72 CALIP^OHNIA FISH AND (iAME. 



To obtain the luost effective results in the use of the bombs it is most 

 important that they he used according to the following directions: As 

 hirge a number of ducks, mudhens and blackbirds as possible should be 

 allowed to gather in the particular field which is to be bombed. Fire a 

 bomb from each side of the field, at a low elevation, so that it will cover 

 as great an area as possible. Have them fired at a certain given time, 

 all at once. As soon as the birds rise in the air, slightly elevate the 

 bombs to explode higher in the air than the previous ones and, if possible, 

 shoot them into the birds. The bomb will not kill them, but will so 

 demoralize them that very few will return. This should be done at 

 daybreak, at noon and after dark. If done as directed every duck will 

 be driven away and will remain away. New arrivals that have not 

 taken this degree will of course have to be bombed away, but ordinarily 

 two or three days and nights will rid the fields of all birds. This is 

 also effective if used to drive geese from grainfields. 



The name and address of the manufacturers of the bombs used in 

 this experiment, together with prices and full information, can be 

 obtained from Racliff Sales Co., 146 Davis street, San Francisco, Cali- 

 fornia, or Ernst Behr, secretary Pacific Rice Growers' Association, 

 Willows, California. 



A LOOKOUT'S VIEW OF TRINITY GAME REFUGE. 



By Frank Hoffman. 



During the fire seasons of 1915, 1916 and 1917,1 have acted in the 

 capacity of lookout at the Playfork Bally Lookout Station, which is 

 situated near the center of the Trinity Game Refuge. Because of its 

 location, Hayfork Bally might justly be termed the pivotal point of 

 that refuge. Its altitude of approximately 6,262 feet affords an excel- 

 lent view of the major portion of the area, which the deer have already 

 learned to look upon as a haven. 



During the period of my service at that station I have made a study 

 of the conditions, both in the refuge and in the adjoining territory, and 

 have kept in close touch with the stockmen and others who have occa- 

 sion to travel through it. The present article is based on notes of my 

 own observations and on information derived from the above-mentioned 

 sources. 



Excellent judgment was displayed in the selection of this area as a 

 protected breeding ground, for it would have been difficult to find a 

 more ideal location for that purpose. There is an abundance of all 

 types of feed available at the various altitudes during the different sea- 

 sons of the year, and ordinarily deer do not suffer because of lack of 

 food during the winter months. But during the occasional severe winters 

 a considerable number of them die of starvation, and as they increase 

 in numbers, it will be necessary to provide a certain quantity of feed 

 and thus enable them to weather these periods of stress. The deer, 

 despite the occasional raids of poachers, are rapidly increasing in num- 

 ber, and if unmolested, the overflow will ])rovide a continuous source 

 of supply for the neighboring hunting grounds. Practically every 

 mature doe that I have seen this seas(m is the proud mother of two 



