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5. The politician who foresees civil service laws replacing 



the spoils system in the selection of game wardens. 



6. The Congressman who fears additional expense in bet- 



ter protecting the national forests and their game. 



7. The Congressman who fears the wrath of game-killing 



constituents. 



Those who will favor the Game Preserve idea: 



1. All those who do not wish to see the national forests 



completely depopulated of game. 



2. Those who are mindful of the rights of posterity. 



3. Those who know that on perhaps one-half the total area 



of our Federal forests, wild game can be made a val- 

 uable national asset, worth many times its cost. 



4. The western men, all sportsmen, and others who know 



that every big game reservoir soon reaches a point 

 where its game begins to overflow, and stock the sur- 

 rounding territory. 



5. The Governors of States who can see the Future with 



prophetic vision, and can realize what a large and 

 continuous supply of big game really means to any 

 state that produces it. 



6. The Foresters of the U. S. Forest Service who see and 



know the great possibilities for big game in the Na- 

 tional Forests, and who would loyally co-operate in 

 restoring it. 



The large species of wild animals that would be affected 

 by the creation of a great series of game preserves in the 

 national forests are the following: 



Elk, Caribou, 



Mule Deer, Mountain Sheep, 



Columbian Black-Tailed Deei Mountain Goat, 

 White-Tailed Deer, Antelope, 



Moose, Grizzly Bear, 



Black Bear. 



