

Nature Reigns Supreme In Lincoln County Forests. 



also roam the forests during the winter, trapping and killing wolves and coyotes 

 which prey upon stock. Bounties are paid for the destruction of these predatory 

 animals. Coyotes .coyote pups and wolf pups, each carry a bounty of $2.50, moun- 

 tain lions, $10 and full grown wolves, $15. 



Waterfowl and Fish. 



No better opportunity for the shooting of waterfowl exists in the United States 

 than in Montana. The numerous lakes and sloughs teem with the birds. Some of 

 the northern lakes are nesting places for the geese and ducks and as the state 

 Is on the route of the flight of the birds from the north to their southern feeding 

 grounds, large numbers of the Canadian geese stop here to feed in the grain and 

 corn fields. They usually remain for about three weeks in the fall. 



The angler finds opportunity for the display of his skill among the gamey 

 trout of the streams and lakes. There are several varieties of trout, Montana 

 whitefish, and in a few localities, bass and Lake Superior whitefish. 



The trout include the native black spotted or cut-throat, the steelhead, the 

 eastern brook trout, the grayling and the Dolly Varden. Originally the grayling 

 was found only in the streams east of the continental divide, but the state fish 

 commission of late years has successfully propagated the grayling so that it is now 

 a habitant of the streams of the western slope. The Dolly Varden is a native of 

 the Pacific slope and attains great size. The Mackinac trout and the Lake Superior 

 whitefish are found in two lakes, St. Mary's in Teton county and Elk lake in Madison 

 county. The brook trout, much in demand, grows to a goodly size, some specimens 

 at the state fish hatcheries having attained a length of eight inches in one year, 

 grown from fry. 



