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California Condor Eben McMillan 11 September 1963
Condor in the area at the west foothills of Breckenridge
Mountain near the Breckenridge Road. He has seen Condor
in the early spring months, sitting on the big, bald, hills
that front the west foothills of Breckenridge Mountain and
where Mr. Pittman cares for cattle when the green grass comes.
Dillard Pittman—Pittman has been employed by
the Mendiburu interests for the last 16 years. He said
that as a young person in Texas he never knew of Condor
except what he picked up from the Text books in school,
but that when they commenced putting out information
on Condor he became interested and knew what they
were when he first saw them.
Mr. Pittman saw a man shoot a Condor from the
road (Breckenridge Road) about fifteen years ago. He said
the man walked to where the Condor lay after he shot
it and picked up a wing that Mr. Pittman said was
very big. He saw this at some distance evidently for he
did not mention talking to the man; nor did he say what
became of the Condor Carcass.
Dillard Pittman has no good words for the people who
hunt and shoot from the road. In fact he despises them.
He told us of numerous instances where people shooting from
the road have caused him much trouble. Just drive up the
Breckenridge Road, he says, and inspect the water tanks and
troughs that are within rifle range of this road and see if
you can count the number of bullet holes in these water storage
facilities. The holes in one tank he claims are too numerous to
count. He thinks these people will shoot anything. They are
Crazy, he states.
Dillard Pittman will keep Condor records for us.