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PEER : Deer have increased very rapidly throughout the 
entire! Sta,te through the establishment of new refuges and re¬ 
stocking sections that were looked .upon as entirely "shot out", 
and will supply good deer hunting this year. The old establish¬ 
ed deer territory of the State will furnish better sport than 
ever. indications are that very few hunters will kill spike 
bucks this coming season 
Hundreds of camps last year passed 
resolutions against killing spike bucks, and the balance of the 
camps will undoubtedly do likewise before the opening of the 
season. The total kill for 1922 may reach 7*000 bucks, if wea¬ 
ther conditions are favorable which would be an increase of ap¬ 
proximately 2,000 over the 1921 season. 
ELK ; Elk seem to be increasing in several sections of 
the State, although continually causing considerable annoyance to 
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property owners in other portions of the state, 
BEAR ; Reports indicate that bears have increased quite 
rapidly. Twenty-two bears were trapped in potter county for 
stocking purposes during the past two seasons, and we need fully 
twenty more to stock other sections suitable to these animals. 
The provisions relative to killing bears in potter county during 
1921 will continue during 1922, This means any individual may 
kill an unlimited number of bears in potter county during the 
open season, or he may kill a bear in any other county in the 
State and still go to potter county and kill any number, • Hunting 
parties are restricted to three bears per party or camp. We had 
record of 510 bears killed last season* and with favorable weather 
conditions the 1922 kill should be considerably in excess of this 
number. 
RABB ITS ; Rabbits are said to be the "bread of the for¬ 
est" for all kinds of vermin. Killing off thousands of weasels, 
foxes„ and wild cats has helped the rabbits materially, Of the 
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40,000 rabbits stocked since 1915* 35*000 °f these rabbits were 
stocked during the last two years throughout the southern and 
more thickly populated sections of the State to supply hunting 
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