30 BULLETIN 1346, XT. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



11. A band of about 15 lias been reported from southwestern Washington 

 County. It is stated that both this and the band in the northern part of this 

 county are about holding their own. H. R. Rice, assessor of Washington 

 County, wrote under date of October 27, 1923, that about two months previously 

 2 antelope had been -shot north of Plattner and left as they fell, and that 3 

 were killed in the same neighborhood a year or so before, but that efforts to 

 locate the killers were unavailing. Mr. Rice thinks that the partial protec- 

 tion the antelope receive has a tendency to cause them to lose their fear of 

 man, and this enables poachers to kill them with little difficulty. He thinks 

 that they could best be perpetuated by inclosing them in a pasture from which 

 each year the surplus bucks might be killed by hunters. This idea appeared 

 to appeal to some of the local sportsmen. 



12, 13, and 14. Three bands of about 20 each are reported from Adams 

 County. It is stated that there is not much local interest in them and the 

 herds are decreasing. 



15 and 16. About 27 antelope are said to remain in the western part of 

 Elbert County and 150 in the northeastern part. Their protection is favored 

 by most of the people living in that district ; but it is reported that they are 

 frequently hunted, especially by men in automobiles. Notwithstanding this, 

 the herds are reported to be about holding their own. It has been suggested 

 that an antelope refuge might be established for the larger of these two herds. 



17. A band of 10 or more antelope is reported in east-central Lincoln County. 

 There is some not very active sentiment for their protection, and through 

 killing by poachers the herd is decreasing. 



18. In northwestern Cheyenne County about 50 antelope still remain. 

 There is said to be little sentiment in favor of their protection, and they are 

 being killed by hunters. 



19. About 45 antelope occur about 10 miles north of Buena Vista, on the 

 line between Chaffee and Park Counties. Local sentiment is very favorable 

 to their protection. 



20. In southwestern Park and eastern Chaffee Counties is a band of 40. The 

 majority of the residents in this section favor their protection, but the band is 

 decreasing, probably through hunting. 



21. In July, 1924, a band of about 40 antelope was reported in east-central 

 El Paso County. 



22. In southeastern Fremont County a band of about 10 still survives. Their 

 protection is favored by residents, but occasionally one is killed by hunters. 



23 and 24. In July, 1924, a band of 10 was reported in the east-central part 

 of Pueblo County, and one of about 150 in the south-central part. 



25. About 40 are reported from near Crestone, in southeastern Sagauche 

 County, on the Luis Maria Baca grant No. 4. They are under fence in this 

 grant and as a result of the protection they are receiving are reported to be 

 increasing. 



26. A band of 7 is reported in the extreme eastern part of Huerfano County. 



27. A band of 10 ranges in north-central Las Animas County. 



28. A band of 8 is reported in the northwestern Baca County. 



IDAHO 



Bands of antelope are reported in 14 areas in Idaho with an aggregate of 

 approximately 1.500 animals. They are located mainly in the east-central and 

 extreme southwestern parts of the State. Information concerning them has 

 been obtained from R. E. Thomas, State game warden ; United States Forest 

 Superintendent Olsen ; and L. J. Goldman, leader of the Biological Survey's 

 predatory-animal work in the State. 



During the past four years considerable work has been done to bring about 

 the establishment of a Federal antelope and sage-hen refuge, covering the 

 Owyhee desert country in the extreme southwestern part of the State, in 

 Owyhee County. Details concerning this are given elsewhere in this bulletin. 



The present distribution of antelope in the State is approximately as follows 

 (fig. 6) : 



1. A band ranges in Antelope Valley and the Pahsimeroi Mountains in Cus- 

 ter County. Forest Supervisor Olsen states that they inhabit the low open 

 ridges lying at the base of the mountains generally, but occasionally a buck 



