. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 62 BULLETIN" 1346, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE on this continent was recorded in an account of a great hunt organized for the viceroy of Mexico in 1540, at a point near the present station of Cazadero on the Mexican Central Railroad in extreme southwestern Hidalgo. The main herds of antelope in Mexico are undoubtedly located on the broad arid plains of Coahuila, Chihuahua, and northeastern Durango. Other herds occupy considerable territory in northwestern Sonora, some occasion- ally ranging back and forth acro
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 62 BULLETIN" 1346, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE on this continent was recorded in an account of a great hunt organized for the viceroy of Mexico in 1540, at a point near the present station of Cazadero on the Mexican Central Railroad in extreme southwestern Hidalgo. The main herds of antelope in Mexico are undoubtedly located on the broad arid plains of Coahuila, Chihuahua, and northeastern Durango. Other herds occupy considerable territory in northwestern Sonora, some occasion- ally ranging back and forth across the border between Sonora and Arizona, and others are located in Lower California. From information received it appears possible at this time that, in general, antelope may be holding their own in Mexico. On October 1, 1922, a close season of 10 years on antelope, which had been established by President Obregon, became effective. This should serve to lessen the number of these animals killed and so favor their increase. There are great areas of sparsely occupied plains on the northern Mexican table- lands where they might find a home far into the distant future. • To assist in safeguard- ing the antelope and other game animals of northern Sonora the Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund, through Doctor Horna- day, has entered into an agreement with the Mexi- can Government whereby it employs Ben Tinker as game warden, with head- quarters at Tucson, Ariz., to work along both sides of the Arizona-Sonora bor- der to prevent poaching. It is conservatively esti- mated that there are 2,395 antelope in Mexico, of which 1,300 are estimated to be in Chihuahua, Durango, and Coahuila, and 500 in Lower California. The remainder are more definitely known in Sonora. These numbers will serve as a working basis until there is opportunity to get more complete information. It is probable that there may be many more on the plains of Chihuahua and Coahuila than here estimated. The following det
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