IDAHO 



DAHO possesses an area of 86,294 

 square miles. The character of the 

 country generally is mountainous, 

 but near the rivers are fertile val- 

 leys. The country is favorable for 

 maintaining a good game supply, 

 and by checking the unreasonable 

 killing of game by Indians it is thought the state will 

 always contain an abundant supply. 



Of the big game found in Idaho, there are the silver 

 tip or grizzly bear, and the black and brown bear ; elk 

 are found in considerable numbers, though less numer- 

 ous than formerly. The deer of the several kinds are 

 still abundant. Moose exist probably in greater numbers 

 than is generally supposed ; some of the specimens of 

 this animal which have been killed have been noble ones. 

 There are, too, cougar, lynx, mountain goat, big- 

 horn, wolf both the gray or timber-wolf and the 

 prairie-wolf or coyote fox, wolverine, fisher, marten, 

 muskrat, beaver, otter, mink, squirrel red, silver gray, 

 and fox badger, jack-rabbit, and other small furred 

 animals. Beaver are becoming scarce. 



There are many varieties of game-birds to be found 

 in Idaho. The grouse family is well represented. The 

 blue grouse are to be found in great numbers during 

 the winter in the mountains. In the spring they come 

 down to the foot-hills to nest. Ruffed grouse are 

 found to some extent, the spruce swamps and aspen 



