M.C. Russell Canón del Alamo, 7500 ft., Sierra del Nido, Chih., Mex. June 25, 1959 In other words a new pile was not deposited on a nearly new pile. My contention is that they hang around an area until the catch drops down either from catching the easy prey, or spooking deer for example until they are too hard to catch. So they move on and let the area quiet down. Took another grey fox in same set when cat was taken yesterday. Its coat was so ragged just saved the skull. Saw 3 turkeys within 1/2 mile of camp, June 26, 1959 No sign of lion - it has passed on to grums pastures for sure. June 27, 1959 Well had about as fine a mess this A.M. as one can imagine. Have had 1 steel set near an evaporating stock water hole. Baited with carcasses of skinned specimens. Had a rope on for a drag. Took a wild cat and it went right through the knee deep mud in bottom of stock tank. It finally became mired, just as the animals must have done in La Brea tar pits. It could only lift its head occasionally from the mud.