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BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE 



ANTELOPE. 

 , The o^raceful antelope of the prairie countries largely out- 

 number any variety of game animal that is protected at all 

 seasons in Montana. On account of the recent influx of 

 settlers to the prairies of ^Montana, the area of feeding ground 

 of these beautiful creatures has been largely curtailed. Some 

 complaint has been received from settlers upon dry farming 

 lands of damages done by antelope to winter wheat crops. 

 Upon investigation of these reports it has invariably been 

 found that the reported damage was but nominal. The real 

 motive of such reports being based upon a desire to secure 

 permission to hunt these animals with immunity from prose- 

 cution. 



Cow Moose, Swimmini;. 



MOOSE. 

 Certain localities in }\k)ntana were at one time favorite 

 haunts of moose. When the Game Warden's department 

 was created ten years ago, these animals were practically 

 extinct in the state. Today, after ten years of careful protec- 

 tion, there are probably three hundred moose in Montana in 

 a few sections. The largest herd is on the upper waters of 

 Ross Fork of Rock Creek in Granite County, where there 

 are more than forty licad. This department and the people 



