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successfully. Through other sources I learned afterward, that the young 
of the wild crosses had been successfully crossed with domestic sheep.” 
Legal Protection of Mountain Sheep.—Owing to the fact that 
the surviving Mountain Sheep inhabit only the most remote and 
inaccessible regions, the difficulty in affording them legal protec- 
tion against slaughter is very great. States with a sparse popula- 
tion can ill afford the expense that would be involved in covering 
vast areas of rugged mountains with paid game wardens. As 
a rule, the utmost that any mountain State can accomplish is to 
prevent the sale and shipment of her most valuable wild animals, 
and punish known violations of the laws protecting them. Fortu- 
nately for our wild animals, public sentiment in favor of their 
preservation from extinction is rapidly spreading, and the lines 
of protection are each year being more tightly drawn. 
Of the thirteen States inhabited by Mountain Sheep, California 
and Nevada alone have failed to enact laws for their protection. 
Five States have enacted for this species a perpetual close sea- 
son—Arizona, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, and Utah. 
Their good example should be followed by each of the other 
eight. In other States and British provinces the close seasons 
for Mountain Sheep are as follows: 
recone isle stata olen rune avers November I to July 15 
IIGENNG) Racca o bao ae Hoe CC eee January 1 to September 1 
INews Mex comers iene tein cissere January 1 to October 1 
SouthyDakotamsca se cometesceicerls oe January I to October 15 . 
Wiashinetongeanseeeeere irate. November 1 to September I 
\WAielant bated cn aertig bro tolanion: ERE December I to September I 
Britisha Columbia cememescasce se. Ewes protected at all times 
Rams from December 15 to September 1 
North) West Territories ..........- December 15 to October 1 
J NEI e, BS ob fen acre Gomoie nda 6 eee ORCC mE ere No protection 
The penalties for the unlawful killing, or transportation, or 
sale of Mountain Sheep are as follows: 
INSTAR: b.d.6:6 60-0310 Od GEE OI ee OER $50 to $100 fine 
CONGO) poosc bcc 00S One DEE Ee eone en $10 to $500 fine 
IGEN 6 SBio.qobdude. oo Coes COI $25 to $75 fine and costs 
ING wal Viexicomevecrier crave cisinuis ais s.srneisievere sis $25 to $100 fine 
IN(@imdny IDEVKOR, 5 45 dig bare On ese ee cen onan d ac $100 fine 
WMregoni ence ike oss etek na ete orale ea $100 to $500 fine 
South Dalkcotamaa cer comet «cas coe ceases $25 to $200 fine 
LOGENI GS 66 opted Cop bdo DOG ao or Not less than $10 fine 
Wieshinetonienenieiis cca setts store sclers $10 to $100 fine and costs 
NIA VS MOTAUT SIC Gina ee CLONE gE aca SEE RE $100 to $500 fine 
