I.jU CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME 



salt is placed far back in the rock dens under lava, Avliere porcu- 

 pines occasionally concentrate, especially dnrinj; the breedin<? season, 

 stormy weather, or during the extreme lieat of summer. IMembers of 

 crews carrying on these operations are also provided with a twenty-two 

 rifle or pistol, supplied with ammunition, and instructed to shoot such 

 porcupines as thej^ may locate. Hunters and si)ortsmen can render 

 their forests a valuable protection in localitities where tliese animals 

 are destructively abundant by likewise keei)ing a lookout for tliese 

 animals and destroying them when found. Porcupines can generally 

 be located in the daytime, resting high in ;i ]uiie oi- jiuiiper, or asleep 

 several feet out on a limb. 



