REPORT OF MONTANA FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



Monta?ia—The Sportsman' s Paradise 



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For years the name "Montana" has been synonymous with the sports- 

 man's Paradise. Nearly all varieties of game are found in Montana 

 and the best game fish are abundant. The lordly elk; the crafty big 

 horn; the beautiful white mountain goat; blacktail and whitetail deer, 

 and all the varieties of grouse found in such latitudes are here to be 

 found. Antelope still are here but are becoming scarce. The region 

 adjacent to Yellowstone Park is well supplied with elk and deer and 

 the portion of the state lying M'est of the Continental Divide is one 

 great hunting ground. 



For those who wish to find a character of wild animal who can 

 fight as well as run, the Great Silver Tip Grizzly bear, Gray Wolf, 

 Mountain Lion and Lynx are still to be found by those who are willing 

 to go into the mountain fastness where their abode is. 



Many valuable fur bearers also exist with us here. Wonderful duck 

 and goose hunting can be found nearly all over the State and recent 

 restriction on grouse hunting has resulted in great increase in these 

 birds. 



This department has made very successful plants of Chinese Ring 

 Neck Pheasants and Hungarian Partridges during the past two years, 

 and it is expected an open season can be had on these birds in a very 

 few years. 



The fishing resources of Montana are varied. The peer of them all 

 is our Native Black Spotted Trout. Next is perhaps the Rainbow 

 Trout, while this variety is an alien introduced from the coast, it 

 has become one of our most favored varieties. The grayling, where 

 found, is a beautiful fish and a most excellent food fish. The Dolly 

 Varden Trout, Loch Leven and Eastern Brook also are plentiful and 

 all have their admirers. Whitefish abound all over the State and 

 as we approach the warmer waters of Eastern Montana tributary to the 

 Missouri, and Yellowstone rivers. Catfish, Ling, Sturgeon and Pike 

 are found. Through some mistake Carp have found their way into 



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