. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Page Eight MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT Aetelope leerease oe Gaume Preserves Hj .liinips A. AVciMcr. Deputy Sfate (iiiiiip Warden, LewNfoHii. J. A. Weav BA NTELOPK a r e Ck increasing to such an extent on limited space provided within the boundaries of Mon- tana game preserves that remedial steps have become neces- sary in order that the burden on ranch- ers be lightened. For years these fleet little creatures that once bounded in
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Page Eight MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT Aetelope leerease oe Gaume Preserves Hj .liinips A. AVciMcr. Deputy Sfate (iiiiiip Warden, LewNfoHii. J. A. Weav BA NTELOPK a r e Ck increasing to such an extent on limited space provided within the boundaries of Mon- tana game preserves that remedial steps have become neces- sary in order that the burden on ranch- ers be lightened. For years these fleet little creatures that once bounded in great herds over Montana's prairies have been protected by state law. Dur- ing early days the antelope provided food for Indians, fur traders, miners, and railroad construction camps and they were ruthlessly slaughtered. They were on the verge of extinction when laws were passed protecting them. Tracts of native pasture land were set aside as havens and the increase in the herds in central and northern Montana has been gratifying from the standpoint of preserving the animals, but disas- trous when the preservation of adequate range for livestock is given considera- tion. The antelope is a game animal with- out a home. The natural habitat on the prairies has been taken over by dry land farmers. They roam from place to place where they find grazing the best. They miss the open fields that were once the habitat of thousands. Barbed wire fences now enclose much of the territory whore the herds once grazed before civilization and intensive cultivation of the soil entered into the scheme of things. The largest herd of antelope in the west grazes on the Sullivan game pre- serve at Square Butte. More than 700 constitute this herd and they are gra- ciously given the privilege of thriving on lands owned and leased by W. P. Sullivan, chairman of the State Fish and Game Commission. For years Mr. Sullivan has taken pride in protecting this herd, but the increase has become so great that th
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