8 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
antelope and other wild game animals. The final pur- 
pose of the act is to increase the national food supply. 
This legislation should meet with the approval of the 
sportsmen of Oregon, for here in our great state we 
have many such sections in our national domain which 
would make ideal sanctuaries. The work of creating 
these refuges will be carried on by the Department of 
Agriculture. It will be a federal offense for the viola- 
tion of any of the provisions of the act and offenses 
will be prosecuted in the federal court. The penalty for 
such an offense is fixed at a fine not exceeding $500.00, 
or by imprisonment for a period of not more than six 
months, or both. 

FEEDING THE BIRDS 
Durmg the past month all of Oregon has experi- 
enced the most severe snow storms in many years. Early 
in January reports came into the office of the State 
Game Warden to the effect that game and song birds 
were unable to obtain feed and that unless heroic efforts 
were made by the department thousands of the birds 
would die. Hasty action was necessary. Governor 
Withycombe himself took a personal interest in the 
critical situation and issued an appeal to the people of 
the state to feed the birds wherever possible. Thousands 
of people throughout the state heeded this call and dur- 
ing the period of the heaviest snow it was a common 
sight everywhere in Oregon to see the children and their 
parents throwing out feed in the yard to the birds, which 
became so tame that they would literally eat from the 
hand. It clearly demonstrated that there is a greater 
interest today in game protection than ever before in the 
history of the State. 
