. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Serious problems of use by game animals of private lands have also been improved during this period. Elk hunting regulations, al- though differing in no important respect from those of former years, have been carefully arranged to overcome local problems of heavy range use. The hunting under special permit of the less abundant big game species represented an important aspect of the management program during the biennium. During ihe past yea
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Serious problems of use by game animals of private lands have also been improved during this period. Elk hunting regulations, al- though differing in no important respect from those of former years, have been carefully arranged to overcome local problems of heavy range use. The hunting under special permit of the less abundant big game species represented an important aspect of the management program during the biennium. During ihe past year, 338 permits were issued for moose, 225 for goats and 58 for mountain sheep. The grizzly bear lias been hunted during the period under the same regulations that have been in effect for several years. The chief protection of this rare and big game species has chiefly consisted of the remote wilderness type habitat in which they are found. The dis-allowance of a spring season for grizzly bear a iiumlier of years ago is felt to be one of the more important forward steps in the management of this animal, along with the retention of an important share of his wilderness- type habitat. Game Ranges gained through the biennium lias added further infor- mation regarding the importance of tlie several l:ig game winter ranges in the management program of the Stale. The Sun River Game Range, â "s^^??asr. 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 not perfectly resemble the original Montana Fish and Game Commission. Helena, Mont. : Independent Pub. Co.
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