is impossible and impractical to artificially propa- 

 gate birds for the hunters' direct use. It is rather 

 the natural reproduction by these liberated farm 

 birds and other field reared birds living in a 

 favorable environment that provides for the hunt- 

 ers' pleasure. 



Relatively few Chukars have been liberated 

 in this state, and to date these plants have not 



been particularly successful. In other states thous- 

 ands of these birds have been liberated; how- 

 ever, reports have not been favorable. Montana 

 is still experimenting with these birds, and in the 

 future they will be given every possible chance 

 to adapt themselves to our environmental condi- 

 tions with a sincere hope that they will fill a 

 space in our hunters' need. 



Gooft&ixitiosi 



No department of state government could 

 possibly have had more cooperation than the 

 Fish and Game Department has enjoyed during 

 the past two years. 



Following is a list of those organizations 

 which have been especially helpful. This does 

 not include those branches of state government 

 which by statute give the department so much 

 help as a matter of routine day by day. 



All sportsmen's organizations 

 U. S. National Forest Service 

 State Forestry Service 



U. S. Soil Conservation Service 



U. S. Taylor Grazing Service 



Dude Ranchers' Association 



Associations of Guides and Packers 



Farmers and ranchers 



U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



U. S. Army Engineers 



Montana Livestock Sanitary Board 



Montana State College 



Montana State University 



State Board of Education 



U. S. Public Health Service 



Anaconda Copper Mining Company 



Packing- fingerling- trout 

 into the back country. 

 Much appreciated coop- 

 eration on the part of 

 sportsmen, dude ranch- 

 ers, guides and packers, 

 and Forest Service per- 

 sonnel has aided this pro- 

 gram materially. 



