THE 



OREGON 



SPORTSMAN 



the north fork of the John Day 

 River, says he never had such good 

 fishing in his life as he and his son 

 William enjoyed recently on the 

 headwaters of Potamus Creek. This 

 is a little-known stream in an out- 

 of-the-way corner of the mountains, 

 but is easily accessible to those who 

 know the way. 



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Several deer have already been 

 killed in the vicinity of Brown 

 Prairie, though most of the hunters 

 report that the dry weather has 

 made satisfactory hunting out of 

 the question. 



MULTNOMAH COUNTY. 



Dick Bartlett, who lives on Gov- 

 ernment Island, killed a record male 

 Chinese pheasant on October 27. The 

 bird weighed 47 ounces. 



POLK. 



During the last few years jack- 

 rabbits have become more abundant 

 through the valley. These animals 

 seem to be working up from the 

 south. A new form of sport has 

 arisen in chasing jackrabbits by 

 automobile. Late in the afternoon 

 or after dark these animals often 

 feed along the roads. When a ma- 

 chine approaches throwing a strong 

 light ahead, the jack gets scared and 

 immediately sets out at break-neck 

 speed. As a rule he goes straight 

 away down the road. If one desires 

 an exciting chase all that is necessary 

 is to get a good healthy jack on' a 

 smooth road after dark with a fast 

 machine puffing and chugging in 

 his rear. 



UMATILLA COUNTY. 



Jack Hammersley, of Pendleton, 

 claims the distinction of having 

 bagged the largest brown bear killed 

 in the mountains of Umatilla County 

 for many years. Aided by a small 

 shepherd dog Hammersley treed the 

 bear near the head of the east fork 

 of Meacham Creek, Saturday, Oc- 

 tober 4. 



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Grouse are more plentiful along 

 the brakes of Meacham Creek than 

 for many years. Huron Ridge, 

 Black Mountain and Wilbur Moun- 

 tain are proving the most popular 

 retreats for the hunters because of 

 their accessibility to Pendleton. At- 

 torney G. W. Coutts and his son 

 Earl spent two days on Huron 

 Ridge, bagging the limit. They re- 

 port having seen several hundred 

 birds. The grouse are now on top 

 of the ridges, and are feeding in 

 the tamaracks as well as in the 

 thorn bush thickets. 



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The opening of the duck season 

 witnessed the greatest sport of this 

 kind Umatilla County has ever en- 

 joyed. Owing to the creation of 

 the Cold Springs National Bird Res- 

 ervation, more ducks wintered in 

 the west end of the county than 

 ever before. When the nesting sea- 

 son arrived they scattered among 

 the lakes in the west end and along 

 the Umatilla River, with the re- 

 sult that thousands of ducks were 

 produced where very few had been 

 raised before. The sport lasted for 

 but a short time, however, as many 



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