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to show that there are not dozens of sheep scattered all over the range, 

 or that there are not two or more bands of varying sizes. The writer 

 is inclined to feel that there is but one band, with only a few outlying 

 stragglers. Much can be done toward answering these points if the 

 sheep could be found in the winter, when their range is greatly 

 restricted. 



A study of this kind presents many other questions of great interest. 

 It would, for instance, be very interesting to oljtain, if possible, a history 

 of these sheep. How long have they been known in this section, and 

 are they remnants of a one-time larger band that was more widely dis- 

 tributed? It also seems very possible that there are other bands of 

 sheep in favorable localities, such, for instance, as North Baldy and 

 the series of nonfrequented peaks in connection with it. Even the 

 species is unknown, and from this as a starting point the problems 

 extend endlessly. 



With a wise and rigorously protective state law and a range that will 

 not for years to come be encroached upon by man, there is everything 

 in favor of a bright future for the mountain sheep of eastern Los 

 Angeles County. 



DEER LICKS OF THE TRINITY NATIONAL FOREST 

 GAME REFUGE. 



By Harold C. Bryant. 



Heretofore, we have had to base our judgment as to the value of a 

 game refuge largely upon the results obtained in The Transvaal in 

 South Africa, and in other states. Convincing evidence of results to 

 he expected from game refuges in California is now available, in that 

 the first of the large state game refuges placed in a national forest has 

 been in existence long enough to demonstrate possibilities. 



Trinity Game Refuge was established by legislative enactment in 

 1911. Comprising 65,000 acres of brush and timberland, with abund- 

 ant water and feed, and salt licks convenient, the region affords ideal 

 conditions. A visit to this refuge at the present time will attest the 

 worthwhileness of a sanctuary for deer and other game. 



Although in a county where violations of the fish and game laws are 

 frequent, the residents respect the game refuge. The people of the 

 county wanted the refuge in the first place, and although it set aside 

 much of the best deer country, everyone concerned is willing to be 

 inconvenienced and to hunt elsewhere. Originally reporting the largest 

 deer kill of any county, a noticeable decrease for several years brought 

 a realization that something needed to be done to save the situation. The 

 result was a demand for a game refuge. The interest taken by the 

 United States Forest Service has had much to do with the attitude of 

 the residents and the enforcement of the game laws. 



Within the refuge are many famous deer licks, where in former 

 years deer w-ere killed by the thousands. Residents estimate that 

 there were 10,000 deer killed at the licks near the north fork of Trinity 

 River, up to the time of the creation of the refuge. 



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