GAME commission BULLET111
Vol. V
PORTLAND, OREGON, DECEMBER, 1950
SCRAP FISH CLEANED
FROM RESERVOIRS
Trash fish control activities have
continued through the fall months, par-
ticular attention being given to im-
poundments in both eastern and western
Oregon.
Advantage was taken of unusually
favorable conditions during late September in Malheur county reservoirs to
get rid of undesirable fish.
Runoff water failed to fill Beulah
reservoir on the North Fork of the
Malheur river last spring, which resulted
in a complete drawdown by
late September. At capacity,
Beulah holds 60,000 acre feet
No. 12
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By AUSTIN F. HAMER, Educational Agent
How would you tell the difference between a black bear and a grizzly if
you should see them in the woods? Why do salmon swim up the rivers in
the spring? When do fish have their young? Where do ducks and geese
go in the wintertime ?
Questions like these and hundreds
educational program in 25 summer
more were asked of the men who presented the Game Commission's new
camps throughout the state last summer.
Thirteen 4-H club, four Y.M.C.A., four
Boy Scout, two Girl Scout,
and two church camps were
included in the program with
approximately 1800 young-
of water and the lowest
drawdown prior to this year
left about 7,000 acre feet in
the reservoir. Consequently
sters in attendance. Provid-
since 1936 that the impounded water could be economic-
about each of the more important animals, birds and
fish of the state, and telling
ing answers to questions
asked by these youngsters,
giving them a brief story
this fall was the only time
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ally treated with rotenone.
Nine hundred pounds of five
per cent rotenone were used
them about wildlife manage-
ment is a step toward making better future sportsmen
of today's small fry. On top
of that, they love it. Just ask
to eliminate many tons of
suckers, shiners, squawfish,
chisel mouth, dace and white-
fish from the reservoir and
tributary streams.
any boy or girl who attended
a camp this last summer
The North Fork of the
Malheur
where wildlife was one of the
river represents
classes taught. See his face
light up when he starts to
typical rainbow water and
tell about the beaver ponds
furnishes good fly fishing. It
is one of the few streams in
eastern Oregon which main-
and dams he hiked three
miles to see. Watch the glow
of pride on his face when he
tains a good flow of water
tells about helping liberate
throughout the summer. Applications of rotenone were
made in the stream for a distance of nine miles above the
reservoir, inaccessibility preventing poisoning of the
upper stream. Suckers,
squawfish and shiners were
killed in large numbers and
7'
only a relatively few rainbows were destroyed. No
rainbows were found in the
small impoundment at Beulah dam.
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fish from a tank truck by
carrying the heavy buckets
from the truck to the stream.
These things are a vital part
of the process of learning
about wildlife conservation.
Oregon's first year in the
field of wildlife education
attracted some atttention
from camp directors, counMembers of Explorer Scout Troop, whose chosen field of activity is wildlife conservation, take part in liberation of legal-sized fish in Mill Creek, Marion county
stream set aside for juvenile anglers. The Scouts acted as volunteer wardens and
guides when the angling season opened two weeks later.
selors, and educators in spite
of the modest program and
studied lack of publicity.
(Continued on page 4)
DECEMBER, 1950
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THIS AND THAT
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By Ed Nofziger
"JOE BEAVER"
The habitat improvement department
reports completion of seven water development guzzlers in Gilliam county and
after first holding a public hearing as
provided by statute. The hearing will
five in Sherman county. This makes a
total of twenty of these permanent self maintaining devices constructed this
fall in eastern Oregon. Two small newtype concrete guzzlers have been built
on the E. E. Wilson Management Area in
Benton county.
Multiflora rose planting requests for
the Willamette Valley for the approaching season total about 125,000.
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ANGLING REGULATIONS
HEARING IN JANUARY
The 1951 angling regulations will be
set by the Game Commission next month
be held at 10 a.m., Friday, January 12, in
the Portland office at 1634 S.W. Alder
Street.
The Game Commission at that time
will consider regulations governing seasons, bag limits and methods of taking
game fish.
