Field notes, v1362
Page 367
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Hooper, 1937 Berkeley, Alameda Co., Calif. June 1, By "sporting outlook" I mean that each seems to expect to work for each animal secured. In order to get the "big ones" (and each does) each hunter knows he must outwit and outwork the animal. For the reason that the securing of wapiti and moose is comparatively easy, the hunter (as a rule) would rather match his wits and stamina with an old buck deer, a mountain sheep and (or) a mountain goat. For the above reason, and undoubtedly for the reason that the latter animals are not so accessible to hunters in central California, [except Grobes] many of the latter kinds were seen. On May 17, I visited Mr. Leslie Simpson of Chancelot Place, Berkeley. Mr. Simpson is one of the old-time big game hunters - one who hunted, evidently, for the sake of killing and of adding the skin or skull of the animal (if big enough) to his collection. The front room of his house, about 30' x 20' x 10 ft. (high), is almost completely covered with heads - most of them Africa - taken specimens. He spent about 30 yrs. in Africa - as a