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W.B. Davis
1935.
5 mi. SE Murphy, Dewynee Co., Idaho, May 27,
and found another Citellus leucodus
in the same rat trap in which one
had previously been caught.
we made up skins until about
3:00 P.M. and then drove to Sinkers
Creek, about two miles south of here,
and let Aldrich off with gopher traps
to trap in the alfalfa fields while
Twining and I drove about two
miles farther past the creek and
hunted for Citellus leucodus at the
place where we saw them on the
23rd.
There is a colony there occupying
an area of about 500 acres. They
were very wary and I found the
best way to get them close to sit
quietly by a mound and wait for
them to appear. This took about
15 minutes of waiting on the average.
By this method I succeeded in
shooting four of them, one old ?
and 3 young - 1? and 2?? . The
latter were discarded because of small
size, and also because the skull
had been shattered in each case.
One is able by this means to get
within very close range, often too