. Wolves in relation to stock, game, and the national forest reserves. grounds,from which the wolves raid the surrounding country, killing stockand retreating again to forest cover. Such is not the case, however,as will be apparent from a careful study of the map of 20 breeding-dens in the Green Kiver and Wind River basins of Wyoming. InPlates I, II, and III are shown wolf dens and their location in thisregion. The wolves breed mainly below the edge of the forest reserves oron the reserves only where partly open foothill country is talking with hunters, trajDpers, ranchmen, and for
. Wolves in relation to stock, game, and the national forest reserves. grounds,from which the wolves raid the surrounding country, killing stockand retreating again to forest cover. Such is not the case, however,as will be apparent from a careful study of the map of 20 breeding-dens in the Green Kiver and Wind River basins of Wyoming. InPlates I, II, and III are shown wolf dens and their location in thisregion. The wolves breed mainly below the edge of the forest reserves oron the reserves only where partly open foothill country is talking with hunters, trajDpers, ranchmen, and forest rangers whohave been much in the northern mountains in winter I have notfound one who ever saw wolf tracks in the mountains during thebreeding season or knew of a wolf den above the foothills. All agreethat the wolves leave the mountains when the cattle come down inthe fall, and return only when the cattle are driven into the moun-tains again in June, just as they originally followed the migrations of Bui. 72, Forest Service, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Plate Fig. 1. — Distant Vievwolvesinrelation72bail
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