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26. In 1922, 75 were reported on the W. D. Casey ranch in northeastern 

 Culberson County. 



27. A band of six was reported in Loving County in 1924. 



28. Fifty were reported in Midland County in 1922, but the present status 

 of the band is not known. 



29. Fifteen antelope were reported in Glasscock County in 1924. 



30. In 1922 about 30 were living on the Mclntyre ranch, north of Sterling ; 

 in the fall of 1924, 125 were estimated in Sterling County. 



31. A band of 7 was reported in 1923 near Big Lake, Reagan County ; in the 

 fall of 1924, 14 were reported in this county — probably the same band. 



32. Fifty were reported in 1924 in Irion County. 



33. In 1922, 13 antelope were reported six miles north of Valentine, and 

 8 on the Jones Ranch, in northwestern Jeff Davis County; no later report 

 concerning these has been received. In 1924 reports give 21 in the western 

 part of the county. 



34. A herd of 20 was reported in January, 1925, ranging on a ranch five 

 miles southwest of Fort Davis. About 75 head were reported also, scattered 

 in small herds, on the H. L. Kokenot ranch along the border line between 

 Jeff Davis and Brewster Counties. 



35. In 1922 several small bands were reported east and south of Fort Stock- 

 ton, Pecos County, and in 1924 about 20 antelope were reported in this area. 



36. About 300 antelope were reported in 1924 to be living on the Fisher ranch, 

 17 miles southwest of Marfa, in Presidio County ; these animals are rigidly 

 protected by the owner. On the Cardwell ranch, seven miles west of. Marfa, 

 there is a herd of about IS head. 



37. A herd of about 25 is located about three miles northeast of Alpine, 

 Brewster County, in one of H. K. Kokenot's pastures, the animals being care- 

 fully protected by the owner. A band of four or five ranges near Altuda in 

 the same county. 



38. A band of eight antelope is known to range between Dryden, Terrell 

 County, and the Rio Grande, the band having increased from three animals 

 in 1922. 



39. Thirty antelope were reported in the fall of 1924 in Webb County, but 

 the exact locality was not stated. 



40. In January, 1925, State Deputy Game Warden O. R. Stephens reported 

 several bands, aggregating about 285 antelope, as ranging mainly in Jim Hogg 

 and Zapata Counties, as follows : 



" On the W. H. Yager ranch, situated in the corners of Jim Hogg and Webb 

 Counties, there is a band of antelope numbering 35 head, 17 of which were 

 counted as fawns the past summer. On the W. W. Jones ranch, located in 

 the eastern part of Jim Hogg County, there is a band of about 150 head, 40 

 of which were counted as fawns last summer. Another band of 40 lives on 

 the Jonas Wiles ranch in the southeast corner of Jim Hogg County, and 

 another of 60 head on the Wilbur Allen ranch in the south part of Jim Hogg 

 County." 



41. Forty antelope are reported from Brooks County. 



42. Fifteen are reported by the State game department from Hildago County. 



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Antelope were once plentiful and widely distributed over the greater part of 

 Utah. Gradually they have been reduced in numbers until now we have been 

 able to learn of survivors existing in 10 sections of the State, numbering about 

 670 animals. The information has been mainly obtained through the efforts 

 of George B. Iiolman and B. B. Richards, in charge, respectively, of the 

 predatory-animal and rodent-control work of the Biological Survey in the 

 State, willi the assistance of D. II. Madsen, State game warden. Owing to 

 the size of the State and to the fact that the surviving animals occur mainly 

 in the sparsely settled districts, it has been exceedingly difficult to gather ac- 

 curate information as to the exact number of these animals, but it is believed 

 that there are few additional to those here reported. Mr. Madson has ex- 

 interest in the conservation of the antelope, and on December 8, 1923, 

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