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Moved here
Prairie Lopers
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Pruett have moved here from
Lewistown, M ontana They
are building a home in the
Sweet G rass addition. Mr.
Pruett has retired from
By HARLEY W. YEAGER
Ask any Montana citizen what native
state wildlife species is the fastest
runner and a few will correctly identify
pronghorn antelope. Ask how fast
antelope run and the answer varies from
" I don’t know" to “ fast enough to dodge
a bullet." Whatever your opinion, the
fact is that antelope have been clocked
at speeds up to 60 mph running on hard
ground for short distances, speeds of 30
to 40 mph can be sustained for two to
three miles.
Pronghorn antelope arc not a true
antelope. This unique North American
mammal is the only species in its family
Although both sexes have horns, docs’
homs arc 2 inches or less in length while
13 to 14 inch buck homs arc common
and occasionally record class homs of
16 inches and larger arc grown. One
Montana buck had homs that measured
17 1/2 inches. The horn resembles the
hollow homs of sheep and goats but
unlike these animals, pronghorns shed
their hollow horn sheaths each fall. The
horn is really not a horn but is a sheath
composed of hair materials similar to
the horn of a rhino.
Besides its exceptionally fast speed,
pronghorns possess uncanny eyesight
Their vision is comparable to a human
with a seven powerpair of binoculars.
This ability allows the prairie dwelling
“ loper” to spot predators at long dis­
tances and gives them enough time to
take whatever evasive action is neces­
sary to elude their enemies.
Because of the openness of the terrain
they inhabit antelope do not usually
have to depend upon their sense of smell
or hearing to avoid dangerous situa­
tions. However, unusual noises like
door slamming and roanng vehicle
engines can easily panic a herd of
antelope into flighL
The coat of the pronghorn antelope
consists of hollow hairs which provide
Vets urged to get
Agent Orange
examinations
The Veterans Affairs
Division of the Social and
Rehabilitation
Services
Department urges every Viet
Nam veteran who may have
been exposed to Agent
Orange to have a physical
examination given by the
VA hospitals at F t Hamson
and Miles City
The recent announcement
To School
Christine and Mary Eigen
took Nadine Eigen to school
in Bellingham. Washington
that the toxic pesticide was
sprayed or dumped on
American troops in Viet
Nam makes the examination
even more important
The special exams will
help develop the necessary
information for pinpointing
the effects of Agent Orange
and possible claims for
service connected disability
compensation
Local VA officer. Bob
RuhL is available to assist
any Viet Nam vet in
applying and arranging for
the VA Ageni Orange
examination
insulation against Montana’s cold win­
ters. They also have a white rump patch
with long hairs which arc raised to warn
other antelope of impending danger.
Other built-in warning devices that
pronghorns can use arc scent glands and
a high pitched whistling sound.
Pronghorns can be extremely curious
at times. By taking advantage of this
trait, hunters and photographers are
able to “ flag” antclpe close enough fora
good shot. A plain white handkerchief
docs this job. Keep in mind, however,
that this technique requires a great deal
of patience and quite often the results
arc discouraging.
The future of pronghorn antelope in
the Treasure State is very much depen­
dent upon the survival of its habitat rolling, sagebrush - grasslands. Halting
habitat destruction, providing essential
winter ranges and regulated sport hunt­
ing arc the key elements for maintaining
healthy antelope populations.
Draft guide
distributed
A working draft of the
Montana Rural Education
Curriculum Guide has been
distributed by the County
Superintendent’s office to
the four rural schools.
This draft was compiled
by the state's rural teachers,
county superintendents and
Office of Public Instruction
directed
through
the
Montana Rural Education
Center at Western Montana
College.
The section on art and
music were developed at a
workshop organized by
County
Superintendent
Edith Harper. Local rural
teachers who participated in
the project attended the
Rural Education Confer­
ence held at Western in June
and
received
college
graduate credit for their
work.
The teachers participating
arc Debbie Hill of Bridge,
Cynthia Lofthus of Grey
Cliff and Carol Schott of
McLeod. They will return to
Western this next summer to
do the final editing
Baker,
Montana
from
fanning and ranching
T o C alifornia
Mrs. George Clouse is
spending some time with her
daughter in California
United Agencies
Announces
ARNOLD BERG
has joined our staff as a
REAL E S TA TE
SALESM AN
specializing in Farm A Ranch
Properties.
Call him at
Daytime 932-3621
Evenings 932-2638
Engaged
Mr and Mrs William
Phillips
of
Bozeman
announce the engagement of
their daughter. Pamela Ann
to James W Atkinson son
of Mr and Mrs James
Favingcr of Big Timber
They arc both attending
MSU at Bozeman A
summer wedding is planned
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