ft. Collins July 21 100,000 July 22 20,000 Big St. Vrain river Deer creek E l k creek Curecanti July 28 40,000 R e d Cliff July 30 20,000 Empire creek B e a v e r creek South Arkansas E l k creek Indian creek Platte river Bear creek P o u d r e river D o m e R o c k and Cassells Cotopaxi Thompson Platte river C o t t o n w o o d creek E a g l e river R a n c h creek Aug. 5 20,000 Loveland Big Thompson Aug. 10 20,000 Laramie Laramie Aug. 20 30,000 Trinidad Aug. 20 30,000 Trinidad Las Aug. 22 25,000 Mancos West Mancos Aug. 24 30,000 Silverton Aug. 25 75,000 Rifle Aug. 25 50,000 Durango Aug. 26 28,000 Osier Aug. 26 26,000 Antonito Aug. 26 100,000 Rifle river Picket W i r e creek Animas Upper R i o Grande White river Vallecito L o s Pinos Conejos W h i t e river Aug. 26 15,000 Paonia Aug. 29 20,000 Silverton Upper R i o Grande Minnesota creek Aug. 29 10,000 Silverton Elk creek �DISTRIBUTION Date OP YOUNG TROUT Number DURING T H E YEAR Station Delivered Aug. 30 15,000 Gunnison Aug. 31 100,000 Gunnison Sept. 1 25,000 Durango Sept. 1 15,000 Sept. 1 40,000 Boulder, 1903—Continued N a m e of Stream Gunnison river Gunnison river L a k e F o r k creek Middle and North Boulder creeks P a g o s a Springs Sept. 1 24,000 P a g o s a Springs Sept. 1 10,000 Gunnison San Juan river T u r k e y creek Gunnison river Sept. 1 10,000 Gunnison Gunnison river Sept. 1 10,000 Gunnison Gunnison river Sept. 1 10,000 Gunnison Gunnison river Sept. 1 10,000 Gunnison Gunnison river Sept. 1 50,000 Gunnison Gunnison river Sept. 2 25,000 Pitkin Sept. 4 10,000 Crested Butte Taylor Slate river river T a y l o r river Sept. 4 25,000 Crested Butte Sept. 5 10.000 Pittsburg Sept. 5 22,000 Mancos Sept. 5 15,000 Lyons Sept. 7 32,000 Edith Sept. 7 10.000 Webster Platte river Sept. 9 32,000 P a g o s a Springs Piedra river Sept. 9 22,000 P a g o s a Springs R i o Blanco Sept. 9 10,000 P a g o s a Springs R i o Blanco Sept. 10 20.000 Cimarron Sept. 11 20,000 Lyons Sept. 11 30,000 Moffat Sept. 13 10,000 Rico Slate river E a s t M a n c o s river Rock N a v a j o river Blue river St. V r a i n river Sept. 13 26,000 Dolores Sept. 13 30,000 Ophir Sept. 14 50,000 Thomasville Sept. 17 30,000 Delta Sept. 17 34,000 Wagon creel; Saguache creek Bear creek Dolores Frying river Trout lake Pan river Surface creek W h e e l Gap G o o s e creek Sept. 17 10,000 Wolcott Sept. 19 10,000 Steamboat Springs Eagle Sept. 19 8,000 Green Mountain Falls Sept. 20 2,500 Steamboat Springs Sept. 20 5,000 Steamboat Sept. 20 .2,500 Steamboat Springs..North fork Deep creek Springs river Fish creek Crystal creek Deep creek Day creek �DISTRIBUTION Station Delivered OF YOUNG T R O U T DURING THE YEAR N a m e of Stream D a t e Sept. 22 20,000 Del Norte Sept. 21 10,000 Manitou Sept. 26 5,000 Sept. 26 24,000 1903-Continued. Number L a Garita creek Ruxton creek Steamboat Springs Chama Morrison creek Chama river Sept. 26 26,000 Osier Sept. 26 26,000 L a Veta Sept. 27, 24,000 Del Norte Sept. 28 10.000 Steamboat Springs Elk river 10,000 Steamboat Springs Mad creek Sept. 28 Los Pinos Cuchara creek R i o Grande river Sept. 28 12,000 Glenwood Canon creek Sept. 28 25,000 Glenwood Grizzley creek Sept. 28 10,000 Midland Station Four-mile creek Sept. 30 26,000...... Walsenburg. Huerfano Oct. 1 6,000 Oct. 3 10,000 Buena V i s t a Steamboat Springs Oct. 5 10,000 Steamboat Springs 5 10,000 Steamboat Springs Oct. 5 28,000 Durango Oct. 5 10,000 Steamboat Oct. 6 40,000 7 28,000 Hermosa 7 20,000 Ft. Collins Oct. 9 Oct. 11 10,000 42,000 Oak creek Bear river Vallecito river Springs Rockwood Oct. Spring creek Cottonwood creek Oct. Oct. creek Steamboat Oak creek Columbine lake Hermosa creek N o r t h fork Poudre Springs Ouray Trout creek Cow creek Oct. 12 10,000 Steamboat. Springs Walton creek Oct. 12 10,000 Steamboat Springs Soda creek Oct. 12 8,000 Oct. 13 10,000 Yampa Oct. 14 10,000 Toponas Oct. 14 10,000 Yampa Oct. 15 10,000 Yampa Oct. 15 58,000 N e w Castle Oct. 16 6,000 Oct. 16 10,000 H a l m ' s Peak Oct. 16 10,000 H a l m ' s Peak Oct. 19 8,000 Graneros .Boulder Steamboat Springs Oct. 20 24,000 Durango Oct. 21 32,000 Creede Jim creek Hunt creek Toponas creek Beaver creek Finger creek Elk creek H o t Springs creel; Beaver creel; Mill creek Greenhorn creek Florida river Rio Grande river Oct. 21 25,000 W a g o n W h e e l Gap South fork Rio Grande Oct. 22 10,000 Steamboat Springs Snake river �D I S T R I B U T I O N O F Y O U N G T R O U T D U R I N G T H E Y E A R 1903—Concluded. Date Oct. Number Station Delivered N a m e of Stream 22 6,000 Columbine Summit creek Independence creek Oct. 22 10,000 Columbine Oct. 22 15,000 Columbine Oct 21 10,000 Craig Oct. 24 10,000 Steamboat Springs Oct 26 2,500 Steamboat Springs H o t Springs creek Oct. 26 10,000 Steamboat Springs Butcher K n i f e creek Oct. 26 20,000 Conejos Oct. 26 10,000 Steamboat Springs Oct. 31 25,000 Morrison Nov. 3 20,000 Empire Nov. 6 15,000 Boulder..... B o x creek Fortification creek Elk Head creek Conejos river Gun creek B e a r creek Clear creek Middle Boulder 2,622,500 DISTRIBUTION Date OF Y O U N G T R O U T Number Feb. 7 40,000 March 9 2,000 M a r c h 12 30,000 D U R I N G Y E A R 1904. Station Delivered Lyons N a m e of Stream Big T h o m p s o n river W a g o n W h e e l Gap Durango G o o s e creek Florida river M a r c h 16 45,000 Pagosa M a r c h 21 20,000 Mancos Springs San J u a n river M a r c h 23 20,000 Empire M a r c h 24 40,000 Lyons M a r c h 28 20,000 Loveland Little South March 28 20,000 Loveland Big T h o m p s o n river M a n c o s river Frazer river St. V r a i n river Poudre April 1 40,000 Thomasville April 4 10,000 Debeque Clear creek April 4 25,000 Gunnison T a y l o r river April 4 30,000 Del Norte April 4 85,000 Durango April 5 20,000 Lyons April 5 50,000 Monte Vista April 5 April 6 20,000 Cebolla April 7 15,000 Montrose April 7 40,000 Gunnison Gunnison river Cimarron river ... 20,000 Cebolla F r y i n g P a n river R i o Grande river 30-Acre lake South St. Vrain river R o c k creek Gunnison river E a s t E l k creek Spring creek April S 15,000 Cimarron April 9 10,000 Georgetown Clear creek April 9 10,000 Silver P l u m e Clear creek April 9 10,000 Gunnison Gunnison river �D I S T R I B U T I O N OF Y O U N G T R O U T D U R I N G Y E A R 1904—Continued. April 9 20,000 Iola Gunnison April 9 10,000 Gunnison Gunnison river April 11 20,000 Morrison April 11 40,000 Dolores Dolores river April 1? 25,000 Antonito Conejos river April 13 12,000 Green Mountain Falls April 13 12,000 Manitou April 14 12,000 C o l o r a d o S p r i n g s . . . .Little Fountain creek April 15 20,000, L a k e City April 15 20,000 Rockwood Cascade April 16 10,000 Gunnison Gunnison river April 17 25,000 Durango Vallecito river April 18 15,000 18 Ft. Collins April river B e a r creek Fountain creek R u x t o n and L y o n s creeks Blue creek creek B u c k H o r n creek April 18 50,000 Ft. Collins April 19 15,000 Durango April 21 10,000 Wray April 21 25,000 April 23 2,100 April 23 28,000 April 26 25.000 April 27 30,000 30,000 P a g o s a Springs San Juan river Cascade creek Stuben creek April . Aspen Capitol creek Pagosa Springs Spruce creek 27 27 15,000 Durango 10,000 Gunnison April 30 10,000 Gunnison Gunnison river 10,000 Ouray 10,000 Gunnison North Poverty May 3 15,000 Pittsburg May 4 16,000 Creede May 4 18,000 May 4 18,000 May 4 10,000 May 4 May 8 May P a r k lake creek 30 3 M a n c o s river Boulder Coyote April May river Edith April May river Pine Republican river Mancos Mammoth Poudre ..... Coal creek Beaver creek W i l l o w creek Creede Miners creek Creede Bellows creek Gunnison N o r t h Beaver creek 10,000 Gunnison N o r t h Beaver creek 20,000 30,000 Chama 8 Antonito Conejos Boulder May 10 10,000 May 10 20,000 Rollinsville May 12 12,000... Dillon Chama North Boulder river river creek South Boulder creek Deep creek �D I S T R I B U T I O N OF Y O U N G T R O U T D U R I N G Y E A R Date Number Station Delivered 1904—Continued. N a m e of Stream May 12 12,000 Dillon May 12 10,000 Parlins Quartz creek Snake river R o a r i n g Fork May 16 16,000 Aspen May 16 16,000 Aspen May 16 20,000 P a g o s a Springs 18 12.000 May 19 10.000 May 19 18 16,000 May May MayMay May May Silverton 19 23 Silverton 10,000 Minturn 20,000 Red 12,000 Boulder 25 20,000 L a k e City 25 15,000 Red Stone 25 10,000 Silverton 10,000 Doyleville 15,000 Dubois May 28 12,000 La Veta May- 30 20,000 Durango June 1 15,000 Ouray June 6 10,000 Paonia June 7 10,000 1 12,000 June June 7 5,000. 7 15,000 Ft. Collins June 7 15,000 Paonia June 8 15,000 Ridgway 8 20,000 creek creek L a k e San Christobal Crystal river Lightner creek Razor creek Cebolla creek W a h a t o y a creek City Reservoir Graneros St. Charles C o w creek Gunnison river Poudre river Ft. Collins P o u d r e river Poudre river P o u d r e river Gunnison river Beaver creek Marble. Crystal river June 9 20,000 Coaldale H a y d e n river June 9 10,000 Howard H o w a r d river June 9 20,000 Ridgway June 10 20.000 June June 15 June 15 July July 18 22 10,000 30,000 300.000 25,000 Dallas river Parlins 11 20,000 Tomichi river Ohio City Ohio river Chama Osier Chama river L o s Pinos creek Cliff to Cassells Lyons creek creek Boulder Ft. Collins June June Gore Brush Ft. Collins 7 5,000 June Mineral E a g l e river Cliff 25 May E l k creek Minturn 25 May A n i m a s river Silverton 18 16,000 May May Castle creek San Juan rlver Platte river St. Vrain river �DISTRIBUTION OF YOUNG TROUT DURING Y E A R Date July July Number 23 23 Loveland Big Thompson river 10,000 Loveland Big Thompson river Big Thompson July 30,000 Loveland 20,000 Hartzel July 26 80,000 Sloan July 28 20,000 Granite 28 60,000 Trinidad Aug. 1 20,000 L a k e City 1 L a k e City 2 Aug. 6 80,000 Aug. F r y i n g Pan river Twin lakes Pine river 10,000 Aug. river river L a s Animas river 31 20,000 Platte Durango July Aug. N a m e of Stream 10.000 July July 1904—Continued. Station Delivered P a g o s a Springs L a k e San Christobal L a k e Fork creek San Juan river 45,000 Durango Pine river 30,000 Durango Pine river Aug. 8 105,000 Aug. 8 40,000 Durango Half Moon lake Aug. 10 30,000 Durango Mount Oro lake Aug. 10 50,000 Aug. 11 5,000 Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Aug. 12 20,000 26,000 L a k e City 12 Durango Aug. 13 50,000 Steamboat Springs Soda creek Aug. 14 50,000 Steamboat Springs Spring creek Aug. 14 50,000 S t e a m b o a t Springs Willow creek Aug 14 50,000 S t e a m b o a t Springs Willow creek Aug. 14 50,000 Durango Grimes creek Aug. 15 50,000 Steamboat Springs Aug. 15 S t e a m b o a t Springs Bear river Aug 15 10.000 S t e a m b o a t Springs Mad creek Aug. 15 10,000 Ohio City Aug. 15 15,000 Central City Lake Loman Aug. 15 10.000 Central City James Peak lake 12,500 Hayden Bear river Hayden E l k Head creek 25,000 80,000 Aug. Osier S t e a m b o a t Springs.. . B u t c h e r Knife creek Steamboat Springs South Platte Chama —100,000 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 16 Aug. 17 15,000 Empire Aug. 17 20,000 L a k e City 25,000 80,000 L o s Pinos creek P a g o s a Springs Fish creek South Platte river Chama river Brush creek Vallecito creek Fish creek Lamphier lake Blanco river Willow creek Big Blue �DISTRIBUTION Date OF YOUNG Number Aug. 17 Aug. 19 TROUT DURING YEAR Station D e l i v e r e d 20,000. L a k e City 1904—Continued. N a m e of Stream B i g Blue 20,000. Aug. 19 10,000. Steamboat Springs Aug. 19 50,000. Steamboat Springs B i g creek Aug. 19 2,500. Steamboat Springs S u m m i t lake Aug. 20 50,000. Steamboat Aug. 20 20,000. Ohio City O h i o creek Aug. 20 10,000. L a k e City W h i n e r y lake Aug. 22 12,500. Aug. Springs McCoys 25,000. M a d creek R o c k creek Dolores Aug. S u m m i t lake B e a r creek 22 Eagle E a g l e river Aug. 24 5,000. Aug. 24 30,000. Glenwood G r i z z l y creek Aug. 25 30.000. Antonito C o n e j o s river Aug. Aug. 27 27 8,000 Steamboat Springs Pine Grove B e a r river E l k creek 2,500. Steamboat Springs Estabrook S p r i n g creek Aug. 27 8.000. Aug. 30 50,000. Aug. 30 50,000. Wagon Wheel Gap R i o G r a n d e river Aug. 30 50,000. Creede R i o G r a n d e river Sept. 1 20,000. Steamboat Springs Sept. 1 35,000. Durango Sept. 4 10,000. Steamboat Sept. 4 20,000. Gunnison G u n n i s o n river Sept. 4 10,000. Cebolla G u n n i s o n river Sept. 5 Sept. 5 20.000. C r a i g creek W a g o n W h e e l G a p S o u t h f o r k R i o Grande H e r m o s a creek Springs L i m e creek Silverton M i n e r a l creek Sept. 0 20,000. Morrison 7 55,000. Durango Sept. 7 40,000. Steamboat Springs Sept. 8 10,000. Crested B u t t e Sept. 9 10,000. Boulder Sept. 9 50,000.. Yampa Sept. 9 80.000. Lumberton Sept. 10 9,000. Sept. 10, Sept. Crested B u t t e 10 130,000. 10,000. W a l k e r creek Silverton Sept. Sept. O a k creek Buena Vista. Durango Steamboat Springs B e a r creek F l o r i d a creel D e e p creek S p r i n g creek L a k e Brennan B o u l d e r creek B e a r river N a v a j o creek C o t t o n w o o d creek L a k e F o r k creek H u n t creek s �DISTRIBUTION OF YOUNG TROUT Number Date DURING 10,000 Wray Sept. 12 20,000 Silverton Sept. 12 90,000 Tola Sept. 13 50,000 Sept. 13 Sept. Sept. 1901—Continued. Station D e l i v e r e d 12 Sept. YEAR N a m e of Stream Chief creek Molis lake Gunnison river Ridgway Bear creek 25,000 D o l o r e s 15,000 Almont Stones creek East river 26,000 Silverton Sept. 16 40,000 Pagosa Springs T u r k e y creek Sept. 16 40,000 Pagosa Springs T u r k e y creek Sept. 16 10,000 Steamboat Springs Chedsy creek Sept. 17 7,000 Placerville 20 25,000 Carbondale Carbondale T h o m p s o n creek Cripple C r e e k F o u r Mile creek Sept 20 5,000 Sept. 21 10,000 Sept. 21 25,000 Osier 21 34,000 Ouray S ept Sept 25,000 Sept. 2 2 Ten Mile creek Bill creek Crystal river Los Pinos creek C o w creek Creede R i o Grande river 20,000 Crestone Sept. 29 20,000 Moffat Sept. 23 30,000 Sept 23 25,000 Cebolla Sept. 24 10,000 Steamboat Springs Sept. 26 18,000 Ridgway Sept. 26 5,000 Ridgway Spring creek 10,000 Ridgway B e a v e r creek Gunnison Sept. Sept. Lake S a g u a c h e creek Leadville R o c k creek Cebolla San Miguel river 27 10,000 Sept. 27 5,000 Lytle Little Sept. 28 15,000 Somerset North Sept. 28 40,000 Steamboat Springs Sept. 29 Sept. 29 Falls Gunnison creek river T r o u t creek Fountain creek Idaho Springs Lyons Rock Steamboat Springs T r o u t creek 29 7,000 Sept. 29 40,000 1 8,000 Oct. Mountain G u n n i s o n river Fountain 5,000 Sept. Oct. Green creek E l k river Sept. 6,000 Crestone Hartzel V a n c e creek creek South P l a t t e river 1 6,000 Manitou Ruxton creek Oct. 1 50,000 Hayden Williams fork Oct. 3 42,000 Durango Oct. 4 75,000 Pagosa Springs F l o r i d a river Piedra river �D I S T R I B U T I O N OF Y O U N G T R O U T D U R I N G Y E A R Oct. 8 Oct. 100,000 45,000 Dolores 10 50,000 Steamboat Springs Oct. 10 15,000 Cebolla Oct. 10 15,000 P o w d e r Horn Oct. 10 8,000 Hermosa 24,000 Antonito Oct. 13 15,000 Antonito Oct. 14 15,000 Weston Oct. 17 30,000 Needleton Oct. 18 Oct. 19 30,000 60,000 Elk river Dolores river Oct. Oct. 1904—Concluded. Steamboat Springs Gun creek Cebolla creek P o w d e r Horn river Hermosa creek Conejos river Conejos river W h i s k e y creek rei Needleton creek Canon City Beaver Chama C h a m a river Oct. 21 50,000 Oct. 23 4,000 Carbondale T h o m p s o n creek Oct. 23 2,000 Carbondale Cattle creek Oct. 25 40,000 Oct. 26 5,000 Nov. 1 Oct. P a g o s a Springs creek 2,000 Nov. Veta San Juan river Carbondale Spring creek Pass H u e r f a n o river Garfield South A r k a n s a s river 50,000 Mancos Mancos river 45,000 Durango Nov. 10,000 Nov. 2,000 Hermosa Coal Creek Florida river 5 11 H e r m o s a creek Spruce creek 6,019,100 N U M B E R O F Y O U N G T R O U T D I S T R I B U T E D D U R I N G Y E A R 1903. Denver hatchery, rainbow trout 730,000 Denver hatchery, b r o o k trout 58,000 Denver hatchery, native trout 81,000 869,000 Gunnison hatchery, r a i n b o w trout 452,000 Gunnison hatchery, b r o o k trout 110,000 Gunnison hatchery, native trout 65,000 627,000 D u r a n g o hatchery, native trout R o u t t c o u n t y hatchery, native trout Emerald lakes hatchery, native trout Total 786,000 265,511 75,064 2,622,50 �N U M B E R OF Y O U N G T R O U T D I S T R I B U T E D D U R I N G Y E A R 1904. Denver hatchery, rainbow trout 422,500 Denver hatchery, brook trout 730,100 Denver hatchery, native trout 249,500 1,402,100 Gunnison hatchery, rainbow trout 55,000 Gunnison hatchery, b r o o k trout 455,000 Gunnison hatchery, native trout 230,000 Durango hatchery, r a i n b o w trout 185,000 740,000 Durango hatchery, brook trout Durango hatchery, native trout 629,000 1,756,000 2,569,000 Routt county hatchery, native t r o u t Emerald Lakes hatchery, native trout 1,040,000 268,000 Total 6,019,100 Grand total 8,641,600 �RECOMMENDATIONS. I earnestly recommend the following changes in the game and fish l a w : Section 4 of Division " A , " providing for five Chief Game Wardens, should be amended to read twenty-five Chief Game Wardens. Section 17 of Division " A , " " E x c e p t white salmon, sucker, carp and squaw fish," should be amended to include and protect all fish that swim in the waters of Colorado. For this reason unscrupulous people will go out and seine these fish, taking the same time trout or any other fish that is protected, and is impossible to watch them close enough to detect them. At other very serious objection, they take these fish in the street and sell them in public highways to the detriment of fish in porters, which is a gross injustice to people who pay a license for the privilege of selling fish. Sub-section 20 of Division " A , " providing for the retention of young game animals to be held as pets by any resident of the State, is erroneous, and should be repealed. Section S of Division " B , " providing for the taking, killing or having in possession of one deer with horns in any one open season, should be amended to read as follows: One deer with horns, one elk with horns, one antelope with horns, or one mountain sheep with horns, should be taken, killed or held possession by any one person during the open season, and at other time. Section 10 of Division " B , " providing for the fishing with snag hooks or seining in certain streams in the State, is erroneous and should be repealed, as the law already provides that the Commissioner may issue a permit to any responsible person to seine in any of the streams in Colorado where there are trout, and this section only allows people to violate the law under the pretense that they thought there was no trout in the stream, and allowing this privilege o n l y shuts off an important part of the Commissioner's record. Section 1 of Division " G , " " N o person shall engage in hunting any game protected by law without first having secured a license therefor, as hereinafter provided,"' should be amended to read " N o person shall shoot or engage in hunting in this State without first having procured a license therefor, as hereinafter: provided," as almost all persons that hunt unprotected game will hunt protected game and take advantage of this clause to do so without a license. Sub-section 1 of Division " G " provides for persons to hunt or shoot on their own land without a license. This should be amended to read with a license, as all persons hunting on their own land will hunt off of their land as well, and should be re-, quired to have a license. at it in no ��Section 1 of Division " H , " Guide Licenses, the words "engaged in hunting protected g a m e " should be stricken out, as we have had considerable trouble f r o m guides with parties who claimed that they were not hunting protected game and did not require a licensed guide. Section 5, Division " L , " provides for imprisonment one day fir each five dollars of fine. This should be amended to read "for each two dollars of fine and cost." Section 4, Division " D , " should be amended to read as follows: " N o person shall import into this State from any other state, or territory, or country, or have in possession, or sell any game or fish of the kind mentioned in this act until he shall have procured from the Commissioner a license as a game and fish importer, but no such license shall authorize the importation or sale of game and fish, the killing of which is not permitted by the laws of this State. Section 2, Division " M , " should be amended to read "for each non-resident general hunting license, $15,00," instead of $25.00, as it now reads. FOREST, GAME A N D FISH COMMISSIONER. A m o u n t of m o n e y necessary to appropriate to c a r r y on the different branches of the department f o r the fiscal y e a r s 1905-1906. Forest, Game and Fish Commissioner, salary $3,600.00 Commissioner's traveling expense 1,200.00 Clerk and stenographer 2,400.00 Forest and Game Wardens, salaries 10,800.00 Traveling expenses, six F o r e s t and G a m e W a r d e n s Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries, s a l a r y 3,600.00 . 2,400.00 Superintendent's traveling expense Four Superintendents at Durango, 800.00 Emerald lakes, Gunnison and Steamboat Springs, at $1,800 each 7,200.00 One Superintendent Denver h a t c h e r y 2,400.00 Maintenance Denver hatchery 1,800.00 Maintenance L a Plata hatchery 1,800.00 Maintenance Routt county h a t c h e r y 1,800.00 Maintenance Gunnison hatchery 1,800.00 Maintenance Emerald lakes h a t c h e r y 1,800.00 One helper Denver hatchery 1,200.00 One helper Gunnison hatchery 1,200.00 One helper L a Plata hatchery 1,200.00 For distributing ova and y o u n g f r y Gathering spawn f o r all hatcheries 800.00 1,600.00 Respectfully submitted, J O H N M. W O O D A R D , S t a t e G a m e a n d F i s h Commissioner. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/fe9a887d91bea48fe7a495616663b30d.pdf 0da3c400f2970916099468442c6974da PDF Text Text BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE STATE GAME AND FISH I COMMISSIONER �State of Colorado GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT. DENVER. T H I Sauthorizes United States, his Excellency, COLORADO, Theodore APRIL. Roosevelt, and party, to hunt in Colorado during the year 11TH, 1 9 0 5 . President of the 1905. APPROVED: NON-RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE ISSUED TO P R E S I D E N T ROOSEVELT UPON HIS HUNT IN COLORADO, APRIL, 1905. �Biennial Report of the State Game and Fish Commissioner of the State of C o l o r a d o For the Years 1905 and 1906 JOHN M. WOODARD Commissioner Denver, Colorado The Smith-Brooks Printing Co., Slate Printers 1906 �STATE O F COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF J. M. Woodard, C. G. P u r i n t o n , Denver GAME AND FISH. Denver Commissioner Special Chief G a m e W a r d e n R. W. S. Kincaid, D e n v e r . . . . S u p e r i n t e n d e n t S t a t e F i s h H a t c h e r i e s W. D. Wilson, Creede Chief G a m e W a r d e n , F i r s t District R. M. Light, Delta Chief G a m e W a r d e n , Second District Fred A. Gordon, Glenwood S p r i n g s Chief G a m e W a r d e n . T h i r d District C. A. P u r i n t o n , P i n n a c l e . . .Chief (Game W a r d e n , F o u r t h District C. W. L a k e , Golden Chief G a m e W a r d e n , F i f t h District G. H. Thomson, D e n v e r Superintendent Denver Hatchery S. E. Land, G u n n i s o n Superintendent Gunnison Hatchery L. S. B a r n e s , D u r a n g o Superintendent Durango Hatchery W. J. Breckel, S t e a m b o a t S p r i n g s S u p e r i n t e n d e n t Routt C o u n t y H a t c h e r y H. T. Dawson, Glenwood S p r i n g s S u p e r i n t e n d e n t " T h e Glenwood H a t c h e r y " R. O. T h r o c k m o r t o n , S u l p h u r S p r i n g s Superintendent Grand County Hatchery John F. G a m s b y , D u r a n g o S u p e r i n t e n d e n t E m e r a l d Lakes H a t c h e r y �L E T T E R OF T R A N S M I T T A L . D e p a r t m e n t of G a m e a n d F i s h . Denver, Colorado, D e c e m b e r 1, 1906. To His Excellency, JESSE F. MCDONALD. G o v e r n o r of t h e S t a t e of Colorado. Dear S i r — A s provided by law, I have t h e honor to s u b m i t herewith my biennial r e p o r t f o r t h e y e a r s 1905 and 1906. In t h i s r e p o r t I shall e n d e a v o r to show what has been accomplished by t h e D e p a r t m e n t d u r i n g t h e b i e n n i a l period e n d i n g N o v e m b e r 30, 1906, t o g e t h e r with a s t a t e m e n t s h o w i n g moneys received a n d a m o u n t s e x p e n d e d by t h e D e p a r t m e n t ; also recommendations f o r f u t u r e w o r k . I sincerely t h a n k yon f o r t h e kind t r e a t m e n t I h a v e received f r o m you, a n d I hope t h a t m y successor will b e a s a n x i o u s t o m a i n t a i n the D e p a r t m e n t at a h i g h s t a n d a r d as I h a v e been. Respectfully submitted, J O H N M. W O O D A R D , Commissioner. �Biennial OF State G a m e and Report THE Fish Commissioner GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS. On the whole the work of lite D e p a r t m e n t for the present adm i n i s t r a t i o n has been s a t i s f a c t o r y to those who h a r e been engaged in c a r r y i n g out its work, and from various communications received at this office I think I may safely say t h a t the eff o r t s made by me a n d my a s s i s t a n t s have met g e n e r a l l y with the a p p r o v a l of a large part of the people of the S t a t e . I h a v e endeavored to m a k e this a clean, s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d business administration of the d u t i e s devolved upon me as I s a w them, and I hope t h a t those who have not e n t i r e l y approved of all of the a c t s d o n e by this office will h e s i t a t e in criticising a n y of t h e s e a c t s until all of the c i r c u m s t a n c e s u n d e r which we have labored a n d the obstacles which we had to meet a n d overcome a r e t a k e n into consideration. T h o u g h we have a very good a n d almost complete g a m e law under which to work, still from the small a m o u n t s of (he approp r i a t i o n s t h a t a r e made by the Legislature, a n d from t h e f e w w a r d e n s t h e law p e r m i t s to be employed, and from t h e s c a n t facilities at h a n d for c a r r y i n g on the v a r i o u s phases of the work, it is not a l w a y s possible to do the t h i n g s which we a r e most des i r o u s of doing, a n d which various p e r s o n s from different p a r t s of the S t a t e d e m a n d of us. It is, however, very g r a t i f y i n g to know t h a t the g r e a t m a j o r i t y of the people of the S t a t e a r e in s y m p a t h y with the work of this D e p a r t m e n t , both in the m a n n e r of p r o t e c t i n g t h e g a m e and of p r o p a g a t i n g fish, and, f u r t h e r , t o see evidences on all h a n d s that public sentiment is g r o w i n g s t r o n g e r a n d s t r o n g e r daily in f a v o r of rigid e n f o r c e m e n t of t h e g a m e and fish laws. The work of this D e p a r t m e n t h a s been steadily increasing since its r e o r g a n i z a t i o n and creation by the L e g i s l a t u r e of �10 BIENNIAL REport W e are e x p e c t e d t o do t h e w o r k n o w w i t h t h e s a m e n u m b e r of w a r d e n s a n d with t h e s a m e clerical f o r c e t h a t w e r e allowed b y t h e law p a s s e d in t h a t y e a r , w h i l e t h e work of t h e D e p a r t m e n t has greatly increased since that time. Under the a m e n d m e n t s m a d e b y t h e L e g i s l a t u r e of 1903 h u n t i n g licenses c a m e in vogue, a n d t h i s D e p a r t m e n t , alone, r e q u i r e s c o n s i d e r a b l e t i m e . Each y e a r s i n c e t h e s e licenses h a d to b e s e c u r e d b e f o r e o n e could h u n t t h e r e h a s been a m a r k e d i n c r e a s e in t h e number of t h e m issued I d e s i r e p a r t i c u l a r l y t o call y o u r a t t e n t i o n t o t h i s i n c r e a s e in t h e n u m b e r of r e s i d e n t h u n t i n g licenses issued, which c e r t a i n l y is very c r e d i t a b l e to t h e D e p a r t m e n t . D u r i n g t h e y e a r s 1903 t h e r e w e r e 15,184 licenses i s s u e d ; d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1904, 10,265; d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1905, 19,364, a n d d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1906, u p t o N o v e m b e r 30, 23,661. T h i s is a c c o u n t e d f o r . f o r several r e a s o n s : I n t h e first place, t h e k n o w l e d g e of t h e i r n e c e s s i t y h a s r e a c h e d a g r e a t e r n u m b e r of people each y e a r , a n d t h e y h a v e a c c o r d i n g l y p r o c u r e d t h e i r licenses b e f o r e a t t e m p t i n g to h u n t ; secondly, f r o m t h e n u m b e r of p e r s o n s w h o h a v e b e e n a r r e s t e d , c o n v i c t e d a n d fined for h u n t i n g w i t h o u t a license, s u c h e x a m p l e s h a v e been set bef o r e t h e p e o p l e t h a t t h e y h a v e d r o p p e d t h e old h a b i t of t a k i n g c h a n c e s of being d e t e c t e d in a v i o l a t i o n of t h e g a m e law, a n d arcn o w b e i n g c a r e f u l t o o b s e r v e t h e law m u c h m o r e closely. M u c h t r o u b l e h a s been e x p e r i e n c e d f r o m t h e f a c t t h a t p e o p l e g e n e r a l l y seem to think t h a t t h e m i n o r v i o l a t i o n s of t h e g a m e law s h o u l d be overlooked. T h i s is especially t r u e of t h e s h i p p i n g r e g u l a t i o n s w h e r e p a r t i e s h a v e f a i l e d to c o m p l y w i t h t h e law a n d h a v e f o u n d t h e i r g a m e or fish c o n f i s c a t e d w h e n t h e y c a m e to inq u i r e of t h e e x p r e s s c o m p a n i e s w h y delivery h a d not: been m a d e . T h e s e s h i p p i n g r e g u l a t i o n s f o r m a very i m p o r t a n t p a r t of t h e l a w a n d in f a c t t e n d t o g a m e p r o t e c t i o n a l m o s t a s s t r o n g l y a s a n y o t h e r p a r t of t h e l a w . T h e r e is n o m i d d l e g r o u n d g o v e r n i n g s u c h cases, a n d I h a v e f o u n d it n e c e s s a r y to deal very s t r i c t l y w i t h all v i o l a t i o n s w h a t s o e v e r . In s o m e c a s e s s e e m i n g h a r d s h i p s h a v e b e e n w o r k e d , b u t w h e n t h e m a t t e r h a s been t h o r o u g h l y g o n e over a n d u n d e r s t o o d b y t h e p e r s o n s w h o s u f f e r e d f o r such a c t i o n , in a l m o s t every c a s e t h e y h a v e seen t h e necessity of enf o r c i n g t h e l a w a s t o t h e m , a s well a s t o all p e r s o n s , a n d w h i l e it is w i t h r e g r e t t h a t t h i s s e e m i n g h a r d s h i p had t o b e w o r k e d , I can see no o t h e r w a y b u t t o e n f o r c e t h e law a s it is clearly laid d o w n b e f o r e me. A s t h e y e a r s g o by a n d t h e g a m e a n d fish of t h e S t a t e , a n d m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e g a m e , for t h e r e a s o n t h a t it can not b e r e p l a c e d , b e c o m e s m o r e scarce, t h e people g e n e r a l l y begin t o r e a l i z e m o r e and m o r e t h e i m p o r t a n c e of p r o t e c t i n g t h e g a m e t h a t is l e f t ; in f a c t , it is s a i d t h a t in s o m e c o m m u n i t i e s p u b l i c s e n t i m e n t t e n d s t o w a r d e x c u s i n g v i o l a t i o n s on t h e p a r t of t h e c i t i z e n s of t h e c o m m u n i t y u n t i l t h e g a m e is well n i g h extermina t e d ; t h e n , a f t e r t h e game is gone, t h e y begin to want s t r i c t enf o r c e m e n t , a n d s o m e t i m e s a r e f r e e in t h e i r c r i t i c i s m s of t h e w o r k d o n e b y t h i s D e p a r t m e n t b e c a u s e t h e g a m e h a d not been m o r e ��GAME AND FISH COMMISSION O F COLORADO. 11 c a r e f u l l y p r o t e c t e d in t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r locality. A m o n g t h i s class of people in t h e m o r e r e m o t e h u n t i n g d i s t r i c t s of t h e S t a t e a r e people w h o feel t h a t t h e law a s m a d e by t h e L e g i s l a t u r e of t h i s S t a t e did not a p p l y t o t h e m . These c e r t a i n few feel t h a t t h e y have a right existing from time immemorial to take what game they p l e a s e f o r t h e i r own u s e a n d f o r t h a t of t h e i r f r i e n d s , a n d t h e y seem to t h i n k t h a t a n y a t t e m p t to molest t h e m in t h e carrying out of t h e i r desires is a n i n f r i n g e m e n t upon t h e i r sacred r i g h t s . I t is this class of people t h a t is t h e h a r d e s t to deal w i t h . U n d e r t h e law a s it now s t a n d s , it is impossible t o watch every s e t t l e r in t h e m o r e s p a r s e l y s e t t l e d d i s t r i c t s of our g a m e c o u n t r y , a n d f o r t h a t r e a s o n a g r e a t m a n y t a k e a d v a n t a g e of o u r i n a b i l i t y t o d e t e c t t h e m in their violations a n d do very m u c h a s t h e y please, b u t w h e n detected a n d b r o u g h t b e f o r e a court a n d j u r y composed of his own c o u n t r y m e n it is too o f t e n t h e feeling of t h e j u r y that: this individual should be excused, while if t h e offense w a s c o m m i t t e d by a s t r a n g e r in t h e land, or one coming f r o m t h e t o w n or city, t h e s a m e j u r o r s are only too" g l a d to convict him f o r c o m i n g down a n d killing "their" g a m e . A l l t h i s goes t o show t h a t more w a r d e n s a r e needed t o properly p r o t e c t t h e g a m e in t h e sections of t h e c o u n t r y w h e r e t h e p r o t e c t i o n is m o s t l y needed. U n d e r t h e law a s it s t a n d s onlyfive Chief G a m e W a r d e n s can be a p p o i n t e d , t h e r e f o r e t h e S t a t e h a s been divided u p i n t o five g a m e w a r d e n districts, w i t h a Chief G a m e W a r d e n a t t h e h e a d of each d i s t r i c t . There being fifty-nine c o u n t i e s in t h e S t a t e , it necessarily follows t h a t each Chief W a r den h a s a g r e a t m a n y counties in his d i s t r i c t over which h e m u s t t r a v e l in h i s efforts t o p r o t e c t t h e g a m e of t h a t district. T h e r e is h a r d l y a c o u n t y in t h e S t a t e w h e r e a good first-class g a m e warden could n o t be k e p t b u s y y e a r in a n d y e a r o u t p r o t e c t i n g t h e g a m e of t h a t single c o u n t y ; t h e r e a r e also counties in t h e S t a t e which should h a v e a t l e a s t t h r e e or f o u r p a i d g a m e w a r d e n s to p r o p e r l y e n f o r c e t h e provisions of the law in t h a t county. So t h a t it will readily be seen t h a t w h e n a single w a r d e n is expected to p r o p e r l y look a f t e r t h e i n t e r e s t s of t h e g a m e a n d fish in all t h e w a y f r o m e i g h t a n d ten t o eighteen a n d t w e n t y counties h e m u s t n e c e s s a r i l y pay a t t e n t i o n t o t h e m o r e i m p o r t a n t cases b r o u g h t t o his k n o w l e d g e a n d does n o t h a v e t i m e to t a k e c a r e of all of t h e s m a l l e r m a t t e r s . U n d e r t h e l a w t h e Commissioner is a u t h o r i z e d to a p p o i n t u n d e r p a y w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l of t h e G o v e r n o r a s m a n y as t e n d e p u t y w a r d e n s , if the C o m m i s s i o n e r h a s the money in his g a m e f u n d to p a y t h e m f o r t h e i r services. I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h this provision of t h e l a w I h a v e t r i e d to find good m e n a n d e m ploy as m a n y of t h e t e n d e p u t i e s allowed m e as I could a n d p a y t h e m in t h o s e p a r t s of t h e S t a t e w h e r e they a r e mostly needed, b u t b e c a u s e I can n o t a s s u r e t h e s e m e n t h a t t h e y will hold t h e i r positions t h e y e a r r o u n d , owing to t h e f a c t t h a t f u n d s a r e likely to b e c o m e insufficient a t a n y time, I can n o t get t h e b e s t men a v a i l a b l e , f o r t h e r e a s o n t h a t t h e y will not leave good p o s i t i o n s a n d s t e a d y e m p l o y m e n t t o t a k e a position a s D e p u t y G a m e W a r - �BIENNIAL REPORT den for a few m o n t h s at a t i m e ; n o t w i t h s t a n d i n g this, a n u m b e r of good men h a v e been secured to act a s D e p u t y G a m e W a r d e n s a n d h a v e rendered invaluable service to the S t a t e in t h e care of its g a m e , a n d w h e r e good men could b e p r o c u r e d it h a s been my aim t o keep t h e m on site year r o u n d . Good g a m e w a r d e n s a r e h a r d to secure, as it is not every o n e that will m a k e a good g a m e w a r d e n , a n d politics should be l e f t o u t of this p a r t of t h e business. Generally when yon get a good m a n f o r g a m e w a r d e n he does not suit the politicians in his part of the S t a t e , a n d t h e Commissioner is asked to put some man u n d e r pay a s g a m e warden in order to pay some political debt. This is a l w a y s d e t r i m e n t a l to the protection of the g a m e and fish of the S t a t e , a s when such men a r e employed they are of but very little service in t h e protection of the g a m e and fish. Some criticism of the m a n a g e m e n t of the a f f a i r s of t h i s office has been made by commission men and persons d e a l i n g in game and fish t h r o u g h o u t the S t a t e . It h a s been found h a r d , indeed, t o e n f o r c e t h e game and fish law of o u r S t a t e in r e g a r d t o t h a t class of persons, for the reason that in t h e n a t u r e of t h e i r b u s i n e s s m a n y m e a n s of a v o i d i n g t h e law and d e f e a t i n g t h e purpose of it a r e afforded. Considerable t r o u b l e h a s been caused d u r i n g t h e last t w o y e a r s by s m u g g l i n g a n d a t t e m p t i n g to smuggle g a m e a n d fish, a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e f o r m e r , u p o n the m a r k e t s of t h i s S t a t e . A s t h e s e people deal very largely in p o u l t r y of all k i n d s and produce, it is a very easy m a t t e r to conceal in t h e boxes a n d b a r r e l s c o n t a i n i n g t h e s a m e g a m e a n d fish illegally killed a n d shipped f r o m various p a r t s of this S t a t e , or f r o m o t h e r s t a t e s . So f a r a s it has been p r a c t i c a b l e , a n d without i n j u r i n g in any way the business of these commission men and i m p o r t e r s , or t r a m p l i n g upon t h e i r p r i v a t e r i g h t s in a n y way, I h a v e tried t h r o u g h my w a r d e n s to inspect t h e boxes a n d b a r r e l s c o n t a i n i n g poultry, p r o d u c e a n d g a m e t h a t m a y b e legally d e a l t in, in order to a s c e r t a i n if a n y violations of t h e l a w s exist. I r e g r e t t o say t h a t only too f r e q u e n t l y h a v e we f o u n d violations a n d a t t e m p t e d violations, but o r d i n a r i l y if is very difficult to fix t h e responsibility u p o n a n y p a r t i c u l a r person or p e r s o n s — v e r y o f t e n f o r t h e reason t h a t t h e p e r s o n s to w h o m t h e s e s h i p m e n t s a r e m a d e ass u m e an innocent air a n d d e n y t h a t t h e y h a d a n y k n o w l e d g e w h a t e v e r t h a t t h e s h i p m e n t s of g a m e w e r e b e i n g m a d e , a n d in some cases it is impossible t o p r o v e t h e c o n t r a r y . In t h i s l a t t e r class of cases I h a v e had to c o n t e n t myself with confiscating t h e g a m e so illegally shipped a n d p u t on t h e m a r k e t , leaving t h e consignee t h e sufferer. In all classes of eases w h e r e t h e responsibility could be fixed prosecutions h a v e been i n s t i t u t e d a n d o f t e n p u s h e d to a successful t e r m i n a t i o n . I h a v e f o u n d it to the best i n t e r e s t of t h e d e p a r t m e n t a c t i n g along this line to work in harmony w i t h the h e a d s of t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g d e p a r t m e n t s of o t h e r s t a t e s a n d t e r r i t o r i e s . I n t h i s connection I h a v e been able to f u r n i s h t h e proper a u t h o r i t i e s of such o t h e r s t a t e s a n d t e r r i t o r i e s �G A M E A N D F I S H C O M M I S S I O N E R O F COLORADO. 13 w i t h s u c h i n f o r m a t i o n a s would e n a b l e t h e m to defect violations of t h e i r own laws, b o t h a s to t h e killing a n d s h i p p i n g out of g a m e illegally f r o m t h e i r own boundaries. Because of t h i s t h e g r e a t e s t criticism has come f r o m t h e class of p e r s o n s b e f o r e referred to, as t h e y do n o t seem to be a b l e to u n d e r s t a n d h o w a s s i s t i n g such a u t h o r i t i e s f r o m o t h e r s t a t e s a n d t e r r i t o r i e s can in a n y way benefit t h e S t a t e of C o l o r a d o ; but, by so doing I h a v e in a very g r e a t n u m b e r of cases p r e v e n t e d w h a t would h a v e been a c t u a l violations of o u r own l a w s a n d in addition have received She very h e a r t y s u p p o r t f r o m t h e s e s a m e a u t h o r i t i e s in t h e enf o r c e m e n t of our laws. It is in t h e s e w a y s t h a t the real benefit t h e S t a t e of Colorado in t h e u p h o l d i n g a n d e n f o r c i n g of its laws can b e derived. INDIANS. T h e I n d i a n s f r o m U t a h h a v e f o r a n u m b e r of y e a r s been giving this d e p a r t m e n t a g r e a t deal of t r o u b l e b y m a k i n g e x t e n d e d h u n t i n g t r i p s in t h e fall of t h e y e a r into t h e w e s t e r n part of o u r S t a t e . D u r i n g t h e first t w o y e a r s of my a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h i s m a t ter was t a k e n u p with t h e Commissioner of I n d i a n A f f a i r s a t W a s h i n g t o n a n d very t h o r o u g h l y g o n e into a t different t i m e s d u r i n g those t w o years. I a s k e d f o r t h e co-operation of t h a t dep a r t m e n t in c o m p e l l i n g t h e I n d i a n s of Utah, as well a s t h o s e f r o m N e w Mexico, to r e m a i n o u t s i d e of o u r S t a t e a n d t o s t o p their a n n u a l r a i d s upon o u r game. T h e d e p a r t m e n t a t W a s h i n g ton lent i t s a s s i s t a n c e , a n d with its aid t h e I n d i a n s were prevailed u p o n to quietly r e t u r n to t h e i r reservations. E a c h y e a r the I n d i a n s a r e c o m i n g to b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d t h a t they a r e n o t allowed t o h u n t g a m e in our S t a t e a n d a r e becoming less troublesome. D u r i n g t h e p r e s e n t a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h e Commissioner of I n d i a n A f f a i r s a t W a s h i n g t o n a n d his a g e n t s h a v e been left freeto d e a l w i t h t h e I n d i a n s in r e g a r d t o t h e s e m a t t e r s as t h e y saw fit. But, in addition, I h a v e d e e m e d it a d v i s a b l e to t a k e all prec a u t i o n possible a g a i n s t these I n d i a n invasions, a n d h a v e f o u n d it. n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e l a s t two y e a r s t o p u t on a n e x t r a f o r c e of w a r d e n s in t h e g a m e c o u n t r y of t h e w e s t e r n p a r t of t h e S t a t e d u r i n g t h e f a l l a n d w i n t e r m o n t h s , f o r t h e p u r p o s e of p r e v e n t i n g these I n d i a n s f r o m coining in. T h e f a l l j u s t p a s t h a s seen f e w e r of t h e s e m o l e s t a t i o n s t h a n h a s a n y p r e c e d i n g y e a r w i t h i n m y k n o w l e d g e . I n s p i t e of t h e vigilance of t h e w a r d e n s s t a t i o n e d in the g a m e c o u n t r y , however, a f e w I n d i a n s succeeded in coining in a n d killing some of o u r deer, b u t t h e n u m b e r of deer killed b y t h e m h a s n o t been n e a r l y so a l a r m i n g a s a g r e a t m a n y report. would indicate. H o w e v e r , some d e e r were killed, a n d I k n o w of no way of p r e v e n t i n g i t s r e c u r r e n c e in t h e f u t u r e , e x c e p t b y being upon t h e g r o u n d early w i t h a s l a r g e a f o r c e of m e n a s possible, w h o must exercise t h e u t m o s t c a r e a n d diligence. O u r policy h a s been n o t t o a n t a g o n i z e the I n d i a n s , b u t to a t t e m p t t o prevail u p o n t h e m to l e a v e in a p e a c e f u l m a n n e r . �14 BIENNIAL C O N V I C T I O N S REPORT A N D FINES. D u r i n g t h e p r e s e n t biennial period m o r e convictions for viol a t i o n s of t h e g a m e a n d fish l a w s h a v e been secured t h a n for a n y c o r r e s p o n d i n g period of t i m e in t h e h i s t o r y of t h e d e p a r t m e n t . D u r i n g t h e y e a r 1905 t h e r e w e r e s i x t y s u c c e s s f u l p r o s e c u t i o n s a n d t w o a c q u i t t a l s , a n d d u r i n g t h e y e a r 1906 t h e r e were fifty-six s u c c e s s f u l p r o s e c u t i o n s a n d t w o a c q u i t t a l s . These p a r t i e s paid i n t o t h e courts, as lines, $3,310.02, a n d a s costs; $1,765.51, m a k i n g a t o t a l of $5,075.53. T h u s it will be seen t h a t it is costing t h e violators no small a m o u n t of m o n e y to be e d u c a t e d u p to our g a m e and fish laws. These convictions, however, would not h a v e been possible h a d the feeling a n d s e n t i m e n t t o w a r d t h e g a m e l a w s existed generally as did a few y e a r s ago, a n d only goes t o p r o v e my f o r m e r s t a t e m e n t t h a t t h e people g e n e r a l l y t h r o u g h o u t t h e S t a t e a r e becoming m o r e a n d more in s y m p a t h y with t h e w o r k of t h i s d e p a r t m e n t . A l t h o u g h t h e r e w e r e a g r e a t e r n u m b e r of convictions d u r i n g t h e last biennial period t h a n a n y other, still I will v e n t u r e to say t h a t t h e r e h a v e been f a r f e w e r violations. T h e d e p a r t m e n t is b e c o m i n g b e t t e r organized a n d t h e m e a n s employed f o r d e t e c t i n g a n d p u n i s h i n g t h e g u i l t y ones m o r e effective, so t h a t t h e per cent, of all v i o l a t o r s who h a v e been convicted is very much g r e a t e r t h a n a t a n y t i m e in t h e p a s t . N o t only h a v e t h e m e t h o d s a d o p t e d p r o v e d effective so f a r a s g a m e protection is concerned, but they h a v e been a s o u r c e of r e v e n u e t o t h e S t a t e f o r t h e b e t t e r p r o t e c t i o n of t h e g a m e a n d h a v e increased the s u m s paid into t h e v a r i o u s c o u n t y t r e a s u r i e s t o be used in any m a n n e r seen lit by t h e r e s p e c t i v e counties. O u t of t h e s u m above m e n t i o n e d a s being t h e total of lines collected f r o m violators, one-third, or $1,103.34, h a s been paid into t h e c o u n t y t r e a s u r i e s w i t h t h e o u t l a y of an a m o u n t very small indeed, compared to t h e benefits derived. In addition t o t h i s a m o u n t , f r o m a n o t h e r source also h a s a l a r g e a m o u n t of money been paid into t h e c o u n t y treasuries with no o u t l a y or expense w h a t e v e r connected t h e r e w i t h , or w i t h o u t t h e h a z a r d of i n c u r r i n g a n y expense. I r e f e r to t h e s u m s derived f r o m t h e issuing of h u n t i n g licenses b y c o u n t y clerks, twenty-five c e n t s out of each dollar of which is paid into t h e county. A s c o u n t y c l e r k s h a v e issued d u r i n g t h e present biennial period h u n t i n g licenses a g g r e g a t i n g t h e s u m of thirty-seven t h o u s a n d , n i n e h u n d r e d a n d t w e n t y - f o u r d o l l a r s a n d f o u r cents, one f o u r t h of t h a t a m o u n t w o u l d b e nine t h o u s a n d , f o u r h u n d r e d a n d eighty-one dollars a n d one cent. A d d i n g t o this t h e one t h o u s a n d , one h u n d r e d a n d t h r e e d o l l a r s a n d t h i r t y - f o u r cents, a r i s i n g f r o m fines paid into c o u r t s by violators, we h a v e a t o t a l of ten t h o u s a n d , five h u n d r e d a n d eighty-four d o l l a r s a n d thirty-five cents. All of which h a s been p a i d into t h e v a r i o u s c o u n t y treasu r i e s u n d e r t h e provisions of t h e g a m e a n d fish laws. T h i s h a s become a source of r e v e n u e t o t h e counties, a n d which, a l t h o u g h n o t very g r e a t at t h e p r e s e n t time, is i n c r e a s i n g y e a r a f t e r year. �G A M E AND F I S H C O M M I S S I O N E R O F COLORADO. 15 GAME CONDITIONS. T h e p r e s e n t g a m e law is a f a i r l y good one for the p r o t e c t i o n of game, b u t in some r e s p e c t s it is j u s t a l i t t l e weak. I do not m a k e t h i s s t a t e m e n t with a view of criticising, b u t with t h e h o p e t h a t it m a y be a m e n d e d in some r e s p e c t s so t h a t it will be all t h e m o r e effective. A l o n g t h i s line some r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s a r e m a d e l a t e r on, which in my j u d g m e n t will close up some of t h e loop holes of t h e law a n d s t r e n g t h e n it: very m a t e r i a l l y . U n d e r t h e law a s if is all k i n d s of g a m e within the S t a t e h a v e c o n t i n u e d t o increase since my l a s t biennial r e p o r t . With t h e p a s s i n g of t h e b u f f a l o some y e a r s ago it looked a s t h o u g h all of our l a r g e r and b e t t e r g a m e would also become e x t i n c t within a f e w years, a n d h a d t h e s l a u g h t e r of g a m e continued in t h e s a m e d e g r e e t h a t existed a f e w y e a r s ago, our elk, a n t e l o p e a n d mount a i n sheep would h a v e been p r a c t i c a l l y gone, while deer would h a v e been very scarce indeed. T h e L e g i s l a t u r e , however, very wisely closed t h e season on elk, m o u n t a i n sheep a n d antelope, p r o v i d i n g r a t h e r severe p e n a l t i e s f o r the killing of the same. I h a v e m a d e a special effort d u r i n g t h e t i m e I h a v e occupied t h i s office to p r o t e c t t h e s e l a s t n a m e d a n i m a l s , a n d I think h a v e m e t with success on t h e whole. E v i d e n c e s of increase a m o n g t h e s e a n i m a l s a r e seen in v a r i o u s places t h r o u g h o u t the S t a t e . In several d i f f e r e n t localities w i t h i n t h e S t a t e m o u n t a i n sheep come down to the very l i m i t s of some of the larger t o w n s a n d a r e t h e r e c a r e d f o r by the people of t h e t o w n ; salt is placed in t h e hills w h e r e it can be easily f o u n d by t h e sheep, a n d they seem only too willing t o t a k e a d v a n t a g e of it. In f a c t , t h e s e p a r t i c u l a r a n i m a l s h a v e a l m o s t become p e t s in two or t h r e e d i f f e r e n t p l a c e s t h a t I know of, and the people t h e r e t a k e g r e a t pride in t a k i n g care of t h e s a m e . In t h e s e p a r t i c u l a r localities no effort is needed on m y p a r t t o p r o t e c t t h e sheep, a s the people themselves give very close a t t e n t i o n to t h e i r protection. If t h i s s a m e spirit existed t h r o u g h out t h e S t a t e a n d w i t h all of t h e people, t h e g a m e of Colorado would m a k e h e r m o r e f a m o u s in t h e eyes of our visitors f r o m the f a r e a s t t h a n a n y o t h e r a t t r a c t i o n t h a t site now has. I a m i n f o r m e d by people who k n o w that a n t e l o p e a r e increasing very r a p i d l y in d i f f e r e n t p a r t s of e a s t e r n Colorado. B a n d s of t h e s e a n i m a l s , which two or t h r e e y e a r s ago n u m b e r e d e i g h t e e n a n d t w e n t y , now n u m b e r twenty-five to twenty-eight. Of course, t h e r e a r e people w h o a r e a l w a y s willing to kill one of t h e s e anim a l s if t h e y feel s a f e in n o t b e i n g f o u n d out. b u t the m a j o r i t y of t h e people believe in p r o t e c t i n g t h e m , so t h a t they m a y increase. T h e elk h a v e become in t h e l a s t f e w y e a r s very scarce indeed in Colorado, b u t they, too. seem t o h a v e been on a slight i n c r e a s e d u r i n g t h e l a s t t w o or t h r e e y e a r s . I n t h e g a m e c o u n t r y m o r e evidences of elk h a v e been f o u n d t h a n previously, a n d m o r e elk, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e y o u n g , a r e seen. I t is difficult to j u d g e just how �BIENNIAL REPORT m u c h t h e increase of elk may be, b u t w i t h t h e season k e p t entirely closed on t h e m f o r some y e a r s yet I t h i n k I can safely say t h e r e will be elk for t h o s e who c a r e t o go to h u n t f o r t h e m . T h e r e a r e m o r e deer in this S t a t e to-day t h a n t h e r e h a v e been f o r a n u m b e r of y e a r s p a s t , a l t h o u g h more w e r e killed u n d e r o u r law as it now s t a n d s t h a n u n d e r the law a s it stood immediately p r e c e d i n g t h e session of o u r last Legislature. L a t e r on will m a k e r e c o m m e n d a t i o n as to the open season on deer. T h e most n u m e r o u s g a m e birds of t h e S t a t e a r e grouse, sage chickens, quail, doves, p r a i r i e chickens, d u c k s a n d geese. Of t h e s e t h e l a t t e r t w o a r e m i g r a t o r y birds, a n d a r e f o u n d in Color a d o only d u r i n g the fall a n d t h e s p r i n g of the y e a r f o r t h e most p a r t . It h a s been very often r e c o m m e n d e d to m e t h a t the season on w a t e r f o w l s be closed in t h e s p r i n g of t h e year, a n d t h a t t h e s h o o t i n g be confined to t h e fall. So f a r as this m i g r a t o r y class of birds is concerned, it would seem just a little u n f a i r to a d o p t such a law. Most of our n e i g h b o r i n g s t a t e s p e r m i t t h e h u n t i n g of d u c k s a n d geese in the spring, a n d t h e s p o r t s m e n of Colorado a r e e n t i t l e d to the s a m e privilege; f o r t h a t reason I do not t h i n k that our season should be closed in the s p r i n g if t h e people generally want to h u n t d u c k s a n d geese a t t h a t time. T h e o t h e r classes of g a m e b i r d s m e n t i o n e d a r e all on t h e increase, as the open season on t h e most of t h e m is very short, a n d closed altog e t h e r on quail. Nor do I t h i n k t h a t the season should be m a d e any longer on t h e s e birds, its I would like to see t h e m increase a g r e a t deal m o r e t h a n they have in the p a s t . T h e r e a r e some people who are not much in s y m p a t h y w i t h the law closing t h e season on various g a m e a n i m a l s , a n d these people a r g u e t h a t t h e g a m e is f a s t d i s a p p e a r i n g , and that we might a s well open u p the season on all such animals, go out and kill t h e m all off a n d not t r y to s a v e t h e m for o u r p o s t e r i t y . T h i s seems to me to be e n t i r e l y e r r o n e o u s idea, as it is e x a c t l y t h e opposite of g a m e protection a n d of laws m a d e for its protection. These people should be willing to r e f r a i n f r o m killing a n y p a r t i c u l a r kind of g a m e d u r i n g certain p a r t s of the year, or for a few y e a r s a t a time, if necessity d e m a n d s it, so that t h e g a m e m a y t a k e a n o t h e r start a n d increase t o such n u m b e r s that all m a y e n j o y t h e killing of it. By u s i n g good j u d g m e n t in t h e s e m a t t e r s , a n d by dismissing t h e selfish m o t i v e of w a n t i n g to t a k e all t h e g a m e in sight, t h e r e is no reason w h y t h e g a m e can not be p r e s e r v e d so that in years to come w e m a y be able to h u n t a n d e n j o y killing o u r g a m e , just a s we a r e doing now a n d h a v e done in the p a s t . T h e e n t i r e S t a t e of Colorado is a n a t u r a l home for t h e v a r i o u s k i n d of g a m e anim a l s found here, and, if t h e s e a n i m a l s a r e l e f t to t h e m s e l v e s they will increase a n d spread out over m o r e c o u n t r y very rapidly, and so, if w e a r e just a little c a r e f u l of our g a m e now, we will not only h a v e g a m e in y e a r s t o come, b u t b y c o n t i n u i n g to pass wise l a w s can preserve our g a m e for all time. ��17 GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER OF COLORADO. F I N A N C I A L CONDITION OF T H E DEPARTMENT. The total a m o u n t appropriated a n d available f o r t h e v a r i o u s branches of the work f o r the y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906, including the b u i l d i n g a n d s t o c k i n g of new h a t c h e r i e s in G r a n d c o u n t y a n d Garfield county, w a s $57,700.00, of which we h a v e used $50, 709.09, leaving a b a l a n c e of $6,990.91. Total r e c e i p t s of the office for this period, $35,115.67, of which we h a v e used $20,871.60, leaving a b a l a n c e of $14,244.07. Of this balance, $11,278.40 has been t u r n e d into t h e general f u n d of t h e S t a t e , a n d we h a v e $2,965.67onh a n d a s reserve for p a y i n g G a m e W a r d e n s , etc. Details of e x p e n d i t u r e s and receipts a r e as follows: STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER -SALARY FUND. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1905 ToJ.M. Woodard and 1906 $ 3,600.00 3,600.00 STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER -TRAVELING EXPENSE. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1905 and 1906 $ 1,200.00 ToJ.M.Woodard 1,120.95 CLERKANDSTENOGRAPHER--SALARYFUND. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1905 and 1906 $ 2,400.00 To R. L. Spargur 2,400.00 STATE SUPERINTENDENT FISH HATCHERIE8-SALARY FUND. By appropriation for the fiscal years 1905 and 1906 $ 2,400.00 ToW.S. Kincaid . 2,400 STAFF SUPERINTENDENT OFFISHHATCHERIES--TRAVELING EXPENSE. Byappropriationfor the To W. S. fiscal years 1905 and Kincaid 1906 $ 800.00 664.40 SUPERINTENDENT DENVER HATCHERY----SALARY FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1905 and 1906 . 2,400.00 Chas. Dowdell $1,600.00 ToH.M. Rhoads G. H. Thomson 600.00 To To Total 2,346.65 146.65 �18 BIENNIAL REPORT MAINTENANCE DENVER By appropriation for the fiscal HATCHERY. y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1,799.94 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT GUNNISON .06 HATCHERY-SALARY B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 S. E. Land . MAINTENANCE By appropriation for fiscal FUND. $ 1,800.00 1,800.00 GUNNISON HATCHERY. y e a r s 1906 a n d 1906 $ 1,800.40 To maintenance 1,728,68 Balance $ S U P E R I N T E N D E N T LA P L A T A HATCHERY—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 FUND. $ 1,800.00 To W. E. Patrick $1,478.20 T o L. S. B a r n e s 321.80 Total $ 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE LA PLATA B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d To HATCHERY. 1906 $ 800.00 maintenance 1,618.20 Balance $ 181.80 S U P E R I N T E N D E N T ROUTT COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 T o C. M . T o W. J FUND. $ 1,800.00 Swinehart $ 375.00 Breckel 1,425.00 Total $ 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE ROUTT COUNTY HATCHERY. B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1,106.50 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT By a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r T o L . C. W h i t n e y To J. F. 81 37 fiscal EMERALD LAKES—SALARY y e a r s 1905 a n d 1006. $ FUND 1,800.00 70.00 Gamsby 850.00 Total Balance $ 693.50 $ $ 920.00 880.00 �19 G A M E A N D F I S H C O M M I S S I O N E R OF COLORADO. MAINTENANCE EMERALD LAKES By appropriation for fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d HATCHERY. 1906 $ 1,800.00 To m a i n t e n a n c e $18.24 Balance $ T H E GLENWOOD HATCHERY—SALARY B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 FUND. $ 1,800.00 T. H. T. D a w s o n 425.00 Balance $ 1,375.00 ERECTING AND STOCKING T H E GLENWOOD B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e f i s c a l y e a r s 1905 a n d HATCHERY. 1906 To erecting and s t o c k i n g $ 3,000.00 $2,056.21 To m a i n t a i n i n g 498.92 Total $ 2,555.13 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT GRAND COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n t o r fiscal y e a r s 1905 and 1906 T o R . O. T h r o c k m o r t o n . $ ... FUND. 336.80 $ 1,463.70 ERECTING AND STOCKING GRAND COUNTY HATCHERY. B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 To e r e c t i n g a n d $ 3,000.00 stocking. $2,438.00 maintaining 57.20 Total $ 2,495.20 Balance D I S T R I B U T I O N OF OVA A N D YOUNG F R Y By a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d To expense 1906 $ FOR ALL 239.15 2,239.15 SALARY B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 wardens $ $ 2,000.00 Overdrawn chief g a m e 137.65 HATCHERIES. To expense collecting and g a t h e r i n g s p a w n five $ 462.35 By a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 FOREST AND GAME WARDENS' 504.80 600.00 distributing. GATHERING SPAWN $ FUND. Balance To salaries, 444.87 1,800.00 Balance To 980.76 FUND. $ 9,000.00 9,000.00 �20 BIENNIAL TRAVELING REPORT EXPENSES—GAME By appropriation for the fiscal y e a r s 1905 WARDENS' and FUND. 1906 $ 8,000.00 To t r a v e l i n g e x p e n s e s five c h i e f g a m e w a r d e n s 2,834.10 Balance SPECIAL GAME WARDEN—SALARY FUND B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 3966 175.90 $ 41.55 (1) $ 2,400.00 T o G. G. P u r i n t o n . . . . SPECIAL $ 2,400.00 GAME WARDEN—TRAVELING EXPENSE. B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1905 a n d 1906 $ T o U.. G. P u r i n t o n 600.00 358.45 Balance R E C E I P T S F R O M D E C E M B E R 1, 1905, T O N O V E M B E R 30, 1906. Received f r o m c o u n t y c l e r k s for resident h u n t i n g licenses $18,962.02 R e s i d e n t h u n t i n g l i c e n s e s i s s u e d b y c o m m i s s i o n e r ' s office 7,400.00 Non-resident general h u n t i n g licenses 1.747.00 Non-resident bird h u n t i n g licenses 30.00 Lake l i c e n s e s 305.00 Renewal lake licenses 239.00 P a r k licenses 550.90 R e n e w a l p a r k licenses Preserve licenses Transportation Taxidermist 30.00 170.00 - permits 536.00 licenses 471.50 Importers' licenses Importation 2,120.87 certificates 65.00 Specimen certificate tags Permits 101.00 to c a p t u r e or e x c h a n g e P e r m i t s to c a p t u r e birds, t h e i r n e s t s or 16.00 eggs... P e r m i t s to c a p t u r e for scientific p u r p o s e s P e r m i t s to seine for suckers and carp 47.00 Guide licenses 243.00 S e i z u r e s a n d s a l e of g a m e a n d fish 723.50 R e c e i v e d f o r fines i m p o s e d o n v i o l a t o r s 1,103.34 Storage permits 32.00 Miscellaneous, fish tags, etc 50.30 R e f u n d m a d e b y R. L. S p a r g u r and U. G. P u r i n t o n 141.64 W h i t e - H o r n b e c k hide c a s e R e c e i v e d f r o m s a l e of old w a g o n a n d h a r n e s s , Total 15.50 5.00 30.00 Durango 10.00 $35,115.87 �21 GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER OF COLORADO. DISBURSEMENTS. Paid deputy game wardens $17,680.46 Office e x p e n s e s , e x p r e s s c h a r g e s on g a m e , t e l e g r a m s , t e l e p h o n e s and postage 359.58 F o r p r i n t i n g g a m e laws, h u n t i n g licenses, etc 1,758.44 P a i d for e x t r a m e n to drive I n d i a n s out 181.80 Over r e m i t t a n c e by county clerk, K i o w a county 2.00 E x p e n s e s paid f o r supplies f u r n i s h e d in p r o t e c t i n g g a m e d u r i n g open seasons 305.40 R e f u n d for permits cancelled 18.40 Colorado T e l e p h o n e C o m p a n y tolls 10.91 Globe E x p r e s s Company, express c h a r g e s on p a c k a g e s s e n t to county clerk3 81.74 F o r t a k i n g c a r e of g a m e , s e i z i n g a n d s h i p p i n g s a m e Legal services—Carpenter 182.55 deer case Legal services—White-Hornbeck 30.00 hide case 144.85 Legal services—Bartlett buffalo hide case Legal services--Collbran deer 50.00 25.00 case Court costs a n d witness fees 13.25 Clerk hire. R. L. Spargur (this a m o u n t refunded by voucher N o . 223, d r a w n o n a p p r o p r i a t i o n ) 66.62 Special Game Warder. U. G. P u r i n t o n (this a m o u n t refunded b y v o u c h e r N o . 53, d r a w n o n a p p r o p r i a t i o n ) 75.00 $20,871.60 Total Total receipts Deposited with State Treasurer On h a n d a s r e s e r v e . Total receipts Total disbursements Balance $35,115.67 $32,150.00 2,965.67 $35,115.67 $35,115.67 20,871.60 $14,244.07 �22 BIENNIALREPORT FISH BUILDING DEPARTMENT. OF NEW HATCHERIES. C o n s i d e r a b l e i m p a t i e n c e w a s displayed on the part of a number of p e r s o n s because the new fish h a t c h e r i e s provided for by the last L e g i s l a t u r e were n o t built immediately a f t e r the respective bills e s t a b l i s h i n g such h a t c h e r i e s were passed, it is needless to say that more or less delay is necessarily caused in v a r i o u s w a y s before the a c t u a l o p e r a t i o n s can be b e g u n . I n the cases of the new h a t c h e r i e s provided for by t h e last L e g i s l a t u r e , some m o n t h s elapsed b e f o r e work on them could be begun. T h e chief reason f o r this delay was the fact t h a t the f u n d s f o r b u i l d i n g s a m e w e r e not a v a i l a b l e until some m o n t h s a f t e r the a p p r o p r i a t i o n s were m a d e . I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e adj o u r n m e n t of t h e Legislature, however, on May 4, 1905, I comm i m i c a t e d with A u d i t o r of S t a t e , asked him when I could expect to draw on t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s for these p u r p o s e s . In reply I received the f o l l o w i n g l e t t e r : "Denver. Colorado, May 4, 1905. " J . M, W o o d a r d , Esq., " G a m e a n d F i s h Commissioner, Capitol Building. " D e a r S i r — I a m in receipt of your c o m m u n i c a t i o n of t h i s d a t e r e q u e s t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n r e l a t i v e to t h e p a y m e n t of the app r o p r i a t i o n s f o r b u i l d i n g and m a i n t a i n i n g the several new hatcheries in the S t a t e . " I n reply will s t a t e t h a t t h e s e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s a r e of t h e f o u r t h class, and it will be impossible at this t i m e f o r t h i s office t o issue w a r r a n t s a g a i n s t any a p p r o p r i a t i o n s except those of t h e first a n d second class. It will be impossible for us t o tell a n y t h i n g definite about t h e p a y m e n t of these a p p r o p r i a t i o n s u n t i l a f t e r t h e a b s t r a c t s of a s s e s s m e n t s a r e received by this office f r o m t h e v a r i o u s c o u n t y assessors throughout: the S t a t e , which will b e delivered to us d u r i n g A u g u s t or S e p t e m b e r . W e will then b e a b l e t o a s c e r t a i n t h e a m o u n t of r e v e n u e t h a t will a c c r u e t o t h e G e n e r a l F u n d , and will know w h e t h e r or not t h e s e appropriat i o n s can b e paid. " W o w o u l d deem it wise f o r y o u r d e p a r t m e n t not to m a k e a n y p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r b u i l d i n g t h e s e h a t c h e r i e s u n t i l you a r e advised t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s will be available, which will b e some t i m e d u r i n g t h i s coming fall. "Yours truly. " A L F R E D E. BENT, "Auditor. By W A R R E N S. D A N I E L S , "Deputy." ��GAME AND F I S H COMMISSIONER OF COLORADO. 28 On N o v e m b e r 8, 1905, I w a s advised by the S t a t e A u d i t o r t h a t $3,000 a p p r o p r i a t e d by S e n a t e Bill No. 52 of t h e F i f t e e n t h G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y w a s available, a n d we i m m e d i a t e l y took s t e p s t o w a r d e r e c t i n g the G l e n w o o d H a t c h e r y , a n d had t h i s h a t c h e r y b u i l t a n d r e a d y f o r b u s i n e s s f o r t h e e a r l y s p r i n g h a t c h of 1906. On J a n u a r y 22, 1906, I a g a i n called the A u d i t o r ' s a t t e n t i o n to t h e m a t t e r of a p p r o p r i a t i o n s f o r S u p e r i n t e n d e n t ' s residence a t D u r a n g o and F i s h H a t c h e r i e s , a n d received t h e following communication: "Denver, Colorado, J a n u a r y22,1906. " J . M. W o o d a r d , Esq., " G a m e a n d F i s h Commissioner, Capitol Building, Colorado. " D e a r S i r — A n s w e r i n g y o u r f a v o r of t h i s d a t e w i t h r e f e r e n c e to t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y of the a p p r o p r i a t i o n s f o r fish h a t c h e r i e s , b e g to a d v i s e you t h a t , until recently, t h i s office h a s been u n a b l e t o d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r or n o t t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n s w e r e available. "You a r e now advised, however, t h a t the following a p p r o p r i a t i o n s a r e a v a i l a b l e t o be expended in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e respective a p p r o p r i a t i o n bills, n a m e l y : "$1,500.00 f o r t h e erection of a residence f o r the S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e fish h a t c h e r y a t D u r a n g o , Colo., a s set f o r t h in c h a p t e r 103 of t h e Session L a w s of 1905. "$3,000.00 f o r t h e p u r p o s e of p u r c h a s i n g a site for t h e erection a n d s t o c k i n g of a b r a n c h S t a t e F i s h H a t c h e r y in G r a n d county, Colo., a s set f o r t h in c h a p t e r 106 of the Session L a w s of 1905. "$5,000,00 a p p r o p r i a t e d f o r t h e p u r p o s e of p u r c h a s i n g a site f o r a b r a n c h S t a t e H a t c h e r y on a p o i n t n e a r t h e t o w n of Del N o r t e , on section 19, t o w n s h i p 40 n o r t h of r a n g e 6 east, a n d p a r t f o r t h e erection a n d s t o c k i n g of said h a t c h e r y , in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h the provisions as set forth in c h a p t e r 104, Colorado Session L a w s of 1905. " Y o u r a t t e n t i o n i s especially called t o the provisions of section 1 of t h i s act, o w i n g to t h e fact t h a t if specifically provides t h a t it s h o u l d b e located on section 19, t o w n s h i p 40, n o r t h of r a n g e 6 east. T h e point of location in this case being specifically set f o r t h , if is h i g h l y i m p o r t a n t t h a t you t h o r o u g h l y advise yourself t h a t t h e F i s h H a t c h e r y , located on a n y p o r t i o n of t h i s section, is t h o r o u g h l y p r a c t i c a b l e a n d feasible. T h e r e f o r e you a r e advised t h a t , u n l e s s t h i s p a r t i c u l a r location is t h o r o u g h l y pract i c a b l e f o r t h e o p e r a t i o n of ft F i s h H a t c h e r y , t h e f u n d s in t h i s case will n o t b e available. " Y o u r s very t r u l y , "(Signed) A L F R E D E. B E N T . " A u d i t o r of S t a t e . " �24 BIENNIALREPORT I visited Del N o r t e on several occasions a t t e m p t i n g to l o c a t e a s u i t a b l e site f o r a F i s h H a t c h e r y , a n d on December 7, 1905, acc o m p a n i e d b y S t a t e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of F i s h H a t c h e r i e s , Mr. W . K. K i n c a i d , I a g a i n visited t h a t p a r t i c u l a r section of land provided f o r in t h e bill, a n d a f t e r c o n s i d e r i n g t h e m a t t e r very caref u l l y came to t h e conclusion t h a t the location w a s not s u i t a b l e f o r a F i s h H a t c h e r y , f o r t h e reason t h a t t h e r e w a s no w a t e r supply, w h i c h is t h e first essential in c a r r y i n g on s u c c e s s f u l l y t h e o p e r a t i o n s of a F i s h H a t c h e r y . F o r this r e a s o n I h a v e n o t b u i l t this hatchery. SUPERINTENDENT'S RESIDENCE, DURANGO HATCHERY A c c o r d i n g t o H o u s e Bill No. 222 of the last Legislature, app r o p r i a t i n g $1,500.00 f o r t h e erection of a residence for t h e Sup e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e F i s h H a t c h e r y a t D u r a n g o , Colorado, I h a v e b u i l t t h i s residence a t a cost, of $l,213.33, a n d t h e s a m e is n o w being occupied by t h e S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of that h a t c h e r y . THE GLENWOOD HATCHERY. U n d e r t h e provisions of H o u s e Bill No. 52 of t h e last Legisl a t u r e , $3,000.00 w a s a p p r o p r i a t e d f o r t h e p u r p o s e of p u r c h a s i n g a site f o r a S t a t e F i s h H a t c h e r y in Garfield c o u n t y , to be selected by t h e S t a t e G a m e a n d F i s h Commissioner, a n d f o r t h e erection a n d s t o c k i n g of said h a t c h e r y . In a c c o r d a n c e t h e r e w i t h a sitew a s selected on Mitchell creek, on t h e T h o m p s o n r a n c h , which is s i t u a t e d about f o u r miles west of Glenwood Springs, in Garfield c o u n t y . Mrs. T h o m p s o n donated to t h e S t a t e t w o a c r e s of g r o u n d on t h i s ranch to be used a s a h a t c h e r y site, a n d on this g r o u n d a good s u p p l y of s p r i n g w a t e r at a t e m p e r a t u r e of 40 d e g r e e s w a s found. Accordingly I built t h e Glenwood H a t c h e r y on t h i s site at a cost of $2,056.21, which w a s completed in May, 1906. T h e r e b e i n g no a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r m a i n t e n a n c e , I f o u n d it necess a r y to m a i n t a i n it, and have m a i n t a i n e d if: since i t s completion, out of t h e a m o u n t a p p r o p r i a t e d f o r e r e c t i n g a n d stocking; accordingly $498.92 w a s used out of t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h i s purpose. On a c c o u n t of t h e very good w a t e r s u p p l y at t h i s h a t c h e r y , a n d t h e f a v o r a b l e g e n e r a l conditions, it can be opera t e d t h e y e a r round, a n d t h r e e h a t c h e s of fish m a d e each year. T H E GRAND COUNTY HATCHERY. A c c o r d i n g to H o u s e Bill No. 169 of the last l e g i s l a t u r e , app r o p r i a t i n g $3,000.00 f o r the p u r p o s e of p u r c h a s i n g a site f o r a b r a n c h S t a t e F i s h H a t c h e r y in the county of G r a n d , to bo selected by t h e S t a t e F i s h Commissioner, a site w a s selected a d j o i n i n g t h e t o w n of S u l p h u r Springs. G r a n d c o u n t y ; d o n a t i o n f o r t h i s site b e i n g m a d e by Mr. F r a n k C. Byers, t a k i n g our w a t e r s u p p l y f r o m t h e G r a n d river by pipe line. This h a t c h e r y w a s built a t a cost ��GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER OF COLORADO 25 of $2,438.00 and was completed in July, 1906. There being no appropriation for maintaining the same, I have found it necessary t o maintain it since its completion out of the amount appropriated for erecting and stocking, and have used $57.20 out of this appropriation for maintaining this hatchery. STATE FISH CULTURE IN COLORADO. As there is no way of replacing the game which has been killed off in this Stale, and particularly the game quadrupeds, we do not engage in what might be termed "game culture." In the case of fish, however, it is different. By the erection of hatcheries and the hatching therein of eggs taken from the fish we are enabled to get much better results than the fish themselves do in their own natural manner of reproduction of its own kind. As the public waters of Colorado are adapted to cold water fish, the State does not engage in the culture of any fish, except three varieties of the trout, namely: Rainbow, Native and the Eastern Brook. No warm water fish can be reproduced successfully in our cold water streams. Since the establishment of the Fish Department of the S t a t e great progress has been made in the line of fish culture, so t h a t o u r streams, which without artificial propagation would have been depleted long ago, now afford very good fishing. As I believe it to be of interest t o the people of this State generally, a s well as the people of other states, it seems to me it would not be out of place to include herein something of the history and the methods of carrying on fish culture as it is done to day. Colorado has for many years claimed the attention of the world for the extent of her mountainous land formation and her variety of climatic conditions, all of which has attracted health and wealth seekers from all parts of the world; but we venture to say, however, that but few appreciate the fact that her vast a r e a of water affords such conditions that combine to make these waters suitable to the habitat of all varieties of the spotted t r o u t . Naturally there are not found in Colorado many varieties of fish that are valuable as food. The black spotted mountain trout being practically the only fish which is native to our waters. All other varieties now found in our lakes and streams have been introduced by our Fish Department. IMPORTANCE OF S T A T E F I S H CULTURE. In stocking the public waters, fish culture means increasing the food for the people, where it is conducted on a scientific basis with a view of increasing the supply. Trout culture means that it has been the stepping stone from its inception that has led to the propagation and protection of all the inland fisheries of the United States, as well the sea fisheries. Fish culture is no longer an occupation fit only for the award of some political favor, but is replete with a broad and ever in- �B I E N N I A L REPORT c r e a s i n g o p e n i n g f o r t h e exercise of i n t e l l i g e n t skill. I n d i v i d u a l e n t e r p r i s e is n o t sufficient t o preserve t h e fish in o u r s t r e a m s f r o m t o t a l d e s t r u c t i o n ; S t a t e action is essential f o r the p r o m o t i o n a n d p r o t e c t i o n of so i m p o r t a n t an i n d u s t r y , a n d a g r e a t change h a s been effected in t r o u t breeding. T h e r e is no longer a n y question a s to how fish a r e to be hatched and u n d e r w h a t c o n d i t i o n s they a r e t o be grown. The s t r i p p i n g of t h e fish and the f e r t i l i z i n g of t h e eggs by t h e dry process and t h e successful t r a n s p o r t a t i o n of t h e green a n d eyed ova is no longer a n experiment. The work of t h e d e p a r t m e n t h a s been f o r t h e p a s t f o u r y e a r s a n i n d u s t r y of a wholesale o r d e r in S t a t e F i s h C u l t u r e . There a r e now six S t a t e F i s h H a t c h e r y buildings and equipments, valued a t $2,000.00 each, with a t o t a l a n n u a l o u t p u t of six million y o u n g t r o u t . This work is c a r r i e d on a t a n a n n u a l cost of $12,500.00, which shows b e t t e r r e s u t s t h a n o b t a i n in any S t a t e in t h e Union f o r t r o u t cult u r e . T h e advances m a d e in t h i s b r a n c h of the S t a t e ' s e n t e r p r i s e a r e so m a r k e d t h a t they should be a n incentive f o r t h e General Assembly t o accord to fish c u l t u r e a s liberal a n a p p r o p r i a t i o n as t h e benefits to be derived would w a r r a n t , as it is now a n established b r a n c h of t h e S t a t e ' s service. RESULTS OF F I S H CULTURE. D u r i n g t h e y e a r s 1890 and 1891 t h e r e w e r e b u t t h r e e S t a t e F i s h H a t c h e r i e s , t h e o u t p u t of y o u n g t r o u t p l a n t e d from these i n s t i t u t i o n s a n n u a l l y being f r o m six to seven h u n d r e d t h o u s a n d . W i t h the six S t a t e H a t c h e r i e s now in o p e r a t i o n the o u t p u t is a b o u t five million y o u n g t r o u t p l a n t e d a n n u a l l y in t h e public w a t e r s of t h e S t a t e , t h e p r e s e n t y e a r h a v i n g reached the high w a t e r m a r k , with a t o t a l of six million y o u n g t r o u t p l a n t e d in t h e public w a t e r s . To get such r e s u l t s it w a s necessary t o collect eggs of t h e wild fish in our lakes and s t r e a m s . Under t h e present a d m i n i s t r a t i o n several field s t a t i o n s f o r t h i s work were established, one being a t Gunnison f o r the collection of r a i n b o w eggs d u r i n g the m o n t h s of April a n d May; a n o t h e r a t T r a p p e r s Lake f o r collection d u r i n g J u n e a n d J u l y , a n d still a n o t h e r a t E m e r a l d Lakes, in t h e s o u t h w e s t e r n p a r t of the S t a t e . A t the t w o last n a m e d s t a t i o n s eggs f r o m t h e n a t i v e t r o u t w e r e collected, seven million being t a k e n f r o m E m e r a l d Lakes alone. F r o m these stat i o n s all t h e h a t c h e r i e s of the S t a t e w e r e filled w i t h eggs of the two varieties of t r o u t mentioned. D u r i n g t h e m o n t h s of October a n d November, 1906, one million brook t r o u t eggs were collected f r o m t h e G u n n i s o n and Tomichi rivers. This makes the t o t a l of eggs collected of n i n e million f o r the p r e s e n t y e a r . O u t of t h i s n u m b e r a b o u t eighty p e r cent, were h a t c h e d into f r y and placed in o u r public w a t e r s , whereas had they been l e f t to h a t c h n a t u r a l l y n o t over t h r e e per cent, would have become fish of a d u l t size. ���GAME AND FISH C O M M I S S I O N E R OF COLORADO. N A T U R A L FOOD O F T H E TROUT. I n all t h e w a t e r s of t h e S t a t e t h e a q u a t i c insect food f o r t r o u t is a b u n d a n t a n d every condition seems favorable to s u p p o r t i n g the life of this fish. The little Dulcis minnow a n d y o u n g suckers a r e the first a n d f o r e m o s t food f o r the t r o u t . They a r e f o u n d in all of o u r m o u n t a i n s t r e a m s and should be p l a n t e d in all of o u r m o u n t a i n lakes, t h a t b e t t e r conditions a n d g r o w t h of t h e predaceous t r o u t may be b r o u g h t a b o u t . I t is a well k n o w n f a c t t h a t o u r large fish can n o t t h r i v e on insect life alone a n d fish flesh f o r food f o r o u r g r e a t river r a i n b o w t r o u t is absolutely necessary. W e find upon investigation t h a t all fish in our m o u n t a i n lakes, where no y o u n g m i n n o w s or y o u n g suckers exist, die oil when they g r o w large; and invariably the fish in all such lakes a r e s o f t of flesh, red or salmon colored meat, a n d so poor when these lakes a r e overstocked t h a t t h e y r e p r o d u c e fifty per cent, less eggs t h a n the s a m e sized fish t h a t a r e found in o u r rivers. Therefore, instead of e x t e r m i n a t i n g o u r suckers, which do not i n j u r e t h e eggs of t h e y o u n g t r o u t , we m u s t preserve them f o r food f o r b e t t e r fish. S u c k e r s a r e not d e s t r u c t i v e of the eggs of t h e y o u n g t r o u t , as some people seem to t h i n k , b u t on t h e c o n t r a r y do not molest either. O u t of t h e many millions of eggs we collect each y e a r a n d t h e m a n y t h o u s a n d s of fish h a n d l e d in so collecting we have never a t a n y t i m e f o u n d suckers on t h e s p a w n i n g beds of t r o u t . It is a physical impossibility f o r a sucker to catch a y o u n g t r o u t , for t h e reason t h a t his m o u t h is b u i l t f o r bottom f e e d i n g a n d he is not a predaceous fish in a n y sense of the word. So the fool a n d t h e sucker have a r i g h t to exist, as it seems a wise provision of n a t u r e . T H E CLIMATIZATION O F T H E R A I N B O W TROUT. W e find by scientific investigation t h a t r a i n b o w t r o u t reproduce in t h e i r n a t u r a l h a b i t a t in t h e G r e a t McCloud river of C a l i f o r n i a d u r i n g t h e m o n t h of F e b r u a r y , in a t e m p e r a t u r e of w a t e r of forty-five degrees. When introduced into the w a t e r s of t h e Rocky M o u n t a i n s a n d subjected to o u r cold m o u n t a i n s t r e a m s a n d lakes, t h e i r r e p r o d u c t i v e o r g a n s are so changed t h a t they do n o t r e p r o d u c e u n t i l A p r i l a n d M a y ; a n d in o u r m o u n t a i n lakes a t an elevation of ten t h o u s a n d feet they do not r e p r o d u c e u n t i l the m o n t h of J u l y . This shows t h a t the r e p r o d u c t i o n of t h e rainbow is changed f r o m the m o n t h of F e b r u a r y to the m o n t h of J u l y , m a k i n g a period of five m o n t h s . However, o u r m o u n t a i n s t r e a m s a r e s u i t a b l e t o t h i s variety of t r o u t and they t h r i v e a n d grow to a size equal to t h a t a t t a i n e d in t h e i r n a t u r a l h a b i t a t . F I S H CULTURE AS A BUSINESS. F i s h c u l t u r e as a business can be carried on to a successful issue, as it is now on a scientific basis a n d ceases t o be a series of experiments. The first essential is an a b u n d a n t supply of suitable s p r i n g w a t e r a n d food, with the requisite knowledge necessary �BIENNIAL REPORT to perform the work. F o r the benefit of the novice a n d for those who a r e seeking i n f o r m a t i o n on t i n s line, a general description of t h e work a n d methods followed a t o u r several fish hatcheries may n o t be o u t of place. I n t h e S t a t e of Colorado the rainbow a n d brook t r o u t a r e the two p r i n c i p a l varieties t h a t have been i n t r o d u c e d . The n a t u r a l s p a w n i n g season of the brook t r o u t is in October a n d N o v e m b e r ; t h e s p a w n i n g season of the r a i n b o w t r o u t in these m o u n t a i n w a t e r s is May a n d J u n e ; the black s p o t t e d or n a t i v e t r o u t spawn in June a n d J u l y . T h e h a b i t s of most all these m e m b e r s of t h e s a l m o n f a m i l y a r e t h a t they have s p a w n i n g g r o u n d s in the n a t u r a l s t r e a m s w i t h sandy or gravel b o t t o m s in r a p i d l y r u n n i n g w a t e r . When s p a w n i n g in lakes, these fish go in schools t o the inlet or outlet of the lake a n d spawn in moving w a t e r . N a t u r a l instinct teaches them t h a t such locations a r e s u i t a b l e f o r the incubation of the eggs a n d the r e p r o d u c t i o n of their young. In t h e i r n a t u r a l s t a t e trout will go in pairs, male a n d female, to the s p a w n i n g g r o u n d a n d build n e s t s by f a n n i n g o u t a hollow place in the b o t t o m of the s t r e a m , m a k i n g a clean spot upon which to deposit t h e i r eggs. Then they cover u p these eggs by f a n n i n g over gravel a n d sand, endeavoring to hide them from their enemies. METHODS OF OBTAINING AND FERTILIZING EGGS. T a k e a t r o u t by the tail w i t h the l e f t h a n d , with the right h a n d r e s t i n g over a n d a r o u n d the head, then p a s s t h e r i g h t h a n d down over t h e belly of the fish c a r e f u l l y , b e n d i n g the fish slightly b a c k w a r d , t a k i n g c a r e n o t to use too much pressure. If t h e fish is ripe t h e eggs will flow f r e e l y ; if, however, a few eggs seem to be l e f t w i t h i n t h e fish the same process of p a s s i n g t h e right hand down over t h e belly should be repeated, using a little more pressure. If t h e eggs do not flow p r o m p t l y when t h e p r e s s u r e is first applied t h e fish is n o t ripe a n d should be l e f t alone f o r a few d a y s longer, W h e n about ten t h o u s a n d eggs have been t a k e n in a common milk p a n t h e male fish is t a k e n and h a n d l e d the same way. The head of t h e milt sac lies above a n d a l m o s t immediately behind t h e pectoral tins, and a slight p r e s s u r e of t h e t h u m b a n d forefinger over these p a r t s m u s t be used, t h e m a l e t r o u t r e q u i r i n g very delicate m a n i p u l a t i o n in o r d e r t o secure a sufficient flow of milt. This is t h e vitalizing power which produces the y o u n g fish. Time in t h i s operation is of great i m p o r t a n c e , as absolute impregnation can only be secured when t h e males are s t r i p p e d a n d the eggs a r e fertilized in the least possible time. I m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r the ova is milted a q u a r t of cold w a t e r is added to the eggs t o f a c i l i t a t e the d i s t r i b u t i o n of the milt. Then t h e whole is thoroughly s t i r r e d w i t h a f e a t h e r , or by t h r o w i n g t h e pan f r o m side to side, a n d it is then set a w a y u n d e r cover f r o m the light. The eggs will h a r d e n a n d s e p a r a t e in forty-five minutes, a f t e r which time the eggs can be washed a n d placed on t r a y s in the hatchery. ��G A M E AND F I S H C O M M I S S I O N E R OF COLORADO. 