THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 27 
always killed game out of season and as you probably know I had 
very little use for a game warden. Well, when the State sent me these 
birds I got to thinking the thing over and came to the conclusion that 
there were certain times in the year when the deer and birds did need 
protection, if we were going to have any left we would have to stand 
together on the proposition. I do not believe in some of the laws as 
regards the open seasons, but perhaps if we all get together we can 
have it changed a little so it will be a little better for some of the 
sections anyway as I suppose the legislators will agree to about any- 
thing the sportsmen in general want.” 
He concluded by saying: ‘“‘Anyway you can depend that I will not 
cause you any trouble in the future.” I thanked him for his promise 
to aid me and I can truthfully say that he is one of the best protec- 
tionists we have in his section of the country now. This is what the 
shipment of pheasants did for this man and there are probably hun- 
dreds of other similar cases where both fry and birds have wrought 
this change. 
The main trouble has been in the past that most people who hunt 
and fish were in the same position of mind as Mr. X. They did not 
stop to look at the matter in the right light and that, as an example, 
if they killed off all the setting hens and cows with young calves what 
a very poor chance indeed they would have for an increase, or that if 
they did not protect the game now their children would never have 
the pleasure of the hunt that had been theirs. Of course there will 
always be violations of the game laws, nobody can deny that fact, and 
also some will be excusable, as is in the case of the needy poor, but 
with the present policy of the Commission conditions will never again 
be as deplorable as in the past. 
DOUGLAS COUNTY GAME 
By Warpven J. H. Sykes, Riddle, Oregon. 
I am what you would call a fawn in the game department, but I 
am pleased to note that the people of southern Douglas are taking an 
interest in game protection. We have a great many deer here, and. 
the people are beginning to get wise to the fact that in order to have 
plenty of deer they have got to give them protection. 
Mountain quail are plentiful in the hills south of Riddle, and I 
also ran onto a nice covey of Hungarian Partridges. I found them on 
very high ground in the brush. I was of the opinion that they would 
stay in the fields. I also find in my travels along the South Umpqua 
and its tributaries that the people are very much pleased with the way 
the fish are getting through the fishway at Roseburg. They say they 
have seen more salmon in the south river in the last year than have 
been seen in years. 
The predatory animals seem to be more plentiful in some localities 
than before, especially the coyote, and I believe that the coyote is as 
bad at killing fawns as the wild cat. 
I notice that there are a great. many persons asking for permits to 
keep deer in captivity. Now if. they have any idea: how much bother, 
especially the bucks, are, there..would not be so many ERIE for 
permits. 
