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of mountain sheep of the desert variety. Not many 

 of these ought to be killed. Since information re- 

 garding all these remote districts is so accurate, 

 you can see what sport is today. You can no longer 

 stroll out before breakfast and kill your mutton or 

 your antelope venison. 



The great state of California once swarmed with 

 big game. Today deer are almost the only big game 

 you can find. There are a few dwarf elk left in 

 the Coast Range and an attempt has been made to 

 transplant them into the Sierra. The great species 

 of the Roosevelt Elk in Northern California has a 

 few members left. The giant grizzly bear of Cali- 

 fornia, one of the most splendid animals of the 

 world, might as well be called extinct today. There 

 may be two or three grizzlies perhaps none at all 

 left in Siskiyou County. Not one has been seen 

 for years. There are a few black bears and some 

 mountain lions in the Sierra, but not enough to in- 

 vite a big-game trip by an Eastern man. 



Colorado is no longer a field for grizzlies ; nor are 

 there black bears enough to be worth while, nor elk, 

 nor mountain sheep. Black-tailed deer may be 

 called the one game animal to invite the sportsman 

 into that tremendous mountain region, once one of 

 the most wonderful game districts of the world. 

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