29 TIME R E Q U I R E D FOR HATCHING TROUT EGGS. T h e t i m e f o r i n c u b a t i o n of t h e eggs of t h e t r o u t is governed by t h e t e m p e r a t u r e of t h e w a t e r , fifty degrees t e m p e r a t u r e b e i n g a h a p p y m e d i u m . W h e n e g g s of t h e brook t r o u t a r e placed in w a t e r forty-six d e g r e e s t h e y will h a t c h in sixty d a y s ; eggs of t h e r a i n b o w t r o u t in the s a m e temperature; of w a t e r will h a t c h in forty-five d a y s ; eggs of t h e n a t i v e t r o u t in fifty d e g r e e w a t e r will h a t c h in t h i r t y days. Low t e m p e r a t u r e r e t a r d s i n c u b a t i o n a n d high, t e m p e r a t u r e increases it u p to a certain degree, but a t e m p e r a t u r e of over s i x t y d e g r e e s is f a t a l to t h e h a t c h i n g of t h e eggs of t r o u t , j u s t as a t e m p e r a t u r e as low as t h i r t y - t w o d e g r e e s is likewise f a t a l . D I S T R I B U T I O N O F YOUNG TROUT. A f t e r the eggs a r e h a t c h e d out in the h a t c h e r i e s t h e y o u n g t r o u t , or f r y , a s t h e y a r e called, a r e allowed t o remain in t h e t r o u g h s in which they were hatched, f o r t w o weeks to a m o n t h . A f t e r t h a t l e n g t h of t i m e t h e y a r e large enough to p u t out in t h e s t r e a m s , a s they a r e a b o u t a n inch in l e n g t h a n d can swim and t a k e c a r e of themselves. Then t h e process of d i s t r i b u t i o n begins. T h e fish a r e placed in c a n s in lots of a b o u t 2,500 to a can, each can c o n t a i n i n g a b o u t eight g a l l o n s of w a t e r . T h e s e c a n s r e s e m b l e the o r d i n a r y milk can, b u t especially fitted out with ventilors in t h e t o p and the lid of t h e can. so t h a t t h e fish m a y have plenty of air. A s t h e w a t e r m u s t be k e p t a t r a t h e r a low t e m p e r a t u r e it is n e c e s s a r y to t a k e a l o n g ice with each shipment, a n d put it i n t o t h e c a n s f r o m t i m e to time. T h e c a n s m u s t be continually k e p t in motion, which is u s u a l l y d o n e w h e n t h e y a r e b e i n g t r a n s p o r t e d either by rail or wagon so t h a t t h e w a t e r m a y be a e r a t e d . If t h e can is allowed t o s t a n d still, so that t h e motion of t h e w a f e r is lost f o r a n y c o n s i d e r a b l e l e n g t h of time, it is f a t a l t o t h e fish, for t h e reason t h a t t h e fish c o n s u m e what oxygen t h e r e is in t h e w a t e r in a very short l e n g t h of time. Bo t h a t t h e y o u n g trout: m a y be p r o p e r l y cared f o r while being d i s t r i b u t e d over t h e S t a t e all my fish s u p e r i n t e n d e n t s a n d t h e i r a s s i s t a n t s a r e u n d e r ins t r u c t i o n s t o a c c o m p a n y p e r s o n a l l y any s h i p m e n t s of fish m a d e by them a n d see t h a t they a r e properly placed in t h e s t r e a m s . T h i s c o m p l e t e s t h e process of artificial p r o p a g a t i o n , a n d t h e second or t h i r d y e a r t h e r e a f t e r , d e p e n d i n g upon t h e conditions, t h e s e fish a r e l a r g e e n o u g h to f u r n i s h fishermen with s p o r t in t h e c a t c h i n g thereof a n d a t t h e s a m e t i m e a r e p l e n t y l a r g e f o r food p u r p o s e s . �30 BIENNIAL DISTRIBUTION OF YOUNG REPORT TROUT DURING THE Y E A R 1905 From Denver Fish Hatchery — Brook trout 558,000 Rainbow trout 285,000 Native trout 354,500 1,177,500 From Durango Fish Hatchery- Brook trout Rainbow Native 170,000 trout 38,000 trout 1,695,000 2,200,000 From Gunnison Fish Hatchery- B r o o k trout. 415,000 Rainbow Native trout 100,000 trout 200,000 715,000 From Emerald Lakes Hatchery— Native trout 400,000 400,000 Total 4,501,500 Total number brook trout Total number rainbow Total number native trout Grand total 1,449,000 trout 403,000 . 2,649,500 4,501,500 �31 GAME A M ) FISH DISTRIBUTION From Denver Fish C O M M I S S I O N E R O F COLORADO. OF YOUNG TROUT DURING T H E T E A R 1906. Hatchery- Brook trout 436,500 Rainbow trout 250,500 Native trout 589,000 1,276,000 From Durango Fish Hatchery- Brook trout 200,000 Native trout 1,300,000 1,500,000 F r o m G u n n i s o n F i s h H a t c h e r y -Brook trout Rainbow Native 96,000 trout 727,000 trout 477,000 1,300,000 F r o m Glenwood Hatchery— Native trout 1,055,000 1,055,000 From Routt County Fish Hatchery- Native trout 255,000 255,000 From Emerald Lakes Hatchery— Native trout 425,000 425,000 From Grand County Hatchery- Native trout ..... 268,000 268,000 Total . Total number brook trout Total number rainbow Total number native trout trout 6,096,000 732,500 977,500 4,386,000 Grand t o t a l f o r y e a r 1906 6,096,000 Grand total 4,501,500 for year M a k i n g g r a n d total 1905 for biennial period 10,597,500 �BIENNIAL REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS. P r o b a b l y t h e most i m p o r t a n t r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s I h a v e t o m a k e c o n c e r n i n g c h a n g e in the G a m e and Fish L a w a r e a s follows: Section 4 of Division " A " provides f o r five Chief G a m e W a r d e n s a t a s a l a r y of $75.00 per m o n t h each. In m y j u d g m e n t t h i s s h o u l d be c h a n g e d t o r e a d ten Chief G a m e W a r d e n s , a t a s a l a r y of $l00.00 each, with the t r a v e l i n g expense a t $25.00 p e r month f o r each w a r d e n . A s the law n o w s t a n d s , a D e p u t y G a m e W a r d e n is paid more salary t h a n a Chief G a m e W a r d e n , b u t I w o u l d advise a c h a n g e in that: respect, for t h e reason t h a t t h e Chief G a m e W a r d e n is r e s p o n s i b l e directly to t h e Commissioner f o r all the w o r k done in his d i s t r i c t , while the d e p u t y has only his own a c t s to a c c o u n t for. Section 3 of Division " A " provides t h a t t h e Commissioner m a y a p p o i n t a clerk a t a s a l a r y of not exceeding $1,000.00 per ann u m , a n d this clerk is the only a s s i s t a n c e provided f o r the office work. Since t h a t provision of t h e law w a s passed, the w o r k of the d e p a r t m e n t h a s so g r e a t l y increased that it is impossible for one m a n to h a n d l e t h e e n t i r e w o r k of t h e office. I h a v e f o u n d if necessary d u r i n g my e n t i r e term of f o u r y e a r s in t h e office to call upon d i f f e r e n t w a r d e n s a n d my General S u p e r i n t e n d e n t of H a t c h e r i e s for a s s i s t a n c e in t h i s office work. A s it is necessary t h a t t h e Commissioner should b e absent f r o m t h e office for a very l a r g e part of t h e time in t r a v e l i n g over t h e S t a t e a n d a t t e n d i n g to m a t t e r s connected w i t h the d e p a r t m e n t and t h e enforcement: of t h e g a m e and fish law. a l m o s t the e n t i r e responsibility of t h e work of t h e office f a l l s upon t h e Chief Clerk. F o r this reason I would recommend that the law be so c h a n g e d as to m a k e t h e s a l a r y of the Chief Clerk $1,500.00. a n d t h a t an a s s i s t a n t t o him be provided for a t a salary not t o exceed $900.00 per year. Division " A " of Section 17 p r o t e c t s all fish, e x c e p t w h i t e salmon, suckers, c a r p a n d s q u a w fish. T h e law a l l o w s t h e s e fish to be seined by persons upon p r o c u r i n g a p e r m i t t h e r e f o r . These f o u r varieties of fish should not: be e x c e p t e d f r o m the operation of t h e g a m e law, but it should protect all fish alike, for the reason t h a t t h e s e f o u r varieties n a m e d not only c o n s t i t u t e food for man, b u t serve a s t h e very b e s t k i n d of food f o r a d u l t t r o u t ; also in t h e seining f o r t h e s e fish t r o u t a r e very likely to be t a k e n illegally, which is very difficult t o avoid. s p e c t f u l l y call the a t t e n t i o n of y o u r Excellency t o t h e f a c t t h a t the law as it now s t a n d s p e r m i t s a n open season on antelope, f r o m October 15 t o October 25, a n d on crested quail f r o m Nov e m b e r 1 to November 30, c o m m e n c i n g w i t h t h e y e a r 1907. U n l e s s some action is t a k e n by t h e G e n e r a l Assembly, t h e p e o p l e g e n e r a l l y will be allowed to kill a n y n u m b e r of a n t e l o p e a n d will also be allowed to kill crested quail. The open season f o r elk �33 GAME AND FISH C O M M I S S I O N E R OF COLORADO. opens on N o v e m b e r 1 a n d e n d s on November 5, c o m m e n c i n g with t h e y e a r 1907. U n l e s s the season is closed on t h e s e a n i m a l s , they, too, m a y b e killed w i t h o u t limit. I would recommend a c o n t i n u a n c e of t h e closed season on t h e s e a n i m a l s . T h e open season on deer, a s if is now, begins S e p t e m b e r 25 a n d e n d s October 10. A s t h i s is so l a t e in the fall t h a t t h e deer a r e driven down out of t h e m o u n t a i n s into t h e lower c o u n t r y , wheretheycan be very easily killed, the season s h o u l d be m a d e a little earlier in t h e y e a r so t h a t t h e s e a n i m a l s will n o t be killed in such g r e a t n u m b e r s . The g a m e law is m e a n t to p r o t e c t t h e g a m e a n d not to give the h u n t e r such g r e a t a d v a n t a g e over t h e deer and other a n i m a l s . I would recommend t h a t the season be placed back where it f o r m e r l y was. which w a s from S e p t e m b e r 15 t o S e p t e m b e r 30, and in s u p p o r t of t h i s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n I would like to give some s t a t i s t i c s s h o w i n g the n u m b e r of deer s h i p p e d f r o m t h e principal points, t a k e n f r o m the r e c o r d s of t h e express companies: Deer shipped from Rifle 1905-1906 .... 1903-1904 .... 78 Deer shipped from New Castle Deer shipped from Glenwood.. .... 173 418 By t h i s if is readily seen t h a t u n d e r t h e law a s it is a g r e a t m a n y more d e e r w e r e killed t h a n w h e n the season b e g a n ten d a y s earlier. Sub-Division 8 of Section 7 of Division " B " allows a person to t a k e 20 p o u n d s of t r o u t in one day. My r e c o m m e n d a t i o n would be t h a t t h i s be c h a n g e d , a l l o w i n g a person t o f a k e n o t more than 10 p o u n d s a day. T h e reason is, t h a t a g r e a t m a n y people go fishing on t h e G u n n i s o n a n d o t h e r s t r e a m s in t h e S t a t e a n d catch t h e limit every day a n d ship t h e m t o t h e i r f r i e n d s . This one t h i n g m o r e t h a n a n y t h i n g else t e n d s to d e p l e t e our s t r e a m s of fish. Section 1 of Division " G " provides t h a t no person shall h u n t g a m e " p r o t e c t e d by l a w " w i t h o u t having first p r o c u r e d a license. T h i s s h o u l d read, no person shall e n g a g e in h u n t i n g in t h i s S t a t e w i t h o u t h a v i n g first p r o c u r e d a license. T h e reason is, t h a t persons go out u n d e r p r e t e x t of h u n t i n g unprotected g a m e without a license a n d t h e n kill a n y a n d all protected g a m e they might h a p p e n to find. T h i s t h r o w s t h e burden of the proof, a s t h e law now is. u p o n the people to show that: t h e h u n t e r w a s a c t u a l l y h u n t i n g f o r p r o t e c t e d g a m e when he is f o u n d h u n t i n g in t h e field w i t h o u t a license. Section I, Division "II,'' provides t h a t no person shall act a s guide for a n y person or p a r t y h u n t i n g " p r o t e c t e d g a m e " without: 13 �34 B I E N N I A L REPORT h a v i n g first p r o c u r e d a license. This should be changed so t h a t it will be n e c e s s a r y f o r a n y person a c t i n g a s g u i d e f o r a person or p a r t y e n g a g e d in a n y k i n d of h u n t i n g t o t a k e o u t a guide license. Section 5, Division "L," provides for i m p r i s o n m e n t one day f o r each five d o l l a r s of line. This s h o u l d b e a m e n d e d t o read, " f o r each t w o dollars of fine a n d cost." Section 4, Division " G , " should be a m e n d e d t o read as follows: " N o person shall i m p o r t into t h i s S t a t e f r o m any o t h e r s t a t e or territory, or c o u n t r y , or h a v e in possession, or sell a n y g a m e or fish of t h e k i n d m e n t i o n e d in this act u n t i l h e shall h a v e procured f r o m t h e Commissioner a license a s a g a m e a n d fish imp o r t e r , b u t no such license shall a u t h o r i z e t h e i m p o r t a t i o n or sale of g a m e a n d fish, t h e k i l l i n g of which is not p e r m i t t e d by t h e l a w s of t h i s S t a t e . " Section 2, Division "M," should be amended to read, " F o r each Non-Resident G e n e r a l H u n t i n g License, $15.00," i n s t e a d of $25.00. a s it now reads. Section 7, Division " G , " p r o v i d e s t h a t , "All (hunting) licenses shall e x p i r e w i t h t h e c a l e n d a r y e a r in which issued." This act should he a m e n d e d so t h a t all h u n t i n g licenses shall e x p i r e on J u l y 1 of each year. T h i s would r e n d e r h u n t i n g licenses in force f r o m the 1st of J u l y one y e a r t o t h e 1st of J u l y t h e f o l l o w i n g year, i n s t e a d of f r o m t h e 1st: of J a n u a r y t o t h e 1st of J a n u a r y , a s t h e p r e s e n t law provides. The reason f o r t h i s c h a n g e is t h i s : U n d e r t h e law as it is we a r e compelled t o issue h u n t i n g licenses f r o m t h e 1st of J a n u a r y on, and it is t h e custom of t h e d e p a r t m e n t t o p r i n t on t h e h u n t i n g licenses notice of w h a t t h e open seasons are. If t h i s is d o n e a n d w i t h i n The n e x t t h r e e or f o u r m o n t h s t h e L e g i s l a t u r e m a k e s c h a n g e s in t h e open seasons, all t h e licenses t h a t h a v e been p r i n t e d a n d k e p t on h a n d or sent to C o u n t y C l e r k s for issuance, m u s t e i t h e r be destroyed, or else t h e people a r e w r o n g l y advised for t h e g r e a t e r p a r t of t h e y e a r as t o w h a t t h e open s e a s o n s on g a m e a r e . If licenses a r e issued b e g i n n i n g w i t h J u l y 1, it gives the C o m m i s s i o n e r a m p l e t i m e t o p r i n t n e w licenses with t h e open seasons thereon as m a d e by the L e g i s l a t u r e and they will be issued a t j u s t a b o u t t h e t i m e t h e new l a w will o r d i n a r i l y t a k e effect, p r o v i d i n g it is not passed w i t h t h e e m e r g e n c y clause. A n d I a m of t h e opinion t h a t t h e l a w s passed p e r t a i n i n g to t h i s dep a r t m e n t do not, as a rule, c o n t a i n t h e e m e r g e n c y clause. I would most e a r n e s t l y r e c o m m e n d t h e removal of the R o u t t C o u n t y F i s h H a t c h e r y f r o m its present location t o a point, in or very n e a r t h e t o w n of S t e a m b o a t S p r i n g s . T h e r e w a s l e f t in app r o p r i a t i o n f o r m a i n t e n a n c e of t h e R o u t t C o u n t y H a t c h e r y on May 14, 1906, t h e sum of $1,191.91, which could have been b e t t e r used f o r t h e removal of t h i s h a t c h e r y t h a n f o r any o t h e r p u r p o s e . I applied to t h e A u d i t o r of S t a t e t o allow m e t o d r a w v o u c h e r �GAMEANDF I S H C O M M I S S I O N E R OF COLORADO. 35 for a s much of t h a t s u m as was necessary f o r t h e removal of t h i s h a t c h e r y , hut t h e A t t o r n e y General advised him t h a t t h a t money could not be used f o r t h a t purpose, a n d t h a t t h e only way t h e h a t c h e r y could be moved w a s t h r o u g h a n act of the L e g i s l a t u r e a u t h o r i z i n g the same. On t h e p r e s e n t site of the h a t c h e r y t h e r e is no w a t e r supply, b u t the w a t e r h a s to be b r o u g h t f o r t w o miles t h r o u g h an open i r r i g a t i n g ditch, a p a r t of which r u n s t h r o u g h a stock p a s t u r e . By t h e t i m e the w a t e r r e a c h e s t h e h a t c h e r y it is unfit for h a t c h ing purposes, and it is n e s t to impossible to successfully o p e r a t e t h e h a t c h e r y w i t h t h e s u p p l y of w a t e r now available. A law should be passed by the L e g i s l a t u r e either a u t h o r i z i n g t h e sale of t h e p r e s e n t h a t c h e r y and t h e erection of a new h a t c h e r y at S t e a m b o a t Springs, or else a p p r o p r i a t i n g a t least one t h o u s a n d d o l l a r s a n d a u t h o r i z i n g t h e r e m o v a l of same as herein set f o r t h . I w o u l d also r e c o m m e n d t h a t in a p p r o p r i a t i n g s u m s of money f o r t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of t h e several h a t c h e r i e s of t h e S t a t e t h e y all be included in a l u m p sum, which is t o be used for t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of all the hatcheries. The reason f o r t h i s is, t h a t some y e a r s it is n e c e s s a r y to use m u c h more f o r m a i n t a i n i n g one h a t c h e r y t h a n f o r o t h e r years, w h i l e some o t h e r h a t c h e r y may not r e q u i r e as much a s is a p p r o p r i a t e d for its m a i n t e n a n c e . If t h e a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e h a t c h e r y not r e q u i r i n g a s much f o r its m a i n t e n a n c e a s h a s been a p p r o p r i a t e d f o r it could be d r a w n on f o r the benefit of a n o t h e r h a t c h e r y , t h e t r o u b l e w o u l d be avoided, b u t a s I a m advised t h i s can not be done u n d e r t h e law. it would be much b e t t e r to m a k e one a p p r o p r i a t i o n covering t h e m a i n t e n a n c e of all of t h e h a t c h e r i e s . Some y e a r s we are a b l e t o m a k e only one h a t c h at a h a t c h e r y , while at some other h a t c h e r y we can m a k e t h r e e h a t c h e s of fish, and this h a t c h e r y m u s t be m a i n t a i n e d a t c o n s i d e r a b l e e x p e n s e for the y e a r r o u n d . This s h o w s why it t a k e s m o r e some y e a r s t o m a i n t a i n a h a t c h e r y t h a n it does f o r others, a n d a s t a t e d a m o u n t a p p r o p r i a t e d each y e a r is very likely to become insufficient t o m a i n t a i n t h a t p a r t i c u l a r h a t c h e r y d u r i n g t h e y e a r t h a t the greatest a m o u n t of work is done. Owing t o the great i m p o r t a n c e of the m a t t e r involved, I deem it highly advisable t h a t t h e Sixteenth General Assembly t a k e some action in r e g a r d to public fishing. F o r your information I will say t h a t p a r t of Sub-Division 7, Section 7, Division " B , " of t h e G a m e Law, r e a d i n g a s f o l l o w s : " P r o v i d e d , T h a t t h e public shall h a v e t h e r i g h t to fish in a n y s t r e a m in t h i s S t a t e stocked a t public expense, s u b j e c t t o action in t r e s p a s s f o r a n y d a m a g e d o n e p r o p e r t y a l o n g t h e b a n k s of any such s t r e a m , " h a s been declared u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l b y our S u p r e m e Court, A s the law now s t a n d s , t h e r e is very g r e a t d a n g e r of p r i v a t e i n t e r e s t s o b t a i n i n g control of t h e best fishing in our Colorado s t r e a m s , to t h e g r e a t d e t r i m e n t of t h e public. I deem if very u r g e n t t h a t t h i s A s s e m b l y t a k e such action as will p r o t e c t t h e �36 B I E N N I A L REPORT people in t h e i r r i g h t s of fishing, e i t h e r by p r o v i d i n g t h a t the S t a t e m a y own the fishing s t r e a m s t h r o u g h c o n d e m n a t i o n proeeedings or f o r some o t h e r m e a n s of e n a b l i n g a citizen of the S t a t e t o t a k e fish belonging to the people f r o m the public w a t e r s ��G A M E AND F I S H C O M M I S S I O N E R OF COLORADO. 37 A m o u n t of m o n e y n e c e s s a r y to a p p r o p r i a t e t o c a r r y on t h e d i f f e r e n t b r a n c h e s of t h e G a m e a n d F i s h D e p a r t m e n t f o r t h e bie n n i a l period, D e c e m b e r 1, 1906, to N o v e m b e r 30, 1908. Forest G a m e a n d Fish Commissioner salary $ 3,000 00 Forest Game and Fish Commissioner, expenses 1,200.00 Chief Clark (and S t e n o g r a p h e r ) 3,000.00 Clerical assistance 1,800.00 G a m e a n d F i s h W a r d e n s , s a l a r i e s (10 a t $100 e a c h . 24,000.00 G a m e a n d F i s h W a r d e n s , t r a v e l i n g e x p e n s e s (10) Special G a m e W a r d e n 6,000.00 (I), s a l a r y 2,400.00 S p e c i a l G a m e W a r d e n (I), t r a v e l i n g expenses ..... 1,200.00 Superintendent, State Fish Hatcheries, salary 2,400.00 Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries, traveling expenses Six Superintendents, Durango, Emerald Lakes, Gunnison, Springs, Sulphur Springs and Steamboat Springs Superintendent Denver Hatchery F o r Maintenance Seven Hatcheries For Distributing Ova and Young Fry G a t h e r i n g Spawn for all Hatcheries 800.00 Glenwood 10,800.00 2,400.00 12,600.00 800.00 2,400.00 Respectfully s u b m i t t e d , J O H N M. W O O D A R D , S t a t e G a m e a n d Fish Commissioner. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/a5a4707a0053aadc143cd57a931643d0.pdf 2b98a4c2eeac79a0700c945ada535222 PDF Text Text �Copyright 1907, b y P. Hondius. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SHEEP IN ESTES PARK. �Biennial Report OF THE State Game and Fish Commissioner OF THE State of Colorado For the Years 1907 and 1908 D A V I D E. F A R R , Commissioner C A R L O S W . LAKE, Deputy Commissioner D E N V E R , COLORADO T H E S M I T H - B R O O K S P R I N T I N G CO., S T A T E P R I N T E R S 1908 �STATE OF COLORADO. D E P A R T M E N T OF G A M E A N D F I S H . David E. Farr, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Commissioner Carlos W . Lake, Golden, Jefferson County, Deputy Commissioner R. L. Spargur, Denver, Chief Clerk J. F. Engel, Denver, Special Chief Game Warden W . D. Wilson, Creede, Chief Came Warden, First District F. P. Addleman, Hotchkiss, Chief Game Warden, Second District Fred A. Gordon, Glenwood Springs, Chief Game Warden, Third District Chas. A. Purinton, Yampa, Chief Game Warden, Fourth District W . V . Roberts, Fort Collins, Chief Game Warden, Fifth District W. S. Kincaid, Denver, General Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries S. E. Land, Denver, Superintendent Denver Hatchery W. H. Corum, Gunnison. Superintendent Gunnison Hatchery L. S. Barnes, Durango, Superintendent Durango Hatchery Loren Bassett, Del Norte, Superintendent Del Norte Hatchery H. T. Dawson, Glenwood Springs, Superintendent Glenwood Hatchery Chas. Dowdell, Sulphur Springs, Superintendent Grand County Hatchery W . J. Breckel, Steamboat Springs. Superintendent Routt County Hatchery John F. Gamsby, Durango, Superintendent Emerald Lakes Hatchery �LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. Department of Game and Fish. Denver, Colorado, December 1, 1908. To His Excellency, H E N R Y A. B U C H T E L , Governor of the State of Colorado. Dear Sir—Herewith I submit biennial report for the years 1907 and 1908, of the transactions of the Game and Fish Department; and I sincerely hope that same will meet with your approval. In carrying on the work of this Department it has been my aim at all times to so conduct the affairs of the office as not to reflect in any way upon your administration, and I hope that purpose has been accomplished. I desire to take advantage of this opportunity to express my sincere thanks for the kind consideration, encouragement and assistance that you have rendered the Department in every way. Y o u r s very truly, D A V I D E. F A R R , Commissioner. �D E E R IN R O U T T COUNTY, �Biennial Report O F THE State G a m e and Fish Commissioner The Game and Pish Department has been making rapid progress since the close of the last Democratic administration and is soon to become practically upon a self-supporting basis. During the last few years more convictions have been secured for violations of the game law and more lines have been paid than ever before in the history of the State. Game conditions generally have improved, with some exceptions, while respect for the game laws, and public sentiment regarding them, have improved to a still greater extent. It has been my aim to organize a force of good, conscientious men who had no favorites to play and who were not afraid to perform their duties as they found them. In selecting men to fill the positions of game warden, great care has been exercised to select the best men for the place at all times. Owing to the sentiment of a large number of people with respect to the game laws, it has been a little difficult to always find the man who would best perform the duties of game warden. In different parts of the State there live a great many people who never have and who do not take the game law quite as seriously as they should, and consequently no one who could be found could enforce the game law to the liking of this class of people. The work of a game warden is by no means easy. He has his simple duty to perform, and beyond that he must perform it in a way that satisfies the people of the community in which he works, or else he is the subject of undue criticism and consequently ill feeling is sometimes aroused. It is true that a man employed to fill the position of game warden may be qualified to attend strictly to the duties pertaining to that office, but he is not always qualified to do it in such a way as to meet the approval of the people generally. I have always made an effort throughout my administration of the affairs of this Department to select such men as would at all times render courteous treatment to the people with whom they came in contact. It has always seemed to me that merely because a warden found it necessary to make an arrest, it is no reason why he should make a life-long enemy out of the person he has arrested. No one blames an officer f o r performing a sworn duty, and even though it becomes necessary to take violators into custody and have them tried in our courts, if proper treatment is rendered these persons and they are given a square deal, no occasion is �found for criticism, and as a rule no criticism is offered; but there are people who seem to think that a game warden trying to enforce the law is in the worst business on earth and that he necessarily must be one of the worst men on earth. It goes without saying that this class of people are not fair-minded, and that they would criticise, no matter whether they were right or wrong, or whether the treatment they received was good or bad. Outside of merely performing their duties, the wardens throughout the State have, f o r the most part, been men who take an interest in all things that tend toward game protection. Their efforts, generally speaking, official and otherwise, have met with success. Not only have most all kinds of game existing within the boundaries of the State increased, but the protection which has been afforded, together with the interest which our people generally are taking, have done much toward allaying the fears of many persons that game is now all but extinct. In some localities in the State, which are very sparsely populated and off from the public highways, it has been found very difficult to afford competent protection f o r the game, as the only way that could be accomplished would be to have a trusty warden watch every individual who was inclined to hunt out of season; but outside of these few places the sportsmen and people generally are now respecting the law and living up to it, I might say to the letter. Practically all market hunting and game slaughter have been wiped out, and all that remains now is to see that the game is not too rapidly killed off by the passage of laws allowing the hunting season to remain open too long. There is great danger of this, and in my opinion our last Legislature made a lamentable mistake in extending the season on deer and in allowing the killing of does and f a w n s ; however, I shall make recommendations in regard to these matters later on. Although this action was a mistake, I believe that our next Legislature can correct the error and thus prevent any further harm being done. Outside of that I know of no cases where our game has suffered to any great extent, although considerable effort has been necessary in some instances to make the people understand that our game laws must be respected. The members of the Game and Fish Department throughout the present administration have acted harmoniously, and altogether the standard of the Department has been raised. During the present biennial period to date there have been 174 persons arrested and convicted for violating the game and fish laws, and these persons have paid into the courts as fines and costs $8,651.06, which is an increase over last biennial period of $3,576.13. During the year 1907 there were 29,377 resident hunting licenses issued; 70 non-resident general hunting licenses and 6 non-resident bird hunting licenses, and during the year 1908. up to November 30th, there have been issued 37,853 resident hunting licenses; 27 non-resident general hunting licenses and 12 non-resident bird hunting licenses. The records of this Department show that during the year 1903, the first year that �the law requiring hunting licenses took effect, there were issued 15,184 resident hunting licenses, so that, during the six years that the law has been in force, the number taken out at the present time considerably more than doubles the number taken out the first year, which shows that the people generally are becoming more and more observant of our game laws. PHEASANTS. Probably greater advancement has been made in the propagation and distribution during the past two years of pheasants than of any other game. It is obvious that the larger species of game animals can hardly be propagated by artificial means and that, f o r the most part, they must necessarily be left to their natural increase, but in the case of pheasants, however, the State, as well as private individuals, has done so much toward bringing a large number of pheasants to the State that there probably exists three or f o u r times as many wild pheasants to-day within our boundaries as there did two years ago. Different persons, and particularly Mr. W . P. Kendrick, of Denver, have taken such an interest in assisting with the raising and distribution of pheasants that these birds may now be said to be plentiful in some parts of the State. W e are greatly indebted to Mr. Kendrick f o r a donation of one hundred of these birds to the State last spring, and he has taken up the raising of pheasants on a very large scale, and in addition has raised and liberated an almost innumerable number of these birds. F o r the most part, the Chinese Ring Neck variety has been given particular attention, though several other varieties of the same bird have been brought into the State, and as a rule great assistance has been rendered the Department by ranchers and other individuals in caring f o r and assisting in the protection of these birds, though in some cases thoughtless violators have destroyed them. As yet these birds are hardly plentiful enough to warrant an open season being made upon them, but if the same increase in number is made in the future as has been in the past two years, it will not take many years until there will be enough pheasants to afford hunting for everybody. Because of particular attention paid to this class of game I do not deem it out of place to give more than passing notice to it in this report, and so include some general observations relative to pheasants and pheasant raising which may be of some interest. So far as the State is concerned, its propagation of pheasants has been more or less of an experiment; though this has been conducted on a comparatively small scale, still I think this has enabled me to make some suggestions which might be valuable in the future. In order to properly care f o r pheasants donated to the State by Mr. Kendrick, I deemed it necessary to construct pheasant pens at the Denver Pish Hatchery especially for these birds, and have left the matter of raising them largely to my superintendent of that hatchery. Pheasant multiply with great rapidity, the Asiatic variety, which kind were donated to �the State, laying enormously in captivity; the eggs are hatched under common domestic hens. In the wild state, pheasants produce from twelve to fifteen eggs at each setting, although as many as seventeen chicks have been taken from one hatching, the period of incubation being about twenty-four days. They commence to lay sometimes in March, but usually in April and May, and often lay only every other day. The pheasant is truly a game bird in every sense of the word, being rapid in flight, hardy, cunning in covert, and toothsome; it can not be tamed, as it has not the instinct of domestication. The pheasant is decidedly insectivorous; the value of this bird to the agriculturist is not yet appreciated, but the pheasant is one of the best friends that the farmer or rancher has. It is estimated that hundreds of dollars' worth of products will be saved to the farmers and fruit growers of this State, taken as a whole, through the introduction of this bird. A recent estimate by the president of the National Association of Audubon Societies is that agricultural crops to the enormous value of $800,000,000 are annually destroyed by insects, "entirely due to the rapid decrease of insect-destroying birds." The pheasant is a terrestrial bird, seeking its food, making its nest and rearing its young on the surface of the ground; because of the fact that it is a bird of considerable size and is very rapid in flight, it is one of our very best game birds, and is much sought after by the hunters. The introduction of pheasants into this State should be encouraged by all who take any interest in game matters. The Mongolian-Asiatic pheasant, or the common ring-neck, the kind introduced, is perhaps the hardiest of any of the pheasants and more prolific for breeding in the open, and are birds that will remain within the boundaries of our State the year round. It can easily stand the heat of the summer and the cold of the winter, and is apparently unaffected by the sudden changes in climate. I would suggest, however, that if the State is to continue in the propagation of pheasants, that an appropriation of two or three thousand dollars be made f o r the purpose of employing a caretaker for these birds and for purchasing eggs and breeding them, and f o r the incidental expenses of raising and distributing them. Facilities at the Denver hatchery could be very easily provided for, and as many pheasants as the State would care to handle, for the present at least, and as this is a central point for the railroads, distribution from here to any part of the State could be very easily made. In my opinion it would be far better to hatch these birds at the hatchery under an experienced man and ship live birds, rather than to ship the eggs, as has been done under the present administration, because of the lack of funds and facilities f o r employing any other method. A great many of the eggs are damaged in shipment, and comparatively small per cent, of the birds hatch from them after they have undergone the jar incident to the shipment, and I am inclined to believe that by far greater per cent, of birds could be raised �by shipping them alive than by shipping the eggs and then attempting to hatch the eggs with inexperienced people after shipment is made. About one thousand pheasant eggs were distributed over different parts of the State during the past summer from the Denver hatchery, and I must say that reports received from parties to whom these were shipped, as to what success they had, were not very encouraging. W e also distributed fifty-six live birds in different parts of the State, generally sending them out in f r o m one to six pairs in a place. CAPERCAILZIE. Our last Legislature made an appropriation of two thousand dollars for importing and bringing into this State capercailzie, or black game birds. These birds do not exist in America except where they have been brought in, and consequently it is necessary to bring them f r o m European countries, principally Norway and Sweden. They are among the finest game birds in existence, and Colorado could not do better in affording sport for its hunters than to thoroughly stock the State with these birds. Owing, however, to the fact that they must be brought from such distance, the expense necessarily connected with the procuring of these birds is so great that the two thousand dollars appropriated by the Legislature would hardly serve for more than an experiment. However, immediately after the passage of the bill I began making preparations to carry out the intent of the act, but at that time was advised by the State Auditor that the money appropriated was not available, consequently no arrangements could be completed until such time as the money could be obtained. In the late spring of the year 1908 I was advised by the State Auditor that this appropriation had become available, and I opened up correspondence with many dealers of game, both American and foreign, and from reports received I found that it would be practically impossible to make an importation of the birds needed before December or January of the coining winter, and as the money appropriated f o r this purpose would not be available after November 30th, the close of the biennial period for which it was appropriated, I could see no way to perfect arrangements for the importation of these birds; therefore the intent of the Legislature in passing this act could not be carried out, because the money appropriated was not available at a time when it could be used. If the matter of stocking our State with the birds mentioned is again before the Legislature, I would recommend that a larger appropriation be made, and that the money he available at once in order that it may be used to advantage. QUAIL. Colorado has two varieties of quail, besides the ptarmigan, that are worth mentioning, but these are perhaps the very finest kind; I refer to the bob white quail and what is ordinarily called the crested quail. Our Legislature in the past very wisely closed �the season on these birds, and we are just now beginning to realize the benefits of this action. Throughout all the agricultural districts of the State the bob white quail is increasing. It is true that this bird does not exist in such numbers any place in the State as to warrant the opening of the season on it, but by the continuance of wise laws and effective protection the time will come when the sportsmen can be given a chance to hunt bob white quail, as well as other game. This bird is perhaps one of the very best of all game birds, and the very strictest protection on it at all times should be encouraged. Crested quail have likewise become more plentiful under some years of closed season until they have become very plentiful in some parts of the State. Perhaps the crested quail is found in greater quantities in the valleys of the western slope, where they are reported in some cases to have become a little troublesome to the ranchers and fruit growers. Complaints have been filed with this office as to the damage done by these birds; and while, for the most part, I think most of these complaints are made by persons who want only an excuse to kill the birds, still there are perhaps some cases where protection to the ranchers may be needed. It might be well for the Legislature to consider the opening of the season on crested quail in some localities, provided the season be a short one and the number of birds to be taken be very limited. These birds should not be slaughtered, nor should their increase be discouraged, except as a matter of protection to persons who have been troubled by them. There are other varieties of quail, principally among which are the California quail. These do not exist to any great extent, and consequently their protection, as well as the protection on ptarmigan, should be encouraged. DEER. Perhaps the best sport afforded to the hunters of our State is on trips made in search of deer. Deer are the only large edible game animals which can now be hunted in Colorado, and for this reason, among others, more people go hunting f o r deer than any other kind of game, outside of duck shooting. Time was in Colorado when deer were so plentiful that it seemed almost as though they never would be killed off, but with the increase in population and the more general settling up of the State the deer have been killed until now they must be carefully protected or future generations will not have an opportunity to hunt them, even as much as we are hunting them to-day. Had it not been for laws protecting the deer and the strictest enforcement of these laws Colorado would be to-day without any large edible game that would be available for the person who desired to hunt. Deer are probably now our most valuable asset in the game line, and for that reason we can not be too careful in regulating the killing of them. As it is deer have increased in the last five or six years until perhaps since the law passed by our last Legislature went into effect. The operation of this law has done a great deal toward exterminating ��the deer and if allowed to continue it will not be many years until the deer will be very scarce indeed. During my administration I have given particular attention to the hunting of deer and spent both of the game seasons out in the field in the deer country. The manner in which the deer were slaughtered during the last season has convinced me that legislation is needed on this subject and that it should not be delayed. A f t e r the people generally learned what the effect of our new law was there began a wholesale killing of the deer. This can not be allowed in the future, as it has been in the past, especially if it means the large increase in the number of deer killed. During the season just closed more deer of both sexes and all ages were killed than probably have been killed in any one year within the last eight or ten, and I should say fifty per cent, more deer were killed the past year than were the year previous under the same l a w ; consequently it is imperative that our Legislature do something to check the killing of deer in vast numbers. There are several ways in which this check might be made, but the most important of all is a change in the open season and in the limit upon the deer. The law existing immediately prior to the passage of our present law forbade the killing of any deer, except that each person could kill one deer with horns. That excluded the killing of fawns of either sex and the killing of does. This afforded the deer an opportunity to increase in their natural way, and during the years that law was in existence a marked increase was noted, practically all over the State where deer are f o u n d ; but under our present law, taking into consideration the loss of fawns, because of the killing and crippling of the mother, and the separating of the fawns f r o m the does, leaving the former in the deep snows of the mountains and the consequent exposure to all the natural enemies of its kind, I believe I am safe in saying that by far a larger per cent, of the does and fawns were lost to the State than of bucks. This tends more than anything else to the extermination of the deer. In order to increase the deer the does must be protected first in order that they may bear increase and the increase must likewise be protected until it can be given a chance to mature and produce more of its kind. Some idea of the increase in the number of deer killed during the last season over that of five years ago is given from the following comparisons, which are taken from the records of the different railroads: 1903 1908 Deer shipped f r o m Rifle 37 520 Deer shipped from New Castle 34 160 Deer shipped from Glenwood 8 7 Totals 79 687 From close observation and careful estimate and reports sent me I am of the opinion that during the last open season on deer probably 2,500 were killed within the State. This is probably due largely to the fact that under our present license system �a man can, and probably does, take out a license f o r each member of the family, and then kills a deer on all of the licenses himself; whereas, the law provides that only one deer can be killed on one license. On my last trip to the deer country I met one party where a license had been issued to a six year old boy, the coupon from the license was detached and placed on a carcass of a deer, and the members of the party actually told me that the deer was killed by the boy. Other incidents of this kind occurred, all of which goes to show that some change is needed. The law as it existed two years ago was suitable to the true hunter and to the individual who desired a deer to hang in his smokehouse for future use, but the wanton slaughter of does and fawns under our present law will in a few years almost complete the extermination of the deer in this State. The open season should be at a time when the deer are in their summer haunts, and this would consequently compel the hunter to seek f o r game in such places, instead of laying along a trail over which the deer run, where they have been driven out of the mountains by the deep snow and are seeking lower altitude, and thereby carrying on a ruthless slaughter, as is the case under the present law. In this connection I desire to say further that the opinion seems to be generally concurred in, that under our law as it stood two years ago too many bucks were being killed off and thus preventing an increase of deer. I am firmly convinced that this opinion is erroneous. It is true that under the operation of the old law more does were probably seen by the hunters in the field than bucks, and because the does were not accompanied by fawns the hunter came to the conclusion that the does were barren. In a great many of these cases the does were probably out feeding, not a great distance away from their young, and as is natural would return in a short time. In other cases the young may have been killed off by other wild animals which are their natural enemy, and in still other cases the young may have been killed by persons who had no more manhood than to kill any kind of a deer they might come to. In my opinion it would be practically impossible for a condition of affairs to come about where there would be too many does for the number of bucks. F o r the purpose of breeding only one buck is needed for as many does as he could find and could find him, as everyone familiar with these animals well knows, the doe, during the running season, looks just as hard for the buck as the buck does for the doe; consequently there is no occasion to feel that there are not enough bucks for the number of does. When the change was made in our law it threw open the season on all kinds of deer, whether small or large, whether they were young or full grown. No true sportsman deigns to kill a doe or a defenseless fawn while on his hunting trip, but there were plenty of persons who were only too glad to shoot down anything they could find, consequently a larger number of does and fawns were killed and crippled in my opinion than bucks. In a great many instances, where the does were killed, there were probably �fawns that died, either naturally or were killed for the want of protection by the mother deer. In this way more damage has been done toward the extermination of the deer in the last two years than was probably done during all the years that the old law remained in effect. I can not be too emphatic in my recommendation that the law be changed back to where it was two years ago. ELK. It has become necessary upon different occasions since my coining into this office to rigorously prosecute persons guilty of killing elk; notwithstanding that a check had been made upon persons who had for years continued to slaughter the elk. In consequence of this check it begins to look as though we might save the elk we have with a fair chance of increase. In some parts of the State complaints were made against persons who f r o m their actions seemed willing to kill what few remaining elk there were, if it lay within their power to do so. Upon information received at this office as to the killing of elk I set about to gather evidence and after some weeks of difficult research on the part of some of my wardens and the officers of Grand County, we at last got sufficient evidence together to begin prosecutions of these cases; trials were conducted for some considerable time and at great expense, both to Grand County and to the State, but we succeeded in convicting three persons who were implicated in the killing of three different elk. all of one sawmill camp. This, though expensive, has had the desired effect in that part of the State and I do not believe the elk will suffer much at the hands of violators f o r a few years at least. Perhaps there are more elk in Routt County than in any other part of the State, and here there are several herds of 150 to 200 elk in each herd. The number of young elk seen by different ones encourages me in the belief that if these animals are allowed to go unmolested for a few years longer a marked increase in their number will be noticeable. Smaller bands of elk have been observed f r o m time to time in other localities of the State, and altogether there are a great many of these animals still roaming our mountains and valleys. MOUNTAIN SHEEP AND ANTELOPE. Special effort has been made to protect these animals during the last t w o years and I am led to believe with considerable success. Several successful prosecutions of sheep killers were had and in each case penalties of sufficient magnitude imposed to set a good example to others who might be inclined to offend the law in this particular. There are large bands of mountain sheep in different parts of the State, notably: in Chaffee, Teller, Clear Creek, Gunnison, Pitkin, Garfield and Routt Counties. Very few violations with respect to antelope have been reported or discovered by the department, and in each of these cases �sufficient evidence was found to bring about the conviction of parties guilty of killing them. The antelope exist for the most part in the eastern part of the State, f r o m north to the southern boundaries, and are frequently seen in quite large numbers. F r o m recent investigations made and by actual count I believe there are in the neighborhood of from five to six thousand antelope in the State, and of these there are about four hundred that have been seen recently and counted in the neighborhood of Fort Morgan. Reports have been made f r o m time to time that non-residents were coming across the Kansas line and killing antelope, but I am led to believe that these reports, for the most part, are not well founded, and I think these animals are well on the way to a noticeable increase and I strongly recommend a continued closed season on same. There are of course many other species of game animals and also game birds in Colorado, some of which the law permits the killing of, but they do not exist in any great numbers, except ducks and geese, comparatively speaking, and consequently I do not deem it advisable to make more than passingnotice of them. Probably more persons go duck hunting in Colorado in the course of a year than hunt for any other kind of game, and as these are migratory birds and are found only during certain times of the year, except perhaps in some of the higher altitudes, it seems to me the citizens of Colorado should have the same right to hunt them as the citizens of our neighboring States, consequently I see no reason why any change should be made in our liberal open season on these birds. INDIANS. During former administrations, and in fact ever since the earliest times of the State, our game has suffered a great deal at the hands of the Indians. In times gone by the matter has been taken up through the United States authorities in Washington and attempts made to control the Indians through their various agencies. A s this is a roundabout way of getting at the situation, and as it is not possible to get prompt action which is required, I have thought it best to try and handle the situation entirely f r o m this office. Whatever rights the Indians may have to take our game, I have deemed it my duty to enforce the law in regard to them, just the same as with all other persons. In order to prevent their slaughter of deer and other game and carrying it out of the State in large numbers it has been necessary during the fall of each year of this administration to place additional men in the countries where these Indians are in the habit of making their raids in order to afford proper protection, and as a rule it has been a comparatively easy matter to handle the Indian situation, as they have never at any time during my administration offered any violence, or refused to comply with my requests to desist f r o m hunting contrary to law. However, it has been necessary to spend a part of the game fund in employing men to give this matter their �MITCHELL CREEK. A n Ideal Mountain Stream, W h e r e the Glenwood State Fish H a t c h e r y Located. is �attention. During the falls of 1907 and 1908 it became necessary to put in the W h i t e River Country from six to eight extra Deputy Game W a r d e n s for the sole purpose of guarding against Indian intrusions. During the winter of 1907 and 1908 I found it necessary to put several men in the field to remain permanently in order to watch these Indians. Out of the large amount used for Deputy Game Wardens between five and six thousand dollars have been spent in guarding against and protecting game f r o m the Indians. This of course includes the amount spent in guarding against Indians in several different parts of the State where they have been in the habit of hunting. Besides the W h i t e River country mentioned, the Indians have caused some trouble throughout the Southwest part of the State, generally speaking and practically in and around La Plata County. W h e n taking into consideration the real protection afforded the game b y repelling and guarding against these Indian invasions I believe that the money paid out in this direction has been well spent. F I N A N C I A L C O N D I T I O N OF T H E D E P A R T M E N T . The financial condition of the department is very gratifying indeed, especially the receipts, as they were nearly double the receipts for the biennial period for 1903 and 1904, the receipts for that period being $25,489.23. The receipts for the biennial period of 1905 and 1906 were $35,115.67 and for the present biennial period $49,112.36, showing an increase over the last biennial period of $13,996.69. This is accounted for principally by the fact that by keeping more men in the field and by the people generally obtaining a better understanding of the game laws, more revenue has been produced by additional licenses, certificates, permits and invoices of all kinds being issued. Though this report shows that considerable more money has been spent during the present administration f o r game wardens, in excess of the five Chief Game W a r d e n s provided for by the statutes, and also for fish eggs than heretofore, I believe that the benefits derived will greatly exceed the cost: That is to say, the receipts of the office have been correspondingly higher than the amount expended in an attempt to enforce the law. The total amount appropriated and available for the various branches of the work for the years 1907 and 1908, including the bills providing for a Deputy Commissioner, building of Del Norte hatchery and Superintendent's residence at that point, the building of a Superintendent's residence at Glenwood hatchery, and improvements to be made at Durango. Routt County and Grand County hatcheries, and the building of fish ponds and stocking the State with capercailzie was $64,100.00. Of this amount we have used $60,029.15, leaving a balance of the appropriations not used of $4,070.85. �Detailed report of financial condition given below: RECEIPTS FROM DECEMBER 1, 1900, T O N O V E M B E R Received f r o m county clerks for resident hunting licenses 30, 1908. $20,948.50 Resident hunting licenses issued by c o m m i s s i o n e r ' s o f f i c e 8,878.00 Non-resident general hunting licenses 2,375.50 N o n - r e s i d e n t b i r d h u n t i n g l i c e n s e s (18) 117.50 Lakes, parks and renewals of s a m e 1,282.00 Preserves and renewals of s a m e Importers' 373.00 licenses 2,866.55 Guide licenses 300.00 Permits to seine f o r suckers, c a r p and squawfish Taxidermists' licenses Transportation permits 708.00 Specimen certificate tags Importation 105.00 certificates Seizures and sale of g a m e a n d 81.00 747.90 104.00 fish 490.60 R e c e i v e d f o r fines i m p o s e d o n v i o l a t o r s 2,006.23 Received f r o m insurance company—Del Norte Hatchery 1,500.00 Miscellaneous, Total fish receipts tags, storage permits, etc 288.58 $49,112.36 �DISBURSEMENTS. Paid deputy game wardens $28,636.97 Paid f o r legal services—Special attorneys and expenses 1,440.05 F o r extra clerical services 899.99 Paid f o r t e a m hire a c c o u n t of Indians 13.30 R e f u n d for permits taken up and cancelled 26.12 Paid f o r fish e g g s 2,567.63 Court costs and witness fees—Bush case 55.65 P a i d f o r s e i z u r e s of g a m e a n d t a x i d e r m y w o r k 441.25 Office expense, express charges, telegrams and telephones 693.66 Paid for postage 200.00 Del Norte Fish H a t c h e r y 2,076.22 Paid for printing 1,364.36 G r a n d C o u n t y elk c a s e 198.65 P a i d f o r i n s u r a n c e on s t a t e b u i l d i n g s 582.00 Paid for maintenance of hatcheries Expense of commissioner 2.030.83 attending Game and Fish Wardens' National Convention, Yellowstone Park Expenses of delegates attending International 238.60 Congress of Fisheries, Washington, D. C F. A. Sanders, special accountant, Total 405.15 checking office 100.00 disbursements $41,971.43 A m o u n t o n h a n d D e c e m b e r 1, 1906 $ 2,981.66 Total receipts f o r biennial period 49,112.36 A m o u n t deposited with State Treasurer A m o u n t used d u r i n g b i e n n i a l p e r i o d Balance $52,094.02 41,971.43 $10,122.59 �STATE GAME AND B y appropriation f o r the FISH COMMISSIONER—SALARY fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 T o J. M . W o o d a r d FUND. $ 3,600.00 $ 300.00 To D. E. F a r r 3,300.00 3,600.00 STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER—TRAVELING B y appropriation f o r the fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 EXPENSE. $ 1,200.00 T o D. E. F a r r 1,199.80 Balance $ DEPUTY STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER—SALARY B y appropriation for fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 FUND. $ 3,000.00 T o C. W . L a k e 2,458.33 Balance $ DEPUTY .20 STATE GAME AND FISH 541.67 COMMISSIONER—TRAVELING EXPENSE. B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r t h e fiscal y e a r s 1907 and 1908 $ 800.00 T o C. W . L a k e 582.30 Balance $ CLERK AND STENOGRAPHER—SALARY B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d FUND. 1908 $ 2,000.00 T o R. L. Spargur GENERAL 2,000.00 SUPERINTENDENT SALARY B y appropriation for fiscal STATE FISH HATCHERIES- FUND. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 2,400.00 T o W . S. K i n c a i d GENERAL $ 2,400.00 SUPERINTENDENT STATE TRAVELING B y appropriation for fiscal FISH HATCHERIES— EXPENSE. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 T o W . S. $ Kincaid 800.00 792.16 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT DENVER HATCHERY—SALARY B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 To G. H. Thomson T o S. E . L a n d Total 217.70 FUND. $ 2,400.00 $ 761.30 1,638.70 7.84 �MAINTENANCE DENVER By appropriation for To fiscal HATCHERY. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 1,800.00 maintenance 1,797.77 Balance . SUPERINTENDENT B y appropriation for GUNNISON HATCHERY—SALARY fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ FUND. $ 1,800.00 T o S. E . L a n d $ 327.50 To W . H. Corum 1.472.50 Total $ 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE GUNNISON HATCHERY. B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 1.800.00 To maintenance 1,804.98 Overdrawn $ SUPERINTENDENT By appropriation for fiscal DURANGO HATCHERY—SALARY y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 4.98 FUND. $ 1,800.00 T o L . S. B a r n e s 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE By appropriation for To 2.23 fiscal DURANGO HATCHERY. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 1,800.00 maintenance 1,785.73 Balance 14.27 SUPERINTENDENT EMERALD LAKES—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d .1908 $ 1,800.00 T o John F. G a m s b y 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE B y appropriation for FUND. fiscal EMERALD y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 To maintenance LAKES. $ 1,800.00 1,798.44 Balance 1.50 SUPERINTENDENT B y appropriation for fiscal ROUTT COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 T o W . J. B r e c k e l MAINTENANCE 1,800.00 ROUTT COUNTY B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r f i s c a l y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 To maintenance Balance FUND. $ 1,800.00 HATCHERY. $ 1,800.00 1,787.55 $ 12.45 �SUPERINTENDENT B y appropriation for fiscal GLENWOOD HATCHERY—SALARY y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 FUND. $ 1,800.00 T o H . T. D a w s o n 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE B y appropriation for fiscal GLENWOOD HATCHERY. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1.799.56 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT B y appropriation for GRAND COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 .44 FUND. $ 1,800.00 T o R. L. H u n t s m a n $ To R. M. Light 50.00 75.00 To Chas. Dowdell 1,462.50 $ 1,587.50 Balance MAINTENANCE B y appropriation for fiscal GRAND COUNTY 212.50 $ 119.80 HATCHERY. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1,680.20 Balance SUPERINTENDENT DEL NORTE HATCHERY—SALARY By $ appropriation for fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 FUND. $ 1,800.00 To Loren Bassett 1,012.50 Balance . $ 787.50 $ 39.41 F O R P U R C H A S I N G A SITE, E R E C T I N G A N D S T O C K I N G H A T C H E R Y AND MAINTENANCE DEL NORTE HATCHERY. B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 To maintenance $ 1,800.00 1,760.59 Balance BUILDING OF SUPERINTENDENT'S B y appropriation for U s e d f o r this p u r p o s e fiscal RESIDENCE AT y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 DEL NORTE. $ 5,000.00 5,000.00 �IMPROVEMENTS B y appropriation for fiscal FISH HATCHERY AT DURANGO. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 500.00 Used f o r this p u r p o s e 499.00 Balance 1.00 BUILDING FISH B y appropriation for fiscal PONDS. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 600.00 U s e d f o r this purpose 599.25 Balance $ FOR ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS B y appropriation for Used for this fiscal GRAND COUNTY y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 .75 HATCHERY. $ 1,000.00 purpose 995.89 Balance $ FOR ERECTING SUPERINTENDENT'S 4.11 RESIDENCE—GLENWOOD HATCHERY. B y appropriation for fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 1,000.00 Used f o r this p u r p o s e 994.65 Balance FOR $ CONSTRUCTION OF P I P E ROUTT B y appropriation for fiscal LINE AND COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS— HATCHERY. y e a r s 1907 a n d 190S $ 1,000.00 U s e d f o r this p u r p o s e 972.14 Balance $ GATHERING SPAWN FOR ALL B y appropriation for fiscal HATCHERIES. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 2,000.00 T o expense collecting and gathering spawn 1,990.92 Balance $ DISTRIBUTION OF OVA A N D YOUNG F R Y B y appropriation for fiscal To expense distributing Overdrawn y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 FUND. $ 600.00 602.79 $ 2.79 �FOREST AND GAME WARDENS—SALARY FUND. B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r f i s c a l y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 9,000.00 T o Salaries—Five chief g a m e w a r d e n s 8,987.00 Balance TRAVELING EXPENSES—GAME B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r f i s c a l y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 $ 41.80 $ 18.30 2,958.20 SPECIAL GAME WARDEN—SALARY FUND. y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 T o U. G. P u r i n t o n $ 3,000.00 Balance fiscal 13.00 WARDENS. .. T o traveling expense, five chief g a m e w a r d e n s By appropriation for $ $ 2,400.00 $ 450.00 T o J. F . E n g e l 1,950.00 $ 2,400.00 SPECIAL GAME WARDEN—TRAVELING EXPENSE B y a p p r o p r i a t i o n f o r fiscal y e a r s 1907 a n d 1908 T o U. G. P u r i n t o n T o J. F . E n g e l $ FUND. $ 495.75 $ Balance 600.00 85.95 581.70 �SUPERINTENDENT'S RESIDENCE, GLENWOOD HATCHERY. �FISH. Fishing is a sport which is being followed more and more as the years go by until at the present time vast numbers of fish are caught out of our streams and lakes during the course of the open season. Unlike game, fish that have been taken can be replaced and our streams replenished to a certain extent through artificial propagation. It has been my intention always to put back into the streams more fish than have been taken out in order that the streams may become better stocked; consequently the matter of operating the fish hatcheries and distributing the fish has become a very important branch of the Game and Fish Department. The State has altogether seven well equipped fish hatcheries, located at different points from which are hatched and distributed three varieties of trout, namely: Eastern Brook, Rainbow and Natives. These, with a few lake trout, are the only varieties handled by the State and are practically the only fish found within our streams, except a variety commonly called suckers. There are, however, within the State numerous private lakes which have been licensed and into which the proprietors have placed other varieties of fish than trout and which afford good sport for those who care for that kind of fishing. These fish are owned and controlled by the persons holding the licenses, and consequently the public is not permitted to fish in these lakes except by consent of the owner. A s the streams of our State are so well adapted to trout and as fly fishing is generally considered the best sport of all the various kinds of fishing it seems to me that the State will do well to give special attention in the future, as it has in the past, to the raising and stocking of the streams with trout. Colorado has become more famous as a trout fishing State than anything else in the way of sport. This department is now conducting a systematic manner of replenishing the streams with young trout through the various hatcheries, which it now maintains and operates; however, I hardly think any more hatcheries would be beneficial, but believe with larger hatcheries and better facilities more could be accomplished along this line. One great difficulty in obtaining best results at our fish hatcheries is in getting experienced fish men to handle the hatcheries and being able to fill them with eggs. If the hatcheries were fewer in number and experienced and competent men kept in charge of same they could handle a greater number of eggs and would be able to distribute more fish at less expense than by having more hatcheries, as we are compelled to have helpers at most all the hatcheries the year around, and the Superintendent and helper can handle t w o million eggs in one hatchery cheaper than could if they were placed in two hatcheries. The most serious difficulty in establishing a hatchery is to find a site where �proper water supply can be bad. Such a water supply does not now exist at all of our hatcheries controlled by the State and consequently there are seasons of the year when these hatcheries cannot be used to advantage. Rather than recommend that there be more fish hatcheries established in the future I would recommend a larger appropriation for maintaining those we already have, and believe that the amount appropriated for maintaining and operating the fish hatcheries should be in one lump sum and the Commissioner be allowed to draw on this amount for use of each hatchery as he might see fit, as I believe that system would produce better results in stocking the streams. The work of stocking the streams has become very well systematized under the supervision of a General Superintendent and all the means of carrying on the work are facilitated so that no useless work is done, or unnecessary expense incurred. In addition to the field stations already established at Emerald Lakes, Marvine and Trapper's Lake, I have endeavored to establish field stations for the purpose of taking spawn in other parts of the Slate so as to enable the State to supply our hatcheries with spawn and do away with the expense of purchasing eggs from the east. Consequently I have established a station at Russell's Lake, near Trinidad, and one at Mancos, in the southwest part of the State, and one near Colorado Springs; thereby getting eggs f r o m our own waters, as I believe the fish hatched f r o m our own native fish are better adapted to the waters of Colorado than those purchased f r o m the east, and this will save considerable trouble and expense and consequent loss in long transportation of the eggs. W e have stocked these field stations with fish and within a year or t w o more expect to be able to take spawn f r o m such places. W h e n the spawn is placed in the hatcheries it receives the closest attention during the period of time that it takes to hatch, which depends upon the temperature of the water and location of the hatchery; when the spawn so hatched produces fry it must be given constant attention until such time as they are ready for shipment and placing in the streams, consequently fish raising has become quite an extensive business, and each succeeding year a larger number of fish is placed within our streams than the last preceding year. During the year 1908 there were planted by the State in the streams of Colorado a total of almost ten million trout fry, which is almost double the number planted in the streams during the year 1907. This is accounted for principally by being able to get more eggs to fill our hatcheries, and having purchased about three million brook trout eggs from the east during the winter of 1907 and 1908. I have also contracted for two million eggs from the east this year, which will be delivered the early part of the coming year. W i t h this marked increase in the number of fry used for stocking the streams it is evident that if the work can be �kept up to the standard, which it has now attained, a few years will find our fishing grounds abounding in enough trout for every one who cares to go after them. In this connection I might also mention the f a c t that I think some legislation is needed in regard to t h e matter of allowing our fish to go out into irrigating ditches of the State and die. This is one of the great drawbacks in being able to keep our streams stocked with fish; thousands upon thousands of the fish go out into the irrigating ditches and finally land upon the fields and are lost. Some action should be taken by our Legislature to prevent this, and I believe that a law compelling the owners of irrigating ditches taken out f r o m streams containing trout to screen their head gates or put in paddle wheels would have a good, wholesome effect toward keeping our streams stocked with fish. W e receive a great many complaints from people in regard to this matter, asking the department to take action to prevent the owners from allowing the fish to go out into the irrigating ditches and die, but as our law now stands the department is powerless to act in the matter, and we simply have to answer these people making complaints that w e have no authority to interfere with any man's water right. I have, however, refused to plant fish in streams where the people would not take proper care of them, and where we have known that they would he allowed to go out into the ditches and die, but this matter is hard to regulate in this manner, and these people complain of not getting their proper quota of fish f r o m the State hatcheries. For the purpose of increasing the revenue of this department and thus placing it more nearly upon a self-sustaining basis, it seems advisable to me that a license should be required to fish, as well as hunt. I am inclined to think that the public would not object to paying a nominal fee f o r the right to fish, when they realize that by so doing more revenue will be created, and consequently better protection afforded f o r the game and fish. I believe that a license should be required, which would include both hunting and fishing, to be issued to residents of Colorado, and that the fee therefor should be one dollar. Such license to remain practically the same, so far as the taking of game is concerned, as the hunting license now provided by law, and in addition that it permit the taking of fish at the time and in the manner and quantity as now provided by law. It is estimated that about three times as many persons go fishing as go hunting. If this is correct, this would afford an income to the department greatly in excess of the expenditures. The appropriation used by the department for the past biennial period is approximately $60,000.00. During the year 1908 over 37,000 resident hunting licenses were issued, and if three times that number should be issued to the persons desiring to fish, an additional revenue amounting to about $60,000.00 would be provided f o r carrying on the work of the department. This would make the appropriations by the �Legislature entirely unnecessary, and with a change in the law so that the expenses of the department would be met out of the game cash fund the department could pay all of its expenses out of the receipts of the office. It seems to me at this time it might be well to mention the matter of change in the open season on trout. Each year this office is bombarded with letters, telegrams, telephone calls and personal requests as to whether the public will be allowed to fish on Decoration Day, as this day falls two days before the regular fishing season opens. The month of May, as a rule, affords ideal weather, and as the people of all classes are anxious to get out into the woods and along the streams, after having been housed up through the winter months, it seems to me that the season for taking of trout might well be changed and open fifteen days earlier than it does at the present time, and close just that much earlier in the fall. I do not believe that much harm will be done to the fish by this change in the law, as the waters are generally high at this time of the year, and very few fish will be caught, but it will give the people a chance to get out in the spring, when the privilege is appreciated a great deal more than it is during the latter part of November, and this office will be relieved of this annoyance. This would give six months f o r fishing just the same as at the present time. The following figures will show the distribution of trout for the period of two years last past: D I S T R I B U T I O N O F Y O U N G T R O U T D U R I N G T H E Y E A R 1907. From Denver Hatchery— B r o o k trout—fingerlings 512,000 Rainbow 279,000 trout—fingerlings Native trout—fry 323,500 1,114,500 From Durango Hatchery- B r o o k trout—fingerlings Rainbow .. trout—fingerlings Native trout—fry 928,000 35,000 392.500 1,355,500 From Glenwood Hatchery- B r o o k trout—fingerlings Rainbow .. trout—fingerlings Native trout—fry 143,000 160,000 990,000 1,293,000 �From Gunnison Hatchery— B r o o k trout—fingerlings 242,000 R a i n b o w trout—fingerlings 140,000 Native trout—fry 65,000 447,000 From Routt County Hatchery- Native trout—fry F r o m Grand County 466,000 Hatchery- Native trout—fry From Emerald Lakes 317,000 Hatchery- Native trout—fry 250,000 T o t a l n u m b e r of b r o o k trout—fingerlings 1,825,000 T o t a l n u m b e r of r a i n b o w trout—fingerlings 614,000 Total n u m b e r of native trout—fry 2,804,000 G r a n d total 5,243,000 D I S T R I B U T I O N O F Y O U N G T R O U T D U R I N G T H E Y E A R 1908. From Denver Hatchery- B r o o k trout—fingerlings 559,000 R a i n b o w trout—fingerlings 338,000 L a k e trout—fingerlings Native trout—fry 50,000 ..... 