Game and Fish of the Southern Counties. 



The southern tier of Montana counties is well covered by the 

 Northern Pacific and Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads and 

 consists of Wibaux, prairie, Big Horn, Stillwater, Richland, Musselshell, 

 Fallon, Dawson, Custer, Rosebud, Yellowstone, Carbon, Fergus, Cascade, 

 Meagher, Sweet Grass, Park, Lewis and Clark, Broadwater, Gallatin, 

 Madison, Jefferson, Silver Bow, Beaverhead (O. S. L.), Deer Lodge, 

 Powell, Granite, Missoula, Mineral, Ravalli and Sanders Counties. 



The Northern Pacific enters Montana from the east at Yates in 

 Wibaux County. From there to Glendive the line does not touch upon 

 any large stream. From here it follows the Yellowstone River to Liv- 

 ingston in Park County. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul comes 

 into Montana at Montline. At Cato in Custer County, it crosses 

 the line of the Northern Pacific and from here to Forsyth in Rosebud 

 County the two lines parallel the Yellowstone River. In this section 

 of the state deer and antelope are the large game. The deer found 

 along the river bottoms and on the islands of the streams are of the 

 white tail variety, while the large eared mule deer are found in the 

 pines and cedars in the brakes away from the large streams. Both 

 varieties are plentiful throughout this entire section. Many antelope 

 range on the prairies north of the Yellowstone. As hereinbefore men- 

 tioned, these animals are protected at all seasons of the year. Prairie 

 chickens and grouse are plentiful throughout this section and are 

 found in large numbers on and between Rosebud Creek and Tongue 

 River. Ducks are found on the north side of the Yellowstone River 



One of a Carload of Elk From Yellowstone Park. 



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