AMERICAN RANGE OF THE MOOSE 



Game laws in the various portions of the moose's 

 range are subject to frequent amendment. A 

 summary of these laws in the several States and 

 British Provinces, with regard to all classes of 

 game, giving the provisions relating to hunting 

 seasons, hunting licenses, bag limits, etc., is 

 published annually by the United States Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture, being compiled by the 

 Bureau of Biological Survey. Copies of the pam- 

 phlet may be obtained from the Superintendent of 

 Documents, Government Printing Office, Washing- 

 ton, the price being five cents each. 



Facts obtained from official sources relating to 

 the number of moose killed annually in the various 

 portions of the moose's range, are given below. 

 These returns are in all cases incomplete, many 

 moose which are killed being consumed in lumber 

 camps or in the smaller settlements, and no return 

 being made to the game officials. In some cases 

 the number killed in this way, and unreported, is 

 very considerable. 



Alaska, — Governor Strong of Alaska, in his an- 

 nual report on the administration of the Alaska 

 game law, dated November i, 1915, says: 



"The principal habitat of the moose in central 

 Alaska is found on the Kenai Peninsula, but moose 



