M.F. Smith 1980 JOURNAL 3.5 mi. S La Joya, west side of Rio Grande, 4700 ft., Docono Co., New Mexico May 13 Drove to the La Joya Game Refuge Headquarters and spun the flood. Got a key to drive into the road along the canal on the west side of the Rio Grande. The gate had about seven different locks on the chain because many different government agencies need to have access to the area. Drove south as far as the railroad bridge where the Rio Salado enters the Rio Grande. Walked down to the river and examined the adjacent habitat, but found no sign of any gophers here. This appears to be an inhospitable area which would form a barrier to gopher movement. Drove back north along the canal road until we found fields with gopher sign. The animals were present in pockets in the area I worked, and were abundant along the canal bank, within a meter of the water in many places. By evening we had a large sample so we pulled the traps and finished processing, skinning, and stuffing. See map next page for location of my traps.