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day's hunt. Plover are usually abundant in the south- 

 eastern part of the state. West of the Missouri river, 

 during the past few years, sage-grouse have been plen- 

 tiful. Jack-rabbit are common in all parts of the state, 

 excepting east of the Missouri river; wolf are most com- 

 mon west of that river. Near Scotland, in Bonhomme 

 county, is a good place for them. In a rabbit hunt at 

 that place in 1896, 51 I rabbits were killed. 



Fall River county formerly paid a bounty of $5 for 

 gray-wolf scalps ; but as this was largely in excess of 

 the bounty paid in Nebraska and Wyoming, adjoining 

 this county, and the practice of killing wolves in these 

 states and bringing them to Fall River county and 

 claiming the bounty became such a burden, the com- 

 missioners reduced the bounty to $1.50. In conse- 

 quence there are few wolf-hunters, and the number of 

 the grays has largely increased during the last few 

 years. 



