Appendix D. Excerpts from quarterly narratives of CMRNWR 



personnel and DFWP reports, 1940-1959. 



1940 - "The western end of the Range [present study area] is 



the only high grade deer country. ...but, deer are 

 scarce. " 



"Rabbits are on the upswing of the cycle." 

 "No plan has as yet been even tentatively set up for 

 predator control." 



1941 - "Mule deer though scarce, may be increasing a 



little. " 



"Everything indicates a small upswing in mule deer 



production. " 

 "We rarely see deer, though my contacts with several 



coyote trappers who work within or near our 

 boundaries indicate that deer are definitely 

 increasing. " 



"Range conditions for big game are ideal as to forage 

 in the range as a whole." 



"In spite of tremendous numbers of coyotes being 

 taken, I have seen twice as many coyotes as I saw last 

 year. " 



"Both Lepus and Silvilagus [sic] are picking up. The 

 latter look as if they may be approaching a cycle peak 

 now. Mice, we repeat are numerous, and jackrabbits as 

 well as cottontails are on the upgrade. In the 

 country in general, however, jackrabbits have been 

 hunted extensively for their skins, which have been 

 worth up to $0.42 each." 



1942 - "It is obvious that a good population of blacktailed 



[sic] deer exist on the Game Range. Contacts with 

 stockmen and farmers living near the Game Range 

 indicate that this population is and has been 

 increasing through the last three or four years." 

 "With weather conditions as they have been for the 

 past four years, range conditions are at present 

 better than at any time within the memory of the 

 old-timers . " 



"Coyotes are frequently observed. " 



"Numerous complaints were received through this report 

 period relative to the abundance and damage being done 

 to sheep [domestic] by coyotes." 



1943 - Text in a 1943 report, along with an enclosed map, 



indicated that 1 . 3 mule deer per square mile were 

 estimated for the portion of the Game Range including 

 the present study area. This was the highest 

 estimated density for the Game Range. However, no 

 indication was provided as to how these figures were 

 derived. 



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