California condor survey field notes, v1476
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Page 117 Continued- Hungry Valley. California Condor Eben McMullan 18 June 1963 hunting To hungry valley in 1970 Commenced to disappear at the time hunters commenced Coming into the her area in good numbers. Mrs. Maxey also felt all other forms of wildlife have suffered through the promiscuous shooting of hunters. Mrs. Maxey told me that her husband, who worked for the U.S. Forest Service for 15 years prior to his death 25 Years ago, had brought in a dead dead Condor Condor so that she might see it. He had found it death from what he thought was gunshot, up on Fragier mountain where he operated the lookout Stalion there. Her age and disability prevents Mrs. Maxey from going out where she can look for Condor. Therefore she has not seen Condor for several years. "It's the hunters that have spoiled my outdoor stated Mrs. Maxey. G.W. Reynolds G.W. Reynolds who lives in a cabin directly behind the Maxey home has been in Hungry Valley for 30 years, He knows Condor and like Mrs. Maxey, thought Condor much more common 25 years ago. In the Hungry Valley area, than is the case today. He thinks Deer hunters responsible for the disappearance of Condor from Hungry Valley. G.W. Reynolds last saw Condor in Hungry Valley last November. He then saw two Condor in mid-morning flying north towards Labeac. Some ten years ago Mr. Reynolds was living on the Schmidt Ranch one mile to the south of the Maxey Ranch where a horse belonging to Al Arndale died and was dragged out on a flat 1/4 mile east of the Schmidt cabin and in view of the cabin occupants. Two Condor came to the horse carcass to feed as did two wild dogs. One of these dogs was a small She the other a tall rangy animal - Mr. Reynolds