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Edwin S. George 'Reserve 
Pinckney, Mic~igan 
May 25, 1942 
Mr. C. L. Van Giesen, Supervisor 
Chequemagon National Forest 
Park ?alls, ,'isconsin 
Dear 1r. Van Giesen: 
I am just finishing a trap-performance summary for 
the Prairie Grouse Cooperative, and would like some infor- 
mation from your Forest. 
In the 1936-37 season, Barton and Evenson caught 
three sharptails. In what kind of trap? If it was one of 
the traps in the "Game Bird Banding Manual" (imeo from 
Game  gt. Div., Univ. of "is., 1937), the name of the trap 
is all I need; if it was a diffe'ent kind of trap, please 
describe it. 
In the 1937-38 season, Barton and Evenson caught 18 
sharptails in a "wing-funnel" trap. 'as this the trap 
illustrated in fig. 2 of the Manual, or figure 37 (See 
sketches below) 
If it is too much trouble to dig out these records, 
let it go and I'll simply say that I don't know. These 
21 birds won't affect the totals very much one way or 
the other. On the other hand, if you can conveniently 
send mie this information, I'ld like it soon --the summary 
is finished except for these records. 
Tave any nests been found this season? 
Sincerely, 
F. N. Hamerstrom Jr., 
Curator.