68 FISH AND GAME COMMISSION 



Mr. L. H. Cloyd. It is the responsibility of each game manager to 

 investigate game problems and apply corrective measures within his 

 district and to administer bureau installations. Work being accomplished 

 includes depredation control in conjunction with the Bureau of Patrol ; 

 operation of winter deer ranges, elk refuge, waterfowl refuges, and 

 waterfowl management areas; trapping and transplanting upland and 

 big game; inspection of game management area operations; develop- 

 ment of quail and other upland game habitat. Game Manager R. E. Cur- 

 tis acts in a supervisory and advisory capacity to the district game 

 managers, integrating their efforts into a common program. 



CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME LANDS 

 (Other Than Game Farms) 



Tehama Deer Winter Range with 28,589.60 acres (additional pur- 

 chases pending) was purchased from 1943 to 1948, inclusive, to protect 

 the winter range from natural food depletion by heavy stock-grazing. 



Doyle Deer Winter Range with 11,700 acres was purchased in 1948. 



Honey Lake Waterfowl Management Area (including Biscar 

 Reservoir) with 3,519.70 acres was purchased from 1942 to 1944, 

 inclusive. 



Imperial Waterfowl Management Area with 535.24 acres (addi- 

 tional purchase pending) was purchased in 1948. 



Madeline Plains Waterfowl Management Area with 4,776.10 acres 

 was purchased in 1945-46. 



Gray Lodge Waterfowl Refuge with 2,541.51 acres was purchased 

 in 1931-32. 



Imperial Waterfowl Refuge with 2,064.43 acres was purchased 

 in 1931-32. 



Los Banos Waterfowl Refuge with 3,000.00 acres was purchased 

 in 1929. 



Suisun Waterfowl Refuge with 1,887.00 acres was purchased in 1932. 



FEDERAL AID IN WILDLIFE RESTORATION 

 ( PITTM AN-ROBERTSON ) 



This program has expanded greatly during the biennium and the 

 return to the sportsman and game administrator is and shall continue to 

 be of practical usability. Although some equipment and materials were 

 still scarce, surveys and investigations, development, and land acquisi- 

 tions proceeded at an accelerated rate. 



For the fiscal year, 1946-47, California received a federal aid in wild- 

 life restoration apportionment of $103,132.34 and for the year 1947-48, 

 $374,283.09. California's contribution, as required by the act, brought the 

 total available for expenditure during the biennium to $636,453.91. 



A total of 14 projects was in operation during all or part of the bien- 

 nium. Of these, eight were of the surveys and investigations category, 

 three were development projects, two provided for the acquisition of 



