THE 



OREGON 



SPORTSMAN 



Jas. Sawyer and brother, Gard 

 Sawyer, were out hunting in Oc- 

 tober about 35 miles from Roseburg, 

 in the Loon Lake district, which is 

 one of the largest timber districts 

 in the state. They report deer in 

 that vicinity very plentiful. They 

 bagged four bucks, the largest of 

 which, when dressed, weighed 171 

 pounds. They also killed two bob- 

 cats and four bears; one large 

 brown, two large black bears, and 

 one yearling black bear. During 

 the last summer Gard Sawyer killed 

 19 cougars, and while out on one 

 of these trips he killed 14 bob- 

 cats. They found six or seven 

 small herds of elk grazing in this 



vicinity. 



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On November 8, the disciples of 

 Isaac Walton caught about 150 cut- 

 throat trout in the neighborhood of 

 Roseburg, according to L. B. Moore, 

 Southern Pacific agent at that place. 

 The bait used was salmon eggs for 



the most part. 



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Dave Lenox, Harry Winston and 

 W. C. Winston returned from a 

 week or ten days' hunting trip on 

 the South Umpqua River above 

 Tiller on October 29. The first day 

 they were out hunting they counted 

 72 deer. The party secured 13 fine 

 bucks, the largest of which weighed 

 about 170 pounds. The party also 



killed two bears. 



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Mr. J. W. Perkins, of Roseburg, 

 reports that many of the Chinese 

 pheasants, which had become quite 



tame about the city, were killed dur- 

 ing the open season, which extended 

 from October 1st to 31st. He says 

 that the season in Douglas County 

 should be closed next year, as the 

 birds are worth a great deal to the 

 county as an attraction to eastern 



tourists. 



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L. B. Moore, Southern Pacific 

 agent at Roseburg, xeports that in 

 one day in the fore part of No- 

 vember, 11 silverside salmon were 

 caught by Frank Dunn near the 

 forks of the North and South Ump- 

 qua River, about six miles from 

 Roseburg. These fish ranged from 

 six to fifteen pounds. They were 

 caught by trolling. 



HARNEY COUNTY. 



Mr. George B. Marsden. of Burns, 

 Oregon, reports the killing of a 

 fine specimen of a mule deer dur- 

 ing the past season. The carcass 

 dressed 314 pounds. The antlers 

 have a spread of 26 inches and have 

 four points on each side. 



The Oregon Sportsman desires 

 other data of this kind as to the 

 exact weight of deer that are 

 killed, as well as the spread of the 

 horns. 



JOSEPHINE COUNTY. 



Mr. S. L. Smith, Southern Pacific 

 agent at Leland, reports that trap- 

 pers will probably do well in that 

 section this winter, as it is reported 

 that there are an unusual number of 



skunk, mink, and other bur bearers. 

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Cougars have been reported plen- 



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