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Thompson Deimant April 28, 1934.
Days in a limited area and that his brother had returned the next day and gotten a 6th. They may move 30 miles in a day. Sometimes they are gone for a week or so from an area where their tracks have been previously seen then they are again seen, indicating a definite "beat".
He also reported that during the severe winter of 1932-33, when elk were practically "yarded", that he found where a cougar had killed 11 elk calves, eating only a portion of a few and apparently killing the rest "for fun". Evidence: those creatures were badly scratched all over the body but not severely bitten anywhere, indicating that the cougar had played with them in the killing process.
Bobcats were discussed but Olson had nothing specific to offer except that they are common.
Aplodontia he mentioned as often clearing vegetation out of an area around their burrows.
Deer he said were not numerous and never had been since he could remember. However, he did add that they have always been hunted. He commented that many deer