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very little. Yet a good stock of mountain-sheep alone would add mil- 

 lions of dollars to the capital value of National Forest resources. Men 

 go to Tibet to hunt the argali. Surely they would come to New Mexico 

 to hunt Ovis mexicanus — if we had any left to hunt. 



In conclusion, the writer is sensible of the fact that in arraigning the 

 profession of forestry for a passive attitude toward the game problem, 

 he speaks from the standpoint of a game conservation enthusiast. But 

 why, indeed, should not more foresters likewise be enthusiasts on this 

 question? They should — in fact, they must be, if they are to act as 

 leaders in launching the new science of game management. Enthu- 

 siasm for forest conservation was a conspicuous attribute of foresters 

 until long after the propaganda stage of forestry — and a very necessary 

 one. Without it the tremendous first obstacles to launching the new 

 science of forestry would not have been overcome. Without it we 

 shall not overcome the first obstacles to making American game a major 

 forest product. 