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Mountain goats released by the Game
Commission in the Wallowas last March
Trout on a Trolley
Fish liberation tankers will soon be
stocking new stream areas through the
second time. Ted Laughlin, game field
use of a trout trolley developed by Chris
have been sighted in the area for the
Jensen, McKenzie river fishery agent
agent, reports seeing three on a high
peak near Wallowa lake. The original
release included six goats, of which one
died almost immediately. Plans are be-
ing made to trap additional goats in
Forest Service. U. S. Dep.rtment of Agriculture
"Darn porcupinerobbing the forest of ground coved"
northern Washington this winter in cooperation with the Washington game
COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
department.
FISH STUDIES
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A rainbow trout tagged in the Deschutes river above Bend was later recovered 41/2 miles upstream.
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Hunters checked 198 deer out of the
Silverton hills area in Marion county
and 136 out of the Burnt river country
near Baker during the three-day special
shoots in those areas held because deer
were causing extensive crop damage.
Out of the 1,381 hunters checked in for
the Interstate deer special season held
October 18 and 19, 611 or 53 per cent
were successful. This season was held
as part of a cooperative agreement with
the state of California to control range
damage.
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The count of chinook salmon over
Gold Ray dam in the Rogue river from
April 15 to October 14 totalled 16,867.
This is only 83.7 per cent of the 1949
count and represents a 55.8 per cent
return count of the 1946 parent run. The
1950 count not only is the lowest count
of chinooks over the Gold Ray station
but also represents the lowest return of
the progeny ever recorded. The 1950
run is also the second generation returning of the 1942 run which was the first
year's count at Gold Ray. With 43,429
chinooks counted in 1942, the 1950 count
is only 38.6 per cent of that initial run.
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Prior to 1925 women were not
required to have a license to hunt or fish
in Oregon.
UNIT TAKES OVER GAME
Basic game fish research work for the
Oregon State Game Commission will
hereafter be carried on as an activity of
the Oregon Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit at Oregon State College.
This procedure is expected to strengthen
and expand the fisheries research pro-
gram because the efforts of several
agencies can be pooled in solving the
sport fishery problems of the state.
H.R. Newcomb, formerly fishery agent
on the Umpqua river, has been assigned
by the Game Commission to devote full
time to the fishery research program
with the unit. Various fishery problems
will be set up as a specific part of the
unit's activities and graduate students
will be used on the different projects.
The Oregon Cooperative Research
Unit has operated for 15 years under
the continuous leadership of Arthur S.
Einarsen. It was one of the first units
to be established at a land-grant college
and has been actively carrying on Oregon's basic game research program. The
Wildlife Unit's cooperators include the
Fish and Wildlife Service, Oregon State
College, Oregon State Game Commis-
sion and the Wildlife Management
for the Oregon State Game Commission.
Lack of stream access points has often
hampered Game Commission personnel
in distributing hatchery reared trout on
some stream sections. Jensen's fish conveyor allows a trout liberator to release
fish from distances well above or away
from a stream.
The apparatus consists of a telescoping mast, winch, cable, and buckets. The
mast is attached atop the bed of the fish
liberation truck. At the point of liberation, the mast is upped, the cable is run
through a pulley on the mast end, and
an assistant runs the cable down to the
stream edge and secures it to a tree.
Trout dipped from the hold of the fish
truck are placed in five gallon buckets
which are then hooked onto a carriage.
The carriage runs down the cable to the
stream edge, the fish are dumped, and
the carriage and buckets are retrieved
by a pull-back wire.
A bucket brigade system is usually
employed in areas where the liberation
truck cannot reach the stream. How-
ever, a man laden with fish buckets
often finds the terrain too rough or the
trip down and back too long for the
safety of the fish. According to Jensen,
trout on a trolley may be loaded and
liberated in a matter of seconds. The
trout trolley was used for several
months on the McKenzie river, and
proved highly successful there.
DEER AND ELK REPORTS NOW DUE
Institute.
An unusual kill was made by a water-
fowl hunter in the Summer Lake area
this season when he brought down a
black duck. The bird, which was sent to
the State College, is the first black duck
known to have been killed in Oregon.
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DECEMBER CALENDAR
Open Season for:
Salmon, Steelhead, 20" or over.
Spiny-ray Fish.
