J. Rodgers Frank Clarke Ranch, 7mi. S.W. Laytonville, Mendocino Co., Calif. March 31, 1938 some bears use their teeth more than their paws, and vice versa, in breaking holes in fences. Between Nov. 15 and Dec. 23, they repaired 63 holes which they attributed to the last bear killed here before the two we are after. That bear was shot by Andy Bowman, an old timer in the country and a Biological Survey trapper. Though 80 years old, when Andy Bowman was told of the presence of this bear, he got on his horse, and with his dogs, he started out before day break and, without stopping to eat, hunted the bear until he shot it in the late afternoon. Mr. Clarke said that Andy Bowman started his hunt by completely encircling the ranch. Then, after finding that the bear had not left the place, he began to track it down. Mr. Clarke said there had been 7 bears shot since last summer, 4 the preceding year, 3 the year before, 2 the year before, and only 1 the year before. Since they have put forth the same effort each year, he believes that this indicates that the bears are on the increase. In 1906,