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Show Forest Notes Samuel Pierce of Gunnison has trapped trap-ped two large mountain lions in Twelve Mile Canyon during the past two weeks One of them had just broken out of a trap and was shot by Melvin Jensen of Mayfield. A few years ago Mr. Pierce cleaned out all the bears in Twelve Mile and it would seem that he has made a start to clean up the lions in that country. The Gunnison-May-field Cattle Asociation has gone on record as favoring paying a bounty on the lions caught within their cattle range, providing the Woolgrowers will cooperate 50-50 with them. If this is done, an inducement to trappers to catch lions will help rid the territory of these predators. Without a bounty the trappers are not anxious to catch a lion as its hide is worth less than a coyote's. Ranger Wells Thursby was called home from the Kaibab deer hunt because be-cause of the sudden death of his father. Olaf Thursby, who died at his home in Ephraim on Saturday, December 15. The entire Manti force extends sympathy sym-pathy to Ranger Thursby. Olaf Thurs by was well and favorably known to most of the local officers. He has never, until recently, seen a day when he was not able to do his work. High blood pressure was responsible for his sudden death. The annual fish and game report for the Manti Forest for 1923 shows some interesting facts. The estimate shows there are 6.500 deer, 1,005 elk, 96 bears, 85 lions, and 1,330 coyotes on the Forest. For-est. During the past open hunting season, 460 deer and 42 elk were killed. Also 426 deer and 6 elk have been killed kill-ed by predatory animals or have died from other causes. 9 bears, 10 lions, 485 coyotes, 105 bobcats, 53.. badgers, and 1,366 porcupines have been killed within the Forest during the past season. sea-son. Representatives of the Biological Biolog-ical Survey have killed most of the coyotes, bob cats, badgers, and more than one third of the porcupines. For est officials have killed one coyote and tt lo , 'cupines. In connection with I no '' anc Same situation on this ; g it is interesting to note that J.of the Ranger Districts, the 'svners are asking for an open l in female deer. The numbers bb j Creased to such an extent dur-aM( dur-aM( last few years mat they now Peter y compete with the domestic t0 fuur the forage. On three dis-Statesne dis-Statesne euj have also reached such Grers that they are destroying Coonbf the range used for spring graz-tendhv graz-tendhv cattle. The recent open College'or elk has perhaps scattered Roy K a larger territory so that last week-ge will not be as noticable. Salt Lakftse will exceed the number The r, he recent hunt, so the injury entertai' will continue. Saturr Luella Christensen, formerly and on the Manti Forest has been de-rpied de-rpied to assist with the work in the supervisor's Ofice beginning December 18. Miss Christensen will return to Ogden on January 1, at which time a new clerk will arrive in Ephraim to fill the position. Because of the heavy snow at the higher elevations where Christmas trees are plentiful and where they could be cut without injury to the For-'est, For-'est, permits are not being granted ex-'cept ex-'cept for a few community trees: This is sad news for many children who would like to go up where the snow is not so deep and cut the first trees they see. The stockmen of Ephraim are pay-ling pay-ling a bounty of $5.00 for coyotes and $4.00 for bobcats caught in the fields and on the ranges adjacent to Eph-'raim. Eph-'raim. It is reported that the Spring City people are also paying such a bounty to encourage local trappers to ; work around home where the losses ' from predatory animals have been hea-. hea-. vy during the past summer and fall. Turkey raisers are also cooperating in this work. ' |