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captivity many species and thus stimulate the production, 

 by artificial aid, of many, if not all, the valuable game birds. 

 The plans of the Board in connection with the liberation 

 of game birds reared at the game farm is to liberate them! 

 in localities where they are now least abundant and where 

 they can be assured of as good protection as possible against 

 unlawful destruction. For this purpose, tracts are being 

 secured in as many places as possible, of as large an area as 

 practicable, which are being designated, marked and posted 

 as game refuges. The game inhabitants of these tracts 

 will be protected as carefully as possible with the idea that 

 they will there increase and gradually spread beyond the 

 boundaries of the protected area and ultimately stock the 

 surrounding country to the benefit of the sportsman. 

 Thirty-six contracts for the establishment of game refuge 

 tracts have been made throughout the state, covering 12,402 

 acres, each tract having an area from 500 to 3,000 acres. 

 Six other contracts are under consideration for a game 

 refuge tract in Wallowa County, covering an area of ap- 

 proximately 1,500 acres. 



Under the direction of the Board, the State Game War- 

 den has entirely reorganized the Deputy Warden service 

 throughout the state. The corps of deputies is divided into 

 three classes, as follows : District Deputies, Regular Depu- 

 ties and Special Deputies. The first named class are com- 

 posed of the most active and efficient men and they are 

 charged with supervision and, in some measure, control 

 over the other Deputies within certain prescribed districts, 

 in addition to the duties usually allotted to Deputy Game 

 Wardens. These District Officers are paid a somewhat 

 better salary than the regular Deputies, depending on the 

 length of service and efficiency; their compensation averag- 

 ing about $100.00 per month, besides the necessary travel- 

 ing expenses. The Regular Deputies are paid a fixed salary 

 in addition to actual traveling expenses, and are under the 

 immediate direction of the District Deputies and of the 

 State Game Warden. The Special Deputies are volunteer 



