V. Memmler 1941 Odocoileus hemionus May 21, Russian Gulch State Park, Mendocino Co., Calif. elev. 500 ft. While passing southward down an old lumber road connecting the Pines barrens and the trail to the falls, I saw the retiring hindquarters of a deer, it's white rump patch very much in evidence. It was on the opposite side of the ravine from the road on which I was standing. The habitat was a coniferous forest. Redwood, Douglas fir and Coast hemlock were dominant. May 27, While walking eastward on the old road leaving the Circle at the end of the Russian Gulch road, I saw several deer tracks. These were very distinct and placed in mud of a plastic nature. The road passed thru a new growth Douglas fir and Redwood forest. Many old snags are standing and appear to have been burned.