Field notes, v1362
Page 393
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Hooper, 1938 Jan. 31 On man runs a trap line about 1/2 mi. from nearest house and ± 5 mi. from the main roads. In 1/2 weeks he reports: 1 fox, 1 (or 2?) skunk, 1 dog and 7 cats. Needless to say, each was quickly destroyed. “Dumping” of cats in wild reported as still going on. At their holdery or game farm they are raising Chinese Pheasant, Chukar Partridge, and quail. All will be liberated this year. Some quail were not free but they continue to return to the game farm for feeding! The “keeper of the game” reports Tonora, Calif. association having good luck with Chukar Partridge. liberated last year or year-before-last “many” young birds have been seen. Most of the men seem to realize the “squirrel” difference in appearance between “soaring,” “chicken”(accipiters), and “bullet” (sparrow) hawks and (2) their chief foods. They seem- butterfly taste on the center group: “A hawk is a beast to be killed” has lost some of its venom, it probably still applies somewhat. All have a good time. A joy shoot’s chief value lies in the fellowship of hunting together. An end in itself.