Mink, Muskrat, Raccoon, Otter, Marten.
Ducks and Geese.
Predatory animals and birds.
NOTE: Consult Official Hunting and An-
gling Regulations for exceptions.
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Oregon State Game
Commission Bulletin
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ficIdeltd aa the lavreade
Each year the tribe of bow and arrow
hunters in the state receives new recruits and once the archery fever hits
them, there apparently is no recovery.
This trend is typical of the entire country wherever big game hunting, particu-
larly, is available. Archers claim the
spirit of the chase and the test of skill
involved provide more recreation and
satisfaction than rifle hunting, and more
than makes up for the low success ratio
as far as killing game is concerned.
OREGON STATE GAME COMMISSION
Five archery areas were set up this
year in different parts of the state and
1,095 archery permits were issued as
1634 S.W. Alder StreetP.O. Box 4136
Portland 8, Oregon
compared with 657 in 1949. The 1950 re-
ported kill so far (all reports have not
MIRIAM KAUTTU
Editor
STUART J. COUPER
Photography
been received) totals 57 deer and 2 elk.
This includes 10 buck deer, 40 doe deer,
Published Monthly by the
7 fawns, 1 bull elk and 1 cow elk. The
largest kill was in the Tillamook area
where archers bagged 44 deer. Figures
for the other areas are as follows: Mt.
Emily game refuge, 2 deer and 2 elk;
Canyon Creek game refuge, 6 deer; Cow
Creek game refuge, 4 deer; and Baker
area, 1 deer. The total kill for 1949 was
60 animals.
The archery areas are opened ahead
of the regular deer season in order to
provide more ideal hunting conditions
for the archer who must stalk his game
and get within close range before he can
take aim. The areas are open to anyone who desires to hunt, the only restric-
tion being that a long bow and broadhead arrow must be used.
Members of Commission
Carl C. Hill, Chairman
Days Creek
Don M. Mitchell
Taft
Delbert Gildersleeve
Baker
J. H. Van Winkle
Oregon City
Elmer H. Balsiger
Klamath Falls
Administrative Staff
C. A. Lockwood
P. W. Schneider
F. B. Wire
State Game Director
Asst. State Game Dir.
Secretary
F. C. Baker
Controller
H. R. Mangold _
Chief, Supply & Property
Arthur Higgs
Attorney
C. B. Walsh
Chief, Information and
Education
Stuart J. Couper
Assistant Chief
C. J. Campbell
Chief, Basin
Investigations
John McKean
Chief of Operations,
Game Division
A. V. Meyers
Federal Aid
R. U. Mace ___
Big Game
C. E. Kebbe
Furbearers
Frank Stanton
Habitat Improvement
W. B. Morse
Migratory Birds
H. J. Rayner
Chief of Operations,
Fisheries Division
R. C. Holloway
Stream & Lake Mgt.
E. W. Goff
Hatcheries
George Kernan
Engineer
G. E. Howell
Fishways and Screens
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District Supervisors
Will H. Brown
Northeast District
Box 226, La Grande
Leslie Zumwalt
Northwest District
1224 E. 8th, Albany
L. M. Mathisen
Central District
222 E. 3rd, Bend
J. W. Vaughn __ _
Southwest District
Box 977, Roseburg
W. C. Lightfoot
Southeast District
Court House, Hines
Entered as second-class matter September 30.
1947, at the post office at Portland. Oregon, under
the act of August 24, 1912.
At the present time the Bulletin is circulated
free of charge to anyone forwarding a written
Permission to reprint is granted provided
rep nest.
proper credit is given.
Walt Van Houten of Newberg bagged a deer on his first bow and arrow hunt, which took place in the
Tillamook archery area.
DECEMBER, 1950
Page 4
understanding of multiple land use
problems.
Boy Scouts felt that they gained much
from the classes which helped them in
completing the requirements for their
conservation merit badge, and additional
time was spent in preparing them for the
examination.
The interest of both youngsters and
leaders is apparent in their eager request
for a repeat performance next summer,
and plans are already being made for a
better program which will reach more
camps. Summer camp directors need
only write to the Information and Education Division as soon as possible after
their camp dates have been set, and the
program will be scheduled. However,
we are having to insist on a first-comefirst-served basis.
