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who may be persuaded to believe that our plan does not 

 mean what it says, and that in some manner, at some time, 

 and in some place, the legitimate interests of cattle and 

 sheep might be seriously interfered with. But even from 

 that quarter we expect far more help than opposition. The 

 support that we already have received from stockmen 

 augurs well for the future; and we believe that the stock- 

 growing industry will, in the main, help us to carry the 

 plan into effect. There are a few men in the West who 

 hate the words "game" and "game preserve," but their 

 total number is very small. 



The years are slipping by; and the big game is fairly 

 rushing into oblivion. There is no time to be lost! The 

 full consummation of this great plan is, in the vivid lan- 

 guage of the Old Cattleman, "a long shot, with a limb in 

 the way." Its success means a great amount of hard think- 

 ing and hard work, and boundless perseverance. Let no 

 man think for a moment that if this plan is enacted into 

 law the Forest Service will have an easy task, or one which 

 can quickly be brought to the point of "big game for all." 

 Labor, patience, and helpful waiting are just as necessary 

 to success as the forests and the seed stock of big game. 



But the End is worth the Effort. Think what it will 

 mean to make big game permanently plentiful in one hun- 

 dred areas that to-day are little better than lifeless, so far 

 as killable game is concerned ! Therein lie vast possibilities 

 in real game conservation. 



Let us give the Americans of the future a chance to hunt 

 big game and consume the surplus with clear consciences. 



