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of the state, but from the best obtainable information it is known that there 

 are more than one hundred and fifty thousand. These animals apparently are 



not driven from their accustomed haunts by the encroachment 

 There Is No of man for the Game Warden of Massachusetts has stated 

 Scarcity of that more than five thousand deer were killed in that com- 

 Deer Out monwealth during the season of 191 1. This is certainly a 

 This Way. splendid example of the benefits of game protection under the 



proper enactment and enforcement of game laws in one of the 

 old settled communities in the United States. 



While Montana has long been known as a hunters' paradise, the fishing 

 streams are also among the best on the American continent. Here, native 



Monarchs of the Montana Forests, 

 to the waters of the eastern side of the continental divide are found millions 

 of the toothsome grayling — those beautiful game fish — the pea- 

 Passing cocks of the aqueous, realm — are natives of only three localities, 

 Many Pleas- ^lontana, Michigan and Alaska. Dwring late years, grayling 

 ant Days fry from the state hatchery at Anaconda have been planted in 

 With Rod the waters on the western slooe of the continental divide. In 



and Reel. some instances these experimental transplantations have seem- 

 ingly not been successful, but in others, notably the waters of 



the Georgetown lakes, they have thrived beyond the expectations of the 

 experimenters. Three-year-old grayling have been taken from these waters 

 that weighed more than two and three-quarter pounds. The most ardent 

 trout fisherman agree that a graying is as ,''''ame and puts up as hard a 

 fight, pound for pound and ounce for ounce, as any variety of trout. 



— Spunk, individuality, itidustry, integrity, comprise a ivorking capital in Montana. 



