1887: Said ore occur. ipeutbias: ae and August, “4897: aes - Dev: 
- Ramsey County, August, 1887: ‘Common: saw tracks and holes. | " Bottinea v 
= erm Race of Turtle Mountain), August, 1887: Saidtobecommon. Rugby June 
August 31, 1887: Found where a Badger had dug out a Richardson’s Speci ' 
: ee and eaten all but part of its tail. Fort Buford, September, 1887: Said ‘ons 
~~ mon; I saw some tracks. 
Montana. —filyou's Ranch, Dawson County, Repermnes and October; 
-' Common, he 
OTTER (Lutra canadensis). 
Minnesota.—Elk River, Sherburne County, 1887: Tolerably common. He: 
Lake, Jackson County, May, i887: Saw where some lived. 
% ‘ Dakota.—Devil’s Lake, Ramsey County, August, 1887: Saw tracks of old and is 
=f. ‘young.’ Turtle Mountain, August, 1887: Said to ) be common. * oe 
ss Montana.—Tilyou’s Ranch, Dawson County, September and October, “1881 eta 
Present along the Yellowstone River. a7 
Moose (Alce americanus). 
43 Minnesota.—Saint Vincent: I am told by an honest and intelligent hunter ane 
<a ~ some Moose were killed last fall (1886), 15 miles east of Saint Vincent, Minn. 
pee  Dakota.—Bottineau: There are said to be some in the Turtle Mountains. 
ne nS . ELK; Wapiti (Cervus canadensis). 
os Ste ae —Elk River, Sherburne County, 1887: Exterminated; a few old ne 
and bones remain. They are still found in the woods to the north. Saint Vincent: — A 
_, Lam told by an intelligent and honest hunter that some Elk were killed last fall } 
(4886), 15 miles east of Saint Vincent. 
Et : Dakota.—Larimore, Grand Forks County, July, 1887: [think I have good author-__ 
mS ity (in an-old hunter) for the statement that two Elk were killed here five years ago. — 
- Devil’s Lake, Ramsey County, August, 1887: A few said to occur. Bottineau (on 
western edge of Turtle Mountain), August, 1887: I have found some old Elk bones, 
Black Hills, November, 1887: Former ly common; a few said to occur still. . “a 
ey Montana. '—Tilyow’ s Ranch, Dawson County, September and October, 1887: Not 
common; have seen a few tracks, and a few are killed every year. 
. 
1 BLACK-TAILED DEER (Cariacus macrotis). ? 
ie ’y * : 
om Minnesota.—Saint Vincent: I am told by an honest and intelligent hunter that Spat 
hr; . 
___ three were killed last fall (1886), 15 miles east of Saint Vincent. ae 
3 Dakota.—Pembina, July, 1887: Said to be found 84 miles west of here in the mS 
Pembina Mountains. Fort Sisseton: Said to have been present formerly in about ~~ 
aoe equal numbers with the Virginia Deer, but both disappeared about three or four — ee 
_~ © years ago. Devil’s Lake, Ramsey County, August, 1887: Said to be a fewhere, __ 
but mostly killed off. Turtle Mountain, August, 1887: Iam told that there are — Ri - 
a few in the hills, and that they are common on the Mouse River, farther west. 
Fort Buford, September, 1887: Said to be common among the hills, but I do not 3 
consi ‘er the authority worth much. Black Hills, October, 1887: The Black-tail is eds. 
os common through the hills, but the White-tail seems to be absent. sh 
omy Montana.—Tilyou’s Ranch, Dawson Coanty, September and October, 1887: Com-—— 
mon in the hills and open country; said to be much more easily killed than the Vir- “4 
RS ginia Deer, so consequentiy are becoming scarce. Said to be common at various Stas 
ate places along the stage road from Miles City, Mont., to Deadwood, Dak. he 
7 -* Ltae 
aa WHITE-TAILED DEER; VIRGINIA DEER (Cariacus virginianus). hi 
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Is Minnesota.—Elk River, Sherburne County, November 28, 1887: Now scarce; for- 4 
y merly numerous. “os 
-,  Dakota.—Fort Buford, September, 1887: Said to be common in the brush along the £ 
ta river, but I do not consider the authority worth much, Black Hills, October, 1887: re 
T can find no one wh» ‘1s ever seen this Deer here. a5 
Montana.—Tilyou’s 2anch, Dawson County, September and October, 1887: Nu-: ae! re 
merous in the brush along the river. Pea) 
