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cently stated that there are fifteen thousand of 
these untamed beasts upon the Toiyabe, To- 
quina and Monitor forest reserves in Landor 
County, Nevada, alone, and many more in 
neighboring districts. No fence is strong 
enough to stop these horses, and when they ap- 
pear in force they have even been known to 
knock down and kill cows and:calves. After 
each visitation from a herd the ranchman is 
likely to mourn the loss of his domestic horses, 
and it requires only a few days’ association 
with their new companions for the best-broken 
animals to become as wild as their nomadic 
comrades. 
The Legislature of Nevada passed a law 
many years ago allowing hunters to shoot wild 
horses and to sell their hides. The law opened 
the way to a new and profitable industry, and 
one which had the added zest of sport. Pres- 
ently, however, hide-hunters began to kill also 
branded and shod horses, and this caused a 
quick repeal of the law. This left the animals 
free to increase, and now they have become a 
serious pest. 
On the ranges of many of the national forests 
