Though that this may be so managed as to be perpetuated and kept up. Thinkso may be made self supporting. Thanks, many carves be killed and shipped to large cities by the state, but settlers should be allowed to kill for meat. V. Thanks - 20% of the people get sweet money benefit from the week. 90% get meat at an average value of $50 to each family. Thanks State Game Preserve no 2 No benefit to the elk and shrikes be abandoned. In the fall when formerly hunting was allowed, the elk were kept back and did not come down until late in the season. Since then they come down earlier. This is particularly strong the case during the last 2 years. I think the weather condition had something to do with this. Moved not say that there moved in more elk of the same because had not been established Deer are increasing slowly, sometimes winter kill, but not often. Coyote kill some deer. Sheep - not many left. Think have been run out by dogs. The Gros Ventre range use to be the best sheep range in this vicinity. Moose are increasing quite fast according to information. Antelope about gone. Has not seen one in 3 years. Are some beavers along the Missouri River and are valuable as storms of water. Are some lynx along the Gros Ventre. Muleys to Chouteau County from the Gros Ventre from the Green River country. First came in about 6 or 7 years ago. Last winter 1909-10, then was a bunch of 8 on the Blacktail Butte. Has seen only 4 this winter - about Dec 1st and 2 about Jan 1st.