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J.G. Hall
1954
206
July 21 Sagehen Creek k, 6500ft, 3 mi. NW Hobart Mills, Nevada Co. Calif.
R'slide to the isle, then, on surface 25' up-
stream from blasted down to some willows
on which he fed partly in & partly out of
the water. This is the farthest upstream
I've actually seen a beaver from the vic-
inity of this lodge go. At 8:20 he came
back to lodge, acted as if he might go up
into the little cove where I had one of
my traps set, just upstream from the
lodge, but didn't. Can't decide if these
guys are actually trap-shy or not but
this one acted a little bit that way. He
next returned upstream thru gap to
same place he'd fed before. I lost sight
of him shortly. 8:25 saw beaver caught
& sexed yesterday just about to come
over the crossing from N channel to
main pond. A trap was set just on the pond
side of this crossing and as he had his
nose about even w the edge of it, he
hastily backed off and entered main
pond via the little dam where I'd pre-
viously had a trap. This beaver is the
one caught July 20 near sta. 21
which is 100+ yds upstream from here.
He was coming up from somewhere down-
stream. He dove near the lodge. This is the