Were it not for these havens of refuge where hunting is not permitted, some of our best known wild game and birds would soon be extinct.
There are more than 11,640,648 acres of forest land in the government game refuges.

California has 22 game refuges in her 17 National Forests.

New Mexico has 19, while Montana, Idaho, Colorado, Washington and Oregon also have set aside areas of government forest land for that purpose.

In establishing a game refuge, it is necessary to pick out a large area of land that contains enough good feed for both the summer and winter use of the animals that will inhabit it.
[Illustration: A FOREST RANGER AND HIS FOREST CABIN] Livestock is sometimes grazed on game refuges, but only in small numbers, so that plenty of grass will be left for the support of the wild game.

The refuges are under the direction of the Federal and the State game departments.