Propagation in Oregon 



It is impossible to get the exact amount O'f hunting and angling 

 license money collected during the period preceding 1912, as each county 



in the state printed and paid for its own 

 fishing and hunting license blanks. There 

 was no system of numbering or counting 

 throughout the state as a whole. The 

 license money for individual quarters or 

 years was not kept separate, but sent to 

 the State Treasurer at such time when it 

 was most convenient for the County 

 Clerk. No separate account of hunting 

 and angling licenses was kept. Begin- 

 Reeves Pheasant Chick ning with January I, 1912, the Comimis- 



sion printed and paid for all license blanks out of the Game Protection 

 Fund. These license blanks were numbered consecutively ; therefore, 

 for the year 1912, we have accurate data available showing that 83,162 

 hunting and angling licenses were issued, of which there were 39,267 

 hunting, 43,433 angling, 152 non-resident hunting and 310 non-resident 

 angling licenses. The total amount collected and paid into the Game 

 Protection Fund was $85,770.00. 



Male Reeves Pheasant 



Inasmuch as the state had not checked the different moneys from 

 the various counties for licenses and fines derived from violations of the 

 State Game Laws, from 1905 to the beginning of 1912, the 

 Commission ordered that this be done. It was found that 

 for the issuing of licenses in different counties during these 

 years there were back accounts unpaid to the extent of 

 $16,303.00. This shortage was checked on license stubs that were 

 found. In many counties license stubs had been destroyed or lost, so it 



Checking 

 Game Fund 



