FORTY-FIRST BlKXMAl. liKI'ORT 



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TABLE 4. ESTIMATED ANTELOPE POPULATION AND RFSULTS 



OF HUNTS, 1V42-1950 



Figure 2. A herd of antelope in a clo.se-up vl«w iroin ii iMvi.sion oi 

 Fish and (jaiiu! airplane 



ELK HUNT 



Tlie last special luintinu season Iim- rciliiciiej tlif Tiilr VAk li.-nl in 

 Owens Valley of Inyo County had l)c"ii Im'M in l!'*-"^- 'I'liat y.-ar 7.") pt-r- 

 mits were issued by lottery for takin«r 7.") Inills. A dirck of all luiiitrrs 

 revealed that 43 bulls were jiaivrsicd. Since that tiiix- |)..pidation ••oniifs 

 of this elk herd made by aerial sui-vrys showed that tin- ln-rd had bfi-ii 

 steadily inereasino- in numhcrs. iiy il»4!l catth' ranchi'rs. maintaining' 

 that the increase in the elk i)opulation was dcph-tin^' thr ran-r«-. a-itat.-d 

 for a hunting- season. Consequently, a controlled hunt was held from 

 December 2d 1hfou,L;li Decemlter lHh. A total of llT) permits was issued 



