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Page 34 text:
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A FOREST MYSTERY SOLVED LOOK, boys, there's a dead deer, exclaimed Floyd Cossitt, a graduate of the Idaho School of Forestry in 1924 and now technical assistant to the Kaniksu National Forest in northern Idaho, as he was escorting the Juniors over an old abandoned logging road. The boys -fifteen forestry students of the junior class from the Idaho School of Forestry on their annual two weeks' field trip to the Northern Rocky Mountain Forest Experiment Station at Priest River in northern Idaho- stopped short and there before them lay a dead doe. Deep gashes here and there over the body were evident as if a slashing, sharp knife had been used to mutilat-e the animal unto death. Blood was trickling from the wounds and from the nostrils. Wide open eyes of the dead animal seemed to show an expression of intense pain and no little amount of sympathy for the deer was evident on the face of every mother's son present. The dead animal was viewed in silent bewilderment for several minutes, each man turning over the same question in his mind- What could have killed it? Finally one of the boys placed his hand on the animal and exclaimed, Why, it's still very warm. This d-eer met death not so very long ago. Several of the Juniors then began to examine the ground around and were ready to turn detective but there was no time just then. Our escort, however, promised to return this way after our day's inspection of forest re- search projects had been completed, but before our return to this place each man had suggest- ed and advanced any number of possible solu- tions for this forest tragedy. DEER FIGHTS FOR LIFE Once back to the dead deer the boys care- fully examined the area around and were not long in discovering tracks of the deer's worst forest enemy-the cougar. It was undoubtedly sharp cat-like claws which rent the animal's skin like so much cloth. The ground was trampled and torn up here and there. Small brush and vegetation were crushed and beaten to the ground showing a terrific struggle had ensued. Smaller-sized cougar tracks were also noted and right near the body of the deer were found portions of an animal's jaw containing soft tender teeth-milk teeth. But of what animal? Further detective work uncovered an ani- mal's eye. Again-of what animal? The doe's head was intact. There was practically no mutilation above the throat. Besides, the eye was diH'erent from that contained in the head of the deer. This eye looked like that of a cat. And the milk teeth found could also have belonged to a member of the cat family. All possible clues were carefully preserved for evening study in the bunkhouse. On the way to the truck, which was parked at the highway more cougar tracks were dis- covered, and apparently very fresh, probably made the night before or in early morning. Some of the boys recalled then having seen these tracks on the way in but paid little at- tention to them. That evening at the bunk- house every effort was made to assemble the information and develop the solution. That forest tragedy was enacted in many ways but no one was entirely satisfied with the solution. Cossrrr GIVES EXPLANATION The next day, Mr. Cossitt again escorted the -group, this time on a timber marking project, and promised an explanation of the death of the dead deer as soon as convenient during the day's routine. I-Ie stated, at the proper time, this explanation was obtained from an old-time trapper of his acquaintance and is as follows: A mother cougar was teaching her offspring -a cougar kitten-to kill deer and between the two the dead doe was the result. This ac- counts for the way the ground was trampled and dug up. The deer had made a desperate struggle against her two natural foes. After the Cougars had killed th-e doe, the kitten was left at the kill and the mother cougar went about her way. Before the kitten had more than started to devour the dead deer, a male cougar, commonly referred to by woodsmen as a tom cougar, appeared on the scene, and it seems to be the habit of male Cougars to kill cougar kittens whenever possible. This doubtless was what happened here and seems to account for the lone eye and portion of jaw which were found near the dead deer. The male cougar had taken the life of the kitten which was left at the kill by its mother. Shortly thereafter and probably a very short time before the Juniors came along this old abandoned logging road, the mother cougar returned, probably called back by the screams of her offspring. Finding the male cougar had killed the kitten she took the body of the dead kitten with her, and left the scene as the boys approached. 7 ., h I X gqzl. 3 ,Za-1239 QI , J : oiafvf 'Q' , i f Hil l , .-ff' W' gi' ,,, all ' -V . l' Mr. Bird: On your way there, two's com- ' , ' -w . Jam, fh1ee's cz cro d A great big owl sat in cm oak, The more he saw, the less he spoke, The less he spoke, the more he heard, Why ccm't we all be like that wise old bird? 33
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Page 35 text:
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XI SIGMA Pl G. LLOYD HAYES, '34 Ranger, Epsilon Chapter ' EPSILON Chapter of Xi Sigma Pi has, this year, enjoyed one of its most prospe1'011S years since its installation in 1920. As surely as this organization is the leading honorary forestry fraternity in the United States, Epsi- lon Chapter has ass.umed a place of major im- portance among the honorary societies on our campus. Xi Sigma Pi was first organized as a local society in 1908 at the University of Washing- NEW AWARD ESTABLISHED This year the society has instituted a new award. Any graduating senior having aver- age grade of not less than 4.5 for his first two years and 5.0 for his junior and first semester senior year is eligible. The candidates are given a weighted grade on the basis of schol- arship 50 per cent, professional interest 15 per cent, personality 15 per cent, practical ex- perience and recommendations regarding the A ACTIVE CHAPTER or XI SIGMA PI, 1932-1933. Reading from left to right, back row-Dean F. G. Miller, Dr. Edwin C. Jahn, John J. McNair, Stanley C. Clarke, Royale K. Pierson, Dr. E. E. Hubert, Liter E. Spence, and A. M. Sowcler. Front Row-G. Lloyd Hayes, Kenneth Daniels, slsog, Charles A. Wellner, Corlancl James ton. Since that time it has grown to be a national organization and has eight chapters located at leading forest schools throughout the country. The objects of the fraternity are to secure and maintain a high standard of scholarship in forest education, to work for the upbuilding of the profession of forestry, and to promote fraternal relations among earnest workers en- gaged in forest activities. To encourage schol- arship among Idaho forestry students, Epsilon Chapter has maintained in the Administration Building since 1922 a bronze plaque of artistic design. Each year the name of the student of each class who attained the highest scholastic average is engraved on this plaque. This has proved to be a forceful stimulus to scholarship. Those who attained this honor last year were: Senior, Joseph F. Pechanecg Junior, Charles A. Wellnerg Sophomore, G. Lloyd Hayes, and Freshman, Floyd O. Tumelson. 7 Paul Talich, George M. Fisher, Ralph H. Ahl- anol Dr. VV. D. Mille1'. same 10 per cent, and leadership 10 p-er cent. The award consists of membership to the So- ciety of American Foresters and a y'ear's sub- scription to the Journal of Forestry. Member- ship to the Society of American Foresters is attainable only through nomination by a Sec- tion of the Society and election later by the Society, hence Epsilon Chapter shall recom- mend the award winner to the Northern Rocky Mountain Section. This section has kindly of- fered to co-operate and nominate for member- ship the successful candidate. The winner this year is George M. Fisher, Forester of Ep- silon Chapter. A third award sponsored jointly by Xi Sigma Pi and the Associated Foresters is a silver loving cup which goes each year to the class winning the annual track and field meet at the foresters' barbecue. It was won last year by the Juniors. 34
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