Thi i~ C 2 I~  OFFC~STRYTh W~iL ~i  
 
 
      The ipfage.ent of fish, ga-e, a'd t'.r-bcaring a'inals io so!etinmes
referred to as a specialized branch of-forestry 
 because an intelligentI interest- i'n wild l-"6 1by the hýa-mer,
fsther.an and lqver of nature is important in the use nd 
 developnment of fox'est. ,and for recreo, ionol purp~sos. The planless utilization
of land by man in the past has, often 
 altered naturmal enviro,!:it.-nin-a ..wy-han i-  to fish =and gal e .Srts
en have elso. exacted.,a hea.vy toll of fish ahd 
 ga.e which cca setyti "n 9o'ents & faor have rst.re., with little
success.. In fa.ct many species of gawB ozd.-fiz , are 
 extinct or docreasing very rmvicly 4.nc de.i.r..bte hInting int fis~hiLg
regions sre Still bei~g redaced.  Therefore, for-- 
 estry. in-i'elati-on to-w4il3. life ~hudreceive -azre c-onaideration.. A
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     torest lad. in its reo tiofa h:t& .midrlife-eive.n b  la *'sified
as ftio b. 1 OW Z. (a) Upland -. .oresz.t b  S . d " 
 Lakes and streams.: Tho iz?.and forest are as 1ave. Varied gýae conditions.
The Aostru tiLdh d the virgin  !t'nkr, .= 
 particularly de~t.i-e.#y foret fir.ýs, 'have,. hd a.ard effet 'onbwi
d life. Cut-ovcc i'ad*burned over land- laekci 
 cover for deer etc1 Where a second growth of deciduous f0rest becoLos ,establi.shod
de-r seem to again thrive.  In fact, 
 some clai:. that,, 'rowth timber is more desirable for doer then t he 'orlginal
ntand s     The old pine sites where 
 the scatt~ere-d. ack,,pilv iscrub -oak type .f ceotr-.exltts at present
have. least_ to offer for ga.-t, HJowever,, gaae talies 
 conducted by the" Wsc Jid Bc, Inventory showed that hajtai grouse,
dd-6ccasionally d~or, frequent such .areas. 
 Stands of aspen wht  bii'oh, zand other ] oarýw-ds, often with a
-. nderstoi' ýf -spruce and balsaz, as well as:thd .few T-e- 
 maining stands Q:* Virgi taber, f±rnish desirable covur for -deer
and-'partidge., The black bear, are still gour& in 
 some forest re ginn'. iPreoiatory anir.als, particularly timber wolves,
have been relentlessly hunted for their bounty 
 and pelts- and- have beco.-e. quite .scarce.... As. a roultt the ,.qowshoe
.abbits, one of the main foods for wolves, are be- 
 coring very abunadat.~ (As xmar-ds- lifty patrg of ýthe, hind. legs
of' the snwshoo. rabbits ioze ýile, the Ploaia of 
 one wolf-.. ache,.  .been fo~u~ leay. .spr!.ng,.) ..... (.,e heavy,.bristly
fur on the hing legs of these rabbits is 
 probably the reason tely were left). An over population of rabt   as already
caused. considdrablde            . . ....ew .. 
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     -i  t  deer , w o l d ...... . 
              p tdapine-' othcc ifei.s. Ho~ever, if wolves become too abundant,
deerwould* suffer. This shows 
 that predatory. anirals. hLve a-patt to play in ,aintaining a balanced wile-life
conditiobn. A bette± Udertandin ... 
 of predators in rnlaDion to gaoe:can be acquired by reading Aldo Leopold's
recent book,:.,,Geme eManageent,, partic- 
 ularly Chapter-,X on "Predator0 ontrol 
 
      Swamps also 1ýa- .-versified types of  ane environ.'ent. ,-Pureand
_iAxed stands of Cedar, balsai., @VZuee and tam,- 
,arack offer'-cýoessary .brouingrand-.-shelter--for deqr