Bila Mar 31, 1974 (cont.) I was surprised to see antlers so late. Larry says they will soon fall. They have so some odd deer carrying radio collars and Larry took me to the receiving station on top of a high hill and showed me how the recorder works. He hooked up his receiver and set dials to check individual animals using the directional antenna and car phone then seem easy to get a clear signal. If the deer dies the transmitter starts giving rapid beeps. They check every deer twice a day and go immediately to dead area to record the cause of death (lion, coyote, dog etc.) and to recover the collar. Also he has a few collars on elk. A crew is coming tomorrow (23 men) to man a net and catch a bunch more elk, mule deer, and some white-tailed deer for collars. Larry flies a helicopter and drives the animals into the net. Nearly men going in them. OK for deer but holding down elk must be dangerous or hell. They also have two lions collared and have 20 to 30 readings on each. I am greatly impressed with Larry and with this whole operation. But the Forest Service is planning to just cattle on parts of this area "to measure the effect on wildlife". Most 95 percent of the country grazed you might think is worthwhile to keep a bit of it ungrazed.