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cently stated that there are fifteen thousand of 

 these untamed beasts upon the Toiyabe, To- 

 quina and Monitor forest reserves in Landor 

 County, Nevada, alone, and many more in 

 neighboring districts. No fence is strong 

 enough to stop these horses, and when they ap- 

 pear in force they have even been known to 

 knock down and kill cows and calves. After 

 each visitation from a herd the ranchman is 

 likely to mourn the loss of his domestic horses, 

 and it requires only a few days' association 

 with their new companions for the best-broken 

 animals to become as wild as their nomadic 

 comrades. 



The Legislature of Nevada passed a law 

 many years ago allowing hunters to shoot wild 

 horses and to sell their hides. The law opened 

 the way to a new and profitable industry, and 

 one which had the added zest of sport. Pres- 

 ently, however, hide-hunters began to kill also 

 branded and shod horses, and this caused a 

 quick repeal of the law. This left the animals 

 free to increase, and now they have become a 

 serious pest. 



On the ranges of many of the national forests 



