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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF 



If the experiment of re-stocking that region with deer is to have a fair trial, there 

 should be 200 more deer brought down from the Adirondacks and turned loose there. 

 The forest area of the Catskills is three-fifths as large as that of the Adirondacks and 

 would support 15,000 deer. The expense of catching 200 live ones and transporting 

 them to the State Deer Park in Ulster County would require an appropriation of 

 $2,000 ; but it would be money well expended. Our forests can and should be made 

 to furnish a food supply as well as timber. The State does not hesitate to vote 



A RABBIT HOUND. 



annually large sums for the propagation of fish. Why not appropriate some money 

 for the propagation of large game ? 



The statistics furnished here showing the total number of deer killed in the 

 Adirondack forests are believed to be fairly correct and approximating closely to 

 accuracy. If anything, they fall short of the actual number rather than exceeding it. 

 In obtaining these figures, the entire region was divided into 149 districts, each with 

 clearly defined and well-known boundaries. Reports were obtained from some 

 competent person in each district, who was duly cautioned to include only the 

 specified territory assigned him and to avoid reporting any deer that were killed 



