Field notes, v545
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M. Boyers 1932 Bodfish, 2600 ft., Kern Co., Calif. December 22, 1932 us with coudor country on an old road, that they frequently travelled that lay between Bakersfield and Caliente Coolcima. F. J. Ross also stated that he had been told authoritatively by gov't trappers and poersoners that they had orders to report only 2 or 3 grey fox taken each year and no more to give a "right" appearance" to the record, since no foxes caught would look queer. Consequently numerous grey fox we cluched and only the "proper" no" reported. Just another blake eye for control measures. After getting the tent up and the equipment organized Oss and I set out traps. I set a live up over a slope covered loosely with Juniper, Yucca whipplei, Quercus dumroza, and Carothos curcaturus, also Chrysotamnus, and a scattering of dead grasses. I sprung a Cottontail out of a Juniper clump and got it with two shots. It disappeared under a second Juniper clump 50 yds further up the