customary short season designed to protect the door by prevonting too 
largo a kill. Actually, a short season in ost instances results in a 
greater kill, the large numbor of hu-ntors in the field at one time 
increasing the chances that a buck in ruinin[g away fro.. one hunter will

be exposed to other hnt-orso The  i.ii. LLa season rocorme.,endod is three

woeks, 
That so mriy people favor th  scrio hunting grounds results, in part, 
froaj a desire to take advantago of the concentration in nowly open refuges,

and along the edges of established closo areas. Thus, refuges oecourage 
a concentration of hunters. In additionl, pack horse trins are discouraged

by the late hmting seasons con~eon here. Earlier seasons would encourage

more people to leave the vicinity of roads and enjoy a real door hunting

trip.  It :ust also be renenbered that a late embinG sson finds the door

moving toward the wvintor grounds. The later the season is, the more con-

centratod the door become ind the loss opportunity there is for the hunters

to be widely distributed. From the viewpoint of Lome riOxaaeront, the last

half of Soten iber and tue first half of October constitutes the most 
favorable hui.inLg period. 
5. Progress in go n management on this biological unit is entirely 
dependot upon close cooperation between the agoncies interested in its 
wildlife resources, namely the State Gaione Dopartmomnt of Washin:gton and
the 
U. S# Forest Service. The present cooperation hotv oon these atinistrators

of a public resource is very encouraging, but a oro definite working agree-

nent is necessary to secure the desired results. 
6. 1.ost of the opposition to -ncacGont measures arises from a 
misunderstandin, of the factors affecting wildlife and the conditions 
existing. It is, therefore, desirable to iiiitiato an educational progrmon

designed to inform- the public on g;ao matters* Such a program should 
include articles prepared for newspaper publication, lectures illustrated

by slides and i