536,000 1,483,000 From Durango Hatchery- B r o o k trout—fingerlings 1,192,000 R a i n b o w trout—fingerlings 190,000 Native trout—fry 722,000 2,104.000 From Glenwood Hatchery- B r o o k trout—fingerlings 1,077,000 Native t r o u t - f r y 1,244,000 2,321,000 From Gunnison Hatchery- B r o o k trout—fingerlings 345,000 R a i n b o w trout—fingerlings 470,000 Native trout—fry 170,000 985,000 �F r o m Del N o r t e Hatchery- B r o o k trout—fingerlings 181,000 Native trout—fry 200,000 381,000 F r o m Grand County Hatchery— R a i n b o w trout—fingerlings 323,000 Native trout—fry 244,000 567,000 From Emerald Lakes Hatchery- Native trout—fry From Estes Park 80,000 Hatchery- B r o o k trout—fingerlings 367,500 Native trout—fry 80,000 447,500 From Marvine Hatchery— Native trout—fry From Routt County 428,000 Hatchery- Native trout—fry F r o m Grand Mesa Lake and P o w e r 427,000 Company— Native trout—fry 300,000 Total n u m b e r of brook trout—fingerlings 3,721,500 T o t a l n u m b e r of r a i n b o w trout—fingerlings 1,311,000 Total number of native trout—fry 4,431,000 Total number of lake trout—fingerlings 50,000 G r a n d t o t a l f o r y e a r 1908 9,513,500 G r a n d t o t a l f o r y e a r 1907 5,243,000 G r a n d total f o r the biennial period 14,756,500 During the present administration a new hatchery and Superintendent's residence have been constructed at Del Norte and a Superintendent's residence has been constructd at the Glenwood hatchery and very material improvements have been made on the Superintendent's residence and grounds at Durango. The last Legislature passed an act appropriating $5,000.00 for purchasing site, erecting hatchery and Superintendent's residence at Del Norte. Immediately after I was advised by �DEL NORTE HATCHERY AND RESIDENCE. �the State Auditor that the money was available under this appropriation I began making arrangements for the work of constructing this hatchery and the building of the Superintendent's residence. On November 21st, 1907, when the hatchery was practically completed, through an accident caused by an explosion the hatchery took fire and was burned to the ground. The accident was caused by an explosion of black asphaltum paint that was being used in preparing it for painting fish trays to be used in the hatchery. Immediately after the explosion the building caught fire and spread the flames over the entire work room of the hatchery in an instant. The man in charge of the work was badly burned about the hands and face, but succeeded in escaping f r o m the fire. The hatchery being situated about four miles f r o m town, no water could be applied effectively and the building was destroyed. However, the building had been insured and though the insurance company made a thorough investigation into the cause of the fire, it finally decided that the claim for the insurance was a meritorious one and paid the amount of the insurance on the building, so that the State practically lost nothing by the destruction of the hatchery. In the meantime, however, and before the insurance was paid, I proceeded to reconstruct the hatchery building, and to do this it was necessary to draw on the Game Cash Fund to the extent of about $2,000.00; subsequently when the insurance money was paid I reimbursed the game cash fund by the amount received from the insurance company, leaving $576.22 of money taken from the Game Cash Fund for the reconstruction of the hatchery, which was not replaced. A s the hatchery, however, was improved over the original plans I consider the additional money was well spent. Altogether the matter of purchasing a site, erecting the hatchery and the Superintendent's residence cost $576.22 more than the appropriation. But out of this amount I purchased a good team of horses, harness and wagon and was enabled to make the improvements over the original plan spoken of and placed the hatchery in operation for the season of 190S. In making the appropriation f o r building a hatchery at Glenwood Springs no provision was made by that Legislature for Superintendent's residence, consequently our last Legislature made an appropriation of $1,000.00 for the building of a Superintendent's residence at this point, and immediately after this money was available I proceeded to the construction of same. For a little less than the amount appropriated I was able to construct a very neat and substantial residence and it has been occupied by the Superintendent for about one year. The last Legislature also appropriated $500.00 for improvements to be made at Durango hatchery. This amount was expended in building porches for the Superintendent's residence, beautifying the grounds and improving the roadway to the hatchery. �In addition to those mentioned, the Legislature also appropriated $1,000.00 for raising the floor, constructing drains and pipe line at Grand County hatchery; $1,000.00 for constructing pipe line at the Routt County hatchery, and $600.00 for building fish ponds. When the money under these appropriations became available the work provided for by each was begun and completed as rapidly as possible. A t the Grand County hatchery the floor was raised about 15 inches and about 1.400 feet of old pipe line connecting the water supply to the hatchery was removed and replaced with new pipe line and about 1,500 feet of new pipe line added. A t Routt County hatchery new pipe line was constructed for the purpose of obtaining a better water supply for the hatchery. Nursery ponds at Denver and Glenwood hatcheries were constructed, and to improve the condition of the water at the Denver hatchery thirteen cement wells were built and new pipe put in to replace the old system of wooden troughs. To provide for the rearing of young trout to the age of four to six months before planting in the streams ten cement nursery ponds five feet by twenty feet have been built at the Denver hatchery, and I would recommend that a system of nursery ponds be built at each of the fish hatcheries, where the spring water is of suitable temperature, to care for the young trout. This includes all of the special appropriations made for this department and it has been my aim to comply with the strict letter of the law in carrying out the provisions of the bills and the full intention of the legislature in making the appropriations. A private hatchery has been built at Marvine Lodge, on Marvine Creek, in Rio Blanco County; also one at Estes Park, in Larimer County, for the purpose of stocking the streams in the immediate neighborhood of those places. These hatcheries have been furnished with spawn by the State and Government and the fish distributed f r o m same have been planted in the public streams of the State in the neighborhood of those hatch- �RECOMMENDATIONS. The changes which I am about to suggest will, in my opinion, lessen the complications of our game laws and close a number of loop holes through which violators are prone to crawl. In order to have an abundance of game and fish within the boundaries of our State, it must be protected, and in order to thoroughly protect the same we must devise and enact into laws provisions which will procure a fund of sufficient amount to enable the department to place an adequate number of efficient and salaried officers in the field. BEAVER. In my opinion, the law relating to the killing of beaver should be amended. Beaver are the most valuable fur-bearing animals that we have in the State to-day, and are one of the finest specimens of game. In many places throughout the State beaver are often seen and they furnish one of the greatest attractions in the game line to tourists and persons who visit Colorado. If these animals are worth protecting at all, they are worth protecting in an effective manner in order that they may not be exterminated. There have been instances during the last year or two where beaver have been killed, but the law in regard to them is so loose that convictions f o r the killing were impossible. I have made a number of useless attempts to convict parties f o r violating the law in this regard, but the wording of the statutes is so loose and its meaning so obscure that it is hard to convince the courts of its true meaning, consequently I would recommend that section I division "'B" of the game law be so amended that no beaver whatever should be killed or otherwise taken, except upon a permit granted by the Game and Fish Commissioner, when in his discretion he is of the opinion that a permit is necessary in order to protect the property of the applicant. Said permit being upon such conditions as the Game and Fish Commissioner may see fit to impose. Further, that no beaver be allowed to be killed or taken unless they are doing actual damage or injury to the persons who seek to have the permit issued. DEER. F o r reasons heretofore given, it seems to me that sub-division 1 of section 7 of division " B , " relating to the open season on deer, should be so amended that one person could only take one deer with horns and that the open season for said killing should be from September 20 to September 30. As our law now reads the season closes on grouse the same day it opens on deer. In order to save our deer and not tempt people to violate the law by killing grouse f o r camp meat when hunting f o r deer, parties should be allowed to kill grouse during the open season on deer. But there will be no need to change the open season on grouse if the season is changed on deer, as the open season on grouse is now f r o m August 20 to October 1. �FISHING SEASON. I am of the opinion, f o r reasons heretofore given, that subdivision 7 of section 7 of division " B " should be so amended that the open season on trout be from May 15 to November 15 of each year. This, I think, would meet the objections urged against the present open season. HUNTING LICENSES. I would recommend that section I of division " G " be so amended that any person who goes hunting should be compelled to take out a general hunting license. This could be done by simply striking out the words, ''any game protected by law," and would consequently do away with the excuse so often presented by the hunter when found in the field without a license, that he was not hunting protected game. Instances are very numerous indeed where the hunter goes out to kill whatever he can find and take his chances on having to show his hunting license. If he is accosted by a game warden and has not yet killed any protected game he simply says that he was hunting for rabbits or other game which are not protected, when, as a matter of fact, he was hunting for one class of game as well as the other. In this connection I desire to again call your attention to my former recommendations, that one license include both hunting and fishing, and that any person who desires to either hunt or fish should be required to take out a general hunting and fishing license at the same cost as now provided for a hunting license. A s the law now stands the fee charged for a non-resident hunting license is twenty-five dollars, and in addition the law provides than an export fee of five dollars shall be charged the non-resident hunter for shipping out of the State the deer that he may have killed within the State. It seems to me that it would be better to impose a fee of fifteen dollars for a non-resident general hunting license, and that the license itself protect the holder thereof in shipping out of the State any game he may have taken lawfully under the license without any additional charge therefor. FINES. Under section 5 of division " L " a person convicted for violating the game law and fined therefor is allowed five dollars per day for serving out his fine in jail, in case he does not see fit to pay the amount. This should be changed so that the law in this respect will conform to our general statutes, and the violator be allowed only two dollars per day for serving out a fine in jail. As it is, the ordinary violator can well afford to spend the time in jail rather than pay the amount of his fine imposed. Two dollars per day is a sufficient allowance f o r a violator's time, when he elects to go to jail rather than pay his fine. BOUNTIES. From observations made by myself on numerous trips throughout the State I am convinced that a large amount of �DURANGO HATCHERY AND RESIDENCE. AS IMPROVED. �young game is killed every season by the natural enemies of the game animal. The mountain lion, wild cat, eagle, wolf, coyote and all of that class of animals are naturally inclined to prey upon the young of the more defenseless variety, such as elk, deer, mountain sheep and antelope. I have seen large numbers of does, which evidently had given birth to their young, but the fawns were nowhere in sight and evidently had been lost, and I am led to believe in the majority of these cases that while the mother deer had been away f r o m the fawns for a short time, or had perhaps lost its f a w n s altogether, the latter had been destroyed by predatory animals spoken of. Not only do these animals destroy the young of game, but of domestic animals as well, as every stock and sheep man in the State can testify to. I therefore most heartily recommend that the Legislature make an appropriation sufficiently large to provide a reasonable bounty upon all such animals of destructive instinct. In this way great good can be accomplished, both to the state at large by saving its game and also to the individual stock raiser and rancher. I believe that a provision of the law providing for such bounty would meet with the general approval of a great majority of the people throughout the entire State. Although this department has had a great many obstacles to overcome and a great deal to contend with in one w a y and another, it has been assisted in different ways, and for this assistance I desire at this time to express m y hearty thanks. Probably the most material assistance came f r o m the railroads, who have been ready at any and all times to do whatever they were called on to do. I have tried to work in harmony with all of the railroads of the State for our own mutual interest and my relations with them have been most pleasant indeed. They have furnished the department with transportation for its different members and for transportation of fish spawn and fish f r y over the State. A s the distribution of fish must necessarily go into the streams that are visited b y the largest number of fishermen it follows that the distribution must be made along the various railroad lines in order to be reached by the people; consequently I have consulted the railroads in regard to shipments to be made along their respective lines and have tried to conform with their wishes wherever it could be consistently done, and this for no other reason than for the advancement of our mutual interests. I desire to make special mention of the Colorado & Southern, Denver & Rio Grande, Colorado Midland, Denver, Northwestern & Pacific and the Union Pacific, and would if space would permit mention every railroad in the State as having done what it could in assisting in carrying on the operations of our fish department. �A m o u n t of money necessary to appropriate to carry on the different branches of the Game and Fish Department for the biennial period. December 1st, 1908, to November 30th, 1910: G a m e and Fish Commissioner, salary $ 3,600.00 G a m e and Fish Commissioner, traveling expense 1,200.00 Deputy Game and Fish Commissioner, salary 3,000.00 Deputy Game and Fish Commissioner, traveling expense 800.00 Chief Clerk, salary 2,400.00 G a m e a n d F i s h W a r d e n s , s a l a r i e s (5) 9,000.00 G a m e a n d F i s h W a r d e n s , t r a v e l i n g e x p e n s e s (5) 3,000.00 S p e c i a l G a m e W a r d e n , s a l a r y (1) 2,400.00 S p e c i a l G a m e W a r d e n , t r a v e l i n g e x p e n s e (1) 600.00 Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries, salary Seven Superintendents, Durango, Emerald Lakes, Gunnison, Springs, Del Norte, Sulphur Springs and Steamboat Springs Superintendent Denver H a t c h e r y For Maintenance Eight Hatcheries F o r Distributing Ova and Y o u n g F r y G a t h e r i n g S p a w n f o r all H a t c h e r i e s 2,400.00 Glenwood 12,600.00 2,400.00 14,400.00 800.00 2.000.00 Respectfully submitted, D A V I D E. F A R R , State Game and Fish Commissioner. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/ebdb7d144fab76490ad61fed4b05a695.pdf d39c0d1b1499acc92572594a098e9907 PDF Text Text Biennial Report O F THE State Game and Fish Commissioner O F THE State of Colorado For the Years 1909 and 1910 T H O M A S J. H O L L A N D , Commissioner JAMES A. SHINN, Deputy Commissioner DENVER, THE SMITH-BROOKS COLORADO PRINTING 1910 CO., S T A T E PRINTERS �S T A T E CAPITOL BUILDING, DENVER. �Biennial Report OF THE State Game and Fish Commissioner OF THE State of Colorado For the Years 1909 and 1910 T H O M A S J. H O L L A N D , Commissioner JAMES A. SHINN, Deputy Commissioner DENVER, THE SMITH-BROOKS COLORADO PRINTING 1910 CO., STATE PRINTERS �S T A T E OF COLORADO. D E P A R T M E N T OF G A M E A N D F I S H . Thomas J. Holland, Denver, Commissioner James A. Shinn, Denver, Deputy Commissioner R. L. Spargur, Denver, Chief Clerk Wm. P. Hummel, Denver, Special Chief Game Warden Joseph H. Whiteley, Creede, Chief Game Warden, First District Frank W . Childs, Cedaredge, Chief Game Warden, Second District Chas. L. Gilmer, Glenwood Springs, Chief Game Warden, Third District James M. Campbell, Steamboat Springs, Chief Game Warden, Fourth District Joseph L. Gray, Fort Collins, Chief Game Warden, Fifth District W . E. Patrick, Durango, General Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries Chas. A. Ribbing, Denver, Superintendent Denver Hatchery T. J. Thompson, Gunnison, Superintendent Gunnison Hatchery Thomas L. Hamer, Durango, Superintendent La Plata Hatchery John P. Bengard, Del Norte, Superintendent Del Norte Hatchery Samuel E. Thompson, Glenwood Springs Superintendent Glenwood Hatchery Logan B. Crawford. Steamboat Springs Superintendent Routt County Hatchery Chas. Dowdell, Sulphur Springs, Superintendent Grand County Hatchery John F. Gamsby, Durango, Superintendent Emerald Lakes Hatchery �L E T T E R OF T R A N S M I T T A L . Department of Game and Fish. To His Excellency, Denver, Colorado, December 1, 1010. J O H N F. S H A F R O T H , Governor of the State of Colorado. Dear S i r — I hand you herewith my biennial report as State Game and Fish Commissioner for the years 1909 and 1910. Y o u are aware that during the first four months of this period the department was conducted by my immediate predecessor, Mr. David E. Farr, as I did not take charge of the department until April 7, 1909. Since assuming the duties of this office I have endeavored to give a business-like administration, and hope that my efforts have met with your approval. Very truly yours, T H O M A S J. H O L L A N D , Commissioner. �A FEMALE DEER �BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE State G a m e and Fish Commissioner When I was appointed State Game and Fish Commissioner of the great State of Colorado I realized that I was assuming no small task in conducting the affairs of this department and performing the various duties imposed by law in such a manner as would do justice to myself and produce the greatest benefit to the State at large. The work was not entirely new to me, particularly so far as the propagation of fish is concerned, as I had already, before entering upon the duties of my present office, had four years' experience as general superintendent of State fish hatcheries. With this advantage, I feel that I was qualified to enter upon the work, particularly that part of the work as pertains to fish matters. I have tried, however, during my tenure of office to neglect none of the details incident thereto, and have given my undivided attention at all times to all matters relating to game and fish propagation and protection. The department having assumed the proportions that it has, the duties devolving upon this office have become as varied as they are in perhaps any other department of State. It has been no easy task to always do the right thing, but I trust that my record will speak for itself, and that, if mistakes have been made, it will be understood they were not made through any lack of attention or desire to do right on my part, but rather through my inability to give personal attention to details on account of the great number thereof, and the consequent necessity of trusting others to do a part of the work. It seems to me that people generally underestimate the importance of the Game and Fish Department of the State and the value of our game and fish as a resource. In a large number of the older States, where game and fish laws have been in force for a great many years, the possession of game and fish, through their protection in years gone by, has been a source of revenue to practically every class of citizens in those States. Those who do not believe in protection through sentiment certainly must appreciate the value thereof from a financial viewpoint, when they stop to think of what it means in dollars and cents. I am one that be- �lieves that a man can be reached through his pocketbook when he can not be reached in any other w a y ; and when our people are made to see that, if our game is protected and our streams are well stocked with fish, tourists and sportsmen in large numbers will be attracted to our State thereby, and everyone with whom they come in contact will be benefitted to some extent, at least in a financial way. To show to what extent this particular kind of resource has developed in the Eastern States the game commissioner of the State of Maine has made the astounding statement that at the present time over 350,000 persons annually visit the Maine woods and lakes, spending between $18,000,000 and $20,000,000; that the licensed guides of that State earned during last year the princely sum of $567,000 in wages; that no industry in the State equaled her game and fish, it outranking in importance the products of her cotton, woolen and pulp mills. Thus it can be seen that it is a business proposition to effectively protect our game and fish, in order that wanton destruction thereof may be prohibited and a substantial increase gained thereby. Not only do persons who are attracted to our State by this means spend their money during their respective trips, but many of them become investors and permanent citizens. When all of these things are taken into consideration it seems to me that no one should complain because they are restricted in hunting and fishing, and that our Legislatures should be very liberal in making the necessary appropriations to carry on the work of the department in the proper manner. It has been well said that it is folly to have a game and fish department and enact laws for their protection, and not appropriate sufficient money with which to properly carry on the work. While we have fairly good game and fish laws in this State, there is still room for much improvement. Legislators in every State have spent much time in trying to create a game and fish law which would please everyone. In our own State the game and fish legislation has been an important subject of discussion, occupying a large amount of valuable time at each legislative session. Laws have been biennially enacted, and just as regularly repealed at the following session. The numerous game and fish bills introduced from time to time have been almost without end, and what was done at one time very often proved unsatisfactory at a later period. The subject seemed so complex, and the conditions to be considered were of such extreme variation, that laws agreeable to one locality were highly objectionable in another district, and it often looks as though the people in no two parts of the State could be satisfied with any general provision in the game and fish laws. My recommendations in regard to our game and fish laws will be found from time to time throughout this report. Since the enactment of the law, in 1903, requiring a person to have a license in order to hunt in this State, considerable revenue has been derived from this source, and former administra- �tions have turned the unused portion of this revenue back into the general fund of the state at the close of each biennial period. As a business proposition, if the State expects to continue receiving this revenue from hunters, we must do something to stock our lakes and streams with fish and protect our game. I am of the opinion that it was the intention of this law when it was enacted that every dollar of this money could and should be used for this purpose. It seems to have been the tendency heretofore to divert part of this money received from licenses for other purposes than that contemplated by the framers of the game laws and the sportsmen of the State who pay the license. It has been unjustly advocated by some persons that only a small portion of the money be used for game protection, and that the remainder be turned into the general fund for other purposes. If the proceeds of this tax are used for other purposes than game and fish protection and for the propagation of same, people will hesitate to take out a license, on account of there being 110 fish in our streams and no game to hunt, and the funds will not be forthcoming to either protect game or stock our streams with fish. The movement will then defeat the very object for which the game and fish laws was intended. One of the difficulties encountered in game protection is the matter of selecting wardens. The work of a game warden is by no means an easy task, and it is not everyone that is fitted for a game warden. He has his work to perform, and he must perform it in a way that satisfies the people of the community in where he works, and he is often subject to undue criticism, and consequently ill feeling is sometimes aroused. In selecting game wardens the Commissioner should be free to select the best men for the place at all times. In the selection of deputies I have tried to secure the services of persons who were thoroughly competent, and known for their previous concern in the protection of game and fish and for their good judgment and discretion in performing their duties imposed by law. DEER A N D OTHER GAME. Probably the best sport afforded the hunters of our State is on trips made in search of deer, it being the only large edible game animal which can now be hunted in Colorado. I think the deer are increasing, even though there were more deer killed in the State during the year 1910 than 1909. The principal reason f o r this was that during the open season of 1910—from October 1st to October 10th—the weather was very fine, being dry and warm for the most part. Numerous attempts have been made to estimate the number of deer in the State, but I can see 110 way in which a person could make an estimate that would even approximate the correct number. I should say, however, basing my judgment 011 close observation and careful estimate, that during the year 1909 about five hundred deer were killed in the State, and during the year 1910 in the neighborhood �of seven hundred. Conditions in this regard have been very much improved, however, since the last session of the Legislature restricting the killing of deer to bucks with horns. It was estimated that twenty-five hundred deer were killed during the open season of 1908, when people were allowed to kill does and fawns. I believe that the open season on deer should remain as it is, and that the provision in the law restricting the killing to bucks with horns is a very wise one. I know there is a great deal of opposition to the law as it stands, and it has frequently been argued that the loss of life incident to hunting would be greatly reduced if a person were allowed to kill either a buck or a doe, because the hunter would then get his game sooner, and consequently would get out of the woods that much quicker. I fail to see the force of this argument. As long as we have hunting accidents with guns will happen, and there will be more or less loss of life. I believe, however, that this is due for the most part to indiscriminate shooting. There is too great a tendency on the part of the ordinary hunter to shoot at the first thing he sees in the way of game. Very frequently he mistakes another hunter for game, because he has not taken care to clearly distinguish the object at which he shoots before shooting. In his excitement, when he is looking for a deer, he hears a noise, sees some sort of an object, takes it for granted that it is a deer and shoots away. It is a well known fact that many hunters have been killed in this manner. If the law, on the contrary, compels the hunter to discriminate between a buck and a doe, he will then be very sure of what he is shooting at before he begins shooting. In this way the danger to other hunters is greatly lessened, because the person shooting knows that he must find out that not only the object he is shooting at is a deer, but that it is a deer of the male sex. It has been said that a hunter will shoot at the first deer he comes to, and find out the sex afterwards; and when he finds he has made a mistake he will either take chances on taking the deer in violation of law or leave it to be destroyed. Once before, for a period of about four years, the law was as it stands to-day, and from my observation during those years and from what I have learned since I feel safe in saying that in but very few cases did a hunter shoot until he was sure of the sex. I am satisfied that this provision of the law works out very satisfactorily, and there is no question but what it does more to give our deer a chance to increase naturally than any other provision contained in our game law. In regard to other game quadrupeds there has been no open season on them during my administration, and they have been left free to propagate naturally, and every possible protection has been thrown around them. I feel that this has been productive of a great deal of good, as there are evidences on all sides of a substantial increase in some of the larger game animals. I am firmly convinced that the elk in our State are increasing, though �COW E L K . �to what extent it is very difficult to determine. I have made every effort to protect these animals, and feel that they should be given all the protection that can be given them. If allowed to go unmolested elk will naturally increase, and it has been my constant aim to give them every opportunity to propagate and increase as rapidly as possible. In some communities where they are found I am well satisfied that the rancher is killing an elk now and then, and perhaps the hunter is doing likewise; but every case that has been brought to my knowledge has been thoroughly sifted down, and where we could secure sufficient evidence parties were prosecuted, as I have been particularly anxious to see just as great an increase in these animals as possible. Although a great many persons have requested that an open season be made on the elk, I feel that conditions are not ripe for taking such action. W i t h a few years longer of careful protection and care it is possible that we will have the elk on such a basis that a very short season could be opened up on bulls. F o r the present, however, I would strongly recommend that the season remain closed, and the law stand as it is with respect to these animals. The same condition is true largely as to mountain sheep. These animals have appeared in places within the last few years where they had not been seen nor found for a great many years prior thereto. In a number of places throughout the State mountain sheep are a very common sight, and are even seen from our railroads, and settlers in various parts of the state report seeing fair-sized bands of them very often. There seems to be no question but what the antelope have been increasing, though, of course, to what extent it is impossible to say. They are seen repeatedly from the railroads running out of Denver, and very often come up to f r o m within ten to twenty miles of the city of Denver. Large numbers of these animals have been seen in the eastern counties of the State, and in some cases have been somewhat destructive to crops and other property. However, I feel that this has not been to such an extent as to cause serious alarm. Being naturally very wild and timid animals, it is easy enough for the ranchers to frighten them away from their ranches where they are committing depredations, and this can be done without killing them. It has always been the history of this department that too many people are always ready to file complaints about antelope, deer, beaver and other game animals destroying their property, in the hope that the Commissioner will grant them the privilege to get out and take these animals for their own benefit. When closely questioned, in nine cases out of ten the people who are making the greatest clamor have admitted that they would rather have the animals on their property than to have them driven out of the country or exterminated entirely. To the average man there is a great deal of satisfaction and a very strong sentiment connected in being in close touch with any of the game animals which I have mentioned. To him it is a real pleasure to see in its wild state any game animal, �and this is particularly true when near his own home. I favor the continued closed season on elk, antelope and mountain sheep. INDIANS. In years gone by this department has had more or less trouble because of the Indians in the western part of the State making annual raids on the deer. A t times this has assumed serious proportions, and trouble with the Red Men seemed imminent. I am pleased to report that during the past t w o years practically no difficulty has been encountered in this direction. This is due, perhaps, more than for any other reason, to the fact that I have taken hold of the situation early each year, and have succeeded in holding back the Indians until the snow falls were so heavy that they could not get into the deer country, even though they desired. I believe that if this policy is pursued, and the matter is taken in hand early enough, that less and less trouble will be encountered from the Indians in the years to come. GAME BIRDS. The conditions with respect to game birds have not changed much during the last two years. On some, such as the various varieties of quail, pheasants and partridges, there have been closed seasons, and I believe that these seasons ought to be kept closed. Game propagation on a large scale is a problem very difficult of solution. Attempts have been made in some of the older Eastern States to stock with different varieties of game birds after the natural supply had been practically wiped out. F o r instance: During the year 1903 the State of New Jersey ordered 1,500 dozen quail from the Indian Territory, and liberated all of those secured within the confines of that State. They proved to be a successful experiment, as the birds thrived and seemed to increase in numbers. It is becoming more difficult, however, to stock with birds on a large scale, on account of the laws of those States where the birds are found in large numbers now prohibiting the shipping of them out of the State. I believe that ample protection will secure better results for the future than an attempt to import different varieties of game birds that have become very scarce and liberating them in the State. On rather a limited scale I have conducted an experiment of this kind with reference to partridges. On March 8, 1910, I purchased from Wenz & Mackensen, of Yardley, Pa., twentyfive pairs of Hungarian partridges, at a cost of $247.40, including express, and distributed them in different parts of the State, as follows: T w o pairs were turned out below the Denver Hatchery, in Adams c o u n t y ; four pairs near Fort Collins, in Larimer c o u n t y ; two pairs near Littleton, Arapahoe c o u n t y ; three pairs near Golden. Jefferson county; three pairs near Boone, Pueblo c o u n t y ; two pairs near Hayden, Routt c o u n t y ; two pairs near Wootton, �Las Animas c o u n t y ; three pairs near Durango, La Plata county, and three pairs near Fort Morgan, Morgan county. From all reports these birds are doing well, and I regret that more can not be brought into the State. During the year 1909 our success in propagating pheasants at the Denver Hatchery was rather limited, but in the spring of 1910 I purchased three dozen pheasant hens from Oregon for the purpose of introducing new blood into our State, and we succeeded in raising about two hundred young birds, and have distributed about seventy-five of them in different parts of the State, having the balance on hand, which will be sent out in the early spring. A great deal has been done in the interest of pheasants, both by this department and by private interests throughout the State. It is a matter of common occurrence that persons coming into the office report having seen pheasants in various numbers in all directions out of Denver. In fact, it is safe to say that thousands of these birds are at large over the State, and in some places they are much more plentiful than others. For a number of years now the department has been liberating pheasants, and as they are a very hardy bird and adapted to our climate and thrive on the food to be found here, they have done exceedingly well. I hope some day to see pheasants in the State in sufficiently large quantities that the season may be opened up on them and they may be hunted, the same as any other game birds. I hardly feel justified in recommending an open season at the present time. Although these birds have become plentiful, an open season right at this time would undoubtedly retard their progress; and as they have never been hunted in the State they have become very tame, and if the season was opened up on them they could be so easily killed and they would be so much sought after that it is quite likely the great majority of them would be killed off in the first few days of an open season. If we continue with the progress we have made with these birds, within the next few years I believe an open season for a limited time can be safely recommended. In connection with the taking and killing of birds there are some places in the game laws that may be materially strengthened. This is true of the provision providing f o r the number of birds that may be in possession at any one time. The law is not clear as it stands as to whether the number fixed shall apply to all birds in the aggregate or to all birds of any particular kind. This has caused no end of trouble to this department, and I think that the law, by all means, should be made so clear that there can be no possible misunderstanding in regard thereto. Then, in regard to open seasons, I would advocate that the season for plover, curlew, snipe and other wading, marsh and shore birds be made the same as that f o r ducks and geese. A great many persons have been found hunting ducks out of season, and when apprehended they would contend that they were hunting the other birds mentioned if it fell within the season when these �birds could be hunted. I believe that by making the open seasons the same for all of these a more effectual protection to each of the different birds mentioned could be had. I would recommend that the season on ducks, geese and all other wading, marsh and shore birds, close on March 31st instead of April 15th, as the law now stands, thereby giving these birds a better chance to propagate in the spring. NON-GAME B I R D S . Colorado has an endless variety of birds which may all be put in one classification, and that is "non-game." This includes all the varieties of songsters, insectiverous birds and others not protected by the game laws. W e have a law that applies to just this class of birds, and 1 believe that it should be rigidly enforced. The Game and Pish Commissioner is given the power to issue permits to any person over eighteen years of age recommended by an incorporated society of natural history to take non-game birds. The result is that applications by all kinds of people, having different objects in view, are made for such permits. I do not believe in the indiscriminate issuing of these permits. I t seems to me that the granting of permits, as contemplated in the law, should be done away with, and that the privilege of taking this kind of birds for scientific or other purposes should be limited to the State Agricultural College and other State institutions. The value of these birds is greatly underestimated. Many of them are valuable for their plumage; but I do not believe in taking them, and thus decreasing their kind, for the purpose of ornamenting women's hats and the like. The main value, however, of the birds lies in the protection they are to crops, trees, etc., in destroying insects found in them. From reports made by the Department of Agriculture of the United States I find that very careful estimate shows that these birds are worth millions of dollars every year to the farmers of the United States in destroying insects which infest the various kinds of crops, trees, garden truck, and all vegetation. FINES AND CONVICTIONS. During the past two years a great many arrests have been made for violations of the game and fish laws. These have been followed up in every instance, and in most cases convictions have been secured. It has not always been an easy matter to follow up the information secured at the office, make arrests and have the cases tried, as violations of the game law occur very frequently in the most remote corners of the State and under conditions which make it very hard to prosecute. Very often local sentiment is opposed to any action on the part of the department, and occasionally some difficulty is encountered with the local prosecuting officer, who seems to feel that his private wishes in the matter �are to be considered, rather than that it is his duty to strictly enforce the law. In some cases it has seemed best not to follow up the prosecutions, and particularly is this true in regard to very young boys. In several instances I have suspended prosecution of these boys, and put them on their good behavior as the best means of carrying out the law; but I do not believe that this can be generally done, because if the boys get the idea that they are not going to be prosecuted they will become the worst violators we have. Wherever the plan does not work out well, however, it is my intention to take them into court and have them dealt with just as severely as any other violators. In numerous other cases convictions could not be secured because of the fact that those who complained were unwilling to come into court and testify, because they did not care to get mixed up in the matter. Of course it is useless to take a violator into court when you know in your own mind that you have not sufficient evidence to convict. However, in spite of all of these difficulties, there were ninetyseven arrests and convictions made during the biennial period, as f o l l o w s : Hunting without a license . 24 Selling fish and importing same without a license 5 Killing, or having deer meat in possession out of season 22 Killing antelope 1 Killing beaver or having hides in possession without a permit 11 Killing prairie chickens out of season 1 Killing quail 5 Fishing out of season 5 Dynamiting fish 1 Killing pheasants 3 Killing ducks, doves and other game birds out of season 7 Killing song birds 2 Shooting from public highway 3 Fishing with net 1 Catching fish under size 2 Fishing without a non-resident license 1 Refusing to show officer license when requested 1 Acting as guide without a license 1 Polluting the stream and killing fish with creosote 1 — 97 �N U M B E R OF H U N T I N G A N D F I S H I N G L I C E N S E S I S S U E D . The following table shows the number of resident hunting, non-resident hunting, non-resident combination hunting and fishing, non-resident bird hunting licenses and non-resident fishing licenses issued for the year 1909: Combination NonHunting NonResident Resident and Bird Resident Hunting Hunting Fishing Hunting Fishing Counties Commissioner's Office 3,279 Adams 269 Arapahoe 269 Archuleta 9S Baca 6 Bent 205 Boulder . Chaffee 896 43 Clear Creek 209 Conejos 390 Costilla 181 Custer 146 Delta 535 Denver 3,638 69 Dolores ... 84 395 Eagle Elbert 8 El Paso ... 866 Fremont ... 835 Garfield 853 ... Gilpin 135 Grand 252 Gunnison .. 606 Hinsdale ... 35 Huerfano .. 934 Jefferson 248 .. 13 88 Jackson 19 Kiowa Kit Carson 21 504 Lake La Plata .. Larimer 85 601 Cheyenne Douglas 31 ... 388 1,377 �N U M B E R OF H U N T I N G A N D F I S H I N G L I C E N S E S ISSUED—Concluded. Counties Las Animas Lincoln Logan Resident Hunting Combination NonHunting NonResident and Bird Resident Hunting Fishing Hunting Fishing 1,132 40 348 Mesa 861 5 .. .. 2 Mineral 140 1 .. .. 47 Montezuma 152 .. .. .. 5 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 2 .. .. Montrose 520 Morgan 542 Otero 811 Ouray 274 Park 246 Phillips 122 Pitkin 245 Prowers 398 Pueblo 1,680 3 Rio Blanco 440 8 Rio Grande 412 3 Routt 320 3 .. .. 8 Saguache 330 San Juan 149 San Miguel 192 Sedgwick 125 .. .. .. 5 Summit 195 2 .. .. 1 Teller 405 .. .. .. 1 92 3 5 341 Washington Weld Yuma Totals 2 6 24 1,230 64 29,879 �N U M B E R OF H U N T I N G A N D F I S H I N G L I C E N S E S I S S U E D . The following table shows the number of resident hunting, non-resident hunting, non-resident combination hunting and fishing, non-resident bird hunting licenses and non-resident fishing licenses issued for the year 1910: Combination NonHunting NonResident Resident and Bird Resident Hunting Hunting Fishing Hunting Fishing Counties Commissioner's office 2,618 Adams 198 Arapahoe 232 Archuleta 81 904 Boulder . Baca 15 3 249 .. .. .• .. .. 4 .. .. 4 .. .. 1 14 Bent Clear Creek 30 212 238 Costilla 209 Custer 215 Cheyenne .. .. 2 •• 1 19 Chaffee 706 .. .. •• 6 Conejos 430 .. .. .. 20 Dolores 59 .. .. •• 1 Douglas 112 .. .. .. 1 844 .. .. .. 3 •• •• 8 .. 34 .. 3 Delta Denver 4,388 Eagle 456 1 El Paso 895 7 Elbert 15 Fremont 1,228 Gilpin 1,228 Gunnison 738 Grand Garfield Huerfano Hinsdale .. 9 .. .. 21 264 .. .. •• 11 1,181 11 • .. 831 3 .. . 1 .. .. •• 8 .. .. .. 16 48 Jackson 102 Jefferson 261 Kiowa 31 Kit Carson 31 Logan 429 La Plata 568 Lincoln 3 53 29 �N U M B E R OF H U N T I N G A N D F I S H I N G L I C E N S E S ISSUED—Concluded. Counties Larimer Resident Hunting Combination NonHunting NonResident and Bird Resident Hunting Fishing Hunting Fishing 1,292 2 .. .. 10 Las Animas 945 4 .. .. 6 Lake 478 1 .. .. 5 Mesa 992 1 .. .. 8 10 Morgan 443 Mineral 313 5 .. .. Montezuma 189 .. .. .. 1 Montrose 773 .. .. .. 5 2 .. .. 4 2 .. .. 6 27 Otero 832 Ouray 287 Pitkin 378 Prowers Pueblo 385 1,887 Phillips 115 Park 270 Routt 786 2 .. .. Rio Blanco 479 3 .. .. 9 Rio Grande 473 .. .. .. 10 Saguache 387 .. .. .. 1 San Miguel 219 Sedgwick 139 Summit 176 San Juan 149 .. .. .. 1 Teller 469 .. .. .. 2 86 15 3 528 Washington Weld Yuma Totals • .. 26 1,074 70 33,864 �D E T A I L E D R E P O R T OF R E C E I P T S . FROM DECEMBER 1, 1908, TO NOVEMBER 30, 1910. Received from county clerks for resident hunting licenses $37,318.70 Resident hunting licenses issued by Commissioner's o f f i c e — 5,852.00 Non-resident general hunting licenses 1,899.25 Non-resident fishing licenses 1,566.00 Lakes, parks and renewals of same 997.00 Preserves and renewals of same 268.00 Importers' licenses 2,000.00 Guide licenses 190.00 Permits to seine for suckers, carp and squawfish 45.00 Taxidermists' licenses 370.00 Transportation permits' 328.00 Specimen tags 85.00 Importation certificates Seizures and sale of game and 125.00 fish 263.30 Sale of buffalo hides sold at Leadville 391.30 Received from fines imposed on violators 887.75 Received from sale of hay purchased for feeding antelopes and not used Received from sale of horses—Denver hatchery 40.00 50.00 Received from sale of horse—Del Norte hatchery 50.00 Received from sale of old harness 10.00 Miscellaneous, fish tags, storage permits, etc Total receipts 438.30 $53,174.80 �DISBURSEMENTS FROM GAME CASH FUND. Amount on hand in State Treasury, December 1, 1908, to credit of Game Cash Fund ... $ 4,664.06 Amount deposited period with State Treasurer during biennial 53,174.60 $57,838.66 Paid Deputy Game Wardens Paid for legal services $27,538.64 165.00 For clerical services 1,076.02 Office expenses 1,039.01 Fish. 3,380.00 Fish eggs 9,390.37 Printing and stationery 929.81 Maintenance of hatcheries 5,350.58 Expenses collecting spawn 1,344.70 Feed for wild game, deer and antelope 154.10 Horses Denver Hatchery 360.00 Horses for Trappers Lake country 275.00 Court costs, Gold Link Mining & Milling Co Wagon and harness for hatcheries 51.22 93.60 Game birds, pheasants and Hungarian partridges 517.25 Insurance on hatcheries 390.00 Miscellaneous, freight, express and telephone 413.50 Total disbursements for biennial period Balance 52,468.80 $ 5,369.86 �APPROPRIATIONS. Total amount appropriated by the last Legislature and available for the various branches of the work—salaries, maintenance, etc.—for the years 1909 and 1910 was $61,700.00. Of this amount I have used $59,820.01, leaving a balance of $1,879.99. There was also appropriated ten thousand dollars for the purpose of purchasing additional land and water, and for enlarging and improving the State Fish Hatchery near Denver; two thousand dollars for the completion of Superintendent's residence and make repairs to fish hatchery at Glenwood Springs, and fifteen hundred dollars for the purchase of right of way for a road to the fish hatchery and for the construction of an additional fish pond at the La Plata Hatchery, making a total of $13,500.00. Of this amount only $120.21 has been used, leaving a balance of $13,379.79. The reason these improvements have not been made was on account of the money not being available until the latter part of the year of 1910. When I was advised it was available I immediately began to make arrangements for securing the proper water right at the Denver Hatchery and contracted f o r this at a cost of twelve hundred dollars; but voucher for same was not allowed by the State Auditor, thereby retarding the work. I also contracted for the purchase of a small strip of land adjoining the fish hatchery site of the La Plata Hatchery at a cost of five hundred dollars, a portion of which was to be used for a road way to said hatchery, and this voucher was not allowed. Consequently, nothing further has been done toward making these improvements, as I did not feel justified in going ahead and making additional facilities for hatching fish at the Denver Hatchery until we had secured the additional water supply necessary to operate the hatchery. �STATE GAME A N D FISH COMMISSIONER—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To D. E. Farr FUND. $ 3,600.00 $ 630.00 To T. J. Holland 2,970.00 $ 3,600.00 STATE GAME A N D FISH COMMISSIONER—TRAVELING EXPENSE FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To D. E. Farr $ 1,200.00 $ 210.00 To T. J. Holland 520.05 730.05 Balance $469.95 DEPUTY STATE GAME A N D FISH COMMISSIONER—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To C. W . Lake FUND. $ 3,000.00 $ 529.15 To James A. Shinn 2,470.85 3,000.00 DEPUTY STATE GAME A N D FISH COMMISSIONER—TRAVELING E X P E N S E FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To C. W . Lake $ 800.00 $ To James A. Shinn 94.25 659.65 754.90 Balance $ 45.10 C L E R K A N D STENOGRAPHER—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To R. L. Spargur FUND. $ 2,400.00 2,400.00 �GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT STATE FISH H A T C H E R I E S SALARY FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 2,400.00 To W . S. Kincaid $ 433.33 To W . E. Patrick 1,930.00 2,363.33 Balance $ 36.67 GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT STATE FISH HATCHERIES—TRAVELING EXPENSE FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 800.00 To W . S. Kincaid $ 132.00 To W . E. Patrick 649.05 781.05 Balance $ 18.95 SUPERINTENDENT DENVER HATCHERY—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 FUND. $ 2,400.00 To S. E . Land $ 433.33 To Jack Moran 366.67 To C. A . Ribbing 1,600.00 $ 2,400.00 MAINTENANCE DENVER HATCHERY. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1,800.00 SUPERINTENDENT EMERALD LAKES—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 1,800.00 To John F. Gamsby 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE EMERALD By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To maintenance Balance FUND. LAKES. $ 1,800.00 1,770.33 $ 29.67 �SUPERINTENDENT GLENWOOD HATCHERY—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To H. T. Dawson To R. M. Light FUND. $ 1,800.00 $ 150.00 150.00 To S. E. Thompson 1,500.00 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE GLENWOOD H A T C H E R Y . By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1,799.89 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT GRAND COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 .11 FUND. $ 1,800.00 To Charles Dowdell l,800.00 MAINTENANCE G R A N D COUNTY H A T C H E R Y . By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1,743.75 Balance $ 56.25 SUPERINTENDENT GUNNISON HATCHERY—SALARY FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To W . H. Corum To T. J. Thompson $ 1,800.00 $ 327.50 1,472.50 1,800.00 M A I N T E N A N C E GUNNISON H A T C H E R Y . By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To maintenance Balance $ 1,800.00 1,740.61 $ 59.29 �SUPERINTENDENT LA P L A T A HATCHERY—SALARY FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 1,800.00 To L. S. Barnes $ 423.40 To T. L. Hamer 1,376.60 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE LA P L A T A H A T C H E R Y . By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1,514.29 Balance $2S5.71 SUPERINTENDENT ROUTT COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 FUND. $ 1,800.00 To W . J. Breckel $ 442.75 To L. B. Crawford 1,322.50 $ 1,765.25 Balance $ MAINTENANCE ROUTT COUNTY 34.75 HATCHERY. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 1,800.00 To maintenance 1,689.60 Balance $ 110.40 SUPERINTENDENT D E L NORTE HATCHERY—SALARY By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To L. Bassett FUND. $ 1,800.00 $ 408.85 To J. P. Bengard 1,391.15 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE D E L NORTE By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To maintenance Balance HATCHERY. $ 1,800.00 1,771.62 $ 28.38 �G A T H E R I N G S P A W N FOR A L L HATCHERIES. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 2,000.00 To expense collecting and gathering spawn 1,951.24 Balance $ 48.76 DISTRIBUTION OF OVA A N D YOUNG F R Y FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 600.00 To expense distributing 523.40 Balance $ 76.60 FOREST A N D GAME W A R D E N S — S A L A R Y FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 9,000.00 To salaries—Five chief game wardens T R A V E L I N G EXPENSES—CHIEF 9,000.00 GAME WARDENS. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 3,000.00 To traveling expenses, five chief game wardens 2,423.20 Balance $ 576.80 SPECIAL G A M E W A R D E N — S A L A R Y FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 $ 2,400.00 To J. F. Engel $ 463.30 To W . P. Hummel 1,936.70 $ 2,400.00 SPECIAL GAME W A R D E N — T R A V E L I N G E X P E N S E FUND. By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To J. F . Engel $ 600.00 $ 597.40 $ 115.75 To W . P. Hummel 481.65 Balance $ IMPROVEMENTS DENVER By appropriation for fiscal years 1909 and 1910 To vouchers drawn on same Balance 2.60 HATCHERY. $10,000.00 120.21 $9,879.79 �FISH. The work of the Game and Fish Department, so far as it pertains to fish, has increased very materially since the creation of the department. The State is n o w engaged in propagating fish on a large scale through its system of hatcheries and spawning stations. There are now and have been throughout this administration seven State fish hatcheries in actual operation, and in addition a spawning station at Emerald lakes, in Hinsdale county, some forty or fifty miles from Durango. Through the kindness and generosity of Mr. W . T. Kirkpatrick of Durango the State has been aided very materially in its operation by the establishment of a field station at Emerald lakes. These lakes are now and have been for a good many years under the private ownership and control of Mr. Kirkpatrick. Some of the best varieties of trout are found in these lakes, and the conditions of the water, climate, etc., make this an ideal station for the taking of spawn and hatching of trout. Mr. Kirkpatrick has made no charge during this administration, and in fact never has made any charge for the use of these lakes and the surrounding land by the State for the purpose of fish culture and propagation. He permits the State to go in and take spawn in unlimited quantities, hatch and make use of the lakes as it sees fit, and to ship out as many to other hatcheries as it cares to. He has also assisted in every way in his power in the work and has maintained the lakes and the surrounding premises at his own expense. I feel deeply indebted to Mr. Kirkpatrick f o r all that he has done in this direction and desire to express to him the thanks of this department on behalf of the people of the State, and feel sure that my predecessors will take pleasure in joining with me in this action. The system of fish hatcheries is undoubtedly the best that could be put into operation for the purpose of replenishing our streams with fish. Great care must at all times be exercised, however, in order that the expense in maintaining these hatcheries is not greater than is justified by the results accomplished. Danger of establishing too many hatcheries is likely to arise if the Legislature does not very carefully consider the matter of making appropriations for new hatcheries. It should at all times work toward the end that the greatest number of fish shall be turned out at the least possible expense. In the early history of the department the only spawn that was secured for the purpose of hatching trout was that taken from the trout in ponds immediately connected with the hatcheries. During my former term of office as General Superintendent of State Fish Hatcheries I inaugurated the system of going directly to the lakes and streams for the purpose of gathering spawn. In carrying out this system, field stations for the purpose of gathering spawn are established during the spawning �A NICE CATCH OF TROUT N E A R GRANT, COLORADO. �seasons at a number of different places throughout the State. In this way spawn in large quantities can be gathered, and without any harmful results whatever. The fish in the streams are stripped of their spawn and are returned to the stream not any the worse for it. To me it has always been a remarkable f a c t that nature did not provide a better means f o r fish to propagate naturally. Scientific investigation has shown that of all the spawn of trout deposited naturally in the streams and lakes, not over three per cent, at the very most are hatched and become adult fish. This is due in the first place to the ineffective manner of fertilizing the eggs. The eggs are deposited by the female and are later fertilized by the male. Before there has been an opportunity, however, to fertilize the eggs they are either covered with sand, destroyed, or become exposed so that fertilization becomes impossible. In taking spawn from the females and the fertilizing fluid from the males practically all of the eggs are fertilized, and in our hatcheries we are able to hatch ninety, and sometimes ninety-five, per cent, of all the eggs taken. This, of course, is done through the proper handling of the fish and can be clone only by experienced men. I do not mean to say that as large a per cent, as herein mentioned will be placed in the streams in the shape of fry, as it is apparent that after the spawn has been hatched out a number of the fish are deformed, do not take their food properly, and die from other causes, and if they have to be held for any considerable length of time in the hatcheries, still more are lost. By far the largest part of the spawn taken, however, is returned to the streams in the way of fry which grow to be adult fish. If this artificial manner of propagating fish were not possible, we could not hope to secure enough fry for stocking our streams to any great extent whatsoever. A s it is, we are enabled to place the young trout fry into our streams by the millions every year, as this report further on will show. W i t h increased appropriations and better facilities still more could be accomplished than is being done at the present time. Through irrigation a number of fish are lost every year, and I question whether it would not be wise for our Legislature to adopt some means that would tend in a measure at least to prevent this destruction of our fish. Our irrigating ditches all over the State are operated without any screens or other device for keeping the fish out of them, and consequently they enter the ditches in large numbers and follow them out into the fields, and when the water is shut off the fish are then on dry land and left to die. Numerous devices have been constructed which I believe will tend to do away with this great loss of fish. I have at the present time in my office a device which has been used very successfully in the state of W y o m i n g for the last two years. It is an automatic screen so constructed that it �allows the free passage of the water up to a time that the screen becomes loaded with debris, and at the moment any resistance is brought about by reason of sediment being collected on the screen, the flow of the water washes the screen down and carries the debris on over. The screen is then brought back into place by the use of a weight attached. The screen is fine enough to prevent the fish from passing through it. and the only possible way any fish could go beyond it would be when the sediment is being washed over. This is guarded against by the action of the weight, which scares back the fish so that none get out into the ditches at this particular time. This device can be installed at comparatively small expense, and the beauty of it is that it does not detract any from the flow of water in the ditch, nor does it require the attention of the owner of the ditch in order to operate. SEINING. Considerable difficulty has been encountered from time to time in the manner of seining our streams. Under the law as it stands permits may be granted by the Commissioner to such persons as apply therefor, and w h o seem to be trustworthy, to seine for carp, suckers, white salmon, squawfish and catfish. I believe that this is a good provision in the law and have encouraged the seining of these fish wherever it could consistently be done. I further believe that if all of these kinds of fish, with the exception of catfish, could be seined out of our streams, and the same streams stocked with other varieties of fish, such as bass, greyling and more catfish, greater good could be accomplished. The kinds of fish which can be seined now, with the exception of catfish, are absolutely worthless for any purpose whatever and tend only to stir up the waters and make them unfit for better kinds of fish. I realize that it would be impossible to rid our streams entirely of these fish, but it seems to me that, as far as possible, seining should be allowed to proceed. This, of course, must at all times be done under the careful supervision of the Commissioner, as there is undoubtedly a tendency on the part of those seining to retain all the fish that may come within their nets. A s the law requires a permit before any seining can be done, the Commissioner has in his office a record and is given notice of each and every case. This permits proper inspection to be made, and, whenever there is any doubt as to whether the person seining is confining himself to the kinds of fish that may be taken, his operations are inspected. The waters in the lower altitudes of the State, and, in fact, wherever they reach the higher temperatures, are well adapted to the kinds of fish I have recommended substituting instead of those that are seined. A t the present time the State propagates only three varieties of trout, viz.: Rainbow, Native and Eastern Brook, and with few exceptions these are the only kinds of fish that are being placed in the public waters. I �see no reason why the department cannot be enlarged so as to stock our streams on a larger scale with varieties other than trout. A great many fishermen prefer bass fishing to trout, and, in addition to the sport that would be afforded, these fish are among the best of the food varieties. If this plan was carried out and the State should attempt to stock its streams with food fish other than trout, our law would necessarily have to be changed so that these fish, as well as trout, would be protected. W i t h the limited funds at my command I have purchased as many black bass as was practicable and have placed them in our streams to the number of several thousand. These fish have done very well, and the fact that this variety of fish does well in Colorado is further demonstrated by the number thereof that are held by private ownership and propagated in private lakes and streams throughout the State. I believe that the lower waters of our State, which are not adapted to trout, should be stocked with bass and catfish. Some of these black bass were planted in the Bear river, in the vicinity of Craig, some were planted in the Grand river at the junction of the Gunnison and Grand rivers, and some were planted in the San Juan river in the vicinity of Pagosa Springs. I M P O R T A T I O N OF F I S H . During my administration, and in fact during former administrations, no little difficulty has been encountered in regard to the matter of importing fish into this State. Fish importers are charged a license of fifty dollars per year for the privilege of importing, and as the law stands, now it is very indefinite just what they may import for the license fee paid by them. I want to urge that the law in this regard be made more specific, so that the importers may know exactly where they stand on the question and can keep well within the meaning of the law. I do not advocate the passage of laws which have in view simply the protection of our own fish, and I appreciate the f a c t that, if Colorado desires the assistance of other states in preventing the exporting of her own game and fish, she must be willing to reciprocate to those states and assist them as far as she can in not permitting game and fish to be imported into states contrary to their laws; but, whatever our Legislature should decide on in this regard, the law should specify just what kinds of fish may be imported under a license. A s the law for the most part has been construed to mean that Colorado, theoretically having all the fresh water varieties of fish, the importation of any fresh water variety could only be made under a license. Numerous objections to this construction of the law have been made by those in the importing business, and very often I have been compelled to admit the justice of their contention. I hope that �this matter may be cleared up, both for the satisfaction of our importers and for the benefit of the department in carrying out the law. FISH DISTRIBUTION. The matter of fish distribution is not always an easy problem. It goes without saying that the demand for trout fry greatly exceeds the supply, as the department furnishes these fish without any cost whatever to the applicants. I have tried to make an equitable distribution of trout and send them to all parts of the State without showing any partiality, and in numerous cases I have planted trout fry in places where I thought they were needed, even though no application was made therefor by any person in that immediate locality. ��D I S T R I B U T I O N OF YOUNG T R O U T D U R I N G Y E A R 1909. From the Denver H a t c h e r y Brook trout 426,000 Rainbow trout 241,000 Native trout 517,000 1,184,000 From Durango Hatchery Brook trout 175,000 Rainbow trout 272,000 Native trout 445,000 892,000 From Del Norte Fish Hatchery Brook trout 225,000 Rainbow trout 252,000 Native trout 228,000 705,000 f r o m Glenwood Hatchery Brook trout 762,500 Rainbow trout 360,000 Native trout 555,000 1,677,500 From Gunnison Hatchery Brook trout 156,000 Rainbow trout 330,000 Native trout 135,000 621,000 From Grand County Hatchery Rainbow trout Native trout 40,000 290,000 330,000 �Routt County H a t c h e r y Brook trout 140,000 Rainbow trout 270,000 Native trout 245,000 655,000 Emerald Lakes H a t c h e r y Native trout 310,000 310,000 Marvine Hatchery— Native trout 442,000 442,000 Grand total 6,816,500 D I S T R I B U T I O N O F Y O U N G T R O U T D U R I N G Y E A R 1910. From Denver Hatchery— Brook trout 881,000 Rainbow 400,500 trout Native trout 610,500 1,892,000 From Durango H a t c h e r y Brook trout 3S6,000 Rainbow trout 237,000 Native 285,000 trout 908,000 From Del Norte H a t c h e r y Brook trout 170,000 Rainbow trout 269,200 Native trout 260,000 699,200 From Glenwood Brook trout Hatchery481,000 Rainbow trout 320,000 Native trout 230,000 1,031,000 �From Gunnison H a t c h e r y Brook trout Rainbow 257,000 trout 242,000 Native trout 152,000 651,000 From Grand County H a t c h e r y Rainbow trout 125,000 Native trout 575,000 700,000 From Routt County H a t c h e r y Brook Native trout 225,000 trout 400,000 625,000 From Emerald Lakes Hatchery— Native trout 300,000 300,000 From Marvine H a t c h e r y Native trout 320,000 320,000 From Collbran Hatchery— Native trout 190,000 190,000 Grand total 7,316,200 Total number brook trout distributed in 1909 1,884,500 Total number rainbow trout distributed in 1909 1,765,000 Total 3,167,000 number native trout distributed in 1909 Total trout distributed during 1909 6,816,500 Total number brook trout distributed in 1910 2,490,000 Total number rainbow trout distributed in 1910 1,593,700 Total number native trout distributed in 1910 3,232,500 Total trout distributed during 1910 7,316,200 Grand total for biennial period 14,132,700 �RECOMMENDATIONS. Our Legislature two years ago very wisely amended our game and fish laws requiring persons not citizens of the United States, even though they live in this State, to take out a nonresident license in order to hunt in this State. While this has caused considerable decrease in the number of resident hunting licenses issued. I have no criticism to offer in regard to the law remaining as it is in this respect, as it is a well-known fact that foreigners are the greatest enemies to the game we have, especially to our song birds, and I find that this same law is in effect in many states throughout the country. I have endeavored to enforce this provision of our law and impress upon our wardens and the county clerks the necessity of carrying it out, and whenever we have found foreigners hunting without a license they have been prosecuted to the full extent of the law. I believe if this policy is carried out it will induce a great many foreigners to become citizens by taking out their naturalization papers, and will also afford better protection to our birds. I desire particularly to call your attention to the fact that there was some opposition raised in the Legislature t w o years ago relative to issuing licenses to parties to hold game in private parks, and the Legislature endeavored to amend the law, cutting out that portion which gave the Commissioner authority to issue licenses for private parks; but, instead of doing this, it failed to amend Division " C " of the game law requiring us to issue a license and cut out the fee we were required to collect. A s the law stood t w o years ago, it provided that we should collect a fee of forty dollars for issuing a license for t w o years on parks, and one hundred dollars for issuing a license on parks for ten years. A s the law n o w stands we are compelled to issue a park license for one dollar, whether for t w o or ten years, and everyone that is taking out park license makes application for a license for ten years. This has caused considerable decrease in our revenue, and the law should be amended so that we can collect a reasonable fee for issuing a park license, or cut out the park license altogether. Our law in regard to fishing licenses is not clear as to whether it applies to residents or non-residents. W h e n the amended law took effect in 1909, being in doubt on this question, I asked the Attorney General for an opinion, and he gave me one which was to the effect that residents of the State were not required to have a license to fish. This has caused considerable confusion on account of the law not being clear on the matter, and should be straightened out. If the proper law could be drafted I think we should have a license for residents to fish, but let one license cover both fishing and hunting. This would give us considerable more revenue and enable us to better stock �FISHING F O R TROUT IN T H E GUNNISON R I V E R . �GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER OF COLORADO. our streams with fish, and would make the people who fish pay for it. I would further call your attention to the fact that the wardens and fish superintendents connected with this department are underpaid at the present time. It will be remembered that this department was created a good many years ago, and at the time of the passage of the body of our present law the whole thing was more or less an experiment. It has worked itself out, however, and now the department is a systematic business, conducted on a very large scale. N e w duties have been added to the officers connected with this department from time to time, and there has not been a corresponding taking away of other duties. Consequently, a great deal more work must be done by our wardens and superintendents than was contemplated upon the passage of our present law. In addition to this, it is well known to everyone that the cost of living has gone up to such an extent that what was a living salary at the time of the creation of this department is no longer a living salary. .Men must be competent in order to fill these positions, and in the fish line, particularly, technical knowledge and training are indispensable qualifications in holding these offices. I feel that the State should pay for the services it receives what is reasonable and proper, and I hereby recommend what I consider to be the proper basis for compensating the members of this department. A l l game wardens should receive a salary of $100.00 per month and their necessary traveling expenses, not exceeding $25.00 per month. The General Superintendent of State Fish Hatcheries should receive at least a salary of $125.00 per month and his necessary traveling expense, not exceeding $40.00 per month, as he necessarily has a great deal of traveling to do. The Superintendent of each fish hatchery in the State should receive $100.00 per month, which amount the law has allowed the superintendent of the Denver hatchery for a number of years past. In addition to this, the clerk in the department should receive a salary of $125.00 per month, as it goes without saying that the clerk's duties are increased with every increase in every branch of the department. The department has been greatly enlarged, and each particular branch thereof is doing more than it has done at any time in the past and a competent man must be had in order to perform the duties of clerk. A large part of the responsibility of (the department is thrown on him and the salary now allowed is inadequate, especially in view of the fact that ordinary clerks throughout the departments of state, with a much smaller amount of work to perform, are receiving the same salary that is allowed this clerk. In conclusion, I desire simply to say that my very best efforts have at all times been exerted on behalf of the people of the State in carrying on the work of this department. Although �it has not always been an easy matter and the duties imposed cannot be easily carried out, still I have taken great pleasure in the work and hope that I have conducted myself in a way that will reflect nothing but credit on your administration. I take this means of thanking you for imposing the confidence that you did in appointing me to the position of State Game and Fish Commissioner, and hope that the trust imposed has not been betrayed in the slightest particular. �A m o u n t of money necessary to appropriate to carry on the different branches of the Game and Fish Department for the biennial period, December 1, 1910, to November 30, 1912: Game and Fish Commissioner, salary $ 3,600.00 Game and Fish Commissioner, traveling expense 1,200.00 Deputy Game and Fish Commissioner, salary 3,000.00 Deputy Game and Fish Commissioner, traveling expense Chief Clerk, salary 800.00 3,000.00 Game and Fish Wardens, salaries (5) 12,000.00 Game and Fish Wardens, traveling expense (5) 3,000.00 Special Game Warden, salary (1) 2,400.00 Special Game Warden, traveling expense Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries, salary Superintendent State Fish Hatcheries, traveling expense Eight Superintendents: 600.00 3,000.00 960.00 Denver, Durango, Emerald Lakes, Glenwood, Gunnison, Del Norte, Sulphur Springs. Steamboat Springs For Maintenance Eight Hatcheries For Distributing Ova and Young Fry Gathering Spawn for all Hatcheries 19,200.00 14,400.00 600.00 2,000.00 Respectfully submitted, T H O M A S J. H O L L A N D , State Game and Fish Commissioner. