FORTY-FIRST BIENNIAL KKl'OKT '2 t 



WATERFOWL PROJECTS 



Project Xo. Xame, location Slnlus 



507 Butte Sink Waterfowl Area nut yet ac(|uircil. Aciiiiisition in li.iiuls 



Management Area of rul)lic Works Huanl. 



(Colusa County) 



550 Delta Waterfowl Man- Land purcliast-.l .Mar.h :;(i. I'.irid. K.iuipnirnt 



agement Area ordered. Supervisory personnel liire(L Ked- 



( Solano County) era! aid development project California 



401 > approved etTeclive .Inly 1. I'l.'.d. 



523 Honey Lake Waterfowl I'rojeet eonipleied. I'nri lier de\ ejupiaents cur 



Management Area n nlly heing made with federal aid fninls. 



(Lassen County) (California FA .".S- 1 )-!.'. ) 



536 Imperial Waterfowl I'rojeet completed. Further de\ elopments cnr- 



Mauagement Area rently being made with federal aid fiinrls. 



(Imperial County) (California FA :'.(") !>.( 



548 Lower Butte Creek Are.i no( yet acipiired. 

 Waterfowl Manage- 

 ment Area 

 (Bntte County) 



506 Lower San Joaquin Area not yet aciiuired. 



Waterfowl Manage- 

 ment Area 



(Merced County ) 

 522 ^ladeline Plains Project completed. Further de\ e|,,prni-nl with 



Waterfowl Manage- federal iiitl funds. 



ment Area 



( Lassen County ) 

 532 Madera Waterfowl Area nut yet aecpiired. 



Management Area 



( Madera County) 



•551 Ipiier San Joaquin Are.i not yet acquired. 



Waterfowl Manage- 

 ment Area 

 (Kern County) 



GAME INVENTORY POLLS 



Another noteworthy event that occui-i'imI ddiino' th,. Iiirniiiiini was 

 the joint jiame inventory )if)]] condiictcd by tin' ( )|)iiii()ii Ki'scafrli ( 'ciiii-r 

 of the University of Denver and the biireaiL Inrorinatioii o-atht-red l)y 

 these two surveys was used to determine the ainitial kill of jranie s|)e('it's. 

 and evaluate the State's game resources. The inrin-Kiatinn was dhtaiiifd 

 by instio'atin<»' a dual plan as follows : 



1. The Opinion Research Center contracted to t'lifnish slatr-wiilr 

 and regional records of tlie kill of the several jraiiie species. Tln' iip'thnd 

 employed was to interview 1,250 respondents randnnily selected I'ldm 

 the 1948-49 hunting license stubs. 



2. Bureau personnel selected a random sample of 2 pei-eenl <il the 

 purchasers of 1948-49 hunting licenses, distinct froin the p.'rsunal inter- 

 view sample, which was used in mailing post cafd ipicstionnaircs. Iiil'«»r- 

 mation derived from the cards returned was |)r(i.jeeted to obtain the game 

 kill by counties and for the State as a whole, in oi-der to miiiimi/.e any 

 error in the post card answers, either accidental or by intent, a portion 

 of the personal interview respondents weie mailed eo.b'.l (niestionnaires. 



