28 Where to Hunt 



Elk, and Trinity rivers in the northern part of the 

 state. 



Antelope have become very scarce ; it is said that 

 the few remaining are chiefly east of the Sierra Nevadas 

 and in the Colorado desert. 



There are a few grizzly bear left in California. 

 Black or brown bear are common ; they are found fre- 

 quently in the Coast Range as well as in the Sierra 

 Nevadas ; there are also a few grizzly bear to be found 

 in the latter range. The neighborhood of Mt. Whitney 

 is believed to be the most promising country for griz- 

 zlies. Formerly the counties of Santa Barbara and 

 San Luis Obispo contained many grizzlies, but they are 

 there no longer, at least they are very scarce. It has 

 been stated recently on good authority that in the coun- 

 ties of Shasta and Siskiyou, in the northern part of the 

 state, black bear are about as plentiful as they ever were. 



Mountain sheep are still abundant on the desert 

 ranges, and especially in Lower California ; they are very 

 wild though, and skill and experience are necessary to 

 hunt them successfully. 



Deer are found in most parts of California, excepting 

 in the large cultivated valleys ; even there they are 

 plentiful in the extensive thickets, particularly along the 

 Sacramento and Feather rivers. They are quite abund- 

 ant in the Coast Range north of San Francisco. While 

 they are not rare in the Sierra Nevadas, they are not so 

 numerous as they were a few years ago. 



Scientists say there are apparently three species of 

 deer found in California, the mule-deer, Cariacus mac- 

 rotis^ with a northern and southern sub-species; the 

 Southern California deer, Cariacus macrotis caltfor- 



