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<br />18 HISTORY OF CONSERVATION IN THE MISSOURI VALLEY
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<br />rich valleys in Montana but are very much used at this date
<br />by man. Elk do not seem to like the dense timber and rocks like
<br />the smaller deer. The elk shows uneasiness at mysterious move-
<br />ment and a major migration might be attempted at any time,
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<br />The common deer, as typical of the different deer varieties,
<br />is perhaps Mother Nature's masterpieces of grace, utility and
<br />beauty, Nowhere do we find the coloring to compare with the
<br />four beautiful changes each season. These coats also have the
<br />utility value of camouflage, besides being cool or warm as the
<br />season dictates, By nature they shed the antlers, The fawns come
<br />in late spring, The little fawn, like the young of most grazing
<br />animals, is almost oderless and has his own fancy camouflage
<br />coat. This youngster is as self-reliant after a few days as a human
<br />is at twelve years.
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<br />The enemy of all the deer family, of the bison and wild ','
<br />horse are the flesh-eating animals who keep the herds in balance.
<br />V,Te can think of these flesh-eating animals as protectors against
<br />over-grazing of the grass, These flesh-eating animals are the
<br />natural balance, but stern nature has another emergency bal-
<br />ance to protect her precious grass lands. Scattered over the area,
<br />buried deep in the soil, where it will live for half a century is
<br />the anthrax germ, Peradventure a condition arises when weak
<br />hungry grazing animals eat the grass roots and soil, during the
<br />dry, hot autumn, they will find the germ at the surface. The
<br />germ is at first weak, and if the grazing animal is strong no harm
<br />will come. However if conditions are as above described a ter-
<br />rible anthrax epidemic will develop, and run until frost when
<br />the germ again goes underground and waits patiently for years
<br />until the punishment is again deserved.
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<br />Let us analyze the wolf family to note what keeps them
<br />from becoming so strong in numbers as to overbalance the wild
<br />life of the prehistoric area. The wolf proper mates for life and
<br />the pair are usually found alone in a twenty-five mile radius
<br />circle. If and when they go in packs they are very quarrelsome.
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