Several county 4-H club agents are
showing considerable interest in wild-
life projects. The first of these was
started in Wallowa county last spring
under the leadership of Andy Landforce,
club agent, and Vera Elliot, club leader.
Because of the local interest in fishing, a
fishery club project was chosen, and six
Preparing mounted specimens and other display material for use at summer camps. This is only a
representative selection of the total amount of material used.
boys were enrolled. First they learned
how to identify the various species of
fish found in Wallowa county. Later they
(Continued on page 5)
What of Our Future Sportsmen?
(Continued front page 1)
Before embarking on this new venture,
considerable attention was given to the
purpose of a wildlife education program
and the methods of reaching objectives.
It was realized that no immediate results
selecting subjects. In others, the groups
were smaller and a wide choice was permitted. In all camps where several
classes were taught at the same hour, the
wildlife class was well attended, and our
fears that handicrafts, sports, and horseback riding would offer tough competition were dispelled.
could be observed, but that ultimate
Girls indicated that their interest in
achievement of planned goals would be
worth waiting for. The whole program,
planned with the aid of other agencies
engaged in youth education, is a series
wildlife is nearly equal to that shown by
of stepping-stones which lead to one
major goalthe development of better
citizens, better sportsmen who will be
more able to understand the policies and
principles of game management in relation to actual practice. A better picture
of Oregon's wildlife resources and their
recreational value is needed, in addition to a recognition of the need for a
wise use of all natural resources.
In reviewing the summer camps in
which our educational program was presented, it is difficult to rate a single one
as being best. Each one was different.
but this gave us an opportunity to use
different approaches. The 4-H club
camps were mixed with boys and girls
boys. Two of the 4-H camps had separate sessions for girls, and with the girl
scout camps, offered an opportunity for
comparison.
Field trips were the highlight of the
program as far as the youngsters were
concerned. In one camp where a total
of 68 youngsters were in attendance, 57
volunteered for the first field trip. The
purpose of these trips was to get the
children out into the woods where they
might be able to see some game, or at
least observe game foods and cover.
Many of them walked right over deer
tracks without seeing them. Emphasis
was placed on observations of all kinds
of wild things, including birds and
rodents, tracks and sign. Along the trail,
favorite food plants were pointed out
and reasons for their preference were
varying in age from 10 through 17 years.
In some, the youngsters attended sched-
discussed. Wherever possible, evidence
of overgrazing was pointed out and soil
uled classes in groups of 25 or 30 and
were allowed a minimum of choice in
showed an amazing interest in and
erosion mentioned. These youngsters
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Austin Hamer
came to Oregon
from his native
state of Wisconsin
to attend Oregon
State College. He
took the fish and
game management
course and grad-
uated in 1942.
Immediately
afterwards he
started to work for
the Oregon State Game Commission,
serving in various capacities with the
game division until he left for service
with the navy during World War II.
Upon his return in 1946, he first was
assigned to the field force studying
winter game ranges, then was placed in
charge of a Federal Aid project to study
methods of game damage control, and
later was appointed district game agent
for the northeastern part of the state.
As a result of the expansion of the
information and education department,
Hamer about a year ago was transferred
to the Portland office to take the position
of educational agent. His present
duties consist primarily of working with
the schools and youth groups.
DECEMBER, 1950
What of Our Future Sportsmen?
(Continued from page 4)
collected specimens of fish and fish foods,
and made comparisons of fish taken from
different lakes and streams. During the
coming year, fish foods will be the main
topic of study, and some instruction will
be given in the use of artificial flies, baits
and lures.
The planning and development of a
long-term wildlife education program
for the young people of the state is the
joint responsibility of wildlife managers
and professional educators. Youth leaders everywhere can do much to assist in
developing such a program, and some
have already shown their willingness to
cooperate. Every effort should be made
to use the latest approved teaching techniques including visual aids and actual
participation. Summer camps offer excellent opportunities for the teaching of
wildlife subjects but are limited to about
two months of the year. Relatively few
youngsters have the privilege of attending a summer camp, and to accomplish
the purpose of the program, large numbers of young people must be exposed
to it. Organized clubs, particularly 4-H
clubs which carry on activities throughout the year, offer an even better opportunity for teaching good conservation.