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/0d73a05e02c123f23b20746d689f093b.pdf a2ef81404af9291ed6bf625720bee407 PDF Text Text BIENNIAL REPORT OF T H E State Game and Fish Commissioner OF T H E STATE OF COLORADO For the Years 1911-1912 JAMES A. SHINN, Commissioner DENVER, COLORADO THE SMITH-BROOKS PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS 1912 �BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE State Game and Fish Commissioner OF T H E STATE OF COLORADO For the Years 1911-1912 JAMES A. SHINN, Commissioner DENVER, COLORADO THE SMITH-BROOKS PRINTING CO., STATE PRINTERS 1912 �STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH James A. Shinn, Denver, Commissioner Rudolph Borcherdt, Denver, Deputy Commissioner R. L. Spargur, Denver, Chief Clerk W. P. Hummel, Denver, Special Chief Game Warden S. S. Poe, Greeley, Chief Game Warden, First District W. E. Campbell, Alamosa, Chief Game Warden, Second District C. L. Gilmer, Glenwood Springs, Chief Game Warden, Third District R. E. Norvell, Hayden, Chief Game Warden, Fourth District J. L. Gray, Fort Collins, Chief Game Warden, Fifth District W. E. Patrick, Denver, General Superintendent Fish Hatcheries Charles A. Ribbing, Superintendent Denver Hatchery S. E. Thompson, Superintendent Glenwood Hatchery T. J. Thompson, Superintendent Gunnison Hatchery John P. Bengard, Superintendent Del Norte Hatchery Thomas L. Hamor, Superintendent La Plata Hatchery Charles Dowdell, Superintendent Grand County Hatchery L. B. Crawford, Superintendent Routt County Hatchery John F. Gamsby, Superintendent Emerald Lakes S. E. Land, Superintendent Marvine G. H. Thomson, Superintendent Estes Park Hatchery Hatchery Hatchery �LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL D E P A R T M E N T OP G A M E A N D FISH Denver, Colorado, December 1, 1912. To His Excellency, JOHN F. SHAFROTH, Governor of State of Colorado. Dear Sir: As provided by law, I herewith submit my biennial report of the work I have done during the years 1911 and 1912. In this report I have endeavored to show what has been accomplished by the Game and Fish Department during the biennial period ending November 30, 1912, together with statements showing money received and amount expended by the department ; also recommendations for changes in some of our laws, and for future work and improvements. I desire in particular to call your attention to the number of young trout fry planted during the biennial period—over twenty-two and half million; this being about eight million more fish than have ever been planted before during any one biennial period in the history of the department. I appreciate very much the kind consideration and assistance that I have received from you. I have tried to maintain a high efficiency in the organization of the department, and the work I have done will very materially assist my successor in accomplishing great results in the future. These has been no friction in the department during this period, and each and every one of the employes has endeavored to do his duty to the best interest of the state. Respectfully submitted, JAMES A. SHINN, Commissioner. �BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE State Game and Fish Commissioner Since the passage of our first game and fish laws, which were drawn up by Hon. D. C. Beaman, of Denver, about the year 1899, wonderful progress has been made. There have been many changes from time to time; in fact, there has never been a legislative session in Colorado but what it has made more or less changes in the laws. When I took charge of the department, in April, 1911, I was familiar with its workings, having been connected with it as deputy commissioner during the two previous years, and wherever it was possible I have endeavored to make improvements during this administration. We do not by any means pretend that our laws are perfect; it may be many years before we can make claim to anything like perfection; but during the past two years a great number of our natural, as well as artificial, lakes, together with thousands of miles of our mountain streams, have been stocked with rainbow and brook trout, neither of which is a native of our waters. Many of our streams were fairly stocked with what is known as the native trout. Today this department has nine operative fish hatcheries in different parts of the state, that are supplied with eggs taken from the streams and lakes by experienced men, and placed in the hatcheries in various seasons of the year. Our law provides for only five chief game wardens, the state being divided into five districts, with a chief game warden at the head of each district. There being sixty-two counties in the state, it necessarily follows that each chief game warden has a great many counties in his district, over which he must travel in his efforts to protect the game and fish. There is hardly a county in the state where a first-class game warden could not be; kept busy year in and year out protecting the game and fish of that single county. So that it will readily be seen that, when a single warden is expected to properly look after the interest of the game and fish in all the way from eight and ten to eighteen and twentv counties, he must necessarily pay attention to the more important cases brought to his knowledge and does not have time to take care of all of the smaller matters. Under the law, the Commissioner is authorized to appoint, under pay, with the approval of the Governor, as many as twenty deputy game wardens, if the Commissioner has the money in his game fund to pay them for �their services. On account of not having sufficient revenue, I cannot assure these men that they will hold their positions the year around, and I cannot get the best men available, for the reason that they will not leave good positions and steady employment to take the position as deputy game warden for a few months at a time. Notwithstanding this, a number of good men have been secured to act as deputy game wardens, and have rendered invaluable service to the state in the care of its game and fish. Where such good men have been secured, it has been my aim to keep them on the year around. Good game wardens are hard to secure, as not everyone will make a good game warden, and politics should be left out of that part of the business. Generally, when you get a good game warden, he does not suit the politicians in his part of the state, and the Commissioner is asked to put some man under pay as game warden, in order to pay some political debt. This is always detrimental to the protection of the game and fish of the state. I am a strong advocate of advertising the resources of our state, and I have tried to do my part by sending an exhibit of over four hundred trout to the land show held at Kansas City last February. This exhibit attracted a great deal of attention and was one of the main features of the show. While it is true that the Missouri water was not very conducive to the health of our trout, we succeeded in keeping most of them alive until the end of the show. I am told that this was the first effort ever made to send live trout in large quantities outside of our state. We were assisted in this work by our Chamber of Commerce, the Denver Union Water Company, the Telephone Company, the larger merchants of our city, and the different railroad companies, as there were no available funds which we could use for this purpose. I also succeeded in getting two very important conventions to meet in Colorado. With the assistance of D. C. Beaman and W. L. May, of Denver, we secured the convention of the American Fisheries Society early in September. This society is composed of the best scientific fish-culturists in the United States and Canada. W e also secured the convention of the United States Game and Fish Commissioners, held in Denver just preceding the other convention. I believe that these two conventions were of incalculable benefit, not only to the State of Colorado, but to all of the western states, as there were many valuable papers read and lectures given on subjects of vital interest to the propagation of fish and the preservation of game. ELK There is no doubt in my mind but what the increase in elk has been very material since the close of the open season on elk about twelve years ago. Large bands of them are seen in Routt County especially, and it has been reported that there are prob- �ably 2,500 elk in Routt, Moffat Rio Blanco, and Grand Counties. Large bands of elk have been observed from time to time in other parts of the state. There is a band at the head-waters of the North Fork of the Gunnison River, where it is reported there are from 200 to 250. A large band is reported at the head-waters of the South Fork of the Rio Grande in Mineral County—probably 200 in this vicinity. There is also quite a number found in La Plata County. All of these bands are being protected by the people in their respective localities. If these animals are allowed to go unmolested for a few years longer, a marked increase in their number will result. DEER The entire State of Colorado is the home of various kinds of game animals, especially the deer. If these animals are left to themselves, they will increase and spread out over more country very rapidly; and so, if we are just a little careful of our game now, we shall not only have game in years to come, but, by continually passing wise laws, we can preserve our game for all time. The time was in Colorado when deer were so plentiful that it seemed almost impossible for them, to be klled off; but with the increase in population, and the more general settling-up of our state, the deer have been killed until now they must be carefully protected, or they will meet the fate of the buffalo and become entirely extinct. I believe it would be wise to close the season on deer for a period of not less than six years, which would insure a great increase of our deer in that time. I have had reports from game wardens from all parts of the state, which have confirmed my belief that we should have a closed season on deer for a time. It is hard to estimate the number of deer killed in the state during the open season, as we can only get a record of the number shipped over the railroads adjacent to the hunting-grounds; but I believe there were 50 per cent less deer killed in the state during the year 1912 than in previous years. Probably not over 400 were killed during the open season of 1912, while it is estimated there were from 700 to 800 killed during the year 1911. MOUNTAIN SHEEP The mountain sheep have been protected for the past twentyfour years, and are increasing very rapidly in various parts of the state. They have been seen in quite large bands from many of the railroad lines that pass through the Rocky Mountains. There is a large band of mountain sheep in several counties—namely, Chaffee, Teller, Clear Creek, Gunnison, Pitkin, Garfield, Routt, Larimer, Grand, and Ouray; also quite a large band in Estes Park. Many sportsmen have suggested that we declare an open season on mountain sheep, but I shall leave that to the judgment of the lawmakers. �ANTELOPE The antelope, which seems to be a native of the plains, is already under protection; but it seems almost impossible to protect these animals, as the country is being taken up by the homesteader, and it will be only a short time before there will be no range for these beautiful animals, unless the state should conclude to secure a piece of land with grass and water, and use it as a game preserve. Complaints are coming into the department from the farmers in the eastern part of the state, that the antelopes are breaking into their wheat fields and truck patches, causing considerable damage. With all of this to contend with, it must be said to the credit of the farmers that they object to having these animals killed by the "pot-hunter." GAME BIRDS The department has spent a great deal of money in stocking the state with various kinds of game birds, such as the Mongolian and ring-neck pheasants, the crested quail, bob-white quail, and Hungarian partridges. Nearly all of these birds can be seen within forty minutes' ride from the State Capitol on any of the trolley lines leading out of Denver. We have a large pheasantry located at the state fish hatchery near Denver, where the birds are reared, and many hundreds of eggs are sent out each year to various parts of the state, where they are hatched under the common domestic hen. However, this plan has not proved as much of a success in stocking the state with pheasants as I should have liked, as these birds are very hard to raise. Reports we have received from parties inexperienced in the raising of pheasants have not been very favorable. I am now endeavoring to raise these birds at our pheasantry and distribute them in different parts of the state. This year I purchased fifty pairs of ring-neck pheasants in Oregon, and shall endeavor to raise a large number of them next year and have them for distribution over different parts of the state; the birds hatched and those sent out from the hatchery remaining the property of the state. These birds are already numbered by the thousands, and in the near future, with proper care and protection, we hope to be able to have an open season on all of the various kinds of birds mentioned. Grouse, like the deer, are not increasing to any noticeable extent, and I believe that the season for killing the same should be shortened. Instead of the season being opened on the 15th day of August, the open season should not begin until the first day of September and should close October 10. INDIANS We have had very little trouble in regard to the Indians killing our deer. However, we have had complaints from Rio Blanco, �La Plata, and Dolores Counties of the Indians slaughtering the deer, and I have sent wardens to investigate these matters. and have tried to prevent it as much as possible. But we have found very few deer being killed. I believe the Indian agents should use more care in seeing that the Indians are kept on their reservations. FINES AND CONVICTIONS The law makes it the duty of every sheriff and constable to enforce it in their respective counties, and gives them full power and authority, with or without a warrant, to arrest any person whom they have reason to believe guilty of its violation. In some of the counties the sheriffs have been of great assistance to us in enforcing the law, but, as a general rule, it is hard to get these officers to carry out the true intent of the law and arrest one of their own citizens when found violating the law. It is also difficult to get the district attorneys to take the proper action in some cases, and we have even had a case where the district attorney, while he was supposed to prosecute, defended the violators. On the whole, however, we have had the co-operation of these officers. In some cases the justices of the peace have taken it upon themselves to impose a fine for a violation of the law, and then to remit the fine. Our law strictly prohibits this, and provides that, when a fine has once been assessed or rendered, it shall not be suspended, reduced, or remitted otherwise than as expressly provided by law. As I understand it, the only way a fine can be remitted, after it has once been assessed, is through the pardoning board or the Governor. However, in spite of these difficulties, there were 106 convictions secured for violations during the biennial period, as follows: Dynamiting fish . Fishing out of season Hunting without a license 2 4 40 H a v i n g venison in possession 2 Hunting on private property without permission 5 H a v i n g fish in possession unlawfully 3 Fishing for trout at night 1 Killing antelope ^ Killing deer out of season 14 Killing g a m e birds out of season 12 Killing g a m e birds unlawfully 9 Seining without permit 3 Non-resident fishing without license 2 Killing song birds without permit 2 �NUMBER OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 1911 Resident Counties Commissioner's office Hunting 15 2,636 Adams 173 Arapahoe 245 Archuleta Bent Boulder 92 239 803 Baca 12 Cheyenne 17 Crowley Custer 04 172 Chaffee 612 Costilla 143 Clear Creek 238 Conejos 502 Denver 3,735 Delta 649 Dolores 46 Douglas 117 Elbert 34 El Paso 855 Eagle Fremont 388 1,646 Gunnison 739 Garfield 939 Gilpin 105 Grand 228 Hinsdale 50 Huerfano 733 Jefferson 229 Jackson 117 Kiowa 39 K i t Carson 39 Lincoln Lake Larimer Combination NonNonHunting Resident Bird Resident and Hunting Fishing Hunting Fishing 34 418 1,263 Logan 488 Las Animas 941 172 �NUMBER OF HUNTING AND F I S H I N G LICENSES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 1911—Concluded Resident Counties Hunting L a Plata 482 Montrose 501 Mineral 283 Montezuma 117 Morgan 390 Mesa 684 Moffat 176 Ouray 264 Otero 775 Phillips 107 Prowers 2,122 Pitkin 328 Park 199 Rio Grande 411 Routt 564 Rio Blanco 416 Summit 141 Sedgwick 125 96 San Miguel 191 Saguache 338 Teller 467 Weld 912 Washington 15 Yuma 52 Totals 6 366 Pueblo San Juan Combination NonNonHunting Bird Resident Resident and Hunting Fishing Hunting Fishing 30,484 56 16 14 483 �NUMBER OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES ISSUED DURING THE Y E A R 1912 . Resident Counties Commissioner's office Hunting 97 Arapahoe 212 Adams 173 15 Boulder 892 Bent 163 Conejos 499 Costilla 140 Crowley Custer Cheyenne 65 180 10 Clear Creek 210 Chaffee 535 Douglas 62 Dolores 45 Denver 1,179 Delta 871 E l Paso 896 Eagle 356 Elbert Fremont 33 1,648 Grand 220 Gunnison 775 Garfield 880 Gilpin 169 Hinsdale 10 Huerfano 680 Jackson 142 Jefferson 202 K i t Carson Kiowa Las Animas L a Plata Larimer 11 18 5,033 Archuleta Baca Combination NonHunting m NonResident and Bird Resident Hunting Fishing Hunting Fishing 15 22 805 484 1,179 Lake 382 Logan 442 5 15 19 146 �NUMBER OF HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR 1912—Concluded Resident Counties Lincoln Hunting 41 Montezuma 147 Mineral 221 Morgan 384 Mesa 986 Montrose 672 Ouray 237 Otero 594 Pueblo 2,034 Prowers 257 Pitkin 306 Park 114 Phillips 55 Routt 377 Rio Grande 389 Rio Blanco 319 Saguache 389 San Miguel Sedgwick San Juan Summit 33 Ill 98 165 Teller 481 Weld 851 Washington 18 Yuma 35 Moffat 139 Totals Combination NonHunting Resident and Bird Hunting Fishing Hunting 29,174 62 �The State of Colorado has devoted a great deal of time and money to the rearing of the trout, especially the native black spotted mountain trout. Much attention has also been given to the introduction of the brook trout of the East and the California rainbow trout. In the year 1882 brook trout were hatched and distributed in a small way, and in 1886 the eggs of the McCloud River rain bow trout from California were secured and hatched in what is known as our Denver Hatchery. These fish were introduced in the Platte and Gunnison Rivers. A few years later the fish found in Twin Lakes near Leadville were hatched and distributed in almost all of the streams and mountain lakes of our state. Since that time the collection of eggs of the native trout, by what is known as "field work," has extended to nearly every part of the state, taking in from eight to ten large lakes or reservoirs. With the improved methods of taking and handling spawn of the native trout, we now collect from ten to fifteen million eggs annually. This method is known as the collection and shipping of "green" eggs taken from the wild trout. The eggs we take from the rainbow and brook trout are handled in the same way when taken green, as we have no substations large enough to eye eggs before transporting them to the hatcheries. The state now has five operative trout hatcheries, located as follows: Denver, Steamboat Springs, Del Norte, Durango, and Glenwood Springs. Besides, we are operating the Estes Park Hatchery, the Pitkin Hatchery, and the Marvine Hatchery, and are using the government hatchery at Grand Lake to make one hatch of fish each year; also the Emerald Lakes Hatchery. This is ample to stock all of the streams of the commonwealth and to improve legitimate angling for all time to come. The matter of operating the hatcheries by the collection of eggs from wild trout and the distribution of the fish has become a very important branch of the Game and Fish Department. Fish hatcheries are expensive things to operate, and even fair fish-culturists are scarce for the stations already in commission. Believing in economy, efficiency, and the enlargement of field work incident to the propagation of the trout, I am encouraging the sportsmen's associations to build club hatcheries at their own expense, along the most important streams of the state; also nursery or retaining ponds. During the past two years a considerable number of such club hatcheries have been built by these fish and game associations. The method provides that the state furnish the eggs from its field stations, and the state pays the expense of a man to supervise their hatcheries and the distribution of the fish in the public waters. In this way people find that they can have all the fish they want in their district by co-operative work without so much legislative fish culture, which entails such a heavy expense, and in this way state fish culture does not engender so much unwar- �ranted criticism from the people thinking they are not getting their share of the fish in their respective localities. Not only this, but the individual becomes personally interested in the protection which is incident to propagation. This method I believe is assisting in making Colorado, not only the "playground of America," but one of the most famous sections in the Union for trout fishing in inland waters, both in the way of sport and as a food product. Realizing the trouble and expense incurred in securing sufficient eggs to fill the hatcheries, soon after my advent into office I took steps to establish field stations by securing lakes that were stocked with the various kinds of trout for the purpose of making permanent spawning stations. I secured these by leases running from three to twenty years, and have been restocking these lakes and reservoirs with a view to having sufficient spawning stations, where we can take all the eggs we need for filling our hatcheries. We now have field stations at Electra Lakes, near Durango; Grand Mesa and Cottonwood Lakes, on the western slope; Marvine and Trappers' Lakes, near Buford; Clear Creek Reservoir, near Granite; Wood's Lake, near Marble; Boras' Lake, near Pagosa Springs; Swank's Lake, near Lake City; Echo Lake, near Idaho Springs; Russell's Lake, near Trinidad; Columbine Lake, near Grand Lake. W e have also planted some fry in Trout Lake, near Telluride, for the purpose of making this a spawning station. I have also systematized the taking of spawn by keeping a record in our office of the time of the year the fish spawn in the different altitudes, which is of very material service to us in knowing the time to send our men out to the different field stations for the purpose of securing eggs. If these field stations are kept well restocked, it will be only a few years before Colorado will have some of the greatest trout spawning stations in the United States. In order to fill up our hatcheries and replenish our fish supply in the waters of Colorado, last summer I took up the matter of securing some native trout eggs from Yellowstone Lake with the government officials at Washington, and through the kindness of the Bureau of Fisheries I secured about two and half million eyed native trout eggs from Yellowstone Park. These were brought down and placed in our hatcheries, and the fry planted in the stream in different parts of the state. I have also contracted for about two million eastern brook trout eggs from the East, which will be delivered some time dining the present month. This will about fill up all of our hatcheries for the winter hatch, so that we shall have a large number of fish fry to be planted in the streams and lakes of the state in the early spring. �DISTRIBUTION OF THE TROUT By handling the three different varieties of trout—with the rainbow spawning in the spring, the natives spawning in early summer, and the eastern brook spawning in the late fall or early winter months—we have both a summer and a winter hatch, thus keeping our hatcheries, where the water is suitable, in operation the year around. This is why we are able to distribute annually from ten to fifteen million advanced fed fry in the public waters of the state; and, under our careful supervision, by using nursery ponds wherever it is possible, they do not die after being turned loose, but are able to "rustle for themselves." It is true that many of these young fish are destroyed by their natural enemies, such as aquatic insects and animals; but their worst enemies are the larger trout, from fingerlings up to adult fish. All species of trout are voracious and cannibals. Retaining-ponds for trout fry along the important streams of the state are a desirable feature of fish-culture work. In this matter I have co-operated with the officials of several of the railroads and have succeeded in having a few such retaining-ponds established. The lack of funds has prevented us from doing more along this line, but the different railroads are co-operating with us in establishing rearing-ponds along the streams, where the young trout are kept for several months, until they are amply able to take care of themselves, before being turned out into the streams. I appreciate very much the assistance the different railroads have rendered us in the way of furnishing transportation for our men while collecting spawn and transporting our fish eggs and fry. This has been of incalculable benefit to the department, as without this assistance we should have been very badly handicapped in accomplishing this important branch of the state's work with the revenue that is collected under the present law; and I hope for a continuance of these friendly relations with the railroads. APPROPRIATIONS The Seventeenth General Assembly appropriated $10,000 for purchasing additional lands and water for the purpose of enlarging and improving the State Fish Hatchery near Denver. This money, however, was not available until the fall of 1911; but, contracts having been made by the former Commissioner, in accordance therewith I purchased about eight acres of land, adjoining the hatchery grounds at Denver on the south and west, in order to get additional water, at a cost of $2,500, and proceeded to construct a pipe line from the extreme west end of this ground to a new hatching-house, which was built at a cost of $1,000, the pipe line costing $1,000. I also built a new superintendent's residence, at �a cost of $2,000, so that we now have comfortable quarters for our superintendent of the Denver Hatchery, and a new hatchery, with a capacity of about three million eggs. I have not abandoned the old hatchery at Denver, which can still be used in case of emergency, so that we can now take care of from three to five million, eggs at one time at the Denver Hatchery; and, being able to make three hatches of fish each year at this place, we are able to hatch in the neighborhood of ten million fish fry here annually. We now have one of the best fish-hatching plants in the country at our Denver Hatchery, it being a credit to the state and one of which we may well feel proud. I have also erected a game park, enclosing about four acres of land with three-inch iron posts set in concrete, with woven wire fence seven feet high, in which we now have three deer and two antelope. I have constructed new pheasant pens inside of this enclosure, making the park a suitable place for keeping wild game animals and for the rearing of pheasants. I have also set out trees and shrubbery; constructed driveways, seeding part of the ground down in grass, making a lawn; installed a pumping plant, known as the Kewanee water system, for irrigation to take care of same; and in a few years expect to have this one of the most attractive spots in the state. There was also appropriated by the last legislature $250 in addition to the $2,000 appropriated by the Seventeenth General Assembly, for the completion of the residence at the fish hatchery at Glenwood Springs, to repair the hatchery buildings at that place, and to improve and beautify the grounds, and improve the roads leading thereto. Of this amount I used $1,999.98 in building an addition to the superintendent's residence, making some improvements to the ponds, hatchery, and grounds, so that we now have a very good hatchery at this point and very comfortable quarters for our superintendent. This hatchery has a capacity of about two million eggs at each hatch, and, if we can secure the eggs, we are able to make three hatches each year, turning out from five to six million fish fry annually from the Glenwood Hatchery. On account of being unable to do much with the old hatchery at Sulphur Springs, having to make our hatch of fish for the Grand County supply each year at the old government hatchery at Grand Lake, I have abandoned the hatchery at Sulphur Springs, moving the troughs and what material we could use to the Denver Hatchery, and using these troughs in the old hatchery building at Denver. We have never been able to make more than one hatch of fish each year at Grand Lake; so that, if we are to have a hatchery for Grand County, a new location should be selected, and if we can find suitable water, proper appropriation should be made by the legislature for purchasing a new site, and erecting a new hatchery and a superintendent's residence. However, I believe that, if the legislature will give us the necessary �funds for running what hatcheries we have to their fullest capacity, we can accomplish more, and be able to distribute more fish in the streams of the state, than if we had more hatcheries. Every new hatchery built, unless we can find suitable water so that we can make from two to three hatches of fish each year, is an additional expense to the state, as we are compelled to keep a superintendent the year around to take care of the hatchery; whereas, if this additional expense was allowed for running what hatcheries we have, a great deal more can be accomplished in the way of stocking our streams and lakes with fish. For the past four or five years the department has been unable to do very much in the way of hatching fish at the old hatch ery located near Gunnison, on account of the poor condition of the building and the poor water supply. We have been able to use this hatchery only for holding our fish while making the distribution, and have been paying a yearly rental for the use of a private hatchery, located near Pitkin, for hatching our fish. This private hatchery now belongs to Mr. R. L. McKnight, who last summer constructed a new hatchery building, with a capacity of about two million eggs. He has a very good water supply, having both warm and cold springs, with an abundance of water, so that the temperature of the water can be regulated and three hatches of fish can be made at this point each year. Our legislature should take some action toward giving us a suitable hatchery on the western slope, either by purchasing the new Pitkin Hatchery and site from Mr. McKnight, or by making the necessary appropriation for the purchase of a new site, and the erection of a new hatchery and superintendent's residence, for the Gunnison country. I have practically abandoned the old Gunnison Hatchery. I believe that, if we are to have a hatchery for the Gunnison country, a new site should be located, as we have always had trouble with the water supply for the Gunnison Hatchery, having to take it either direct from the Gunnison River, which is too cold during the greater part of the year for hatching fish, or from the city water supply, which has proved very satisfactory. In April of this year, at the solicitation of the Estes Park Protective and Improvement Association, we made arrangements to take over their fish hatchery, grounds, and land, at a rental of 96 dollars per year, the state to operate the same. This is a splendid hatchery, both the hatchery and the superintendent's residence being built of concrete, and has a capacity of about eight hundred thousand to one million eggs, and two hatches of fish can be made each year. This contract runs for a period of three years from April 1, 1912; but I presume the association would be willing to extend the time indefinitely, should the state not conclude to purchase the same outright. There being no appropriation for this work, the expense of rental and maintenance has been paid out of our Game Cash Fund. The cost of �operating this hatchery, for salary of superintendent and maintenance, is about $100 per month. The total amount appropriated by the last legislature and available for the various branches of the work—salaries, maintenance of hatcheries, etc.—for the years 1911 and 1912, not including the amount appropriated for improvements at the Denver and Glenwood Fish Hatcheries, was $64,450. Of this amount I have used $62,100.67, leaving a balance of $2,349.33. Details of appropriations and expenditures are as follows: STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER—SALARY B y appropriation FUND. $3,600.00 Commissioner 3,600.00 STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER—TRAVELING B y appropriation Commissioner 723.30 Balance DEPUTY EXPENSE. $1,200.00 $ STATE GAME AND FISH B y appropriation 476.70 COMMISSIONER—SALARY ... Deputy Commissioner FUND. $3,000.00 3,000.00 DEPUTY STATE GAME A N D FISH COMMISSIONER—TRAVELING EXPENSE. B y appropriation Deputy $1,000.00 Commissioner 482.75 $ Balance CLERK By appropriation AND STENOGRAPHER—SALARY FUND. $1,200.00 1,200.00 Clerk STATE SUPERINTENDENT FISH HATCHERIES—SALARY B y appropriation Superintendent FUND. $1,200.00 1,200.00 517.25 �STATE SUPERINTENDENT FISH HATCHERIES—TRAVELING B y appropriation EXPENSE. $1,000.00 Superintendent 800.00 Balance $ 200.00 SUPERINTENDENT DENVER HATCHERY—SALARY B y appropriation FUND. $1,200.00 Superintendent 1,200.00 MAINTENANCE DENVER HATCHERY. B y appropriation $1,800.00 To maintenance 1,792.58 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT EMERALD 7.42 LAKES—SALARY B y appropriation FUND. $1,800.00 Superintendent 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE EMERALD LAKES. B y appropriation $1,800.00 To maintenance 1,789.25 Balance $ 10.75 SUPERINTENDENT GLENWOOD HATCHERY—SALARY B y appropriation FUND. $1,800.00 Superintendent 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE GLENWOOD HATCHERY. B y appropriation $1,800.00 To maintenance 1,799.44 Balance SUPERINTENDENT By appropriation Superintendent $ GRAND COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY FUND. $1,800.00 1,800.00 .66 �MAINTENANCE GRAND B y appropriation COUNTY HATCHERY. .... $1,800.00 T o maintenance 1,783.58 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT GUNNISON HATCHERY—SALARY B y appropriation FUND. $1,800.00 Superintendent 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE GUNNISON HATCHERY. B y appropriation $1,800.00 To maintenance 1,791.79 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT LA PLATA HATCHERY—SALARY B y appropriation 8.21 FUND. $1,800.00 Superintendent 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE LA PLATA HATCHERY. B y appropriation $1,800.00 T o maintenance 1,796.23 Balance $ SUPERINTENDENT ROUTT COUNTY HATCHERY—SALARY B y appropriation 3.77 FUND. $1,800.00 Superintendent 1,800.00 MAINTENANCE By appropriation T o maintenance ROUTT COUNTY HATCHERY. $1,800.00 1,795.40 Balance SUPERINTENDENT B y appropriation Superintendent 16.42 $ DEL NORTE HATCHERY—SALARY FUND. $1,800.00 1,800.00 4.60 �MAINTENANCE DEL NORTE HATCHERY. B y appropriation $1,800.00 T o maintenance l,798.85 Balance SUPERINTENDENT MARVINE HATCHERY—SALARY By appropriation $ 1.31 FUND. 1,425.00 MAINTENANCE MARVINE HATCHERY. B y appropriation $ 1,425.00 To maintenance 1,423.69 Balance COLLECTING S P A W N AND DISTRIBUTING B y appropriation FRY FUND. $ 2,600.00 T o collecting spawn and distributing fish 2,599.85 Balance $ CHIEF GAME WARDENS' $9,000.00 Chief G a m e W a r d e n s GAME .15 S A L A R Y F U N D (5). By appropriation 9,000.00 WARDENS' TRAVELING EXPENSE By appropriation FUND. $3,000.00 To expenses 2,898.20 Balance $ SPECIAL GAME W A R D E N ' S SALARY By appropriation 101.80 FUND. $1,200.00 To Special Game W a r d e n 1,200.00 SPECIAL GAME W A R D E N ' S T R A V E L I N G E X P E N S E By appropriation T o Special G a m e Warden Balance 1.14 $1,425.00 Superintendent CHIEF $ FUND. $ 600.00 599.65 $ .35 �D E T A I L E D REPORTS OF RECEIPTS FROM DECEMBER Received from County Recorders, 1, 1910, T O N O V E M B E R resident hunting licenses 30, 1912. $38,903.00 Resident hunting licenses issued by Commissioner's office 7,019.00 Non-resident general hunting and bird licenses issued 1,473.00 Non-resident fishing licenses issued 1,601.00 Lakes, parks and renewals of s a m e 895.00 Preserves and renewals of same 205.00 Importers' 750.00 licenses Guide licenses 115.00 Permits to seine f o r suckers, carp and squawfish Taxidermists' licenses 58.00 235.00 Transportation permits 310.00 Specimen tags 59.00 Importation certificates 78.00 Seizures and sale of g a m e and fish 671.55 Received from fines imposed on violators 933.29 Received from beaver 153.00 Miscellaneous, permits issued storage permits, etc Total receipts 264.41 $53,729.85 �DISBURSEMENTS FROM GAME CASH FUND Amount on hand in State Treasury, December 1, 1910, to credit of G a m e Cash Fund $ 710.00 A m o u n t deposited with State Treasurer during biennial period 53,729.84 $54,445.84 Paid Deputy G a m e W a r d e n s 29,278.86 Paid for fish eggs 2,806.52 Printing and stationery 1,191.40 Office expense, including clerical help 3,155.93 Estes Park Hatchery 916.00 Denver Hatchery 4,087.96 Gunnison Hatchery 696.11 Glenwood Hatchery 781.64 Marvine Hatchery 33.14 L a Plata Hatchery 479.85 Del Norte Hatchery RouttCounty 80.00 Hatchery . 95.85 Boulder H a t c h e r y Cottonwood 162.00 Lakes 113.00 Collecting spawn and distributing Paid for fish fish 5,564.26 127.50 G a m e birds 366.00 Feeding wild g a m e birds and g a m e animals 146.65 Pasture for horses 234.00 Fish cans, cases and tank 214.00 Shipping and crating wild g a m e animals 102.50 G a m e W a r d e n s ' traveling expenses 101.40 Rebate to county clerk 18.00 Attorney's 50.00 fees Sheriff's fees 26.55 Taxidermy work 88.00 Screen wire for fish trays 12.88 $50,886.60 Balance in treasury to credit of G a m e Cash Fund $ 3,559.24 �DISTRIBUTION OF YOUNG TROUT DURING THE YEAR 1911 From Denver Brook Hatchery- trout 913,000 Rainbow trout 315,100 Native trout 187,000 1,415,100 From Durango Hatchery- Brook trout 827,000 Rainbow trout 171,000 N a t i v e trout 251,000 1,249,000 From Del Norte H a t c h e r y Brook trout 890,000 Native 605,000 trout 1,495,000 From Glenwood Hatchery- Brook trout 721,000 Native trout Rainbow 1,098,000 trout 144,000 1,963,000 From Gunnison Hatchery— Brook trout 260,000 Rainbow trout 155,000 N a t i v e trout 130,000 545,000 From Grand County Hatchery- Native trout 605,000 605,000 From Routt County H a t c h e r y Brook trout Rainbow trout N a t i v e trout 1,040,000 35,000 665,000 1,740,000 �From Emerald Lakes Hatchery- Native trout 618,000 618,000 From Marvine H a t c h e r y Native trout 319,000 319,000 From Molina Hatchery- Native trout 350,000 350,000 From Boulder Hatchery- Brook trout 200,000 200,000 From Estes Park Hatchery- Brook trout 488,849 N a t i v e trout 167,811 Rainbow trout 107,619 764,279 Grand total Total number brook trout distributed 11,263,379 5,339,849 Total number rainbow trout distributed 1,881,719 Total number native trout distributed 4,041,811 Total trout distributed during 1911 11,263,379 DISTRIBUTION OF YOUNG TROUT DURING THE YEAR 1912 From Denver Hatchery- Brook trout Rainbow trout Native trout 754,000 1,000,000 822,000 2,576,000 F r o m Durango H a t c h e r y Brook trout 710,000 Rainbow trout 645,000 1,355,000 �F r o m Del N o r t e H a t c h e r y B r o o k trout 545,000 Native 531,000 trout 1,070,000 From Gunnison Brook Hatchery- trout Rainbow 455,000 trout 290,000 N a t i v e trout 285,000 1,030,000 Glenwood Brook Hatcherytrout 801,000 N a t i v e trout 827,000 1,628,000 From Grand County Hatchery- N a t i v e trout 400,000 460,000 From Emerald Lakes Hatchery- N a t i v e trout 520,000 520,000 From Estes Park Brook Rainbow Native Hatchery- trout 280,000 trout trout 40,000 300,000 620,000 From Boulder Brook Hatchery— 300,000 trout 300,000 Molina Hatchery- 440,000 N a t i v e trout 440,000 From Marvine N a t i v e trout Hatchery— 200,000 200,000 �From Routt County Brook Hatchery- trout 555,000 Native trout 520,000 1,075,000 Grand total 11,280,000 Total number of brook trout distributed 4,400,000 Total number of rainbow trout distributed 1,975,000 Total number of native trout distributed 4,905,000 Total number distributed during 1912 11,280,000 Total 11,263,379 number distributed during 1911 Total number distributed during biennial period 22,543,379 �RECOMMENDATIONS I would recommend a combination hunting and fishing license, as there seems to be no good reason why adults who care to fish should not pay a license. At present nine states in the northern and Rocky Mountain region have adopted a fishing license for hook-and-line fishing, either for residents or for nonresidents. The object of a fee is not to prohibit fishing, but to require those who enjoy the privilege to contribute something toward the maintenance of the work of fish propagation. I believe that it is no more than fair that the fisherman should contribute something for his pleasure, and it is manifestly unjust that the sportsmen should be taxed for hunting and compelled to pay the burden of stocking the public waters, for which the fishermen contribute nothing. In the State of Idaho a fish license law was passed in the year 1903. The total receipts from this source amounted to $14,105. In 1909, when the fishing and hunting combination license law was in effect, the receipts from that source amounted to $44,555; and in 1910 the revenue increased to $52,351. The combination license of Idaho is one dollar for residents and two dollars for non-residents. This is considered enough to produce ample funds to meet the present needs, and does not work a hardship on anyone who wants to fish. The nine states that have adopted hook-and-line licenses are: Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. There is no reason why Colorado should not stand in the front of other states in the economical administration of its Game and Fish Department, and all who are interested in the successful operation of this important branch of the state's service should assist us in helping to make the game and fish protection fund a self-supporting measure, which will make the system more popular, and increase the funds for both propagation and protection. SCREENING D I T C H E S Screening irrigating ditches, for the protection of fish from the intake of ditches and canals, is an important matter. At the meeting of the American Fisheries Society held last September in Denver the following resolutions were adopted: "The Society deplores the large and increasing destruction of valuable food and game fish in ditches of irrigation systems. Recognizing the recent and future great increase in irrigation projects of our nation, and the certainty that this loss will be largely augmented thereby, we urge upon the attention of state officials and legislative bodies, in regions where irrigation is practiced, that they spread knowledge of the means by which said loss may be averted, and provide by a statute for the in- �traduction of such apparatus at the intake of ditches and canals that the descent of fish into these artificial channels may be prevented. "We deem this of great importance, not only that the sources devoted by the state and nation to the propagation and culture of fish should bring adequate returns, but also that so attractive a feature of outdoor recreation and sport, also so valuable a food material, may be conserved for the people for its proper use." Many complaints come to this office from the people regarding the loss of fish from this cause. Under the direction of the United States Commissioner of Pish and Fish Culture, at Washington, D. C., Dr. David Starr Jordon investigated these conditions in Colorado, and reported as follows: "The open ditches are a menace to the cause of fish culture. Great numbers of trout, in many cases thousands of them, pass into these irrigation ditches and are left to perish in the fields. The destruction of trout by this agency is far greater than all the others combined, and it is going on in almost every irrigating ditch in Colorado." ment to put in suitable screens at the intake of irrigating ditches and canals, at the expense of the state. We shall have ample means to do this work, providing we get a combination hunting and fishing license law. At the solicitation of F. W. Chambers, game and fish warden of the State of Utah, last winter I visited his state for the purpose examining a screen that was in operation, not only in the State of Utah, but also in Idaho. This device is an undershot water wheel, protected from debris by a revolving screen, which seems to automatically clean itself. I induced the inventer, Mr. H. B. Johnston, to set up one of these screens for examination out at Washington Park during the American Fisheries Society's convention, held here early in September of this year. This screen was in successful operation, and was visited by hundreds of people, and by all that saw it it was pronounced one of the best devices for that work they had ever seen. I have also invited Mr. Johnson to bring his screen to Denver this winter and have it placed in operation, so that the members of the legislature may lie able to see it in operation. STATE G A M E REFUGES FOR BREEDING A N D PROTECTING G A M E A N D G A M E BIRDS The people of the State of Colorado have just begun to wake up to the fact that one of their greatest assets today is their game and fish, good roads, and mountain scenery. Game constitutes an asset to the people of the state. The value of game and game birds can be expressed not only in terms of money, as an article �of food to the aggregate value of many thousands of dollars, but as supplying a means of healthful recreation in field and forest. The plan I wish to submit, and to have the people of the state adopt, is to set aside several thousand acres of forest land as a reserve for the propagation and protection of game and game birds, as an adjunct to the natural increase in different parts of the state, to be known as a State Game Reserve or Park, the same as the famous Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. In this large reserve a number of game animals are to be turned loose, so they will increase naturally, and in time can be set free or transferred to various points throughout the state. What many states in the Union have done in establishing game refuges, Colorado should do. The results attained so far have been very encouraging and such preserves are no longer an experiment. In the State of Pennsylvania game preserves of 244,200 acres have been set aside. Deer imported from other states and placed in these preserves have thrived and multiplied, so that localities in which they were formerly plentiful, but where they had been exterminated, are again populated with these beautiful creatures of the forest. To my mind, this system of the propagation of game in its natural habitat and environment, under absolutely natural conditions, with protection from hunters and predatory animals, is infinitely superior to any plan which involves the breeding of game in confinement. The "More Game'' movement is growing in importance in all states from Maine to California and from Florida to Alaska, and in this movement the federal government has taken an active part. Fifty-six great national game reserves have been set aside for the conservation of game. State game refuges are necessary to supplement the reservation system. The leaders in this movement are Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Missouri, and California. California has naturalized the Mexican wild turkey. Massachusetts has made important improvements in rearing wild game birds, showing that game-bird refuges are growing in importance. In Indiana the state may post the land and waters, by agreement with the owner, that no shooting or fishing will be permitted by him. Colorado has been successful in the maintenance of the mountain sheep. The mule deer of the Rockies should receive as much attention before it is too late. However, I find that section 25 of our Constitution provides that the General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws for the protection of game or fish, but our laws must as nearly as possible be drawn to meet the necessities of the entire state and of every part thereof. It seems to me that we could overcome this by making a game refuge of the whole state, as regards game quadrupeds and birds, but subject to certain regulations as to the open seasons. �After careful investigation, and at the suggestion of many sportsmen from all parts of the state, I would recommend that we close the season on deer-hunting for a period of not less than six years, for reasons before mentioned. I would recommend that the open season on ducks and other water fowls be changed to read from September 15 to April 1 of the following year. I would recommend that we have an appropriation of $5,000 for the purpose of building a fence around the eight acres of land purchased at the Denver Hatchery; also, for fixing up the ponds at the fish hatchery, so that we can stock them with black bass, croppies, perch, and other fish suitable for reservoirs and the warm waters of the streams of the valleys and plains, thereby adding to the food supply that will become quite an industry in the future of our state. We have a great many calls for these kinds of fish for this purpose. I also recommend that the legislature appropriate $3,500 for the purpose of securing and breeding all kinds of game birds suitable for propagation in our state. It has been proved that the Mongolian and ring-neck pheasants are well adapted to this state and that they can be successfully reared in captivity. I would also recommend that rabbits be put on the protected list of our game, and that the season be closed on the same in this state from February 1 to September 30, giving us an open season of four months—from October 1 to January 31. I do this not only for the protection of the rabbits, but in order to protect the birds of our state, as a great many people go out in the summer and kill the birds and, when apprehended by the game warden, claim they are hunting for rabbits. The following is an estimate of the amount of money which it is necessary to appropriate to carry on the different branches of the Game and Fish Department for the next biennial period, under the law now in effect, for salaries and expenses, and our present operation of the fish hatcheries, not including any of the special appropriations I have recommended: G a m e and Fish Commissioner, salary $ 4,000.00 G a m e and Fish Commissioner, traveling expenses 1,200.00 Deputy 3,000.00 Commissioner, salary Deputy Commissioner, traveling expenses 960.00 Clerk and Stenographer 3,000.00 Chief G a m e W a r d e n s , salaries f o r Ave Chief G a m e W a r d e n s , traveling expenses 12,000.00 4,800.00 General Superintendent Fish Hatcheries General Superintendent Fish Hatcheries, Salary of Superintendent, Salary of Superintendent, 3,000.00 traveling expenses Denver H a t c h e r y Glenwood Hatchery 1,000.00 1,200.00 1,200.00 �Salary of Superintendent, Routt County H a t c h e r y Salary of Superintendent, Del N o r t e Hatchery Salary of Superintendent, 1,200.00 1,200.00 L a Plata H a t c h e r y 1,200.00 Salary of Superintendent, Gunnison Hatchery 1,200.00 Salary of Superintendent, Grand County H a t c h e r y 1,200.00 Salary of Superintendent, E m e r a l d L a k e s H a t c h e r y 1,200.00 Salary of Superintendent, 1,200.00 Marvine H a t c h e r y For maintenance, Denver H a t c h e r y 3,000.00 For maintenance, Glenwood H a t c h e r y 2,100.00 For maintenance, Routt County Hatchery 1,800.00 For maintenance, Del Norte H a t c h e r y 1,800.00 For maintenance, L a Plata Hatchery 1,800.00 For maintenance, Gunnison H a t c h e r y 1,800.00 For maintenance, 1,500.00 Grand County H a t c h e r y For maintenance, E m e r a l d Lakes 1,200.00 For maintenance, Marvine H a t c h e r y 1,200.00 Collecting spawn 2,000.00 Distributing fish 1,000.00 Chief Special G a m e W a r d e n for Denver, salary 1,200.00 Chief Special G a m e W a r d e n for Denver, traveling expenses 900.00 Respectfully submitted, JAMES A. SHINN, State Game and Fish Commissioner. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/3e78140e44fe67900d73c6c0d7d9de6b.pdf d518d5cd89ec5aa3c496c1a2ce3e6656 PDF Text Text BIENNIAL REPORT OF T H E State Game and Fish Commissioner OF T H E STATE OF COLORADO For the Years 1913-1914 WALTER B. FRASER, Commissioner DENVER, COLORADO THE SMITH-BROOKS pRINTING COMPANY, STATE 1914 PRINTERS �BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE State Game and Fish Commissioner OF THE STATE OF COLORADO For the Years 1913-1914 WALTER B. FRASER, Commissioner THe S M I T H - B R O O K S DENVER, COLORADO PRINTING COMPANY, 1914 STATe pRINTerS �S T A T E OF C O L O R A D O D E P A R T M E N T OF G A M E A N D FISH Walter B. Fraser, Denver, Commissioner J. L. Gray, Fort Collins, Deputy Commissioner K. L. Spargur, Denver, Chief Clerk S. E. Land, Denver, General Superintendent, Fish Hatcheries S. S. Poe, Greeley, Chief Game Warden, First District James Bush, Denver, Deputy Game Warden W . P. Hummel, Denver, Deputy Game Warden Chief W . W. Hart, Craig Came Warden, Fourth District Charles A. Ribbing, Superintendent, Denver Hatchery S. E. Thompson, Superintendent. Glenwood Hatchery John P. Bengard, Superintendent, Del Norte Hatchery Thomas L. Hamor, Superintendent, La Plata Hatchery Charles Dowdell, Superintendent, Grand County Hatchery L. B. Crawford, Superintendent, Routt County Hatchery R. L. Light, Pitkin, Superintendent, Gunnison County Hatcher �L E T T E R OF T R A N S M I T T A L S T A T E OF COLORADO D E P A R T M E N T OF G A M E A N D F I S H CAPITOL BUILDING DENVER To His Excellency, HON. E L I A S M. AMMONS, Governor of Colorado. Sir: Herewith I have the honor to transmit the Biennial Report, covering the operations, transactions, receipts, and disbursements of the Department of Game and Fish for the period ending November 30, 1914. Respectfully submitted. W A L T E R B. F R A S E R , State Game and Fish Commissioner. December 15, 1911. �RAINBOW TROUT. (Salmo irideus). COPYRIGHT 1900 �BIENNIAL REPORT OF T H E State Game and Fish Commissioner To His Excellency, HON. E L I A S M. AMMONS, Governor of Colorado. Sir: As State Game and Fish Commissioner I herewith present a report of my official operations f o r the biennial period ending November 30, 1914. I have had an exceptionally prosperous and busy year, and notwithstanding the inconvenience and loss of valuable time sustained by virtue of the action of my predecessor in attempting to hold the office after my appointment had been made, by reason of which I was forced into litigation covering nearly four and onehalf months, the year has, indeed, been a pleasant one. The principal duties of the Commissioner may be divided into two classes; viz.: first, the propagation and distribution of trout and game birds; second, the administration of the laws governing the protection of our game and fish. These branches of the work are reported herein under the relevant headings. They will show that more trout eggs were taken and more voting trout distributed in the public waters of the state than during any previous biennial period. Special attention is called to the comparative table, to be found on another page, which shows that more trout eggs were taken and more trout fry distributed in the public waters during the year of 1914 alone than ever before in any two years. Fish culture, like any other business, demands suitable equipment to accomplish results, and the department during the past year has been actively engaged in completing the present hatcheries with sufficient equipment to enable us to operate them to their full capacity. This has been done without the aid of any appropriation, and required considerable work to carry out the details. TROUT DISTRIBUTION The form of application required of applicants for trout fry is supplied by the department, and requires the applicant to fur- �nish a full description of the stream he proposes to stock, together with such other details as will enable the Commissioner to pass upon the advisability of granting the application. Experience teaches us that in many instances too many varieties of trout are planted in the same stream, and in other cases we find streams and lakes stocked with unsuitable varieties. Hundreds of applications for fry are received each season, some of which Ave are unable to fill for the above-described reasons. The distribution of fry under our present methods, and without the use of a fish car, is a most tedious and difficult task, and the messenger in charge of a consignment of fry frequently rides for hours, and occasionally all night, in a baggage car, where he is kept extremely busy re-icing and agitating the cans, as we have no aerating system. In view of the hardships endured in the distribution, it is gratifying indeed to receive so many acknowledgments of the receipt of fry from applicants', stating the condition in which the fry were received. In almost every case there was only a very small, if any. loss, and the majority of applicants express satisfaction with the number, size, and general condition of the fry received. I shall make no mention of the spawn taken or of the fry distribution which occurred previous to the time of my appointment, which was January 20, 1914, inasmuch as the records are incomplete. However, I am using such data as are available in the tables which appear later. NEW HATCHERIES Three new hatcheries, located, respectively, at Antonito, Aspen, and Georgetown, were equipped and placed in operation during 1014, thereby making a total of nineteen hatcheries that were operated during the past summer by the department. The total output of all of the hatcheries was 13,380,500 trout fry, of which 6,280,200 were of the rainbow trout and 7,100,300 of the native, or black-spotted, trout; all of which were distributed during the fall of 1914. The sportsmen of the North Park district have erected a hatchery at Walden, and it is the intention of the department to undertake its operation in the spring of 1915, thereby making a total of twenty hatcheries, most of which are admirably located as to water supply and distributing facilities. BUENA VISTA HATCHERY A t Buena Vista the state is maintaining a good hatchery building. The hatchery is well equipped with troughs, trays, etc. Half a mile distant and twenty-nine feet above the hatchery is an ideal spring of water, with a never-varying temperature of fortyeight degrees. A tile pipe-line had formerly been installed to �BROOK TROUT. COPYRIGHT, BY A. W. MUMFORD, CHICAGO �convey water from the spring to the hatchery. I found that city water was being used in the hatchery instead of the spring water, and my investigation disclosed that the pipe-line was poorly installed, that the joints were not caught, and that, while the water was taken from the spring, none reached the hatchery. This hatchery is located upon the grounds occupied by the Colorado State Reformatory. With the assistance of M. P. Capp, the warden, who furnished part of the necessary funds and all of the labor required, a new four-inch pipe-line, with screwed joints, was laid in 1914, which conveys an ample supply of water from the spring to the hatchery. The water so supplied is adequate f o r twice as many troughs as are now in the hatchery, and I have decided to double the capacity and output of the Buena Vista hatchery, troughs and other necessary equipment having already been supplied. I understand that the sportsmen of Buena Vista, Salida, and Canon City originally contributed toward the equipping of this hatchery, which previous to this fall has proven a failure. The department has received many letters commending it upon its action at Buena Vista. ADMINISTRATION The Commissioner, in the administration of the protective laws, is allowed by statute to appoint five chief game wardens, and such other deputy game wardens as may be deemed necessary. A t the present time, however, I have but two chief game wardens and nine deputy game wardens, in addition to the hatchery superintendents and the spawn-takers, who act as game wardens when not otherwise occupied. J. L. Gray, the deputy commissioner, resides at Fort Collins and personally performs the duties of a fish and game warden. With this limited number of wardens, the department during the last period has caused 179 arrests and secured 168 convictions. I desire to add that I am more than gratified with the work accomplished, and the territory covered, by our wardens. While I realize that the present force is inadequate to patrol the state and to afford our game the desired protection, and that our laws are being violated from time to time, the efforts of our deputy game wardens have been entirely satisfactory. I hope to be able at an early date to add a few more deputy game wardens to our present force, and in so doing secure more and better protection for both game and fish. The position of a deputy game warden is one requiring considerable tact, a thorough knowledge of the country, of methods employed in matters of arrest and trial before a court, of riding and driving horses, and of handling men; and, above all, he must possess a strong physical constitution. This department prides itself on having such men as wardens: men who take no cognizance of the time of day or night, �or of weather conditions; men who are alert, keen, and willing to sacrifice themselves to enforce the game and fish laws. COLORADO'S WEALTH Colorado as a state is the most abundantly blessed with natural resources of any equal area on this continent: mines of incalculable wealth, forests of pine and spruce, rivers furnishing abundant wafer power, vast areas of fertile soil which" annually yield untold wealth in the various crops, soil and climatic conditions favorable to fruit-raising, that arc unequaled elsewhere, in addition to being the natural grazing field of horses and cattle. Our hills and plains alike abound with game and birds; our lakes and streams with trout. The residents of this state are awake to the necessity of conserving our natural resources, such as the forests and waters; and I am gratified to add that our game animals, birds, and fish have not been overlooked. The impression has long prevailed among pioneer settlers and their successors that the game and fish of the woods and streams are their natural heritage and food, and that they should not be restricted in the right to take them at will. This impression is based on the fact that such settlers came before the law, hunted and killed animals without restraint or hindrance; and it has been hard for them to conform to the rules made necessary by the encroachments of a higher civilization. This impression is now fast disappearing, and I am pleased to state that these citizens are now acquiescing and assisting this department in our work of protection. Our game, birds, and fish are extremely valuable for their natural beauty and ornament to the forest and stream, and especially for the sport and healthful recreation obtained in their pursuit. It is estimated that at least five thousand automobiles— visitors from other states—spent from three weeks to three months within the borders of Colorado during the past summer. A t an average of three persons to each car, fifteen thousand tourists spent the summer in our hills, fishing and enjoying our scenery. Thousands of dollars have already been spent, and many thousands more are available, for the construction of automobile roads, and practically every county in Colorado now points with pride to her many highways and beautiful drives. One enthusiastic booster has said that fully seventy-five thousand people will visit this state by automobile during 1915. The majority of our auto visitors camp out, and I have no hesitancy in stating that, if our streams are sufficiently well stocked with trout to enable these visitors to take an occasional mess of fish, Colorado will certainly receive more favorable advertising from this source alone than could possibly be obtained from the combined efforts of all other mediums. ��FIELD OPERATIONS Owing to the fact that there are no complete records in the office regarding the operations of spawning crews in the years past, I shall make no comment upon past records, but confine myself to the operations conducted in the field since I took charge of the office. This department has, as in years past, made contracts with various lake-owners whereby our crews are permitted to take the spawn from the trout in private lakes, distribute same in our various hatcheries, and return to the lake-owners a certain percentage of the fry so hatched. Immediately after taking possession of the office, I was visited by several of these lake-owners, who presented claims past due against this department, which they demanded be settled before permitting any of our crews to take spawn or conduct further operations at their lakes. I am pleased to state that I have been able to adjust the differences between the state and these individuals in a satisfactory manner, and that our crews, six in number, that were sent out in the spring of 1914 for the eggs of the rainbow and native trout, conducted successful operations at Electra Lake, which is near Silverton; Grand Mesa Lakes, near Cedaredge; Emerald Lake, near Vallecita; Cottonwood Lakes, near Molina, and Marvine and Trappers Lakes, north of Glenwood Springs. The results obtained by these crews were more than gratifying, the total number of eggs taken last spring being a little more than fourteen million, of which six million were of the rainbow and the balance of eight million of the native, or black-spotted, trout. Our crews also visited Monarch Lake, in Grand County; Jefferson Lake, in Park County, and Naylor Lake, in Clear Creek County, but were unable to take spawn at any of these lakes, owing to the high water conditions. This record take of eggs is the largest ever made by this department at any one season in the history of the state, and the total cost to the state for the eggs taken, exclusive of salaries, was six cents per thousand. Last fall six crews were sent into the field to secure the eggs of the brook trout. Operations were conducted at Castle Lake, near Lake City; Grand Mesa Lakes; Electra Lake; Columbine Lake, near Grand Lake; Warrens Lake and the Roaring Forks, near Glenwood Springs, and Sowards and Phipps Lakes, at Wagon Wheel Gap. The number of eggs taken in the fall was 40 per cent greater than ever before taken at this season of the year, and exceeded our expectations by fully six million eggs. The total number of eggs of the brook trout reaches thirteen million, and once more all previous records were broken. The cost of the brook-trout eggs exceeded that of our spring take, in that the crews were obliged to be at the various lakes a greater length of time on �account of the open fall. However, this cost was considerable less than that of previous years, and amounts to seventeen cents per thousand on the whole number taken. I believe that this department is better equipped and has better spawn-takers than any other organization in this country. HATCHERIES During the winter season of 1914-15 this department is operating eleven hatcheries, all of which are overcrowded with eggs of the brook trout. The hatcheries now in operation are located as follows, and the number of eggs now in each hatcher is mentioned immediately following the name of the hatchery: Aspen 425,000 Boulder 320,000 Buena Vista 680,000 Del Norte 1,030,000 Denver 3,385,000 Estes Park 783,000 Fort Collins 765,000 Glenwood Springs 1,895,000 La Plata (Durango) 1,533,000 Pitkin 862,000 Routt County 836,000 It was the intention of the department to operate only eight hatcheries during the winter months, but the enormous take of brook-trout eggs compelled us to utilize three additional ones. It is my intention to operate twenty hatcheries during the coming summer, and, in addition to the above-named hatcheries, there will be added those of Antonito, Emerald Lakes, Georgetown, Grand Lake, Grand Mesa, Marvine, Molina, and Cherokee Park, and the new North Park hatchery, located at Walden. Practically all of our hatcheries and buildings are greatly in need of repair and paint. I have had an extremely busy year, and the men of this department have had no time to make these necesssary alterations. W e have contented ourselves with giving our attention to the troughs and equipment in the hatcheries, in order that our eggs might be properly cared for. I trust that the incoming legislature will see fit to appropriate a small amount of money to repair and keep in condition the hatchery buildings and property. BIG G A M E Colorado is the natural home of elk, deer, mountain sheep, and antelope. The present closed season on these animals has, in the opinion of the department, materially assisted in their in- �GAMBEL'S PARTRIDGE, COPYRIGHT 1900, �crease. Sportsmen and deputy game wardens sent out to report on the number and condition of these animals agree that our deer, mountain sheep, and elk are increasing rapidly; but I regret to state that the antelope are decreasing. It is my belief that, with adequate protection and the continued closed season on these animals, our state will be greatly benefited. Large bands of elk are reported in the White River district, and smaller bands in Moffat, Grand, and Routt Counties. Deer are distributed over our entire mountain region, probably the largest bands reported being in Garfield and Rio Blanco Counties. As regards the mountain sheep, I will state that the department is receiving more co-operation in the preservation of these animals than is the case with the elk or deer. Large numbers of tourists visit Ouray annually, attracted there by the bands of mountain sheep which are cared for and fed by the citizens of Ouray. Other bands are observed in several of our counties, particularly Pitkin, Garfield, Clear Creek, Teller, Grand, Chaffee, and Fremont. Bands of antelope, numbering from ten to one hundred, may be seen almost any day by taking an automobile trip east of Denver through Adams, Arapahoe, and Lincoln Counties. These animals' are growing more tame, and may be found eating with the cattle at the various ranch-houses. Others are reported in Morgan and Weld Counties, and an exceptionally large band is to be found near Sugar City. The department certainly deplores the action of various automobile hunting parties, who, from reports frequently received, are killing large numbers of these animals, and leaving many wounded on the field. It is our earnest desire to apprehend and be able to secure a conviction in all of these cases. QUAIL Both the bob white, and Gambel's partridge, the so-called crested quail, are protected under our laws, and I am pleased to state that these valuable insect-destroyers are fast multiplying and, in practically every locality, receive the protection merited. Leading agricultural specialists of the United States agree that the quail render the farmers' and fruit-growers of our country services which in actual value run into millions of dollars annually. One authority states that each quail is worth five dollars per year to the farmer. Government reports are my authority for the statement that "the American sparrow family saved the sum of $89,260,000 to the farmers in 1910 in consuming weed seed, and that one-half of the daily food of the quail consists of undesirable weed seeds." �I rave recently issued several permits to responsible parties residing in localities adapted to quail, and where there are but a few, authorizing them to arrange for the trapping of such birds, in numbers of from two to five dozen, the trapping to be conducted in localities where the quail are plentiful, with the express understanding that the birds are to be shipped and liberated in new districts. If is the intention of the department to assist our citizens, who will guarantee protection to the birds, in securing a proper number for liberation, where feed is plentiful, and where the winters are not too severe. For several years the quail have been increasing rapidly upon the western slope, especially in the fruit-growing sections of Mesa. Delta, Montrose, and Fremont Counties, and it is reported that large numbers are to be found in the Arkansas and Platte valleys on the eastern slope. Inasmuch as the value of these birds is admitted, it is most assuredly the solemn duty of our people to resist the killing of quail, and, in so doing, conserve this valuable asset. INDIAN VIOLATORS The year 1914 has been no exception as regards the invasion of Colorado by the Indians from the Uintah and Ouray Reservations in Utah. It has been the custom of these Indians to organize a band and cross the borders of our state in the vicinity of the Douglas and Piceance Creeks, southwest of Rangely in Rio Blanco County. These trips are usually made in the fall of the year, while the deer are coming down from their summer haunts to the winter feeding-grounds. Early in October the department received advices to the effect that a band of one hundred Indians, with wagons, tents, and a large number of horses, had crossed our border, and were encamped in the Douglas Creek district. I reported this matter to the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Washington, and dispatched several wardens to the Indian camp, with instructions to persuade them to leave Colorado. The Indians were located about sixty miles southwest of Meeker, and it was found that they had killed but two deer. Wardens from this department gave the Indians forty-eight hours in which to leave the state, pitched their own camp a few miles distant, and awaited developments. On the eve of the second day the wardens were happily surprised in noting that the Indians had decided to leave, and escorted them to the Utah border. I have received assurances from the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Washington to the effect that orders have been issued to the superintendent in charge at Fort Duchesne, Utah, that the Indians be retained on the reservation and not allowed to hunt in Colorado. The Indian superintendent, upon receiving these ��instructions, immediately dispatched Indian police, who aided our department materially in ridding Colorado of these game violators. While this experience caused us some inconvenience, I feel that the matter has been handled and disposed of in a highly satisfactory manner. PHEASANTS During the past period the department has made rapid strides in the work of the propagation of the ring-neck pheasant. Acting upon the suggestion of Thomas J. Tynan, warden of the State Penitentiary at Canon City, who offered to furnish the Two Pairs of Golden Pheasants. Copyrighted by W. P. Kendrick. necessary labor without cost to this department, our pheasantries have been consolidated at Canon City. Acting in conjunction with Mr. Tynan, this department has received far better results during the past year than heretofore. New pheasantries have been built, which were paid for by this department. Mr. Tynan's report shows that he started the year with ninety-four old birds; that fifteen of these birds died during the season; that a total of fourteen hundred eggs were gathered during the spring; that twenty-seven settings of eggs were sent to this department, or distributed to private individuals who were interested in pheasantraising. Early in the fall of 1914, 268 pheasants were shipped to various localities in Colorado for liberation, and at the pheasantries now we have a total of eighty-seven old birds. �Pheasants were supplied as follows: Frank J. Webster, Estes P a r k ; J. D. Rhoades, Las Animas; Ben White, Eagle; A. P. Mercer, State Farm, Avondale; J. R. Greer, Las Animas; T. W . Monnell, Montrose; W . A. Shepard, Delta; Mrs. Charles Mayer, Eagle; Dr. A. J. Nasaman, Pagosa Springs; Brice Patterson, Pagosa Springs; Lee Willets, Basalt; Mrs. Geo. A. Pughe, Craig; J. Thatcher, Avondale; M. P. Capp, Buena Vista; P. R. Maylor, Denver; Miss H. Kempton, Loveland; A. H. Davis, Loveland; W . Blayney, Montrose; A. Brockman, Hillrose; Henry Honebin, Hillrose; George Stephan, Delta; S. H. Lindsay, Sterling; William Brooks, Fort Morgan; Mrs. Fred Baker, Fort Morgan; James Burke, Boulder; E. M. Amnions, Parshall; W . J. Walsh, W r a y ; John A. McGee, Wray. Satisfactory reports are received in practically every instance where pheasants have been delivered. In addition to the birds which were distributed throughout the state, twenty-seven settings of eggs were furnished to those who desired to attempt to make a hatch themselves. The reports from these individuals will show that a 60 per cent hatch was obtained, and that more than one-half of the birds hatched were raised and liberated. The department expects to have a large number of eggs for gratuitous distribution in the spring of 1015. The pheasant was recognized by the Romans before the Christian era as easily the most gorgeously plumaged and most toothsome of all the game birds then known to the world, and it was carried by them to the island of what is now known as Great Britain. Since that date of over two thousand years ago these birds have been recognized and protected by the Norman and Celt, Angle and Saxon, and jealously guarded against the poacher, heavy fines being imposed throughout the country against those caught destroying the birds. Many importations have been made of almost every known variety found in Asia, many of which cross or inbreed. The first pheasants of English history were the brass-neck, blue-neck, and black-neck. The later importations have added varied colorings and features, the most marked and interesting of which were from the crossing of the Chinese ring-neck, producing what is now spoken of as the English ring-neck, being a cross or mixture of several varieties. The first pheasants imported into the United States Were of this variety of English birds, but in those days there were few laws for protecting birds, and none of such laws were respected by the masses; consequently, all efforts for many years were complete failures. The making and enforcing of laws protecting these birds since, with fresh importations, has made it possible for a number of states to be well stocked. The first importation of the Asiatic pheasant into the western states was by Judge O. N. Denny, then consul-general at Shanghai, in 1880, when they were first recognized as insectivorous birds. �"Chinese farmers never shoot the birds nor do anything which tends to frighten them from their fields, holding them friends rather than enemies, doing far more good to their crops than harm by the destruction of insects." The first shipment by Judge Denny consisted of seventy birds, but by bad handling they all died. One year later Judge Denny made another large shipment, this time to his brother in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Here the birds were cared for, and they thrived and propagated rapidly. A third importation was made with many fancy varieties, as well as the Chinese ring-neck, which were turned over to a hunting club controlling Protection Island in the Columbia River; but the members of the club got into some difficulties, and the birds were allowed to be shot. Judge Denny made a fourth shipment of pheasants from China, this time to a Mr. Redding, of San Francisco, who owned extensive landed interests and had prepared to propagate them; but while the birds were in transit Mr. Redding died, the birds arriving in San Francisco on the day of his funeral, and, as Chinese R i n g N e c k Pheasant. there was no one who claimed them, they were sold for table purposes. Thus, out of the four shipments, only the one that was sent to his brother's farm was successful. Mr. W . F. Kendrick, an extensive traveler in America and Europe, a lover and student of animal life and nature, was first attracted by the great beauty of the English pheasant, as well as its qualities as a game bird, during his visits to that country and the continent. He bought birds and eggs, and imported English and Scotch game-keepers and English prepared foods, and expended large sums of money in breeding and experimenting with �many varieties. He selected the Chinese ring-neck pheasant as the most vigorous, beautiful, gamy, hardy, and prolific, and sold his English ring-neck birds, shipping them east, so as not to mix them with his Chinese ring-necks, for stocking the State of Colorado, with his compliments to the people of his adopted state. He first presented the pheasants to the Colorado State Game and Fish Commission to stock its hatcheries, and later, from year to year, sent birds and eggs in large numbers to many people or sections, to care for and liberate. F o r several years Mr. Kendrick kept on exhibit at City Park, Denver, a number of thousands of these striking and interesting birds, including many fancy varieties, and said to be the largest collection ever kept in a public park. These were under the care of his English game-keepers, to interest and educate the people as to their beauty and value, and have been the means of extensive publicity by the daily press and magazines. Mr. Kendrick says that, in addition to its gamy qualities and attractive appearance, the pheasant is "the farmer's f r i e n d ; " that it is the most valuable insectivorous bird, more hardy than the quail or partridge, and more able to resist vermin enemies; that it hunts for and eats the eggs and larvae of more insect pests than any other wild or domestic bird or fowl, the latter eating the bugs after they have destroyed plant life, while the pheasant eats them before. Folders containing information as to their good qualities, and instructions in regard to rearing them, will be mailed to applicants who write for same to the Game and Fish Commission, State House, Denver. POLLUTION Inasmuch as the department is now operating eleven hatch tries during the winter, and is to undertake to operate twenty hatcheries during the summer months, I am confident that we shall be able to supply all the demands made upon us for the stocking of streams and waters of Colorado with trout. Colorado is blessed with lakes and streams that will sustain numerous quantities of fish life, provided our waters are kept in suitable condi tion. The problem of overcoming the various forms of pollution found in our streams is indeed a proposition in itself. I am pleased to state that but a few complaints have reached the office during my incumbency, and further gratified to state that moral suasion has induced many concerns to install various devices with an idea of purifying the water. Municipalities are spending millions of dollars for filtration plants, much of which money might have been saved had the public insisted upon the clarification of the streams. The department regrets to advise that, while the majority of our mining companies and mill operators are willing to co-operate with us. yet �R E D H E A D E D D U C K . 