GAME AND WILD-FUR PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION 19 



Class A land is low enough in value for the public to own or man- 

 age. Forest and range game includes the white-tailed deer, mule deer, 

 black-tailed deer, wild turkey, pinnated grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, 

 ruffed grouse, sage hen, western quails, black bear, antelope, and gray 

 squirrel. 



(3) "Wilderness game, which inhabits very cheap class A land. It 

 is excluded by farming, or other economic uses." 



According to the classification given by the American Game Asso- 

 ciation, wilderness game includes such species as elk. bison, grizzly 

 bear, moose, mountain sheep, and mountain goat. 



(4) "Migratory game, which inhabits both classes of land. It 

 thrives on farm land if marsh lands are left undrained. ,, 



Migratory game includes such species as shore birds, the woodcock, 

 river ducks, sea ducks, geese, and doves. 



It seems probable that a similar classification for fur animals would 

 be of use in this discussion, and for convenience in comparison fur 

 animals may be classified as : 



(1) Farm fur animals, which inhabit class B land. They thrive 

 best on farm land. 



The list would include the opossum, red fox, skunk, civet cat, and 

 weasel. 



(2) Forest and range fur animals, which inhabit class A land. They 

 thrive best on lands partially devoted to agriculture. 



Forest and range fur animals would include the black bear, bobcat, 

 cougar, coyote, wolf, and gray fox. 



(3) Land and water fur animals, Avhich inhabit both classes of land. 

 They thrive wherever lakes, marshes, and sloughs are left undrained 

 and wherever streams flow continuously, if food and cover are available. 



This group would include such animals as the beaver, muskrat, 

 mink, otter, and raccoon. 



(4) Wilderness fur animals, which inhabit very cheap class A land. 

 They are usually extirpated or greatly reduced by agriculture or other 

 economic uses of the land. 



Such species as the grizzly bear, lynx, fisher, marten, and wolverine 

 would be included. 



(5) Marine fur animals, which inhabit coastal waters only. 



This list would be limited largely to the seal, sea lion, walrus, and 

 sea otter. These animals are under national or international control, 

 so do not enter into this discussion. 



HABITAT PROVIDED ON AGRICULTURAL LANDS 



One method of appraising the importance of agricultural lands 

 in the production of game and wild fur is to estimate how much wild- 

 life habitat agricultural lands provide. 



Animal-specialty, cash-grain, crop-specialty, dairying, fruit, general, 

 livestock, poultry, and truck farming involve great variations in the 

 intensity of land use and in food and cover provided for wildlife. Con- 

 sequently, although quantity and quality vary, many types of wildlife 

 habitat are found on farm lands. (See figs. 4-10.) 



