Field notes, v545
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L.M. Boyers 1932 Bodfish, 2600 ft., Kern Co., Calif. December 22, 1932 74 storms, but can be found out otherwise. He says their beds are basket shaped, about six feet long and four feet wide and are made entirely of pine needles. Faces are dropped in a circle about the nest in a heavy ring. It was of interest to note that the only weapon F. Ross carries when lion hunting or taking a party out after bear, is a .38 Police peitwe revolver and high power ammunition. Says new high power ammunition is better than 175 shell for shocking power. Always shoots lions from below, when they are tired, shooting for mid-chest and have bullet range upward than neck and basal skull region. F. Ross and H. Ross both think that predatory game control by paid gov't trappers is bad in more than one way. F. Ross said he followed up a creels when a game control agent had been trapping and found 19 stayed Skunks killed and thrown away. He has seen evidence of similar throwing away of countless grey fox. Impact gears used to get skunk, grey fox in numbers and a few coyotes, now are getting