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BULLETIN 1346, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE 



demands, as there is no doubt that predatory animals destroy more than all 

 the hunters put together. Two years ago we framed a law setting aside 25 

 cents from each hunting and fishing license to cooperate with the Biological 

 Survey in the destruction of predatory animals in connection with the State 

 Livestock Association, but I am frank to say that the amount we are expending 

 in this respect scarcely more than kills off the increase." 



The antelope reported from Montana are distributed approximately as 

 follows (fig. 8) : 



1. A band of eight is reported in the vicinity of the Sweet Grass Hills, in 

 Liberty County. Antelope are reported to have decreased in this district. 



2. Another band of eight ranges along the Marias River, in Liberty County. 

 It is reported that a few years ago several small herds were ranging 20 to 30 

 miles south of Chester, on the main line of the Great Northern Railroad, in 

 Liberty County, but since then information has been conflicting, and nothing 

 definite has been learned to indicate whether they are still there. 



3. A band of 15 antelope south of Galata is said to contain the only antelope 

 remaining in Toole County. 



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4. About 12 antelope are still ranging on the Marias River and its tribu- 

 taries, in Pondera County. Two years ago a band of about 12 ranged on the 

 Marias River 30 miles northeast of Conrad, but people familiar with the 

 district state that they have now disappeared. It is reported that bootleggers 

 in high-powered automobiles passing through this district to Great Falls make 

 a practice of pursuing and killing antelope on the open plains. The residents 

 resent this killing but have been powerless to prevent it. It is reported also 

 that the Conrad and Brady rod-and-gun clubs are interested in the preservation 

 of antelope and will assist in their protection in any way that is practicable. 



5. About 20 antelope are reported to range on the Teton River, in Pondera 

 and Chouteau Counties, about 20 miles east of Brady. 



6. A band of about 10 antelope is reported about 12 miles southwest of 

 Chouteau on the north side of the Sun River, in Teton County. This band has 

 decreased during the past few years. 



7. About 40 antelope are reported to range between Chouteau, Teton County, 

 and Great Falls, in Cascade County. 



8. Two bands, numbering about 35, range north of Great Falls, in Cascade 

 and Chouteau Counties. 



9. A band of about six is reported to be ranging in the Dry Creek country, 

 about 10 miles southeast of Augusta, in Lewis and Clark County. 



