Abstract
The Conservation Commission of West Virginia has been undertaking extensive surveys of the annual mast crop since 1943. Conservation officers, foresters and game technicians were asked to estimate mast conditions by species. Recently the information has been systematically compiled so that comparisons could be made with climatological data and the annual wild turkey harvest, (information on other wildlife species being unavailable). The methods used in dividing the state into regions, and obtaining a group mast index by regions and on a state-wide basis, are incorporated in this paper for the benefit of those interested in inexpensive broad surveys of this type. In mountainous states such as West Virginia the distribution of vegetation, the annual mast crop, and the annual harvest of game are affected directly or indirectly by a number of variable habitat factors. For this reason
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