. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Page Ten MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT. IN 1915 the Bu- reau of Biolog- ical Survey was requested to orga- nize a small group in Montana for the purpose principally of controlling the d e p r e d a t i ons of wolves that were destroying thou s- ands of d o 1 a 1 r s worth of livestock each year. At that time the appropria- tion was small and only $9,000 was al- lotted for this work in Montana. The method in which the Biological Sur
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. Page Ten MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME DEPARTMENT. IN 1915 the Bu- reau of Biolog- ical Survey was requested to orga- nize a small group in Montana for the purpose principally of controlling the d e p r e d a t i ons of wolves that were destroying thou s- ands of d o 1 a 1 r s worth of livestock each year. At that time the appropria- tion was small and only $9,000 was al- lotted for this work in Montana. The method in which the Biological Sur- fi vey decided would be the best to ob- tain quick results was to employ hunters on a salary basis. This work was started October 1, 1915. At that time there were several places in the state where there were as many as 20 wolves running in a pack. The various places were Highwood moun. tains, Ued Lodge, Beaverhead county, head of Ruby, in the bad lands near Miles City, Sweet Grass Hills north of Chester and many other places over the state. Within tour years the Depart- ment had the wolves under control. In controlling the depredations of the wolves the hunters spent considerable. 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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