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Project 22-R. The Life History and MiiniiKfnieiii <.f tin- I{iiiK-in'C'k<'<l riu'iisaiit 

 in California. This project is evaluatini; tlic t-fffcts of a;,'ri<'iiltiiral i>racli<-i's on 

 pheasant populations, especially in the Butte Sink area. Also, tin- survival of n-leaseil 

 game farm phea.sants raised from wild stock is lieins; compared with jdieasani releases 

 made from regular game farm stock. Management practices lieing tested include foo<l 

 and cover plantings, water develoinnent. and trapping wild jiheasants in lieavily 

 populated areas for restocking depleted areas. Ilnnlers are cliecki-d during the jdieasant 

 hunting season to determine hunting pressure, the plieasant kill, crippling loss, and 

 the survival of released and wild birds. At the same time hunting season controls as 

 they apply to hunters and land uses are being studied to facililait- farnn-r-sportsinen 

 relationships. Harold T. Harper is the leader of this project. 



Project 25-R, A Study of the Food Habits of Califoniia (Jame I'.irds luid .Mammals 

 and Species Affecting Their Widfare. As an integral p;irt of wildliff m.-nia^'t-menl 

 studies now in progress in California, it is necessary to obtain information as to tin- 

 food preferences of game and predator.v species. C. M. Ferrel is b-ader of this i)roject. 



Project 2S-R, A Study of Deer Popul.ation and Managt-mciii I'roblems in Cali 

 fornia. These stmlies consist of an appraisal of the m.in;igem<'nt problems involved, 

 particularly in respect to range condition, deer nundiers, a;:ricidlure :ind li\i-stock 

 conflicts. This project is being conducted under ser\ ice ;igreenieni with the Cniversily 

 of California with Dr. A. S. Leopold as leader. 



Project 30-R, A Study of Production, ^ligration and Wintering .\reas of Water 

 fowl in California. An evaluation is being made of the )iri'duclion and wintering 

 grounds of the principal waterfowl areas of the State, whiih inelmles Snisiin M.-irsli 

 and the Sacramento-S;in .Toaciuin Delta, the Inyo-Mono jnid ( Kvi'iis X'alley :irea, .-ind 

 the northeastern section of California. These studies include large scale trapping an<l 

 banding operations of resident and migrat()ry waterfowl. Also, an investigation is l)eing 

 conducted on the effects of reclamation projects and land uses on vv.-iterfowl populations. 

 A. W. Miller is the leader of this project. 



Project 81-R. A Study of tlie Effects of r.rush Kemov.-il on (!;inie Uan;,'es in 

 California, will determine sound methods for management of brush arens for wildlife 

 habitat improvement. The project is under service agreement with the Cniversily of 

 California, with Dr, H, A, Biswell as leader. 



Project 33-R, An Evaluation of (^miil Develo|inieni .md .Man,ii,'emeiii I'r.iclici's 

 in California. Studies are being conducted to determine the eflceis of cover planting 

 and water development on quail populations. Types of construction iin<l the vjihn- of 



Figure 4. Installing one of the new type plastic gallinaceous guzzlers 