1/3 Life-size. �607 COPYRIGHT 1903, BY A. W. MUMFORD, CHICAGO �there are some who, while not defying the law, will resort to evasive methods. This department contends that the refuse from mills, as well as the wash from dredges, will kill fish; also, that it will cause a deposit or sediment upon the rocks and sand in the bed of the stream, thereby killing all aquatic life and depriving our fish of their natural food. On the other hand, trout will not spawn in streams where this sediment is prevalent. If the department can show these facts, it claims that it has made a case, because it has shown either that the fish are destroyed or that their food and spawning places are destroyed. There are various substances which flow into a stream that, chemically tested, would not be poison to a fish; yet these substances, if placed in the water, will finally drive all of the fish away. The trout depend f o r oxidation upon the 3 per cent of oxygen contained in pure water. The man who has typhoid fever, caused from drinking impure water, is consoled but very little when assured that if the stream had some distance farther to run the water might have been pure. A closer co-operation between the dwellers along our various streams and this department is desired. The department would appreciate information from our residents relative to large numbers of dead fish being seen upon (he surface of a stream, or upon discoloration of the waters. The supreme courts of several of our eastern states, particularly New York and Pennsylvania, have held that pollution of public streams and waters is a public nuisance, and that it can be abated. Some time ago a suit was brought in New York against a paper-mill which was running refuse into a stream. The mill was a large one and represented an investment running into the millions, employing six or seven hundred operators. An injunction was granted by the lower court, and an appeal taken; the defendants setting up the plea that the injunction would work an injustice by virtue of the large investment in the mill and of the large number of employes. The Court of Appeals of the State of New York sustained the decision rendered by the lower court, and remarked that— "Although the damage of the plaintiff may be slight as compared with the defendant's expense of abating the condition, that is not the reason for reducing the judgment, for if that was followed out it would deprive the poor litigant of his little property by giving it to those already rich." I sincerely hope for the co-operation of our mining companies, and trust that this department will not be forced into litigation. �BLACK BASS The large-mouthed black bass is considered by numerous sportsmen as one of the gamiest fish, and it would be extremely difficult to find a better variety for table use. Some small effort has been made by this department to stock a few of our lakes with bass; but I regret that during the past period our time has been fully taken up in the propagation of trout, and the bass has consequently been slighted. It is my intention to stock several of the lakes (and we have many on this side of the range that are well adapted to this species) with black bass during the coming summer months. OUR G A M E B I R D S From all information received, the department believes that our prairie chickens, grouse, and sage-hens are on the increase. Recommendations as to the open season on these birds may be found on another page of this report. I personally saw grouse and sage chickens that were killed during the open season last fall, and from the size of the birds, which in some instances was not much larger than that of a meadowlark, I believe that our season should open later, thereby allowing these birds to attain a reasonable growth before the hunting season opens. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The department is indebted— To the various railroads of Colorado, for the many courtesies extended in the matter of transporting eggs and young trout, and the return of the empty boxes and cans. To the United States Forest Service, for the co-operation received at the hands of the supervisors and rangers. All of the rangers are deputized as game wardens, and this department fully appreciates the invaluable assistance rendered by the Forest Department. To the United States Bureau of Fisheries, for consignments of eggs. To the newspapers of the state, with but few exceptions, for the impartial reports of the operations of this department, and for the publishing of information to hunters and fishermen. �DUSKY GROUSE. (Dendragapus obscurus). COPYRIGHT 1900 �DEATHS It is with deep sorrow and regret that I mention the death of Frank Hayes, of Glenwood Springs, Chief Deputy Game Warden for the Third District. His death occurred at St. Joseph's Hospital, Denver, on December 2, following an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Hayes possessed all of the qualifications necessary for the position which he held, and this department suffered a severe loss by reason of his death. �HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES Under the Colorado laws, every person, regardless of sex or age, who desires to hunt must have a hunting license. The fee exacted from citizens of this state for this license is $1; whereas the fee for non-citizens or non-residents is $10. Every male person sixteen years of age or over must have a license to fish, the fee for citizens of Colorado being $1, and for non-citizens and non-residents, $2. The combination hunting and fishing license for non-citizens and non-residents is $12; whereas the resident combined hunting and fishing license is but $1. The resident combined hunting and fishing license is meeting the approval of the sportsmen of our state, and I am frank to admit that no true sportsman raises any objection whatever to paying for this license, inasmuch as he appreciates the fact that the money so received is credited to the Game Cash Fund, and expended in the propagation of trout and the protection of our game and fish. NEW HUNTING LICENSE I have never quite understood why a hunting and fishing license, 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 inches in size—one that has to be folded at least once to be carried in the pocket, and folded twice to be placed in a card-case—was adopted by this department. In my efforts to secure a new form, I talked with several sportsmen, securing their ideas, and have decided upon a card—one that conforms in size to that of a railroad pass, and also to the automobile license. An order for the first installment of the 1915 issue has been placed. I trust my action in this matter will meet with the approval of all the people who carry licenses. Incidentally, the cost of the new license is $7 per one thousand less than the cost of the old-style license, which means a saving of at least $500 to this department. ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS A total of 179 arrests and 108 convictions has been secured during the period for violating the provisions of the game and fish laws. On the following pages will appear an itemized statement showing the number during the fiscal years of 1913 and 1914 separately. No violation has been brought to my attention that was not promptly investigated, and an arrest ordered if the action was warranted by the evidence secured. The department will show due diligence in the matter of the apprehension of violators in the future. �A R R E S T S A N D C O N V I C T I O N S DURING 1913 Buying beaver hides 1 Catching fish under size 2 Fishing out of season 5 Fishing without a license 3 Hunting without a license . Hunting on private property without permission 9 1 Killing beaver unlawfully 7 Killing deer and having deer meat in possession unlawfully 5 Killing doves out of season 1 Killing elk and having elk meat in possession unlawfully 5 Killing mountain sheep 1 Killing grouse out of season 4 Killing pheasants 3 Killing ptarmigan 1 Killing quail Killing song birds 2 Seining without permit 4 Selling fish and importing without license 4 Shooting ducks out of season Snaring 1 fish 1 69 The state received from fines and convictions. 618.21 �A R R E S T S A N D C O N V I C T I O N S D U R I N G 1914 Catching fish under size 7 Catching fish unlawfully 19 Fishing without license 13 Fishing out of season 8 Having deer hides in possession unlawfully 1 Hunting without license Importing and selling fish without license.. . . 1 Killing antelope 1 Killing beaver without permit 6 Killing ducks out of season 2 Killing deer 4 Killing elk 2 Killing grouse 1 Killing mountain sheep 2 Killing pheasants 11 Killing quail 5 Pollution of streams 2 Seining without permit 1 Selling wild ducks on m a r k e t . . . 1 Shooting at game from public highway 1 110 The state received from fines and convictions... $ 902.44 �D E T A I L E D R E T O R T OF R E C E I P T S D E C E M B E R 1, 1912, T O N O V E M B E R 30, 1913 Received from county recorders, resident hunting and fishing licenses issued 825,488.50 Resident hunting and fishing licenses issued by office 8,378.00 Non-resident fishing licenses issued 1,944.25 Non-resident general hunting and bird licenses issued 789.50 Lakes, parks, and renewals of same 646.00 Preserves and renewals of same 51.00 Importers' licenses 350.00 Guide licenses 60.00 Seining permits 24.00 Taxidermists' licenses 75.00 Transportation permits 183.00 Specimen tags 38.00 Importation certificates 32.00 Seizures and sale of game and fish 332.82 Received from fines imposed on violators 618.21 Beaver permits issued 110.00 Miscellaneous 114.55 Total receipts $39,234.83 �D E C E M B E R 1, 1913, T O N O V E M B E R 30, 1914 Received from county recorders, resident hunting and fishing licenses issued $27,203.50 Resident hunting and fishing licenses issued by office Non-resident fishing licenses issued 10,522.00 2,168 .00 Non-resident general hunting and bird licenses issued 840.00 Lakes, parks, and renewals of same 289.00 Preserves and renewals of same 103.00 Importers' licenses 400 00 Guide licenses 30.00 Seining permits 22.00 Taxidermist's licenses 100.00 Transportation permits 197.00 Specimen tag3 65.00 Importation certificates Seizures and sale of game and 30.00 fish 260.50 Received from fines imposed on violators 902.44 Received from beaver permits issued 118.00 Miscellaneous . . : Total receipts Grand total receipts for biennial period 22.91 $43,273.35 $82,508.18 �D I S B U R S E M E N T S FROM G A M E C A S H F U N D F O R T H E B I E N N I A L P E R I O D E N D I N G N O V E M B E R 30, 1914 I have attempted to show herewith the expenditures made by both Mr. Shinn and myself. The following are disbursements made covering expenditures and bills incurred by Mr. Shinn for that part of the biennial period beginning December 1, 1912, and ending May 11, 1914. N O T E . — T h e following amount charged to collecting spawn does not include the salaries of the men so employed, inasmuch as previous to May 12, 1914, field men appeared on the payroll and were paid as deputy game wardens. Amount on hand in State Treasury December 1, 1912, to credit of Game Cash Fund $ 3,559.24 Amount deposited with State Treasurer December 1, 1912, to May 11, 1914 50,549.55 Paid deputy game wardens $21,356.52 Other salaries and expenses 7,022.49 Purchase of fish eggs 3,193.09 Transferred by State Auditor 770.75 Collecting spawn and distributing 8,782.41 Printing and stationery 2,200.99 Office expense 2,113.04 Rewards paid 100.00 Feeding game birds 142.94 Feeding antelope and deer 97.00 Building pheasant pens and feed 287.70 Horse pasture 40.00 Refund on licenses.. 2.25 Paid for black bass 70.00 Paid for game birds 221.00 Paid for frogs 50.00 Paid for seines 138.71 Paid for making egg-trays 53.00 Care of deer 28.20 Attorney fees 25.00 Making egg-boxes 64.75 Insurance on hatcheries 249.00 Denver Hatchery— Salary Maintenance $1,200.00 1,299.53 2,499.53 $54,108.79 �Glenwood Hatchery— Maintenance 190.52 La Plata Hatchery— Salary $ Maintenance 600.00 156.37 756.37 Del Norte Hatchery— Salary .. $ Maintenance 160 .00 191 .92 351 .92 Estes Park Hatchery— Salary .. $1,833 .35 Maintenance 259 .48 2,092 .83 Pitkin Hatchery— Salary .. $ Maintenance 695..00 266..67 961 .67 Antonito Hatchery— Salary .. $ Maintenance 300. 00 161. 00 461. 00 Buena Vista Hatchery— Salary .. $ Maintenance 200. 00 529. 89 729. 89 Routt County Hatchery— Maintenance 77. 19 Grand County Hatchery— Salary Maintenance M a y 12, 1914 .. $ 100. 00 71. 35 171 35 $55,301.11 $54,108.79 Thus it will be seen that on May 12, 1914 (the day I secured possession of the office) there was a deficit amounting to $1,192.32 in the Game Cash F u n d ; that is, vouchers had been drawn, covering bills incurred by my predecessor, which, if paid, would have resulted in the Game Cash Fund being overdrawn. �The following will show the receipts and disbursements subsequent to May 12, 1914, and it will be noted that the deficit has been overcome and that a substantial balance remains to the credit of the Game Cash F u n d : Brought forward $55,301.11 $54,108.79 Amount deposited with State Treasurer, May 12 to November 30, inclusive 31,958.63 Disbursements, same period: Paid deputy game wardens $ 4,603.33 Other salaries and expenses 2,006.04 Purchase of trout eggs 1,830.00 Collecting spawn and distributing trout 7,872.25 Printing and stationery 387.04 Office expense 1,048.12 Paid rewards 125.00 Feeding and distributing pheasants 51.62 Miscellaneous 258.00 Denver Hatchery— 450.00 Salary La Plata Hatchery- 300.00 Salary Del Norte Hatchery- 123.00 Salary Estes Park HatcherySalary Maintenance... $666.35 56.00 Pitkin Hatchery— Salary Maintenance.. $450.00 8.43 458.43 Antonito Hatchery— 27.50 Maintenance Buena Vista Hatchery— Salary Maintenance $300.00 483.12 783.12 Aspen Hatchery— Salary Maintenance.. $150.00 25.00 175.00 �Marvine Hatchery— Salary 50.00 Fort Collins Hatchery— Salary 150.00 Cottonwood Lakes Hatchery (Molina)— Salary $225.00 Maintenance 38.60 Paid for waders 263.60 11.50 21,695.91 $76.997.02 Total deposits Total disbursements Balance on hand to the credit of Game Cash Fund $86,067.42 $86,067.42 76,997.02 $ 9,070.40 N O T E . — T h e heaviest expense of the entire year is incurred in the spawn-taking seasons, and payments are made in July and November. �T O T A L N U M B E R OF H U N T I N G A N D F I S H I N G L I C E N S E S I S S U E D B Y V A R I O U S C O U N T I E S DURING T H E Y E A R 1913 Combination Resident Non-Resident Counties Hunting Commissioner's office 8,439 Adams Hunting Bird Non-Resident and Fishing Hunting Fishing 17 8 224 Alamosa... Arapahoe Hunting . Archuleta Baca 12 451 .... 28 .... .... .... .... 276 .... .... .... .... 184 .... .... .... .... 10 Bent 205 Boulder 1,755 . 50 Clear Creek 337 Chaffee 782 . . ... 5 ... ... Cheyenne Conejos 599 Custer 135 Costilla 161 Crowley 135 Delta .... .. 11 .. 20 . .... ... 9 ... .... ... 2 1,368 Denver 942 Dolores 113 Douglas 87 Eagle 538 Elbert 15 36 El Paso 1,068 4 Fremont 1,736 3 11 Garfield 1,193 20 47 Gilpin 288 Grand 314 Gunnison.. 1 261 Jackson 175 Kiowa 13 Kit Carson 24 Logan 1.955 . 54 1 ... 491 Larimer La Plata 2 3 846 Jefferson. Lake. 8 110 Huerfano 79 39 1,125 Hinsdale 10 1 2 2 59 841 793 14 �TOTAL N U M B E R OF H U N T I N G A N D F I S H I N G L I C E N S E S I S S U E D B Y V A R I O U S C O U N T I E S DURING T H E Y E A R 1913—Continued Combination Resident Non-Resident Counties Las Animas Lincoln Hunting Hunting Hunting Bird Non-Resident and Fishing Hunting Fishing 1,052 20 Mesa 1,058 Mineral 209 Montezuma 182 Montrose 700 Morgan 521 Moffat 153 Ouray 289 Otero 655 2 1 32 6 .... . .. Park 155 4 Pitkin 483 10 Phillips 58 Prowers 246 Pueblo 2,248 9 893 24 Rio Blanco 323 21 Rio Grande 009 4 Saguache 303 Routt Sedgwick 131 Summit 213 1 San Miguel 298 2 San Juan 191 Teller 710 Washington Weld 37 1,391 Yuma .... 17 90 Totals 40,922 56 8 26 998 �N U M B E R OF H U N T I N G A N D F I S H I N G L I C E N S E S I S S U E D BY T H E V A R I O U S COUNTY C L E R K S D U R ING T H E Y E A R 1914 (Incomplete) N O T E . — O u r records will show a material increase in the number of licenses sold during 1914, when the final reports are received from all of the county clerks and recorders. You will note that but four of the sixty-three counties have made complete returns; three of the counties report monthly, and the remainder, to the number of fifty-six, are from three to six months behind in sending in their reports. It is estimated that our receipts from the sale of hunting licenses will exceed $50,000 for the year. Date of Counties Non- Last Resident Resident Report Hunting Hunting Commissioner's office, 7,658 20 Combination Hunting and Fishing 9 NonBird Resident Hunting Fishing 45 703 Adams Oct. 1 231 Alamosa Aug. 3 211 Arapahoe July 3 166 Archuleta Aug. 4 63 Baca Oct. 26 Bent Oct 2 175 Boulder Oct. 22 2,299 49 Chaffee July 23 721 3 Cheyenne Oct. 8 4 Clear Creek. . . Nov. 27 200 Conejos Oct. 2 430 10 Costilla Oct. 26 104 4 Crowley Oct, 27 90 Custer Oct. 12 130 Delta Oct. 9 1,305 Denver Oct. 15 900 3 5 Dolores Final Douglas Oct. 16 116 Elbert Oct. 27 21 El Paso Oct. 13 1,158 Eagle Oct. 6 709 17 Fremont Final 1,459 11 Garfield Oct. 25 1,396 Gilpin Oct. 12 232 Grand Nov. 11 379 Gunnison Oct. 9 1,213 Hinsdale Oct. 10 91 Huerfano. . Nov. 10 319 Jackson Oct. 6 325 99 5 11 ... 4 2 90 31 20 13 75 4 19 �NUMBER OF H U N T I N G A N D F I S H I N G L I C E N S E S I S S U E D BY T H E V A R I O U S COUNTY C L E R K S DURING T H E Y E A R 1914—Concluded (Incomplete) Date of Last Counties Report NonResident Resident Hunting Hunting Jefferson Oct. 22 333 Kiowa Oct. 20 13 Kit Carson. . Oct. 22 Lake Final Hunting and Fishing NonBird Hunting Resident Fishing 3 35 1,213 Las Animas. . . Dec. 2 La Plata Oct, 13 Larimer Final Lincoln Oct. 17 368 706 29 2,547 71 46 Logan Nov. 10 778 Mesa Oct. 20 1,085 Mineral Oct. 16 193 Moffat Oct. 3 179 Montrose.. . . Oct. 3 719 Montezuma.. . Oct. 6 140 Morgan Oct. 3 686 Otero 489 Nov. 27 Ouray Oct. 12 231 Park Oct. 19 248 Phillips Oct. 2 141 Pitkin Oct. 20 760 Pueblo Nov. 30 2,279 Prowers Nov. Totals. Combination 145 35,514 52 1 2 �A P P R O P R I A T I O N S 1913-14 SHOWING A M O U N T S G R A N T E D FOR SALARIES, T R A V E L I N G EXPENSES, MAINTENANCE, TOGETHER WITH UNUSED Salary Game and Fish Commissioner 3,002.73 Deputy Commissioner Five Chief Game Wardens 349.85 295.40 $ 4,800.00 625.00 1,981.28 2,818.72 $ 1,800.00 1,418.65 381.35 $ 1,800.00 1,650.00 676.06 1,123.94 $ 1,800.00 500.00 981.16 818.84 $ 1,800.00 500.00 693.70 1,106.30 $ 1,000.00 200.00 448.33 551.67 $ 1,800.00 500.00 $ 2,400.00 1,900.00 Maintenance 500.00 $ 2,400.00 1,900.00 Superintendent Del Norte Hatchery 704.54 5,300.00 $ 2,400.00 2,200.00 Superintendent La Plata Hatchery 414.75 $ 1,000.00 $ 2,400.00 1,900.00 Superintendent Grand County Hatchery $ 900.00 610.15 625.00 $ 2,400.00 1,900.00 Superintendent. Routt County Hatchery $ $ 2,400.00 750.00 Superintendent Glenwood Hatchery 785.25 1,000.00 $ 2,400.00 1,900.00 Superintendent Gunnison Hatchery. Unused $ 3,000.00 2,375.00 Superintendent Denver Hatchery .. 1197.27 $12,000.00 6,700.00 Clerk and stenographer . . . $ $ 3,000.00 2,375 00 Expenses $ 1,200.00 $ 3,000.00 2,000.00 Superintendent Hatcheries.. Unused $ 4,000.00 AND BALANCES 906.35 893.65 $ 1,800.00 500.00 $12,897.27 Salaries unused Expenses unused Total amount unused and returned to the General Fund for period 960.71 839.29 $ 9,593.82 $12,807.27 9,593.82 $22,491.09 �PAST APPROPRIATIONS The Nineteenth General Assembly appropriated for the Game and Fish Department for the biennial period ending November 30, 1914, $61,560, which covered the salary and traveling expenses of the Game and Fish Commissioner, Deputy Game and Fish Commissioner, Superintendent of Hatcheries, five Chief Game Wardens, and the salaries only of a clerk and stenographer, and of the superintendents of seven hatcheries. There was also included in this item a maintenance fund of $900 each for the seven hatcheries. All of the operations of the department, as well as all of the salaries of other members, were paid from the Game Cash Fund. During the last biennial period $22,491.09, the total amount of the unused appropriation, reverted to the General Fund of the state. F o r the months of November and December we are running upon our own resources', all vouchers being drawn on the Game Cash Fund. I believe it will not be necessary to ask for any appropriation after the 1915-16 period, as I am confident the department will then be self-sustaining. �APPROPRIATIONS C O M P A R A T I V E T A B L E , S H O W I N G T H E A M O U N T S G R A N T E D F O R E A C H OF T H E LAST F I V E B I E N N I A L P E R I O D S , T H E A M O U N T U S E D , A N D T H E TOTAL A M O U N T UNUSED, WHICH R E V E R T E D BACK TO THE G E N E R A L F U N D Unused Balance Returned to Period Appropriated Used 1905-06 $57,700.00 1907-08 64,100.00 60,029.15 59,820.01 1,879.99 1911-12 04,450.00 62,100.67 2,349.33 1913-14 61,560 00 39,068 91 1909-10 61,700.00 $50,709.09 General Fund $ 6,990.91 4,070.85 22,491.09 �NEEDED APPROPRIATIONS It is estimated that the following amounts are necessary, under the present law, for salaries and expenses in the operation of this department for the next biennial period: Game and Fish Commissioner— Salary $ 4,000.00 Traveling expenses 1,800.00 $ 5,800.00 Deputy Commissioner— Salary $ 3,000.00 Traveling expenses 960.00 3,960.00 Clerk and Stenographer— Salary 3,000.00 Five Chief Game Wardens— Salary for five $12,000.00 Traveling expenses 4,800.00 16,800.00 General Superintendent of Fish Hatcheries— Salary $ 3,000.00 Traveling expenses 1,000.00 4,000.00 Superintendent Denver Hatchery— Salary 1,200.00 Superintendent Glenwood Hatchery— Salary 1,200.00 Superintendent Routt County Hatchery— Salary 1,200.00 Superintendent Del Norte Hatchery— Salary 1,200.00 Superintendent La Plata Hatchery— Salary 1,200.00 Superintendent Gunnison County Hatchery— Salary 1,200.00 Superintendent Grand County Hatchery— Salary 1,200.00 For maintenance: Denver Hatchery 3,000.00 Glenwood Hatchery 2,100 .00 Routt County Hatchery 1,800.00 Del Norte Hatchery La Plata Hatchery 1,800.00 ... 2,000.00 Gunnison County Hatchery 1,800.00 Grand County Hatchery 1,500.00 �For collecting spawn 3,000.00 For distributing fish 1,000.00 Special Chief Game Warden for Denver— Salary Traveling expenses $ 1,200.00 900.00 2,160.00 �SUGGESTED SPECIAL APPROPRIATIONS For the purpose of purchasing, breeding, and caring for game birds to be liberated. $2,500.00 For either the purchase of the Pitkin Hatchery, or the purchase of a suitable site and the erection of a hatchery in Gunnison County, not to exceed 7,500.00 For the repairing of buildings and water-supply system, and the painting of the hatchery and superintendent's dwelling at the Del Norte Hatchery 400.00 For painting the hatchery and superintendent's dwelling at Glenwood Hatchery $150.00 For enlarging and cementing the fish ponds at the Glenwood Hatchery 200.00 For placing a foundation under the Glenwood Hatchery 100.00 Additional troughs in the Glenwood Hatchery 150.00 600.00 For raising the foundation and placing a new floor in the La Plata Hatchery at Durango $200.00 For building an addition on the north end of the hatchery buildings at Durango, covering the spring-house and water supply 350.00 For painting the hatchery and superintendent's dwelling at Durango . . 150.00 700.00 For new fish troughs in the Routt County Hatchery at Steamboat Springs Cement work at the Denver Hatchery, development of water supply, and building new retaining-ponds .- $200.00 For new woven-wire fence at the Denver Hatchery, enclosing what is now known as the " P i c n i c Grounds," and in order to prevent ducks and hogs from interfering with our display ponds 200.00 Improving and painting the hatchery and dwelling at the Denver Hatchery 150.00 You will note that I have made no mention of needed appropriations for the operation of the balance of our hatcheries, of which there are thirteen being operated by this department. It is proposed to operate these latter hatcheries from moneys available in the Game Cash Fund. If the appropriations are made as suggested in this report, including both salaries and fixed charges, and those under special headings, the department will be enabled to make the necessary improvements at the many hatcheries, and will be put in such financial condition that it will be self-supporting in the future, and will likely be able to return a substantial sum to the General Fund at the end of each biennial period. �C O M P A R A T I V E T A B L E , S H O W I N G N U M B E R OF E A C H V A R I E T Y OF T R O U T F R Y , T O G E T H E R W I T H T H E TOTALS, D I S T R I B U T E D E A C H Y E A R FOR THE PAST TWELVE YEARS Year 1904 1907 Brook Fry 1,814,100 1,825,000 1908 Rainbow Fry Native Fry 1,182,000 1,272,500 2,622,500 652,500 3,643,500 8,641,600 403,000 2,649,500 4,501,500 977,500 4,388,000 6,096,000 614,000 2,804,000 5,243,000 1,311,000 4,431.000 9,463,500 6,816,500 Grand Total 1909 1,884,500 1,705,000 3,167,000 1910 2,490,000 1,593,700 3,232,500 7,316,200 1,881,719 4,041,811 11,263,379 11,280,000 1911 1912 4,400,000 1,975,000 4,905,000 1913 3,226,000 1,323,000 3,180,900 7,730,400 1914 5,673.000 6,280,200 7,100,300 19,053,500 �C O M P A R A T I V E T A B L E , S H O W I N G T H E N U M B E R OF TR Y E A R FOR P A S T Hatchery Routt 1903 1904 1905 1900 1907 809,000 1,402,100 1,177,500 1,270,000 1,114,500 786,000 2,569,000 2,209,000 1,500,000 1,355,500 627,000 740,000 715,000 1,300,000 447,000 265,500 1,040,000 255,000 406,000 75,000 268,000 400,000 425,000 250,000 1,055,000 1,293,000 208,000 Del Norte Colbran Molina Boulder Cherokee Park. Pitkin Totals 2,652,500 6,019,100 4,501,500 6,096,000 5,243,000 �OUT F R Y D I S T R I B U T E D F R O M E A C H H A T C H E R Y E A C H TWELVE YEARS 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1,483,000 1,184,000 1,892,000 1,415,100 2,576,000 1,792,000 2,104,000 892,000 908,000 1,249,000 1,355,000 1,064,000 2,170,000 985,000 621,000 651,000 545,000 1,030,000 321,000 Now Pitkin; 427,000 655,000 625,000 1,740,000 1,075,000 780,000 1,125,000 80,000 310,000 300,000 618,000 520,000 2,321,000 1,677,500 1,031,000 1,963,000 1,628,000 1,133,000 2,766,000 567,000 330,000 700,000 605,000 460,000 315,000 381,000 705,000 699,200 1,495,000 1,076,000 895,400 1,418.000 428,000 442,000 320,000 319,000 200,000 330,000 480,000 4,023,500 see below 430,000 Now Gd. Lake see below 790,000 300,000 190,000 350,000 447,500 764,279 440,000 400,000 300,000 100,000 620,000 530,000 250.000 1,406,000 150,000 840,000 324,000 644,000 100,000 100,000 1,623.000 564,000 14,756,500 6,816,500 7,316,200 11,263,379 11,280,000 7,730,400 19,053,500 �S U G G E S T E D C H A N G E S IN T H E GAME A N D F I S H LAWS I respectfully recommend for the consideration of the incoming legislature a closed season on bear. I further recommend that the date of the opening of the season on grouse and sage chickens be made thirty days later ; the closing of these seasons to be governed by the legislature. I believe that rabbits should be construed as game and protected; the open season to be from October 1 to February 28 following. As regards the open season on ducks, geese, and other waterfowl now having an open season in Colorado, I would suggest that an effort be made, in co-operation with the federal authorities at Washington, to have the date of the closing of the season changed from December 16 to March 1, and that our legislature enact a law in conformity herewith. It appears to me that the Nineteenth General Assembly erred when it closed the season entirely on bass and catfish, and I recommend that the open season on these two species of fish be made to conform to the open season on trout. Section 2759a should be amended to read: "Open season for whitefish, sunfish, black bass, and wall-eyed pike to be the same as f o r trout and grayling—May 1 to October 31." Section 2759c: The right given by this division is limited to food purposes, and it should be amended to read: " N o person shall kill more than ten birds in the aggregate of all kinds in anyone calendar day, nor have in his possession more than fifteen birds in the aggregate of all kinds at any one time; and the rightherein given to take fish is limited to fifteen pounds in any one calendar day, but no person shall have in his possession more than twenty-five pounds of fish at any one time." �I trust that the operations of the Game and Fish Department during the past biennial period have met with your approval. While we have exceeded our expectations in some particulars, much work of improvement yet remains undone. Efficiency and economy are the greatest factors of success in the business world, and I have endeavored to secure the very best results for the least expenditure. While I have succeeded in a measure, and have during 1914 obtained far greater results, at less expense, than during any former biennial period. I believe that next year we shall be able to show a greater difference both in improvements in the service and in money saving. I personally desire to thank you for the many courtesies you have extended to me in the administration of the affairs of my office, for the consistent co-operation we have received at your hands, and also for the interest you have taken, and the kindly counsel and advice furnished, in matters pertaining to the department. Respectfully submitted, W A L T E R B. F R A S E R , Game and Fish Commissioner. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/6f1918cf1d6f4ecf1aa5fba5a1d3f656.pdf 9219436336b5c6ca2c73633754342d00 PDF Text Text ., V I / \ q ,s-1"' -------------------------------------------r ~.:l- Biennial Report OF THE State Game and Fish Commissioner OF THE Stale of Colorado For the Years 1915-19/6 Walter B. Fraser, Commissioner DENVER, EAMES BROS. , COLORADO . S T A TE PRI NTERS 1916 COLORADO DIV. WILDU F . RESEARCH CENTER LIBRARY 317 W. PROSPEr.T - DO DIV. W' ' ,1 CH CENTER 3 17 W. PROSPC' • '.I.O T r,n1 I II\IC: c.n I �Rosier of Game and Fish Department WALTER B. FRASER, Game and Fish Commissioner . . . . .. . . .... .... .. . . .. Denver J. L. GRAY, Deputy Game and Fish Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ... : . . . . . Fort Collins S. E. LAND, State Superintendent of Hatcheries . ... . . ....... .. . . . .. ...... Denver R. L. SPARGUR, Chief Clerk ... ... . .. . ...... . . ..... . .. . . . . . .. . . . .. . Denver EDITH M . HILL, Clerk and Stenographer . .... .. . .. .. . .. .. .... . . ..... . . Denver Chief Game Wardens Deputy Game Wardens W. B . CUMMINGS .. ... .. .... . . . . .. . .. Durango W . P. HUMM EL . . ... . . ... . . . . .. . .. .. Denver ED. JOHNSTON . .. . ..... .... .. .. . . .... Denver J. C. Mos ER ... . . . . ...... . ... ... . . . . Glenwood Springs S. P. WEAR . . . .. ... .. .. .. . . . . . . .. . . Meeker Superintendents of Hatcheries J. P. B ENGARD ... . .. . . .... .. .... Del Norte Hatchery W. H. CORUM .. . .. .... . .. . . .. . . Pitkin Hatchery CHARLES DOWDELL . . . . .. .. . ...... Grand County Hatchery ELVIRA HAMOR . . ... . . . . ... . . . . .. La Plata Hatchery 0. B. HoPE ..... .. .... . ..... . .. Buena Vista Hatchery C. A . RIBBING .. . . . ... . . . ..... .. . Denver Hatchery S. E . THOMPSON . . ..... . .. ....... Glenwood Hatchery G. H. THOMSON ..... . .. . .. . . .. . . Estes Park Hatchery ]AMES S. BusH . . . . .. ........ . .... . Denver C. T. CHAPMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Canon City C. H. HOPPE . . .. . . ...... . . .. . . . ... Grand Junction H. H. HYDE ..... .. ..... . .. ....... Hot Sulphur Springs J. W. LAK E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... Glenwood Springs FRANK SABINE . . . .. . .. .. : .... ... .. Alamosa J. C. TIMBREL .. .... . . ... ..... . ... . Walden G. L. WUNDERLICH . ... ..... . ... . .. Wray Hatchery Assistants FRANK BENGARD ..... . .. . . . .. . . . Del Norte Hatchery MIKE BONILLA . .. . . . . .. . .. . ... .. Denver Hatchery • FIRMIN HAiMOR ..... .. ... .. . . .... La Plata Hatchery Spanm Takers and Assistants J. W . HAVILAND . . .. ..... .... ... .. . ... . .. . .. , . .. . . ... . .. . .. . ... . . Denver L . M . EVILSIZER . .. ... .. . . . . .. . ...... . .. . .. . .. .. . . ...... ... .. .. ... Aspen (N ow in charge of A spen Hatchery) J. F . GAMSBY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . ..... . .. .. . . . Vallecito {Now in charge of Emerald Lake Spawning Station and Emerald Lake Hatchery) R . M . LIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . ..... Cedaredge {Now in charge of Cedaredge Hatchery) ED. L. PERRY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . .... . .. . .. . . . Denver {Now in charge of Georgetown Hatchery ) 0. C. PET ERSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .. .. . . ..... .. Cedaredge �(' . ;;.., .J1 Survey of the Game and Fish Department G DVCRNDR Exec uT1vE: C DNTROL Game: Bl F",sh Comrn,s.s1onER P~oTE:c;T10,-. GaME C,u a, oF F1~t-1 LTU A E 2 5F".......... N .!!Nd TAl-<'l!.A.S PRoP.aGaT,oN OF F1~H HATC.HE.RIE5 Q E N - I ! : f'I LA PL.A.TA E.....,EFtA\-0 Ro u EL.EC.TR-A GLl!.N-000 TT Vo. C, o -rro r-a H o o o GRANOMl!.~A De.LNORTe. GRANO LAKE. E'LEC...TRA r 13 -• ~-{ MOL. I NA WAL.D EN Fr.COLLINS "! L ·:) 3 .,_T) 0 MA'RVINE A5PEN G E.ORGe.Tow N A N..,..0 C l""I N ,, ~ ~ RO t< ~ E. PA .. K �Leiter of Transmittal STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH CAPITOL BUILDING DENVER IF.IO His Excellency, 1:1 HON. GEORGE A CARLSON, Governor of Colorado. - Sir: Herewith I have the honor to transmit the Biennial Report, covering the operations, transactions, receipts, and disbursements of the Department of Game and Fish for the period ending November 30, 1916. Respectfully submitted, WALTER B. FRASER, State Came and Fish Commissioner. December 15, 1916. �Biennial Report Of The State Game and Fish Commissioner .-~~""""'!~-"'I.S State Game and Fish Commissioner I herewith present a report of my official operations for the biennial period ending November 30, 1916. The Department has indeed enjoyed: a most prosperous period'--our efforts having been fully rewarded. The period has been marked by noteworthy accomplishments, and the Commissioner desires to express to all co-workers his appreciation of their hearty co-operation, which has been so great a factor in makir.g the period's work creditable. The principal duties of the Commissioner may be divided into two classes, viz.: First, the propagation and distribution of trout and game birds; Second; the administration of the laws governing the protection of our game and fish. These branches of the work are reported herein under the relevant headings. In brief, I will state that all previous records have been broken, both in the propagation and in the distribution of yoWJg trout in the public waters of the state, and also as to the number of arrests and convictions. While the increased efficiency is apparent, the expenses incurred have been materially decreased as compared with former periods. The revenues accruing to the Game Cash Fund from the sale of licenses, fines, seizures and sales, etc., were more than satisfactory, and show a 20 per cent increase over and above any former period. Special reference is made to the accompanying comparative tables. �'?;rappers' Lake, White Riller National Forest The Game and Fish Department maintains a Spawning Station at Trappers' Lake, the annual yield of native trout eggs exceeding five million. �COLORADO )) Colorado is now recognized among sportsmen as affording the best trout fishing to be found upon this continent. The Game and Fish Department of this state is devoting its best energies in the matter of restocking our streams and lakes. The trout in lakes which we control are now supplying us with an abundance of eggs-it is no longer necessary to purchase eggs in other states ; in fact the eastern states, the native home of the Brook Trout, are now looking toward Colorado for eggs of this species with which to replenish their streams. ponds to care for young trout until they attain a suitable size to care for themselves are being constructed, with the result that over 30,000,000 trout fry were planted in the public waters of this state during 1916 alone. It has been estimated that approximately 200,000 tourists visited our mountain regions during 1916. A large percentage of these visitors enjoyed the fishing. How could our state be better advertised than by satisfactory "catches" of trout by these followers of Isaak Walton? Hundreds of fishermen are noted among our tourist visitors, and these, together with our local sportsmen, are of one opinion : all proclaim Colorado as leading all other states in the inducement offered the sportsman. It is conceded that the quality of our trout is far superior to that of the trout of any other state. This is due to the fact that no spawn is taken from domesticated fish, our source of supply being strictly wild fish in their native habitat, and further by virtue of our streams and lakes being natural trout waters. The advent of the Good Roads movement in constructing a network of highways throughout our mountain regions is placing our scenic wonders and the headwaters of the best trout streams in the world within easy reach of all. The results obtained in the work of game protection al'e most encouraging. At present we have no open season on big game. Large bands of Mountain Sheep, Elk, Deer and Antelope are reported from several of our counties. All are increasing with the exception of the Antelope, which apparently is holding its own against heavy odds. Trout fishing affords a most healthful recreation-"A Sport for Kings." An idea of the number enjoying same will be had when you realize that over 60,000 fishing licenses were sold during 1916. Colorado must meet the emergency. Twenty-one hatcheries, several of which are in the higher elevations and in remote sections, are being operated. Nursery The work of distributing this unusually large number of trout was greatly facilitated by the aid of the Railroad Companies in carrying the various shipments free of charge, and by the assistance of the members of the U. S. Forest Service, who have done most of the packing in the upper and remote regions. Combine Colorado's wonderful climate, the grandeur and scenic beauties of the Rockies, with their magnificent snow-capped peaks, our picturesque forests abounding with game, and our clear, cold mounta:n streams and numerous lakes teeming with trout; couple with this the genial hospitality of our people, and you are confronted with the natural stage setting which welcomes the sportsman-I defy the world to even attempt to equal it. Trout Culiure, Propagation and Distribution The efforts of this Department are confined to the culture, propagation and distribution of three species of fish, namely: the Rainbow Trout, the Native or "Black Spotted" Trout, and the Eastern Brook, or "Red Speckled" T r~ut. The Rainbow spawns first-early in the spring. These eggs are taken in large quantities from the adult fish in Electra, . Emerald and the Grand Mesa lakes. �Speckled beauties from Trappers' Lake, White River National Forest • Reach ed v i a D. & R. G. R. R. v i a G l en woo d S p rin gs, or Moffat R oad v i a Yam pa. The Natives follow, also in the spring, and thus far we have been enabled to secure Native eggs in satisfactory quantities at Trappers, Marvine, Cottonwood, Grand Mesa and Emerald lakes. The Brook Trout spawn in the fall, thus g1vmg us two hatches annually. These eggs are secured at Grand Mesa, Electra and Columbine lakes. Lakes The lakes operated for spawn are as follows: Trappers lake, in Rio Blanco county, Marvine lake, in Rio Blanco county, Cottonwood lakes, in Mesa county, Grand Mesa lakes, in Delta county, �• Columbine lake, in Grand county, Electra lake, in San Juan county, Emerald lake, in Hinsdale county. Trappers, Marvine and Emerald lakes have recently been taken over by this Department, which is now in absolute control under long time agreements with the Department of Agriculture. Cottonwood, Grand Mesa, Columbine and Electra lakes are privately owned, and are operated by this Department under contracts with those in control. Hatcheries • A total of twenty-one hatcheries, with a combined capacity aggregating 20,000,000 eggs, were operated during the past period. During the summer months the entire twenty-one are in operation; however, satisfactory hatches can be made m but eleven of these hatcheries during the winter months. These hatcheries, together with their locations, are as follows: Owned by the Stale of Colorado : Denver Hatchery, six miles north of the city limits, on the Brighton Road, Glenwood Hatchery, Glenwood Springs, Buena Vista Hatchery, Buena V ista, Del Norte Hatchery, Del Norte, La Plata Hatchery, Durango, Routt County Hatchery, Steamboat Springs. Privately owned, leased and operated by this Department: Pitkin Hatchery, Pitkin, Estes Park Hatchery, Estes Park, Cedaredge Hatchery, Cedaredge. Privately owned, operated by this Department: Fort Collins Hatchery, Fort Collins, Molina Hatchery, Mesa county, Marvine Hatchery, Rio Blanco county, Antonito Hatchery, on the Conejos river, reached via Antonito, Emerald Hatchery, Hinsdale county, reached via Durango and V allecito, Electra Hatchery, San Juan county, reached via Durango and Rockwood, Aspen Hatchery, Aspen, . Georgetown Hatchery, Georgetown, Boulder Hatchery, Boulder, Grand Mesa Hatchery, Delta county, reached via Delta and Cedaredge, Grand Lake Hatchery, ' Grand County, Walden Hatchery (North Park), Jackson County. There has been some argument advanced that our efforts should be consolidated into two or three larger hatcheries equal in capacity to the above enumerated twenty-one hatcheries. This idea is entirely inconsistent, and the best results are obtained by the present method. The cost to this Department of the operation of a summer hatch in the remote sections of our state, where the headwaters of the streams and the lakes in the higher elevations can be easily restocked, has been cut to less than $300.00, and for this expenditure the various localities are benefited to the extent of nearly 1,000,000 young trout annually. In most instances shipments of young trout could not be made in any event to these districts. Den'))er Hatchery The twentieth general assembly granted an appropnat10n of $1,500 for needed repairs and the general improvement of this property-this amount has been judiciously expended. The entire tract has been enclosed with a five-foot woven wire fence, the best grade of posts used in its construction. All of the build~ ings are now being painted. The cement retaining ponds have been enlarged and repaired, the grounds beautified with lawns and shrubbery, and the property generally improved in its appearance. In view of the large number of visitors frequenting this hatchery it is recommended that an appropriation of sufficient size be made to improve the buildings and grounds in a manner making same attractive-a spot of which our state may be proud. Del Norte Hatchery Disregarding the fact that this hatchery site should never have been acquired, and the results from its operation never hav- �One o/ the man:y beauty spots on the Colorado National Forests. Good fishing and camping. South Fork. of Rio Grande River • ing been satisfactory, this Department has during the past period expended approximately $600 for improvements, and it is now expected to redeem itself. A new iron pipe line, 1,500 feet in length, and connecting the spring with the hatchery building, has been installed, replacing the obsolete and defective tile and wood conduit. The flow of the spring water has been materially in- creased, and an auxiliary hatching building constructed, painted and equipped. In this work the Department acknowledges its indebtedness and extends thanks to the Rio Grande River Fishermen's Association, who so liberally contributed both funds and labor. From all indications this hatchery will now rank favorably with others owned by the state. �La Plata Hatchery Roull County Hatchery This hatchery, long conceded as having the best spring water supply to be found in Colorado, has practically been rebuilt, its capacity increased by fully 50 per cent. During the past period approximately $3,500 has been expended, of which amount but $1,300 was appropriated, and the balance paid from the Game Cash fund. An entire new set of hatching troughs has been installed; the flow of spring water quadrupled, and placed under absolute control by new cement walls, iron p:pe and valves. This water, which is of 48° unvarying temperature, is not exposed to light until it reaches the troughs. The Superintendent's residence has been repaired and painted, and the unsightly barn and other outbuildings removed-in their stead we now find one new building, attractively constructed and painted, in which we have a garage, barn, store-room, work shop, chicken house, etc. This hatchery site apparently was secured without proper i•nvestigation first having been made as to its water supply. Although an effort to operate the Routt County Hatchery has been made, the loss to the eggs and young trout from the unsuitable water has been terrific, and it is now deemed advisable to abandon further efforts at this site. Although the twentieth general assembly appropriated $1,000 for repairs and improvements, only such an expenditure was sanctioned as was incurred in the purchase of new troughs, which can be readily transported to another location. The grounds, consisting of but one acre, have been enclosed with a five-foot stone wall, surmounted by an iron fence o.f pleasing design. New display ponds have been constructed which, together with the old lake, have rocked walls. This hatchery is now a beauty spot, in add:tion to the fact that its record shows its superiority over most of the others. Glenwood Hatchery This hatchery was no exception, and at the beginning of the period was in such need of repairs as to warrant a practical rebuilding before further operations became advisable. $1 ,400, appropriated by the twentieth general assembly, has been expended -the main hatchery building virtually rebuilt and equipped with a full set of new hatching troughs, four new cement nursery ponds constructed, the Superintendent's residence repaired, both as to the interior and the exterior, and all buildings painted. The Glenwood Hatchery is one of the best owned by the state, and, being but four miles from Glenwood1 Springs, one of our most popular tourist sections, and annually visited by large numbers of visitors from all parts of the world, this hatchery should be improved and made one of Glenwood Springs' chief attractions-a credit to the Department and to the State of Colorado. Inasmuch as a hatchery in northwestern Colorado is absolutely imperative, I would recommend the abandonment of the present site and the sale of the buildings (the land, which was donated to the state at the time the hatchery was built, reverts to the former owner upon its abandonment by the state); and, further, the appropriation of a sufficient amount to secure a new and suitable site, and for the erection and equipment of a new hatchery building of at least one million capacity; to be situated along the lines of the Moffat road, in either Routt or Moffat county. General Inasmuch as no appropriations were granted for any of the other hatcheries operated by this Department, and as but a slight expense, if any, was incurred at these hatcheries, which expense was paid from the Game Cash fund, and as these hatcheries are enume.rated, and the expenditures shown, on another page, no mention of same is made at this time. Trappers Lake Hatchery This Department having recently acquired the exclusive spawning and fishing rights at both Trappers and Marvine lakes, in Rio Blanco county, Colorado, from whence we annually secure upwards of six million native trout eggs; and as it is considered advisable to create an ideal spawning station at these lakes, thereby increasing the number of available eggs to at least fifteen million annually, thus eliminating the maintenance of spawning �Colorado'l;he Fisherman's Paradise. '?;rout caught in Rainbow Lake, Routt National Forest stations at several smaller lakes and minimizing the expense materially, whereby we may confine our efforts to but one native trout station; it is proposed, and urgently suggested, that a hatchery be built at Trappers lake for the purpose of conducting a summer hatch of native trout for the restocking of both Trappers and Marvine lakes, and also the headwaters of the White river and the Williams Fork. At present this much-needed restocking is made prohibitive · by virtue of the heavy loss sustained to the young trout by the long haul by rail and auto, and the further necessity of an eight to twelve mile pack on horseback from the end of the automobile road to the lakes. In addition to the loss of life to the trout, this method is extremely expensive. For this purpose an appropriation of but $2,000 is requested. > �COLORADO'S BIG GAME Under this section I desire to report relative to the big game conditions in this state, together with the suggestions of this Department in the various instances. In this connection I might add that my report is based upon the information secured through the officers of the Game and Fish Department, coupled with the observations and reports of the Forest officers. ber the the the we now have. Predatory animals and the eagle seem to be worst enemies of the sheep. But three arrests were made for killing of mountain sheep or having same in possession during past period, our efforts resulting in two convictions. Deer Elk These animals have increased in a satisfactory manner durmg the past two years. The Forest Service, working through the Biological Survey, of Washington, has been of material assistance in securing several carload shipments of elk for Colorado from Montana. These animals have been liberated in the vicinity of Boulder, Colorado Springs and Canon City. All reports from these bands are favorable, and it is hoped that the importation of these animals can be continued. The illegal killings have become less frequent than heretofore-public sentiment in favor of elk propagation seems to favor their introduction. During the past period twelve arrests for the killing of elk or having elk meat in possession were made, and a conviction secured in each and every instance. Mountain Sheep The closed season for several years on these animals is having a marked effect. Our mountain sheep are increasing. Large bands of sheep may be seen frequently in several of our big game sections of the state. During the past two years we have received reports regarding the crop of lambs, and it is estimated that our lambs have done better during the past two years than for several years previous. :fhis season must remain closed-an open season naturally would cause a heavy decrease in the num- The deer of this state are rapidly increasing. These ammals have enjoyed a four-year closed season, which it is hoped may continue for several years in the future. Deer constitutes the largest percentage of our big game. While we realize the hardships endured by our deer-the loss sustained from predatory animals and the severe winters-their increase is generally conceded to be satisfactory. Bear These animals have never received any protection whatever under the Colorado law, which permits of their being taken at any time of the year and in any manner. While heretofore considered as a predatory animal, it is our opinion that we have not at this time a sufficient number of bear in Colorado, to do any great amount of damage to the stockmen. But very few reports have been received during the period alleging damage to stock by bear, and it is rapidly dawning upon the public that this animal is of more value as a scavenger than he is a detriment as a killer. It is earnestly hoped that some law protecting these animals may be enacted at an early date, especially insofar as the hunting of bear with dogs may be prohibited, as well as a ban placed upon the trapping of bear. I would also recommend that the open season for the killing of bear be limited to seven months, beginning September 15th. �Monarch of the Forest Antelope Public sentiment in favor of protecting these animals is growing, which, coupled with the present closed -season, is no doubt responsible for the several bands which we now find scattered throughout the state being able · to hold their own. While it is evident that the antelope is the next big game animal to be ex- terminated, it is believed that there was a slight increase in the several bands during the past year. l9re worst enemy of the antelope seems to be the homesteader. Our state is fast settling up, and the area to which these animals now have access is rapidly diminishing-their natural range 1s being fenced and converted into farms. -- �Beaver The beaver is the only protected fur-bearing animal of Colorado. Our law provides for no open season, but permits of the trapping of beaver by owners or lessees of lands upon which these animals are doing damage by flooding meadows or cutting trees. A permit from this Department must be first secured, and this permit is issued without affidavit, and upon the word of the individual who claims to be damaged. I regret exceedingly that there are those who insist upon an open season on the beaver, and in this connection I might add that in my opinion Colorado's efforts in the matter of restocking the streams with young trout would be materially handicapped in the absence of the beaver. This Department annually receives a large number of inquiries from trappers throughout the United States who desire to spend the winter in our mountains trapping for furs. The open seas on if granted would stimulate an influx of these trappers. Under no circumstances would the trapper confine his efforts to the ranches which might be damaged by beaver. The trapper would visit the higher elevations, where the animals are numerous, not doing any damage whatever, where they are an asset to the state, but where he could secure the best results from his efforts. In my opinion the law should not be changed, but two or three expert trappers should be employed as game wardens by this Department, and when a rancher reports that he is being damaged, these men could rapidly relieve the situation, and necessarily their efforts would be confined to the privately owned grounds upon which there might be some damage existing. Grouse and Sage Chickens It is to be regretted that these game birds are decreasing. I know of no locality in Colorado showing an increase. These birds . are the prey of predatory animals, and it is generally conceded that the open season on both grouse and sage chickens opens too early. Young birds being killed in large numbers by hunters at midseason during the hatching period is extremely detrimental. The sage chicken will be exterminated unless a closed season be establ:shed, and, ·should an open season be created in the future, the dates be made later. Ptarmigan While it seems impossible to estimate the number of these birds in Colorado, it is assumed that they too are on the decrease. Ptarmigan are found only in the higher elevations, and in but a very few localities. They also are an easy prey to the predatory animals. �Lower Marvine L ake, White River National Forest lVIarvine Lake is controlled by the Game and Fish Depart1nent as a Spawning Station, and approximately four million eggs of the Native Trout are annually talrnn. �ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 'v The Game and Fish Department of Color~do acknowledges charged with having portions of protected game animals · i~ their its indebtedness to the various railroads of the state, who have possession we have found ourselves in an embarrassing position been so great a factor in the matter of furnishing transportation when defendants made the claim that the meat discovered by our for members of our Department when actually in charge of ship- officers was that of domestic . animals or non-protected wild ani- ments of spawn and fry, and also in the matter of accepting for mals. free transportation all shipments of eggs and young trout. of their scientific knowledge of anatomy and bone structure, have In such instances Mr. Figgins and his assistant, by virtue This Department also acknowledges its indebtedness to the been able to determine and name, to the satisfaction of the jury, Forest Service, with whom we have a co-operative agreement, for the animal from which the specimen, no matter how small, was their ever readiness and willingness to assist us in the matter of taken, and I might add that their testimony is absolutely respon- packing fry to the upper waters of this state, and in matters per- sible for several convictions secured. taining to law enforcement and game preservation. The co-opera- The United States Bureau of Fisheries should also rec;e1ve tion received from Mr. Riley, District Forester, and his assistants favorable comment and our thanks for consignments of trout eggs. throughout the state, has been invaluable and, I might add, more than gratifying. To Mr. J. The Department is further indebted to the newspapers of Colorado, without exception, for the favorable and impartial re- D. Figgins, Director of the Colorado Museum of Natural History, and his assistants, we are also indebted. On various occasions when arrests have been made and defendants ports covering the activities and operations of this Department, and for their courtesy in publishing circulars and information to hunters, fishermen and tourists. �Lake Electra, north of Durango, Colorado, on the 'Denver & nio Grande nailroad At t hi s l a k e a r e secure d app r ox i mate l y s i x m illi o n e ggs of t h e Rain bow T ro u t an nua ll y . La k e E l e ct r a has twenty m il e s of s h ore line . �FINANCIAL STATEMENT Showine1 Amounts Deposited With State Treasurer to the Credit of the Came Cash Fund During Past Period " • December 1, 1914, to November 30, 1916 On hand with State Treasurer, December 1, 1914 ................. . . . ...... . ........ .. ................. . First Year Deposits Second Year Deposits December, 191 4 . .... .. .... ... .... ... $ 1,065.81 January, 1915 . . . .. .. .. .... ... .. .... . 2,782.30 February, 1915 .................... . . 2,176. 18 1,005.26 March, 191 5 . .. •... . ................ . April, 191 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .......... . 5,131.82 May, 1915 .. ........ .. ........ . .. . . 2,189.25 June, 1915 ........................ . 2,917.18 July. 1915 ........................ . 12,082.26 August, 191 5 . ...... .. . ..... .. . . . .. . 4,650.61 September, 191 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,683.61 October, 1915 ................. . .... . 10,298.47 November, 1915 .................... . 2,796.26 December, 1915 .... .. ........ . .. .... $ 3,356.06 January, 1916 .. . ........ .. .... . ... . 2,628.56 February, 1916 .... . ........ .. ...... . 2,533.02 March, 1916 . ............ . .... •..... . 1,267.02 April. 1916 ....................... . 5,286.69 May. 1916 ........................ . 4,142.04 June, 1916 ............. . .. ....... . . 4. 140.47 July. 1916 ........................ . 12,506.37 August, 191 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,713.91 September, 1916 .. . ................. . 3,627.48 October, 1916 ...................... . 9,206.65 November, 1916 .................... . 3,237.51 Total deposits ........ ....... .. . . ... . $49,779.01 Disbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 43,683.04 Total deposits .. . . : ...... .. ...... . ... $56,645.78 Djsbursements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,356.85 ...... .. .. . ..... . . . ..... . ... $ 6,095.97 Surplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. ... . ... $ 2,288.93 Surplus $10,195.21 On hand December 1, 1914 .. . . .. . . . .. ................................... .. ...... . ... .. $10,195 .21 Surplus deposited first year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,095.97 Surplus deposited second year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,288.93 On hand with Treasurer December 1, 1916 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18,580.11 Total deposits first year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . • 49 ,779.01 Total disbursements first year .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . $59,974.22 43,683.04 Balance on hand with State Treasurer December 1, 191 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... .' . Total deposits second year . ........ ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $16,291.18 56,645.78 Total disbursements second year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .... .... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72,936.96 54,356.85 Balance on hand with State Treasurer December 1, 191 6 . . .. .. . . ...... . ..... . ...... . $18,580.11 �Receipts Receipts Detailed Report of Receipts lo the Game Cash Fund for the Fiscal Year 1915 December 1, 1914, to November 30, 1915 Detailed Report of Receipts lo the Game Cash Fund for the Fiscal Year 1916 December I, 1915, to November 30, 1916 Received from County Recorders from sale of hunting and fishing licenses issued .... . ... . .... ... ..... $31, 132.49 Received from County Recorders from sale of hunting and fishing licenses issued ... . .. . . . . .......... $31,339.00 Resident licenses issued by general office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,863.00 Non-resident fishing licenses issued by office .. .. .. . . .. ......... . . 3,912.50 Non-resident hunting licenses issued by office .. . ..... . ..... . .... . 1,126.50 Licensed parks and lakes . . ..... . 480.00 114.00 Preserve licenses and renewals ... . Importers' licenses ... .... . . ... . . 425.00 Guide licenses . . .. .. . .. . ...... . 45.00 Seining permits .. . . . . .. . ... . . . . 37.00 Taxidermists' licenses . ......... . 115.00 Transportation permits . . . . . . . .. . 217.00 Specimen tags . . . . . . . ........ . 147.00 281.00 Importation certificates . . ....... . Seizures and sales ...... . ... . .. . 1,191.60 Fines from convictions .. .. .... . . . 1,978.88 Beaver permits .. ...... .. .. .. . . 174.00 Miscellaneous ... ........... .. . 199.30 Resident licenses issued by general office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,944.00 Non-resident fishing licenses issued by office . ..... . .. ... .... ... . . 2,188.00 Non-resident hunting licenses issued by office .... ... .. . ... .. .. . 684.75 Licensed parks and lakes .... . .. . 692.00 Preserve licenses and renewals .. . . . 90.00 Importers' licenses . . ........ ... . 550.00 Guide licenses . ... . . . . . . .... . . 45.00 Seining permits . ... .. . . ....... . 37.00 Taxidermists' licenses . .. .... ... . 110.00 Transportation permits . ..... ... . 158.50 Specimen tags ......... . .... . . 75.00 Importation certificates . . .... . .. . 76.00 Seizures and sales ....... . . . ... . 410:04 Fines from convictions . . .. . .... . 1,373.91 Beaver permits .. ....... .. .. .. . 126.00 Miscellaneous . .. . . .. . ........ . Total receipts second year of period ......... . Total receipts first year of period .... . .... . . . 86.32 Total receipts first year of period . ... . . •..... $49,779.01 $56,645.78 49,779.01 Grand total receipts for biennial period . . . . . . . . $106,424.79 • �• • Island Lake, in the Grand Mesa Lakes country, reached from Delta, Colorado, on the Venver 6- "R,io Grande "R,ailroad This is one of a chain of 100 lakes on Grand Mesa. The Game and Fish Department maintains Spawning Stations, and a nnually secures approximately five mi ll ion eggs of the Rainbow, Native and Brook Trout. �'1 Disbursements Disbursements Detailed Report of Disbursements from Game Cash Fund for Fiscal Year 1915 Detailed R eport of Disbursements from Game Cash Fund for Fiscal Year 1916 December 1, 1915, to November 30, 1916 December 1, 1914, to November 30, 1915 Paid Chief Game Wardens, salaries and expenses .. . ... ... .. .. $ 2,380.34 Deputy Game Wardens, salaries and expenses ....... . ...... . .. . . 12.823. 10 State Superintendent of Hatcheries, salaries and expenses ... . . . ... . 664.21 Clerks and Stenographers, salaries . . 225 .00 Deputy Commissioner, salary and expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 449.07 Commissioner, salary and expenses . . 763.40 Miscellaneous Game Wardens, salaries and expenses . . . ..... .. . 1,207.85 Mileage books .. . .. . .... . ... . . 2,119.87 Game birds .. ............ . .. . 68.43 Game animals ..... .... ...... . 977.07 Spawn taking and fry distribution .. 10,637.12 Office expenses .. . ... . . . .. . ... . 1,968.07 Printing ..... .. .... . ........ . 1,784.36 Rewards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 550.00 Hatchery operations, salaries, equipment and maintenance ... . .... . 17,495.71 Miscellaneous ... . .. . ..... . ... . 243.25 Paid Chief Game Wardens, salaries and expenses . . ........... . . . $ 4,071.89 Deputy Game \V ardens, salaries and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,885.92 State Superintendent of Hatcheries, salary and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . 615.49 Clerks and Stenographers, salaries . . . 625 .00 Deputy Commissioner, salary and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191. 5 1 Commissioner, salary and expenses . . 706.93 Miscellaneous Game Wardens, salaries and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,400.67 Mileage books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884.43 Game birds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.81 Spawn taking and fry distribution . . . 8,209.84 Office expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,034.42 Printing ... . ....... . .. . . . ... . 932.46 Rewards ..... . .. . •.......... . 310.00 Hatchery operations, salaries, equipment and maintenance . . . ..... . 13,261.61 Miscellaneous .......... . ..... . 509.06 Total disbursements for first year of period. .. . . $43,683,04 Total disbursements for second year of period . . . Total disbursements for first year of period .. . . $54,356.85 43,683.04 Grand total disbursements for biennial period. . . $98,039.89 �Appropriations, 1915-1916 Showing Amounts Granted for Salaries During the Past Period, Amount Used for Salaries, Traveling Expenses and Hatchery Maintenance During the Past Period, Together with the Amount Unused and Returned to the General Fund Salary $ . .. . . . . 333.33 3,000.00 2,750.00 ...... . 3,000.00 2,750.00 ....... Deputy Commissioner Superintendent of Hatcheries . . . . Clerk and Stenographer . . . . . . . . .... .... 3,000.00 2,750.00 Expenses Unused Game and Fish Commissioner .... $ 4,000.00 3,666.67 250.00 250.00 $ Unused 100.00 54.59 $ .... . . . 45.41 60.00 21.35 ....... 166.66 28.00 . ...... 38.65 138.66 250.00 2,400.00 1,690.00 ... .... 710.00 . ..... . ..... . . ... .. . 12,000.00 9,612.90 . ...... 2,387.10 120.00 98.25 Seven Hatchery Superintendents ... 14,800.00 12,176.50 . .. .... 2,623.50 . ...... ... . . ... . . . . . . . . . .. . .... . ...... 1,100.00 344.97 755.03 300.00 None 300.00 Clerk and Stenographer • Five Chief Game Wardens Hatchery Maintenance Incidentals . . ... . . . ......... . . . . . . . . ........ . ...... . .... .. . ...... $6,803.93 21.75 . ... ... $1,299.50 Salaries unused ................................ . ............ $6,803.93 Expenses and Maintenance unused . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,299.50 Total amount unused and returned to General Fund for the Period .... $8,103.43 NOTE: The Twentieth General Assembly, in making appropriations for the salaries for the members of this Department, failed to make any provision or allow appropriations for the traveling expenses of the Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, State Superintendent of Hatcheries, and the five Chief Game Wardens, as is provided by statute. In so doing, however, the Appropriations and Finance committees acted upon my recommendation, inasmuch as I had expected to pay the same, as I did, from the Game Cash Fund. I am advised by the Attorney G eneral that these appropriations should have been made, the same being classed as continuing appropriations. �Special Appropriations Th e Fallowing Special Appropriations f,Vere 1\.fade for Improvements al the Fiv e Hatcheries Below Enumerated. The Amounts Used Appear, as Does the Amount Returned to the C eneral Fund Amount Hatch ery Appropriated Denver Hatchery . .. . .... $1,500.00 Del Norte Hatchery ...... 1,000.00 Glenwood Hatchery .. ... 1,500.00 La Plata Hatchery ... .. . 1,300.00 Routt County Hatchery ... 1,000.00 Amount Amount Us ed Returned $1,495 .60 $ 4.40 699.39 300.61 1,271.80 128.20 1,300.00 None 467.66 532.34 Total Amount of Special Appropriations returned to General Fund during the Period . .. . .. . .. . .. . $965.55 Appropriations A Comp arative Table, Showing the Amounts Granted for Each of th e Last Six Biennial Periods, the Amount Used, and the Total Unused Which Reverted to the C eneral Fund Unused Balance returned to Appropriated P eriod Used General Fund 1905-06 ... . ..... $57,700.00 $50,709.09 $ 6,990.91 1907-08 . .. .. ... . 64,100.00 60,029.15 4,070.85 59,820.01 1.879.99 1909-10 ····· · ··· 61,700.00 1911-12 ... ... .. . 64,450.09 62,100.67 2,349.33 1913-14 .. . .. . ... 61,560.00 39,068.91 22,491.09 1915-1916 . . ....... 4 1,8 0 0.0 0 33,696.57 8,103,43 itComing's catch al Trappers' Lak.e, White River National Forest �Needed A pproprialions It is Estimated that the Following Amounts arc Necessary for Salaries, and Hatchery Maintenancc for the Coming Biennial Period Tc,tal /917 /9/8 Title $2,000 $2,000 $4,000 Game and Fish Commissioner. . . . . . . . Salary 600 1,200 Game and Fish Commissioner ...... . , . Expenses 600 1,500 Deputy Game and Fish Commissioner. . Sahry 1,500 3,000 480 D eputy Game and Fish Commissioner. .. Expenses 480 960 1,500 1,500 3,000 State Superintendent of Hatcheries . . . . Salary . . 500 State Superintendent of Hatcheries . . . . . Expenses 1,000 500 1,500 Clerk and Stenographer . . . . . . . . . . . . Salary 3,000 1,500 1,200 Clerk and Stenographer .. .. .. .. . . .. .Salary 1,200 2,400 Chief Game Warden .. . ............ Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Chief Game Warden . .. . . . . . . . . . . . Expenses 480 480 960 Chief Game Warden ..... . .. ..... , Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Chief Game Warden .... ...... . ... Expenses 480 480 960 Chief Game Warden . .. . . .. .. ... . . Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Chief Game Warden .... . .. .. ..... Expenses 480 960 480 Chief Game Warden .... .. .. .. ... . Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 480 Chief Game Warden .. . ........... Expenses 480 960 Chief Game Warden .............. Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Chief Game Warden .. . ...... . .. . . Expenses 480 480 960 Superintendent Denver Hatchery . . . . . Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Maintenance Denver Hatchery .... . . .. , 1,500 750 750 Superintendent Glenwood Hatchery . .. .Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Maintenance Glenwood Hatchery . . . . . 750 750 1,500 Superintendent La Plata Hatchery .... . Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Maintenance La Plata Hatchery . . . .. . 750 750 1,500 Superintendent Del Norte Hatchery ..... Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Superintendent Routt County Hatchery . Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 Superintendent Gunnison Hatchery . . . .. Salary 1,200 1,200 2,400 A rresfs and Convictions Comparing the Results of the Past Four Biennial Periods Amount Fines Rec eived Period No. 1909- 191 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 1-191 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 3-1 91 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 106 179 by Stale $ 887.75 933.29 1,520.65 1 9 1 5-1 9 1 6 ..... . ....... . . ~ . ... ...... 4 2 9 3,352.79 Arrests CC'ypical Colorado Game Warden �ARRESTS AND CONVICTIONS Wardens are instructed to use extreme care and judgment in the matter of making arrests and beginning prosecutions. During the past period 429 arrests were made, from which 420 convictions were secured-386 of these paid their fines, and 34 were committed to Jail. The following list of convictions shows the cause of arrest in each case: 1915 /9/6 Cause of Arrest 40 41 Hunting without license ... . ... ...... . ..... . . . . ... .. . . .. ....... . . . . . . ... . .. . . .. . 30 39 Fishing without license ... .. . ........... ... . .... .. ........... ... . ... . .. .. ..... . . 16 7 Undersized trout in possession .. . .. . .... . .. . .. .. .... .. .. . . .. .. .... . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . 9 10 Venison in possession . .. . ... ... . ....... .... ... ..... . ... .. . . .. ... .. . ...... .. .. . 2 Mountain sheep in possession . .. .. . ....... . ........ . . . .... . . . .. . .. . .... .. ..... . . . 1 Selling game birds ... . . . . . . . ... .. . ... . ... ... .. . ..... . .... .. .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 1 1 Selling trout .... ... . .. .... . .... . .... . .. . ........ . .... . . . .. . .. ...... ...... . . . 1 1 1 Over-amount trout in possession . . . . . ....... . .. . .. . . . .... .. ... . ... . ......... . ..... . 6 Illegal devices .......... . .... ....... .. .. . ... . ... .. . .......... . ... . . ... . ... . . 22 Killing pheasants ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . ..... . .. _. .. .. . .. ...... . . . . . 23 23 Killing deer . ....... .. ........ . .. .. . .. . . ... . . .. . . ..... . .. .. . . . . . . ... ... ... . . 8 Killing elk and having same in possession .. .. ........ .. . .. ...... . . .. .... . .. ... ...... : 1 11 Illegal trapping of beaver, or having same in possession . . . .. . . .. .. . .. . ...... . ...... . . . . . 4 14 Using seine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4 Dynamiting fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . . . ... . . . .. . . . 2 2 Killing quail .. . ... . ........ . . . ........... . ..... ... . . ....... . . . . .... . . . .. . .. . 6 3 Killing grouse, closed season .... . . .... . .. . ............ . ............ . ... . ... .. .. . 3 3 Killing doves, closed season .... .. .. . . . ... . . . ..... . . .... . . .... . .. ..... .. . . . . . ... . 1 1 Killing whitefish, closed season ...... . ... .. ....... .. . . .. . ........ . ... .... . . .. .. . . 1 1 Killing ducks, closed season ... . . .. .. . .. . .. . .. · ..... . ... . ... . .. .. . ..... .. .. ...... . 1 4 Killing rabbits, closed season .... . ....... . .. . ....... . ...... . .. .. ... . .. . . . ... . .. . . 4 4 Using elk meat for bait .. .. . . ... .... .. . ... . . . .. . .. . .. . . .... .... . . .. .. . ........ . 1 Obstructing flow of water in public streams . . .......... . ........ . ... . .. . . . .. . .. .. ... . 2 Sale of live antelope . .......... . ........ .. ........ . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . .... ...... . . . 1 Fishing at night .. •.. . .. . .. . . . ...... . . .. . . ....... . ....... . . . .. . ..... .. ... ... . 2 Killing antelope, or having same in possession ....... . ... . . . ... . . .. .. . .. . .. .. ....... . . 9 Shooting from highway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. ............ . . . ..... . . 1 Fishing in licensed lakes without license or permission .. . ..... . ......... . . .... ... . ...... . 2 Shooting at night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... . .. ...... . . 4 5 Killing song birds ..... . .. . . . ......... . .. . .... . .......... . .. .... .. . .. .. . .... . . 1 2 Fishing and hunting out of season .. . .. . . .... . .. . . ... . . . .. . ... . .......... . ..... .. . . 2 29 173 The State received as its share of fin es from these convictions .. . ..... .. ...... . ... . .. .. ... $1 ,373.91 247 $1,978.88 Grand total for the Period . . . . ........ . ... .. ...... . .. . .. . ... .... . . ........ . .. . . . . . . ......... .... .. $3,352.79 �(l · - Total Number of Hunting and Fishing Licenses Issued b)} Various Counties and Main Office During the Year, 1916 During the Year, 191 S Cl • " (lj ~ Counties 01)01) a::.s i:: 'O.....,i•""' .Ul ::::.c: (l) ::!.~ ~~Ii, Con1111issi oner's Office ···---Adams --- ··· Alamosa --A r c huleta -Arapaho e Baca Bent Bould e r ---Chaffe e -----Cheye nne Clear Cr ee k Con e jos Costill a ----Crowle y Custe r -- ---Delta D e nver _______ Do lores Doug-las Eag- le ---------· -El Paso ·E l bert -------F 'ren1ont Garfield Gilpin Grand ••• •• •••••••••• Gunni son Hinsda l e Huerfano Jackson ·Jefferson K i owa K it Carson Lake La Plata ·---------Larimer Las An in1as ... Linco l n Log-an M esa Minera l Montezuma Montrose •••••••• Morg-an • ••• •••••• Moffat ••• •• •• Ote ro •••• •••••• •••• Ouray ··· ··· · ···• Park Phillips Pitkin Prowers ··········•·· --·· ···· ····· · •• Pueb lo Rio B lanco Rio Grande Routt -- - Saguache San Juan San Mig-u e l --S e dg-wick Summit ·· ···•···· T e ller vVashing-ton We ld .... . Yu 1na ·Tot als 12 ,914 210 537 267 339 bo .j.) i:: rd " 0" a:i._ cd Cl...., ...., Cl "" ~'" ·- bo -.,~bobo 1--:;i.S ~:o-5 ~:::: CJ) =::::...c 0 ::!.~ C: ::, Cl CE=B ... 0 0 ::!.~ z~r.. Zu~r.. 12 E " ,p:j 5 ~ ...., Cl " " <ll (lj Cl ·., bo ... __ "'" '-" zr.. 547 2 12 10 6 -----· 54 14 3 1 23 17 1 4 9 2 4 15 134 5 -- ·- 4 5 4 19 12 35 23 60 16 2 2 24 1 2 2 1 5 20 24 52 3 4 1 3 15 52 8 ... . .. 1 ::, Q,) ,~ ~~Ii, Con1 n1ission er's Office Adams A l amosa -- -A r ch ule ta Be nt Boulder Chaffe e C heyenne C l ear Cr e ek Conej os -· Costi lla --Crowley -- ·········· ·· · · Custe r D e lta Denv e r Dolore 3 Doug- las Eag-l e Elbert E ,l Paso Fr e mont Garfield Gilpin Grand Gunnison Hinsdale Huerfano Jac kson J e fferson Kiowa Kit Carson _ Lake La Plata ___ Lari1n er Las An iin as Lincoln Log-an Mesa Min eral Moffat •• • ••• •••••• 3 3 .. .. ·- 38 Montrose .. Morg-an Otero Ouray Park Phillips Pitkin ·· ········ ••·· Prowers 2 14 3 15 25 7 .... 3 · •·· 1 77 5 3 5 4 17 1 - -- 34 1,335 Pueblo Rio B l anc o Rio Grand e •Routt Sag-uache San J uan San Migu e l Sedg-wick Summit Tell e r Washing-ton ,Ve ld Yun1a Totals 15,661 227 618 23 3 411 18 361 ...., C: Cl "" ~'" ·- bo Cl.., :::: 0:::: ill, .... i:I;! ~i::0.0 h .,.... C: C~:c 0::,,,, z~~ 31 ·oo ~ bJJOJJ ~:§5:::: CE~:C bo ..," " ::, ~ 1, 10 8 20 524 461 207 176 181 1,15 S 70~ 170 128 735 38 2,109 1,524 1,2 9, 326 66 '1 1.14 5 16 8 774 421 308 61 84 1,13 8 875 2,511 911 98 1, l 56 1,658 3 42 439 139 921 789 808 279 393 223 664 336 2,472 525 1,14 9 195 621 239 518 245 228 1,322 116 2,648 515 --58,751 ~ Cl ·m en <llr :-.= r ,' : - ,. Zu~r.. Pi zra. 37 88 7 1 1 12 15 0 0 ::::;_;!! l4 1 Cl 2.251 ·- ·· Montezun1a . . . .. -- 53.916 ::::·oo,..C Arapahoe .. Baca 2 147 2,270 1,083 25 519 55 7 13 8 119 181 1,341 702 150 101 667 1,682 33 1,387 1,55 9 207 425 1,2 06 134 698 374 35 0 32 58 1,129 1,113 2,333 854 79 920 1,747 295 175 889 672 237 584 29 1 396 186 722 241 2,298 532 910 1,41 8 462 273 572 275 216 1,244 66 2,057 31G ~~OJ) :5 ~.s ",,, o._ 16 1 Counties .., Cl o.~ 65 27 1 .. .. 19 21 1 11 2 52 5 15 2 3 221 23 12 40 2 8 6 68 86 28 10 51 6 3 25 26 87 5 5 10 8 90 2 .... .... 7 7 2 9 "7 ... . 2 5 44 18 23 .... 15 5 11 54 5 5 53 5 -- 74 1 33 14 57 2 ,220 *On the date of g-o ing- to press I reg-ret to advise that compl e t e r e turns h aYe not as yet b ee n r ecei,·e d from th e Cou nt y C le rk a nd Recorder of Routt County. Every effort, covering- a p e riod of nin ety days, h as been made without avail. �Comparative Table, Showing the Number of Trout Fry Distributed from Each Hatcher'j) for the Past Fourteen Years Denver ..... ............... -- -- -----· -------La P l ata (Durango) Gunnison ----Routt .. Em e rald Lakes .... Glenwood Springs Grand County Del Norte Marvine Grand M esa Co ll bran ---Molina Bo u l d e r Est es Park Buena Vista Antonito Aspen ----------------- -·-- Fort· Coll in s Cherokee Park .. George town Pitkin Gra nd Lake vVa lde n ------------·····-····--·-·· Tota.is Denv e r La Plata (D u r a ngo) Gunn ison ••• •••• ••••• Routt E m eral d L a k es Glenwood Springs Grand Cou n ty Del Norte ---Marv ine Grana M e s a ... Collbran Mo l in a ........ Bould e r Estes Park Buena Vi s ta .. Antonito A.spen Fort Collins Cherokee P a r k Georgetown Pitkin Gra nd Lake ...... Wal d e n Totals --- - ----······· ••-- - -- .. .. . 1903 869,000 7 8 6,000 6 27 ,000 265,500 75,000 1904 1,4 02,100 2,569,000 740,000 1,040, 000 268,000 1905 1,177 ,500 2,209,000 715 ,000 400,000 1906 1,27 6, 000 1, 500,000 1, 300,000 255,000 425,000 1,0 55, 000 268.000 1907 1 ,114 ,5 00 1,3 55,500 447,000 466,000 25 0,000 1,293, 000 1908 1, 483, 000 2,104 ,000 985 ,000 4 2 7,000 80,00 0 2,32 1,000 567,0 00 3 8 1,000 428,000 300,000 '. 