40 Where to Hunt 



this state has stated his belief that if the present laws 

 are enforced the number of elk in the state need not be 

 decreased. They are protected by law throughout the 

 year at the present time. 



Mule-deer are very abundant, the most plentiful of 

 all the large game animals in the state, and they are 

 likely to increase. Virginia deer occupy the southern 

 and southeastern parts of the state chiefly, and are not 

 very abundant. Antelope are very abundant. 



Of bear there are the grizzly or silver tip and the 

 black or brown, all abundant. It has been stated by 

 good authority that bear are on the increase since 

 the bounty was removed. 



Of the cat family there are cougar or panther, some- 

 times known as mountain-lion. Colorado is one of the 

 states where cougar are plentiful enough to hunt spe- 

 cially. They are said to be increasing. Canada lynx 

 are found below an altitude of 7,000 feet. They are 

 increasing and plentiful. The common lynx or bob- 

 cat are found above an altitude of 7,000 feet, where 

 spruce timber grows. They are also plentiful. 



Gray or timber-wolf are abundant, and said to be 

 increasing. They are very destructive to stock. It 

 has been estimated by a trustworthy hunter that there 

 are 500 in Routt and Rio Blanco counties, but ex-Com- 

 missioner Gordon Land thinks there are about half this 

 number. Prairie-wolf or coyote are still plentiful. 



Mountain sheep are not abundant ; perhaps there are 

 IOO in Routt and Rio Blanco counties. They are pro- 

 tected by law. There are some Rocky Mountain goat 

 in the state, but they are not abundant. 



Badger are common throughout the state. Of fox 



