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Show Forest Notes New Trails Ranger Thursby reports that the trail from the mouth of th-. right fork of Canal Canyon to the divide between Canal and New Canyon has been completed as has also the sheep driveway from Horseshoe down 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 inch-es fell on higher elevations. . The lower ranges, however, received a very meager amount of moisture. mois-ture. 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 sheep men complain sheep killings kill-ings Percil Seely killed a young lion in Thistle Creek in July. The William Orme herd lost 60 head of sheep, killed by lions in August Aug-ust Mr. Orme employed a hen hunter with dogs who got one large lion in the head of Lake Fork. During the chase, according accord-ing to Ranger Ollerton, a number of bear were routed by the dogs trailing the lion. Lamb Weights Good Many of the sheep are now leaving the forest ranges on the north end. Lambs are weighing up very good considering drouth. Three hundred lambs from the Swen O. Nielson herd about half loose wool and the other hal Rambouillet averaed 82 pounds. Deer Season The deer season opens on October Oc-tober 20 and attention is called to the fact that there is no open -season on does; in fact, a special spec-ial effort will be made to reduc the number of female deer killed by careless hunters through a strict enforcement of the law which reouires thit de1- killed must have horns five inches long 'or longer. Hunters are urged t: wait until they see the horns bo-fore bo-fore firing and to be careful not to shoot toward other and in thi; way avoid accidents. |