THE OEEGON SPOETSMAN 



SHORE BIRD SEASON CLOSES DECEMBER 15. 



I he season on black-breasted and golden plover. "Wilson or jacksnipe. 

 and greater and lesser yellow^.- aes December 15th. After that date it 

 will be a violation of the Federal laws to hunt the above birds during the 

 -fd season, ending September 30th. 1914. 



Th- zien should bear in mind that where there is a conflict of 



the Federal and State laws governing the shooting of migratory birds, the 

 7- eral laws takes precedence, and all cases of violation will be tried in 

 the Federal eourts at Portland. 



The shore birds have been disappearing more rapidly than any of the 

 water birds. This fact hs s sed the Department of Agriculture to close 



the season on all of the shore birds, except those above named, until Sep- 

 tember 1st. 191fl 



Another reason which has induced the Department of Agriculture to 



ason on some of the smaller wading birds, such as the killdeer. 



plover, and other small shore birds commonly known as ' ' sand-pe- 



that it has been determined, after a careful investigation, that many of 



are too valuable, from the standpoint of the farmer, to allow 



them to be killed for sport. 



The killdeer. for instance, the most common of the Oregon shore birds. 

 - imes large numbers of mosquito larvae, crane fly larvae, which is de- 

 structive to grass and wheat fielo- _ —hoppers, wire worms, boll weevil, 

 clover leaf weevil, as well as other weevils which attack cotton, grapes and 

 sugar be etc 



The life history of the killdeer is but a repetition of the history of 

 many of the other shore birds, the economic record of which dese. 

 nothing but praise. These birds injure no crops, but on the contrary feed 

 upon many of the — rat ~emies of the farmer. 



SHOOTING FOE CHARITY. 



Portland sportsmen have shown a commendable spirit in shooting game 

 for : rity just prior to Thanksgiving. The idea was conceived by a group 

 of sportsmen a short time before Thanksgiving, and received sueh hearty 

 support from many of the duck hunters that it at once became a reality. 



Personal letters were sent out to different sportsmen, who responded 

 individually and as members of the various gun clubs. Some hunters re- 

 turned with the limit and placed their entire shoot at the disposal of the 

 committee in charge. 



Between Sunday and the day before Thanksgiving 481 ducks, 3 

 . - rabbits ~rir sent in and distributed. The larger part of 



the game was sent to the various homes for the aged about Portland. In 

 addition to these, fifty-nine poor families were also supplied. 



The sportsmen who were behind the movement were well satisfied and 

 anticipate greater Boeeesi next year. 

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