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Title: Resources of Montana
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Montana. Department of Agriculture and Publicity
Subjects: Agriculture
Publisher: Helena, Mont. Independent Publishing Co., State Printers
Contributing Library: Montana State Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Montana State Library

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streams, and unexcelled vacation spots. It alsohas several hot springs and health resorts of importance. Montana is well supplied with medicinal springs and health resorts. Hundreds aretreated annually or spend time at these resorts for rest and recuperation. Hunting and Fishing. Montana is one of the few big game regions in the United States and every fallhunters from all parts of the country come to the state to hunt elk, bear, deer, moun-tain lions, wolves and coyotes. The best elk hunting is found in those countiesadjacent to the Yellowstone National Park, while western and northwestern Montanaare the best localities for deer and bear. Trout fishing is good in almost all of the mountain streams and Montana is doingits utmost to keep the streams well stocked. There are four state fish hatcheries, oneat Anaconda on Georgetown lake, one at the Hebgen reservoir on the Madison river,one at Somers, near Flathead lake, and one near Livingston on the Yellowstone river. LAND OF OPPORTUNITY
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On the Park-to-Park Highway The federal government maintains a hatchery at Bozeman in Gallatin county. Up-wards of 20,000,000 fry of eastern brook, black spotted, rainbow and grayling areannually sent out to restock the streams and lakes. Good bird shooting is to be found in Montana. In the eastern part of the stateare many prairie chickens and sage hens, while in the mountainous districts aregrouse, fool hens and pheasants. Wildfowl hunting is perhaps the most popular sport in Montana. In Madisoncounty, not far from the Idaho boundary, are the Red Rock Lakes and in Phillipscounty, in northern Montana, is Lake Bowdoin. Both of these places are breedinggrounds for ducks and besides the natives, which afford sport early in the season,these regions are tarrying places when the northerners are winging their waysouthward. These are the best wildfowl grounds in the state, but there are manylakes and sloughs in practically every part of the state that furnish good shooting.(Canadian geese, t

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