STATUS OF THE PRONGHOK.NED ANTELOPE, 1922-1924 



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Protective Association, pointed out to the boards of supervisors in Humboldt 

 and Elko Counties the undesirability of an open season on antelope, and as a 

 result the season was closed by thein for two years. In Washoe County the 

 board of supervisors felt the technical requirements of the law called for an 

 open season, but were so well convinced of the undesirability of permitting 

 antelope to be killed in any numbers that they limited the open season to one- 

 half hour, extending from 7.30 to 8 a. m., November 10. It is obvious that 

 under such conditions no antelope were legally killed in Nevada that season. 



The information concerning the distribution and numbers of antelope in 

 Nevada has been furnished mainly by Mr. Sans and by Supervisor Alexan- 

 der McQueen, of the Hum- , 

 boldt National Forest. Mr. 

 Sans has been extraordi- 

 narily successful in pro- 

 moting antelope protec- 

 tion in Nevada. His 

 friendly cooperation with 

 the State authorities and 

 the active part he took at 

 the request of the governor 

 in helping to locate and 

 outline the antelope ref- 

 uges in the northern and 

 northwestern parts of the 

 State have been a major 

 service to the conservation 

 of these animals. 



The distribution of an- 

 telope in Nevada is ap- 

 proximately as follows 

 (fig. 10) : 



1. This area is the 

 Washoe County State 

 Game Refuge (PL V, fig. 

 2). The number of ante- 

 lope within its limits is 

 estimated by resident 

 stockmen at from 2,000 to 

 2,500. E, R. Sans wrote: 



"Predatory Animal 

 Hunter R. W. Young, sta- 

 tioned at the Thomas Du- 

 furrena ranch in the 

 Thousand Creek district 

 of Humboldt County, re- 

 ported on January 17, 



1924, that he saw not less than 1,000 antelope in the course of a day's travel 

 in that neighborhood, and from reliable reports we gather* that this is the 

 wintering ground for these animals. 



"T. P. Harriman, one of our predatory-animal trappers working in northern 

 Washoe County, reported December 1!), 1023, a hand of from 600 to 700 ante- 

 lope migrating to their winter range in the High Rock Canyon. This is the 

 largest band we have bad any notice; of wintering in High Rock Canyon. There 

 have always been a. few coming into this sheltered district to winter, but this 

 winter an unusually large number Is there." 



Purther interesting Information concerning the antelope on this game refuge 

 is contained in statements received from Mr. Sans, which are set forth in the 

 account of his capture of the young antelope* for restocking purposes during the 

 pre <jnt season, 



NEVADA 



Fig. 10. — Distribution of antelope in Nevada, estimated 

 at 4,253, in 11 areas. Game refugees indicated by 

 broken lines 



