TXT T^LTTT /^DT7XT THE NATIONAL FORESTS 



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THE woods, rivers, and lakes, the alpine meadows, snow fields, and lofty peaks 

 of the National Forests in Washington are an invitation and a challenge to 

 the lover of the outdoors. Fish in the waters, big game in the back country, 

 snow-covered peaks and glaciers at the top of the divides, and fine scenery every- 

 where, ofifer sport in abundance to the angler, the hunter, the mountain climber, 

 the tourist, the hiker, and the camper — to everyone, in fact, who likes to take his 

 recreation in the open. 



The National Forests are the refuge of most of the remaining big game of the 

 State. Deer, bear, cougar, cats, and coyotes are found on practically all the For- 

 ests. There are elk on the Olympic and Rainier and mountain goats along the 

 Cascade Range, on the Washington, Chelan, Snoqualmie, Wenatchee, Rainier, 

 and Columbia National Forests. Grouse are common on all the Forests, and in 

 a few instances duck hunting is possible. 



For the merciful hunter who shoots his game with the camera there is no closed 

 season on any of these animals or birds. This to many is the ideal method of hunt- 

 ing, since the pictures of wild life thus obtained are evidences of great skill and 

 cunning, and call up memories of happy days in camp and on the trail. 



For those who hunt to kill, the State game laws, which are operative inside as 

 well as outside the National Forests, regulate the amount of game that may be 

 taken and the season when it may be hunted; and it is one of the duties of every 

 Forest ofiicer to cooperate with the State and county officials in seeing that these 

 laws are observ^ed, to the end that the game resources of the State may be preserved 

 through wise use. 



Well-located and carefully constructed highways, built in accordance with a 

 definite road program, make it easy for automobiles to reach any of the National 

 Forests of the State, and even to penetrate deeply into the wilderness. And 

 beyond the roads many a trail leads high up to ridge and summit overlooking a 

 tremendous expanse of magnificent scenery. 



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