. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. license buyer is getting more for his money and effort than he did ten or twenty years ago. The 1961 grand total of 166,700 big game animals far overshadows the 1951 figure of 62,000 and the 1941 total of only 22,500. A Decade of Progress 1951 1961 Deer 39,000 129,100 Elk 14,600 15,500 Antelope 8,200 19,300 Moose -- -- 90 530 Mountain Goat ____. 70 330 Bighorn Sheep 0 70 GAME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Game development projects make up an impor- t
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. license buyer is getting more for his money and effort than he did ten or twenty years ago. The 1961 grand total of 166,700 big game animals far overshadows the 1951 figure of 62,000 and the 1941 total of only 22,500. A Decade of Progress 1951 1961 Deer 39,000 129,100 Elk 14,600 15,500 Antelope 8,200 19,300 Moose -- -- 90 530 Mountain Goat ____. 70 330 Bighorn Sheep 0 70 GAME DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Game development projects make up an impor- tant part of the Game Management Division pro- gram. Much of this work represents a continuation of projects started during earlier biennium periods. Important new projects, however, were added during the reporting biennium. Winter Game Range Development Since 1948 several critically needed winter game range areas have been acquired by the Montana Fish and Game Commission. Winter forage is avail- able on these special areas for major numbers of game—primarily elk. These game ranges amount to approximately 60,000 acres of state owned land. A somewhat lesser acreage of lands held under lease round out an important pattern of winter ranges developed. They have proven to be immensely im- portant from several aspects. Such acquired elk ranges furnish critically needed winter forage for herds of major importance. In addition, they draw and hold game animals off nearby private lands. In this way, a relatively small acreage of winter range, properly located in the foothills, can be the key to future sport hunting over a large adjoining moun- tainous area. Ranges acquired prior to the reporting biennium include the Sun River Game Range near Augusta, the Blackfoot-Clearwater Winter Game Range near Ovando, the Judith River Winter Game Range near Utica, the Gallatin Winter Game Range near Gallatin Gateway, the Madison-Bear Creek Winter Game Range on the Madison-Gallatin Range near Ennis a
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