and small sanctuaries, are part of Wisconsin' s expanded conservation program,
do- 
niandod and willingly paid for by the sportsmen. 
 
      The fur beaainE animal resources of Wisconsin arc at a low ebb, The
expanded 
program includes a systematic survey of such important species as muskrat,
beaver, 
skunk, raccoon and fox, as the basis of the establishment of proper refuges
and 
sanctuaries, food and cover restoration, marsh restoration, restocking, and
the 
ostablis-mont of practical trapping regulations that will permit the building
up 
of the fur bearing animal supply. Wisconsin is noted for the quality of its
ranch- 
reared, fur bearing animals and game. Tho brooding and rearing of fur bearing

animals and gone animals and birds is an important item in The commercial
develop- 
mont of our natural resources. Few states have the tremendous possibilities
that 
Wisconsin possesses in this respect. Fur farming, game farming and land o~vnors'

brooding of stock for pelts and carcasses for food, offer a new and undeveloped

field for employment and profit. 
 
       The field of game management is widely diversified. Hundreds of separate

 species and varieties of birds and fur bearing animals present distinct
research 
 and administrative problems. The interests involved are also diversified
between 
 resident and non-resident sportsmen, privately ovwned and publicly owned
lands, the 
 interests of recreation generally and the individual interests of resort
owners, 
 hunting clubs and game farmers. A list of the jurisdictions, problems and
projects 
 of the game division include: 
 
    1. Winter feeding - With the cooperation of sportsmen's clubs and individuals,

 the division has established and maintains between five fnd ten thousand
winter 
 feeding stations. 
 
    2. The division is conducting studies for game and food cover restoration.

 
    3. It is concerned with the management of public hunting grounds, of
1000 to 1600 
 game, fur and doer farms, and some 35,000 acres of licensed shooting preserves.

 
    4. The division is concerned with complaints and claims for deer and
beaver 
 damage. 
 
    5. It is developing an experimental fur farm. 
 
    6. It is cooperating with the University of Wisconsin in gone research.

 
    7. It is collecting and compiling census reports of game, from hunters
and 
 trappers. 
 
 In addition to these are many hundreds of minor projects established and
maintained 
 for the individual benefit of a community or county. 
 
        I suppose the fisheries division presents the most immediate and
the closest 
  contact between the state and its citizens. The fish themselves arc public
property 
  and the fisheries division is the custodian of this public property. 
 
       One of the first accomplishments of Wisconsin conservation was its
fish hatch- 
  cries, and one of the oldest division heads is Mr. B. 0. Webster, who has
boon in 
  charge of this division since 1921. 
 
        There has been a gradual development of fish propagation. In this
program 
  thc hatchery is but the starting point. The hatching of fish fry is controlled

  nature and requires a high degree of scientific technique. The next step
is fish 
  rearing. Hero the technique is not so fully developed, and much experimental
work 
  is called for. The third step in the program is the distribution of fish.
If this 
  is by political subdivisions or by arbitrary allotment, regardless of species,
the 
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