48 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



The herd of buffalo on the national range in the Flathead res- 

 ervation in Montana numbers over 200, according to Superintendent 

 Hodges. Three calves were born last year and no calves have been 

 lost in the nine years since the range was establishd. It never has 

 been necessary to feed the herd, no matter how severe the winter. 



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Eecent orders adopted by the Oregon Fish and Game Commission 

 closes to fishing Cedar Creek and Rock Creek in Washington County; 

 a portion of Paulina Creek in Deschutes County; portions of Klamath 

 River, Spencer Creek, Seven Mile Creek, Four Mile Lake and Four 

 Mile Creek in Klamath County, and Foster Lake in Linn County. 



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In the winter the birds more than ever need your friendship. 

 Perhaps not more than ever. In the summer, when the baby birds 

 are just out of the nests, humankind can do a tremendous work for 

 the birds by keeping cats away. But next to this, perhaps the great- 

 est service you can render your feathered friends is to feed them in 

 the winter. — Illinois Sportsman. 



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A gentleman who claims to know what he is talking about says 

 that a mudhen is pretty good eating if it is properly dressed and 

 cooked right. His recipe is as follows: Skin the birds, cut off the 

 head and the legs at the^ first joint, parboil them, adding a little 

 vinegar, and then fry in butter or bacon grease, or stew them the 

 same as you would a domestic chicken. He says that a mudhen thus 



treated and cooked is an excellent substitute for a wild duck. 



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Dr. Arthur K. Downs, enthusiastic sportsman, heads that live or- 

 ganization known as the Portland Gun Club. Dr. Downs was recently 

 chosen president of the club to succeed John G. Clemson. H. A. Pol- 

 lock was re-elected vice-president, and H. B. Newland is secretary- 

 treasurer. Directors chosen were E. H. Keller and C. B. Preston. 

 Reports submitted by the retiring officers show the past year was a 

 successful one, and that the club is on a prosperous financial basis. 



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The beaver has been protected for a number of years in Oregon 

 and shows a marked increase in practically every section of the state. 

 In some sections they have become so numerous that complaints from 

 farmers and ranchmen are quite frequently made to the game depart- 

 ment that property is being destroyed. However, the law is adequate, 

 and whenever it is found that beaver are actually doing damage, per- 

 mission is given to trap them, thus lessening the number and stopping 



the work of the industrious little fellows. 



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The Department of Agriculture urges all persons to co-operate to 

 secure the best possible protection for deer so as. to get the maximum 

 amount of venison as a source of meat. It is estimated that about 

 80,000 deer are killed legally in the United States each year. These 

 produce nearly 10,000,000 pounds of venison. The Biological Survey 

 of the department says that this number can be very largely increased, 

 since only two or three states produce more than 10,000 deer and many 

 less than 1,000. When 1,100 deer are obtained in a state as densely 

 populated as Massachusetts, it should not be difficult, says the depart- 

 ment, to increase the total in the other states by at least 25 per cent. 

 Every pound of venison brought in from the woods should be made 

 to save a pound of beef, mutton or pork raised on the ranch or farm. 



