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Show Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 46 destructiveness. The action of predators as agents in influencing the numbers of rodents is unknown. Literature: Kelker, George Hills. 1939. A Mathematical Study of a Predatory-Prey Relationship. Utah Acad. Sci., Arts, Letters, 16:77-81. Kelker, George Hills. 1940. Further Mathematical Studies in Prey-Preda tor Relationships. Utah Acad. ScL, Arts, Letters, 17:59-64 Rasmussen, D. I. 1941. Beaver-Trout Relationship in the Rocky Mountain Reqion. Trans. N. Am. Wildlife Conf., 5: 256-263. . . Rasmussen, D. I., and Nolan West. 1943. Experimental Beaver Trans planting in Utah. Trans. N. Am. Wildlife Conf., 8:311-318. SMALL GAME ON AGR1CULTURAL LANDS Present Status: Pheasant and quail are generally as numer present habitats will permit. ous as Objectives of Management: (1) To increase the number of birds by improving their habitat for nesting, feeding, and winter protection. To improve sportsmen-landowner relationships. Comments: One year-long study and one food habits study have been made on pheasants, but none on quail. Habitat improvement must have landowner's approval. One associated uses of developed areas. For way is to sell him on fence rows make windbreaks besides supplying wood for (2) example, fence posts and fuel. The The state has a farmer hunter law for designated areas. been hasn't better hunting usefulness of this program to provide tested. increase pop Means of environmental control will do more to is. that Experimental however helpful ulations than police work, The winter food plots were a demonstration areas are needed. success, and can be further developed. results of More educational work is needed to carry known The 4H Club work on pheas investigations to the sportsmen. in developing conserva ants is valuable for its educational phase tion-mindedness. its The state has an excellent monthly bulletin for expressing on fish and game the public for general and informing viewpoints, problems. Literature: Kelker, George Hills. 1943. The State-Sportsmen-Landowner Triangle. 7:7-10. Jour. Wildlife Management, of the Ring-Necked Pheasant (Pha McKean, William. 1942. A Study in Northern Utah. (Unpub. Thesis; Li sianus colchicus torquetus Gmelin) 93 U.S.A.c. illus.) pp.; brary, McKean. 1945. "The Pheasant in the Inter Rasmussen, D. I.., and Wm. United States, published by in Pheasant Management in mountain .. Region," Am. Wildlife Inst. |
