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moose killed by sportsmen to fall that year from 

 1215 to 456. 



Wyoming, — Under a special legislative enact- 

 ment, following twelve years of protection, sanc- 

 tion was given in 1915 for the issuance of licenses 

 to kill fifty fully-matured bull moose during the 

 hunting seasons of 19 15 and 19 16. Under this 

 act forty-six licenses were issued in the two years, 

 at $100 each, and the license-holders secured 

 thirty-three moose. This hunting served a useful 

 purpose in scattering the moose into new terri- 

 tory, thus extending their range, but further hunt- 

 ing was forbidden until 1925. In his annual re- 

 port for the year ending December 31, 1919, 

 William T. Judkins, the State Game Warden, 

 gives an estimate of the number of moose in the 

 State. The figures are based on "counts and con- 

 servative estimates" contained in reports of State 

 and Federal officials. Yellowstone National Park 

 in this report is credited with 1600 moose (an in- 

 crease from 50 since 1897), and the three north- 

 western counties of the State, near Yellowstone 

 Park, have 2221. ( See Appendix, pages 362, 363. ) 



Yukon Territory, — In a recent letter, the Ter- 

 ritorial Secretary estimates that about 1000 moose 

 are killed annually in Yukon, principally by 



