PREDATOR CONTROL 



Direct participation by department employees in predator control 

 was very limited during the biennium. The Commission has con- 

 tinued to confine its predator control activity to the furnishing of 

 funds to the predator control division of the Federal Fish and Wild- 

 life Service and to the paying of bounty claims on bob cats, moun- 

 tain lions and magpies. 



During the two-year period, approximately $68,916.00 was made 

 available to the Federal Fish and Wildlife Predator Control division 

 for salaries and expenses of hunters and trappers. In addition, ap- 

 proximately $8,300.00 was paid out in bounties on bob cats and moun- 

 tain lions and assistance to sportsmen's organizations for paying mag- 

 pie bounty claims. 



The increase in the number of deer and antelope available to 

 hunters which heretofore may have fallen to predation indicates that 

 the funds allocated for predator control have been well spent. 



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