1909 1,1 8 4,000 8 92,000 621,000 655 , 000 3 10,000 1, 677,500 330,000 70 5,00 0 442,00 0 • 447 ,5 00 ---~ 2,652,500 6 ,019,10,:, 4 _501,500 6,096 ..000 1910 1, 892 ,000 908,000 651,000 1911 1 ,41 5, 100 1,249,000 545,000 1912 2.5 76,000 1,355 ,000 1,030, 000 191 3 1,79 2,0 00 1, 064 ,000 321,000 625 ,000 300 , 000 1,031 ,000 700,000 1,740.000 618 ,000 1,963, 000 605,000 1,07 5, 000 520.000 1, 62 8,000 460 , 000 1,J 33 ,000 3 15,000 699 .2 00 3 20,000 l ,49fi .OOO 3 19,000 1,076, 000 200,000 89 5.400 330,000 35 0,000 440 , 000 300.000 620 ,00 0 400,000 100.000 53 0,000 150,000 780 ,000 5 ,243,000 1914 4,023,500 2, 170,000 Now P itkin S ee b e low 1,125,000 430 ,000 2,766,000 Now Gd. L ake See b e low 1.41 8. 000 480,000 79 0,000 190 ,000 764, 2 79 250,000 1 , 406 ,000 8 40 ,000 3 24, 000 644,000 100 ,000 l 00.000 1,6 23 :ooo 564 ,000 - ---7 ,316,200 11,263,379 11 ,280,000 7 ,730.400 19,053,500 14,756,500 191 5 6,816,500 1916 4 ,493,000 1 ,975,000 4 ,224 000 2,338.0 0 ·:> 1 ,638 000 360000 3 ,198,000 400 ,000 227,500 2,222 ,000 1 ,637 000 250,000 400,000 1,732 000 420 000 629;000 1 ,310,000 1 ,112,000 335,000 1 ,197,000 1 ,358,000 975 .900 850,000 100 000 630.000 1 ,510·000 545,000 314,000 615 . 000 1,1.97,000 22 ,346,000 18,610,500 337,000 1,180 000 962 000 2s6 ;000 - • �COMPARATIVE TABLE Showing Number of Each Variety of Trout Fr:y, Together With the Totals, Distributed Each Year for the PCTst Fourteen Years. Rainbow Fr:y Native Fr:y Grand Total 168,000 1,182,000 1,272,500 2,622 .500 1904 .. .... . .... .... ........ .. . . . 1,814,100 652,500 3,643,500 8,641,600 1905 . . . . .. .. . . . .. ... . . . . .... .. . . 1,499,000 403,000 2,649,500 4,501,500 1906 .. . .... .. . .. .. ... ... . .... ... 732,500 977,500 4,388,000 6,096,000 1907 ..... . . . . .... ... . ... ... . .. . . 1,825,000 614,000 2,804,000 5,243,000 1908 .. ..... . . .... . .. . . .. . . ... . .. 3,721,500 1,311,000 4,431,000 9,463,500 1909 .. . . . . ... .. . ..... . .. . .. . .. .. 1,884,500 1,765,000 3,167,000 6,816,500 1910 ... . .. .. ... . .... . .. . ... . .... 2,490,000 1,593,700 3,232,500 7,316,200 1911 .. ... . . . . . . . . .. . ... ... .. .. .. 5,339,849 1,881,719 4,041,811 11,263,379 1912 ... . ... .. .. . . . . ... .. .. . . . .. . 4,400,000 1,975,000 4,905,000 11,280,000 1913 . . . .... ...... . ... . .. . ... ... . 3,226,000 1,323,000 3,180,900 7,730,400 1914 . . .. . ... . .. . . .... ... .. . ..... 5,673,000 6,280,200 7,100,300 19,053,500 1915 .. .. . . . .... ..... . .. ... . . . ... 8,539,000 5,236,000 8,571,000 22,346,000 5,172,000 5,944,000 18,598,000 Year Brook Fr:y 1903 . .. . .. . .... . . ...... . . . ...... 1916 .. . .. . ... . . .. ........ .. .... . 7,482,000 �fl strike! ;J\{_orth Fork of South Platte Riller, near Cassells, Colo., Pike National Forest · Reac h e d v ia Co lor ado & So u t h e rn Rail way. Suggested Changes In The Game Laws RESPECTFULLY recommend that the following changes be made in the game and fish laws of Colorado by the incoming legislature: First: To change the open season on ducks and other water fowl to read, Septem1-,_,..,;;iiiiiiii;....;.:;;.;;, ber I 5 to December 3 I , inclusive, thus conforming to the new fede·al act. Second: To provide for an absolute closed season on sage chickens for at least six years. Third: To change the open season on doves to September IO to September 25, inclusive, thus making this open season twenty-five days later than at present. Fourth: To create an open season on bass, whitefish, sunfish, catfish, perch and croppies, May I to October 31 (to conform to the open season on trout). - �r .fl Fine Specimen of the Female White-Tailed Deer That the present closed season on deer, which automatically opens in 1918 under the present law, be continued in force and, effect for a period of at least six years . of hunting and fishing licenses in various localities of our state, and providing for a payment for such services of an amount not in excess of twenty-five cents on each license sold. Sixth: That an act be created permitting the State Game and Fish Commissioner to select and designate such individuals as he ~ay deem advisable to act for him in the matter of the sale The above, together with a few minor changes relating to enforcement of the act, constitute the changes desired by this Department. Fifth: f �CONCLUSION N conclusion, I sincerely trust that the operations of the Game and Fish Department in the various branches of our work have met with your approval during the past period. While our expectations have been exceeded and previous records broken, there is yet ample room for improvement. Efficiency and economy are the greatest factors of success m the business world. This Department has had the most prosperous period since its inauguration and it is indeed gratifying to state that at this time the coming period, from all indications, gives promise of far greater success_. I desire to take this occasion to thank you for the many courtesies you have extended in a ffairs pertaining to this Department, for the consistent co-operation I have received at your hands, for the interest you have manifested in the protection and propagation of game and fish, and for the kindly counsel and advice furnished. It has been my endeavor to secure the best possible results with a minimum expenditure. While it is Respectfully submitted, regretted that the amount paid as salary and expenses to deputy game wardens slightly exceeds the expenditures made for a like purpose during some few previous periods, I feel that this is more than offset by the increased results obtained. Game and Fish Commissioner. � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/6e0ce41e25cb7e6c449b48644c0778de.pdf 8588f75747e296a59039c39afe5d9ff9 PDF Text Text BIENNIAL R E P O R T Softhe STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER COLORADO 1 9 1 8 - 1 9 2 2 ROLAND G. PARVIN COMMISSIONER �Biennial Reports of the State Game and Fish Commissioner of the S t a t e of C o l o r a d o For the Years 1918-1922 ROLAND G. PARVIN Commissioner EAMES BROS., 1923 PRINTERS �HATCHERY AND RETAINING PONDS, BUILT IN 1921-22 �State of Colorado D e p a r t m e n to f Game and Fish Capitol Building Denver LETTER OP TRANSMITTAL To His Excellency, HON. OLIVER H. SHOUP, Governor of Colorado. Sir: Herewith I have the honor to transmit the Biennial Reports, covering the operations, transactions, receipts and disbursements of the Department of Game and Fish from December 1, 1918, to November 30, 1922. Respectfully submitted, ROLAND G. PARVIN, State Game and Fish Commissioner. �BIENNIAL REPORTS OF THE STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER 1918-1922 As State Game and Fish Commissioner, I herewith present a report of my official activities for the biennial periods ending November 30, 1922. Before entering upon a resume of the department's business and a detailed account of its activities, I desire to express an appreciation of the hearty co-operation accorded me by the department's employes, by the heads of various branches of the state government and by those residents of the state interested in the propogation and preservation of the state's wild game and fish. It gives me great pleasure indeed to acknowledge at this time the hearty support accorded this department by the true sportsmen of the state. Not only have the various sportsmen's organizations and the Forest Service supported the department, but hundreds of individuals as well have assisted in the enforcement of the game and fish laws and helped to educate the general public in these laws. The support of those who indulge in and are fond of outdoor life, has been an important factor in re-establishing wild life in Colorado to the point that hunting and fishing are more attractive now than for many years. Without this support, which has been so generously given, the department and its employes would have been unable to enforce the laws, the enforcement of which are so essential to the perpetuity of wild game life in our state. A continuation of this splendid co-operation will build for Colorado a paradise to which the hunter, the fisherman and those seeking health and recreation in our wonderful mountains will flock from all parts of the globe. In providing fishing for the people of the state and the thousands of tourists who visit the state, the department has not confined all of its activities to the mountain streams and to fish of the great trout family. Realizing that the people living in that section of the state lying east of the mountains (the great plains country) are paying annually many thousands of dollars into the fish and game department and that these people are en- �titled to some return, the department is stocking the natural lakes and the irrigation reservoirs in that section with a variety of fish. Approximately $25,000.00 was spent for the purchase of black bass, ring perch and sun fish during the past two years, which have been placed in the lakes east of the Rockies. They are thriving wonderfully well and in a year or two will offer sport for the farmers living in the vicinity of these lakes. Trout fishing, as is well known, is at its best during the summer months and early fall, the time of the year when the farmers and ranchers are busy harvesting their crops and are unable to visit the mountain streams and fish for trout. This will afford them means to indulge in their favorite pastime without inconvenience or neglect of their work. Elsewhere in this report a detailed statement of the distribution of the various varieties of fish will be found. In the last biennial report of this department mention was made of the establishment of so-called nursery ponds for trout fry. During the four years covered by this report, the idea of establishing these ponds for the care of the newly hatched trout, where they may not be secure in the mountain streams, has been carried out until we now have located in various sections of the state numerous nursery ponds which enable us to take care of a considerable percentage of the products of our hatcheries. Should the finances of the department permit, it will continue to establish nursery ponds until enough have been established to take care of all the young trout hatched in the state-owned hatcheries. If was formerly the practice to implant the newly hatched trout, less than one inch in length and too weak to carry on the battle for life, into the swift mountain streams. According to the best authority and close observation, it is conservative to state that fully two-thirds of the little trout perished within a week after they had been put into the streams. If they did not become the prey of their natural enemies (the larger fish) they perished in the water, the frailty of their bodies making it impossible f o r them to withstand the swift currents. This method of planting the fry caused a considerable financial loss, a depletion of our trout streams, and is practically abolished under the present administration. In the earlier days of our commonwealth, when the state was sparsely settled, mountain streams became clogged with debris at places, forming natural breeding ponds for young f r y ; the beaver in the building of dams formed others. But. with the advent of the settler, the streams were cleared of these natural dams and the beaver has gone his way. This department recognized the fact that unless some way was found to keep the newly hatched trout until they had sufficient strength to shift for themselves, that a goodly portion of the money expended for restocking the streams would be lost and �DISTRIBUTION OP BASS A N D P E R C H IN LAKE �that sooner or later Colorado's reputation as a state where trout is abundant would be a thing of the past. The establishment of nursery ponds was the outcome. Nursery ponds are of two classes: Natural bodies of water and artificial ponds constructed by employes of the department in the vicinity of trout streams. Almost any natural body of water fed by a small fresh-water stream and located so that the small fish can be prevented from escaping, is suited for a nursery pond. A low dike thrown up in a depression causing the water to back up is usually all that is required to make a suitable pond for the nursing of the small fry. Natural ponds are to be preferred, because they, as a rule, contain enough insect life to furnish food for the growing fish. In artificial ponds food must be provided. The experience of this department shows that so-called fresh water shrimp constitute the most convenient, and at the same time, the best food for trout. Fresh water shrimp is found in several of the state's lakes and can be easily transported and made to grow in any body of fresh water. The nursery ponds will prove the salvation of Colorado as a trout state. The fish are placed in these ponds soon after they are hatched and have learned to swim. They are kept in the ponds until they have reached a length of from four to seven inches, or until they are fully able to take care of themselves in the mountain streams. Wherever a pond does not afford sufficient natural food, feeding with ground liver and other proper food is done by the department's deputy wardens. The length of time which the fish are kept in the ponds varies, according to the amount of food available. In some instances the fish have acquired the required length and strength in three months; in others, it was seven months before it was deemed advisable to release them. The length of time of the nursing period depends almost entirely upon food conditions. To illustrate: Fish placed in a natural pond containing an ample supply of fresh water shrimp, grew seven inches in seven months from the time they were taken from the hatchery. Every hatchery in the state is equipped with retaining ponds, the number varying according to the size and capacity of the hatchery. In addition, ponds have been established in numerous counties throughout the state, in each instance near to the headwaters of the streams in which the fish are to be liberated. The establishment of ponds will be continued to the full extent of the financial ability of the department during the next few years. Observations made by trained men along the banks of the streams in which the nursery pond trout have been let at large, clearly show the wisdom of holding trout in ponds until they are strong enough to live in swiftly flowing water. Increased catches in streams heretofore considered poor trout fishing establishes the soundness of the nursery pond idea. �From the nursery ponds completed in the state, 10,000,000 trout, of all varieties, have been planted in the streams during the biennial period just closed. During the biennial periods covered by th is report there was inaugurated a new system of financing the department's operations. For many years prior to December 1, 1920, the department's activities were financed in two ways: by the fees and fines collected by the department and the sale of permits of various kinds, and through appropriations by the general assembly. The appropriations by the general assembly averaged about $25,000.00 a year. Actuated by the thought that the department should be selfsupporting and in view of the fact that the general financial condition of the state required stringent economy, the members of the Twenty-third General Assembly eliminated from the general appropriation. bill during its regular session all appropriations for this department To offset this decrease in the department's revenue, the Assembly amended the statute governing the sale of licenses for hunting and fishing by substantially increasing the fees for these licenses. The increased fees during the past two years more than offset the appropriations, thus enabling the department to continue its work in all branches without any serious curtailment. Fears that the elimination of the appropriations would cripple the department proved groundless. By rigid economy the department has been able to make its revenues go even further than in the past and make some improvements which it had long been the desire of the department heads to make, but which, due to the lack of funds, have been put off from year to year. A detail of these improvements appear at another place in this report. The increased fees in hunting and fishing licenses mentioned above concerned both combination hunting and fishing licenses as well as non-resident small game and non-resident fishing licenses. The price of the former was raised from $1.00 to $2.00, and that of the foreign licenses from $2.00 to $5.00 a year. The increase in the fees did not have any appreciable effect upon the number of licenses sold. As a matter of fact, a greater number of combination hunting and fishing licenses were sold after the increase had become effective than during the period before the higher price went into effect. The number of foreign licenses issued decreased slightly, but the loss in numbers of that kind of license was more than offset by the increase in the other forms of license. In addition to changing the method of financing the department and increasing the license fees, the Twenty-third General Assembly made a number of changes in the state's game and fish laws. Briefly, these changes are as follows: �NURSERY POND RESULTS- �-9 INCHES I N 22 MONTHS �Increased salaries in the department as follows : Commissioner from $2,000 to $3,000. Chief Clerk from $1,200 to $1,800. Chief Game Wardens from $1,200 to $1,500. Bookkeeper from $1,200 to $1,500. Created the position of field superintendent with a salary of $1,800. Created the position of license investigator with a salary of $1,800. Reduced the bag limits of ducks to 15 birds in a day or in possession. Created a hag limit for pheasants of 2 in one day or not more than 3 in possession at one time. Decreed that coyotes, mountain lions, wolves, bob-cats and lynx are not big game. Prohibited the transportation beyond the state of trout taken from public waters, except in five-pound shipments, accompanied by the owner. Created the Colorado Antelope Refuge and the following three game refuges: Denver Mountain Parks, Pike's Peak and Spanish Peaks. Since enactment of the law doing away with the open season on all migratory wading marsh fowl in the spring of the year, enactment of the Twenty-second General Assembly, there has been a noticeable increase in ducks, geese, brant and other water fowl of the state. The beneficial results of the law forbidding the shooting of these birds in the spring when they pass through Colorado on their way to the lakes in the North are noticeable. Instead of continuing their northern fight, these birds, notably the ducks, have made the lakes in this state their breeding places. There is hardly a large lake in the state where ducks cannot be found now nesting and hatching during the summer months. The abolition of spring shooting has had its beneficial effect and made manifest by the vast number of migratory birds that cease their flight and breed in Colorado and the increased success in duck hunting proves the wisdom of that law. The passage of this act makes our law conform to the Federal law and makes duck hunting possible in Colorado which heretofore was practically nullified on account of a conflict between the two laws. The Twenty-third General Assembly appropriated the sum of $25,000 for the eradication of predatory animals, this sum to be expended with a like sum set aside for the same purpose by the Federal government. A considerable number of coyotes, wolves and mountain lions were killed, but it is the belief that better results could be obtained if the state resorted to the so-called bounty system. It is convincing that more animals which prey on our �live stock and OIL our protected game would be eradicated if the state paid a bounty for the slaying of each such animal. In this connection attention is called to the practice of a certain Colorado newspaper, one of the owners of which, an ardent sportsman interested in the protection of game, offers a bounty on mountain lions killed. The record shows that this paper has paid bounty on more mountain lions than have been slain by the government and state-paid hunters. In the period covered by this report there was a continuation of the policy of the department to introduce new game life in the state and transplant birds and game indigenous to one section to other parts of the state. It is a pleasure to state that thus far the efforts of the department in this direction have been successful; that the chances are bright that within a few years the state will be able to boast of a variety of game birds which have never made Colorado their home, and that sections, heretofore devoid of all sorts of game, are now populated with game, big and little. During the year 1922 what is known as the Hungarian partridge was introduced into Colorado. The department was able to purchase 100 pairs of these fine game birds in Hungary, their native land. The birds arrived in Denver in excellent condition. They were kept in the City Park Zoo for a time to acclimate them, and then shipped to various sections of the state believed to be the best suited for them. The species of partridge, the department was informed, are not accustomed to high altitudes but thrive best at low altitudes. Accordingly, the 100 pairs were liberated at fairly low levels. Yuma, Weld, Boulder, Jefferson, Arapahoe, Las Animas, Chaffee, Rio Grande, La Plata, Dolores and Montezuma were the counties selected to become the habitation of these birds. A close watch has been kept over the partridges and it is satisfying to report that the birds are doing well, that the prospects are good that they will feel at home in our state and will muliply rapidly. A new game bird introduced during the period is the Blue or Scale Quail, whose home is in New Mexico. This department was able to obtain five dozen of these fine game birds through the courtesy of the New Mexico fish and game department. The Blue Quail thrives best in the open prairie country. To insure their welfare and rapid increase in their number, they were liberated in Sedgwick and Yuma counties where climatic and other conditions are ideal. Last reports indicate that this species of bird is doing well in its new habitat. While discussing birds, attention is called to the fact that during the period 1,200 Chinese Ring Pheasant eggs were received from Oregon. Some birds were hatched at the "experiment f a r m " maintained at the Denver City Park by this department. The young pheasants were kept until they had grown sufficiently to take care of themselves and were then sent to parts of the state from which requests for pheasants were received. The fact that �R E T A I N I N G P O N D S A T S I N G L E T O N , ON N O R T H F O R K O P S O U T H P L A T T E R I V E R , W H E R E 500,000 T R O U T , F R O M 5 TO 7 INCHES, A R E R E L E A S E D E A C H Y E A R �the pheasant is an insectivorous bird is well known to the farmers and ranchers of our state. They hope—and this hope is well justified by the experience had elsewhere in the state—that the pheasants will help greatly to diminish grasshoppers and other crop damaging insects, once they are increased sufficiently in numbers. Besides pheasants, the department distributed a considerable number of California mountain quail, a bird whose home in this state is in Delta and Mesa counties. Large numbers of these birds were caught by employes of this department and shipped to other sections of the state where conditions for their existence are favorable. While the activities of introducing or transplanting of game were confined chiefly to birds, big game was not neglected. A number of elk were liberated in sections of the state which in years gone by had been their habitat, but in which this fine animal in recent years had become extinct. Some twelve head of elk— cows and bulls—were set free in the vicinity of Twin Lakes, in Lake county, and another bunch in Ouray county. Both herds are doing splendidly. Observers have seen a number of fine calves in the herds and it is only a question of time until the elk will be again a familiar sight in these counties, just as it was a score of years ago. Both Lake and Ouray counties afford a summer and winter range for these animals. The elk were captured in Routt county, crated by deputy wardens and shipped to Leadville and Ouray by railroad. Request for the elk had been made by the sportsmen organizations of the two counties. The first steps were taken during this period to insure a firstclass supply of rainbow trout in the streams of the state. One million and five hundred thousand rainbow eggs were obtained in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Utah. Not that the department was unable to obtain sufficient spawn for its hatcheries, but because the department deemed it necessary and advisable to introduce new blood into the finny tribe. Fish, like any other animal, deteriorate through inbreeding. The introduction of new blood, it is assured, will have a beneficial result upon the size and number of the fish. The imported fish have, for the greater part, been placed into the streams after having been brought to considerable size in our nursery ponds. With the exception of some 1,500,000 eggs imported from other states for the purpose of introducing new blood, all of the trout eggs hatched in the state's hatcheries were taken in this state. The state is fortunate in having a number of lakes in which large trout abound. Very little difficulty is experienced in obtaining a sufficient number of eggs to keep all of the hatcheries going at full capacity. Rainbow and native trout spawn is taken in the spring, while in the fall spawn of the eastern brook is gathered. �Four spawning crews, each composed of three or four men, were employed in collecting the spawn. Some of the lakes in which the spawn was taken are difficult of access and the work of the crews is not without its hardships, but in the four years covered by this report the men composing the crews succeeded in getting a sufficient number of eggs to the hatcheries to enable each one to fill its hatching troughs. While stringent laws are on our statute books providing severe penalties for those killing protected game or killing game out of season, the task of protecting the animals is not always an easy one. Especially is this the case in the uninhabited sections of the state where most of the big game animals are found. The department is, in this respect, handicapped by too small a number of field deputies. The Twenty-third General Assembly, realizing the value of big game to the state and recognizing the fact that this department cannot give the game full protection, took the first step in securing for our elk, deer, antelope and other animals the protection which guarantees their future by creating a series of game preserves. The boundaries of these preserves are closely guarded by wardens of this department, forest rangers and others. The severest of penalties are provided for those who enter these preserves without the permit required by law for the killing of the wolf, mountain lion and other animals preying upon the protected game. Confidence is expressed that the creation of these game preserves will do much to save the elk, deer, mountain sheep and antelope of the state from extinction. It is to be hoped that the incoming legislatures will create further game refuges along the lines of those established in 1921. All game laws have been rigidly enforced. A total of 848 arrests were made during the biennial periods, of this number 783 were found guilty, paying a total of $9,255.11 in fines. In addition, jail sentences were meted out to 42 violators. Of the remaining cases, 23 resulted in acquittal. Due chiefly to the efforts of this department thousands of elk, deer and mountain sheep were saved from death by starvation during the winters of 1921 and 1922. Had it not been for the fact that this department spent thousands of dollars in the purchase of hay and had it distributed at convenient places, the number of elk, deer and mountain sheep would have been reduced to an appreciable extent. Altogether the department expended about $22,000 for hay during the two winters, and in addition paid men engaged to feed the starving animals. The two winters referred to were characterized by unusually heavy snow falls in those counties where elk, deer and mountain sheep abound, notably Grand, Moffat, Rio Blanco, Garfield, Pitkin, Gunnison, Rio Grande and Boulder. A blanket of snow ranging in depth from eight to ten feet covered the winter pasture �DWELLING AND HATCHERY, DENVER �usually frequented by these animals when they are driven from their summer homes at high altitudes by snow storms. When they came down from the hillsides, they found the grass in the valleys covered with snow so deep that they were unable to reach it. During those two severe winters, reports that hundreds of the noble animals were gathered in the valleys reached the department from the counties above mentioned. Coupled with these reports were statements that unless food was provided, the animals would perish by the thousands. Wherever obtainable, hay was purchased. Conveying the hay to the spots where the animals had congregated was, in many instances, no easy task. In one instance deputies of this department and special deputies hired for the occasion, carried the hay to places inaccessible on snow shoes. The animals were fed regularly throughout the two winters until the snow had melted sufficiently to enable them to forage for themselves. Thanks to the untiring efforts of the deputies in the counties affected, there was practically no loss of life among these animals. It is not recorded that more than three elk, deer or mountain sheep died from starvation. In addition to the feeding made necessary by the unprecedented severe winters, feeding as usual the mountain sheep in the vicinity of Ouray and Glenwood Springs, constituted part of the duties of the department. Into these two towns, the mountain sheep make their appearance immediately upon the first severe snow storm in the higher mountains. It has been the custom of the department, co-operated in by the citizens of the two towns, to provide provender for the sheep upon their arrival. The animals, by nature unusually shy during the summer months when they inhabit the higher places, appear to cast, aside all sense of fear and roam at will the outlying streets of both towns. It is not an unusual sight to see fifty to seventy-five of them at the depot in Ouray any winter morning and one may walk among them a.s one would walk among so many milch cows. The necessity of establishing artificial nursery ponds for our young trout is largely made necessary through the fact that the beaver is rapidly disappearing in this state, and it can only be a matter of time until the last beaver is trapped. The passing of the beaver is to be regretted; but, like the Red Man, the beaver must give way to the settler and the encroachment of civilization. The waters stored behind the beaver dams in the past formed the finest natural nursery ponds for young trout, and in them the young fish grew until they were able to enter the swift-flowing streams. With the disappearance of the beaver, these natural nursery ponds are likewise going and the young fish become victims of rapid currents unless protected by the establishment of the artificial ponds. This department is almost helpless to prevent the destruction of the beaver. It must, under the law, issue permits for the trapping of the animals if it is made evident that they are doing �damage to property. Efforts to dissuade ranchers from trapping heaver are usually fruitless. The new rancher is ignorant of the many good qualities of the animal; he only knows that they have cut down his trees and have built a dam which resulted in his ranch,or a part of it, becoming flooded. He cannot be convinced that the beaver is his friend. He has not learned what the man who came into the state many years ago learned: that the water stored behind the beaver dams is a reserve which can be used to save crops when a long period of drought is threatened. During the past year there was completed the first of a series of new hatchery buildings which this department is contemplating. Present-day buildings at the various hatcheries are antiquated and wholly inadequate to supply the demand for fry made upon the department. Due to the lack of sufficient appropriations the buildings, when erected, were built on a small scale, and in addition, appropriations for maintenance in succeeding years were equally small. The natural result being that some of the buildings today are in need of much repair and wholly incompatible with the demands of the department. Following a careful survey of the various hatcheries and their equipment, this department, worked out a comprehensive plan to remedy the situation and bring about improvements which will place Colorado in the front rank of all states and contribute toward sustaining the state's reputation as a fisherman's paradise. This plan, generally speaking, comprises the erection of new buildings for hatching, and the installation of the latest model, hatching troughs and other modern appliances. To work out this program will require a number of years and an outlay of many thousands of dollars, but the belief is entertained that the results will justify the outlay and will redound to the interests of the state within a very few years. Resident and visiting sportsmen are paying into this department the money which will be used for the improvements. None of the money conies out of the pockets of the general taxpayers. The first new hatchery building was completed at the Denver hatchery, ten miles north of Denver in Adams county, during the fall of 1922, and is the finest of its kind in the state. It may be surpassed by some hatcheries in the United States in size and luxurious appointments, but doubt lingers if anywhere in the country can be found a hatchery which excels the new Denver hatching house when fitness of purpose which it is to serve is considered. The new building was erected by this department's own employes. Fortunately for the state there are numbered among the wardens and deputy wardens, representatives of the building craft. From these a building crew was recruited. These men, under the direction of the field superintendent, erected the new hatching house. They excavated, laid the foundations, erected the building, installed the plumbing and constructed a water ��supply system consisting of a number of gathering bases and a pipe line 1,000 feet in length. The fact that these men built the hatching house resulted in a saving to the department of at least $12,000.00. Conservative estimates of building contractors place the cost of construction by contract at not less than $30,000.00. Actual cost of the building was $18,000.00. It is planned to have the same crew of men build the new structures contemplated for the other hatcheries of the state, thus saving to the department an equivalent of their salaries by being employed in this manner. In Gunnison, Cedaredge and Durango are located the hatcheries where it is contemplated replacement of the present inadequate hatching houses with new structures. The new building at the Denver hatchery will serve as a model for all future buildings. It is built of cement blocks made impregnable against water by a water-proofing process and is what might be termed a dry hatchery. The visitor will be surprised to find not a drop of water on the concrete floor of the structure, quite in contrast to conditions usually encountered in a building of this sort, the installation of the very latest model steel trough for hatching and the very best of plumbing being responsible. Steel troughs, while more expensive than wooden ones are practically indestructible and will outlast wooden ones many years. They are leak-proof and will keep the hatching house dry and clean. The installation of an all-year-round water system by the construction crew deserves special mention. The countryside in the immediate vicinity of the hatchery abounds with numerous small springs. Concrete gathering basins were constructed at various places and these were connected with a pipe line which, in turn, conveys the water into the troughs. A never failing supply of the finest clear spring water is assured. The new hatching house affords three times the hatching capacity as the structure whose place it took. Instead of only 2,000,000 eggs the Denver hatchery is now capable of hatching at least 6,000.000 eggs twice a year. It is estimated that the yearly capacity of the state's hatcheries which now is approximately 20,000,000 eggs will be at least 50,000,000 if not greater when the building program has been completed. �I N T E R I O R OF N E W HATCHERY, EQUIPPED W I T H STEEL TROUGHS �DISTRIBUTION OF BASS, RING PERCH AND CATFISH YEARS 1921 Consignee C i t y and C o u n t y Denver City and C o u n t y Denver of of Location City of L a V e t a City of Antonito D r . P. B. G o d s m a n J. P. D i c k e r s o n J. L . M i l l e r T. E. M o o r e T o w n of Hereford E. E. L u c a s . 1921-1922 City and County Denver of of City and County of Denver City and C o u n t y of Denver City and C o u n t y o f Denver City of W r a y City of W r a y City of Wray.. City of Trinidad City of Ordway City of H u g o City of Boulder City of Alamosa City of L o n g m o n t City of Cortez Adams County City of Glenwood Springs Size Inches 40,000 3 to 3 Cooper's L a k e and Berkeley Lake Church's Lake 80.000 8,000 3 to 3 3 to 3 Burlington Pueblo La Veta Antonito . Flagler Hugo Rocky Ford Las Animas Hereford Glenwood Spgs. W . D. C a r r o l l Antonito J. W . B r o w n Las Animas City of L a s Animas.—Las A n i m a s Al B e n n e t t Trinidad Dr. P. B. G o d s m a n Burlington C i t y and C o u n t y o f Denver Denver of Catfish Washington Park Location Montrose Montrose Lamar Lamar Lamar Pueblo Pueblo City and County Denver City and C o u n t y Denver Ring Perch Denver R o c k y Mtn. Lake City L a k e s City R e s e r v o i r City L a k e s C i t y L a k e and Marian Lake No Man's Lake City Lakes and Teller Reservoir - L a Veta Lake. Jer on L a k e . Dewey Lake City Lakes City L a k e s County Lakes City Lakes Shoshone Reser Total. 1922 Consignee John Tobin City of Montrose Al B e a v e r s City of L a m a r City of Lamar— C. W . P o r t e r City of Pueblo Bass Denver T o w n o f Broomfield-... Broomfield City and C o u n t y o f Denver Denver City o f Pueblo... P u e b l o .... City of Ordway Ordway City of Alamosa Alamosa City of Walsenburg.... Walsenburg D r . P . B. G o d s m a n E. R C h e w OF Planting Station Year 15,000 10,000 ...19,000 ...22,000 10,000 15,000 14,000 13,000 41,000 15,000 15,000 1,500 1921..210,500 Washington Park (b. m . ) L a k e 40,000 Ring Perch 4,000 4,000 9,000 Catfish 12.000 3,000 5 3 to 3 3 to 3 5 3 to 3 3 to 3 3.000 3.000 4.000 3.000 3,000 3 to 3 8,000 26,000 Denver Washington Park (North Lake) 30,000 Denver Rocky 22,000 Denver Berkeley Size Inches 3 to 3 5 3 to 3 5 5 3 to 3 20,000 .Washington Park (South Lake) 10,500 5 10,500 Lake ... 30,000 Sloan's Lake .Marshall Lake Oliver Lake Robb Lake — Model Lake Meredith Lake Wooldridge Lake Highlands Park Lake City P a r k L a k e Mulligan Lake Summit Reservoir Lee's Lake 24,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 16,0 18,000 6,000 4,000 4,000 5.000 5,000 1,000 2,000 Glenwood Springs..Lucas Lake 1922, 3 to 3 to 3 3to3 12,000 Denver Year 3 3 3 3 193,000 Cooper's Lake — to to to to 3 t o : 1/2 3 to 3 3 to 3 3 to 3 3 to 3 3 to 3 3 to 3 3 to 3 12,000 8,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 7,000 36,000 Denver Denver Wray Wray Wray Trinidad Ordway Hugo Boulder Alamosa Longmont Cortez 3 10,000 Bass Planting Station Creek — Butterfield Lake Queen Lake Queen Lake Nee N o Shee L a k e . . . C. F. & I. L a k e N o . 3.. Lake Minnequa. Lake Clara, City Lake... Twin Lakes Blue Lake Smith Canon Lake Mottle Lake No M a n s S l o u g h s Mtn. 3 3 3 3 1/2 Total....40,000 302,000 21,000 �DISTRIBUTION OF QUAIL YEARS 1921-1922 1921 Name C. B. Underhill William Hansen Gibson Company W. H. Adams. ... G. H. Pugh Location Rifle ...Blanca ...Alamosa W W. Williams C. H. Bond Paul Godsman . .Burlington M. E. Bashor ...Ordway ........... Game and Fish Department . Sullivan Game and Fish Department... ...Retreat Park Game and Came and Game and Game and Game and California California Bob White Bob White 12 12 12 12 12 Bob White Bob W h i t e Bob White Bob W h i t e Bob White 12 12 12 18 18 Bob Bob Rob Bob Bob .. . Kind Number 12 12 12 .12 12 White White White White White 18 ...Arvada Fish Department... 18 Fish Department... ...Platte Canon Colfax..18 Department... Fish ...County Line and 18 Fish Department . . A d a m s City 18 Fish Department... ...Brighton Bob White Bob W h i t s Bob W h i t e Rob W h i t e Bob W h i t e 8 8 Bob W h i t e Bob W h i t e Frederick Jephcott Bayfield Del Norte Bob White 298 Total 1922 Name William Hutchinson Game and Fish Department W. D. Carroll - Location Deer Trail .Retreat Park Antonito Total Kind Blue Quail Blue Quail Blue Quail Number 12 24 20 Blue Quail 56 Grand Total 354 DISTRIBUTION OF PHEASANT EGGS YEAR Name Mrs. J. Moulton Clarence Goad H e n r y Dietrich H. Starkweather Ben M a t t h e w s J. O. Custer George A. Earl Cooley R. Callen M. P. Capp Pugh T. J. Tynan Samuel S. Sherman W. D. Carroll P. N. Cochems J. E. Lindquist C. Fastenan 1922 Location Arvada Alamosa Durango Lakewood .Denver N u m b e r of E g g s 330 12 . . 69 12 75 Greeley Craig Trinidad .. Rifle Buena Vista . .Canon City Denver ... Antonito . Salida Denver Siebert .. . 65 15 15 ...... 15 15 65 15 13 12 12 15 �TROUT DISTRIBUTION FROM HATCHERIES Y E A R OF Hatchery Antonito Aspen Buena Vista Cedaredge Del Norte 1919 Brook Rainbow 250,000 . .... . 260,000 369,000 350,000 411,000 Native 100,000 300,000 462,000 152,000 255,000 Total 350,000 560,000 831,000 718,000 1,010,000 190,000 205,000 918,000 100.000 170,000 663,000 1,624,000 1,413,000 290,000 725,000 999,000 500,000 729,000 385,000 216,000 344,000 Denver Durango Emerald Lake Estes Park Glenwood Springs 994,000 495,000 425,000 Grand L a k e Pitkin Trappers Lake P u r c h a s e d f r o m B. C. H o s s e l k u s , Creede, Colo. ( F i n g e r l i n g s ) . 496,000 149,000 500,000 84,000 385,000 255,000 255,000 4,266,000 1,574,000 4,549,000 10,389,000 555,000 336,000 Total FRY PLANTED IN STATE'S SPAWNING BEDS—SPRING Marvine Lake Emerald Lake Cheesman Lake West Lakes (Akin Lake) Grand M e s a Lakes..... Trappers Lake AND FALL 100,000 ...325,000 35,000 398,000 225,000 Total 1,083,000 11,472,000 TROUT DISTRIBUTION FROM HATCHERIES YEAR Hatchery Antonito Aspen Buena Vista Cedaredge Del N o r t e Brook Denver Durango Emerald Lake Estes Park F o r t Collins .1,045,000 1,594,000 375.000 547,000 771,500 549,000 Total Native 280,000 200,000 142,000 330,000 206,000 267,000 430,000 210,000 685,000 803,000 426,000 890,000 460,000 300,000 250,000 Steelhead 77,000 604,000 310,000 90,000 360,000 Total 380,000 375,000 877,000 1,177,500 958,000 2,442,000 2,264,000 300,000 610,000 395,000 1,289,000 310,000 1,319,000 360,000 20,000 7,144,500 20,000 1,508,000 IN STATE'S S P A W N I N G Marvine Lake Emerald Lake Electra Lake West Lakes (Akin Lake) Grand M e s a L a k e s . Trappers Lake Total 1920 Rainbow 100,000 360,000 395,000 Glenwood Grand L a k e Pitkin Trappers Lake Purchased from Clayton W e t h e r i l l , H e r m i t , Colo... FRY PLANTED OF 4,347,000 77,000 BEDS—SPRING AND 100,000 300,000 180,000 105,000 610,000 174,000 13,076,500 FALL 1,469,000 14,545,500 �TROUT DISTRIBUTION FROM HATCHERIES YEAR Hatchery Buena V i s t a Cedaredge Del N o r t e Denver Durango OF 1921 Brook 565,000 402,500 680,000 750,000 1,280,000 Rainbow 516,000 135,000 512,000 210,000 Emerald Lake Estes Park Fort. Collins Glenwood Grand L a k e 300,000 230,000 920,000 100,000 Pitkin Steamboat Springs T r a p p e r s Lake 677,500 281,000 514,000 252,000 6,086,000 2,293,500 Total FRY PLANTED IN STATE'S S P A W N I N G 54,500 Total 885,000 1,023,500 980,000 2,062,000 1,817,000 200,000 155.000 765,000 364,500 54,500 500,000 485,000 1,685,000 364,500 50,000 380,000 1,191,500 583,000 380,000 3,631,500 12,011,000 BEDS—SPRING Marvine L a k e Emerald Lake E l e c t r a Lake West Lakes (Akin Lake) Grand Mesa L a k e s Trappers Lake -Total Native 320,000 105,000 165,000 800,000 327.000 AND 156.000 54,500 200,000 30,000 618,000 152,000 ... FALL 1,210,500 13,221,500 TROUT DISTRIBUTION FROM HATCHERIES YEAR Hatchery Antonito Buena Vista Cedaredge Del N o r t e Denver Durango Estes Park F o r t Collins Glenwood Pitkin 600,000 660,000 895,000 965,000 1,525,000 8,951,000 IN STATE'S S P A W N I N G Marvine L a k e Emerald Lake Cheesman Lake Electra Lake West Lakes (Akin Lake) Grand Mesa L a k e s Trappers Lake Total Rainbow Native 500.000 320,000 498,000 420,000 870,000 Total 500,000 920,000 1,305,000 1,315,000 3,360,000 710,000 250,000 300,000 402,000 513,000 939,000 80,000 2,708,000 990.000 795.000 2,525.000 1,386,000 446,000 621,000 446,000 4,623,000 16,871,000 147,000 621,000 Total PLANTED 1922 Brook 1,748,000 690,000 795 000 1,184,000 793,000 S t e a m b o a t Springs Trappers Lake FRY OF 3,297,000 BEDS—SPRING AND FALL 104,000 . 150,000 475,000 115,000 525,000 156,000 1,525,000 18,396,000 �35 STATE GAME AND PISH COMMISSIONER TROUT DISTRIBUTION IN COUNTIES Year of 1919 County Archuleta .... ... Boulder Year of 1920 Year of 1921 Y e a r of 1922 599,000 685,000 309,500 660,000 305,000 485,000 643,000 815,000 Chaffee Clear Creek . Conejos Costilla Custer .... .... .... 466,000 130,000 350,000 100,000 104,000 600,000 145,000 380,000 100,000 124,000 300,000 68,000 150,000 75,000 105,000 355,000 110,000 550,000 150,000 220,000 Delta Dolores Douglas .... 386,000 165,000 25,000 623,000 175,000 60,000 452,500 145,000 20,000 605,000 150,000 150,009 Eagle El P a s o .... 275,000 154,000 196,000 256,000 318,000 197,000 524,000 275,000 Fremont .... 246,000 230,000 340,000 300,000 Garfield Gilpin Gunnison Grand .... 486,000 80,000 400,000 555,000 454,000 105,000 870,000 505,000 500,000 50,000 642,000 450,000 910,000 110,000 1,000,000 135,000 .... .... Hinsdale Huerfano . . 1 35,000 124,000 270,000 136,000 300,000 148,000 215,000 205,000 Jackson Jefferson .... 55,000 115,000 100,000 340,000 130,000 251,000 100,000 415,000 Lake Larimer L a Plata Las Animas ..... .... .... 150,000 567.000 460,000 180,000 155,000 645,000 700,000 145,000 225,000 755,000 850,000 226,000 430,000 1,608,000 925.000 200,000 49,000 500,000 60,000 120,000 154,000 175,000 375,000 86,000 240,000 327,000 203,000 500,000 120,000 175,000 255,000 322,000 390,000 115,000 375,000 305,000 .... 134,000 183,000 200,000 340,000 .... 200,000 600,000 50,000 76,000 175,000 550,000 106,000 100,000 180,000 353,000 61.000 70,000 585,000 415,000 80,000 195,000 .... ... 490,000 514,000 60,000 400,000 329,000 615,000 476,000 205,000 750,000 516,000 650,000 481,000 .... .... .... 175,000 235,000 110,000 125,000 205,000 205,000 135,000 180,000 165,000 130,000 300,000 148,000 205,000 300,000 250,000 85,000 Teller 80,000 135,000 40,000 80,000 Yuma 45,000 71,500 30,000 65,000 --10,389,000 13,076,500 12,011,000 16,871,000 Mesa Mineral Moffat Montezuma Montrose .... .... . Ouray Park Pitkin Prowers Pueblo Rio Blanco . R i o Grande . Routt Saguache San Juan San M i g u e l . Summit Total Distribution FRY PLANTED IN STATE'S SPAWNING Marvine Lake Emerald Lake Cheesman Lake W e s t Lakes (Akin Lake) Electra Lake Grand Mesa L a k e s Trappers Lake Total - ----- - BEDS—SPRING AND FALL 100,000 325,000 100,000 300,000 156,000 54,500 104,000 35,000 398,000 225,000 105,000 180,000 610,000 174,000 30,000 200,000 618,000 152,000 150,000 115,000 475,000 525,000 156,000 11,472,000 14,545,500 13,221,500 18,396,000 �GENERAL CASH STATEMENT (COMMISSIONER'S ACCOUNT) DECEMBER 1, 1 9 1 8 , T O NOVEMBER 30, 1919, INCLUSIVE RECEIPTS Resident Fishing Licenses $ 68,102.90 Resident Big Game Licenses 27,465.00 Non-resident Fishing Licenses 8,131.00 Non-resident Hunting Licenses 1,941.85 L a k e s and P a r k s 707.00 Preserves 61.00 Importers 250.00 Guides 35.00 Taxidermists 90.00 Transportation 344.00 Specimens 150.00 Importation of Specimens 335.00 Seining P e r m i t s - Sale o f Confiscated Game, etc Sale o f B e a v e r Hides — Fines for Law Violations Beaver 63.00 142.90 . 2,549.09 Permits - Pheasant Permits 1,944.25 - 291.00 279.00 Miscellaneous 730.70 DISBURSEMENTS Paid State Treasurer— D e c e m b e r , 1918 . $ 7,195.07 January, 1919 9,839.82 F e b r u a r y , 1919 4,036.78 March, 1919 1,568.46 April, 1919 May, 1019 5,949.46 - - 5,542.07 June, 1919 6,754.21 July, 1919 21,177.42 August, 7,475.54 1919 September, 1919 - 5,017.37 October, 1919 29,699.70 N o v e m b e r , 1919 Total 9,356.79 $113,612.69 $113,612.69 �REMITTANCES FROM COUNTY CLERKS D E C E M B E R 1, 1 9 1 8 , T O N O V E M B E R 3 0 , 1 9 1 9 , County A d a m s .... A l a m o s a .. Arapahoe Archuleta Baca Bent Boulder -ResidentBig Fishing Game $ 378.75 61.25 651.25 173.75 308.00 142.25 200.25 72.00 - Big INCLUSIVE -Non-Resident- Game Fishing $ 10.50 44.75 3.50 61.25 10.75 236.50 1,930.50 106.00 147.75 346.75 859.50 40.50 400.50 383.25 193.50 127.50 140.25 556.50 8.75 197.75 32.00 77.00 14.50 170.25 66.50 2,063.25 492.00 96.00 165.25 1,277.50 75.25 43.75 211.75 453.00 54.00 916.25 576.25 38.50 500.50 Fremont 1,326.50 1,161.25 96.00 Garfield 1.906.50 136.50 533.50 1,094.50 2,479.50 26.25 634.00 728.00 148.50 Hinsdale Huerfano . 130.50 490.25 82.25 400.75 45.50 3.50 Jackson . . J e f f e r s o n .... 427.75 246.00 115.50 140.00 14.00 Kiowa . Kit Carson 151.75 113.25 1.75 7.00 5.25 Lake La Plata L a r i m e r .... Las A n i m a s . Lincoln Logan 652.50 682.50 2.436.00 1,545.25 89.25 625.25 402.50 460.50 969.25 483.00 19.25 7.00 Mesa Mineral Moffat 1,751.25 335.00 316.50 133.50 1,190.75 585.00 1,650.25 96.25 761.25 82.25 70.25 17.50 21.00 196.00 26.25 7.00 17.50 40.25 740.25 197.25 393.75 136.75 1.75 349.50 13.50 429.00 502.50 2,308.50 457.50 1,069.50 575.75 Chaffee Cheyenne Clear Creek . Conejos Costilla Crowley Custer Delta Denver Dolores Douglas E a g l e ... E l b e r t ... El P a s o Gilpin Grand Gunnison Montezuma Montrose Morgan Otero . Ouray Park P h i l l i p s ...... Pitkin Prowers Pueblo Rio B l a n c o Rio G r a n d e . . Routt S a g u a c h e ... San J u a n San M i g u e l S e d g w i c k .... S u m m i t . ... Teller Washington Weld Yuma Total 432.75 158.00 373.50 231.75 205.50 572.50 486.50 91.00 732.25 822.50 362.25 850.50 329.00 67.50 154.75 14.00 180.25 495.25 58.50 2,951.75 459.75 280.00 12.25 1,110.00 . 20.00 59.50 40.25 9.25 Bird Hunting $ 4.75 23.75 14.25 4.75 3.50 49.50 24.75 24.75 71.75 78.75 10.50 4.75 24.7 455.25 869.75 453.75 333.50 10.75 362.50 2,448.75 1,482.50 49.25 672.00 460.25 279.75 142.00 314.00 3,466.75 646.00 150.25 377.00 38.50 14.25 553.00 23.75 92.50 1,993.50 173.25 23.75 2,780.75 143.50 5.25 101.50 227.50 38.00 14.25 38.00 57.00 4,716.00 182.25 1.331.75 2,107.25 42.00 70.50 263.50 108.50 57.00 157.50 5.25 624.75 375.50 158.75 120.25 2.25 9.50 23.75 185.25 1,099.25 1,223.00 3,717.25 2,322.00 108.50 614.50 4.75 11.25 3,427.25 641.50 1.104.00 222.75 1,278.50 642.75 9.50 1,143.50 335.75 75.25 45.50 36.75 176.50 70.00 49.00 194.25 38.50 15.75 47.25 61.25 14.00 3.50 1,082.00 258.25 894.50 12.25 24.75 Total 14.25 14.25 4.75 47.50 19.00 1,025.25 13.50 961.00 644.50 3,231.50 1,354.75 1,480.75 2,227.00 800.25 241.25 575.50 307.00 399.75 1,071.25 58.50 3,408.25 477.25 �GAME CASH FUND (STATE AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT) DECEMBER 1, 1 9 1 8 , T O NOVEMBER 30, 1919, INCLUSIVE RECEIPTS $ 48,021.24 Balance, D e c e m b e r 1, 1918 Received f r o m Commissioner 113,612.69 DISBURSEMENTS Warrants Issued f o r — Salaries $ 33,165.49 Traveling Expenses 9,144.07 Scrip B o o k s 5,340.00 Groceries (Spawn Takers) 643.65 T r u c k and A u t o , S e r v i c e and E x p r e s s . . 2,120.95 R e f u n d , C o m m i s s i o n s on L i c e n s e s 4,626.00 Fish E g g s 4,346.80 L u m b e r and M i s c e l l a n e o u s Supplies. .. 3,471.15 P r i n t i n g and Office Supplies 4,391.45 T e l e g r a p h and T e l e p h o n e 573.40 Postage 500.00 -- Express 219.80 Rewards 475.00 P r e m i u m s on Insurance.. 105.75 I n s t a l l i n g E l e c t r i c Plant 588.65 I n s t a l l i n g P u m p i n g Plant 413.00 Maintenance of Hatcheries Rents 3,693.46 - 742.00 Legal Services 467.50 D o d g e Car 1,356.40 Settlement M e c h a n i c ' s Pheasants Lien.. 200.00 Delivered Miscellaneous 10.00 .. 241.00 $ 76,835.52 Balance, N o v e m b e r 30, 1919. 84,798.41 $161,633.93 �GENERAL CASH STATEMENT DECEMBER 1, 1 9 1 9 , T O N O V E M B E R 30, 1 9 2 0 , INCLUSIVE RECEIPTS Resident Fishing Licenses $ 65,454.80 Resident Big Game Licenses Non-resident Fishing Non-resident Hunting L a k e s and 25,973.00 Licenses 8,861.00 Licenses — 2,579.50 Parks 840.00 Preserves 400.00 Importers - — 325.00 Guides 70.00 Seining P e r m i t s • Taxidermists - Transportation Permits 443.75 Specimens 141.00 Importation of Specimens 533.00 Sale o f Confiscated Fish and G a m e 101.59 Fines Beaver 55.00 110.00 2,320.94 Permits Pheasant 371.00 Permits 82.00 Miscellaneous 12,767.13 — $121,428.71 DISBURSEMENTS Paid State T r e a s u r e r Dec., 1919 $ 13,456.69 Paid State T r e a s u r e r Jan., 1920 4.804.23 Paid State T r e a s u r e r Feb., 1920 4,863.05 Paid State T r e a s u r e r Mar., 4,511.31 1920 Paid State T r e a s u r e r Apr., 1920 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r May, 1920 Paid State T r e a s u r e r June, 1920 Paid State T r e a s u r e r July, 1920 5,134.44 -.. 5,566.92 9.887.46 18,560.91 Paid State T r e a s u r e r Aug., 1920 6,968.73 Paid State T r e a s u r e r Sept., 1920 6,261.21 Paid State T r e a s u r e r Oct., 1920 29,765.71 Paid State T r e a s u r e r Nov., 11,648.05 1920 $121,428.71 �REMITTANCES FROM COUNTY AGENTS D E C E M B E R 1, 1 9 1 9 , T O N O V E M B E R 3 0 , 1 9 2 0 , Resident County INCLUSIVE Non Bird Fishing Hunting $ 8.75 $ . 7.00 3.50 40.25 Adams Alamosa Arapahoe Archuleta Fishing ...$ 342.25 642.00 207.75 213.00 Big Game $ 64.75 197.75 94.50 70.00 Baca Bent Boulder ... 125.00 209.25 1,084.50 20.00 138.25 302.75 100.00 7.00 262.50 245.00 354.50 1,649.75 8.75 10.50 256.50 321.50 359.25 368.75 Big Game $ Total 415.75 846.75 305.75 323.25 Chaffee Cheyenne Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Crowley Custer 225.00 218.25 280.50 139.50 22.75 92.75 78.75 218.75 10.50 Delta Denver Dolores Douglas 748.25 386.25 84.75 152.25 675.25 78.75 35.00 178.50 49.00 12.25 15.75 4.75 395.25 32.25 173.25 70.00 17.50 24.75 680.75 32.25 23.75 24.75 2,913.00 54.00 54.00 _. Eagle Elbert El Paso Fremont 1,163.25 1,508.75 192.50 Garfield Gilpin Grand Gunnison ... 449.25 110.25 89.25 493.50 129.50 24.50 10.50 19.25 24.50 3.50 17.50 49.00 Hinsdale Huerfano 68.25 119.25 7.00 Jackson Jefferson 364.50 234.00 398.50 122.50 127.75 21.00 Kiowa Kit Carson 191.25 108.75 1.75 5.25 28.00 7.00 Lake La Plata Larimer ... L a s A n i m a s . . . ... L i n c o l n .. 561.75 580.50 2,323.50 1,247.25 96.75 470.25 255.50 330.75 948.50 376.25 22.75 38.50 91.00 271.25 66.50 Mesa Mineral Moffat Montezuma Montrose Morgan 343.50 231.00 296.25 1.50 1,114.50 552.75 33.25 92.00 763.00 8.75 568.75 40.25 738.75 143.25 372.75 131.25 222.00 130.50 381.00 243.011 165.00 417.00 1,435.75 900.00 300.75 133.50 360.75 207.00 198.75 519.00 108.75 2,514.75 450.00 211.75 14.00 402.50 1,004.50 453.25 437.50 374.50 61.25 140.00 15.75 204.75 332.50 10.50 313.25 15.75 63.00 225.75 131.25 35.00 17.50 42.00 175.00 22.75 8.75 152.25 12.25 23.75 4.75 ...$26,320.50 $12,604.75 $ 2,882.75 $245.50 ... Otero Park Phillips Pitkin Pueblo Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt Saguache San J u a n San M i g u e l Sedgwick Summit Teller Washington Weld Yuma Total ... ... ... ... 1,423.50 518.75 132.00 346.50 603.25 138.25 122.00 561.75 4.75 3.50 71.75 126.25 47.50 938.25 377.50 221.00 121.00 4.75 33.25 49.50 24.75 74.25 905.25 1.031.75 3,650.75 1,690.00 119.50 487.75 10.75 217.00 15.75 3.50 50.75 28.00 4.75 9.50 9.50 24.75 123.75 123.75 417.00 673.25 1,208.25 13.75 1,734.00 625.75 1.75 4.75 49.50 1,167.50 274.50 17 50 42.00 43.75 19.25 4.75 4.75 4.75 33.25 99.00 49.50 24.75 $693.00 475.75 144.50 827.25 262.25 165.00 1,588.25 2,169.00 1,468.75 710.25 212.25 547.50 431.00 451.00 860.25 119.25 3,004.00 482.75 $42,746.50 �GAME CASH FUND (AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT) DECEMBER 1, 1 9 1 9 , T O NOVEMBER 30, 1920, INCLUSIVE RECEIPTS Cash Balance, D e c e m b e r 1, 1919 Receipts from Commissioner $ 84,798.41 121,428.71 $206,227.12 DISBURSEMENTS Salary o f C o m m i s s i o n e r Salary of Deputy S a l a r y o f F i e l d Superintendent Salary of Chief Wardens Salary o f D e p u t y W a r d e n s S a l a r y o f H a t c h e r y Superintendent and H e l p e r s Salary o f S p a w n T a k e r s S a l a r y o f Clerks and S t e n o g r a p h e r s Legal Services Rewards Rents Insurance Traveling Expense Spawn Takers' Expense.. Maintenance of Hatcheries R. R. Scrip New Automobile Express T e l e p h o n e and T e l e g r a p h P r i n t i n g and Office S u p p l i e s E x p e n s e , G a m e A n i m a l s and B i r d s Auto Expense Beaver Hides R e f u n d s o f L i c e n s e s , etc F i s h E g g s and F r y Miscellaneous $ — - 2,000.04 1,500.00 1,500.00 5,900.00 18,096.25 16,715.50 4,365.00 3,106.45 675.00 603.00 1,000.00 387.03 10,895.69 9,320.05 9,595.61 6,300.00 4,833.45 374.68 563.34 16,930.07 5,352.41 2,745.27 1,938.00 4,238.75 5,648.50 872.88 $135,456.97 70,770.15 Cash Balance N o v e m b e r 30, 1920 $206,227.12 APPROPRIATION STATEMENT DECEMBER 1, 1 9 1 8 , T O N O V E M B E R 3 0 , 1 9 2 0 , Amount Appropriation 1919-1920 Special—Eradication of Predatory Animals $ 50,000.00 Gunnison Hatchery 3.500.00 Cedaredge Hatchery 2,500.00 Conejos County Hatchery 500.00 Routt County Hatchery 1,500.00 Sweetwater Lake Hatchery.. 1,500.00 Total $ 59,500.00 Vouchers 1919 $ INCLUSIVE Vouchers Unexpended 1920 Balance $27,194.17 3,500.00 2,500.00 493.69 1,500.00 $22,805.83 $35,187.86 $24,312.14 6.31 1,500.00 �GENERAL CASH STATEMENT DECEMBER 1, 1 9 2 0 , T O NOVEMBER 30, 1921, INCLUSIVE RECEIPTS Resident Fishing Licenses Resident Hunting $ 74,134.20 Licenses Non-resident Fishing Non-resident Hunting 39,181.75 Licenses 11,338.75 Licenses 1,884.00 Lakes and Parks 589.00 Preserves 329.00 Importers 450.00 Guides 50.00 Seining P e r m i t s 47.00 Taxidermists 135.00 Transportation Permits 662.50 Specimen 483.00 Beaver Permits Permits Pheasant 257.00 Permits 20.00 Refuge Permits 179.00 Storage Permits 68.00 Non-Game Permits Scientific Bird 2.00 Permits 8.00 Sale o f Confiscated Fish and G a m e 128.50 Sale o f B e a v e r H i d e s 5,863.25 Fines for L a w Violations 2,481.57 Miscellaneous 1,399.60 $139,691.12 DISBURSEMENTS $ 21.846.21 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , Dec., 1920 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , Jan., 1921 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , Feb., 1921 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , Mar., 1921 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , Apr., 1921 2,150.47 1,794.93 ... 2,306.33 2,924.52 1921 3,282.66 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , June, 1921 10,920.04 P a i d State Treasurer, J u l y , 1921 13.280.63 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , A u g . , 1921 5,410.09 P a i d State Treasurer, M a y , P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , Sept., 1921 8,497.34 1921 22,716.57 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , Nov., 1921 44,561.33 P a i d State T r e a s u r e r , Oct., $139,691.12 �REMITTANCES FROM COUNTY CLERKS D E C E M B E R 1, 1 9 2 0 , T O N O V E M B E R 3 0 , 1 9 2 1 , County Adams Alamosa Arapahoe Archuleta - ... Baca Bent Boulder -ResidentHunting Fishing 134.75 $ 325.50 493.50 21.25 164.25 19.00 246.00 INCLUSIVE Non-Resident—— Fishing Hunting $ 14.25 $ 3.50 1.75 28.50 3.50 Total 478.00 495.25 188.50 297.00 432.75 3,487.50 204.75 2,298.00 218.50 694.75 9.50 480.50 14.25 Chaffee C h e y e n n e .... Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Crowley Custer 945.00 52.50 569.25 183.00 187.50 295.50 181.50 612.50 227.50 14.25 1,799.25 52.50 847.50 193.50 240.00 306.75 219.75 D e l t a ... Denver . Dolores Douglas 859.50 339.75 76.50 147.75 989.25 127.50 74.50 305.25 85.50 61.75 14.25 1,948.50 529.00 151.00 472.00 E a g l e .... E l b e r t ... El Paso 381.75 112.50 874.75 185.25 28.50 24.75 4.75 1,309.75 302.50 1,090.50 1,624.50 180.50 62.75 2,958.25 1,674.75 147.00 155.25 1,095.00 2,776.25 73.00 257.75 1,013.75 283.75 13.00 28.00 443.00 93.25 39.00 195.00 4,828.00 233.00 480.00 2,746.75 H i n s d a l e ... H u e r f a n o ... 129.75 463.50 71.75 695.00 87.75 87.50 9.50 289.25 1,255.50 Jackson Jefferson 278.25 273.00 346.75 268.50 324.75 33.25 9.50 959.25 574.75 263.25 166.50 23.00 14.25 1.75 9.50 297.50 180.75 408.75 675.00 2,515.00 1,551.75 137.25 895.50 332.50 275.50 1,415.50 717.50 66.50 40.25 19.00 99.75 408.50 228.00 4.75 4.75 138.00 4.75 765.00 1,055.00 4.477.00 2,502.00 203.75 959.75 1,708.25 227.25 212.25 96.75 1,067.25 418.50 1,001.50 16.50 688.75 14.75 89.00 71.25 47.25 456.00 33.25 58.75 39.75 38.00 79.00 9.50 79.00 2,836.00 709.25 1,013.25 170.25 Otero Ouray 494.25 102.00 423.25 61.75 14.25 4.75 936.50 163.75 Park Phillips Pitkin Prowers Pueblo 177.00 195.00 367.50 926.00 213.75 47.50 49.50 "538.50 228.75 71.25 100.25 28.50 487.75 195.00 977.25 1,283.50 Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt 294.00 777.50 665.25 783.75 33.25 218.50 200.25 _ Fremont Garfield Gilpin Grand Gunnison - .... Kiowa Kit Carson Lake La Plata Larimer Las Animas Lincoln Logan Mesa Mineral Moffat Montezuma Montrose Morgan S a g u a c h e .... San Juan San M i g u e l , S e d g w i c k .... Summit Teller Washington Weld Yuma Total - - 187.25 10.50 28.75 1.75 19.25 759.50 374.50 9.50 60.25 300.75 128.25 293.25 188.25 171.75 458.75 234.00 2,424.75 459.00 "826.50 14.25 $32,371.50 $21,567.00 156.75 714.25 91.00 23.75 9.50 19.00 24.00 35.00 28.50 38.00 114.00 42.75 9.50 185.25 23.75 $ 5,197.50 1,196.00 527.75 39.00 61.75 1,150.00 996.00 1,686.75 14.25 710.25 171.00 396.25 330.75 371.25 1,182.50 234.00 3,490.75 511.25 $ 1,107.50 $60,243.50 4.75 4.75 28.50 54.25 1 �GAME CASH FUND (STATE AUDITOR'S FUND) DECEMBER 1, 1 9 2 0 , T O N O V E M B E R 30, 1921, INCLUSIVE RECEIPTS Cash B a l a n c e D e c e m b e r 1, 1920 F r o m G a m e and F i s h C o m m i s s i o n e r Canceled W a r r a n t s - $ $139,691.12 400.55 — Total 70,770.15 140,091.67 $210,861.82 DISBURSEMENTS Warrants Issued f o r — Salary G a m e and F i s h C o m m i s s i o n e r $ Salary F i e l d Superintendent Salary W a r d e n s and D e p u t i e s — Salary Superintendents o f H a t c h e r i e s Salary S p a w n T a k e r s — Salary M i s c e l l a n e o u s L a b o r Salary Clerks and S t e n o g r a p h e r s Salary A t t o r n e y s Game Animals, Fish Eggs, etc F e e d i n g G a m e A n i m a l s , etc M a i n t e n a n c e o f H a t c h e r i e s , etc. — Traveling Expenses A u t o R e p a i r s and E x p e n s e R a i l r o a d Scrip Printing, Office E x p e n s e , etc D r a y a g e , E x p r e s s and S t o r a g e Equipment C o m m i s s i o n s on L i c e n s e s Rent Insurance Beaver Hides Rewards — Miscellaneous 2,150.21 1,445.00 24,428.33 10,475.00 5,590.00 8,043.50 3,295.00 1,000.00 19,719.20 3,462.06 13,432.88 17,050.06 4,421.88 6,300.00 13,792.14 1,144.39 1,605.55 3,108.75 886.47 335.60 1,242.33 375.00 1,635.66 $144,938.81 65,923.01 Cash B a l a n c e N o v e m b e r 30, 1921 $210,861.82 APPROPRIATION STATEMENT—ERADICATION OF PREDATORY ANIMALS DECEMBER 1, 1 9 2 0 , T O N O V E M B E R 30, 1921, INCLUSIVE RECEIPTS By Appropriation DISBURSEMENTS T o Warrants Issued f o r — Salaries, H u n t e r s and T r a p p e r s Supplies —Traveling Expenses R a i l r o a d Scrip Gas and O i l Unexpended Balance $ 25,000.00 $ 3,554.17 58.13 16.00 30.00 40.00 $ 3,698.30 21,301.70 — $ 25,000.00 $ 25,000.00 �COMMISSIONER'S CASH STATEMENT DECEMBER 1, 1 9 2 1 , T O N O V E M B E R 3 0 , 1 9 2 2 , INCLUSIVE RECEIPTS Resident Fishing Licenses $117,903.25 Resident Hunting Licenses 34,265.00 Non-Resident Fishing Licenses 11,127.00 Non-Resident Hunting Licenses 1,220.75 L a k e s and P a r k s 766.00 Preserves 312.00 Importers 275.00 Guides - 85.00 Seining P e r m i t s 52.00 Taxidermists 115.00 Transportation Permits 388.00 Specimen Permits 62.00 Importation Permits 410.00 Beaver Permits 381.00 Pheasant Permits 13.00 Sales o f Confiscated G a m e and F i s h 204.02 Fines f o r Game L a w Violations 1,928.54 Sale o f B e a v e r H i d e s Refuge Permits Scientific 8,842.75 - Permits 193.00 16.50 Storage Permits 46.00 Sale o f P o s t e r s and T a g s 46.63 Refunds 241.57 Miscellaneous 20.00 $178,914.01 DISBURSEMENTS P a i d to State T r e a s u r e r $178,914.01 $178,914.01 �REMITTANCES FROM COUNTY CLERKS DECEMBER 1, 1 9 2 1 , T O N O V E M B E R 30, 1 9 2 2 , INCLUSIVE Resident Resident Non-Resident Hunting Non-Resident Big Game Fishing Hunting and F i s h i n g $ 9.50 $ 14.25 $ 152.00 $ 469.00 251.75 66.50 1,169.50 137.75 80.75 5.25 133.00 374.75 47.50 County Adams Alamosa Arapahoe Archuleta 47.50 180.50 669.75 Baca Bent Boulder Chaffee 19.00 128.25 14.25 118.75 204.25 393.25 Clear Creek ... Conejos Costilla Crowley Custer Delta Denver Dolores Douglas 71.25 38.00 19.00 47.50 9.50 99.75 118.75 9.50 327.00 104.50 Eagle Elbert $ Total 644.75 1,625.50 86.00 555.25 112.50 644.00 2,528.00 4.75 375.25 207.50 838.75 4.573.00 80.50 200.25 292.00 264.50 613.75 364.00 4.75 33.25 19.00 33.25 99.50 428.25 429.75 416.50 837.00 790.50 873.25 549.50 190.75 255.50 47.50 9.50 9.50 873.25 668.25 238.25 293.50 514.50 145.00 61.75 903.25 249.50 1,858.50 137.75 3,231.25 109.25 9.50 47.50 195.75 3,296.00 214.75 878.50 1,116.50 Fremont 1,235.00 Garfield Gilpin Grand Gunnison 1,254.00 28.50 370.50 261.25 30.25 19.00 1,923.25 176.75 370.25 640.50 Hinsdale Huerfano 28.50 218.50 9.50 109.25 239.00 742.50 66.50 66.50 343.50 1,136.75 Jackson Jefferson 199.50 223.25 491.75 572.25 123.50 14.25 814.75 809.75 23.75 322.00 33.25 379.00 778.75 1,025.50 4,758.25 2,702.00 222.25 737.50 128.25 341.25 118.75 9.50 9.50 1,063.75 1.227.00 6,391.50 3.376.50 298.25 861.00 Kiowa Lake La Plata Larimer L a s A n i m a s ... Lincoln Logan 285.00 44.75 1,287.25 517.75 66.50 71.25 Mesa Mineral Moffat Montezuma Montrose Morgan 1,368.00 190.00 403.75 213.75 1,211.25 ... Otero 327.75 28.50 Park Phillips Pitkin 261.25 9.50 503.50 R i o B l a n c o .... R i o Grande ... . .. Routt 726.75 555.75 223.25 Saguache 380.00 9.50 280.25 38.00 133.00 San M i g u e l Sedgwick Summit Teller Washington Weld Yuma Total 9.50 778.75 28.50 4.75 38.00 42.75 9.00 9.50 4.75 66.50 42.75 19.00 4.75 9.50 570.00 19.00 $16,530.25 61.75 432.25 28.50 826.00 306.25 19.00 1,172.75 334.75 382.75 274.75 663.25 42.75 42.75 76.00 686.75 327.00 1,247.50 612.50 1,391.25 441.00 158.75 39.00 52.25 1,498.00 2,052.50 716.50 265.50 229.25 537.75 306.25 253.75 23.75 19.00 85.50 34.25 688.25 262.50 837.00 448.75 425.75 52.25 19.00 3,646.25 1,027.75 824.25 436.50 3.230.75 678.75 9.50 4.75 1,092.00 428.75 4,793.75 600.25 180.50 9.50 1,115.75 438.25 5,553.75 633.50 $897.25 $47,457.75 $ 3,595.25 $68,480.50 14.25 ... 2,216.50 396.50 392.00 213.25 1,967.25 659.75 9.50 �STATE AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT DECEMBER 1, 1 9 2 1 , T O NOVEMBER 30, 1922, Cash Balance, D e c e m b e r 1, 1921 F r o m G a m e and F i s h C o m m i s s i o n e r INCLUSIVE $ 65,923.01 178,914.01 DISBURSEMENTS Warrants Issued f o r — Salary, G a m e and F i s h C o m m i s s i o n e r Salary, F i e l d Superintendent Salary, W a r d e n s and D e p u t i e s Salary, Superintendent H a t c h e r i e s Salary, S p a w n T a k e r s Salary, M i s c e l l a n e o u s L a b o r Salary, Clerks and S t e n o g r a p h e r s Salary, A t t o r n e y s G a m e A n i m a l s , Fish, E g g s , etc Feeding Game Animals, etc Maintenance of Hatcheries Expenses of Spawn Taking Traveling Expenses A u t o R e p a i r s and E x p e n s e Railroad Scrip T e l e p h o n e and T e l e g r a p h Printing Office E x p e n s e , P o s t a g e , e t c D r a y a g e , E x p r e s s and Storage..... C o m m i s s i o n on L i c e n s e s Rent Insurance Beaver Hides Rewards Equipments (Trucks, Auto) E n l a r g i n g W a t e r Supply, D e n v e r H a t c h e r y Miscellaneous ....$ 3,000.00 1,800.00 28,825.63 13,500.00 6,900.00 10,658.60 4,024.21 550.00 19,582.45 1,463.91 24,236.14 9,703.08 12,975.39 4,073.70 6,900 00 840.56 12,886.15 934.94 2,087.75 832.11 1,926.00 569.13 2,101.25 140.00 5,222.45 1,933.01 738.82 Cash Balance, N o v e m b e r 30, 1922... $244,837.02 $178,405.28 66,431.74 $244,837.02 APPROPRIATION STATEMENT—ERADICATION OF PREDATORY ANIMALS DECEMBER 1, 1 9 2 1 , T O N O V E M B E R 30, 1922, INCLUSIVE Unexpended Balance of Appropriation $ 21.301.70 DISBURSEMENTS Warrants Issued f o r — Salaries, H u n t e r s and T r a p p e r s Supplies Traveling Expenses G a s and Oil Express P r i n t i n g and A d v e r t i s i n g $ 13,492.84 441.62 91.68 230.65 27.47 10.90 Unexpended Balance -•- $ 21,301.70 $ 14,295.16 7,006.54 $ 21,301.70 � https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/files/original/56d54a2ac0a4696a9e6b7b545525f92e.pdf 5060ce209ae56cdbb2e73adea14b4c31 PDF Text Text ------- ---------------------------- rM ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =~ BIENNIAL REPORTS Oli' 'l'Ilrn ' tate Game and Fish Commissioner of tlze STATE OF COLORADO For the J7 ears 1923-1926 r. ~~® ~ 0 ROLAND G. PARVIN, Commissioner COLO DIV WILDLIFE RESEARCH CTR LIBRARY fl~============================ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII BDOW □□ 5578 LiiBRAFIT OF THE ~ i TH< ••••••••••o••••o• PTO. co., .... ,!~ �___________________________________ ,. ~ ~ STATE OP COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH CAPITOL BUILDING DENVER LETTER OF TRANS MITT AL To His Excellency, CLARENCE J. MORLEY, Governor of Colorado. Sir: Herewith I have the honor to transmit tbc Biennial Reports, covering the operations, transactions, receipts and disbursements of the Department of Game and Fish from December I. 1923, to November 30, I 926. Respectfully submitted, ROLAND G. PARVIN, State Game and Fish Commissioner. ~ ~ r- [Z] �.- < -· , ~ ;~( I> - - - -(~ .1 BIENNIAL REPORTS OJt• 'l'HE State Ga111e and Fisl1 Co111111issioner 1923-1926 ~ As State Game and Fish Commissioner, I herewith present a report of my official activities for the biennial periods ending November 30, 1926. The biennial period just closing marks satisfactory progress in the program of enlargement and improvement undertaken by the game and fish department a few years ago and which, with the except.ion of changes that naturally suggest themselves in the growth of any project, has been steadily developed on the plan outlined by the present Commissio.ner upon his appointment to office in 1919. This plan was designed to cover a period of years, and step by step to build up a system of propagation and protection of game and fish which would adequately provide for the growing needs of the state as population increases and the great possibilities of Colorado's recreational features arc realized and utilized. With its situation, climatic, scenic and historic attractions, its wealth of forest lands and fishing waters. this state should right fully be one of the most attractive and popular playgrounds of the Nation, and its development along these lines is practically just beginning. This thought has been back of the program undertaken by the game and fish department, and while its development is neces- 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT The department appreciates the helpful and growing interest manifested by the public in conservation work, and is grateful to the various agencies which have in large measure contributed to whatever success may have been attained. The Commissioner is especially grateful for the interest shown by the Executive Department of State. To Ex-Governor Oliver H. Shoup, Ex-Governor William E. Sweet, and Governor Clarence J. Morley, who, each in turn, regardless of political alignment, have personally interested themselves in the work of the department and given it loyal and practical support, he wishes to take this opportunity of publicly expressing his sincere appreciation and gratitude. He is also ~ ---------------~~TI~~fl,~·~·f f;.:J~-:.1 ~f-- - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ 1 mt_;- (~ sarily slow b~cause of the wide range of the work, the multifarious activities involved, and limited funds, we trust that an unprejudiced consideration of the progress made so far will encourage those who share with us the vision of Colorado standing at "the top o' the world," bathed in the rarificd atmosphere of the clouds, radiating sunshine, and inviting a tired world to enjoy the rejuvenating tonic of a great outdoors wi'th forests filled with game and streams with fish. 1 J ;l~ [3 �~ ~ indebted to the members of the State Auditing Board and their Secretary for their fine co-operation, and wishes to particularly acknowledge the valuable assistance given by the Attorney General, State Engineer, and their deputies, who have responded cheerfully and generously to the many demands the department has made upon their services. To the field men, office force, and entire personnel of the game and fish department who have entered wholeheartedly into its plans and diligently and earnestly worked for its success, the Commissioner expresses his appreciation. The death of Mr. S. E. Land, state superintendent of hatcheries, which occurred i.n the autumn of 1923, was a serious loss to the department and deep! y regretted by his associates. Mr. Land had been connected with the department for more than twenty years and his mild demeanor and strong personality endeared him to all who knew him. He was succeeded by Mr. C. T. Dowdell, who has also been with the department for a number of years a,nd is an experienced fish culturist. Our acknowledgment of valued co-operation would not be complete without giving credit to the many game and fish protective associations throughout the state which not only exert a great moral influence for good in the cause of conservation, but render very active and practical assistance to the department. To the Forest Service, the National Park Service, and to the newspapers of the state that are always ready and willing to co-operate fully in conservation work, the department extends its thanks. HATCHERIES AND RETAINING PONDS When our last report was submitted at the close of the year 1922, the first ,new hatchery located eight miles northeast of Denver had just been completed and was described in that report. There was also described in detail a new system in use by the department by which the streams were being stocked with three and four inch fish, in order to overcome the heavy loss resulting in previous y·ears from planting the fish directly from the hatchery troughs to the cold mountain streams. This system has been decidedly successful. Retaining and nurse ponds are now part of our regular work and the old method of planting has been entirely abandoned. Nurse ponds are built at all hatcheries in sufficient numbers to take care of the output, and wherever practical are located along the streams to be stocked. Food is supplied where necessary, but the idea is to have ponds where there is plenty of natural food. A good many mistakes were made at first in selection of pond sites, especially those built in co-operation with sportsmen's organizations, and many of them have been abandoned, but experience has taught us the requisite conditions for success, and i.n consequence, ponds are located only where results are sure. Since the completion of the main hatchery building at the Denver hatchery in 1922, a new residence has been built for the superintendent, also a system of retaining ponds, and the grounds put in fine condition. It is a matter of pride with the department that its hatcheries and grounds shall all be as attractive in appearance as they are complete in equipment and especial attention has been paid in every instance to the arrangement of buildings, beautifying of grounds and to all details that add to the general appearance. Six complete hatcheries have been built in addition to the Denver hatchery, and one is under process of co.nstruction at Durango, where the department purchased enough additional land to amply accommodate all hatchery buildings and retaining ponds. All hatcheries are built of waterproofed cement blocks on a solid foundation and will be permanent structures. They are large enough for all practical purposes and fully. equipped with the best modern appliances that can be obtained. Steel troughs made in one piece, seamless, non- / ~------------------5i I 4 l I �t15 leakable and indestructible have been installed, a,nd the hatchery floors, which are of cement, can be kept perfectly dry. The new hatcheries arc located at Fort Collins, Cedaredge, Pitkin, Walden, Trappers Lake and Buena Vista. The ones at Walden and Trappers Lake are the only ones not built of concrete. The Trappers Lake hatchery, o.n account of its situation, can only be used for a summer hatch. Suitable houses built of concrete to harmonize with the hatchery buildings have been erected for the resident superintendents at all other hatcheries, and concrete garages have beeri provided for trucks. Permanent water rights have been secured at all hatcheries. At Buena Vista a water supply was developed which will insure ideal conditions for all time to come. Two hundred acres of land adjoining the State Reformatory grounds were purchased for the Buena Vista hatchery and for the establishment of a game quadruped park. which is described in another part of this report. On account of its location, extensive grounds and with the park adjoining, this property will in time be one of the show places of the state. Great care has been taken in laying out the grounds, arranging the buildings and ponds and planning for trees and shrubbery so that the best possible effect will be obtained. The work at the hatchery and game park will be done by the boys from the Reformatory under the direction of the hatchery superintendent and an experienced game keeper. With the completion of the Durango hatchery, the total hatching capacity will reach the fifty million mark, and when the building program as now outlined is completed, it will reach sixty million, which should be sufficient for some 1ime to come if operations are successful. The old hatcheries are in good repair, and as our spawn supply was ample to fill them, all hatcheries have been operated during the past two years. For many years the department has been handicapped by lack of proper facilities for moving the fish from the hatcheries to 1he streams. Uncertain train service, failure on the part of volunteer assistants to meet the consignments of fish and make proper delivery, and the many times handling, necessary under this method, resulted in serious loss of time and too often in heavy losses of fish. This has been overcome to a great extent by supplying trucks by which the fish are taken directly from the hatchery to the streams or retaining ponds and planted under the supervision of experienced men. The department is arranging for the purchase of fish tanks. a recent invention which fills a long-felt need-and which will be a great improvement over the present method. This equipment is constructed on a passenger chassis, carries 25 gallons of fish from 5 to 7 inches long at each trip, and the load, including water, weighs 1.700 lbs. The saving of time and expense with this kind of equipment can be easily figured. \ ./ SPAWNT AKING The spawntaking crew is composed of men many of whom are skilled in building trades, and all labor on retaining ponds and practically all building has been done by the regular crew on monthly wages, which made possible/ a much greater amount of building than could have been done with the funds available had the work been contracted in the usual manner. Much credit is due the field superintendent, Mr. · James W. Haviland, for his excellent management of the general field and building work which came under his supervision and to which he devoted undivided attention and untiring effort. Better equipment has been provided for spawntaking work in the way of boats, motors and other paraphernalia; cabins have been built at all spawning stations for housing the crew during the cold weather that prevails at the time of year when spawn is taken. [ 5 l ��_{-~ The take of eggs from wild lakes the past two seasons has been amply sufficient to supply the hatcheries to full capacity, with the addition of what foreign eggs were purchased and hatched for replenishing the brood stock, but with the numerous irrigation projects, summer resorts and the opening of new roads into hitherto inaccessible places, it is --..:.:+ only a question of time when the fish life in the wild lakes will be depleted beyond the point where egg taking will yield a profitable return. Anticipating such a contingency, the department is arranging for state-owned lakes so situated as to be practical for egg taking purposes and which will be used solely for breeding fish. Three lake sites have already been selected for this purpose. One of them is a natural reservoir located on government land five miles west of the top of Cameron Pass on the main highway, where food and climatic conditions are ideal and which has unlimited possibilities. The government has granted a perpetual easement on 160 acres of la,nd, all well timbered, and a small hatchery will be built near the lake next spring. An immense reservoir has been completed in Larimer County, situated on Lone Pine Creek on the highway be__.._, tween Log Cabin and Red Feather Lakes, about forty-four miles from Fort Collins. One hundred and sixty acres of land were purchased for this site and the reservoir constructed by the game and fish department at a cost of approximately ---..