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M.F. Smith
1974
JOURNAL
Hastings Reservation, Monterey Co., Calif.
Feb. 15 Left Berkeley at 10:00 am, arrived at Hastings at 1:30 pm.
Checked with John Davis about where I could trap; Madrone Canyon, around buildings, neighbors on road towards Carmel Valley, and Bells ranch past the cattle guard in the road. At 2:15 hiked up Madrone Canyon, carrying three boxes of traps in backpacks. Set along creek 41-60, 61-69, across on other side 70-80. Up hill farther from creek 21-30 + 31-35. Back near gate 36-40. Then drove out driveway and parked along road and in through fence to property John Davis had gotten permission for me to trap on. Set 121-140 along creek, 101-112 at top of slope along fence near road, 113-116 bottom of slope, 117-120 down to creek again at Hallisey's + Warner Ranch. Drove back to Hastings and set 81-95 around unsafe barn + lab buildings, 91-96 around bunkhouse and shed, 97-100 along drive down creek, 6-25 along fence + around barn, and Big Creek brush piles.
135 traps set out Friday afternoon.
Checked traps 8:15-11:00 pm.
25 Peromyscus calif. Madrone Canyon along creek
81 O. maniculatus concrete lab
84 O. boyleyi monte unsafe barn
90 a + b P. manic. behind lab 2 in one trap
92 Peromyscus boyleyi
96 a+b P. boyleyi+manic (b=juv) by woodshed 2 in 1 trap
11 P. manic. by red barn