The new hunting and fishing icenses have been received

The new hunting and fishing icenses have been received at the iffice of E. M. Jones, Clerk of Rappahannock County where they ire now on sale.

“We like to encourage sportsmen to buy their new icenses before their old ones expire to avoid being caught short >n the stream bank somewhere,” Putt said, “but at the same time ve caution license purchasers to ye sure they get the new license ind not a duplicate of the one in heir pocket which expires June JO.” Each year a few em)arrassing incidents occur where mglers buy “new” licenses in good faith only to discover later vhen being checked by a Game Warden that their “new” license lad expired along with their old >ne. Likewise, the 1971-72 licenses ire not valid until July 1 even hough they may be purchased a :ouple of weeks ahead of that late. Three day licenses are the inly type that can span the fiscal /ear changeover. Each year some 175.000 Virginians purchase resident licenses to fish and 110.000 purchase resident hunting licenses. Thses license sales provide most of the revenue for the operations of the Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries when coupled with some federal funds and samll amounts from the sale of timber and other products from Commission lands. These funds are used to finance law enforcement work, fish stocking, fish and game research, fish and wildlift management work plus information and education efforts

“Each year many persons in nocently let the deadline foi buying new fishing licenses slip u{ on them and get caught on streair of lake with a license expired by e few days,” says Law Enfrocemeni Chief John McLaughlin. Arresi records for the month of July shov this to be one of the most common violations. Hunters don’t have a: much trouble since the license ii this case is expiring betweei seasons rather than in mid season.