Feathers 1935. Boyes Prairie, Prairie Creek State Park, 240 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. 32. (cont.) Oct. 19, 1935- of the bull elk, I took another photograph, as he raised his head and looked at us. The elk would let Mr. Smedberg approach to within 25 feet and would then walk away a few steps. The wind was blowing from us toward the elk. We three men smoked and talked for ten minutes or more, while the elk continued calmly grazing. He was quite definitely eating the short green grass, which was closely cropped all over the hillside. The radio aerial wire with which the elk had become entangled some time past was still showing on his horns. A short piece of wire had evidently become embedded in the horn, Mr. Smedberg said. Dnr and I saw where the elk had eaten Ceonothus, salal and iris leaves. The bull elk fed on the grass for over an hour and then lay down on a bare promontory 100 ft. above and overlooking the beach and ocean. Dnr and I looked for the cows of this herd but were unsuccessful in our search. Mr. Smed- berg told us that the mating season was just concluded and that the bull had been by himself for the past few days. He said The bulls commenced rubbing the velvet