1964 at 3:30 p.m., sunny & warm, traps held off. Saw 1 dark cat just south of my area, plus 1 beetal and 3 deer on my area and heard burned owls. Drove past the area at 10:30 p.m. and by flashlight saw 1 cat in middle of my area and 6 deer (4 and 2). at 1:30 a.m., by flashlight from road 2 cats on my area and 4 deer. Feb. 20 at 7:30 a.m. (clear, warm wind still blowing, no dew) traps held 1 minestue in lower line, nothing else, no cats, didn't run traps in barn. Krebs says the first young minestue and the first footling females have now appeared in his traps; he is quite sure no reproduction until now. Feb. 21 Weather clear. at 8 a.m. traps held 1 Sorex. Saw no cats, Summary of 3 nights of Calhoun lines = 1 cricket, 1 minestue, and 1 Sorex. Feb. 24 at 4 p.m. (cold, overcast, windy) set 100 Sherman's on Tidden grid. a couple of promising holes, but no duffings, cuttings, or runways. no cats. Feb. 25 at 7:30 a.m. traps held 1 doct. minestue ad, 2 & Rothers, and 2 Sorex (dead). Left all traps set except those. Clear, frost on trapping area. at 4:30 p.m. (sunny) checked traps = 3 minestue, 1 Roether, 1 Sorex (dead). Saw no cats or barns. Left all traps set except those that contained mice.