. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. The badger is a predator of minor economic importance. Bounties on mountain lions ($) and bobcats ($) were continued. In addition the Commission reimbursed sportsmen's clubs for one-half the bounty paid on crows and magpies but not to exceed 10 cents per bird. The more thickly settled farmland areas receive relatively little assistance with their predator problems at present. Problems in these areas are more likely to involve poult
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. The badger is a predator of minor economic importance. Bounties on mountain lions ($) and bobcats ($) were continued. In addition the Commission reimbursed sportsmen's clubs for one-half the bounty paid on crows and magpies but not to exceed 10 cents per bird. The more thickly settled farmland areas receive relatively little assistance with their predator problems at present. Problems in these areas are more likely to involve poultry losses to the smaller predators. In many areas skunks and badgers have increased. Fox and raccoon have extended their ranges greatly in recent years. Since they are new to many areas, farmers inexperienced in trapping some- times find these animals difficult to capture. Other states have found extension instruction very effective in dealing with problems of this type. Accordingly, late in the biennium plans were made to initiate an extension predator control program on a pilot basis. The extension trapping instructor will work with groups and with individuals. At group meetings he will show movies and slides of trapping, hand out informative bulletins and answer questions. Field demonstrations are made to groups or individuals right on a farm where damage is occurring. The final set may be made to catch the predator doing the damage. This training is fast, effective and low in cost. If damage recurs, the farmer is trained and can handle the problem himself; or if more training is needed, he gets it in a follow-up call. This system will encourage the traditional self-reliance of the Montana citizen and will maintain the sovereignty of the private indi- vidual. Anyone interested is simply taught to help himself. It is anticipated that the same approach will be useful in dealing with beaver Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may
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