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at all. Any man who is unable to distinguish an adult 

 male from a female should not be permitted to hunt 

 goats. We objected to the limit of three mountain sheep 

 rams, on the ground that in view of the scarcity of those 

 animals, one ram in one year is enough for one man. 

 " Six deer " should be changed to " three male deer," 

 and unlimited grizzly bears to one only. 



STATEMENT OF LICENSE LAW 



Legal to kill in 1 905: 



5 Caribou (males only), 



5 Goats, 



3 Mountain Sheep Rams, 



5 Deer, 



2 Moose (males only). 



Unlimited Grizzly Bears, 



Unlimited Black Bears, 



No elk. 



As it should be: 



3 male Caribou, 



3 male Goats, 



I Sheep ram of each species, 



3 Male Deer of each species, 



1 Grizzly Bear, 



2 Black Bears, 



No Moose south of lat. 52° until 



1910, 

 No elk on mainland until 1920. 



The present law prohibiting the sale of game heads 

 is admirable, but it needs more rigid enforcement than 

 at this date (1905) prevails. So long as large sheep 

 heads are worth from $25 to $50 each, unmounted, just 

 so long will hunters and taxidermists take risks in selling 

 them. 



The big game of British Columbia is a public asset 

 of very considerable value. If rightly protected and 

 exploited, it can be made to yield to the southern dis- 

 tricts many thousands of dollars annually, — in the hire of 

 guides and horses, the purchase of supplies, and in license 

 fees. At the same time, by carefully protecting all 



