S. Landry 1952 Journal June 7 Sage Hen Creek, 3 mi NW Hobart Mills, Nevada Co. Calif. Arrived at Truckee at noon. Met by Bob Hoffman who is up here permanently now (for the summer). We arrived here a little after 2:00 and immediately began walking around looking for chipmunks. I shot a chickaree off a rock beside the road. He was a ?' in full breeding condition. He had the most enormous testicles I ever saw on a rodent. Bob went out while I was skinning the Tamiasciurus and shot a Eutamias specimen. It was also in full breeding condition. I am using 16 gauge size 7'2 shot and I fear that even this is really too much for chipmunks. This individual's skull was all but completely smashed. The braviness of chipmunks seems to vary tremendously. When we were here last June, Fields and I could easily get within 30 yards of a chipmunk. Those we shot, we got at very close ranges. Similarly, in November, we did not have any trouble getting within shooting range, in fact, we got some we missed the first time, who came out to cuss at us. Today however, chipmunks ran and hid when we approached within 75-100 yds, and a shot at this range is extremely tough, even with 16 gauge. We are going to try Museum Specials for them tomorrow. Rat traps, which Hoffman has been using, get felled.