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m. Forest concerns in the state and
elsewhere
The dead elk are also a great nuisance
Says that elk used to starve 20 years ago
Thinks that it is worth while to save
the suffering from a humane slaughter
Is in favor of Federal control if the
same and meanwhile if the 'free lands.
Thinks that elk can be moved but by
crating and moving out in wagons better
than by drifting or any other way.
Crate for calve should be 16 wide by
54 wide inside. Thinks young elk should
be taken for shipment. Thinks elk calves
Can be transported by Railroad for $10 a head
involves of crating
I am in favor of the swamp as a
reservoir. If an outlet can be provided
into the hills south of the Gros Ventres.
If 16 acreage a set aside. The cattle
strides we fenced out.
Thinks any area would gradually
attract more and more elk.
The hay stores is coughed
Barren a drift fence to guide the elk
out in Spring considers opened in fall
Jackson, April 1.
J.L. Sewell (Jackson) Has been
feeding between 4 and 5 hurdles
from latter part of February for
about 3 weeks. fed about 12
tons. The elk kept drifting away
from the feed grounds throughout.
Only Only 2 died (young) after
feeding commenced. Elk cross
undisturbed during feeding period.
Fed in late afternoon and they
moved as main part of night but
next morning none moved to the
They went about a mile as a
half and moved come back in
about 3 P.M. A part of these
went back to the hills. In the west
where they spent the summer.
The rest of the bunch were
apparently elk which had come
down from the north.
About 2000 over about Menger
Mt. all winter with a fair
percentage of calves and without
with but little loss. 2 weeks
ago. Today was on top of Menger
Mt. and the herd was in good