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Greene, H.
1990
August 19 (continued)
and cattle exposed and head facing out to south. No sign of a female. Cactus patch is x1x2 meters.
Barney Tomberlin and road hunted once over the Sistinas site between Rucker Canyon Rd. and Bernardo, before which we caught an emaciated Goldus molossus just north of Rodeo! Just out of Rodeo coming back, intending to go to Granite Gap, I notice someone tail gating me and was careful not to speed 55 mph. When the car didn't pass us or turn off to Portal I slowed to 40 mph, and pulled over as soon as the flashing red lights came on. I flicked on the cab light and kept hands in view, but Barney bounded out the right side w/ big black flashlight in hand and promptly got in a shouting match w/ the two Hidalgo Co. Deputy sheriffs. Told them he worked for Game and Fish and they derisively referred to "fish squeezers" and "critter cops." The bigger deputy was yelling at Barney (now back in the truck, as ordered) through my window, and at one point I wondered if we were both about to be handcuffed. They'd run a stolen car check on my truck and didn't seem especially suspicious of me. After 5 minutes or so they let us go and we returned to Portal.
August 20 at 0915 hrs, C. molossus #5 is ~7 m WSW of last flagged site, ~1.5m WSW of yesterday's, under the base of a dying standing yucca. Can't see well-