INDEX 0 State GAME COMMISSION BULLETIN JANUARY TO DECEMBER 1965 VOLUME 20, NUMBERS 1 TO 6 Month No. Revenue vs. needs R. C. Holloway ADMINISTRATION Distribution of special tags and permits How far have we come How far have we gone 7 8 2 Sept.-Oct. Mar.-Apr. 4 July-Aug. 8 6 Nov.-Dec. 5 4 July-Aug. 7 4 3 1 Jan.-Feb. 6 4 July-Aug. 3 5 Sept.-Oct. 3 Releases, 1964 2 2 Return trout tags Trout for trash 4 Mar.-Apr. July-Aug. July-Aug. Robt. L. Borovicka Turkey talk R. U. Mace 8 8 BIG GAME A way to better venison Big game harvest 1964 Big game seasons Bighorn comeback Bighorn sheep FISHERIES 5 Distribution of special tags and permits Goat hunters successful 3 3 May-June 7 6 Nov.-Dec. 2 1 Jan.-Feb. 2 Reports of tagged deer or elk sightings wanted 4 Jan.-Feb. 2 1 FEATURE ARTICLES An introduction pays off R. U. Mace Big game harvest, 1964 Dave Luman Deluge, 1964 William C. Hall 4 July-Aug. 7 2 Mar.-Apr. 3 1 Jan.-Feb. 3 INFORMATION AND EDUCATION 5 Sept.-Oct. Carlessness 1 Jan.-Feb. Game Commission on TV 3 May-June 7 3 May-June 3 6 Nov.-Dec. 3 2 3 7 2 MEETINGS 2 3 Mar.-Apr. May-June 5 Sept.-Oct. 2 6 Nov.-Dec. Mar.-Apr. 2 2 3 4 May-June July-Aug. 2 2 4 July-Aug. 2 2 April Convention groups meet in Portland Notice of hearings: Angling Big game Big game Small game Oregon to host two major conventions 2 2 MIGRATORY BIRDS Seasons Distribution of special tags and permits John McKean Lower Deschutes study Warren W. Aney Research highlights Campbell, Lightfoot, Rayner .. 4 Commission: March DIRECTOR'S COLUMN 6 Nov.-Dec. Research division Revenue needed Page Trout for trash May-June July-Aug. May-June 3 Month No. Page 5 Sept.-Oct. 2 3 May-June 2 6 Nov.-Dec. 2 4 July-Aug. 2 PERSONNEL Batterson receives Kiwanis award Cavanaugh, Walter Retirees have long service record Month No. Page STREAM CLEARANCE Siuslaw tributaries 6 Nov.-Dec. No. Month Page 2 Center Spread Deluge 1964 1 Jan.-Feb. 4, 5 Cover Pictures (Front) Bighorn sheep and hunter 6 Nov.-Dec. 1 UPLAND GAME Outlook for game birds 5 Sept.-Oct. 2 Seasons 5 Sept.-Oct. 2 Roosevelt bull elk 2 Mar.-Apr. 1 5 Sept.-Oct. Mar.-Apr. 3 Sauvie Island checking station 1 Jan.-Feb. 1 2 Spawning bed study station 3 May-June 1 5 Sept.-Oct. 1 4 July-Aug. 1 Fight dirty water 2 Mar.-Apr. 7 Fry trap being checked 6 Nov.-Dec. 6 Koski releasing trout 1 Jan.-Feb. 6 Lint slough 6 Nov.-Dec. 6 Liquid rotenone applied with boat bailer 4 July-Aug. 6 projects 4 July-Aug. 4 Trout for trash 4 July-Aug. 5 Turkey talk Turkeys transplanted 2 No. 19 WATERFOWL Turkey releases in Oregon See "Migratory Birds" . Young girls and fish MISCELLANEOUS Blackbirds Game enforcement report Hunters affected by flooding Shooting range open to public Wolverine taken in Cascades Fisheries 6 Nov.-Dec. 7 6 Nov.-Dec. 2 8 4 Jan.-Feb. July-Aug. 6 Nov.-Dec. 2 1 2 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Access Locations of rehabilitation Robertson boat landing 1 Jan.-Feb. 7 Basins Investigations Chemical testing gravel water samples Drawing gravel water sample Shoveling gravel out of redd /6.; Habitat Improvement 3 May-June May-June May-June 3 May-June 1 3 May-June 4 3 3 5 4 5 Spawning bed study station No. 19 Spawning gravel bar cross section Big Game Bighorn hunting 6 Nov.-Dec. Bighorn ram 4 July-Aug. Collars used for marking big game Elk being ear-tagged Equipment used for track counts Marked Roosevelt elk Marking devices being attached to drugged elk cow Roosevelt bull elk Cisterns 1 Jan.-Feb. 8 Summer Lake waterfowl crops 1 Jan.-Feb. 7 Carelessness causes casualties 5 Sept.-Oct. 7 Exhibit 2 Mar.-Apr. 2 3 May-June 2 Merriam's turkey 5 Sept.-Oct. 5 Turkey releases in Oregon 5 Sept.-Oct. 6 Wild turkeys in native habitat 5 Sept.-Oct. 4 Information and Education Personnel 5 Wes Batterson 6 Upland Game 6 Nov.-Dec. 8 2 Mar.-Apr. 8 6 Nov.-Dec. 8 6 Nov.-Dec. 3 6 Nov.-Dec. 8 Blackbirds 6 Nov.-Dec. 7 2 Mar.-Apr. 1 Wolverine 6 Nov.-Dec. 2 Miscellaneous ti