. Wolves in relation to stock, game, and the national forest reserves. Fig. 2.—East bLOPE of Wind River Mountains, near Torrey wolf dens along south slope of ridge between crosses. PRESENT ABUXDANCE OF Yellowstone Forest Reserve A. Wolf Dens 110 Lon^+ude West ?from Greenwich Fig. 2.—Location of twenty breeding dens in western —No. 72—07 2 10 ATOLYES IX RELATION TO STOCK^ GAME^ AND FOREST RESERVES. and that in 1894 they were common about Newcastle, along the head-waters of the Little Missouri, and along Duck Creek, Clear Creek,and the road between Clearmont and S
. Wolves in relation to stock, game, and the national forest reserves. Fig. 2.—East bLOPE of Wind River Mountains, near Torrey wolf dens along south slope of ridge between crosses. PRESENT ABUXDANCE OF Yellowstone Forest Reserve A. Wolf Dens 110 Lon^+ude West ?from Greenwich Fig. 2.—Location of twenty breeding dens in western —No. 72—07 2 10 ATOLYES IX RELATION TO STOCK^ GAME^ AND FOREST RESERVES. and that in 1894 they were common about Newcastle, along the head-waters of the Little Missouri, and along Duck Creek, Clear Creek,and the road between Clearmont and Sheridan. Most of these re-ports credit the wolves with the destruction of much stock, mainlycalves and yearlings, but a few grown cattle, colts, and sheep. The records of bounties paid during the past twelve 3^ears in Wyo-ming, in the heart of the wolf country, indicate in a general way theabundance of the wolves. The figures fluctuate considerably fromyear to year, partly because the amount available for bounty pay-ments in aii}^ year is limited, so that with its exhaustion this incentiveto wolf hunting is removed. On the whole the record can not be takento show that the number of wolves has markedly dec
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