BRITISH COLUMBIA, inhabited by a magnificent big-game fauna embracing the moose, elk, caribou of two species, white sheep, black sheep, big-horn sheep, mule deer, white-tailed deer, mountain goat, grizzly, black and inland white bears. THE SIERRA MADRE OF MEXICO, containing jaguar, puma, _grizzly_ and black bears, mule deer, white-tailed deer, antelope, mountain sheep and peccaries. I have necessarily omitted all those regions of the United States and Canada that still contain a remnant of big game, but have been literally "shot to pieces" by gunners. In the United States and southern Canada there are about fifteen localities which contain a supply of big game sufficient that a conscientious sportsman might therein hunt and kill one head per year with a clear conscience. _All others should be closed for five years_! Here is the list of availables; and regarding it there will be about as many opinions as there are big-game sportsmen: * * * * * HUNTING GROUNDS IN AND NEAR THE UNITED STATES AND SOUTHERN CANADA WHEREIN IT IS RIGHT TO HUNT BIG GAME THE MAINE WOODS: Well stocked with white-tailed deer. NEW BRUNSWICK: Well stocked with moose; a few caribou, deer and black bear. WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND VERMONT: For deer. THE ADIRONDACKS, NEW YORK: Well stocked with white-tailed deer, only. PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAINS: Contain many deer and black bears, and soon will contain more. NORTHERN MINNESOTA: Deer and moose. NORTHERN MICHIGAN AND WISCONSIN: White-tailed deer. NORTHWESTERN WYOMING: Thousands of elk in fall and winter; a few deer, grizzly and black bears, but no sheep that it would be right to kill. WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN MONTANA: Elk in season, mule and white-tail deer; no sheep that it would be right to kill. NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: Mule and white-tailed deer, only. No sheep, bear, moose, elk or antelope _to kill_! WYOMING, EAST OF YELLOWSTONE PARK: A few elk, by migration from the Park; a few deer, and bear of two species. NORTHERN WOODS OF ONTARIO AND QUEBEC: Moose; deer. SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA: Goat, a few sheep and deer; grizzly bear. Moose, caribou and elk should not be killed. NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA: Six fine species of big game. NORTHWESTERN ALBERTA: Grizzly bear, big-horn and mountain goat. Under existing conditions I regard the above-named hunting grounds as _nearly all_ in which it is right or fair for big-game hunting now to be permitted, even on a strict basis. Nearly all others should immediately be closed, for large game, for ten years. Of course such a proceeding, if carried into effect, would provoke loud protests from sportsmen, gunners, game-hogs, pot-hunters and others; but I only wish to high heaven that we had the power to carry such a program as that into effect! _Then we would see some game in ten years_; and our grand-children would thank us for some real big-game protection at a critical period.