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California Condor
Eben McMullan
9 February 1964
that NO more than fifteen Deer could be killed and that a maximum of Eight
hunters is all that would be allowed in the field on any given day. This group
have a secretary who keeps record of all game killed. All game animals can
be shot in open season. Koutnik said considerable Quail hunting was done on
area five by his group and he thought about 200 quail had been taken. He did
say that his figures of take could be in error for their secretary had not yet
compiled the list for the 1963 hunting seasons, and that his figure of 200 quail
taken was only an estimate. Mr. Koutnik was prepared to hunt after dark as his
gun was equipped with a spotlight. Evidently Predator hunting is allowed by the Tejon
company throughout the year or else he is just taking this liberty upon himself.
I gathered from Bill Koutnik's conversation that the instructions given them
to go by in hunting on area five of Tejon Ranch was quite detailed as he said
the list of these instructions comprised about forty written pages of print.
Evidently mention is made in these instructions as to what can be shot and
what cannot be shot, for he (Mr. Koutnik) in answer to my question if he had
seen any Eagles brought a detailed description of how he had seen an Eagle
approach the place where he was sitting and after perching on the limb of a
tree for some time the eagle had flown on its way. Had he not been instructed
against shooting at certain objects I feel sure he would have mentioned
shooting at the eagle. He did say that a Kenny Krebs, whom he sees in
the area of area 5 quite regularly and whose camp he mentioned visiting,
did have the foot of a large bird that had been found dead in Tejon
Canyon. Koutnik thought from the size of the foot and the length of
the talons that this was the foot of an Eagle.
Koutnik had spent yesterday and today on area 5. Two other members
of his group had been there also over the weekend. All had been repairing
a cabin that is situated on area 5 and which the group use as an —