Show RANGE AND DEER conditions STUDIED A forest ranger hanger benjamin and deputy game came warden oliver stratton returned recently from pino val ley mountain where they spent a I 1 week making a survey ot of range and wild life conditions starting nt at central ceni I 1 they followed the north tilde of the mountain to harmony and returned i to central on the south side in making aking a complete round ot of the mountain j the rho principal object was to study tango conditions the number of oc deer on the preserve and the apparent in crease they found the animals jn in fair shape tor for this time ot of t the 0 year despite drought conditions and saw several large bunches however most ot of the riding was done during th the heat ot of the day there Is undoubtedly according to their report a large fawn crop tho the upper range Is not showing the offsets ot of the drought and la Is in good shape the lower range lio however wever Is drying up and although the recent showers freshened the vegetation unless they continue the condition will become serious according to the game warden doer are not doing as aa much damage to ranches this year as in former years i there Is rome complaint however 1 but it Is thought that on account ot of the drought doer deer have moved to the higher levels to got get water washington county news |