. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 125 process is a speedy one. I have never seen a buck in the velvet after August 1. A five-pointer that I killed near Glen Ellen in Sonoma Valley on this date had a few shreds of dry skin adhering to the base of his antlers. The latest date on wliich I have seen a buck in complete velvet in this section is July 25. While a few backward individuals may retain the velvet a short time after the first of August,
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 125 process is a speedy one. I have never seen a buck in the velvet after August 1. A five-pointer that I killed near Glen Ellen in Sonoma Valley on this date had a few shreds of dry skin adhering to the base of his antlers. The latest date on wliich I have seen a buck in complete velvet in this section is July 25. While a few backward individuals may retain the velvet a short time after the first of August, I am certain that by far the greater proportion lose it before this date. Reports from hunters in the region south of San Francisco Bay, Mount Ham- ilton and Livermore sections, indicate that this also holds good there. Therefore, it will be seen that there is little danger of bucks being in the velvet on the opening of the season, August 1 in this section, what- ever the objections to this may be. The closing date in this region is now September 14. Permitting shooting after this date would be absolutely wrong as the coast deer. Fig. 26. Columbian black-tailed deer killed near Glen Ellen, Sonoma County, California, by the author, August 1, 1921. Note hard, fully matured condition of antlers entirely free of velvet. Photogi-aph by James Moffltt. start "running" very early. In Mendocino County, about twenty-five miles northwest of Cloverdale on the headwaters of the Garcia River, where I have done considerable hunting, the bucks' necks start swelling about September 1, and by September 15 are considerably enlarged, showing that the rutting season is at hand. Due to their greater activity at this time and also to the fact that they forsake the brush for the wooded sections for the acorns which fall at that time, much better hunting is afforded during the last two weeks of the season than during the previous four. It would be against all principles to hunt after this ti
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