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sentative A. "Willis Robertson, Virginia, is chairman, and California 

 is fortnnate in havinf? two Representatives, Frank H. Buck, Vaeaville, 

 and A. E. Carter, Oakland, members of this committee. 



At the time that this note is written, the Senate has passed the 

 duck stamp bill, Senator Joseph T. Robinson's wild-life refuge bill, 

 No. 2277, and the so-called coordination bill, No. 2529, which was intro- 

 duced b}' the Senate committee. Telegraphic advice .just received from 

 Representative Carter states that the House passed these three bills on 

 March 5 and that there is every indication that all three measures will 

 receive executive approval inasmuch as each has received the Presi- 

 dent's endorsement. — James Mofjlt, March 6, 1931. 



1933 DEER KILL STATISTICS 



Provisional deer tag returns for the 1933 season appeared on pages 

 79 and 80 of the January, 1934, issue of California Fish and Gaime. 

 Final comi)ilation of deer statistics and deer tag sales for the year 

 1933 have been made and are included under "Reports" in this issue. 

 —James Moffitt, March 6, 1934. 



DEER HERD WINTERS WELL 



Reports froin many of the game wardens, notably from Siskiyou, 

 Modoc and Lassen counties, and along the western flank of the Sierra 

 Nevada indicate that the deer in these areas are coming through the 

 winter in fine shape. This condition is due, no doubt, to the fact that 

 the winter has been such a mild and open one with little or no snow or 

 unusually cold weather. 



Several recent reports from Modoc and Siskiyou counties indicate 

 that in many instances the deer have not yet been driven down to their 

 usual wintering grounds and on account of lack of snowfall, they have 

 been able to winter at higher elevations than usual. The game wardens 

 report from all sections that the deer are in excellent condition, and 

 due to the open condition of the ranges loss from predatory animals 

 has been unusually light. — James MoJJUf. March Ci, 1934. 



DIVISION IMPORTS QUAIL FROM MEXICO 



The advisability of importing quail from Mexico for stocking in 

 southern California areas has been considered for some time by the 

 Fish and Game Commission. The decision to do so was made by the 

 Commission in August, 1933, when negotiations were commenced with 

 the Mexican Department of Agriculture at Mexico City to waive that 

 country's customary 3.1 cents per live bird export tax in favor of the 

 State of California. The birds were to originate in Baja California 

 and by the time local problems there were ironed out and the free 

 export permit obtained, 1934 had arrived. 



The permit was issued for ] 00,000 birds, and stipulated they must 

 originate from points south of San Telmo, which is about 160 miles 

 south of the border by road. This fact embraced a serious transporta- 

 tion problem. Nevertheless, when this and other difficulties had been 



