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Show ' hunter with dogs who got one large I lion at the head of Lake Fork. During Dur-ing the chase, according to Ranger ' Ollerton, a number of bear were rout-j rout-j ed by the dogs trailing the lion. I Lamb Weights Good. Many of the sheep are now leaving-the leaving-the forest ranges on the north end. Lambs are weighing up very good considering the drouth. Three hundred hun-dred lambs from the Swen O. Nielsen herd, about half loose wool and the other half Rambouillet, averaged 82 pounds. Deer Season. The deer season opens on October 20, and attention is called to the fact that there is no open season on does. In fact, a special effort will be made to reduce the number of female deer killed by careless hunters through a strict enforcement of the law, which requires that deer killed must have horns five inches long or longer. Hunters are urged to wait until they see the horns before firing and to be careful not to shoot toward others, I and in this way avoid accidents. MANTT NATIONAL FOPiST NOTES New Trails Ranger Thursby reports that the trail frojn the moutli of the right fork of Canal Canyon to the divide between Canal and New Cannon has been completed com-pleted and has also the sheep driveway drive-way from Horseshoe down to Hell Hole Ridge to Canal Canyon. First Snow. Ranger Thursby reports the first snow storm of the season occurred on September 19, at which time from two to four inches fell on higher elevations. ele-vations. The lower ranges, however, received a very meager amount of moisture. Ranger Cox reports from Mt. Baldy a total precipitation for the month of September of .98 of an inch. It is interesting to note that the snow came on the same date that ' our heavy storm came a year ago. Lions. Ranger Ollerton reports lions on the increase on District 6, the north end of the forest, where sheepmen complain sheep killings. Percil Seely killed a young lion in Thistle Creek in July. The William Orrrie herd lost 60 head of sheep,' killed by lions in August. Mr. Orme employed a lion |