Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-02-02

ms being the case, it would appear
logical that the number of killers must
De limited as a whole, and as to speci-
tic territories. A study of the num-
bers of deer and elk in the various.
parts of the Region and the probable
increase that can be expected (if the
predatory. toll can be reduced rs per
cent? indicates that safe kill of to 10
thousand deer and about 3 thousand
elk could be had If the distribution of
hunters in the various districts were
had in relation to supply of animals
that could be properly killed, and that
the kill as to sex were adjusted to
avoid too heavy kill on breeding
stock
My suggestion is briefly this: First,
decide how many deer or elk can be
safely taken, say in the various coun-
ties in the State and what per cent
of males and females that would pro-
duce the maximum annual kill and yet
maintain the best possible breeding
herd. Second, having determined these
facts for the State as whole, the
matter should then be widely adver-
tised for sufficient period to permit
the general public to have full knowl-
edge of the kill to be had during the
ensuing season Third, require that all
applications for hunting privileges for
deer or elk be on file by-say-Sep-
TENDER first; also that all applications
be accompanied with the license fee
and a statement as to first and second
choice of hunting territory. Fourth,
when the last date for receiving appli-
cations arrives, proceed to determine
who will receive hunting permits by
lottery The following illustration may
serve to clarity how this plan would
work: Take Missoula County as unit
and suppose that it has been deter
mined that 500 deer could be safely
taken, and that 300 head should be
bucks and 200 head does Say that 700
applications had been received; each
application will bear number between
| and 700 inclusive. Place 700 rifle balls
in the ballot box, numbering to TOO,
then place 700 rifle balls in another
ballot box, 300 marked buck-200
marked doe-200 blanks. Shake them
up and draw one number from the
hunter box and a ball from the game
box H--say-No. 13 draws ball with
the word buck on it, he gets Ii
cense to kill buck in Missoula Coun-
ty or IL he draws a doe he gets Ii
cense to kill doe in Missoula County.
Or. if he draws blank. then his appli-
cation is placed among those covered
by his second choice and handled in
the same manner when the lottery Is
held for that area. The lottery would
proceed until all lottery balls were
drawn from both lottery boxes. 81
There NAV be some objections to-
being held to kill the kind OF deer
that was drawn. this may be met by
issuing metal tag with each deer
or elk license. showing the seq to be
killed and these may be interchange
able among hunters. Seasons would be
immaterial because the number of ami
mails to be killed would have been
determined in advance and it would
matter little when they were killed
except hunting during the ruttinp
period should be avoided. Seasons in
which the game killed could be hest
cared for and most fit for human con-
l1nlption--probably most of Montana
and northern Idaho could have sea
son from October / to December /.
The advantage Of such d system
would be.
/. Regulate the kill more scientif-
ically and in relation to biological
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S. II would eliminate ali contro-
versy concerning the merits and de-
merits Of the buck law. seasons, and
like disturbing factors.
8. 1t would encourage better sports
manship and build up more scientific
fact-finding interest in game manage
rnent on the part of game administra-
tors and the general public and there