0 6 . ▁ ▁Other ▁uses ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁was ▁a ▁base ▁for ▁ot ter ▁hun ters , ▁fish erm en , ▁and ▁sm ug gl ers . ▁The ▁Channel ▁Islands ▁often ▁provided ▁sm ug gl ers ▁and ▁boot leg gers ▁with ▁convenient ▁yet ▁isolated ▁hide aw ays ▁where ▁they ▁could ▁store ▁their ▁goods . ▁One ▁such ▁area ▁is ▁known ▁today ▁as ▁Sm ug gl ers ▁C ove . ▁ ▁George ▁N ide ver ▁re called ▁hunting ▁ot ter ▁at ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 5 – 3 6 . ▁Working ▁from ▁a ▁base ▁camp ▁at ▁Santa ▁Rosa ▁Island , ▁he ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁obtained ▁ 6 0 ▁sk ins ▁that ▁season . ▁Fish erm en ▁enc amp ed ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁trad ing ▁fish ▁for ▁other ▁goods ▁from ▁passing ▁boats . ▁ ▁Several ▁mov ies ▁were ▁shot ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁including ▁Peter ▁Pan ▁and ▁The ▁Res cue . ▁ ▁The ▁Rich field ▁O il ▁Corporation ▁acquired ▁an ▁expl oration ▁le ase ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁find ▁oil . ▁ ▁U C ▁Santa ▁Barbara ▁established ▁a ▁summer ▁ge ology ▁class ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Island ▁Field ▁Station ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Island ▁H unt ▁Club ▁operated ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁beginning ▁as ▁a ▁sheep ▁and ▁p ig ▁hunting ▁during ▁a ▁rif le ▁season ▁and ▁an ▁arch ery ▁season .