Field notes, v601
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KDixon 1952 Journal Feb 2. Atascosa County to Bastrop County, Texas Driving NE out of Seguin, I noted the first black- jacked oak in the uplands approx. 3 miles NE of the Town on U.S. Hgwy. 90. After a point 1 1/2 miles beyond that point, deciduous oaks were the prominent cover. [Kingsbury, Guadalupe Co., Texas.] - snake (KLD 669 picked up on W edge of town on shaded side of road -- cultivated fields in area. At huling, we turned N on State Hgwy 29, then onto farm road 86 and 20 heading toward Bastrop. Area N of huling had some mesquite growth, but somewhat stunted deciduous oaks the chief cover over most of the route. We reached Bastrop about 4:00 pm., called for mail and then tried to locate the County Agent (Agric Extension) Mr. D.B. McCombs. We eventually caught him at his home as he returned from an afternoon of crow-hunting. He had contacted Mr. A. Young of Smithville and had obtained tentative permission for us to hunt on Young's property in the western part of the county. We drove to the area 15 miles W of Bastrop where I had hunted last April and called on Mr. Ed Schanhale who lived on the N side of the road bounding Young's land to the north. Schanhale readily granted us permission to pitch a tent on the property near his barn so we made camp for the night.