Thompson So Due Hot Springs to Olympics G.I.D. April 30, 1934. Perhaps even a critical portion of the forage during a severe winter. The question which occurred to me were these: 1. What preys upon aplodontia? 2. If it is bobcats wasco wolves fishers or cougars all of which have been trapped and hunted for many years, are the aplodontia more numerous now than formerly? 3. In other words, has trapping of fur-bearers resulted in over-grazing of elk & deer range? This needs investigation, but the thesis seems probable. Whether elk would winter so high on the slope in ordinary winters is doubtful, but this one of mild snow fall has allowed a possible higher range. The same may be true of deer. But this much is certain, a heavy utilization of range by both elk & deer had occurred this past winter almost to the top of the High Divide, on the Hoh River slope. Elk were also flushed down along Hoh River bottom in the vine-mable regions. Bobcat droppings were collected in Hoh River bottom along 2 miles of trail.