. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. L36 ( ILIFORNIA FISH AM) GAME of desirable forage plants should generally be combined with any of these methods to better establish ;i suitable cover of herbaceous species soon after the brush is removed. Mos1 of the chamise brushlands opened thus far have been by a combination of methods. Although livestock grazing is of little importance by itself, it can be a powerful tool for controlling chamise brush when used in combination with
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. L36 ( ILIFORNIA FISH AM) GAME of desirable forage plants should generally be combined with any of these methods to better establish ;i suitable cover of herbaceous species soon after the brush is removed. Mos1 of the chamise brushlands opened thus far have been by a combination of methods. Although livestock grazing is of little importance by itself, it can be a powerful tool for controlling chamise brush when used in combination with burning or mechanical menus. Burning and Grazing From the standpoint of game management, either spring or late fall burning has proved satisfactory in opening chamise. Spring burning, before the grasses outside of the brush areas become dry, is relatively easy, with good fire control. Any time that the humidity is around 25 to 30 percenl and the wind is calm it is usually possible to Lighl a fire at the bottom of a slope and have it burn uphill (Figure 7). Usually the fire does not spread to the sides and will go out at the top of the slope Figure 8). Areas of decadent brush, containing considerable dead material, will burn easiest. In such areas, firing should be started when the humidity is relatively high. Late fall burning is slightly more haz- ardous than spring burning, and usually requires more elaborate prepa- rations. Information on techniques in burning may be found in Arnold, 11 a! (1951). Flame throwers are effective in setting fire in spring and late fall burning. The best way to learn about the use of fire is through experience in the field under the instruction of someone competent. It requires considerable planning, care, effort, and patience. Summer burning in chamise brushlands for game is not recom- mended because of the difficulty and expense involved in fire control. Studies have not gone far enough to determine precisely whether most of the burning for g
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