Journal Hafner, M.S. 1978 En Route: Athens, Georgia to Butler, Georgia 17 June 0930 John Hafner and I rented a vehicle in Athens (following The ASM meetings) and departed Athens 1030. We drove south on Hwy 129 in search of Geomys pinetis. Pocket gophers are not known to occur north of (approx.) Macon in Central Georgia. We drove through Madison to Macon, noting the many beautiful mansions along the way. We continued S from Macon on I-75, then SW on Hwy 49 to Ft. Valley. We turned W on Hwy 96 and arrived in Butler 1400. Butler is a known locality for G. pinetis (Merriam 1895!). As we entered town we immediately noted fresh diggings. We noted that the soil had changed from red, rocky earth to white, sandy earth as we drove south from Macon. These gophers were digging in this sandy soil. We set-out 1 set at this site about 25 meters west of the eastern city limits of Butler (adjacent to railroad tracks). We then searched for other gophers but only found old holes. It was questioned by the local sheriff who suggested that we trap at a place west of town -- we took his advice, but found no gophers west of town (leave