. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. STATUS OP THE PRONGHORNED ANTELOPE, 1922-1924 41 "(3) Confer with such agency as to the step necessary to insure perpetu- ation ; such steps might include the establishment of State game refuges, the offering of rewards against killing, pledges on the part of the stockmen to exer- cise rigid jurisdiction over their employees, pledges of winter feeding, or arrangements for predatory-animal control. "(4) Ask for the necessary cooperation from the necessary parties to as- sure the execution of the measures decid
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. STATUS OP THE PRONGHORNED ANTELOPE, 1922-1924 41 "(3) Confer with such agency as to the step necessary to insure perpetu- ation ; such steps might include the establishment of State game refuges, the offering of rewards against killing, pledges on the part of the stockmen to exer- cise rigid jurisdiction over their employees, pledges of winter feeding, or arrangements for predatory-animal control. "(4) Ask for the necessary cooperation from the necessary parties to as- sure the execution of the measures decided on under the preceding para- graph (3). "(5) Require from the custodian at least an annual report on the condi- tion and needs of the herd. " Let me offer one example of how the foregoing scheme would work. On Diamond Creek in the Gila Forest is a herd of about 25 animals, which have lodged there in timbered country since a blizzard drove them out of the San Augustine Plains about five years ago. This herd has plenty of feed and water, very fair protection against predatory animals, and no great likelihood of illegal killing except during the deer season, when they are occasionally mistaken for deer by hunters. A special warning to all hunters in that locality, supplemented by a little extra patrol during the 10 days of the hunting season, would, I think, cause them to start increasing. The Forest Service would, I think, assume the special custo- dianship of this herd and would have the cooperation of the stockmen. If au- ' thorized by the forester it might be that we could even require certain special precautions by the two or three stockmen affected against any of their em- ployees damaging this herd. Should predatory animals1 get worse, we would doubtless have your coopera- tion whenever we reported the situation. The main thing would be that some- body would assume responsibility for doing all reasonable and practicable lliings for the ; Air. Pooler's
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