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English: Winter range of the wild Merriam turkeys now established on the Sequoia National Forest, Tulare County. Photograph taken near Big Meadow, August 7, 1951, by author.

Title: California fish and game
Identifier: californiafishga40_2cali (find matches)
Year: [1] (s)
Authors: California. Dept. of Fish and Game; California. Fish and Game Commission; California. Division of Fish and Game
Subjects: Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons
Publisher: (San Francisco, etc. ) State of California, Resources Agency, Dept. of Fish and Game
Contributing Library: California Department of Fish and Game
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GURE 5. Winter range of the wild Merriam turkeys now established on the Sequoia National Forest, Tulare County. Photograph taken near Big Meadow, August 7, 1951, by author. density is hard to predict but will probably continue to increase until reaching a stable level which may well be determined here, as in Ari- zona, by the carrying capacity of the winter range. The rapid increase and dispersal of this population is, without doubt, the most significant and promising event in the history of turkey introductions in the State. It should be remembered, of course, that this plant is only three years old and has not yet proven its ability to be self-maintaining over a long period. Other California plants have increased just as rapidly only to disappear. But none have been as wild or offered such grounds for optimism as the Brush Creek population. Introductions Where Success is Still in Doubt As Figure 2 indicates, nine releases, or 12.5 percent of the total num- ber, fall into the category of doubtful success. These plants were so characterized since they possessed small numbers of birds which were still surviving but had not achieved any measure of success at the time of the survey. Such releases may be divided into two distinct groups, each of which is discussed briefly below. Recent Plants. Three plants, at the Hedgpeth Ranch in Sonoma County, the Arnold Ranch, San Luis Obispo County, and the Wellman Ranch, Riverside County, were made within the last three years, and mainly because of their recent establishment cannot yet be termed either successful or failing. Table 1 gives the vital statistics for these areas, plus pertinent comments. The outlook is most favorable for the Hedgpeth plant which is located within 50 miles of Cloverdale. The

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