California Condor Eben McInillan 3 august 63 by Buffoons, on hunting deer. I had never before observed humans in this sort of a situation. It was difficult to rationalize their behaviour. I returned to the pickup at 10:30 A.M. and drove to j on road that leads out towards Mutau Flats. Two Game W were at this gate inspecting the guns and hunting licenses of all hunters coming back in their cars deer had been recorded so far this morning by Two Wardens. Soon after I arrived at this point Two Game Wardens, who were exceptionally busy checking passing hunters, came upon one fellow, who to me seemed quite slow thinking, that had a loaded cartridge in the barrel of his rifle. The Officers ordered him to drive his car to the side of the road and be processed for unlawful possession of a loaded gun in his car on a public road. Not wanting to further witness the humiliation of this unfortunate fellow further I drove to Mutau Flats and parked my pickup among the vehicles of hunters, who were still hunting or of those who were already returned from hunting and were resting or having lunch. A group of four fellows of Mexican descent, with whom I talked, had hunted but saw no deer. One of these fellows had told a boy on a Tote-gate who claimed to have shot a Buzzard. None of these men had seen any large hawks or Buzzards. Another group of men from Los Angeles had seen no deer, Eagles or Buzzards. One man from Bakersfield had seen no deer, but he told me of seeing about twelve Condor on a hillside across the highway from Fort Tejon about Five Years ago. He knew Condor were protected. He had hunted in the Lockwood Valley area for 20 years but had never seen Condor except on the above occasion. Returning towards Lockwood Valley I picked up a hunter, another Mexican, who, upon being asked if he had seen Buzzard Shot Condor (12) [illegible]