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tection for a reasonable amount of 

 game that would thri\e upon such 

 browse or classes of growth which the 

 domestic animals do not use. There 

 are also many areas closed to domestic 

 stock — such as the watersheds from 

 which cities and towns derive their 

 water supplies — where such game ani- 

 mals as the mountain sheep and deer 

 of different kinds would not only thrive 



eliminating entirely the sentimental 

 reasons for such protection, is also 

 worthy of consideration. Within the 

 last two years the State of Wyoming 

 has received from $20,000 to $'^5,000 

 from the sale of game licenses, and the 

 cost of administering the game depart- 

 ment has been about half that amount. 

 The purchase of licenses at $2.50 each 

 for a resident hunter is, of course, a 



Two Year Old Elk. 



THIS IS THE FINE HFAI.TIIV TYPE OF ANIMAL WHICH CAN BE BOUGHT FROM SFVERAL DEALERS AND WHICH 

 TURNED LOOSE IN COUNTRY SUITED TO THEM WILL THRIVE AND MAKE EXCELLENT GAME HUNTING. 



to advantage, but WDuld offer no diffi- 

 culty in the use of the area for water 

 development. In many of the National 

 Forests there are areas that are be- 

 coming valuable for summer resorts 

 and recreative purposes. It is not ad- 

 visable to allow ranging stock in the 

 vicinity of such localities, and yet game 

 developed in such regions would add 

 greatly to their general attractiveness. 

 So there is ample range for game. 

 The question as to whether it is worth 

 while upon a dollar and cents basis. 



small portion of the amount he actually 

 spends in the hunting region. In the 

 little town of Sundance in eastern Wy- 

 oming, it was found after a careful 

 check of over two years, that the aver- 

 age expenditure of hunters in that sec- 

 tion was $:?(;. 00. In the Cody country 

 of Wyoming, where many non-resi- 

 dent hunters outfit for the region south 

 and east of Yellowstone Park, it was 

 found that such parties spent from $400 

 to $()00 each. These non-resident hunt- 

 ers lutmber from 100 to 200 yearly, so 



