200 WILD LIFE PROTECTION FUND 



on other hunters in the vicinity. I cannot, however, vouch 

 for certain counties." 



South Dakota : 



P. L. Edholm, Deputy State Game Warden, Savoy. 



"The counties of Butte, Harding and Perkins still pro- 

 duce a few of the sage grouse, though they seem to be gradu- 

 ally disappearing, even in those localities. These are the only 

 sections of the state (to the best of my knowledge) , where 

 these birds may now be found. 



I will certainly favor a five-year closed season on sage 

 grouse in this State, and if such a bill is introduced at the 

 next session of our Legislature, it will be a great pleasure 

 to me to do anything and everything in my power to secure 

 its passage." 



North Dakota: 



J. T. Purcell, Sec'y Game and Fish Board, Fargo. 



"As to your inquiry about sage grouse, we have some in 

 Bowman County, Stark, and southern part of Billings, and 

 western part of Adams. They are getting very scarce, and 

 civilization seems to be forcing them into Montana." 



Nevada : 



Brewster Adams, Reno. (This statement is a welcome ex- 

 ception to the rule!) 



"Some hens are found in every county in the state. While 

 they are not plentiful near our towns, they are very numer- 

 ous back on the hills and mountains, and several have as- 

 sured me that there are more this year than for many years. 

 In the north end of Washoe Co., (our county), the Smoke 

 Creek Foreman says 'there will be no second cutting of 

 alfalfa, on account of the crop being eaten by the birds' 

 (sage hens). 



"I have personally seen four and five thousand in a day 

 back 150 miles from here, toward Oregon, within two years. 



"Since the coming of the automobile, they have moved up 

 on to the mountains, although there are a few within sight 

 of my house in Reno. My view is that there are about as 

 many as there have been in the last ten years, but they have 

 moved back to remoter country, of which we have thousands 

 of square miles." 



