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Center phofo shows bitferbrush leader growth, choice forage for deer. Flanking photos show damage done by deer to forage species. At I 

 "hedged" bitferbrush which normally grows like bush in center but which has been misshapen by hungry deer. At right is a "high line" on a 



so-called because it is browsed to the moximom height reachable by deer. 



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Yuba Counties, for 1,000 permittees during an Octo- 

 ber llth-24th season. A total of 318 deer, 66 males 

 and 229 females and 23 unclassified, was reported 

 taken. The hunt was held primarily to relieve agri- 

 cultural damage in the Sierra foothill area. 



Sierra Foothills, Xone 11, El Dorado, Placer, Sacra- 

 mento and Amador Counties. A special either-sex 

 deer hunt was held in 1954 primarily to relieve agri- 

 cultural damage in this foothill ranch area. One thou- 

 sand permits were authorized for an October 4th- 17th 

 season. A total of 373 deer was reported taken, in- 

 cluding 78 males, 280 females and 15 unclassified. 



Capay, i'olo County. In 1954, a special antlerless 

 deer season was held in the Capay Valley area pri- 

 marily to relieve agricultural damage. One thousand 

 permits were authorized for an October 25th-Novem- 

 ber 7th season. A total of 417 deer was reported taken. 

 The bag included 79 males, 326 females and 12 un- 

 classified deer. 



Devil's Garden, Modoc County. A third special 

 antlerless deer hunt was held on the Devil's Garden 

 interstate deer herd range in 1955 to harvest surplus 

 deer and lighten range damage. Other special hunts 

 were held in 1950 and 1951. A quota of 3,500 permits 

 was authorized for a December 10th- 18th season. A 

 total of 2,008 deer was reported taken, including 263 

 males, 1,732 females, and 13 unclassified animals. 



Lassen-Washoe Unit, Flinuas, Sierra and Lassen 

 Coimties. A second special antlerless deer hunt was 

 held on the interstate herd unit in 1955 to harvest sur- 

 plus animals and decrease range damage. The first 

 special season was held in 1951. A quota of 3,000 per- 

 mits was authorized for a December 10th- 18th season. 

 Hunters reported a take of 1,858 deer, including 246 

 males and 1,612 females. 



Tebania County. A special antlerless deer season 

 was held in eastern and southwestern Tehama Count\- 

 in 1955. Five thousand permits were authorized for a 

 November lst-6th hunting period. The hunt was held 

 primarily to allow harvest of surplus deer and lighten 

 the pressure on the range. A total of 2,715 animals 

 was bagged, including 444 males, 2,247 females, and 

 24 unclassified deer. 



Napa County. A special antlerless deer season was 

 held September 24th to October 3d in 1955 in the 



central portion of Napa County primarily to relieve 

 agricultural damage. One thousand permits were 

 authorized. A total bag of 452 animals was reported. 

 The bag included 34 males, 307 females and 1 1 1 un- 

 classified deer. 



Mineral King National Wildlife Refuge, Tidare 

 County. A first special either-sex deer season was 

 held in this national wildlife refuge in 1950 to help cut 

 down a heavy deer population and relieve a serious 

 range depletion condition. It became necessar\- to 

 authorize a second special season for this purpose in 

 1955. Five hundred permits were authorized for a 

 September 29th to October 11th season. A total bag 

 of 383 deer was reported, including 222 males and 

 161 females. During the second hunt it was found that 

 fawns born in 1950 made up the third largest group 

 of deer in the 1955 bag. Fawns born in 1951 made up 

 the largest group and those born in 1954 the second 

 largest. 



Carson River, Alpine County. A special antlerless 

 deer season was held in this area in 1955 to harvest 

 surplus deer and lighten range pressure during No- 

 vember 5th-13th. Five hundred permits were author- 

 ized. A total reported bag of 367 deer included 42 

 males and 325 females. 



West Walker, Mono County. A special antlerless 

 deer season, with a quota of 500 permits for a No- 

 vember 5th-13th hunting period, was authorized in 

 1955 in order to remove surplus deer and decrease 

 range damage. A total of 380 deer was taken, con- 

 sisting of 31 males, 435 females and 6 unclassified 

 deer. 



Oil-ens Valley, Inyo and Mono Counties. A spe- 

 cial antlerless deer hunt was held in the 0\\ ens Valley 

 area in 1955 during a November 5th-13th season with 

 a quota of 600 permits. The hunt was held to harvest 

 surplus deer and lighten range damage. A total of 508 

 deer (42 males, 455 females and 11 unclassified an- 

 imals) was bagged. 



INVESTIGATIONS 



Several former Pittman-Robertson projects were 

 combined during the biennium into one big game 

 investigations project which is comprised of related 

 segments of various phases of big game activities. 



