. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. 18 HUNTING AND FISHING IN MONTANA. Outlet Upper Madison Canyon, Near Missouri Flats What Judge W. M. Bickford Says on Preserving the Sport Missoula, Montana, Oct. 2, 1920. Montana Game and Fish Commission, Helena, Montana. Gentlemen: My interest in your work must be my excuse for addressing you. and my long affiliation with the Commission in connection with the ex- perience and observation while a member may perhaps give weight to what I wr
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. 18 HUNTING AND FISHING IN MONTANA. Outlet Upper Madison Canyon, Near Missouri Flats What Judge W. M. Bickford Says on Preserving the Sport Missoula, Montana, Oct. 2, 1920. Montana Game and Fish Commission, Helena, Montana. Gentlemen: My interest in your work must be my excuse for addressing you. and my long affiliation with the Commission in connection with the ex- perience and observation while a member may perhaps give weight to what I write. The subject of conservation in all its branches has al- ways appealed to me, but the reasonable protection of game and fish as well as the propagation thereof has seemed a work of real impor- tance, especially in Montana, where the wide stretches of forest and the bountiful supply of fine lakes and streams give promise of wonder- ful results. The work of the Fish and Game Commission is most appreciated by those who have had first hand opportunity to observe results. The older anglers of Silver Bow County can well reniemhor when the Big Hole river and the Madison were both poor fishing; now there are few streams affording better results. In fact the Madison river may be re- garded as one of the finest fishing streams in the West. All of this has Ix'cn the result of constant stocking. Many other streams might be nii'iitiontMl wiuTc good results have been obtained, but "comparisons are ; It is sufficient to say that soiiio results have been ob- tained everywhere, fine results in many cases and good results in most instances. It is only fair to say that the care shown in transportation and in planting of fry has a very important bearing upon the life and growth of the fry so Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may
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