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Title: Biennial report of the Montana Fish and Game Commission
Identifier: biennialreportof194142mont (find matches)
Year: 1941 (1940s)
Authors: Montana Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries
Publisher: Great Falls, Mont. : Tribune Print. Co.
Contributing Library: Montana State Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Montana State Library

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The pine marten, often called the American Sable, Montana's most valuable fur bearing- animal. the Fish and Game Commission has instituted a Fur Survey Project. FUR SURVEY PROJECT Introduction: The area selected for intensive fur survey lies within and immediately adjacent to the drainage of the North Fork of the Flathead River. It is bound- ed by Glacier Park on the east, the Canadian bor- der on the north, and the Great Northern Rail- road track on the west (see map). This area is pre- dominately timbered and presents a variety of types. Most important, however, are the heavy stands of spruce and alpine fir growing at inter- mediate and higher elevations, and the dense growth of lodgepole pine coming in on the sites of old burns. The terrain is steep to rolling, but lacks the precipitous nature of the adjacent ranges within the boundary of the Park. The principal fur species found in this region is the pine marten. The Canadian lynx, beaver, mink, bobcat, otter, fox and wolverine are also represented. The area selected presents a typical fur management unit which, throughout the years, has become com- paratively unproductive due to heavy trapping. The objective of the work is, therefore, the building up of the various valuable fur species to the maximum capacity of the range, then to allow the trapping not to exceed the yearly in- crease. It is further planned to apply the informa- tion obtained in this unit to others with the even- tual objective of building the entire state up to its maximum production of fur. The establishment of a system of individual trapper units will be an important phase of this work. (71)

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