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Title: Game animals, birds, and fishes of British Columbia, Canada
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: British Columbia. Bureau of Provincial Information
Subjects: Game and game-birds
Publisher: Victoria : Cullin
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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he above-mentioned species, exceptthey do not average such big horns and live on more or less timberedplateaus. They are to be found all through the Selkirk Range fromthe United States boundary-line, at any rate, up to the 54th degree oflatitude. Their range widens as you go north until it extends fromthe extreme east of the Province almost down to the coast. In the south the best points to outfit for them are Revelstoke andGolden, on the main line of the C.P.R.; Mara or \>rnon, on theOkanagan branch ; and Cranbrook, on the Crowsnest line. A fairlygood range can also be reached from Nelson. In Chilcotin caribou have not been plentiful for some years past,but it is from this district that the finest heads have been obtained. Quesnel and Barkerville are both close to good caribou-ranges,and are probably the best for those who can spare more time. DEER. Mule-deer (Qdocoilciis hcmioniis).—This magnificent deer isagain increasing rapidly in almost every district in the interior. Their
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37 range extends from the Rocky Alountains to the east side of theCascades, and from the United States boundary-line to as far northas the 55th parallel of latitude; a few years ago their range onlyextended to between the 52nd and 53rd parallels of latitude, but theyhave gradually worked north until they are now quite plentiful in thevicinity of Francois Lake, and a few are now to be found near BabmeLake. The Lillooet District is without doubt the best on the Continentfor this species, and they are still increasing there. The OkanaganDistrict is again well stocked, wdiile Similkameen, Grand Forks, Kam-loops, and Kootenay all aiTord good hunting; in fact, there is notnow much of the southern interior where fair sport may not beobtained. White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus).—These deer arechiefly confined to the bottom lands and low-lying hills to the east ofthe Coast Range and south of the main line of the C.P.R. A fewyears ago their numbers were greatly diminished, and in many

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