The program which has been developed
for these groups stresses active projects
which include learning about the game
and fishery resources, wildlife management and sportsmanship; participation
in habitat improvement work, pheasant
and fish liberations; and the application
of good sportsmanship principles.
Page 5
school children are received which ask
for information on wildlife. One favorite
question is, "What does the state do to
keep the fields and streams stocked with
animals, birds, and fish?" Teachers frequently assign specific topics for study
which require detailed answers, and a
basic understanding of wildlife resources, principles of management, and
Oregon's program of management will
be of great benefit. Only a general outline of the entire wildlife picture can be
effectively presented in a one-hour pro-
gram, so a series of programs will be
prepared for future years.
Many teachers and school administrators already see the need for teaching
conservation of natural resources, and
believe that it should be integrated with
all classes in natural and social sciences.
Even English classes can make use of
conservation material, and art classes,
too. The inclusion of conservation material in classes of all kinds is possible, but
depends upon the initiative and ability
of the teacher. To help fill the need for
literature on game animals, birds and
fish, a series of leaflets are being prepared by the Information and Education
Division. These leaflets will contain information on each of the more important
game species and their management.
Some will be devoted to habitat improvement work and others to stream
and lake improvement. Each leaflet will
be complete within itself, but will fill a
definite place in the series.
The need for conservation education
at the elementary and secondary school
(Continued on page 6)
However, a large percentage of youngsters do not belong to an organized club,
and it is not difficult to see that the
schools offer the best opportunity for
reaching large numbers of young people. A school program is the next logical step to take in advancing the prime
objective, and it is with the cooperation
of state educational authorities that the
initial program is now being prepared.
The first year's work will be undertaken
on a modest scale with secondary schools
of major population centers participating. A one-hour program is being designed for assembly period presentation.
and will be scheduled in most parts of
the state during January, February and
March of 1951. This program is planned
to familiarize students with the variety
and importance of wildlife resources in
Oregon, the principles of wildlife management and the need for a sound management program. Movies, slides, maps
and displays will be used to emphasize
and illustrate the lecture material.
Each year, thousands of letters from
Liberation truck at Silver Creek with a group of Y.M.C.A. junior campers, who are assisting with fish
releases as part of their conservation education work initiated this year at their summer camp. Entire
camp membership volunteered to help but number had to be restricted to teams of six boys from each
of three camps in the area.
I'age 6
DECEMBER, 1950
What of Our Future Sportsmen?
(Continued from page 5)
level cannot be overemphasized. Many
of the problems of conservationists
would be solved if the objectives of a
sound educational program could be
reached. In attempting to plan, prepare
and present such a program, more than
the ability, effort and cooperation of conservation agencies and educators is
needed. What counts in the long run is
the interest and support of parents.
Mothers and dads do not have the time
to teach their youngsters much about
conservation even if they were prepared
to do so. However, their interest in seeing that Johnny or Mary has an oppor-
tunity to learn about wildlife, and the
problems which confront conservation
programs will encourage educators to do
a better job of teaching our future citizens to make wiser use of these renewable resources.
Lecture class on wildlife resources at a 4-H Club summer camp. Here the instructor explains the basic
requirements for food, water and cover of some of the familiar game animals. Field trips followed to
look for tracks and food plants.
DUCK STAMP SALES FOR LAST
SEASON SHOW SMALL DECLINE
Nearly two million Federal "duck
stamps"the first of the $2 series
1949 LICENSE SALES
Final tabulation of license sales for 1949 indicates an increase over 1948 license
holders from 386,600 to 397,055. Hunting license holders for 1949 total 223,126 and
were sold to sportsmen, conservationists, and philatelists last year.
From July 1, 1949, to June 30, 1950,
angling licensees 275,780.
Total license revenue in 1948 was $1,638,624.50 compared with $1,818,709 for 1949.
Hunting Stamp was 1,954,734, according
This increase was partly due to larger number of licenses sold and partly to the
raise in the deer tag fee from fifty cents to a dollar.