$75,000.00. The contract included two dams, a spillway cut through solid rock and a conduit outlet. A spawning bed is located at the mouth of the spillway and the foundation laid for a hatchery house at the base of one of the dams. A road was built on the north side of the reservoir. This is one of the most important projects undertaken by the department and is a valuable addition to state holdings. The original site was selected by the Commissioner, the field superintendent and the state engineer (M. C. Hinder- h. lider) in the summer of 1925, and was later inspected by state officials including Governor Clarence J. Morley, Attorney General William L. Boatright, State Treasurer William D. MacGinnis, State Auditor Charles Davis and John E. Davidso,n, Secretary of the Auditing Board. The land was purchased in September, 1925, and work was begun immediately, but discontinued during the winter on account of bad weather. The original survey and plans were made by the state engineer, and the construction of dams done under his supervision and that of the deputy state engineer, Mr. C. C. Hezmalmalch. Inspection and field engineering were superintended by John C. Diehl of the engineer's office. The work was finished and water turned in reservoir in September, 1926. Five hundred thousand Rainbow trout were planted in the lake and several truck loads of fresh water shrimp. In time this will be one of the finest spawning stations in the United States. The third reservoir site has been selected in the Durango district, located twenty miles north of Durango on the main highway between Durango and Silverton in La Plata county on Sections 25 and 26, Township 38 North, Ra.nge 9 West, New Mexico Principal Meridian. The state purchased four quarter-sections and there are 120 acres belonging to the government on which a perpetual easement will be obtained. A contract will be let this winter to get out the timber and do the rock work, and construction work on the dam will begin as soon as the weather will permit in the spring. It is planned to have the reservoir ready for fry by June 1, 1927. Weather conditions during the spawntaking periods in 1923 and 1924 were unfavorable, and the yield of spawn very disappointing each season. Low, warm waters all over lhe stale during those years likewise resuhed in a heavy loss of fish. The last two years, however, have been ideal and the loss is being rapidly overcome, and with the increased capacity for hatching afforded by the new hatcheries, progress J ) ~ . - - - - - - - , -.= ---------:....---------~ . [ 7] �·1r:ttei28itWttrrmrtt: I - f'>tpf";.1·t:1t:Mt!ft fl'rtltti ...., w er ~ ~ from now dn should be rapid. The total hatching capacity of the hatcheries now ready for use amounts to forty million eggs annually. BASS-PERCH-CRAPPIE \,.. / (;., ~ y ,, ·{°) 'i ~)..)\ '\.' Continued effort is being made to keep the plains lakes and reservoirs stocked with Bass, Perch and Crappie and about three hundred thousand have been planted annually. Bass have been difficult to obtain and no recent orders have been filled by the commercial fisheries which supply the departme.nt. Other species have been planted regularly. POLLUTION ' Increased activity in mining has brought about the opening of many mills along the streams in various parts of 1he mountains, and pollution of waters is increasing. The department is making every effort to secure the co-operation of mini.ng companies in preventing such polh1tio11 and is meeting with a reasonable response in most cases. Pollution must not be allowed to go unchecked, as it means ultimate destruction of fish life, and the department will use every means in its power to prevent it. LAW ENFORCEMENT With the increasing prevalence of the automobile and greater .number o~ good roads, new problems in law enforcement arc constantly developing. No law is stronger than the public sentiment behind it, and while much has been done in the way of creating a belier altitude toward conservation matters on the part of the general public, there is a large field for education along this line. The state game wardens arc men thoroughly experienced in outdoor life and arc familiar with the problems of law enforcement. They are faithful and conscientious in the performance of their duties to the state, and through their efforts the game laws are being well enforced, although the territory ➔ to be covered in the state is of such great extent and rugged character that it would require a trcrnc.ndously large force of men to give full protection, and it is necessary to arrange so that the more populated sections of the state are patrolled constantly and the entire territory covered at intervals. Several new wardens were employed in 1926 and additions arc being made to the force as necessity demands and funds permit. A force of 100 extra wardens were employed during the deer season, serving for ten days, and law violations were in frequent; BIG GAME Eight additional game refuges were created by the Twenty-fourth General Assembly and five by the Twenty-fifth, making eighteen i.n all which have been set aside at various times for the protection of game. A total of 3,200,160 acres of land arc included in these refuges. With regular warden patrols and the system of requiring special permits for anyone desiring to hunt or trap predatory animals within their borders, they are well protected and arc proving a valuable factor in the increase of Elk and Deer, and there is no question but there is a very material increase in the herds of these animals. The department's efforts to move Elk and Deer from localities where they arc numerous to parts of the state where there arc none, or very few, have not been succssful. There is always a protest on the part of the people of the section from which it is desired to take them, besides being most difficult and expensive to capture the animals in a wild state a.nd transport them. ( The game quadruped park, previously mentioned, located at Buena Vista, will be well stocked with Elk'and Deer, and the increase from this park will be transplanted to parts of the state where they arc wanted. Unless arrangements miscarry, a car load of Elk will be shipped from Yellow stone National Park this month for the Buena Vista Park, also several bulls which will be turned out with the wild herds ~ [ B l I I.' �(' ------- where needed. A shipment of Buffalo cows a.nd bulls is also being sent from Y cllowstone. Increasing numbers of complaints of damage done by · game animals arc received by the department, but upon close investigation, many of these complaints are found to be exaggerated, and in many cases where there has been damage, it could have been prevented by proper precautions on the part of the ranch owner. Food is provided regularly for game animals when snow conditions require it. The few remaining Antelope in the state arc doing well. Like the Mountain Sheep in the Ouray district, they arc considered community property in the localities which are fortunate enough to have any left, and everybody prolects them. Mountain Sheep arc not increasing materially. They are preyed upon by mountain lions and eagles, which arc always numerous in the districts inhabited by the sheep, and in consequence, the flocks arc reduced as fast as they increase. GAME BIRDS The native birds-Grouse, Prairie Chickens and Sage Chickens-arc doing as well as can he expected. Sage chickens arc increasing, grouse holding their own, and prairie chickens increased materially during the l;ist season. The heavy hail storms which arc common to the districts inhabited by prairie chickens make heavy inroads on these birds, and after a stormy year it takes some time to recuperate the flocks, but due to good weather for the last two seasons they an: Joing very well. Wild Turkeys are increasing to some extent. Large flocks have been noticed. in the Trinidad district and the southwestern part of the state. It is .not possible to propagate grouse, prairie chickens or sage chickens in captivity, but the department will undertake to raise turkeys at its new game farm at Canon City. The Hungarian Patridge, which was introduced in 1922, t;. has adapted itself perfectly to conditions in the state and the department has imported and liberated in different localitie~ about 2,500 pairs. Large broods of young arc seen each year, and it is anticipated that this bird will be as much at home in Colorado as the Quail. The best conditions for their propagation seem to be found in the San Luis Valley and Montrose districts. They are a fine gamcy bird and a valuable addition to the wild life of the state. Pheasants arc increasing rapidly, and a large number have been purchased by t11e department to fill applications which are being continually received from different parts of the state where stoc~ is desired for liberation in the open. Distribution of pheasant eggs for hatching has been discontinued, as results were unsatisfactory. A few Northern Bob-White Quail eggs were distributed this past year, but without results. The department is endeavoring to secure stock of the genuine northern variety for an experiment, and if the experiment results satisfactorily, will undertake to raise northern quail in sufficient numbers to stock desirable covers. No more Mexican Quail will be distributed by the department, as they do .not thrive in this sptc. The Blue or Scale Quail. which are natives of the southern part of the state, are increasing. The sloughs of the North and Middle Park districts and the swamps and open waters of the southern part of the state afford fine breeding places for ducks and an ever-increasing number return to Colorado each year to nest. The dcpartmc.nt is experimenting with Redhead and Canvasback Ducks, which are being imported from Canada, and a large number of adult birds will be supplied to gun clubs or individuals interested in co-operating with the department in this experiment. It is hoped that in time these varieties of waterfowl .till breed in Colorado as regularly as the Mallard and Teal. The proposed game farm above mentioned will be cstab- ~ ~) u...,,----------------------,--------·-------------------~Jfil [ 9 l �0 ~ �l I ~ lished in connection with the penitentiary grounds at Canon City early in 1927. A game farm has been the ambiLion of the Commissioner for some time, but funds have never been available to promote it on a scale he deemed profitable. With the co-operation of the State Board of Corrections, however, it will be possible to start the work, and arrangements are being made to do so. The required labor will be furnished by the prison inmates a.nd it is expected that men confined in prisons for long terms will find the work interesting enough to be willing to study the habits and needs of the birds under their care and that with an experienced game breeder in charge, the work can be carried on successfully. The increase from o.ne to two dollars in the resident combination hunting and fishing license fee, which went into effect in January, 1922, reduced Lhe sale of licenses to a considerable extent during that year and the year following, but the original number of sales was regained in 1925 and the past year has exceeded all previous years. The sale of nonresident licenses shows a gradual increase each year. The department is run entirely on its own resources, which are derived from license and permit fees, fine~ for via- I lations: sale of beaver pelts, etc., and no appropriation has been made by the state for several years. The financial statement of the department will be found in anolher section of this report. The Association of Western States Game Commissioners, which was organized in 1922, and includes the states of California, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, W)joming and Colorado, for the purpose of combining the interests of the western states in conservation matters, has been productive of much good and its influence is growing. The annual meeting of the Association was held in Denver in the summer of 1925 at the same time the conventions of the International Association of State Game and Fish Commissioners and the American Fisheries Society were in session here. The mutual benefit derived from the meetings was an incentive to the organization of groups of stales to formulate a conservation program for each group area, to be submitted to proper committees of the National Conference on Outdoor Recreation for consideration in their nation-wide program, and which, if put into effect, should be a decided progress in conservation work. ,C. ~ [ 11 ] �~ ·~ EXAMINfm's REPORT STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER DENVER, COLORADO DECEMBER ]. 1922 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1923 INCLUSIVE MR. J.M. WOOD, Public Examiner, State Auditor's Office, Denver, Colo. Dear Sir: We beg leave to submit to you herewith a report of our audit of the accounts of the ST A TE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER for the fiscal year ending November 30, I 923. The total cash receipts amounted to $203,003.87, all of which was paid to the State Treasurer. Respectfully. submitted, L. F. HOOVER, J. A. SCIIHYVI:IC State Examiners. Audit completed, January 24, 1924. EA. ..;.;.-.: ~.-------------------51 f 12 I �I i I e{. - - - - - - - -( ~ COMMISSIONER'S CASH STATEMENT December 1, 19 22, to November 30, 19 23, lnchcsiue -------· - ---· -· · - - RECEIPTS Resident Big Game Licenses ________ $ 36,162.75 Non-Resident Fishing Licenses ___ _ 15,498.30 Resident Hunting and Fishing Licenses _______________________________ _ 81.530.75 Resident Hunting and Fishing Licenses ____________________ _ 52,436.25 Non-Resident Hunting Licenses __ 1.229.25 Lakes, Parks 8 Renewal of same 949.00 Preserves and Renewal of same ___ _ 345.00 Importers 225.00 Guides 70.00 Seining Permits _____________ _ 61.00 120.00 Taxidermists -----------------------------Transportation Per mi ts _____________ _ 420.00 Specimen 87.00 Importation Specimens 380.00 Sale of Confiscated Game, Fish, etc. 61.46 Fines for Game Law Violations__ 2,800.73 Beaver Permits 422.00 Pheasant Per mi ts __ '.~---------------- __ $ Refuge Permits Sale of Beaver Hides _________________ _ Sale of Firearms _________________________ _ Sale of Hatchery Trays _____________ _ Tra.nsfer of Preserve License _______ _ Storage Permits ________________ _ Capture of Wild Game Permit__ __ Claim for Hides _________________________ _ Scientific Game Permits _____________ _ Game Bird Permits __________________ _ Non-Game Bird Permits __________ _ Sale of Ta gs _____________________________ _ Sale of Lake Posters ___________________ _ Refund on Voucher__ _________________ _ Refund on Phone _____________________ _ 16.00 218.25 9,724.65 69.00 20.00 4.00 58.00 1.00 35.00 8.00 4.00 2.50 20.60 8.88 12.00 3.50 $203,003.87 DISBURSEMENTS Paid to State Treasurer__ ____________ $203,003.87 $203,003.87 ~-----------------------------------------------,~ r 13 1 r, �~· ~ REMITTANCES FROM COUNTY CLERKS COUNTY Ad a n1 s. ________________ ------ -- ·-------------------------------- -------------- $ A Ia n1 osa ____________ ---------------------------------------------------------· Arapahoe ___________________________________________________________________ _ A re bu Iet a ______________ -----------------------------------------------------Baca . -------------------------------------------------------------------------· Ben t. _______________________ ----------------------- ________________ --------- ---· Bou I d cr ________________________ --··-------------------------------------------Chey c n n e . _________________________ ------ --------- ----------------------- ---Cl ear C rec k _______________ ----------------- ---------------Conejos----------------------------- -- --- -----. -- ------------------- -- -------· Costilla C ro \VI ey ------------------------------- ______________________ --------------··-C us t c r . ______________________________ ----- ----------------------- -------------Dcl ta Denver _____________________ --------------------------------------------------- Do Io res _______________________________ -- _____________ ---______ ---_-----------Doug Ias---------------------------- ___________ ------------------------------E a g Ic FI be rt .______________ ----------------------. __ _ EI Pa so ________________________ --------------------------------- ---- _________ _ Fremont ____________________________ -------------------- _______ --- .-- --------Ga rfie Id---------------------------------------------Gi I pin .. Grand_ Gunnison ___ ---------------------------------------. ___ ·-- _ -Hin sd a Ie _________ -------------- ------ ---- ------I-I ue rf a no ___________________________ ------------------------------------ ______ _ Jackson.---------------------------------------------------------------------- J c ff e rson --------------------------------- ------------------------- -- -- ------Kiowa ___________________________________ . ------___________ -------------------- 90.25 114.00 42.75 I 9.00 142.50 275.50 9.50 261.25 76.00 38.00 85.50 166.25 574.75 38.00 508.25 ----------- 118.75 ----------- 1.577.00 l.219.75 11.25 42.75 270.75 31.25 261.25 261.25 190.00 4.75 Resident Fishing and Hunting Non-Resident fishing Resident Big Game $ 14.25 137.75 28.50 85.50 58.30 28.50 584.25 ------------ 118.75 3 3.25 4.75 14.25 52.25 52.25 7 l.25 -------------------------------------------------------- 185.25 142.50 19.00 156.75 76.00 ------·--- -- 190.00 19.00 71.25 $ 334.25 451.50 542.50 462.00 554.75 778.75 3,396.75 92.75 97 l.25 546.00 197.75 495.25 341.25 1,335.25 437.50 118.25 225.75 -·---------- Non-Resident Big Game llunting Total 4.75 438.75 589.25 685.00 590.25 632.05 949.75 4,266.00 102.25 1,351.25 655.25 250.00 599.75 559.75 1,967.00 508.75 156.25 738.75 ------- ------------ $ $ 9.50 9.50 4.75 ---------- -- 4.75 255.25 136.50 ----- - ----- 2,231.25 1,898.75 164.50 78.75 469.00 241.50 369.25 432.25 362.25 409.00 68.50 24.75 ----- -- ·- 24.75 -------. ·- - 4.75 14.25 9.50 4.75 28.50 4,062.00 3,305.75 197.75 165.25 896.50 355.50 644.75 893.00 576.00 513.50 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5d [ 14 ] �£ - - ._( ~ REMITTANCES FROM COUNTY CLERKS-Continued COUNTY ' J I ' Resident Big Game Kit Carson __________________________________________________________________ $ 8 5. 5 0 Lake___________________________________________________________________________ 3 I 3. 5 0 La PI a ta______________________________________________________________________ 2 3 7. 2 5 Lari mer----------------------------------------------------------------------- I , 2 2 5. 5 0 Las Animas----------------------------------------------------------------4 8 9. 2 5 Lincoln . ---------------------------------------------------------------------4 7. 5 0 Logan_________________________________________________________________________ 2 0 9. 0 0 Mesa___________________________________________________________________________ I, 9 4 7. 5 0 !vii nera }_______________________________________________________________________ 6 6. 5 0 Moffat._______________________________________________________________________ 4 7 5. 00 Mon tcz u mL --------------------------------------------------------------6 6. 5 0 Mont rose-------------------------------------------------------------------5 1 7. 7 5 Morgan ____________________________________________________ _-_________________ 3 3. 2 5 I 80.50 23.75 0 u ra Y-------------------- ______________________ ------------------------------318.25 Park._-------------------------------------------4.75 p I1i11 ips ----------------------------------------------------------------------332.50 Pitkin Prowers 185.25 74 I.00 Rio B1an co __ ---------------------------------------------------------------R io Gran de __________________________________ ------------------------------451.25 180.50 Ro u tt 665.00 Saguache ___________ --------------------------- __ ----------------------------28.50 Sa n Ju a 11-- ______________ ----------------------------------------------------San Miguel 156.75 Sed g \Vick __________________________________________ --------------------------S u 1n mi t ___________________________________________ ---------------------------194.75 Te 11 cr. ____________ _ 1.210. 25 19.00 Washington 4.75 Weld. 9.50 Yuma Totals_ _______________________________________________________________ $16, 9 14. 7 5 Non-Resident Pishing Resident Fishing and I lunting 118.75 28.50 747.25 729.75 1,032.50 4,361.00 2,703.75 292.25 2,422.00 2,266.25 409.50 269.50 171.50 1,648.50 5 1 1.00 1.174.25 196.00 364.00 292.25 600.25 1,862.00 644.00 3,318.50 327.25 1,023.75 236.25 488.25 376.25 297.50 1,433.25 302.75 3,379.25 481.25 $ 4,832.05 $52,436.25 $ 9.50 9.50 166.25 361.00 95.00 9.50 38.00 99.75 603.25 19.00 28.50 38.00 19.00 28.50 4.75 33.25 19.00 42.75 104.50 137.75 228.00 90.25 76.00 28.50 38.00 152.00 19.00 42.75 $ Non-Resident Big Game Hunting $ 28.50 639.00 $74,822.05 34.25 29.50 9.50 39.00 4.75 24.75 14.25 4.75 81.75 49.50 9.50 43.75 ----------------- 4.75 23.75 9.50 --------- ------------ -------- $ Total 856.50 1,052.75 1.436.25 5,981.75 3,317.50 349.25 2,678.50 4,352.50 1,084.00 788.25 266.50 2,204.25 577.50 1,388.00 224.50 715.50 316.00 975.50 2,233.50 1,572.25 4,007.25 641.75 1.764.75 293.25 687.75 552.00 520.75 2,706.25 321.75 3,502.75 547.75 14.25 $ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I~ sl 1 �°' �t.~ ,J STATE AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT RECEIPTS Balance Dec. 1, 1922 __________________ $ 66,431.74 From Game and Fish Commiss10ner 203,003.87 $269,435.61 DISBURSEMENTS Salary of Commissioner ______________ $ Field Superintendent__ __ Game Wardens ___________ _ Deputy Game Wardens Deputy Game Wardens ( Deer Season) _________ _ Supt. of Hatcheries _____ _ Hatchery Helpers _______ _ Spawn Takers Chiefl Clerk Bookkeeper Stenographer _________ _ Attorneys Denver Hatchery (new building) Travel Expense 3,000.00 1,800.00 6,300.00 22,620.00 3,360.00 12,850.00 1,800.00 6,511.28 1,700.00 1,471.77 144.85 600.00 5,328.39 11,136.21 Au to Expense ____________________________ $ 3,762.01 Beaver Hides, Refunds _______________ _ 2,439.00 15,837.75 Fish Eggs Expenses of Spawn Taking _______ _ I 3,466.41 250.00 Postage -------------------------------------475.27 1nsura nce Seri p Books _______________________________ _ 3,600.00 Maintenance of Hatcheries _________ _ 8,904.57 Office Expenses and Printing _____ _ 16,313.91 Rewards 225.00 Refunds 193.16 Rents 130.00 534.91 Express -------------------------------------Telephone and Telegraph _________ _ 635.51 Purchase and Expense of Game Animals and Birds _________________ _ 4,289.05 241.49 Mounting ---------------------------------Maps and Drawing ___________________ _ 279.70 Miscellaneous 325.80 - - - - $150,526.06 Balance November 30, 1923______ 118,909.55 $269,435.61 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _5i [ 17 ] �~ ~ EXAMINER'S REPORT STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER DENVER, COLORADO DECEMBER 1, 1923 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1924 INCLUSIVE MR. J. M. WOOD. Public Examiner, State Auditor's Office, Denver, Colo. Dear Sir: We beg leave to submit to you herewith a report of our audit of the accounts of the ST ATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1924. The total cash receipts amounted to $208,434.80, all of which was paid to the State Treasurer. Respectfully submitted, L. F. HOOVER., H.J. KELLEY, State Examiners. Audit completed, January 3, 1925. EA. ~-----------------------------------~ [ I8 ] �·~ ,:3 COMMISSIONER'S CASH STATEMENT December l, 19 23, to November 30, 19 24, Inclusi1Je RECEIPTS Reside,nt Big Game Licenses ........ $ 35,247.00 Non-Resident Fishing Licenses.... Resident Hunting and Fishing Licenses -······ .......... ...... ........ Resident Hunting · and Fishing Licenses········-······················ Non.Resident Hunting.............. 14,545.00 8 9. 8 IO. 2 5 48,612.25 1.771.75 $ I 89,986.25 Lakes, Parks ~ Renewal of same 800.00 Preserves and Renewal of same .... 542.00 3 75.00 Importers Guides Seining Permits Taxidermists' Permits T ra.nsportation Permits .............. Specimen Permits ....................... . Importation of Specimens ......... . ~ 65.00 71.00 150.00 454.25 48.00 537.00 Sale of Confiscated Game, Fish, 151.50 etc. Fines for Violations Game and 2,886.77 Fish Laws 449.00 Beaver Permits 14.00 Pheasant Permits 257.50 Refuge Permits I 1.00 Scientific Bird Permits .. 8.00 Scientific Non•Game Bird Permits 120.00 Storage Permits Sale of Beaver Hides ................. . 11.254.53 4.00 Sale of Posters ........ •-···-·······-·-···· 14.05 Sal c of Tags-···-·············•·······-··· Transfer of Lake Licenses .......... 2.00 Refunds of Lost Beaver Hides .... 89.00 Refunds on Mileage.. .................. 144.95 - - - - $208,434.80 DISBURSEMENTS Paid to State Trcasurcr.............. $208, 4 3 4. 80 $208,434.80 [19] ~ �~ ~ STATE AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT RECEIPTS Balance Dec. I, I 923 __________________ $ J 18,909.55 From Game and Fish Commis208,434.80 s10 ne r ------------------------------$327,344.35 DISBURSEMENTS Salary of Commissioner ____________ $ 3,000.00 Field Superi.ntendent __ 1,800.00 Game Wardens __________ 6,300.00 Deputy Game Wardens 20,648.39 Deputy Game Wardens ( Deer Season) _______ _ 3,086.00 Supt. of Hotchkiss _____ _ 10,800.00 Hatchery Helpers _______ _ 1,907.64 Spawn Takers l 0,244.78 1,800.00 Chief Clerk Bookkeeper _______________ _ 1,500.00 Stenographer _____________ _ 100.00 Attorney _____________ _ · 600.00 Traveling Expense 13,645.78 Auto and Truck Expense ___________ _ 10,437.01 Beaver Hides, Refunds _______________ _ 2,696.12 Fish Eggs and Fish ___________________ _ 21,396.30 Postage _____________ _ 600.00 331.13 Insurance Misc. Exp. Spawn and Fry _______ _ 8,470.44 Mileage _______ _ 5,400.00 Maintenance of Hatcheries _________ _ 7,500.43 Office Expense ___________________________ _ 537.46 361.25 Printing 25.00 Rew a rd s -----------------------------------42.00 Refunds ---------------------------1,946.00 Ren ts Express____________ ___________________ $ 1,048.88 Telephone and Telegraph _________ _ 549.34 Game Animals and Birds __________ _ 2,179.59 Expense, Animals and Birds _____ _ 535.00 1,827.50 Hungarian Partridges 4,301.21 Retaining Bonds Hatchery Improvements ___________ _ 60,275.19 Pheasa.nts 800.00 Storage 15.47 Feed Supplies ___________ _ 135.17 Specimen Case and Birds ___________ _ 50.00 Dues 27.00 Care of Birds at City Park_ _______ _ 50.00 Miscellaneous Stationery Supplies 44.30 Mounting Sheep Head 27.00 Expense, Mt. Sheep and BeavcL 343.55 Provisions 61.48 Egg Boxes 40.00 Elk Crate 43.83 Pheasant Eggs 100.00 6.00 Ph casa n ts -----------------------------Lost Beaver Hides 33.00 32.50 Br ass Sten ci Is ---------------------------Expense, Dam Site _____________________ _ 50.00 Printed Copies of Game Com. Proceedings 14.50 Miscellaneous Expense __________ _ 12.82 $207,779.06 Less Vouchers Cancelled by State Auditor -· Balance November 30, 1924 _____ _ ·- - - 50.16 - $207,728.90 119,615.45 $327,344.35 I' ~ l 20 I �~ _{ (" ----..----------" ( ---------- t\. REMITTANCES FROM COUNTY CLERKS .' COUNTY Ad a ms_______________________________________________________________________ $ Arapahoe ______________________________________ ------------------------------ A rch uIet a ___________________________________________________________________ _ B aca _____________________________________ --------------------------------------· Bent ___ --· _________________________ --------------------------------------------B ou Ide r _________________________________ -------------------------------------· Chey en n e _______________________________________ --------------------------__ _ CI ear Creek ________________________________________________________________ _ Cone j as _____________________________________________________________________ _ Cost ii Ia _____________________________. ----------------------------------------Crow Icy __________ ----------------------------------------------------------· Cu st cr ________________________________________________________________________ _ De Ita __________________________________________________________________________ _ Denver ____ ---------------------------- __________ ------------------------------ Do Iores·-____________________________________________________________________ _ Doug Ias _____________________________________________________________________ _ Ea g Ic----------------------------------------------------------- ______________ _ Resident Big Game 61.75 19.00 42.75 23.75 128. 25 304.00 57.00 Non-Resident Fishing $ 5.50 8.25 66.00 52.25 33.00 580.25 30.25 I 6.50 ------------ 19.00 85.50 I 99.50 498.75 80.75 4.75 30.25 16.50 63.25 4.75 71.50 2.75 16.50 256.50 ------- ----- 38.00 1,738.50 4.75 167.75 EI be rt. _____________ -------.------------------·--------- -------------- -- -------- EI Paso ____________________________________________ ----· ______________________ _ Fremont __________________________ --------------------------_________________ _ Gar fie I d ______________________________________________________________________ _ ------------ Gi Ipin------------------------------------------------- _______________________ _ Gr a n d ________________________________________________________________________ _ Gunnison ____________ ------------------------------------------- ____________ _ Hi nsd a Ie__________________________________________________________ ----------Jackson _________ _ J cff crsan. ____ ---------· ___ . _.. ___________ .____ .... ---- .... -- .. - ---- .. --- ----Ki ow a ___________________________________ ·------- _______________ --------------· Kit Carson ____________________ .--------------------------------- ___________ _ La kc ______________ .___________________________________________________________ _ 42.75 313.50 47.50 280.25 133.00 9.50 71.25 289.75 5.50 16.50 137.50 68.75 156.75 I 6.50 60.50 41.25 33.00 Resident f;ishing and Hunting $ 239.75 124.25 455.00 262.50 978.25 3,598.00 124.25 140.00 262.50 190.75 607.25 437.50 1,044.75 495.25 140.75 224.00 355.25 105.00 1.75 2,576.00 882.00 92.75 117.25 5 I 6.25 252.00 504.00 280.00 336.00 563.50 859.25 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting --------------------------------------------- $ 4.75 33.25 ------------ ------------ -----------59.00 ----------------------- 23.75 4.75 ----------------------- 39.00 ----------------------- 122.75 4.75 --------------------- I 08.50 4.75 34.25 ----,·----- -- 38.00 42.75 ------------ Total $ 307.00 151.50 563.75 338.50 1. 144.25 4,5 I 5.50 154.50 213.50 262.50 299.00 709.25 700.25 1.572.00 652.25 148.25 240.50 650.75 105.00 44.50 4,605.00 886.75 98.25 176.50 I.075.75 373.00 975.25 429.50 444.00 718.75 1.182.00 p ~ - -.... [ 21 ] �~ Ri REMITTANCES FROM COUNTY CLERKS-Continued COUNTY La Plata ______________________________________________________________________ $ Resident Big Game 2 6 6. 0 0 Larimer---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1, 5 l 5. 2 5 Las Animas_________________________________________________________________ 5 4 6. 2 5 Lineal n_______________________________________________________________________ 4 7. 5 0 Logan_________________________________________________________________________ 6 6. 5 0 Mesa___________________________________________________________________________ 1, 5 15. 2 5 8 0. 7 5 Mine ra I____________________ --------------------------------------------------Molf at (D. E. Houston) -------------------------------------------14. 2 5 Moffat (J. L. Hammond) _________________________________ _ 1'vl on t ez u ma __ --------------------------------______________________________ _ 118.75 Mon t rose ______ . ____________________________________________________ . ________ 209.00 Morgan _____________________________ . _________________________________ . _____ .. 28.50 0 t er o _________________________________________________________________________ _ 313.50 Ouray __________ .. ___________ . _______________________ ,. _______________________ _ Pa rk. _. ____________________________ . ____________________________________________ 232.75 Phil 19.00 370.50 Pitkin _______ -----------------------------------------------------------------p ro we rs ______________________________________________________________________ _ I 14.00 Rio Blanco _________________________________________________________________ _ 959.50 Rio Gr a nde ________________________________________________________________ _ 470.25 Routt _____________ _ 90.25 Saguache _________________________ ------------------------------------------S an Juan ______________________________ --------------------------------------42.75 Sa n Mi g ue I__________________________________________________________________ 104.50 Seel g wick _______________________________________ -----------------------------· Su n1 n1 it ________________________________________ ·-----------------------------· 76.00 1'c11 er ________________________________________________________________________ _ 688.75 Washing ton ________________________________________________________________ 9.50 We Id _. __ . ____________________________________________________________________ _ 1.097.25 Yu ma ________________________________________________________________________ _ 9.50 Totals_ _______________________________________________________________ $1 3, 7 5 l . 2 5 ~ Non-Resident Fishing $ I 07.25 409.75 93.50 16.50 63.25 71.50 492.25 55.00 Resident Fishing and Hunting 49.50 33.00 102.25 24.75 35.75 13.75 165.00 41.25 $ 4,023.75 $48,602.25 27.50 2.75 71.50 90.75 126.50 4.75 68.75 -- Total 24.75 19.00 $ 1.510.75 7,463.00 3,457.75 238.50 1,890.25 3,914.00 947.25 303.75 8.75 349.75 1. 183.50 707.50 1.933.75 87.50 697.25 546.00 995.00 1.306.75 1.897.25 2,852.25 624.75 l 82.00 400.25 664.25 488.25 408.75 1.951.25 394.25 6,260.50 587.75 $ 1.612.75 $67,990.00 $ 1,137.50 5,276.25 2,818.00 169.75 1,760.50 2,254.00 355.25 234.50 8.75 211.75 945.00 644.00 1.548.75 87.50 432.25 467.25 553.00 1,064.00 712.25 1,958.25 441.00 182.00 308.00 526.75 .343.00 308.00 1,226.75 3 71.00 4,973.50 518.00 19.25 24.75 30.25 71.50 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting $ 261.75 ------------ 4.75 73.25 19.00 4.75 4.75 ------------- 4.75 57.00 --------- 38.00 99.00 419.00 24.75 ------- ----- --- --------~----- 38.00 ----··- --- ----------------------- ~~ ~ ~ [ 22 J �tj i;., £ ( -----------' ~ REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS AGENT Ackley, Wm. F. ___ ----------------------------------------------------Adda ms, H. H. ---------------------------------------------------------- $ Adams, T. E. ----------------------------------------------------------Ahl. Jas. Ackers Motor Co. A Ikin!, Mrs. J. D. -----------------------------------------------------A I tva ter, 0. L. ---------------------------------------------------------Amick, Frank S. -------------------------------------------------------An gel, Chas. Armitage Hdw. Army and Navy Dept. Store _____________________________________ _ A ti ivaic k, Noah -------------------------------------------------------Banister, D. __ Bank of Crested Butte _______ ---------------------------------------Bai1d, John B. Baird Pharmacists Baird, John S. Drug Co. Barnes, R. B.:1sham, D.:1vid E.. _____ _ Ihxter Hd w. and T rd. Co.---------------------------------------Bea ucham p, W. P. _______ _ Bennett, T. J. __ Berger, Geo. C. Berrian, E. C, __ Beynon, L. J, __ _ Biggs-Kurtz Co. Bilbrough-Jones Co. Birkcd.:1hl. T. __ Blair, Roy _____ ________________________ _ Bloss, Roscoe L. Boston, R. Brin kja us, F. H. ___ ----------------------------------------------------- Resident Big Game Resident Fishing and Hunting Non-Resident flshing $ 71.25 ------------ $ 57.00 38.00 9.50 66.50 19.00 14.25 14.25 23.75 23.75 85.50 -- ··--------- 14.25 19.00 175.75 114.00 47.50 71.25 101.75 2.75 132.00 ------------ 19.25 99.00 ------------ 11.00 ----------------------- 79.75 200.75 2.75 ------------ 52.25 2.75 -----··-- ·-· - 2.75 156.75 114.00 16.50 13.75 8.25 5. 50 9.50 9.50 28.50 --- ------- -- --- - -- 22.00 75.25 161.00 190.75 38.50 255.50 24.50 91.00 428.75 73.50 183.75 64.75 514.50 260.75 423.50 84.00 147.00 148.75 63.00 57.75 337.75 96.25 687.75 285.25 19.25 250.25 519.75 1,293.25 35.00 138.25 59.50 267.75 17.50 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting Total $ $ 14.25 14.25 9.50 4.75 75.25 232.25 292.50 98.25 439.75 38.75 100.50 514.50 201.00 198.00 90.00 538.25 289.25 588.75 284.75 164.00 148.75 63.00 76.75 565.75 213.00 73 5. 2 5 359.25 19.25 266.75 690.25 1.415.50 40.50 147.75 69.00 318.25 17.50 I -~ [ 23 ] 5d �t;• [J BUENA VISTA FISH HATCHERY ~lit'~ ~--, i!::'.lt}fil_''fnt~ ~••!•ii1'/(,.,._,i.:lii~t_·. ~ ---•··l.:.l..:,.1:1.ntt. ·J;,j'h · ·,y,• •'i':-,,r'{'.f r /rt, •;<,;~.;~ t-rr~t:;t:,j Ji1·111, tL <• -~ilri&ttl OLD H ~~~: y,?,f~f-' a~mz.zt' :?~ti;;~ ~11tr , ,.,:·c. 1 l'' ;,;':-l,;• ,. E Ji "'"r..""!'".;,:; ... f,"C•:,,.,. ..., ~ .. -~~ f L:t;~~.41~-~ ~ ---------------------~ [ 24 ] �~ _ _ _ _ _ _(· REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Britt. L. T. ---------------------------------------------------------------Broadway Hardware Co.-------------------------------------------- $ Brooks, H. K. Buckles, Carl B uckton, A bra m -------------------------------------------------------Bu ff, James Burback, H. Burtiss, W. Campbell, J as. M. ______________________ _ Carmichael, G. Catlin, Chas. Cay ton, ______________ _ Chacon, Louis 0. Chappel. S. Floyd Chrustal. Jas. Church. C. 0. -----------------------------------------------------------Clark, G. W. -------------------------------------------------------------Clark ~ Son Hardware Co. _______________________________________ _ Click, Lansdon Cliff. Allen Clifton, Bruce Cochran, Wm. F. Collins, Robert Colorado Sporting Goods Co. Conejos Rainbow Trout Lodge _________________________________ _ Conover, C. C. Cook, Max Coolbroth, A. M. Cotton's Pharmacy Coy le Bros. _________________________ _ Craw ford State Bank_ ______ ·------------------------------- ________ _ Resident Big Game Non-Resident Fishing $ 118. 7 5 61.75 4.75 2.75 5.50 8.25 61.75 14.25 228.00 42.75 5.50 55.00 11.00 22.00 14.25 19.00 23.75 47.50 76.00 85.50 19.00 71.25 9.50 16.50 643.50 2.75 16.50 2.75 27.50 2.75 118.75 812.25 46.75 684.75 156.75 33.25 19.00 2.75 13 7.50 ----------- 104.50 5.50 Resident Fishing and Hunting $ 57.75 952.00 63.00 157.50 175.00 514.50 21.00 19. 25 243.25 49.00 14.00 36.75 318.50 45.50 110. 25 477.75 49.00 607.25 57.75 241.50 91.00 78.75 25().00 l.869.00 3. 50 64.75 458. 50 z+.50 71.75 19.25 159.25 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting Total $ $ 4.75 -----------· 28.50 66.50 -- - ---- ----- ------- ----- 60.50 1.076.25 13 3 .00 162.25 175.00 576.25 21.00 39.00 531.00 60.00 78.75 36.75 470.25 64.50 150.50 l. 168.75 127.75 709.25 79.50 340.25 103.25 78.75 424.50 3,394.50 70.00 64.75 6 l 5. 25 57.75 93.50 19.25 269.25 ~C---------------------- r- r: -L I 25 l �~ ~ REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT $ Creighton Mrs. Ida Crissn1 an, M. H. -------------------------------------------------------Crysler, Edwin ______________ -------------------------------------------Da Iton, Glenn ---------------------------------------------------------Davis, John W. ---------------------------------------------------------DeCam p, Alfred J , ___________________________________________________ _ Decker, H. F. -------------------------------------------------------------Dcc k er Springs S. R. Co. Devine, Ed DcWoody, W. Dick, H. A. Dickinson Hardware Co. Dietrich, Henry Doran, William Dow, C. Drommond, J. W. -----------------------------------------------------Dreyer, H. Duenweg, Elmer Duke, Homer A. Dumont, Chas. R. -----------------------------------------------------Dunn, Harry Eastin, C. C, ____________ _ Eisenstat, Jos. Englebrecht, P. J, __________ _ Englewood Drug Co. ______________________________ _ Epperson, John Eson Drug Co. _____________ _ Ferguson, J. Ferrier, W. Fields, Fred E. ___________ _ First National Bank (Ault) ____________ _ Resident Big Game 61. 75 52.25 104.50 4.75 14.25 4.75 Non-Resident Fishing $ 22.00 35.75 16.50 ------- 28.50 180.50 33.25 41.25 2.75 16.50 ----------- ----------- --------- --- 228.00 74.25 ----------- 90.25 5.50 --------- 90.25 99.75 159.50 ------------ -------- --- 14.25 85.50 14.25 52.25 19.00 --- -- -- "-- ----------- 2.75 2.75 2.75 ----- --- . -- 47.50 9.50 90.25 14.25 46.75 11.00 Resident Fishing and Hunting $ I 66.25 236.25 259.00 36.75 43.75 24.50 117.25 131.25 159.25 182.00 7.00 12.25 658.00 15.75 99.75 131.25 264.25 66.50 21.00 136.50 87.50 85.75 206.50 14.00 175.00 127.75 59.50 150.50 87. 50 322.00 115.50 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting -------------------------------------------------------- $ 4.75 ----------------------- ---------- -----·----------------------------------------------------------------------------------•.-- -- ·---- -- . ., -------------------------------------------------------------- ·--- --- -- -- -------- ------------ -- .. _ --------------------------------. ----------. - Total $ 250.00 324.25 363.50 41.50 74.50 34.00 117.25 201.00 342.50 231.75 7.00 12.25 960.25 15. 75 195.50 131.25 514.00 166.25 21.00 136.50 101.75 174.00 220.75 69.00 194.00 I 30.50 59.50 244.75 97.00 423.25 129.75 I ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ I 26 J �>. ______ r· ____. tc5 REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT First State Diamond Brokers _____________________________________ _ Five Points Hardware Co, __________________________________________ $ Frame, J as. L. -----------------------------------------------------------French, H. H. -----------------------------------------------------------F rcn ch, L. A. -----------------------------------------------------------Fruit E xc ha nge Bank-------------------------------------------------Fu 11 er, Mary L. ---------------------------------------------------------Funk, Her man ---------------------------------------------------------Goad, Clarence __________________ _ Goalstone, J. Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co. _____________________________________ _ Gou gar 8 Todd __________________ _ Gray, C. A, __ Gray, J. L. Gray, Oren Great W cs tern Hard ware Co. _____________________________________ _ Gregg, Ed. Green, John R. Green, John W., Jr.-------------------------------------------------Garrett, John W. -------------------------------------------------------Gil be rt, Karl Gilbert, Paul Gilliam, Walter Gloyd Agency Gunning Palmer Drug Co. ______________________________ _ Hahn, Lewis Hall, H. I I.1 rb i nson, I I. M. -----------------------------------------------------Hammond, F. M. -----------------------------------------------------Harding. C. E. -----------------------------------------------------------1-Iar ris, S. T. ·-------------------------------------------------------------- Resident Big Game Non-Resident Fishing $ 2.75 4.75 42.75 9.50 71.25 28.50 475.00 80.75 23.75 28.50 23.75 28.50 61.75 l 09 .25 33.25 1.235.00 9.50 61.75 19.00 356.25 85.50 42.75 38.00 6 l.75 61.75 66.50 13.75 16.50 38.50 181.50 2.75 27.50 8.25 22.00 49.50 30.25 211.75 2.75 I 1.00 . ·-··----- ·- 129.25 46.75 30.25 266.75 5.50 27.50 2.75 Resident nshing and Hunting $ 87.50 332.50 8.75 I 9.25 278.25 267.75 87.50 159.25 2,467.50 691.25 106.75 315.00 192.50 56.00 192.50 248.50 101.50 553.00 71.75 2,224.25 204.75 245.00 56.00 787.50 434.00 38.50 29.75 171.50 253.75 434.00 187.25 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting Total $ ----------------------- ---------- $ 19.00 99.00 34.25 9.50 ------------ 90.25 337.25 51.50 28.75 292.00 355.50 87.50 226.25 3,143.00 772.00 l 09.50 366.25 229.25 79.75 342.00 248.50 212.75 662.25 135.25 3,705.25 217.00 317.75 75.00 1,282.50 566.25 81.25 60.00 476.25 321.00 523.25 256.50 [ 27 l J �~ ~· REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Ha rvcy, Fred ------------------------------------------------------------ $ Ha user, Harry D. ___________________ ------------------------------------Hauck ~ McKel vey ____________________________________________________ Heaton, Ed. F. ---------------------------------------------------------Heilman, Ben jam i.n C, _______________________________________________ _ He i ti er Bros. ~ BI oom -----------------------------------------------H cl Iwig, Otto G. -------------------------------------------------------1-Iend ricks, Hugh B. --------------------------------------------------Henry, Grover 0. -----------------------------------------------------Higby, Mrs. Nina W. -----------------------------------------------Hitchcock ~ Tinkler, Inc. _________________________________________ _ Hoff man, A. F. ---------------------------------------------------------Hogus, E. A. ______ •------------------------------------------------------Hope, 0. B. -------------------------------------------------------------Howard, Earnest -----------------------------------------------------Hu Ii n g, 0 rvil H. -------------------------------------------------------Hu lsc, M. Hum me!, William-----------------------------------------------------H urd, Harvey Hurwitz, A. ---------------Hurwitz, Martin Husung, W. N. Hyde, H. H. -------------------------------------------------------------Hyman, A. M. Irwin, Paul Jagow, J. R. Jaggers, William~--------Jankovsky, A. Jennings, A. B. Jen.nings, J. D. Johnson, Chas. F. ------------------------------------------------------ Resident Big Game 42.75 14.25 166.25 38.00 Non-Resident Fishing $ $ 8.25 23.75 52.25 8.25 11.00 2.75 49.50 261.25 2.75 16.50 223.25 82.50 14.25 137.75 118.75 2.75 76.00 66.50 68.75 19.25 14.25 47.50 66.50 9.50 52.25 33.25 ---- -- -- - 33.25 346.75 356.25 Resident Fishing and Hunting 71.50 49.50 ------ -- -- ·- 8.25 4.75 52.25 137.50 40.25 94.50 437.50 57.75 12.25 334.25 140.00 131.25 66.50 138.25 112.00 175.00 297.50 189.00 63.00 40.25 38.50 280.00 250.25 3.50 5 I 6.25 231.00 397.25 161.00 45.50 196.00 54.25 122.50 17 6. 75 679.00 733.25 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ 14.25 ------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ·---------------------------------- ---- --------------------------- ------- 23.75 4.75 ----------·-- 29.50 Total $ 83.00 I 17 .00 603.75 95.75 12.25 356.75 288.75 267.00 116.00 399.50 138.50 243.75 297.50 494.75 63.00 43.00 114.50 280.00 385.50 22.75 530.50 350.00 513.25 170.50 97.75 229.25 54.25 154.50 219.50 1,078.00 1,256.50 ~-----------------! 2s I J �(~- _ _ (~ ~ REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Johnson, Lloyd P. Johnson, M. E. -------------------------------------------------------- $ Jones, N. Gomer__ ________________________ _ Judd· s Diamond Shoppe ___________________________________________ _ Judd y, M. Lynn ________________________________________________________ Ke1n pter, E. 0. ---------------------------------------------------------Keep, John I-I.-----------------------------------------------------------Ke y stone Ha rd ware Co.---------------------------------------------K i msey, M. G. ---------------------------------------------------Kinney, Chas. · Kitson, Dennis Kitzmiller, J. Knebel Sporting Goods Co·-----------------------------~---------Knobloch, Albert Kreager, C. W. ---------------------------------------------------------Krier, N. L. Lake, Charles Lake, J. W. La 11, John H. -----------------------------------------------------------· Lam me, S. Ju Iian _____________________________________________________ _ Lamping, J. Lankford, R. G. Lathrop Hardware Co. Lawson, A. J. Leight, M. Leffingwell, A. Leonard, Dean H. Lippitt, C. Lobdell, Burr Loe ke, H. lv1. -------------------------------------------------------------Long, Leo D. ----------------------------------------------------------- Resident Big Game Non-Resident 1:ishing Resident flshing and Hunting $ 104.50 $ 5.50 214.50 5.50 2.75 52.25 38.00 42.75 4.75 8.25 5.50 693.50 203.50 2.75 76.00 38.00 4.75 80.75 38.00 52.25 61.75 27.50 14.25 47.50 33.00 5.50 85.50 4.75 5.50 8.25 206.25 11.00 33.00 5.50 127.75 386.75 101.50 33.25 33.25 45.50 1.75 409.50 113.75 33.25 388.50 7.00 2,038.75 I. 75 87.50 262.50 175.00 61.25 85.75 521.50 26.25 33.25 302.75 14.00 168.00 322.00 49.00 87.50 24.50 92.75 490.00 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting Total $ $ 28.50 83.75 127.75 496.75 344.50 38.75 33.25 48.25 1.75 461.75 160.00 81.50 393.25 7.00 3,0 I 9.50 I. 75 90.25 262.50 303.25 99.25 101.50 635.25 69.75 33.25 392.00 14.00 215.25 375.00 49.00 87.50 30.00 186.50 701.00 J 11.J,-------------------------------------------------------------------[ 29 I �"' 0 �1 l I (" ------~ ~ REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Longmont Drug Co. __________________________________________________ $ Longmore, Geo. J. W. -----------------------------------------------Lowen hei m, Leo -------------------------------------------------------Lucas Sporting Goods Co.-----------------------------------------Lucock, Samuel L y.nc h, Ba rt ___ ----------------------------------------------------------l'vl aed eI, L. A.-----------------------------------------------------------M agg iora, A. D. -------------------------------------------------------Mahan, S. A. Marcbington, C. Markley Martinez, P. J. ____________ _ lvlay Co. Mayer, Geo. Hardware Co. _______________________________________ _ Mayes, Geo. A. Meador, Chas. f1 Co.-------------------------------------------------Mc h 1, L. J Midwest Trunk and Sporting Goods Co. ___________________ _ Miller, Bert M ii ler, R. Ca Ivi n ______________ -----------------------------------------Monson, Jos. H. -------------------------------------------------------Moritz Drug Moon, L. H. Moore, A. Morrison's Elyria Pharmacy ________________________ _ Moser, J. Moses, Meyer Mozer, Nathan MacCarlanc, Jas. H. McCann, W. C. McCasland, Ray Resident Big Game Non-Resident Fishing 152.00 52.25 $ 60.50 --------- 479.75 90.25 950.00 47.50 28.50 4.75 76.00 258.50 l 3.75 63.25 55.00 5.50 24.75 ------- 142.50 232.75 128.25 ----------- 80.75 -- ---- ------------ 9.50 4.75 52.25 30.25 24.75 44.00 96.25 2.75 49.50 l 1.00 ------- 4.75 175.75 14.25 9.50 95.00 66.00 49.50 ------- -- 4.75 90.25 __ - --- - .. , , 14.25 8.25 Resident J~ishing and llunling Non-Resident Hig Game llun1ing $ 1, I 93.50 358.75 19.25 1,340.50 $ 365.75 1,937.25 574.00 161.00 50.75 222.25 82.25 796.25 1,888.25 1,001.00 57. 75 94.50 239. 75 5.25 64.75 12.25 17.50 35.00 910.00 10.50 344.75 19.25 175.oo· 112.00 I 62.75 3. 50 12. 25 Total $ 1,406.00 4.75 4.75 66.50 19.00 85.50 38.50 411.00 19. 25 2,083.50 469.75 2,950.50 676.50 189.50 61.00 323.00 82.25 991.00 2,156.00 1,154.00 168.25 271.50 242.50 73.75 85.25 17.00 17.50 39.75 1,217.25 74.25 354.25 114.25 175.00 116. 75 341.50 11.75 26.50 r-, ,r ~ --L [ 31 l �~ ~ REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT McCracken, P. E. _____________________________________________________ $ McGraw, A. R. ---------------------------------------------------------Mc L can, C. A.---------------------------------------------------------N assa u, Jack -----------------------------------------------------------Nati o na I Loan Office _________________________________________________ _ Neis Ier, C. L. _____________ ----------------------------------------------N cw comb, Sadie New ton, Geo. F. _________ ----------------------------------------------O ffice, Fish and Game Department__ ___________________________ _ Oatman, C. E. -----------------------------------------------------------Oden ba ugh, Walter Paxson, El wood F . ___________________________________________________ _ Payne, A Iice -------------------------Pcopl e's Loan Office ___________________________________________________ _ Percy, Thos. S. ________________________ _ Peterson, 0 t to ___________________________________________________________ _ Peterson, Roy ------------------------------------------------------Pi Igc r, Lou is E. ---------------------------------------------------------Pin tcr, Alex C, _________________________________________________________ _ Porter, C. W, __________ _ Poteet, L. A. ______________ -----------------------------------------------p rat t Book Store _______________________________________________________ _ Price, Dorothy V. -----------------------------------------------------Price, W. H. Price Arms Co.---------------------------------------------------------Price, Walters S. ----------------------------------------------------Pyke, W. R. -------------------------------------------------------------Py le, Harvey V. -------------------------------------------------------Pue b Io Ha rd ware Co.-----------------------------------------------Poe, S. S. -----------------------------------------------------------------Quinn, John F . ________________________________________________________ _ ~ £ 32 l Resident Big Game 52.25 99.75 28.50 19.00 80.75 230.00 ----------- 118.75 80.75 19.00 52.25 118.75 109.25 Non-Resident Fishing $ 57.75 22.00 8.25 33.00 5.50 2.75 2.75 209.00 27.50 12.00 2.75 16.50 22.00 2.75 19.00 114.00 261.25 42.75 118.75 76.00 47.50 28. 50 71.25 14.25 5.50 22.00 19.25 8.25 8.25 11.00 Resident Fishing and Hunting $ 255.50 131.25 175.00 38.50 493.50 75.25 70.00 1.75 634.00 35.00 194.25 336.00 78.75 87.50 295. 75 3 I 6:75 299.25 138.25 252.00 483.00 609.00 78.75 157.50 77.00 700.00 145.25 115.50 14.00 173.25 112.00 243.25 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting ------------·---------------------- ------------ -------------------------------------------$ 165.00 --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total $ 365.50 253.00 211.75 90.50 579.75 78.00 72.75 1.75 1,238.00 62.50 325.00 419.50 97.75 87.50 364.50 457.50 408.50 141.00 271.00 597.00 875.75 78.75 179.50 139.00 827.00 221.25 171.25 42.50 244.50 112.00 268.50 d �(~ ~ ·~ REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Resident Big Game Rabb, Harry \V. -------------------------------------------------------- $ Rain bow Trout Lodge _____________________________________________ _ 42.75 Ray, W ii I ia m ----------------------------------------------------Read, Felix E. -----------------------------------------------------------H.ic ha nJs, E. E. Itic heson, M. S. ---------------------------------------------------------Roberts, John T. -------------------------------------------------------Robertson, Mrs. M. A. _______________ ·-----------------------------Robbi.ns, Mrs. N. Robinson, F. B. ---------------------------------------------------------Robinson-Gardner Hardware Co.-------------------------------Rogers, Miss Jessie lL ______________________________________________ _ Rose Brothers Rothrock, L. V ._______________________________________________________ _ Salisbury, Frank __________ _ Sanders, G. Sanderson, Alton Santarelli, Rocco Sargent, C. B. Sean la n, W. M. ---------------------------------------------------------Scarborough Bros. Schaeffer Tent 8 Awning Co. ___________________________________ _ Schlater, Charles Scgu r, L. L. ---------------------------------------------------------------Sc rf oss, W a Iter H. -----------------------------------------------------Smith, Chas. E. 8 Co.-----------------------------------------------Scott, Geo. S. Shaffer, Louis Sha fer, John E. ---------------------------------------------------------Sharp, J. A.-------------------------------------------------------------S her man 8 T a.nnen ba um ___________________________________________ _ 38.00 23.75 14.25 4.75 118.75 294.50 9.50 44 l. 7 5 4.75 33.25 14.25 7 I.25 4.75 42.75 28.50 9.50 Non-Resident Fishing $ 16.50 5.50 11.00 16.50 19.25 19.25 13.75 46.75 137.50 13.75 19.25 22.00 2.75 2.75 2.75 2.75 8.25 I 6.50 19.00 47.50 38.00 33.25 28.50 30.25 ------ ·----- Resident Hshing and Hunting $ 574.00 3.50 283.50 26.25 418.25 96.25 14.00 31.50 12.25 334.25 740.25 5.25 1,309.00 561.75 68.25 122.50 I 0.50 59.50 36.75 54.25 101.50 99.75 112.00 7.00 1.75 312.50 85.75 75.25 47.25 21.00 140.00 Non-Resident Big Game l lunting Total $ $ 4.75 38.00 ----------------------- ----------------------- 4.75 ---------------------------------- ------------ 633.25 8.25 321.50 55.50 48 l.50 I 01.00 30.50 50.75 31.50 466.75 1,081.50 14.75 1.888.25 585.00 120.75 136.75 81.75 86.25 39.50 99.75 132.75 112.00 120.25 7.00 1. 75 329.00 104.75 153.00 85.25 54.25 168.50 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ [ 33 ] �~ t,;. REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT SI at kin, Harry ---------------------------------------------------------- $ SI ass, M. P. ---------------------------------------------------------------Sou th Pearl Hard ware Co. _________________________________________ _ Spencer, Harry L. -----------------------------------------------------Sten back, Ra Iph H. ---------------------------------------------------S tcuc k. Ed w. H. -------------------------------------------------------S tc vens, Sam Stew a rt, Frank J. -----------------------------------------------------St i11 man, Miss E. H. Stocking I I.udware, Plumbing \'.!1 Heating Co. Stover, Albert R. Slra u b, E. A., Jr.-----------------------------------------------------S tra usberg, Jos. S lrou p, E. S. -------------------------------------------------------------Stuckey, W. Swanson, Robert Swanson, Alfred Swearingen, Wm. E. _________________________________________________ _ Sweet, E. Sleet, E. Sayers, J. E. -------------------------------------------------------------l'a ft, Chas. W. ---------------------------------------------------------Ta 11 man Hard ware Co. _____________________________________________ _ Tandy. E. D.______ _ ___ _________________ _ Tanner, Ira Thomson, F. E. __________ _ Thomson, G. H. Tillotson, M. Timbrel. J. Treadwell. Pat Tritch Hard ware Co. _________________________________________________ Resident Big Game 19.00 161.50 28.50 19.00 4.75 627.00 85.50 185.25 Non -Resident Fishing ------ ----- $ 13.75 13.75 5.50 13.75 137.50 27.50 27.50 38.50 ------ ------ 52.25 52.25 ------------ 61.75 23.75 80.75 4.75 118. 7 5 I 1.00 19.00 33.25 61.75 213.75 9.50 4.75 --.--------- ·-~. -- 23.75 1,121.00 5.50 ------------ 8.25 ------------ 55.00 44.00 -----·----- ·- 33.00 13.75 I 1.00 96.25 ___.,__ - __ .. .,_ 13.75 --- __._ - 16.50 ---------- 368.50 Resident l'ishing and Hunting $ 148.75 152.25 316.75 11.50 367.50 3,6 I 2.00 579.25 626. 50 42.00 189.00 84.00 49.00 143.50 141.75 38.50 523.25 180.25 308.00 Non-Resident Big Grn1c llunting $ $ 4.75 14. 25 1. 75 ------- --- -·- 87.50 203.00 311.50 215.25 8.75 12.25 52.50 99.75 31.50 4,089.75 Total 19.00 167.75 327.50 359.00 56.00 386.00 4.381.25 692.25 853.50 80.50 189. 00 I 36.25 106.75 143.50 214.50 62.25 612.25 185.00 481.75 44.00 I. 75 19.00 153.75 278.50 536.25 321 .00 13 .50 26.00 52.50 140.00 31.50 5,598.25 ~[34] ------------------------------~ �-J REMITTANCES FROM AGENTS-Continued Resident Big Game AGI:NT $ $ 76.00 47.50 4.75 68.75 2.75 60.50 41.25 8.25 5.50 ------------ -· ---------- 52.25 2.75 Tota ls _______________ ------------------------------------------------- $ 2 I , 8 2 8. 2 5 $ 9,344.75 $89,807.00 W i Ison, W. I. -----------------------------------------------------------Woodring 8 Kuhn. _____________________________________________________ Woodward, \V. J. -------------------------------- _____________________ Wolff, Arnold _________________________________ ------------------------York Hardware Co.---------------------------------------------------Young, Geo. H. _______________ -------------------------------------------Zeitz, H. IL ___ -·--- ----__ ----- - ---- .. --- -· --- , ------------ 19.00 4.75 80.75 38.00 9.50 4.75 8.25 33.00 lhsi<lcnt Fishing and Hunting 488.25 243.25 21.00 155.75 917.00 7.00 152.25 49.00 438.25 213.50 192.50 38.50 99.75 175.00 4,231.50 101.50 3.50 339.50 43.75 164.50 64.75 168.00 61.25 262. 50 491.75 10 I. 50 5.25 232.75 Troxel Bros. ------------------------------------------------------------ $ Thom as, Evan ---------------------------------------------------------Va lore Hardware Co.-------------------------------------------------Valen tine, M. J. f1 Co.---------------------------------------------''Vim, The'' -------------------------------------------------------------Watt, John _________________________ ------------------------------------Wagner, W. A.---------------------------------------------------------Walbrecht, Char !es ---------------------------------------------------\Va lsh f1 Brooks-------------------------------------------------------W a Iker Bros. Motor Co.-------------------------------------------W a nde I f1 Co. __ ---------------------------------------------------------Wenger, S. E. ___ --------------------------------------------------------Wein berg, H. -------------------- ---------------- -----------------------White, R. E. ____________________ -----------------------------------------Whitney Sporting Goods ------------------------------------------Wilkinson, J. E. __ ----------------------------------------- ____________ Willey, R. R. -----------------------------------------------------------W iII ia ms, Fred C. __________________ ------- _______ ---------------------Williams, Tl10s. R. -------------------------------------------------Williams, W. W. (Yuma) ---------------------------------------Williams, W. W. (Green Mt. Falls) __________________________ 52.25 85.00 76.00 9.50 57.00 Non-Resident Fishing ------------ 2.75 55.00 77.00 13.75 2.75 11.00 ---------- -- 5.50 2.75 2.75 ------· ---------------- ------------ 798.00 4.75 40 I. 5 0 2.75 ------------ ------------ 128.25 28.50 38.00 ----------------------- ------~----- 104. 50 ------·•----- 27.50 Non-Resident Big Game Hunting Total ------------ $ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 548.75 361.75 97.00 168.00 1,029.00 84.00 185.00 56.50 534.75 251.50 207.50 46.00 102.50 175.00 5,479.50 109.00 3.50 495.25 72.25 202.50 133.50 275.25 121.75 379.75 547.50 111.75 5.25 287.75 $ 1.016.25 $121,996.25 $ 4.75 -------------------------------------------------------- 48.50 ' ~,_________________________________5g [ 35 l �·~ ~· EXAMINER'S REPORT ST ATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER DENVER, COLORADO DECEMBER 1, 1924 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1925 INCLUSIVE January 15, 1926. HON. CHARLES DA VIS, Auditor of State, Denver, Colorado. Dear Sir; I submit herewith a report of the audit of the records of the STA TE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1925. The receipts from all sources amounted to $246,827.41. and this sum was turned over to the State Treasurer. The balance on December 1, 1924, was $119,615.45, making a total of $366,442.86. The disbursements for the year amounted to $186,~ 589.50, leaving a balance of $179,853.36. The sum of $1 J, 179.12 was expended during the year for permanent improvements and equipment. Respectfully submitted, J.M. WOOD, Public Examiner. q ~J ~_,.--------------------·---------------------------:__m [ 36 ] �_(. ~ ~ . GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER December ], 1924, to Nouember 30, 1925 RECEIPTS Resident Big Game Licenses .... -... $ 43,955.50 Non•Resident Fishing Licenses.... 18,251.75 Resident Hunting and Fishing Licenses······-- ..... ···-··--······-----·- l 53,368.75 Non-Resident Hunting Licenses.. 2,841.00 Lakes and Renewal Licenses .. _____ _ 1,109.00 474.00 Preserve Licc.nscs 275.00 Im porlers' Licenses 55.00 Guides' Licenses 73.00 Seining Permits -··--···-··-···------·---160.00 Tax idcrm ists' Permits 513.50 Transportation Permits 45.00 Specimen Permits 607.00 Importation Permits --·--··•··-·---·-Sales of Confiscated Goods.-........ 236.45 Beaver Hides 20,148.75 3,579.01 Fines ·······--Bca ver Permits 483.00 Phcasan t Per mi ts ······-······-·--····-$ Refuge Permits -·-··-··-·---·-·······-··· Storage Permits Scientific Permits Non-Game Bird Permits...·-·-·--·Bird Permits Non•Bird Permits Non•Scientific Permits---·····-··-·-·Transfcr Lake Permits .. -----·-·-····S tag Permits ·····--··-·-··--···-·-·····-·• Deer "Hides Hay Sales Firearm Sales Form Tags Deer Meat-·-·--·-------·-···--·---------··· Fish Troughs --·-·------·---···---------· 21'.00 333.75 153.00 7.00 3.50 1.50 .50 .50 1.00 1.00 2.50 30,00 50.00 7.50 16.45 22.50 $246,827.41 DISBURSEMENTS Remitted to State Treasurer..·----·-·--···-··---···--·---$ 246,827.41 ~.------------------~ [ 37 ] �~ -~ I RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS AGENT Amick, F. S. ---------------------------------------- $ Ada n1s, C. H. -------------------------------------Akers Motor Company-----------------------Addams, H. H. ____________________________________ AhL J. R. -----------------------------------------Ackley, W. F. -----------------------------------A It v a ter, 0. L. __ ---------------------------------Armitage Hardware Co. ______________________ Army~ Navy Dept. Store, Denver ______ Arvada Hard ware Co. __________________________ Ada ms, T. E. ______________________________________ An gel, C. c. ________________________________________ Bai rd. J. B. _______________________________________ Bai rd Pha r mac is ts -----------------------------Bank of Crested Butte __________________________ Ba.niste r, D. ---------------------------------------Berger, G. G. -------------------------------------B. A. ~ Navy S. Co., Denver__ ____________ Berrian, E. C. ______ ------------------------------Beyon, L. J .. ____________________________________ Bcggs-K. H. ~ L. Co._ ---------·-------------Bilbrougb-Jones Hardware Co. ____________ BI air, R. ______________________________________________ Blaucr, C. E. ·-----------------·--·-- _____________ Blczek Drug Co. ______________________________ BI oss, R.. L. ---------------------------------------Baxter Ha rd ware Co. __________________________ Boyd, E. R. _______________________________________ Brink ha us, F. I-I.-------------------------------Britt, L. T. _______________________________________ Broadway Hard ware Co. ____________________ Resident Ilun1ing and Vishing 383.25 96.25 227.50 192.50 38.50 61.25 77.00 175.00 145.25 273.00 231.00 22.75 42.00 173.25 491. 7 5 159.25 262.60 89.25 19.25 175.00 820.75 1,228.50 140.00 33.25 99.75 2 I 0.00 420.00 234.50 10.50 73.50 925.75 Resident Big Game $ 52.25 4.75 19.00 80.75 57.00 ------------ 61.75 19.00 33.25 80.75 85.50 ---------------- ··---- - 9.50 118.75 4.75 ----------- --------------------------- ---- .. - 237.50 99.75 ----------------- ·--- ------------· -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------·-----·--------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------. ---- -------------------------·-·-------· ··--. - - ______ ______ $ 24.75 ----·--------------- --- -- ---------- 264.00 $ ------------------------------------------------------ -- ---· - 38.00 118.75 , --------------•--- -------·-------------------------------- 8.25 13.75 187.00 11.00 143.00 2.75 79.75 ------------------- ----- 8.25 13.75 38.50 31.00 33.00 -----------______ __ .. -, 19.25 27.50 --- ---- --- ---- J4.25 9.50 --- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------··---- ~ -- - 38.00 33.25 --· --· ----------------------- Total Bird f-ishing Hun1ing - ----· 24.75 4.75 -- ---------------·----------------------------- ___ ___ '" -----------------------------------·--- ..--- . -- ----------- ·----------- --------------------- - -- ---------------· -- $ 460.25 101.00 524.75 282.75 95.50 61.25 138.75 194.00 186.75 367.50 503.50 33.75 185.00 185.50 690.25 168.75 262.60 97.50 33.00 213.50 1,091.25 1,361.25 140.00 33.25 99.75 229.25 485.50 267.75 10.50 11 I. 50 1,069.25 ~~.J ~ ._jfll [ 38 ] �_{.~ RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Brown, N. R. ______________________________________ $ Buckh:s, E. Buff, J. Resident I hulling and hshing 178.50 332.50 374.50 262.50 Buckton, A. 901.25 Boston, R. I. 19.25 Burback, H. J. Burkhard Hard ware Co. _____________________ _ 35.00 49.00 Bu rt iss. W. S. -------------------------------------775.25 Bennett, T. J. ------------------96.25 Brooks, H. I(.-------------------------------------17.50 Basha m, D. E. Cliff, A. 140.00 Campbell. J. M. 271.25 Clayton, J. G. ___ _ 57.75 Carroll. W. D. ___________ _ 89.25 Catlin. C. F. _______ _ 15. 75 Cool broth, A. M. _______________________________ _ 54.25 Chacon, L. O. _______ _ 409.50 Carmichael. G. F._. 54.25 Clark. G. 96.25 Clark Hardware Co.·--680.75 Click, L. 98.00 Clifton, B. ________ . ____ _ _____________ _ 78.75 Cobb, L. W .. _________________________________ _ 8.75 Cockran, W. 3.50 Collins, R. A._ 292.25 Conejos Rec. Assn. ___________ _ 5.25 Cook, M. __ _ 785.75 Colorado Sporting Goods Co. _________ _ 1,615.25 Catron' s Pharmacy 84.00 Creighton, I. J. 182.00 Resident llig l,.uuc $ $ 52.25 342.00 1\.25 104.50 $ ---------- -- 4.75 35.75 ----··---··'"··- 9.50 7 l.25 99.75 5.50 16.50 22.00 19.25 ----- --" ---- ---------- ·- 28.50 308.75 8.25 5.50 -------- 90.75 5.50 - ----- - ---- 23.75 33.25 14.25 ------ ---· -----··- 104.50 11.00 8.25 l 1.00 13.75 19.25 - 118.75" 80.75 14.25 23.75 4.75 9.50 118.75 ----------------- ----- ··---- -- 228.00 688.75 19.00 6 l. 75 $ 171.25 55.00 68.75 19.25 657.25 2.75 24.75 Tot~I Bird f-ishing llunting --· ------- -- 47.50 $ 235.50 674.50 445.75 262.50 1,041.50 19.25 40.50 75.00 868.50 215.25 17.50 176. 75 585.50 57. 75 180.00 45.00 87.50 528.25 65.25 223.25 772.50 126.00 121.75 13.50 13.00 466.00 74.00 1,013.00 3,182.00 105.75 268.50 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5g [ 39 ] �!-I ca &.' . d· ~ii~1i1~. ~ --------------------~ [ 40] �Jt('') ( r~ 1 RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Crissman, M. H. ________________________________ $ Callaway, J. A.-·-------------------------------Crysler, Ed. ________________ ·-------- ·-------------Cushman, H. C. ---------------------------------Church, G. G. -----------------------------------Chappel, S. F. -----------------------------------Chrysler, J. F. -----------------------------------Caspc, J. _____________ _. -·--------------------------Dal ton, G. -----------------------------------------De Woody, W. L, ________________________________ Davis, J. E ·-----------------------. ________ , _______ DcCamp, A. J. ------------------------- ·---------Decker, H. G. -------------------------------------Decker Spring Resort Co .. ___________________ Davis, J. W ·-------- --·-------------- ·----------·-Denver Dry Goods Co. _____________________ .. Dietrich. I I. .... -·-·----- _________________ ·------Doran, W. -----------------------------------------Duen wcg, E. ______________________________________ Downing, E. K, __________________________________ Drommond, J. W. ______________________________ Dryer, H. -· __________ -------·------- --- -----------Dow, C. H .. __________ ·------- -----· ______________ Durand, H. fvL _____ ---·· ·----------------· __ Eastin, C. C, ______________________________ .. ___ Eise.nstat, J. J. -----------------------------------Endncr, H. W. ___ , _______________________________ Engelbrecht, P. J. ______ .. --·----------------- __ Englewood Drug Co. __________________________ Englewood Hardware Co. ____________________ Epperson, J. P. ___ ------------------------------ ___ Resident llunting and Fishing 134.75 89.25 . 315.00 77.00 360.75 12.25 99.75 210.00 50.75 334.25 I 9.25 54.25 49.00 183.75 57.75 290.50 812.00 28.00 383.25 33.25 238.00 187.25 127.75 17.50 1 I 5.50 204.75 119.00 29.75 190.75 315.00 89.25 Resident Big Game $ 33.25 9.50 52.25 23.75 ------------ 42.75 ----------------------- 4.75 99.75 ---------- -- 23.75 ------------ 19.00 23.75 ------------ 237.50 -----------·- 90.25 23.75 ------ ------ 104.50 80.75 ---------- - I 04.50 23.75 42.75 71.25 23.75 57.00 ------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------··------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bird Fishing Hunting $ 14.00 11.00 ----------------------------------··------------------------------------------- ------------ 66,00 407.00 ------------ 11.00 ----------------------- ------------ 33,00 ------------ ----------------------------- ----- --------------------------------------------- ------------ 74.25 13.75 13.75 167,75 ------------ -------------------------------------------------------- ------------ 13, 75 2.75 5.50 225.50 13. 7 5 11.00 19. 25 ------------ 71.50 11.00 ------------ 13.75 -------- ---- $ 14.25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 182.00 $ 109.75 367.25 166.75 667.75 55.00 1 I 0. 7 5 210.00 55.50 467.00 19.25 78.00 49.00 277.00 95.25 304.25 1.217.25 28.00 487.25 59.75 257.75 517.25 222.25 28.50 239.25 228.50 233.25 112.00 214.50 385.75 89.25 p ~ --.__ £ 41 l �~ t~ I RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Ferguson, J. A. ______________ ·----------- ________ $ Fir rier, W. T. -----------------------------------First National Bank, Ault__ __________________ Five Pain ts Hardware Co. ____________________ Frame, J. L. ---------------------------------------French, H. tL _____________________________________ French, L. A.-------------------------------------Fruit Exchange Bank __________________________ Fu Iler, M. L. -------------------------------------Garrett, J. W. -----------------------------------Gar re t t, S. H. ____________________________________ Gateway Hardware Co. ______________________ Gi Ibcr t, K. ____________________ ------------------- __ Gi Ibe rt, P. __________________________________________ Gilliam, W. F. -----------------------------------Gloyd Agency Co. ______________________________ Good, C. -------------------------------------------Goal st one, J. -------------------···-------- .----· __ Gibbs, J. A.---------------------------------------Gooch, E. C. ______________________________________ Gottlieb Mere. Co. ___________________________ Gougar ~ Todd __________________________________ Graves, R. L. ______________________________________ Gray, C. A. -------------------------·-------------Gray, L. J. ---------------------------------- ________ Gray, 0. __________________________ ·--------- ________ Great Wes tern F. H. Co. ___ -----------------·Green, J. W., Jr.-------------------------------Green Hardware ~ Paint Co. ________________ Grin pan, R. ---------------------------------------Gunnison Hardware Co, ______________________ I ~ Resident Hunting and Fishing 171.25 89.25 126.00 343.00 1.75 73.50 190.75 145.25 112.00 2,111.50 168.00 268.00 77.00 269.50 78.75 799.75 2,541.00 875.00 35.00 54.25 61.25 301.00 579.25 212.75 68.25 154.00 194.25 66.50 175.00 239.75 182.00 Resident Big Game $ 6 I. 75 31.25 118.75 28.50 ----------------------- --------· - 76.00 --------··· -- 1,040.25 38.00 71.25 71.25 28.50 33.25 275.50 446.50 118.75 28.50 ------------ 19.00 42.75 23.75 28.50 I 9.00 l 04.50 ----------··- 19.00 47.50 9.50 57.00 --- ------· -----------·----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- -- ---------------------------------- ---··----- $ 49.50 --· --- - . -------- ·- ··- --------- -- -- ---· ------ --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- 57.75 2.75 ----------------------------- -- - ------· ---··- 159.50 5. 50 60.50 ------ - $ 33.25 ---------------------------------- -- ---------- 27.50 ----------------------- -----, ---· - -------- ---------- -- - 239.25 379.50 9.50 38.00 ------ -------- --- -· - ----------------- --- -- --··---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----· ---- ---------- ·- - 230.00 ------- --· ,_ 13. 75 74.25 2.75 --------- Tor.11 Bird fishing Hunting - l 1.00 ------- -- . -- 16. 50 -------- .. ·- 2.75 71. 50 9.50 ---------------------------------- -------------------~-------------- ----------·----------- -----------------------------· -- --- $ 284.50 122.50 244.75 3 71. 50 1. 75 73.50 248.50 224.00 l l 2. 00 3,364.50 21 I. 50 399.75 148.25 325.50 112.00 1,124.00 3,405.00 993.75 63. 50 291.75 80.25 357.50 677.25 264.00 87.25 269. 50 194.25 l 02.00 222. 50 252.00 3 I 0.50 !)}1 [ 42 ] �f!;:r>J- . - - - - - - ~ ( ~ - - - - - - - - - . . J ( t(1 .i RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Golden Eagle Dry Goods Co. ______________ $ Green, J. R. ---------------------------------------Gregg, E. S ,_______________________________________ _ HJII. H. HJmmond, F. M. _______________________________ _ Ha rd ing, C. E. ------------------------------------ H Jrt, D. Harvey, F. Ha user, H. D. -------------------------------------1-I a y nes, H. K. -----------------------------------How a rd, E. 1-katon, E. I lcittcr Bros. f1 Bloom Heilman, B. Hellwig, 0. G. -----------------------------------H~m berger, C. _______ _ Hendricks, H. Henry, G. C. ____________ _ Higby, N. W. -------------------------------------Hitchcock f1 Ti nk Ier.. _________________________ _ Hockaday, E. W. Highlands P. f1 H. Co. _______________________ _ Hope, 0. IL .. Haynie, E. H. Hurwitz, A. Hurwitz, J. M. ___________________________________ _ Hurwitz, M. Hudson, T. M._ Huyser Bros. Hyde, H. I I. Huling, 0. H. Resident Huming .rnd Fishing I 57.50 204.75 74.50 33.25 330.75 5 l 1.00 31.50 45.50 52.50 52.50 87.50 92.75 427.00 24.50 236.25 77.00 260.75 108.50 91.00 232.75 260.75 87.50 257.25 126.00 5.25 3.50 309.75 56.00 45.50 336.00 133.00 Resident Big Game Fishing Hunting $ ----------------$ I 4.25 $ ------- 66.50 90.25 4.75 19.00 14.25 35.75 118.25 8.25 41.25 --------------------------------------------- 8.25 2.75 ----------------------- __ --- -- . - ------------ 19.25 -------·---·--- 35.75 8.25 ----------------------- 44.00 217.25 ----------------------- 8.25 ------------ 52.25 8.25 68.75 35.75 ---------------------------------- ---------------·-- 99.75 42.75 , --------- l 09.25 76.00 --------- 23.75 4.75 ---- 28.50 4.75 237.50 ------. 23.75 14.25 7 I. 25 4.75 Total Bird ----- $ 4.75 2.75 --·------- - -- 60.50 2.75 ----------------------- 157.50 204.75 124.50 151.50 405.50 642.50 36.25 64.50 75.00 55.25 87.50 192. 50 489.00 24.50 381.25 161.25 260.75 176.25 313.00 232.75 297.50 92.25 547.00 134.25 74.00 44.00 309.75 82.50 59.75 467.75 140.50 q I' u._,.--------------------------------------------[ 43 (' "L 1 ~ �~ ~ RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT H using, W. N. ____________________________________ $ Huggins Elect. Co.-----------------------------Hy man, A. M. ____________________________________ I-la rris, S. F. ---------------------------------------- Hu rd, H. C. ---------------------------------------1-1 ab n, L. A.---------------------------------------Hulse, M. S .________________________________________ Huff man, A. F. ---------------------------------Irwin, P. D. ---------------------------------------Jackson, 0. T. -----------------------------------J aggcrs, W. ________________________________________ Jagow, J. R. -------------------------------------Jan kovsk y, A. -----------------------------------Jennings, A. B. ---------------------------------Johnson, L. P. -----------------------------------J obnso.n, C. F. -----------------------------------Jennings, J. P. -----------------------------------Jones, W. G. ______________________________________ Jones f1 Son Hardware Co. __________________ Johnson, E. E. -----------------------------------Johnson, M. E. ---------------------------------Kadish, J. W .______________________________________ Kauffman. H. E. ---------------------------------Keep, J. IL_ ____ ______ __ __ _ ___ _ ___ _ ___ Ket Iy, T. W. _____________________________________ Kem ptner, E. O. _________________________________ Keystone Ha rd ware Co. ______________________ Kinsey, M. G. -------------------------------------Kinney, C. T. -----------------------------------Knibel Sporting Goods Co. __________________ Klci.nschnitz, F. G. ______________________________ ~ Resident Hunting and l;ishing 192.50 87.50 162.75 185.00 157.50 3.50 87.50 185.50 52.50 24.50 68.25 103.25 147.00 42.00 110.25 847.00 626.50 66.50 197.75 154.00 31.50 26.25 56.00 29.75 85.75 66.50 432.25 80.50 50.75 2,045.75 369.25 Resident Big Game $ Hunting 33.25 14.25 9.50 71.25 4.75 -------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------ Fishing $ 71.50 11.00 5.50 41.25 ----------------------- ----------- ----------------------- ---- ----- -------------- 11.00 38.50 71.25 ----------------------- ------------ 47.50 104.50 ------------ ------------ 342.00 261.25 --------- - --- 4.75 I 09.25 -------- --·-- 4.75 95.00 19.00 ---- -- --- ··-- ------------- 49.50 $ --------------------------------------- ·-------------------------------------- __ -, -- -- --- _________ 19.25 ----------------- -- ---- ---------- -- $ 28.50 - -- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ·- ----- --·-- ------ ------ 8.25 99.00 44.00 178. 75 2.75 11.00 ----------------------------------- ·---- ----------------------- ------- -------------- -- ----------- - -----·------- ------ 28.50 688.75 66.50 ------ ·----- 33.25 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ --- --- -------------------------------------------------------- ----- 123.75 2.75 266.75 ------------ ------------ TotJI Bird ------------ ---------------------------------- 9.50 ------------ $ 297.25 l I 2. 