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only three localities — Montana, Michigan and Alaska. On the western slope of the 

 Rocky Mountains trout abound in great quantities and numerous varieties. To specify 

 the best trout fishing in Montana would be a presumption and more than that it 

 would be largely a guess — there are so many streams and mountain lakes in which 

 abound these gamy specimens of the finny tribe. The Stillwater, Big Boulder of 

 Sweet Grass county, the Upper Yellowstone, the Gallatin and tributaries, the Madison, 

 Red Rock river and lakes, the Big Hole, Silver and Georgetown lakes, Flint creek, 

 Rock Creek, the Big Blackfoot river, Clark's Fork, the Flathead, Stillwater river of 

 Flathead county, the Big river, the Kootenai, the Yakt, the Swan and hundreds of 

 smaller streams throughout the state, together with the lakes of Lincoln and Flat- 

 head counties, all afford this most alluring pleasure. An excellent detailed description 

 of the fish streams and game regions of Montana and how best to reach them, written 

 by Mr. Dave Morgan, chief deputy game warden, is published in the first biennial 

 report of the Montana Game and Fish Commission, a copy of which will be forwarded 

 free by this Department upon receipt of four cents' postage. 



The game laws require that all males over the age of fourteen years who are 

 resident citizens of this state and who desire to hunt and fish shall first procure a 

 license therefore. This license may be had upon payment of $1.00 to the state game 

 and fish warden or any salaried deputy or $1.10 to a justice of the peace or non-sal- 

 aried deputy. Any person who has not resided in this state for the six months last 

 past, but is a citizen of the United States may procure a non-residents' license, of 

 which there are three classes — the "general" which entitles the holder to hunt large 

 and small game and to fish, and costs $25; the "limited" which entitles the holder to 

 hunt small and feathered game and to fish, and costs $10; and "fishing" which entitles 

 thvj holder to fish only and costs $2. Any person who is not a citizen of the United 

 States, irrespective of the time he has resided within this state, is entitled to secure 

 an alien license, which is in two classes — "alien general," which entitles the holder to 