Breakdown of the license sales follows:
Type of License
Resident Combination
Resident Angler
Juvenile Angler
Vacation Angler
Non-Resident Angler
Resident Hunter
Juvenile Hunter
Non-Resident Hunter
Special Annual Combination
Special Annual Angler
Special Annual Hunter
TOTAL SALES TO INDIVIDUALS:
Certificates of Lost Licenses
Special Annual Elk Tags
Resident Elk Tags
Non-Resident Elk Tags
Resident Deer Tags
Non-Resident Deer Tags
Special Area Deer Tags
Antelope Tags
Resident Hunter and Angler (Free)
GROSS SALES:
Number of Sales Value of Sales
93,916
$ 469,580.00
133,893
18,194
16,730
3,794
112,114
6,598
1,836
7,935
1,418
627
401,679.00
18,194.00
83,650.00
37,940.00
336,342.00
6,598.00
45,900.00
7,935.00
709.00
313.50
397,055
$1,408,840.50
3,122
644
26,983
483
165,120
834
999
959
89
1,561.00
1,610.00
202,372.50
16,905.00
165,120.00
12,510.00
4,995.00
4,795.00
596,288
$1,818,709.00
the sale of the Migratory Waterfowl
to figures supplied to the Fish and
Wildlife Service by the postoffice department which sells the stamps. This
compares with the sale of 2,127,598
duck stamps during the 1948-49 season, and 1,722,677 during 1947-48.
The largest sale in any state this last
fiscal year was 168,950 in California.
Minnesota was second with 143,496
stamps sold, and Texas was in third
place with a sale of 130,732.
Other states in the first ten line-up
were Illinois, 106,767; Wisconsin, 103,826; Michigan, 98,285; Washington, 81,404; Louisiana, 71,923; Nebraska, 64,993; and Missouri, 62,901. The sale in
Oregon was 59,853.
Every hunter of migratory birds who
is 16 years of age or older must have
on his person a duck stamp of current
issue with his signature in ink across
its face. Many duck stamps are also
purchased yearly by stamp collectors.
Last season the post office department's
philatelic agency sold 7,715 stamps.
The revenue from the sale of duck
stamps helps finance the Federal gov-
ernment's administration of the national wildlife refuge and law enforcement programs.
DECEMBER, 1950
Pagc 7
WHICH ROAD, SPORTSMEN?
1950 PHEASANT LIBERATIONS
(From OUTDOOR NEWS BULLETIN,
Wildlife Management Institute)
Official organs
of two prominent
sportsmen's organizations arriving almost concurrently at the Wildlife Management Institute outline diametrically
opposite approaches to the problem of
farmer-sportsman relationship.
The Pawling Fish and Game Club of
New York State has announced a policy
of posting lands of cooperating farmers
against all except members. In return
the club agrees to stock the land and to
District and County
Total Liberated
Northwest District
Benton
Clackamas
Columbia
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
2,651
1,456
3,365
4,015
3,163
2,851
44
2,375
3,890
3,267
press charges against trespassers and
law violators during the hunting season.
The Wayne County Sportsman's Club
of Michigan, on the other hand, has been
using a different approach to the same
problem since 1947 with tremendous
success. Each member is issued a carefully worded card of introduction to
landowners stating that the holder
pledges to conduct himself as a gentleman and that the club will reimburse
the farmer for any damages up to $100
which the hunter might cause. During
the past three years, 30 thousand of
these cards were issued without a single
claim against the club. There are no
tight fences against outsiders; just a
/-
simple pledge of gentlemanly behavior
backed by financial insurance against
damage. These cards have proven an
"Open Sesame" to closed lands and a
spectacular stimulus to club member-
ship.
Just to speculate: What might happen
if the Pawling plan were universally
adopted? Sportsmen would be able to
hunt in their own town or county but
nowhere else. If one moved to a town
where the local club had a closed membership, as many do, his hunting days
might be over. Then, too, in many states
the clubs would be ineligible for assistance financed by hunting license funds
since the lands, technically at least,
would be closed to the public.
On the other hand, if the Wayne
Research Unit
27,077
.