75 172.25 261.75 203.50 3.50 87.50 252.25 157.00 24.50 68.25 114.25 214.00 113.25 118.50 1.337.50 931.75 245.25 205.25 274.25 31.50 31.00 15 1.00 48.75 85.75 66.50 465.50 80.50 82.00 3,134.50 435.75 5a [ 44 ] �_f"r ~ ( ----------' (' - - - - - - - - - - - ' -t( J RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT KI inger, W. ---------------------------------------- $ Kochler, C. ---------------------------------Kra usc, V. Kreager, C. W. -----------------------------------Leffing we 11. A. S, _______________________________ _ Lake, C. -------------------------------------------La 11, J. E. -------------------------------------------Lam me, S. J. -------------------------------------Lam ping, J. A.-----------------------------------La throp HarJware Co. _______________________ _ Lawson, A. J. -----------------------------------Leight, M. A. _____________________________________ _ Leonard, D. H. -----------------------------------Lippitt, C. Lobdell, B. ______________ _ Locke, H. M ·-------------------------------------Lynch, B. Longmont Drug Co.---------------------------L ucock, S. Lucas Sporting Goods Co. _________________ _ Lutes Drug Store Lake, J. W. Mayer Hardware Co. l\'1a ker, F. E. _____________ _ Maggiora, A. Macdel. L. A·-------------------------------------Ma rc hi n gr on, C. Markley, F. S. _______ _ Martinez, P. J. Mcar, H. __ _ Mozer, N. L. Resident Hunting and Fishing 70.00 54.25 45.50 105.50 346.50 262.50 68.25 330.75 29.75 323.75 21.00 238.00 26.25 106.75 17.50 120.75 1,848.00 988.75 367.50 I.018.50 523.25 35.00 950.25 259.00 231.00 208.25 278.25 87.50 966.00 75.25 133.00 Resident Big G.1me $ 4.75 4.75 Hunting Fishing ------------ ------------ $ $ 80.75 I I 8.75 28.50 28.50 23.75 90.25 ------------ -------------------------------------------------------- 14.25 ------------ 118.75 902.50 237.50 118.75 323.00 57.00 ------------ 66.00 2.75 13.75 123.75 2.75 44.00 5.50 19.25 2.75 41.25 ------------- ~--------- I 1.00 63.25 68.75 49.50 I 1.00 99.00 35.75 ------- ------------ ------------ 95.00 38.00 42.75 14.25 118.75 ----------------------- 8.25 327.25 ------------ 5.50 60.50 -- ·-·. 161.50 99.75 28.50 Total Bird --~--------- --- -------------------- - ·----------· ___ .. __ -- ------------------------ ----·--··-···· 49.50 35.75 $ 9.50 14.25 ------------ 74.75 59.00 111.50 117.75 441.00 519.25 99.50 403.25 59.00 433.25 23.75 293.50 26.25 106.75 28.50 302.75 2,819.25 1.275.75 497.25 1.440.50 616.00 35.00 1,053.50 624.25 273.75 · . 228.00 457.50 87.50 1.177.00 2 l 0. 7 5 161.50 ~:--~--------------- ~ ~ [ 45 ) �~--------------5g ~ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ r - c �( ,(., .. .;t, . ~ ;,· .. - - - - - - - - - - ~. ~j ,. RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT l\hycs, G. A. Meador 1:5 Michclmi. J. __ Moore, A. T. _______ _ l\loritz Dry Goods Co. ____ _ Morrison's Elyria Pharmacy __ __ Morgan, W. J\fossini, L. ivlountain Parks Pharmacy _____________ .. __ _ Mozer, M. L. tvludgc Pharmacy __ May Company tvliller, R. C. Moser, J. C. McCracken, P. E. McCallum, R. C. ... McCann, W. .ivlcCasland, R. ivlcDonald, W. J. McGraw, A. R. l'v1d,can, C. l\lcPcak. V. E. ____ __ McPolin. P. J. ··--- ____ -----------···· ____ _ National Loan Office Neisler, C. Nolen, E. Oakes, W. F ... ____ .... _______ _ 0,lllll,lll, C. [. Olathe Mere. Co .. Osgood, C. IL ..... Out \Vest. T. t1 A. Co. Resident llunting anti r:ishing Resident Big Game 17.50 85.75 77.00 15.75 99.75 350.00 87.50 36.75 87.50 82.25 70.00 159.25 14.00 87.50 196.00 56.00 . ________ , $ $ 28.50 9.50 33.25 4.75 23.75 4.75 28.50 90.75 57.75 I 1.00 11.00 $ 57.75 5.50 27.50 90.75 8.25 8. 25 118.75 47.50 66.50 I 1.00 44.00 8.25 118.75 117.75 42.75 118.75 42.75 28.50 6 I .75 38.00 180. 50 I 37.50 8.25 5.50 8.25 5. 50 35.75 5.50 2.75 178.75 Total Birt! 9.50 ~ 8.75 1 I 0.25 117.25 175.00 I 0.50 236.25 451.50 98.00 87.50 14.00 77.00 189.00 21.00 515.50 Fishing Hunting $ 9.50 108.25 172.00 97.50 60.00 99.75 359.50 145.25 47.00 138.75 82.25 70.00 159.25 14.00 92.25 315.25 64.25 8.25 8.75 240.00 208.75 249.75 10.50 492.50 597.50 146.25 214.50 62.25 141.25 256.25 61.75 904.25 ~--------------------~ r 47 1 �~ ~ RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Odcnbaugh, W. __________________________________ $ Office E. \1 F. Co. ________________________________ Payne, A. -----------------------------------------Payne, 0. -------------------------------------------Paxon, E. F. ---------------------------------------People's Loan Office---------------------------Pc tcrson, 0. ---------------------------------------Peterson, R. ---------------------------------------Pct tee Cycle Supply Co. ______________________ Pri nccl I, B. H. -----------------------------------Pigler, .L. B ·---------------------------------------Pike, 0. A.-----------------------------------------Pinter, A. C, ______________________________________ Pra l t Book Store ________________________________ Proctor, J. S. ------------------------------ ________ Porter, C. W. -------------------------------------Price Arms Co. ____________________________________ Price, D. V. ---------------------------------------Price, W. S. ______________________________________ Pyke, W. R. ________________________________________ Pueblo Hardware Co. __________________________ Price, W. H. -------------------------------------Py le, H. V. ---------------------------------------Polee t, L. A, __________ ---------------------------_ Quinn, J. F, ________________________________________ Ray, William ______________________________ Rand, F. W , ___________________________ , ----------Rapin, A. _________________ ------------------------Ila y, P. -----------------------------------·---------Read, F. E. -----------------------------------------Ra.ndall, D. F. ------------------------------------ Resident Hunting and Fishing 47.25 670.00 68.25 400.75 322.00 87.50 82.25 682.50 70.00 40.25 147.00 115.50 217.00 40.25 80.50 589.75 700.00 192.50 120.75 122.50 189.00 52.50 199.50 208.25 294.00 34 3.00 103.25 56.00 15. 75 64.75 192.50 Resident Big Game $ Hunting 4.75 120.00 23.75 4.75 80.75 ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- 52.25 237.50 ----- ------- ------ ----- - 80.75 19.00 --------- --- 38.00 99.75 118.75 114.00 66.50 76.00 71.25 ------------ 118.75 57.00 9.50 ------------ ----- $ 24.75 ----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ---------·· ----· - -----·------ - 219.00 ----- - -----5.50 8.25 $ ------------ ------ - -- -- - ---- ---- ---- ------ -- --~ -- ---- ·--- - ------ ----------- ---------------- ',_ 5.50 ----- ------- 13.75 63.25 --- --- --- 2.75 ------------ ----------------------- 13.75 24.75 -- --- -· - ----- . --- ------ ----. -----· - ----- -- --- ------- --- ---·-- ---------· -- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- 2.75 13.75 8.25 145.75 5.50 5.50 ------------ . ·- 50.00 ------------ -------·----- 47.50 23.75 57.00 $ Total Bird -----·- ------------ --- --- ------------ 42.75 Fishing ----------------------- 4.75 --------- - - ------------ --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ---------- -- - --------" - ' - 22.00 --------- -- 5.50 13.75 ---------· - ------•·-- --------- ·-- ------------ - ----------- - 5.50 2.75 ------------ ------------ $ 52.00 1,059.00 92.00 411.00 411.00 87.50 137.25 933.75 78.25 253.50 157.25 201.75 216.00 40.25 124.00 689.50 832.50 369.75 187.25 201.25 260.25 66. 25 34 3.DO 208.25 373.00 3 5 2. 5 0 I 08.75 117.2 5 15.75 94.00 252.25 ~ ~ [ 48 ] �i:;;_, RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Resident Hunting and Fishing 82.25 Richison, M. S. ---------------------------- ______ $ 341.25 Robinson. F. B. ______ ---------------------------483.00 Rabb, H. W ·-------------------------------------465.50 Richards. E. E. -----------------------------------Rose Bros. ---------·-------------------------------- 1,676.50 610.75 Rothrock, L. V. ---------------------------------241.50 Rogers, J. B. -------------------------------------10.50 Roberts, J. F. -------------------------------------Robinson-Gardner Hardware Co. ________ 841.75 31.50 Robbins. W. -·-···---· -··-·-------··· ___________ 66.50 Salisbury. F. ---····-·--------------·---··--------Sanders. G. L, ____________________________________ 127.75 117.25 Santarelli. R. ______ -------·----------------------201.25 Savage. L. J. _______ --------------------------------117.25 Scan Ian, W. M. ---------------------------------194.25 Schuman. 0. L. -----------------------·---------134.75 Scarborough Bros. -----------------------------Schneider's Hard ware Co. ____________________ 24.50 Sch la tc r, C. ____________ ---------------------------124.25 175.00 Scott, G. S. -----------------------------------------ScCheverell-Moore No. 5 ____________________ 59.50 SeChcvercll-Moorc No. 2 ____________________ 73.50 ScChevercll-Moorc No. ] ____________________ 24.50 ScChcvercll-Moorc No. 4 ____________________ 56.00 50.75 SeCheverell-Moore No. 3 -----------·--·----Sedgwick Spt g. Co. ____________________________ 1,286.25 87.50 Shaefer, L. _ ----------------------------- ________ Shafer. J. E. _______________ ----•-· ______ 59.50 71.75 Sherman. T. ----------------------------··-------Schaefer T. \".$ A. Co. __________________________ 52.50 14.00 Sharp. J. A.-------------------------------·-------- Resident Big Game ------------ $ 118.75 19.00 14.25 389.50 23.75 28.50 ,.. _____ ---- -318.25 ------------ 61.75 114.00 47.50 118.75 33.25 19.00 I 9.00 Hunting ------------------------ ---------- 173.25 22.00 19.00 -----------4.75 ------------ ------------ 8.25 71.50 49.50 30.25 ------------ ------------ ------------ --------------------------------------------- 38.50 5.50 11.00 8.25 I 1.00 ------------ ------------ ------------ ----------------------------------------------------- -------------- ----------------------- ---------------------------------- 22.00 11.00 ----·-----·- 28.50 213.75 76.00 42.75 19.00 ------------ --·------ ---,-- ----------------------- ---------------------------------- Bird ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------- 4.75 $ Fishing ---------~----- --- - . - $ --------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ 19.25 2.75 ----------------------- ---------------------------------- ----------------------- 5.50 ------------ 96.25 35.75 ------------ ------ -- . ·------------ ----------------------- ------------ 11.00 ---------------------------------- 9.50 ------------ -- _____ . --, -----------------------·----------- Tomi $ 82.25 482.00 513.00 498.75 2,239.25 661.25 270.00 18.75 1.231.50 81.00 158.50 241.75 203.25 325.50 161.50 221.50 164.75 24.50 143.50 206.25 59.50 78.25 24.50 61.50 50.75 1.605.75 199.25 I 02.25 90.75 63.50 14.00 I ~ 5g [ 49 ] �~ iJ RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT Stuckey. W. T. __________________________________ $ Stat hi n. H. ---------------------------------------SI oss. M. P. ---------------------------------------St ra usb u rg, J. -----------------------------------Sten back, R. H. ---------------------------------S tcuc k, E. H. -------------------------------------S tcvc,ns, S. -----------------------------------------S tcwa rt, F. J. -------------------------------------Spencer, H. L. ____________________________________ SL ra u b, E. A.-------------------------------------Stocking H., P. t1 H. Co. ____________________ Stroup, E. S. -------------------------------------South Pearl Hardware Co. __________________ Sweet, E. J. ---------------------------------------Swanson, R. -------------------------------------Sanderson, A. ___________________________________ S wcaringen, W. E. -----------------------------S ti II man. E. H. -----------------------------------Slover. A. R. -------------------------------------Tse h ud in, C. ·------------------------------·-----Tallman Hardware Co. ______________________ Tandy, E. D. -------------------------------------Tanner, I. E. -------------------------------------Thompson, F. E. -------------------------------Thomson, G. H. _______________________________ Tray Ior, C. A.-----------------------------------T roxcl Bros. -------------------------------------Tritch Hard ware Co.-------------------------Thomas, E. _... ------------------------------------Timbrel. J. C. ____________________________________ Taft, C. W. ---------------------------------------Tillotson, M. R. -------------------------------~ [ 50 ] Resident Hunting and Fishing 52.50 180.25 147.00 13 l.25 348.25 3,389.75 666.75 262.50 22.75 66.50 222.25 63.00 364.00 Resident Big Game $ Hunting 19.00 19.00 237.50 Fishing ----------------------- ------------- ------------ ---------------------------------- 14.25 574.75 90.25 ----------------------- 13.75 118.25 60.50 ---------- .. -------·----- 42.75 4.75 ----------------------- ------------ --- ---··--~-- --------··---- ---- - - 23.75 42.75 ------------- ------------- ------- --w -- 423.50 8.75 495.25 36.75 22.75 175.00 197.75 316.75 234.50 52.25 -------- -----·---- ---··--- ------ --- 350 12.25 150.50 644.00 3,900.75 183.75 110.25 12.25 15.75 118.75 -------------------- ------------------------- --------------·- ·----- ·- 19.00 118.75 237.50 4.75 -- ···-- -------------------------------------- ---------- -- 99.75 47.50 945.25 61.75 90.25 ----------------------- ----------------------- $ 24.75 -- .... ---------------------------------- ----------------------- ------------- --··--------. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 16.50 - -- 19.25 5.50 38.50 30.25 ------------ ---------··--- ------------ ------------ -- ---------·- ------------ ----------· ---------------------------------- --··---- ---- - 33.00 68.75 -- - -- --------------------· --- ---- -- . - - 239.25 5.50 22.00 101.75 __ --------, ---------- -------------- ------ ------ 30.25 2.75 2.75 308.00 13.75 27.50 -- ---------- ------------ $ ---------------------------------- 30.25 $ Tot.11 Bird --,---· ----- ------------ $ l 9.00 --.• ---· --- - - ----------- ----------------------- 7 l.50 199.25 414.75 131.25 376.25 4,082.75 817.50 262.50 65.50 87.75 222. 25 106.00 412.25 38.50 506.00 8.75 647.00 105.50 22.75 433.25 322.00 5 76.25 341.00 3.50 42.50 253.00 694.25 5. I 97.75 259.25 228.00 12.25 15.75 I Il i' ~ �~__,, _f·- ------1(- ~~ - I:..\. .• RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS-Continued AGENT ~ f,, ~ ,u 11 ,~ ~ ., ~ ,.J ~, l~ -~ . I Resident Hunting and Fishing Union Hardware Co. __________________________ $ 390.25 1,125.25 Vim, The 87.50 Va Ien ti nc f9 Co.---------------------------------V roman B Bowers _____________________________ _ 61.25 Va lore Hard ware Co. _________________________ _ 229.25 129.50 Wag ncr, W. A.---------------------------------I 0.50 \V at t. J. W a Iker Bros. Motor Co. ______________________ _ 16 2. 7 5 117.25 Welton Hardware Co. 84.00 \Vattcrs, W. C. 40.25 W cedcn, H. M. -----------------------------------260.75 Williams. W. W. 59.50 Weinberg, H. 50.75 Walbrecht, C. 437.50 Weber Arms Co.-------------------------------278.25 Whi tc, R. E. Whitney Sporting Goods Co. _____________ _ 3,844.75 28.00 Wickersham, J. 215.25 Wilson, W. 124.25 W iI ki nson, J. E. ---------------------------------49.00 \Vi II ia ms, T. R. 348.25 Williams. F. C. 75.25 Williams, W. W. 68.25 Woodring, Kuhn 301.00 Woodward, W. J. I. 75 Williams, R. L. 367.50 Wolf. A. Walsh f-1 Brooks ..... ________ _ 175.00 21.00 Wenger, S. 192.50 Zietz. H. H. Totals --------------- $ 9 3. 46 5. 00 Resident Big Game $ Hunting 3 3. 25 19.00 fishing Bird $ 61.75 66.50 66.50 68.75 2.75 13.75 140.25 5.50 2.75 2.75 19.25 9.50 9.50 4.75 -------··- --------- 9.50 118.75 118.75 821.75 $ 148.50 118.75 19.00 9.50 114.00 5.50 8.25 22.00 315.50 13.75 $ 19.00 --------- 2.75 -----··- 46.75 68.75 55.00 79.75 85.50 9.50 9.50 4.75 --------- 8.25 ---- -- ' --- -- --··---- --·- -- 38.00 $22,487.75 Total $ $ 544.50 $11,606.00 $ 423.50 1.213.00 90.25 123.00 295.75 209.75 150.75 177.75 129.50 86.75 64.25 260.75 59.50 65.75 564.50 419.00 5,169.50 41.75 334.00 146.00 58.50 509.00 144.00 123.25 471.00 11. 25 385.25 175.00 21.00 230.50 392.00 $128,495.25 (~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _P ~_: ~ [ 51 ] �Ill - -r · lesm, r:r: - (~- ,.,,_,.. errmrr~W!f""9P1i'Pi!iftf1,...,..,,.,..,..,.1o1o111·•=· ,.,_ ,- . ' 1 ~ ~ '. ! I , : • f i RECEIPTS FROl\lI COUNTY CLERKS COUNTY Cos ti 11 a ---------------------------------------------De I ta __________________________________________________ Denver ______________________________________________ Do Iores ________________________ ---------------------Doug las ---------------------------------------------Ea g Ie ----------------------------- _____________________ EI bert ---------------------------------- ______________ F re n1on t ________________________ -------------------Garfid d --------------------------------------- _____ Gi Ip in ________________________________________________ Grand ---------------------------- -------------------Gu 1111 ison -----------· ______________________________ Hinsdale ------------------- ____ -------------------Jackson ______________________________________________ Jefferson ____________________________________________ Kit Carson _______________________ -----------------Ki ov.1 a ___ ------------------------- _____________________ Las Animas ________________________________________ La Pia ta -------------------------------------------Lake ____________________________ ---------------------- I ~ I 52 1 297.50 1.226.75 . 469.00 145.25 212.75 350.00 140.00 3,027.50 1. 596.00 124.25 40.25 509.25 201.25 523.25 231.00 609.00 425.25 1,900.50 1,048.25 976.50 : !• Resident llunting and Fishing 269.50 Adams ___ --------------------------------------------- $ 49.00 Ar a pa hoe -------------------------------------------528.50 A re h u Ieta ____ ---------------------------------------Baca ________________________ -------------------------245.00 Bent .. ---------------------------- -------------------- 1,006.75 Bou Ider ___ --------------------------------------- ____ 3,237.50 173.25 Cl car Creek ---------------------------------------204.75 Cheyenne ____________ -------------------- ---------283.50 Con cj os ________________ -------------------------- ---Crowley ________________ ------------------ __________ 539.00 Custer ________________________________________________ 460.25 'I ; ! . Resident Big Game $ 99.75 ------------ 104.50 33.25 133.00 356.25 33.25 14.25 33.25 123. 50 209.00 95.00 508.25 90.25 52.25 289.75 275.50 99.75 l.895.25 1,339.50 38.00 38.00 147.25 19.00 356.25 137.75 52.25 14.25 318.25 356.25 451.25 Hunting $ 24.75 2.75 ------------ 49.50 -------------·---- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 173.25 ---- -- ---- ------------- 24.75 --------- ---------- ------------------ -- -- - - 74.25 ------------ Fishing $ 5.50 -------------------- --------------- ----------.-·- 74.25 85.25 33.00 519.75 27.50 74.25 33.00 13.75 68. 75 6 3.25 57.75 55.00 27.50 11.00 I 1.00 ------------- 219.25 115.50 5.50 16.50 137.50 74.25 I 89. 75 13.75 27.50 I 10.00 129.25 117.50 41.25 $ 61.75 ------------ 38.00 ------- - ---- 19.00 --------- -- 4.75 ------------ 9.50 9.50 9.50 4.75 ------ --------- --- --- --- _ ____ _. 28.50 9.50 ----- -- . 4.75 23.75 28.50 -·· -- -- -- - 85.50 31.25 ---- - --- l Toral Bird - 23.75 ------------ $ 399.50 51.75 707.25 474.75 1.172.75 4,151.50 234.00. 3 I 2.25 349.75 681.00 738.00 465.25 1,802.25 623.75 229. 75 533.50 6)6.50 219.75 5,190.50 3,233.75 167.75 99.50 842.50 294. 50 I.097. 75 382.50 774.25 5 8 2. 7 5 2,348.00 I ,640.00 l.469.00 • I ! 1 : '' f "i lfi : :: i . f: l ::-·' · t3 :t;'': ( !{i' ' I•· t, /l :.) i l ,i, !~: ~ii i1 ,, I I'i ~~ r !;" I 5A • I I ' ' �f' <t.l,. :,t; :~~;~.'. I . ·.·\,~•\ ·;·1}:' )/:'_I! .{,j F r..· -r. ,. . ,.t. ~ <t' .. H,: I~ t~·; .. ; ~.;{: -~{!~: f., ' ., r 'ti~{ -~ ~ ' IL -.. i ti I ! I j ! / t i-.. I l il ' RECEIPTS FROM COUNTY CLERKS-Continued ·tr-:~ .. j(:''-'· ti COUNTY Linc o In ______________________________________________ $ r· .~.r Logan ______ ----------- ------------------------------, L arin1cr ____ ----------· -------------------- ----------l'vlcs a __________________ ---. -- -- ------- ---------- --- ---Min cra I ______________________________________________ :t/: ••. )· ::1 Iv1off at -----------------------------------------------Mon tczu ma ____________ ---------------------------Morgan ----------------------· _______________________ Montrose __________________________________________ Otero _________________________________________ .. _________ 1l ~ l r-·,, f t{ Ouray -----------------------------------------------Park ___ -·---· __ . ______________________________________ Pi I kin _________________________ ·---------------------Phillips __________________________________________ Pro we rs _______________________________________________ Rio Grande _____ ---------------------------------Rio Blanco --···· ·---------------------------------- i, ; 1, ij Routt __________________ ------- ------ ----- ------------ Saguache ___________________________________________ San Juan ________ -----------------------------------San Miguel ------------~------------- ______________ Scd g wick _____ .______________________________________ Summit __________________ ·___________________________ Tc lier ---------------------------- -------------------Washington ---------------------------------------\V cl d ____________________ ---------------------------- ·Yuma -··--- - Resident Hunting and l~ishing 238.00 2,131.50 5,300.75 2,541.00 428.75 535.50 260.75 451.50 568.75 1,589.00 262.50 367.50 637.00 560.00 995.75 2,740.50 910.00 383.75 588.00 276.50 659.75 397.25 336.00 1.149.75 469.00 5,279.75 680.75 Tota ls ---------------------------------------- $ 5 1,662.75 Resident Big Game $ 90.25 95.00 1.410.75 1,068.75 95.00 299.25 104.50 14.50 190.00 403.75 23.75 237.50 498.75 52.25 I 09.25 741.00 1,097.25 104.50 384.75 23.75 242.25 Hunting ---------··-----------··- $ 74.25 74.25 ------------------------ ----------------------- 49.50 ------ ----------------- 24.75 ---------------- - -·-· -- 49.50 24. 75 24.75 --------------------------------··- 24.75 ------------ -··---------- 147.25 6 I 2. 75 14.25 636.50 76.00 24.75 $16,454.00 ----------------------- 24.75 $ 734.25 Fishing $ 27.50 55.00 4 34.50 145.75 792.00 30.25 22.00 11.75 I 1.00 57.75 8.25 55.00 99.00 19.25 143.00 5 I 7.00 145.75 96.25 60.50 41.25 41.25 52.25 33.00 57.75 24.75 206.25 22.00 $ 5,604.25 Total Bird 4.75 9.50 33.25 355.75 2,300.50 7,244.00 3,829.75 1,320.50 874.50 392.00 498.75 838.25 2,055.25 304.00 684.75 1,234.75 726.50 1,321.25 4,047.00 2,187.25 584.50 1,052.25 346.25 968.00 478.00 541.00 1,820.25 512. 75 6,156.75 812.00 755.25 $75,210.50 ------------ $ 19.00 23.75 ------------ 4.75 9.50 4.75 19.00 19.00 4.75 9.50 ----------------------- 95.00 23.75 23.75 9.50 ----------- 19.00 4.75 ------------ 28.50 ----------------------- $ $ q ~j 1.1...------------------------------------------------~ r 51 1 �~ .. .:,:J RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS, OLD BUSINESS 1924 AGENT Barnes, R. A.--------------------------------------$ Britt, L. T. ---------------------------------------Berger, G. G. -------------------------------------Clinard, J. D. -------------------------------------De Woody, W. L. ________________________________ Dunn, H. S. ---------------------------------------Dav is, J. W. ---------------------------------------De Camp ------------------ ------------ -------------First National Bank, Ault__ __________________ Gregg, E. S. ______ ---------------------------------Gray, 0. -------------------------------------------Henry, G. C. _______________________________________ I lend ricks, H. B. -------------------------------Ha rd in g, C. E. -----------------------------------Jackson, 0. T. -----------------------------------Krcagor, C. W ·-----------------------------------Krier, W. L. ---------------------------------------Kemp, J. H. ________________________________________ Kl in gcr, W. _______________________________________ LinJhoust, H. A.-------------------------------Morga.n, W. -------------------------------------Mou le, A. A.-------------------------------------N usler, C. L. ____ --------------------------------Office Commission _ . Oat man, C. E. ----------"--·------------ __________ Py le, H. V. ________________________________________ Price, D. V. ________________________________________ Richards, E. E. ______________________________ Ric hi son, M. S. ______ _ _ ·---------------------Steuck, E. H .. ____________________________________ Resident Hunting and fishing 8.75 56.00 50.75 87.50 ------------ 1.75 17.50 56.00 7.00 3.50 1.75 3.50 91.00 l.75 5.25 17.50 602.00 17.50 73.50 196.00 52.50 77.00 43.75 -94.00 3.50 180.25 38.50 1.75 3.50 31.50 Resident Big Game -------- ----- ----- __ ·- ------------ 2.75 8.25 2.75 ---------------------------- ------ ---------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --- ----------- -------------------------------------- l 9.25 5.50 ------------ ----------. - ------------ 22.00 4 l.25 ------------ - ----------------------- ----------------- ---· - -------------- -------- - 50.00 45.00 -------------------·---------- --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ 14.25 95.00 66.50 $ ----------------··------ 14.25 14.25 85.50 ------------- $ ------------------------------------------------------··------··--· -- 8.25 30.25 ----------------------- --------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------- 118.75 4.75 9.50 ---------------------------------- ------ ------ ------------ --- ----------------- $ -· 38.00 15.00 28.50 38.00 80.75 --· --- ------ ----· ---------------- -------- ·--------------------·--------··-· --------- ·--- --- ------- ----- ------------ ,_ 49.50 85.50 80.75 80.75 To1·.,l Bird fishing Hunting 16.50 33.00 -- --· -· -- -· ----------------- ---- ------------ ------ ------ $ 60.00 ------ ·------------------------------- .. __ __ ----------------------., $ 8.75 70.25 148.50 162.25 2.75 1. 75 3 l.75 70.25 92.50 3.50 136.75 92.50 202.00 I. 75 5.25 17.50 740.00 27.75 83.00 218.00 93.75 77.0Q 81. 75 284.00 3 2.00 234.75 1 52. 25 1. 75 3.50 31.50 ~------------------------------------------------~~ £ 54 l �. • "t\'l r~.lI1f ,it ·t,lt~·t ' f:9;~·<'!-: fft:~: (~·· c-Jl -------- RECEIPTS FROM AGENTS, OLD BUSINESS 1924-Continued Resident Hunting ~nd Fishing ~'~1; : I ~ Tritch Hardware Co.--------------------------$ Whitney Sporting Goods Co. ______________ Walsh ~ Brooks --------------------------------White, R. E. ____ --------------------------------Thompson, E. H. ________________________________ Serfoss. W. H. ----------------------------------Bai Icy. E. J. ________________________________________ Conejos Rainbow Trout Lodge __________ Hu mmcl. W. -------------------------------------May Company ---------------------------------M iscel Ianeous -------------------------------------- l I 0.25 33.25 52.50 87.50 57.75 61.25 36.75 38.50 416.50 Resident Big Game ----------------------- $ 85.50 104.50 28.50 ------------ 19.00 -----------·- 28. 50 64.75 ----------------------- Totals ---------------------------------------- $ 2,783.75 $ 1.156.00 ------------ Hunting Fishing Bird ----------------------------------- ·--- ~------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- --------------------- ·- ----------------------- $ $ 99.50 $ 430.00 102.75 $ 4,572.00 ------------ ---------------------------------$ 42.75 ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ --------··--- ------------ 24.75 8.25 68.75 1 l 0. 25 33.25 138.00 205.75 97.25 130.00 55.75 63.25 496.00 68.75 64.75 ------------ I 3.75 I 1.00 68.75 $ Total $ !--------------------------------------------~[~5;5~] ~ �~ ~ RECEIPTS FROM COUNTY CLERKS, OLD BUSINESS 1924 COUNTY Archuleta __________________________________________ $ Conejos __________________ ---·----- ____________________ Cos Li 11 a ______________________________________________ De It a __________________________________________________ Denver ------------------ ____________________________ Doug Ias ---------------------------------------------Do Io res ---------------------------------------------Fi bert _·---------------------------------------------Gi Ipin -----------------------------------------------Gar fie Id _______________________________________________ Lari n1 er --------------------------------------- _______ 0 u ray -----------------------------------------------Pro \Ve rs ______________________________________________ Rio Grande ----------------------------------- _____ Saguache ____________________________________________ Sedgwick __________________________________________ w cl c.l -------------------------- -------------- ---------Ea g Ie __________________________________________________ Moffat ________________________________________________ Resident lluming and Fishing 29.75 152.25 I. 75 701.75 29.75 49.00 15.75 Resident Big Game ----------------------------------- ------------ $ 47.50 --- ___ .. --- -- _ 38.50 710.50 ------------ ------------ ------------ 101.50 3.50 1,786.75 351.75 17.50 707.00 388.50 281.75 38.00 ----------------·--------- -- --------·--------------·-------------------------------- ------- Totals ________________________________________ $ 5,367.25 ----- _, ----------·-- -------------------------------- -- $ 508.25 337.25 -------·------ ---- ----- 299.25 460.75 $ ---·-- -------- ------------- ----· ---------· ----·- 33.00 30.25 9.50 78.00 139. 75 $IO, l 40. 2 5 ------ 33.00 $ ------------- 5.50 ----------------------- 4.75 ---------- --- 4.75 5.50 77.00 2.75 8.25 --------------------------------------- ------ -------·----- 360.25 44.00 14.25 ___ $ 4.75 ---------------- ------ - 74.25 74.25 ToL1l. 29.75 249.25 I. 75 1.143.25 82.00 424.25 64.00 110.00 72.50 2,063.50 2.zs I 47.75 3.50 2,693.25 733.00 31.75 707.00 730.25 850.75 49.50 , ------------------------·---- ----------------------------- ___ ,._ $ 3,895.75 Bird $ ____ _______ 403.75 52.25 370.50 42.75 110.00 23.75 1.201.75 ------------ Fishing Hunting , -- ----- - 38.00 $ - 663. 25 $ ~-----------------------------p [ 56 ) ,1 �I' I. ~ ~i' ' f i # i.iJ,:·, ... , , , : ~ ·''. :) • .I:~~1; ~: l:• i".} .i_·?....' ::t: . •.-, ~( .J :v 'f' l }·' STATE AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT ,. I ¥ i ~ '! r ~ RECEIPTS Balance, December 1, 1924 ________ $119.615.45 Received from Commissioner ______ 246,827.41 i $366,442.86 DISBURSEMENTS Sa larics -------------------------------------·- $ 64,874.69 Travel Expc.nse -------------------------- 13,062.31 Auto and Truck Expense____________ 4,142.58 1,819.82 Autos Purchased Beaver Hides 5.531.25 Fish Eggs 16,475.50 Postage 350.00 Insurance 953.71 Spawn and Fry _________________________ __ 7,640.06 Scrip _____________ _ 2,700.00 Miscellaneous 465.54 Hatcheries Maintenance 14,879.92 I latchcrics Permanent Improv, ___ _ 10,977.48 666.25 Office Expense ---------------------------Printing l 3,446.65 Rewards $ Refunds Express Telephone and Telegraph _________ _ Game Animals and Birds __________ _ Game Animals ~ Birds, Expense Legal Expense Maps Partridges Pheasants Retaining Ponds Crates Membership Dues _________________ _ Lock Seals _______________________ _ Dam Si re ---------------------------------W estcrn Association ____________ _ Land Purchase Lone Pine Reservoir _________________ _ 250.00 2.00 1.115.54 842.39 3,703.50 394.33 100.00 585.00 1,400.00 51.75 930.71 71.70 35.00 40.00 8,991.71 500.00 299.38 9,290.73 $186,589.50 Balance, November 30, 192 5 _____ _ 179,853.36 $366,442.86 ~------------------~ [ 57 ] 1t 1 t �itma SdSJE ~-------,-~-----_!r- .!...=alll&71::& V1 00 I:.. ~---------<'""cl �- . ~•' 1. ,, ' . ;· .' .. ~ '¥ h t f- -: t, 1 f :f .,, -~-~ J ' ~ [ f;..' EXAMINER'S REPORT STATE GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER DENVER, COLORADO DECEMBER 1, 1925 TO NOVEMBER 30, 1926 INCLUSIVE J (I' '.J ·• ~ December 27, 1926. HON. CHARLES DA VIS, Auditor of State, Denver, Colorado. Dear Sir: I submit herewith a report of the audit of the records of the Game and Fish Commissioner for the fiscal year ending November 30, 1926. The receipts from all sources amounted to $241,934.65 and this amount was turned over to the State Treasurer. The balance shown by the books of the State Auditor was $179,853.36, making a total of $421.788.01. The disbursements for the year amounted to $334,953.00, leaving a balance of $86,835.01 on November 30, I 926. During the year the sum of $128,000.00 was expended for permanent improveme.nts, land purchases and equipment. Respeclfully submitted, J.M. Wooo, Public Examiner. ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -[ ~ 59 l 1..ii;JRA~Y r;r 'tHI\: STATE J\GnlCUl T'l COLLEGE l:ORT COU,11115 1 COLO, �) ~ ~ GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER December 1, 1925, to Nouember 30, 1926 RECEIPTS Resident Big Game Licenses _______ $ 38,690.25 Non-Resident Fishing __ ___ __ _____ 19,114.70 Resident Hunling and Fishing___ 97,567.50 County Clerks--------------------------- 47,328.50 Non-Resident Hunting ______________ 2,536.50 Lakes and Renewals____________________ I. 128. 50 Preserves and Renewals______________ 990.00 Im porters' Licenses ____________________ 3 2 5. 00 Gu ides' Licenses ________________________ 9 5. 00 Seining Permits ________________________ 67.00 Taxidermists' Permits ________________ 16 5. 00 Importation Permits __________________ 5 5 8 .00 Specimen Per mi ts ______________________ 2 7. 00 Importation of Specimens__________ 537.00 Sale of Beaver Hides__________________ 27,452.25 Fines and Convictions________________ 3,762.90 Beaver Permits -------------------------6 6 2. 00 Pheasant Permits ______________________ 3 6. 00 Refuge Permits -------------------------315. 7 5 149. 3 5 Sale of Elk Meat________________________ Scientific Permits ______________________ 5. 5 0 Form Tags -------------------------------13. 00 Sale of Buck Head______________________ 2 2. 00 Game Bird Permits____________________ 5.00 Non-Game Bird Permits____________ 3.00 Lake Posters _ __ ______________ _________ l I. 0 8 5 8. 9 7 Sale of Deer Mea L____________________ 3 5. 5 0 Sale of Deer Hides______________________ Refund on Government Cases____ 22.00 Refund on Mileage____________________ 9. 2 5 Transfer of Lake Licenses__________ 3.00 Storage Per mi ts -------------------------2 2 6. 00 Refund on Insurance__________________ 1.15 1.00 $241.934.65 Non-Scientific Permit ________________ STATE AUDITOR'S ACCOUNT RECEIPTS Balance ______________________________________ $ l 7 9. 8 5 3. 3 6 Received from Department__ ________ 241. 9 34.65 $421.788.01 DISBURSEMENTS Warrants Issued _ _______ $334,953.00 Balance November 30, 1926______ 86,835.01 $421.788.01 DISBURSEMENTS SEGREGATION BY VOUCHER RECORD Salaries _ Travel Expense Auto Expense Beaver Hides Fish Eggs and Fish __ Postage -------------------------1nsurance Spawn and Fry _________________________ _ Mileage Miscella.neous Maintenance Hatcheries _____________ _ Office Expense __________________ _ Printing Rewards Refunds Rents Express Telegrams and Telephones _________ _ (Jame Animals and Birds, Feed __ Game Animals and Birds, Expense ---------------------------- ________ Lone Pine Reservoir__________________ New Reservoir. Denver Hatchery Improvements, Hatcheries __________ Partridges and Pheasants____________ Land Purchases__________________________ Retaining Ponds________________________ 75.481.52 16,940.33 13,566.05 9. 190.50 27,388.57 500.00 267.82 24,853.32 3.600.00 2,942.27 20,618.32 705.54 11.083.10 400.00 8.33 40.00 1.360.34 765.22 2.818.30 4 6 8. 3 2 37,615.98 444.85 5 8. 3 7 4. 7 6 3,311.00 7,001.45 15,207.11 $334,953.00 ~.-------------------54 [ 60 J �}lg:.- (Jj ( ---------ttj --(-· ' DISBURSEMENT SEGREGATION Office Expense BY LEDGER ACCOUNTS Salaries, Regular __ .... ···-····----·-$ 45,059.01 Game Warden______________ 5,300.00 Spawn and Fry____________ 5,693.11 1 !Jtcl1eries --·····-·-···-·-··-- 17,949.76 $ 74,001.88 Expense, Regular _______________ ... __ $ I 6,784.27 18,063.64 Expense, Hatcheries_ Autos and Trucks New Cars ____________________________ $ Gas and Oil__ _______________________ _ Rent Supplies Repairs Secretary of State _________________ _ Miscellaneous 34,847.91 9,445.91 1,352.01 240.00 1,706.14 779.67 121.32 265.40 3,213.00 48.00 229.50 249.74 250.00 35.00 1,561.45 Spawn and Fry Motor Boat _______________________ $ Cement Machine Molas Lake Dam Lake Site, La Plata County .. Electra Sporting Club. ________ _ Rent ______ _ Supplies and Expense ___________ _ 580.00 237.77 2.240.00 4,500.00 2,360.0 I 400.00 9,056.99 1.360.32 95.01 760.41 36.00 114.66 500.00 461.90 136.80 · 25.30 $ 13,910.45 Miscellaneous Hungarian Partridge ____________ $ Pheasants Eggs Trappers Road Isaac Wal ton League ___________ _ Bird Houses Supplies Ex press -----------------------------·-- $ Telegrams T clephones __ _ Western Press Clippings _____ _ Typewriter and Supplies _____ _ Postage Stationery Equipment Miscellaneous Beaver Hides Eggs Fish Game Animals, Feed _________________ _ Game Animals, Expense ___________ _ Insurance Lone Pine Reservoir_ __________________ _ R. R. Scrip -------------------------------Printing Rewards -----------------------------------Re ta in in g Ponds _______________________ _ 5,586.69 3,490.40 9, I 90.50 12,571.32 20,494.08 2,466.17 610.95 267.82 50,289.23 3,600.00 I 0,922.80 408.33 6,294.21 Hatcheries Land Purchase ____________________ $ I 5,500.00 Im prove men ts _____________________ _ 46,061.24 I ,000.00 Water Rights 96.00 Rent 62,657.24 19,374.77 $330,984.75 ~cC--------------------5 i I I 61 �I i ~ ~ GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER AGENT Resident I lunting and Fishing Aurora Hardware Co. $ 96.25 147.00 A rm i tage Hard ware Co.---------------------------------------------3 39.50 Arvada Hardware 57.75 Amos f1 Co. 136.50 Adams, Chas. 248.50 Add a ms. H. H. ------------------------------------------. __________ _ 337.75 Amick, F. 87.50 Anderson Bros. Akers M. Co. 301.00 73.50 Alkire, W. 276.50 Adams, T. 45.50 Ackley, W. P. 56.00 Ahl. J. 77.00 Altvater, 0. 1. I 97.00 Boston, R. 29.75 Baird, J. B. 157.50 Baird Pharmacy 5.25 Banister, D. Bank of Crested Butte _______________________________________________ _ 525.00 Bargain A. f1 N. Stores _____________________________________________ _ 75.25 Ba rte r H. f1 T. Co.---------------------------------------------------Bca ber. H. H. Bennett, T. H. ____________________ _ Berger, G. G. ____________________ . Berrian, E. C. Beynon, L. J. Biggs-Kurtz H. f1 I. Co. ___________________________________________ _ Bi I b rough-Jones Ha rd ware Co.---------------------------------Bob Walters Hardware _________ _ Boyd, E. R. 486.50 57.75 724.50 26.25 169.75 1.004. 50 I. I 79.50 82.25 390.25 Resident Bi1: Ci.1111e $ 61. 75 I 4.25 80.75 9.50 14.25 80.75 42.75 9.50 52.25 47.50 52.25 118. 7 5 19.00 95.00 194.75 95.00 76.00 66. 50 I O·f. 50 299.25 57.00 l'ishing llunting $ Ij Bird 5.50 13.75 $ 4.75 22.00 2.75 297.00 228.25 206.25 5.50 27.50 129.25 74.25 8.25 46.75 2.75 13.75 38.50 44.00 13.75 2.75 9.50 14.25 42.75 i ~----------------------------------------------~ l 62 I ll Ir: �~-r ( -------- ~ GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGcNT ·Rcsidrnt I-111111ing and Fishing Blair, R. ____ _ ------------- $ Blaucr, C. E. Bbckhall. J. _______________ _ Blczck Drug Co .. ____ . _____ _ Bloss, R. Braconier, B. Bradshaw, R.. M. -------------------------------------------------------Branson t1 Griswold H. Co. _______________________________________ _ Bray, T. Brinkhaus, F. H. __ Broadway Department Store Broadway Hard ware Co. ___________________________________________ _ Brooks, H. K. Brown, N. R. Buckles, C. J. Buckton, A. Buff, J. Burback, H. J. Burkhard H. Co. _____ _ Burtiss. W. S. Cardinal. F. Callaway, J. A. Campbell, J. M. Carlson, A. M. Carmichael, G. F. Carroll. W. Catlin, C. F .. Cbpon, J. G. Cedaredge H. Co. Chacon, L. Chappel. S. ~ Resident Big Game Hunting Fishing Bird 134.75 29.75 $ ----------- 155.75 7.00 33.25 54.25 85.75 29.75 24.50 133.00 666.75 84.00 241.50 642.25 239.75 325.50 29.75 173.25 21.00 I 03.25 89. 25 421.75 392.00 49.00 236.25 31.25 87.50 3 3.25 369.25 15.75 $ 11.00 4.75 14.25 19.00 38.00 9.50 5.50 44.00 l 1.00 --------- 13.75 8.25 l 1.00 61.75 14.25 38.00 479.75 14.25 52.25 --- --··------ $ 28.50 57.75 ------- 5.50 38.50 8.25 ------- 9.50 536.75 403.75 I 1.00 16.50 35.75 52.25 115.50 13.75 -----------l $ 49.50 ------- 38.00 5.50 60.50 14.25 t:, [ 63] •' �~ ~ GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGENT Resident Hunting and Fishing 73.50 Clark, G. J'vl. -------------------------- ---------·--------------------- _______ $ 117.25 Clark, G. W. -------------------------------------------------------------Chrystal. J. 92.75 Church, G. G. 308.00 Clark~ Son H. 696.50 Click, L. 92.75 Clifton, B. 82.25 Crissman, M. H. 124.25 Creighton, Mrs. I. 154.00 Cochran, W. 7.00 Cook, Max 960.75 Coolbroth, A. 80.50 Collins. R. A ... 295.75 Colorado Sporting Goods 1.464.75 Conejos Rec rea tio n Association _________________________________ _ 10.50 Crysler, E. 309.75 Cushman, H. C. 78.75 Dalton, G. 54.25 Davis, J. E. 49.00 Davis, J. W. 45.50 DcCamp, A. J. 24.50 148.75 Decker Springs Summer Resort_ _____ -----------------------------Dcn ver Dry Goods Co. ______________ _ 262. 50 Diet rich, I I. 122.50 Dodson, J. 201.25 l 0.50 Doran, W. Dow, C.H. 69.75 85.75 Dow.ning, E. 245.00 Duenweg, E. 5.25 Durand, H. M. 318.50 Dryer, H. Resident Big Game Hunting ' Bird I'ishing ' ' - ----------$ 99.75 19.00 61. 75 66.50 71.25 9.50 19.00 6 I. 75 19.00 ------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- --------------------- ------- $ 63.25 19.25 412.50 22.00 8.25 2.75 16.50 22.00 5.50 -------· ---- ---- -- ·---- - 6 I. 75 237.50 878.75 61.75 19.00 -----··---- -- 19.00 - --- - -- --- 4.75 118.75 ---------- ·- 3 3.25 23.75 237.50 ---------- -- $ 24.75 ------------------------ -------·-· - -------------------- ---••'e-------------------------------- --------------------- ------ --·- 46.75 750.75 121.00 j ------- ----- $ 3 3. 25 ------ --- -- l ------ ------ 30.25 ------ --- - - 2.75 I 1.00 - --- ·------- ----- ----· -- ------ -·---------- - --- ·-- -- -. - -- ------ ·- ------ - -- -- -------· ------ 63.25 19.25 --- v----- - -------------- ·--- ~- I 24.75 ----- ----- ----- ·------ 2. 75 2.75 239.25 I f ~,--------------------~ [ 64 l ~., i. ·~ f �-(- /' -----------------·( b., • ~ GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGENT Resident l lunting and Pishing Eastin, C. C. $ 143.50 Ebert, A. J __ -----··· 26.50 I:isenstat, .J. J ..... 224.00 l:ndner, 11. W. 169.25 Englewood Drug Co._ 2 I 8.75 Epperson. J. P. ________ _ 98.00 14.00 I :ldora Mer. Co. _ -·--··Engdbrcchl. P . .! .. _______ .__ ---··-------21.00 Englewood Hardware Co. __________ _ 385.00 Finlason, L. R. 36.75 Ferrier, W. T. .. ______ . 101.50 J:irst Nal ion al Bank, Ault._ _____ ·-----·- _ ______ _ 175.00 Five Points Hardware Co. ·------ ________ _ 276.50 ____ . ____ ····-·-Freedle, L. 36.75 French, L. A. .. -·· .. __ .. 217.00 227.50 Fruit Exchange Bank . ·-- _ ... _. __ ·---- _ 105.00 Fuller, Mary L. . _ ···--. -· _ -·· .. _ ·-·82.25 Funk. H. . .. .. ----·-- . _ _____ __ ·- -·- -·--• __ -·--·-··Gallaghcr, Daisy -··----· _____ ·-·----·--· ··--··-·-· ---·· ------·---Garrett, J. 2,131.50 225.75 Garrett. S. I I. .... 385.00 Ciateway Hardware Co, .. -•-·-·----··-Gibbs, J. A._ .... 45.50 Gilbert, K. 103.25 50.75 Gilbert, P. ···-··--· Gilliam, W. F. 61.00 Gloyd Age.ncy Co. 798.00 2,457.00 Goad, C. . . .. .. .. ·········-· .... 437.50 Goalstone, J. _ ---·-· 185. 50 Golden Eagle Dry Goods 127.75 Gooch, E. Resident Big Game $ 47.50 42.75 52.25 I I-LOO 31.25 9.50 95.00 52.25 9.50 38.00 42.74 38.00 9.50 47.50 Hunting Fishing Bird 16.50 $ -------- -- ·---··----- 165.00 8.25 --- -··--- ---- 2.75 41.25 I 1.00 5.50 .. -------· ----------- ---------- - - - --- - - 71. 50 2.75 --------- 33.25 1,230.25 71.25 76.00 22.00 33.00 222.75 2.75 104.50 $ 28.50 ----- ----- -- 23.75 38.00 28.50 356.25 516.75 11.00 -------------- --- 302.50 349.25 28.50 28.50 --------------------- 14.25 420.75 3 r 65 1 �~ [J GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGENT Resident Hunting and Fishing Gottlieb Mer. Co. $ Gougar ~ ToJd. __ _ Granby Drug Co. _________ _ Graves, R. L, ______ _ Gray, C. A.···----· __ Gray, J. L. ___ __ __ __ _ _ _______ ___ _ Greene, J. W., Jr. . _________________ _ Greenup, R. Green H. ~ P. Co. Grider, R. c. __ Griffin Cigar Co. ___ _ Grimes, 13. F, _________ _ Gunnison H. f-1 I. Co. _____________ _ llall, H. L. _ ___ __ ... ____ _ I 1.1mm Weller I-1. f-1 I Hamlin, R. Hammond, F. M. ________________________________________________ _ Harding, C. Harris, S. T Hartman, H. W. ___________ _ Harvey, Fred Haynes, H. K. _____________ _ Haynie, E. I katon, E. F. I lcilman, H. C. Hellwig, C. Hendricks, H. He.nslcy, T. l lcitz, A. P. ___ _ Hemberger, C. _ Higby, Nina 71.75 127.25 82.25 658.00 341.25 84.00 61.25 54.25 391.75 36.75 84.00 28.00 148.75 I 9.25 59. 50 379.75 360.50 409.50 220.50 59.50 8.75 70.00 175.00 I 01.25 17. 50 348. 25 175.00 196.00 87.50 96.25 Resident Big Game $ Hunting 21.75 42.75 38.00 90.25 9.50 4.75 23.75 35.75 ---- 66.50 47.50 ----- -----· 118. 7 5 ----- . --- ·- 19.00 109.25 38.00 99.75 71.25 21.00 I 1.00 49.50 8.25 $ ---- - ----. - ---·--- ·----. Bird Fishing ----- - ---- ·------ ----------- -------- - ·--__ ____ ----- ---- - 13.75 49.50 5.50 13.75 134.75 187.00 5.50 38.50 5.50 68.75 $ 4.75 , --· ------- ------- ----- 2.75 61.75 ---- -- 156.75 ----- 114.00 -- ---------- 66.50 -- --- - ----- -- --- - -----r• ••• ••• • 38.50 -----·----- -- 41.25 11.00 11.00 195. 25 ~.------------------511 66 1 �I, ( -------- v..:J GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued ,· AGENT Jr i,,, " X .,). t;.' Resident Hunting and f-ishing Hitchcock (1 Ti nk lee ________________________________________________ $ Hobbs, A. Hockaday, E. W. __ Hoover, C. J. S. ______ _ I·Io pe. 0. 13. ---------------------------------------------------------------I-I or n, A. W. -------------------------------------------------------------Howard, E. -----------Howell Drug Hubbard. C. Hudson, T. l'vl. ---------------------------------------------------------I-I u ff man, H. E. _________________________________________________________ _ Hugg ins EI ec. Co.-----------------------------------------------------H u rw i tz, A. Hurwitz, J. M. Hurwitz, M. Hu Ii n g, 0. H ·---------- ____________________ _ H using. W. W. ---------------------------------------------------------Huyser Bros. Hyde, H. H. H yin an, A. M. ---------------------------------------------------------l rw in, P. D. Johnson, L. P. Johnson. W. S. _________________ _ Jones f9 Son Hardware Co. ____________________ _ Jones, N. Jones, R. Johnson, E. E. ---------------------------------------------------------Johnson, C. F. _____________________ _ Johnson, J. A. Jennings, J. D. ----------------------------·•----------------------------Jennings, A. B. ---------------------------------------------------------- 262.50 Resident Big Game $ 28.50 ----------- -----··------ 145.25 493.50 295.75 26.25 108.50 68.25 621.00 28.00 49.00 138.25 3.50 14.25 475.00 118.75 $ 5.50 121.00 5.50 35.75 55.00 . Bird $ 4.75 --------- --- ----------------- 9.50 389.50 47.50 $ 24.75 ------------ 101.75 8.25 -----------19.00 --------- ----------- 292.25 106.75 302.75 171.50 175.00 I 06.75 63.00 I 05.00 I 9.25 5.25 126.00 143.50 292.25 952.00 15.75 432.25 87.50 f-ishing Hunting --------- ---------- --------------------------------------------- 76.00 23.75 9.50 33.25 61.75 ------- I 95.00 356.25 128.25 42.75 5.50 104.50 33.00 178.75 24.75 74.25 500.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------ 23.75 I 6.50 93.50 4.75 ------------ ------------ 121.00 ------------ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -~ [ 67 J �~ ~ GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGENT Resident Hunting and Fishing Jankovsky, M. _ ___ ____ _____ ___ _ ___ ______ _ ______ $ 112.00 Jankovsky, A. 85.75 164.50 J ago,v, J. R. -------------------------------------------------------------Jaggers, W. 68.25 Jackson, 0. T. 7.00 Kinney, C. 22.75 Klinger, W. 73.50 Kadish, J. 101.50 Kane, J. T, ____ _ 92.75 Kauffman, H. 166.25 Kca.n, H. 22.75 87.50 Keeling. L. _________ ----------------------------------Kcll y, T. 91.00 Kcmptner, E. 0. 50.75 Kessler Hardware Co. 145.25 379.75 Kc ysto nr Hardware Co.---------------------------------------------49.00 1<. i msey, M. G. -----------------------------------------------------------Ki tcl ey, E. L. 3 8 6. 7 5 Kraxberger, A. 28.00 Krier, R. 504.00 Knc be I Sporting Goods Co. _______________________________________ _ 2,152.50 22.75 Koehl er, C. -------------------------------Krause, Mrs. 59.50 168.00 Kreager, C. W. _--------------------------------------------------------Klei nsch mi tz, P. 416.50 Lamping, J. A, __________ _ 19.25 Locke, H. M. ________________ ---------------------------------------------Longcor, F. H. Loomis, Mrs. M. W ·-------------------------------------------------Lively, C. R. --------------------------··----------------------------------Lawson, A. 117.25 78.75 42.00 29.75 26.25 Resident Big Game Hunting Fishing $ ~ -- ---- ' --- --- ------ $ 23.75 13.00 ------- ----$ 8.25 41.25 44.00 Bird 4.75 2.75 88.00 11.00 19.25 -- ----- ----- 1 I 8.75 I 18. 75 --------------------- 14.25 14.25 ------- 42.75 28.50 ----- 47.50 -----· + --- 30.25 - 61.75 703.00 80.75 3 3.25 l 04.50 9.50 $ 99.00 16.50 305.25 2.75 66.00 2.75 14.25 4.75 5.50 68.75 13.75 66.00 24.75 14.25 ~(-------------------------------~ 68 ] �(" --------------" ' t.\.. CJ j GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGENT Resident llunting .ind Fishing Linder Hardware Co. $ 75.25 Lucock, S .. __ , ______ _ 360.50 Leffingwell. A. S. _______ _ 308.00 12. 25 Lobdell. B. Leonard, D. H. _______________ ... 35.00 Lamme, S. J. 343.00 Lall. J. E. __ 40.25 164. 50 Lippitt, C. 864. 50 Longmont Drug Lynch. I3. __________ _ 2,157.75 1,279.25 Lucas Sporting Goods Co. 486.50 Lu t cs Drug Store _____ ----------------------------------------------·---243.25 Le ig ht, M. A .... 169.25 Lathrop Hardware Co. __ Lynch, A. M. _______ _ 31.25 29.75 Moore, A. T. 26.25 J\fartinez, H. I 75.00 Mateck, J. 84.00 Markley, F. 92.75 Mountai.n Parks Pharmacy 255.50 Mozer, N. 85.75 J\fozer, M. L. 76. 50 Mudge Pharmacy 103.25 lvloritz Drug 259.00 l'vlarchington, C. 285.25 Morrison's Pharmacy 122.50 Massoni, L. 28.00 Mayes, G. A ............. . I 75.00 l\·laedel. L. A. H8.50 Martinez, P. 14.00 Martin, C. Resident Big Game $ Fishing Hunting $ 118. 75 47.50 42.75 9. 50 Bird 19.25 5.50 5.50 19.25 ·--------- - --------- 42.75 14.25 38.50 13. 75 137.75 1,068.75 43 7.00 38.00 38.00 I 1 8.75 4.75 61. 75 38.50 77.00 123.75 52.25 68.75 24.75 -··-- $ 24.75 $ 4.75 14.25 ------ ------ 13.75 28.50 ------- --- -- 28.50 14.25 55.00 ---------- -- 2.75 128. 25 9.50 33.00 ---------- -- 28.50 19.00 5.50 68.75 8.25 2.75 13.75 ~-------------------~ ! 69 l �I ~ b GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued Resident Hunting and Fishing AGENT Maker, F. E. _____________ _ -------- ----------- -------------- ------------- $ Mear, Micheletti, Myers, W. Mc ye r, E. H. _________________ --------------------------------------------Mead or, C. Maggi ora, A. D. -------------------------------- _______________________ _ Mc Cann, W. C. ______________________________________________________ ·__ _ McCol Ium, R. c. _______________________________________________________ _ McDonald, W. McCasland, R. ______________________ _ Mc Williams, C. C. -------------------------------M cKi nstry, W. IvlcNa ugh ton, A. H. -------------------------------------------------McLean, C. McCracken, P. E. McClymond. E. McPcek, V. E. McGraw, A. McPolin, P. J. McClure, C. Neisler, C. L. Nelson, J. M. Nolen, E. Norris, I I. L. ·-----· __ Nat ion a I Loan Office _________________________________________________ _ Oakes, W. T. Oatman, C. F -------------------------------------------0l at he Mer. Co. Out West T. 8 A. Co. ________________ -------------------------------Office __________ _ 225.75 64.75 43.75 204.75 35.00 49.00 31.50 Resident Big Game $ Hunting Fishing 71.25 l 4.25 52.25 4.75 $ ----------- 68.25 103.25 5.25 117.25 50.75 157.50 262.50 215.25 278.25 I 50.50 162.75 250.25 I I 2.00 150.50 150.50 75.25 24.50 483.00 304.50 IOI.SO 185.50 560.00 752.00 9.50 118.75 ------------ ------- ----------------------- 19.00 33.25 52.25 9.50 104.50 --··-·· ------------------------------------------------------------------- --- - 28.50 -------------------------------------- ------- 61.75 52.25 118.75 9. 50 42.75 38.00 28.50 90.25 175.75 225.00 ----- ~------ ---------------------------··--------------------------------··------ Bird 24.75 8.25 2.75 5.50 ------·--·-- -- 13.75 5.50 22.00 16.50 79.75 24.75 5.50 49.50 30.25 ----------------·--- -· - 24.75 24.75 I 1.00 11.00 63.25 27.50 5.50 244.75 144.00 $ 14.25 150.00 ~.------------------51 [ 70 ] itQirn.:&ii!1&J.J ..!£&!i!dl(&&\i#\£,ZWJ¥H½/f-;)FP~,L,,£.-,F\%? . . ,J.\fYt¾;;:;;fY!•J.@f1.<'l;&'.J >·--- ,.,;:~.· ; ;: -u; . . ..,,,. Zk ca;,,,rnmwzx~-·" �( ~--(~- lk.1:. J GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGENT Resident Hunting and Fishing 134.75 Pet tee, C. S. Co.--------------------------------------------------------$ 120.75 Pyke, \V. R. __________ ---------------------------------------------------Pe tr rson, R.. ______________________________________________________________ 696.50 Paxson, E. F. ______ 288. 75 -- -· ----------- -. ----· -----···- ·-------- --246.75 l )c le rson, 0. ____________ ·------------------------------------------------705.25 Porter, C. W. -------------------------------------------------------------Pueblo Hard ware Co. _______________________________________________ 274.75 Pay nc, Al ice ___________________________ -----------------------------------92.75 I >j t t n1 a 11 ___ ._________________________________________________________________ 96.25 229.25 Price, \V. S. ---------------------------------------------------------------43.75 Pi 11 gs, W. J. -------------------------------------------------------------68.25 Price, W. 1-1. -------------------------------------------------------------633.50 Payn c, 0. ___ --------------------------------------------------------------Price Arms Co. __________________ -------------------------- _____________ 553.00 113.75 Pi kc, 0. A.-------------------------------------------------------------204.75 Price, D. V. ---------------------------------------------------------------Proctor, J. S. _____________________________ --------------------------------106.75 99.75 Pcopl es Loan Office_--------------------------------------------------54.25 Parr, F. L. ___ ---------------------------------------------------------173.25 Py Ie, I-I. V. ---------------------------------------------------------------33.25 Pi I ge r, L. F ------------------------------------------------------------Pinter, A. C. ____________________ -----------------------------------------8.75 432.25 Qui n.11, J. F. -------------------------------------------------------------l 4.00 Ra>'. P. ____ ---------------------------------------------------------------71.75 Risch, W. M. ------------------------------------------ ------------------294.00 R.a y, W. _____________. ------------------------------------------------------640.50 Roth roe k, L. V. -------------------------------------------------------171.50 Read, F. E. ---------------------------------------------------------------Roberts, J. T. __ ----------------------------------- _______________________ 3.50 57.75 Rel ia b Ie Loan Office---------------------------------------------------l.494.50 Rose Bros.------------------------------------------------------------------ Resident Big Game $ Fishing Hunting ------------ 16.50 8.25 I 1.00 11.00 68.75 ------------ 27.50 24.75 8.25 16.50 ------------ ------------ 47.50 204.25 I 09.25 66.50 114.00 66.50 42.75 356.25 66.50 23.75 ----------------------- -- -------- ··- $ ------------ $ ------------ I 1.00 5.50 33.00 13 .75 63.25 16.50 .23.75 118.75 ------------ l 1.00 118.75 ------------ 30.25 ------------ 19.25 22.00 8.25 8.25 104.50 ------- --- - - ------------ 23.75 118.75 23.75 80.75 33.25 ------------ 9.50 57.00 23.75 118.75 _________ ___ , 33.25 413.25 ---------- ------------- ------------ 24.75 ------------ ----------------------- Bird $ 14.25 4.75 iii _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5g Q_J [ 71 ] �~ ~ GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGENT Resident Hunting and l'ishing Robinson, F. B. ---------------------------------------------------------- $ Rabb. H. W. -------------------------------- -----------------------------Rob bins, Nettie Rand, F. W. Rob in son -Ga rd ner Ha rd ware Co. _______________________________ _ Richards, E. Rapin, A. Richeson, M. Reinor, H. Rand a II, I. T. ____________ _ Ro be rts, W. W. ---------------------------------------------------------Rogers, Jessie B. ------------------------------------------------------Sou th Pearl Hardware Co. _________________________________________ _ Sten back, R. H. ----------------------------------SeCheverell-Moore No. SeCheverell-Moore No. SeCbeverell-Moore No. .., -----------------------SeChevercl I-Moore No. SeCheverell-Moorc No. Schlater, C. Sweet, E. Skinner, F. W. Stroup, E. Stephens, E. L. _ Savage, L. J. Spice! y Pharmacy _·----------------S pc nee r, H. L. -----------------------------------------------------------Sande rs. J. H. -----------------------------------------------------------Stea rl ey, F. ---------------------------------------------------------------S tevc.ns, S. Shaff er, L. _______________ _ I 218.00 547.75 14.00 61.25 906.50 456.75 420.00 l 03. 25 80.50 439.25 87.50 17.50 302.75 376.25 87.50 87.50 87.50 87.50 85.75 143.50 Resident Big C,amc $ 99.75 23.75 ---- 237.50 23.75 118.75 19.00 38.00 76.00 9.50 ---- -- ------------- -·-- -------------- ------- ------------- ------------ $ ------------ 71.50 I 3.75 66.00 11.00 33.00 ---------- -- ------------ ------- - -- -- 23.75 23.75 9.50 19.00 ------------ 19. 25 19.25 ------------ Bird 24.75 27.50 66.00 ------------ ------------ $ 14.25 2.75 ------· - -- - ------- ----- -·--------- -- 9.50 4.75 118.75 9.50 23.75 · 38.00 9.50 109.25 52.25 ------------ -- ------··- ·- 211.75 59.50 82.25 227.50 31.50 57.75 52.50 24.50 687.75 45.50 r=ishing Hunting ----- - --- ·------- --· -- -------------------------------------------------------- 2.75 8.25 41.25 2.75 13.75 5.50 16.50 --------- - ·--------- - - ------ ------ 38.50 ------ ----- 68.75 27.50 ~,--------------------------------------------------------------5i [ 72 ] �.rr;.r f;' GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued Resident Ilnnting and Fishing AGENT Schaefer Tent a.nd Awning Co. __________________________________ $ 66.50 Sloss, J'vl. P, __________ _ 190. 75 Scanlan, W. M. ___ _ 75.25 Santarelli, R. __ ···168.00 159.25 ~i tocking H., P. t1 l I. Co.-------------------------------------------Sa l is bury, F. 84.00 Shafer, J. 61.25 Stocker, F. __ -----· I 92. 50 Swanson, R. _ 320.25 Stewart, F. J. 399.00 Steck, N. B. 383.25 St('uck, E. H. 2,821.00 Schuman, 0. L, _____ _ I 62.75 Stuckey, W. T. 101.50 Slrausbcrg, J. __ 138.25 Scott, G. S, ____ _ 87.50 Slatkin, H. 87.50 South Denver Drug 85.75 Sanders, G. I 2.25 Scarborough Bros. 136.50 Straub, E. A., 43.75 I 26.00 Schneider, I. 260.75 Tai Iman Hard ware Co. ____ ----------------------------------------Trinidad Hardware Co. _____________ _ 45.50 Tritch Hardware Co ... 3, I 22.00 211.75 Traylor, C. A. Tolan, A. J. 141.75 376.25 Tandy, E. D. -----------------------------------------------------------Troxel Bros. 505.75 Ta.nner, I. 211.75 Thomas, E. _______ _ 194.25 Resident Big Game Hunting Fishing $ $ 175.75 42.75 52.25 Bird 8.25 38.50 ----- ----- -- 41.25 ----------- ------- 14.25 28.50 23.75 38.00 61.75 76.00 389.50 30.25 ----------- 209.00 27.50 49.50 11.00 126.50 $ 9.50 ---- ---- 5.50 ------------- 2.75 23.75 8.25 8.25 ------- 4.75 47.50 194.75 38.00 14.25 76.00 19.25 275.00 5.50 5.50 24.75 16.50 68.75 27.50 ~----------------------~~J [ 73 ] ., �~ ~ GAME AND FISH COMMISSIONER-Continued AGENT . Resident Hunting and Fishing Tarro, J. B. $ Thomson, R. Thomson, G. H. -------------------------------------------------------Tbo m pson, F. E. Tschudin, C. Un ion Hard ware Co.-------------------------------------------------U nfug Hardware Co. Vroman ~ Bowers _____________________________________________________ _ H. Vanec _______________ _ Vim, The Valore Hardware Watt, J. Woodward, W. J. Wickersham, J. Woodring ~ Kuhn _____________________________________________________ _ Wilson, W. W i11 ia ms, W. W. -------------------------------------------------------White, R. E, _________________________________________________________ _ W i II i a ms, T. R. -------------------------------------------------------W ii ki nson, J. Westergard, A. Watters, W. \V cbe r Arms Co.-------------------------------------------------------W i II ia ms, W. W. ______ .. . __________ .... Weeden, H. M. Waters, V. Williams, F. C. Wal kcr Bros. Motor Co. ___________________________________________ _ Wag.ner, W. Will, B. _ \Vhi tney Sporting Goods Co.-------------------------------------- 127.75 21.00 15.75 8.75 7.00 437.50 297.50 26.25 12.25 969.50 274.75 15. 75 243.25 35.00 36.75 337.75 71.75 292.25 45.50 173.25 159.25 182.00 437.50 264.25 155.75 36.75 369.25 129.50 127.75 22.75 3,440.50 Resident Big Game $ llunting 161.50 19.00 Fishing $ Birt! 8.25 38.50 9.50 ------ - - 28.50 104.50 28.50 19.00 14.25 118.75 --- -·". -- 57.75 46.75 148.50 85.25 13.75 52.25 5.50 68.75 - 66.50 118.75 --- ---· 95.00 9.50 28.50 4.75 23.75 118.75 5.50 I 1.00 8.25 2.75 8.25 9.50 90.25 9.50 52.25 -· .. -- -- - 4.75 41.25 - 579.50 $ $ 99.00 16.50 16.50 398.75 90.25 ~--------------------------------------------: [ 74 ] �(.----------" ~ GA1\!IE AND FISH C01\!IMISSIONER-Continued AGENT Wheatley, E. Wilkins Wimbcrg, H. Wallm:cht. C. __ _ Williams, R. L. Zarinc, C. _ Zietz, H. H. Zimmerman, J. l'vlisccllancous Resident Hunting and 1:ishing --------------------- $ 52.50 45.50 47.25 49.00 50-75 150.50 178.50 117.25 225.00 -- $95,403.00 Resident Big Game Hunting $ $ 9.50 Bird Fishing 5.50 27.50 ------- 4.75 5.50 ------- 2.75 14.25 66.50 4.75 $23,509.75 ------- 2.75 $ 445.50 $13,242.50 -$ 591.75 ~.-------------------51 [ 75 ] �, ~ j ~) RECEIPTS FROM COUNTY CLERKS COUNTY Resident Hunting and l;ishing 245.00 589.75 13 a ca . ___________________________________________________________________________ 276.50 941.50 Bent ----------------------------• --------------------------------------------· I3 ou Id c r ______________________________________________________________________ _ 3,251.50 162. 75 C be yen n c ------------------------------------------------------ _____________ _ CI car Creek ________________________________________________________________ _ 157.50 Con cj os __ -------------------------------- ____________________________________ _ 227. 50 Costil 248.50 505.75 Crow Ie Y----------------------------------------------------------------------· Cu st cr _. ___ . __________________________________________________________________ _ 460.25 De Ita . _________________________________________________________________ --------· 435.75 364.00 Denver . ___________________ ---------------------------------------------------• Do Ior cs ______________________________________________________________________ _ 269.50 Doug I as ________________________ -----------------------·---------------------280.00 133.00 F Ibe rt ___ .--------------------------------------------------------------------3,503.50 F rcm on t 52.50 Garfield __ --------------------------------------------------------------------155.75 G i Ip in------------------------------------------------------------------------85.75 G rand·------------------------308.00 G u.n n iso n -------------------------------------------------------------------269.50 1-f in sd a Ie -------------------------------- .-----------------------------------· 203.00 Jc ffe rso n --------------------------------------------------- ------------------· Jackso 11. __ . __________________________________________________________________ _ 479. 50 406.00 Kiowa. Kit Ca rso11 _________________________________________________________________ _ 365.75 Las A 11 i mas ________________________________________________________________ _ 1.019.75 225.75 Lineal 999.25 Lake La Pl a ta _____________________ _ 1,891.75 2,651.25 Logan ____________________________ -------------------------------------------Adams A re h u I eta-------------------------------------------------------------------- [ 76] $ Resident Big Game $ Hunting Fishing $ . 57.00 76.00 9.50 137.75 380.00 14.25 52.25 9.50 95.00 76.00 156.75 Bird 22.00 143.00 132.00 I 1.00 676.50 22.00 30.25 13.7 5 22.00 24.75 60.50 $ 4.75 9.50 4.75 I 9.00 4.75 ----- ----- ··- 42.75 114.00 332.50 I 09.25 1,919.00 23.75 38.00 23.75 194.75 61. 75 76.00 308.75 4.75 52.25 247.00 90.25 460.75 5 5 1.00 114.00 38.50 33.00 16.50 9.50 ------- $ 74.25 74.25 305.25 2.75 24.75 24.75 I 6.50 85.25 90.75 5.50 206.25 85.25 41.25 55.00 I 1.00 44.00 313.50 88.00 ---- 49.50 49.50 23.75 19.00 4.75 47.50 9.50 44.75 I 4.25 19.00 5a �r· ---------' -~ RECEIPTS FROM COUNTY CLERKS-Continued COUNTY Resident Hunting and l'ishing Resident Big Game Larimer _______________________________________________________________________ $ 5,388.25 J'v1 off at __ .________________________________________ -----------------------------441.00 fvl on t rose __ . _________________________________________________________________ 369.25 !vi organ .__________ . ___________________________________ . _____________________ 544.25 Mes a .____ . _____________________________________________________________________ 2,840.25 505.75 fvl in era I __ ---------------------------------------------------------------------· Mon t ez u ma _________________________________________________________________ 316.75 0 t Cr Q __ • ______________________ --- _______ ----------- ------- ---- ---- ----------- -- 1,354.50 87.50 0 u ray ___________________ ·---------------------------------·------··-----------Pitkin _________________________________________________________________________ 626.50 Park ______________________________________ ----··- _______________ ----------------451.50 Phi 11 i ps ________________________________________________________________________ 500.50 Pro wcrs __________________________ · ______________________ -----------------------· 1,065.75 383.25 R OU t t ------------------------- ------------ -------------------------------------Rio Blanco _________________________________________________________________ 854.00 Saguache .... ______ .. --.------- _______________________ . _________________________ . 528.50 Sa 11 fvl ig ue I __________________________________________________________________ 647. 50 336.00 Sa 11 Juan·------·--··--------------------- _________ ----------------------------· S ed g \Vick _______________________________________________________________ ·----· 420.00 S ll Ill 111 j t _______________________________________________________________________ 414.75 1,151.50 rrc 11 Cr' .. ·- --- -------- ------ --------- ··- -- . - . - ----- - - ------ --------------- -----Washing ton ___________________________________________ . ____________________ 421.75 \V rt d .. _____________________________ ---------------- ----- ------- --------- --- .. 5,579.00 698.25 $ l.543.75 $47,092.00 $14.283.25 Hunting $ 460.75 61.75 52.25 1,572.25 118.75 123.50 427.50 74.25 24.75 24.75 --~--- -- --- -- 24.75 ---------------------------------- $ 420.75 30.25 13.75 19.25 129.25 847.00 35.75 46.75 --------------------- ------------- 82.50 63.25 2.75 167.75 83.50 148.50 39.50 52.25 46.75 33.00 41.25 57.75 2.75 206.25 46.75 767.25 $ 5,213.25 570.00 237.50 6 l.75 118.75 166.25 1,106.75 ------------ -~ - ------- - - ------------ 251.75 52.25 4.75 171.00 608.00 14.25 707.75 23.75 -------·----- 74.25 ------------ 49.50 49.50 99.00 ----------------------- 49.50 ----------- - $ Fishing Bird $ 33.25 9.50 14.25 4.75 28.50 4.75 4.75 14.25 4.75 4.75 95.00 4.75 23.75 ----- . - - . 4.75 ------- ·---------- --- -- 42.75 4.75 ------ ....... 19.00 19.00 47.50 $ 619.50 ~ ~ t £ 77 l �<""'Cl,:, tc'5 ~ PREVIOUS YEARS-COLLECTIONS • Resident Hunting and I;ishing Baca .. ___ .__ . ·- ______ --------------------- ·----------------------------------· I\ n gel, C. C. ------------------------------ -------------------------------- $ B ll Ck !es, C. z. ____________________________________________________________ Bur back, H. J. -----------------------------------------------------------1~e rger, G. G. ------------------------------------- ------------------------BC 11 t ----. _--- .. -- ----- ------------- -- -----------------------------------------BI au er, C. E. -------------------------------------------------------------Cost iIIa __ · ------------------------------------------------------------------Church, G. G. . ·------------------------ ___________ --------------------Ca rI son, A. M. ---------------------------------------------------------De Ita ________________ -------------------------------------------------------F ran1e, J. F. -------------------------------------------------------------Gregg, E. S. -------------------------------------------------------------I-I a rris, S. T. ___ ·---------------------------------------------------------H c nd ricks, H. B. -------------------------------------------------------l-I um me I, W. --·-------------------------------· __ ·______________________ I-I u yser Bros. -------------------------------------------------------------l ra !IC k f1 Mc Ke Ivey---------------------------------------------------Jagow, J. R .. ------------------------------------------------------------Kimsey. l'vl. G. -----------------------------------------------------------Krier. N. L. ___ .-----------------------------------------------------------Kenn cd y, W. S. ---------------------------------------------------------Office -- - ------- - ----- - --- --------------- -- --- -- - - --- --- -- ------------------Pro \Vers ________ ----------------------------- _____ -------------------------St cw a rt, F. J. --------------------------------·--------------------------1 ·ri 111 bel, J. C, ____________________________________________________________ \V aisb f1 Brooks -------------------------------------------------------- Resident Big Game Hunting ____ - ·----, 63.00 7.00 19.25 87.50 5.75 5.25 5.25 122.50 87.50 54.25 --· $ Bird 2.70 - ------···-- 1 12. 7 5 --------- __________ ----- ·---- - ,__ ---- ----- 109.25 ----------. - 13.75 -- ----. ---- -- ------·--- --- -- -------- ------------------------ 4.75 203.50 11.00 - ----- ------ ----- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- - . --- . - 95.00 33.25 118.75 ------------ 2.50 37.25 12.25 343.00 1.75 3 I 5.00 52.50 8.75 668.50 I I 2.00 126.00 --· ------- -- -·- 118.75 ---------------------------· . -- 42.75 23.75 52.25 66.50 100.00 --- -- ------- -- --- 259.00 76.00 ---------· - ----- - ··--- -- 47.25 57.00 $ 2,443.00 ~ -··------- 19.00 4.75 $ Fishing $ 917.00 --- --- ---· $ --------------------- - 16.50 ,_ --------- 14.25 --· -- ---·--- 87.00 -- 2.75 16.50 2.75 2.75 $ 28.50 -- ------------------- -- 8.25 77.00 30.25 50.00 50.00 ----- -· ----$ ---------- -- ------------ ----- --------- ---------------·$ -- 24.75 529.95 -- $ __ , _______ 129.75 ~ -------------------~ [ 78 ] �~( . J~ TROUT DISTRIBUTION IN COUNTIES YEAR OF 1923 ·, Archuleta 344,000 Boulder 554,000 Chaffee 405,000 Clear Creek 270,000 Conejos 747,000 Custer _________________________ _ 205,000 Delta 700,000 Dolores 242,000 Douglas 283,000 Eagle 448,000 El Paso ___________________________ _ 283,000 Fremont 275,000 Garfield 828,000 Gilpin 231,000 Gunnison _______________ _ 1,242,000 Grand 423,000 Hinsdale _______________________ _ 185,000 Huerfano 330,000 Jackson 115,000 343,000 J err erson ------------325,000 Lake _ Larimer __ 1.239,000 La Plata ___________ _ 875,000 200,000 Las Animas __ ------------------------------------------------ ___ --469,000 Mesa 723,000 Mineral 186,000 Moffat Montezuma Montrose Ouray Prowers Pueblo __ Park _____________ _ Pitkin Rio Blanco __________ ---------------------------------- ___________ _ Rio Grande Routt Saguache San Juan San Miguel Summit rrel !er ---------------------y uma ---------------------------------------------------------------- 120,000 217,000 115,000 148,000 265,000 375,000 979,000 486,000 576,000 549,000 201,000 241.000 120,000 130,000 204,000 121,000 17,317,000 To ta I ______ -------------------------------------------- SPAWNING BEDS Electra Lake Grand Mesa Lakes _____________________________________________ _ Trappers Lake Marvine Lake------------------------ 200,000 I 00,000 350.000 150,000 Total -------------------------------------------------------800,000 Grand Tota) ______________________________________________ l 8, l I 7,000 , ~.----------------------~ [ 79 ] . c. otl 15~ .y~ ... ,,,,.,,.t._, t,;,1'7;000 �~ ~ t~ b TROUT DISTRIBUTION IN COUNTIES •. I YEAR OF 1924 Archuleta Boulder Chaffee __ Clear Creek Conejos __ Custer Della I )olorcs Douglas Eagle 1:1 Paso _____ _ Fremont __ Garfield Gilpin __ .. / Grand __ Gunnison Hinsdale Huerfano __ Jackson ____ _ Jeff crson ________________ _ Lake La Plata Larimer .. Las Animas Mesa _____________ _ Mineral Moffat Montezuma 480,000 765,000 684,000 325,000 397,000 270,000 457,000 275,000 575,000 587,000 486,000 270,000 760,000 265,000 443,000 I.552,000 185,000 333,000 145.000 379,000 320,000 764,000 1,562,000 285,000 367,000 325,000 150,000 185,000 Montrose Ouray Park_ Pitkin Prowers Pueblo _____ _ Rio Gra.nde Rio I3lanco Routt Sag uachc ____ _ San Juan San Miguel ______ _ Summit _ -···--·----Tcller Yu ma ______________ _ Total ----------·-- 283,000 160,000 436,000 498,000 140,000 215,000 430,000 327,000 670,000 180,000 166,000 188.000 284,000 280,000 130,000 ·~ ~-- - -- -- -----v)<' 17"'·"""' l'I·, lo48, 4 00 17,978,000 SPAWNING BEDS Electra Lake _______ _ Grand Mesa Lakes ___________________________________ ... ______ _ Trappers Lake ------------------------------------ ___________ _ Marvine Lake Emerald Lake_ Cheesman Lake 250,000 150,000 350,000 150,000 I 00,000 150,000 Total --------------------------------------------------- ____ I, 100,000 Grand TotaL _____________________________ --·--·--·•I 9,078,000 ~-----------------------------------~' I so I ,1,Q \l l. �t~ ., TROUT DISTRIBUTION IN COUNTIES YEAR OF 1925 A re h u I c ta _________________________________________________________ Bou I de r _____________________________________________________________ c·h a ff cc _____________________________________________________________ Cl car Creek ------------------------------ __________________________ Conejos ___ ------------------------------------------- ______________ Cost i11 a ____________________________________________________________ Custer _. ________________ -------------------------------- ____________ De I ta __________ ------------------------------- ______________________ Doi ores _____________________________________________________________ I)o u gI as ____________________________________________________________ Eagle ______ ------------------------------- _____________________________ FI Paso ______________________________ -----------------------------F re 111011 t _________________________________________________ ----------Gar fie Id ____________________________________________________________ Gi I pin ______________________________________________________________ Grand ____ -------------- ____________________________________________ ·, I Gunnison ---------------------------------------------------------I Ii n sd aI c ___ _______________ ____________ _____________________________ f-{ u er fa no __________________________________________________________ Jackson __________ ------------------------------ ____________________ Jc ff crso n ____________________________ . _____________ -----------------Lake __________________ -------------- --------- ----------- -----------La Pl a ta ___________ -------------------------------------------------La rim cr ------------------------------------ ________ ____________ ___ Las Animas --------------------------------------- _______________ l'vlcsa _ _______________ -------------- ------ ------ -- -- -- ---- ----- ---lvl i.n era I ________________________ ______________ ____________ __ ____ __ lvl off at _________________ --------------------------------------- --- --- 309,000 800,500 410,000 240,000 800,000 125,000 240,000 l , 300,000 200,000 300,000 618,000 300,000 250,000 631,000 150,000 5 81.000 l , 679,000 200,000 180,000 240,000 375,000 260,000 630,000 l ,457,600 350,000 370,000 552,000 150,000 Mon tcz u ma ------------------------------ ________________________ Mont rose ___ ------------------------------------------------------Ouray __________________ -------------------------------- -----------Park ---------------------------------------- _____________________________ Pitkin __________________ ------------------------------ ______________ Pue b I o ______________________________________________________________ Rio Blanco -------------------------------------------------------Rio Grande ---------------------------------- ____________________ R OU t t -- -------------------------------------------------------------Saguache ___________________________________________________________ San Juan ---------------------------------------------------------San Miguel -------------------------------------------------------s u !TI !TI il -- --------- ----- ------------------------- -----------------·re 11 Cr -- -.----- ---- ------ --- -- --- ----- --------------------- --- ------ --Yu 111 a ______________ -________________________________________________ 180,000 310,000 190,000 350,000 560.000 280,000 580,000 595,000 853,000 175,000 170,000 190,000 190,000 320,000 80,000 Total ________________________________________________________ l 8,621, I 00 SPAWNING BEDS EI cc tra Lake -------------------------------------------- __________ Grand M csa Lakes ___________ ----------------------------------M arvine Lake ___________ / ______________________________________ Trappers Lake -------------------------------------------------Cheesman Lake -----------------------------------------------La Jara R cservoir ---------------------------------------------- c•f)?._ l'~"'J.-5,_ IC,/ 1;i.9J loo 450,000 200,000 150,000 300,000 I 00,000 100,000 Total _ ------------------------------------------ ___________ I, 300,000 Grand Total ______________________________________________ l 9,921, l 00 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [~ 81 J • �\ IJ ~I TROUT DISTRIBUTION IN COUNTIES YEAR OF 1926 Archuleta Boulder Chaffee Clear Creek Conejos Costilla Custer Delta Do Io res _____________________________________________________________ _ 560,00? 822,000 280,000 361,000 844,300 52,000 30,000 993,800 100,000 Douglas 310,000 Eagle 909,000 EI Paso 230,000 Fremont 346,000 Garfield 602,000 Gilpin 70,000 Grand 1,212,000 Gunnison 2,988,000 H i,nsd a Ie ------------------------------ __________________ _ 300,000 Huerfano 200,000 Jackson 592,530 Jefferson 457,000 Lake 130,000 La Plata I, 142,000 Larimer 2,388,000 Las Animas _______________________________________________________ _ I 40,000 Mesa 544,000 Mineral 595,000 Moffat 85,000 Montezuma Montrose Ouray _________________ _ Park _ Pitkin Pueblo Rio Blanco Rio Grande Routt Saguache San Juan San Miguel _____________ _ Summit Teller Yu ma _______________________________________________________________ _ I 90,000 302,000 68,000 531,000 796,000 300,000 816,000 398,000 938,000 125,000 80,000 260,000 132,000 170,000 30,000 Tota I ________________________________________________________ 2 2, 4 I 9,630 SPAWNING BEDS Electra Lake Grand M csa Lakes _____________________________________________ _ Ma rvi nc Lake _________ --------------------------------------Trappe rs Lake Parvin Dam 500,000 200,000 150,000 400,000 350,000 Total ___________ -------------------------------------------- I , 600,000 Grand TotaL. _________________________________________ 24,019,630 3----------------------~ [ 82 I / ' J' ,.I f'q,..,.,...... y,,.\,,,, ;; .1, • II'), {.? o �~- j DISTRIBUTION OF PARTRIDGES YEAllS DISTRIBUTION OF PHEASANTS AND EGGS 1923-1926 I 92, 5)() 1924 1925 1926 520 320 648 -------·- Total 1923 1924 1925 1926 __ 2,018 DISTRIBUTION or BASS AND RING PERCH YEARS 1923-1926 YEAflS Total 400 400 160 595 960 Eggs I 92J 1924 -1925 ---1926 Total 148 1926 635,000 253,000 435,000 239,000 _ 1,292,000 Cl ·, Eggs 110 200 123 162 DISTRIBUTION OF BOB WHITE 1923-1926 ,,,,, t_ Birds ,,.Yl (;{! l1 ·l ( "'•f c {,·) J ' Q /,., ,... . 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There are time periods when no report was issued; for example no reports were issued from 1965-1985 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/">IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biennial Report of the State Game and Fish Commissioner of the State of Colorado, 1899-1926 Description An account of the resource <p>Eleven reports covering 1899-1926.</p> <p>Varying titles:</p> <ul> <li>1899-1916 (9 reports)<strong>: </strong>Biennial Report of the State Game and Fish Commissioner of the State of Colorado for the Years <em>YEAR</em> and <em>YEAR</em></li> <li>1918-1922, 1923-1926 (2 reports): Biennial Reports of the State Game and Fish Commissioner of the State of Colorado for the Years <em>YEAR-YEAR</em></li> </ul> For more reports in this digital collection see:<br /> <ul> <li>Preceding set: 1877-1898:&nbsp;<a href="https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/items/show/443">Biennial Reports of the Fish Commissioner</a></li> <li>Succeeding set:&nbsp;<a href="https://cpw.cvlcollections.org/items/show/445">Annual/Biennial Reports of the Game and Fish Department, 1926-1948</a></li> </ul> <p>Print copies in CPW Library: SH 11 .C58</p> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/">IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED</a> Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource application/pdf