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10. About 100 are reported north of Fort Benton, in Chouteau County. 



11. A band of 19 was reported on February 9, 1924, to range immediately 

 west and north of the town of Montague, Chouteau County, sometimes within 

 half a mile. A few years ago this band was double its present size. Another 

 band of about 60, near the town of Square Butte, is reported to have increased 

 about 10 per cent in the past two years. 



12. Three small bands, aggregating about 20, are located near Winifred, in 

 .northern Fergus County. One is 10 miles northeast of the town, another 18 



miles, and the third is ranging near Armells Creek. The total number of ante- 

 lope here is slowly decreasing. 



13. A band of 30 was reported in 1922 south of the Little Rockies, in south- 

 western Phillips County. 



14. On January 2, 1924, several bands, totaling about 200 antelope, were 

 reported on the range from 20 to 30 miles southwest of Glasgow, in Valley 

 County. A few range around the head of Duck Creek, Brazil, and Dry Runs. 

 The larger bands occupy the country that divides the heads of Little, Beaver, 

 and Lone Tree Creeks and on down the east slope to Willow Creek. The 

 antelope here are reported to be decreasing rapidly and likely to be extermi- 

 nated unless better protection can be given them. It is reported that antelope 

 occasionally cross into the northern part of Valley County from Canada. 



15. A band of about 50 ranges in the Missouri breaks in northwestern 

 Garfield County, and a smaller band of 8 in the adjacent southeastern part 

 of Phillips County between the Little Larb Hills and the Missouri River. 



16. About 100 are reported on the Snow Creek Game Preserve in Garfield 

 County. 



17. In Garfield County a band of 70 is reported along the Missouri River 

 in Townships 23 and 24, and a band of 30 north and east of Haxby. 



18. There are several bands in eastern Garfield County, aggregating about 92 

 animals, of which 6S occur along Woody Creek, in Townships 40, 41, and 42, 

 and adjacent areas, and about 24 along Big Dry Creek east of Jordan. 

 Several years ago these and other bands in this county were decreasing, but 

 since many dry farmers have left, they are beginning to increase. 



19. A band of 60 ranges along Lodgepole Creek from Dilo to the Musselshell 

 River in Garfield County, and another band of 30 occurs farther down in the 

 southwestern corner of the same county. 



20. A band of about 20 is located near Cohagen, and another band of 15 

 ranges in Townships 13 and 14, both in southern Garfield County. 



21. In February, 1924, 38 antelope were reported as ranging on the Timber 

 Creek Divide, a small herd of 7 west of Weldon, another numbering 7 near 

 McDonald Butte, 6 on Jawbone Coulee, and a single buck on the Big Dry, 

 totaling 59 animals in McCone County. 



22. Frank Hamlick, a deputy State game warden at Kinsey, Custer County, 

 wrote on January 21, 1924, that 49 antelope were living in his pasture, and 

 that various other bands were located within 15 miles, which in the aggregate 

 amount to about 100 animals. He is doing all he can to protect them, but 

 they are being killed by hunters. 



23. Three small bands, aggregating about 19 animals, occur in southeastern 

 Fallon County, where they are reported to be decreasing. 



24. A band of 75 is reported to range on Mizpah Creek, in southern Custer 

 and northern Powder River Counties. 



25. C. A. Hatterschied wrote in February, 1924, that in the preceding fall 

 he counted a herd of 53 antelope on Timber Creek, in Powder River County. 



26. In January, 1924, P. B. Fannigan, of Graham, wrote that several herds 

 of antelope occur in the country lying east of the Big Powder River, in 

 southern Powder River County. He considers that they aggregate more than 

 300 animals. One neighbor counted 270 antelope in his pasture on one occa- 

 sion last year. They do not appear to be increasing, but some of the farmers 

 complain that they are eating their alfalfa. From the reports, it is probable 

 that there arc oilier antelope in this section of the State, but details are 

 lacking. C. A. Hatterschied reports seeing a herd of 47 on Horse Creek in the 

 fall Of 1023. 



27. Bands totaling 250 range on the Custer National Forest southeast of 

 Ashland, in Powder River County. B. W. Hogan, of Ashland, wrote that when 

 be went there in 1910 there were; only :; antelope in the entire Glister National 

 forest. These were well protected by ranchmen and have increased to the 

 present herd. They are often seen in bands of from a dozen to more than 