62
Southwest District
Douglas
Jackson
Josephine
4,979
3,554
1,568
WESTERN OREGON TOTAL
Central District
Crook
Deschutes
10,101
37,240
1,898
1,284
861
2,563
3,413
1,400
1,597
835
13,851
Northeast District
Gilliam
Wallowa
Baker
Grant
Morrow
Umatilla
Union
1,077
2,000
2,732
1,771
1,793
2,349
2,795
14,517
Southeast District
Harney
Lake
Malheur
1,941
2,822
482
5,245
Hood River
Jefferson ____________
Klamath
Sherman
_____ ___________
Wasco
EASTERN OREGON TOTAL
__
33,613
STATE TOTAL 1950 LIBERATIONS
70,853
County plan were universally adopted,
sportsmen would have complete freedom
of movement, would be assured of full
state cooperation, and could maintain
their kinship with other sportsmen
wherever they happened to live.
Free hunting sometimes appears to be
approaching a branching in the road, but
sportsmen will do well to read the signt""*"-
posts carefully before turning off the
main highway. Some of the side roads
look inviting at the intersections but get
rocky as they go along. A few may even
lead to dead ends.
1950 PHEASANT PRODUCTION BY GAME FARM
Corvallis
Eugene
Hermiston
Ontario
4-H Clubs
15,799
20,401
13,396
20,302
1,356
TOTAL BIRDS SHIPPED
SHIPPING LOSSES
71,254
TOTAL PHEASANTS RELEASED
70,853
401
Oregon State Game
Commission Bulletin
1634 S.W. ALDER STREET
P.O. BOX 4136
PORTLAND 8. OREGON
Scrap Fish Cleaned
From Reservoirs
HUNTERS MAIL YOUR GAME REPORTS
(Continued from page 1)
Heavy irrigational demands upon the
partially filled impoundment of Malheur reservoir resulted in a drawdown
there to the sump limits. A total of 114
acre feet of water was treated with the
aid of two motor boats and two Forest
Service back pumps. Shoreline counts
were used as a basis for estimating that
ten tons of carp, suckers, shiners and
crappies were destroyed.
Two Willamette reservoirs were
treated during the month of November,
Fern Ridge on the Long Tom river and
Cottage Grove on the Middle Fork of
the Willamette. Game fish in both reservoirs have been unable to hold their own
in competition with the prolific carp and
suckers.
The army engineers aided in the twoday operation by drawing down the reservoirs to concentrate the fish in a small
area. Fern Ridge was lowered to the old
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Long Tom river channel and Cottage
Grove reservoir was drawn down to 800
acre feet of water. To insure a complete
kill all tributary streams were treated
for several miles above the reservoirs
by the fishery agents. In doing so, a
few cutthroat trout were killed.
Next spring the Game Commission
will stock the reservoirs with largemouth bass, bluegill and crappie, and
improved angling is foreseen as the result of the destruction of the trash fish.
While the shooting season in Oregon
for a waterfowl hunter is limited to 55
days, the individual duck on its southward migration must contend with an
open season starting September 1 in
northern Canada and Alaska and not
ending until sometime in January in the
south.
HUNTER'S SCORE CARD
How Does Your Cooperation Rate?
YES
1. Have you filled out your report card for the general deer season
and returned it to the Game Commission as required by law?
2. Have you returned the report card attached to your elk tag?
3. If you killed any banded pheasants, did you send in the bands?
4. During the fishing season did you report any marked or tagged
fish that you caught? ..
5. If banded waterfowl were taken, did you send the bands either
to the Fish and Wildlife Service or the Game Commission? . .
6. If you had an archery permit, did you report as requested on
the outcome of your hunt?
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7. If you had an antelope tag, did you mail in your report card? .
It has been suggested that the duck
hunter wanting to lengthen his shooting
day may do so by passing by the hens
and sh000ting drakes only instead of
filling his limit Within the opening hour
during a good flight. Not only does he
have more sport but he also helps conserve the breeding stock.
8. Are you keeping count of your salmon and steelhead so that you
can make a return if requested when the Game Commission
makes its sample count?
9. Do you think you have done your share in contributing the
information requested and needed for proper management of
your fish and game resources?
NO