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some member of the Club). A carefully selected area with diversi- 
fied conditions would furnish opportunity for important results. In 
spite of the fact that the deer has been hunted so much and has 
been the basis for so much legislation, feclniical studies of it are 
conspicuously wanting. In fact, when we compare our knowledge 
of the Codling Moth of the app!e and the Cotton Boll Weevil with 
that of the deer, it is amazing how little we really know about the 
deer although this is contrary to the usual impression. 
2. Game Survey of the Mt. Ktaadn Region. A game survey 
of the Mt. Ktaadn region is desira])le in order to determine the 
amount of game, how the species influence one another, and to 
.secure detailed data on their life histories. Such a scientific study 
is needed for many reasons, such as : 
a. There is some reason to hope that this might l)e made the 
best, or one of the best, big game preserves in Eastern United States. 
b. Such a studv might aid in the establishment of a National 
Park. 
c. Should a Park be established such an investigation would 
aid in the intelligent management of the large game, and in stock- 
ing the Park properly. 
d. The example of such work would stimulate other similar 
investigations. 
3. Caribou and Moose in Eastern Canada. A study of the 
Caribou and Moose (and possibly of other big game) in Eastern 
Canada. Detailed field studies along lines similar to those suggested 
for the deer. 
For the preceding Eastern investigations the following kind of 
party is suggested : 
A naturalist, with an assistant and a camp hand. For the Ktaadn 
problem two assistants should be provided. 
Possible objections to all these Eastern plans are very likely to 
come mainly from those who are much influenced by the mass of 
game literature, or who are perhaps for the time being much more 
interested in the propagation and protection of game than in under- 
standing it and in advancing our knowledge of it. It is hardly 
necessary to mention that the mass of game literature is of a popu- 
lar character and is largely pure trash, as far as science is concerned. 
Today we probably know more about the rat and the fur seal than 
any other wild mammals, and yet every one knows that our knowl- 
edge of the seal is far from complete, and the urgency of a scientific 
