A CHANCE FOR THE GAME 



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A TYPICAL MOUNTAIN SHEEP RANGE. 



Mt. Evans in the Pike National Forest from the head of Chicago Creek showing more of the area 

 that is far too rough for domestic sheep and should therefore be designated as a mountain sheep 

 range. 



tion has been in effect, happier condi- 

 tions have been brought about and the 

 people are now showing an inclination 

 to back the officers in prosecutions un- 

 der the law. 



Increased interest and cooperation on 

 the part of stock associations, gun clubs, 

 organizations of sportsmen, and the 

 Order of Elks will eventually force all 

 game States to oust the inactive spoils 

 politician who uses his position only 

 for political ends, and to fill the office 

 of game commissioner with strong men, 

 conversant with game conditions and 

 men who will devote their entire time 

 to game protection. There must be keen 

 cooperation between the State Game 

 Departments and the Federal Govern- 

 ment ; and the Federal Government, 

 through the Biological Survey and the 

 Forest Service, must take the initiative 

 in studying conditions for placing game 

 upon suitable ranges now unoccupied 

 by game. No large amount of money 

 will be necessary. As has already been 

 demonstrated, the people of the com- 

 munities near such ranges are keenlv 

 enthusiastic about this work and will 

 subscribe liberally towards carrying it 



out. The railroads are also interested 

 and have shown a willingness to co- 

 operate in hauling shipments of live 

 game animals within the States free of 

 charge. The great problem at present 

 is to locate specimens for planting, and 

 to figure out feasible methods of cap- 

 turing and shipping. There is a big 

 field for this work, and the States will 

 fall in with it, provided the Federal 

 Government will show what can be 

 done in this line. For example, there is 

 ample suitable mountain sheep range 

 in the vicinity of Harney Peak in the 

 Harney National Forest of South Da- 

 kota. There are several places in Colo- 

 rado where specimens for such a plant 

 could be captured and the people of 

 South Dakota are ready to furnish 

 funds for the work, provided the Bio- 

 logical Survey will take it up. There is 

 excellent range for white-tail deer in 

 the foothills of the Pike National For- 

 est just west of Denver, Colorado, and 

 such specimens as are needed for intro- 

 duction there could be captured in the 

 Black Hills National Forest of South 

 Dakota. 



