D. Strong 1925 (Copy) 167 and killed one spike buck and a large doe. Melling and I hunted all morning, saw one deer which I missed -- rifle shoots high 6" on 60 yds! Apparently all deer here are more Blacktail than Mule deer. Mostly bucks on the ridges. Melling says the bucks range during the summer and fall, but during the spring stay localized while their horns are soft. The does are mostly low down in the brush about to have fawns. The doe collected had 2 well developed fawns -- embryos. Deer here us- ually have two fawns. The "burns" offer the best feed- ing places for the deer, and the heat of the day is spent in the shade of the pines. We found many deer beds. Saw one large black tailed Jack rabbit up on the ridge, up among the rocks and pines. They are fairly common here. Set out 3 traps both nights, all were sprung by some small cat-like (track) animal, which was too wise to get caught. May 26, 1925. Packed up, the buzzards coming right into camp before we left. Climbed up steep trail over the western ridge of the Martir and dropped down into the Vallecito flats, with a stream, and nice open meadows -- wilows along the water courses and clumps of pines here and there. Great flocks of Valley Quail, also scattered pairs. "Bony's" mule pitched him off much to the en- joyment of the packers, no harm done. Made camp in, or at, a neat log cabin out in the open near the stream,