216 MONTANA 19 U 



and in the northwestern part of the State where these animals have never 

 had the protection afforded by the federal authorities, they 

 Guarding thehave more than held their own and are now stronger numer- 

 Elk From ically than twelve vears as:o. 



Final Ex- Under a recent law the elk are protected in certain counties 



tinction. until October ist, 1918. This will permit the transportation of 



these animals from the congested ranges in the vicinity of the 

 Yellowstone Park to former ranges of the elk. During 191 1 and 1912, four 

 hundred head were taken into Ravalli, Missoula, Sanders, Powell, Granite 

 and Jefferson counties. In all instances they aire thriving and increasing 

 in numbers, seemingly content on their new ranges. 



Unlike some of the eastern states and Canadian provinces, 'the game 

 and fish districts of Montana are not subject to private lease by native or 

 foreign citizens, and all the vast territory of the State, covering aproxi- 



mately one hundred and fifty thousand square miles of 

 Real Sport prairies, mountains and timbered area, watered by thousands of 

 at the Very lakes and streams, is open to the humbilest followers of the 

 Doors of sport, subject only to the liberal provisions of the State game 

 the People, laws, which permit the killing in season of all game animals 



except moose and antelope, and elk in certain counties, while 

 the gamest of game fish, trout and grayling may be taken from the waters 

 at aM times of year with rod, hook and line. 



There is not a city or town in the mountainous regions that does not 

 yearly contain the carcasses of deer killed within a radius of a few miles 

 fro'm the business sections. Many deer are annually bagged within ten 

 miles of Helena; the same may be said of Butte, Anaconda, Missoula, Dillon, 

 Livingston. Bozeman, Deer Lodge and Kalispell. Moimtain sheep and 

 Rocky Mounitain goats are in considerable numbers within a few miles of 

 Anaconda and Deer Lodsre. 



A Rocky Mountain ram was killed by Frank Anthenian of Georgetown 

 on October 4, 1913. that possessed a wonderful pair of horns. For the 

 sport enjoyed by this Montana hunter within twenty miles of a city of 

 12,000 population, eastern sportsmen, yea even European 

 Shooting huniters, would have willing!}^ traveled thousands of miles and 

 Mountain lavished a small fortune to have enjoyed the distinction. 

 Sheep and But few states possess the proud and majestic Rocky 



Goats Right Mountain sheep. Idaho tO' the south and west and Wyoming 

 Near Town, on our southern boundary have a few. but Montana is pre- 

 eminently the abode of the largest number of these magnificent 

 animals in the United States. H'ere one ram, may be killed during the 

 open season by each hunter who possesses the hardihood and fortitude to 

 ascend the highest peaks in t'he pursuit, but the timorous nimrod wh<j 

 anticipates bagging a "big horn" from the beaten trails of the country 

 road will be disappointed in his expectations. 



Fro^m September first of each year, on which date the season opens 

 for ducks and other water foAvl only, until November 30th, when the season 



-Montana will do her part if you do yours. 



