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seven-foot fence recommended twenty years ago is now being con- 

 structed. This property of approximately 950 acres is located in the 

 center of the former range of the California elk. It extends on both 

 sides of the Buena Vista canal and is covered by a scattered growth of 

 willows providing excellent shade. The soil for the most part is good 

 and we hope will grow enough natural forage so that it will not be 

 necessary to purchase feed. It is planned to hold only enough elk to 



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Fig. 16. Mountain lion range in California. 



provide for a permanent herd in order that the species may not become 

 exterminated. 



MOUNTAIN LION CONTROL 



Twenty-five years ago when the first hunting license act went into 

 effect, the commissioners, F. W. Van Sicklen, Gen. George Stone and 

 John Brimingham, believed that one of the best things to do for the 

 hunters of the State was to reduce the number of mountain lions and 



