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FISn AND GAME COMMISSIOX 



Conii^arison of tlicsc (|nestioniiaire.s with the fomph'ted interviews slioiild 

 indicate a correction factor which may be api)lied to the entire post card 

 sample. In theory this correction factor may be used in a few subsequent 

 years, unless there is a complete change in either the methods of hunting 

 or the general economy of the S^tate. The results obtained by eacli sam- 

 pling method for tlie state-wide game kill are compared in Table 2. 



TABLE 2. RESULTS OF GAME INVENTORY POLLS 



UPLAND GAME BIRD PRODUCTION 



The j)roducli(>ii of upland gjiiiic birds by state game farms reached 

 an all-time high dvu'ing the bieniiium when a total of 177,517 birds were 

 liberated. Of this nninbci- 172.217 wci-e I'ing-necked pheasants, 16(i lieevcs 

 pheasants, 2,2.")2 cliukar i)artri(lg(', 2,77(1 valley qnail, and !()() wild stock 

 turkevs. A sumiiuir\' of the game bird liberations will be found in Appen- 

 dix b'. 



Part of this increase in u])land game l)ir(l production can be attrib- 

 uted to the iii'w game farms that were placed in operation. The two game 

 farms ;it I'drtcrxiMr jiiul lirawh'V were developed and enlarged from 

 former sportsmen's gi'ou|)s ])ens that were taken over by the bureau. 

 Tlii'ee game farms of entii'cly new construction were placed in opci'ation 

 at Chico, Mai'vs\ill(' and Los llanos. 



A ])olicy \'i>v the (list rihiit ion of phcasiints has now been adopted by 

 the eonnnission. This jxilicy not only provides for ]ilanned releases to be 

 made on areas open for |»ublic hunting, but also includes lands that will 

 l)e closed to all |»licasant hunting for five years; these closed lands are to 

 be considered as seed stock areas. Il fuithei- states tliat releases will not 

 be ma(h' on lands consich-red to hi' totally iiiisuitable pheasant habitat. 



( 'onsiderable time was spent hy ^;aiiie farm pei'sonnel inspecting the 

 increased numhei-of pi'ivate j^anie fai'iiis, .nid checkiiiL; the operation of 

 game iiiaMageineiil areas. The woi'k on the ijanic m;iii;iL;ciiic!it ai'cas con- 

 sisted of ins|)ei-1 ion of c;icli area, and the hand Jul: .-ind I i be rat ion of birds 

 on these areas. 



