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a matter of fact, deer and elk, instead of fleeing from cutting 

 operations, actually follow them about, for they find that on 

 lands carefully cut over conditions have been created that pro- 

 vide greater food supply and more secure covert, than even a 



AFTER THE FIRE 



virgin forest. After all, the important factor that governs the 

 abundance of game in any country is the available food supply. 

 If we have proper bag limits, hunting seasons, and favorable 

 breeding conditions, game will always increase up to the quan- 

 tity of its available food supply and no further. Cut this 

 supply in half and you automatically condemn half of the wild 



