198 Yosemite N.P. Nov.28/1931 Interview with Colonel Thompson Supt. Deer: 37 deer were deported from the valley this season, & placed in the Hetch Hetchy region. This makes a total of 137 deer deported from the valley & transplanted in the Hetch Hetchy region in 2 years. The Colonel says that forage conditions on the floor of the valley are already showing some improvement. Mrs. Ethel Michael says that the deer are just as plentiful as ever. At the beginning of the first snow storm this winter, about Yr: 15, the deer migrated in "a parade" down towards through the O'Conner Past Reserve. The Colonel reported 37 deer shot & killed from the front porch of O Conners house. He saw 23 deer as we came up the valley last night. Two were bucks with good antlers, both 3 pointers. Several fawns were in the various groves as the snow was just up to their bellies. They would be easy prey for coyotes. But we can see no reason to protect deer against a normal number of coyotes in the park so long as deer are far above the normal numbers, which they certainly seem to be. Gray Squirrels: The Colonel says that the gray squirrels have shown a marked increase this past year & are quite commonly seen. He says also that the colony's control of ground squirrels continues.