. Biennial report of the Montana Fish and Game Commission. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. |pl Time did not permit intensive studies rela- tive to their life history, sex ratio, per cent of young, condition of range, or conflict with other uses of the lands. The result of the survey, how- ever, does indicate that Montana now has ap- proximately 14,000 antelope which are distributed throughout the eastern and central section of the state. Under ideal conditions and complete protec- tion, antelope will increase approximately 25 per cent annual
. Biennial report of the Montana Fish and Game Commission. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. |pl Time did not permit intensive studies rela- tive to their life history, sex ratio, per cent of young, condition of range, or conflict with other uses of the lands. The result of the survey, how- ever, does indicate that Montana now has ap- proximately 14,000 antelope which are distributed throughout the eastern and central section of the state. Under ideal conditions and complete protec- tion, antelope will increase approximately 25 per cent annually; that is, antelope possess the highest potential rate of increase of any of our big game species. A general open season would prove fatal to numerous small herds. The only safe way of harvesting the surpluses from de- sired areas would be to permit only a given num- ber to be taken from certain carefully designated localities. Because of the limiting factors con- trolling the maximum numbers of antelope that can be raised, and the comparative ease with which this species may be killed by hunters, it is doubtful if it will ever be possible to harvest a crop of antelope in any other way. The limited license system has worked out very satisfactorily in the hunting of antelope in neighboring western states. •. The antelope has increased rapidly throughout many portions of eastern and central Montana. — Photo by Bob Fletcher. 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. Great Falls, Mont. : Tribune Print. Co.
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