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Show ELK ABANDON j PARK FOR FEED Thousands Move From Yellowstone Yel-lowstone Despite Efforts to Hold Them. MISSOT'LA, Mont.. Jan. 3 Ignoring Ignor-ing iuk bonflrea built on tho trails ,ind volleys of Kim flro thousands Ofl ik have recently iffi Yellowstone park for the Oiillutln and Ahsarokn 1 nntlonul foroHtn In (jcarch of ford, ae- cording 'o reporta received by Ansist- nnt Iilstrlot Fori sti r nion Smith from the forest patrol. Heavy Known have I covered the rantre In tho parlt. The ontlered herd made o slmtlar mlfrra-tlon mlfrra-tlon two yerx ago. Tho forest service and state officials offi-cials arc cooperating In an effort to protect the elk from hunters, particularly particu-larly from the tooth hunters, Several Of whom have recently been caught and fined $250 Last winter the snow was not flo deep inside the park, and rangers rere able to prevent the oik herds from leaving their ranges. Fires built on the trails generally used by the animals were sufficient to prevent the elk from Straying last year. This season the fires, which at times scorched their hides, failed to halt Iheni Volleys fired Into the air with rifles BiSO failed. Thi- herds In I he northern section of Yellowstone pari; have Increased greatly during the past year, rangers have reported. ' |