STATUS OF THE PRONGHORNED ANTELOPE, 1922-1924 
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Protective Association, pointed out to the boards of supervisors in Humboldt 
and Elko Counties the undesirability of an open season on antelope, and as a 
result the season was closed by them for two years. In Washoe County the 
board of supervisors felt the technical requirements of the law called for an 
open season, but were so well convhiced of the undesirability of permitting 
antelope to be killed in any numbers that they limited the open season to one- 
half hour, extending from 7.30 to 8 a. m., November 10. It is obvious that 
under such conditions no antelope were legally killed in Nevada that season. 
The information concerning the distribution and numbers of antelope in 
Nevada has been furnished mainly by Mr. Sans and by Supervisor Alexan- 
der McQueen, of the Hum- 
boldt National Fores»t. Mr. 
Sans has been extraordi- 
narily successful in pro- 
moting antelope protec- 
tion in Nevada. His 
friendly cooperation with 
the State authorities and 
the active part he took at 
the request of the governor 
in helping to locate and 
outline the antelope ref- 
uges in the northern and 
northwestern parts of the 
State have been a major 
service to the conservation 
of these animals. 
The distribution of an- 
telope in Nevada is ap- 
proximately as follows 
(fig. 10) : 
1. Tills area is the 
Washoe County State 
Game Refuge (PL V, fig. 
2). The number of ante- 
lope within its limits is 
estimated by resident 
stockmen at from 2,000 to 
2,500. E, R. Sans wrote: 
"Predatory Animal 
Hunter R. W. Young, sta- 
tioned at the Thomas Du- 
furrena ranch in the 
Thousand Creek district 
of Humboldt County, re- 
ported on January 17, 
1924, that he saw not less than 1,000 antelope in the course of a day's travel 
in that neighborhood; and from reliable reports we gather that this is the 
wintering ground for these animals. 
" T. B. Harriman, one of our predatory-animal trappers working in northern 
Washoe County, reported December 19, 1923, a band of from 600 to 700 ante- 
lope migrating to their winter range in the High Rock Canyon. This is the 
largest band we have had any notice of wintering in High Rock Canyon. There 
have always been a few coming into this sheltered district to winter, but this 
winter an unusually large number is there." 
Further interesting information concerning the antelope on this game refuge 
is contained in statements received from Mr. Sans, which are set forth in the 
account of his capture of the young antelope for restocking purposes during the 
present season, 
Fig. 10. — Distribution of antelope in Nevada, estimated 
at 4,253, in 11 areas. Game refugees indicated by 
broken lines 
