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of Agriculture to reduce the number of coyotes and mountain lions, 

 but still more work along this line needs to be done. Refuges of this 

 kind, even though they have proved their worth, should be more than 

 refuges on paper. They need to be well guarded and at the same time 

 made more effective by the destruction of predatory animals. Attention 

 needs to be paid also to every means of making the deer more i)rolific. 



Fig. 



Four deei" at "Big Lick" on Hayfork River, Trinity Game Refuge. 

 Photograph by H. C. Bryant. 



It may be that salt bricks placed in certain parts of the refuge would 

 aid in keeping the animals in good health. This area, at several dif- 

 ferent times, has been ravaged by a disease which killed off great num- 

 bers of deer. Investigations as to the cause and the cure of this 

 disease would also be of value in increasing the effectiveness of the 

 area. During certain years winter feeding might prove worth while. 

 The creation of the Trinity Game Refuge has assured a permanent 

 supply of big game to Trinity County and is demonstrating to the 

 whole state the benefits Avhich accrue as a direct result of proper game 

 protection. 



