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HUNTING AND FISHING IN MONTANA 



Home at Somers Hatchery 



Summer Home, Belt Creek 



proper reports are made, and noted by those in custody of maps. The 

 results obtained in this way by the Western Montana Anglers' Asso- 

 ciation, largely through the work done by the secretary, Mr. M. R. Har- 

 denburg, are proving of much worth; the same system should be 

 adopted by other clubs. 



In making distributions of fry the Superintendent of Hatcheries 

 should be given a very wide discretion, basing his activities in distri- 

 bution on the results obtained. Perhaps each hatchery operated by the 

 State could be supplied with a light truck to be used in stocking 

 Ktreams within reaching distance by this means. Such a truck, oper- 

 ated by an experienced fish culturist with an accurate knowledge of 

 favorable places, or nurseries where plantings could be made to ad- 

 vantage, could handle many millions in the course of a season. This 

 course would avoid the danger of intrusting the fry in the hands of 

 inexperienced persons, and better results might be obtained. Too much 

 stress can not be placed upon the manner of handling the fry and the 

 selection of proper places for making the plant. 



Antagonistic Varieties 



Heretofore little, if any, attention has been given to the varieties 

 of fish planted in our streams. The Federal Government has furnished 

 and planted many varieties better left out of (he Montana streams, 

 because the foreign varieties are destructive of the natives. The State 

 Game and Fish Commission are not without fault in this respect, 

 largely for the reason that only within the last few years has this 

 question been investigated and results known. 



