. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. MULE DEER AT SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK. Fig. 2. Does at Potvvisha, March 23, 1944. Two natural deer licks were examined along the North Pork of the Kaweah between Yucca Creek and Cow Creek. Both licks were in solid clay banks, not at springs or water holes. The first lick was below the road and a well worn deer trail led to it. The substance eaten was a whitish clay-like material which we found had a slightly salty taste. The other lick w
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. MULE DEER AT SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK. Fig. 2. Does at Potvvisha, March 23, 1944. Two natural deer licks were examined along the North Pork of the Kaweah between Yucca Creek and Cow Creek. Both licks were in solid clay banks, not at springs or water holes. The first lick was below the road and a well worn deer trail led to it. The substance eaten was a whitish clay-like material which we found had a slightly salty taste. The other lick was in a vertical bank on the upper side of the road about one-quarter of a mile below Cow Creek. Here a definite hole about 15 inches across and 8 inches deep had been eaten out by the deer. Many deer tracks marked the locality and hoof-marks above the cavity showed that some deer had tried to paw out the material. Calcium and magne- sium are believed to be the minerals sought in these natural licks. No analysis of the material was made and further study is desirable to deter- mine the chemicals involved. The evidence of need for supplemental minerals was found on the North Fork where deer congregated just below the west boundary patrol cabin. Here certain yerba santa bushes, which had been growing vigor- ously on a dirt fill below the road, had been almost defoliated and severely pruned by the over-browsing of the deer. (See Fig. 3.) Plants of vigorous growth were chosen by the deer and it is thought from the deer tracks that perhaps mineral contents plus availability may have been the reasons why certain bushes were so heavily browsed. Poor condition of deer in this area in the past often has been attributed to artificial food such as cigarettes, chewing gum, candy, and camp wastes fed by Park visitors at Giant Forest. On March 23d and 25th, 65 and 67 deer respectively were examined with the aid of binocu- lars, particularly at the camp sites at Potwisha, Hospital Rock, and
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