28 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
YAMHILL COUNTY NOTES 
By WarbdEen O. B. Parker, McMinnville, Oregon. 
On November 17 Mr. William L. Finley, State Biologist, arrived 
in McMinnville at the request of the sportsmen of this community 
and as a guest of the Rod, Gun, and Commercial Clubs of this city, 
to give an illustrated lecture with the aid of moving pictures on the 
wild bird and animal life of Oregon. Also showing a very interesting 
film on the propagation of salmon. 
Mr. Finley gave two illustrated lectures, one in the afternoon to 
an audience of about six hundred school children and one in the 
evening to a large audience of the citizens of McMinnville. The 
children were very much interested in the films, showing the taming 
of, and the providing of homes for the birds. It is the universal 
opinion that Mr. Finley’s pictures were the best of their kind ever 
exhibited in McMinnville. 
The object of Mr. Finley’s pictures and lectures was for educa- 
tional purposes and plainly demonstrated the necessity of preserving 
the song birds, game birds and animals of our state. They also 
brought us in contact with their lives and habits, as well as convincing 
us of their true value to mankind. 
The school children and citizens of McMinnville have a warm place 
in their hearts for Mr. Finley and his work, and all believe that more 
can be accomplished in this manner, for the protection of our dumb 
friends than in any other way. 
We recognize the fact that the Fish and Game Commission is 
carrying on a great work, and are pleased to note that they have two 
of as capable men as Mr. William L. Finley to take charge of the 
Biological Department, and Mr. Carl D. Shoemaker in the capacity of 
State Game Warden. 
The open season on upland birds has been a very successful one 
for the sportsmen of this locality, many of the hunters getting the bag 
limit, especially of Chinese Pheasants. In passing through the fields 
since the close of the season, I have noticed that there are many of 
these birds left and the prospect is good for the coming year. It is 
no uncommon thing -to see bevies of these pheasants ranging from 
eight to fifteen birds and sometimes more. There has been a greater 
number of deer killed by the hunters of this county this season than 
for several years and among them some very large deer. The pro- 
tection of these birds and animals has undoubtedly increased the game 
in this section, by so doing added much to the pleasure of the 
sportsmen. 
During the month of November, Charles Siedel, of Bald Mountain, 
trapped two coyotes, and Lewis Dey, of Meadow Lake, also captured 
one in the same way November 20th. 
Coyotes are known to destroy many fawns and claimed by some 
to even kill the full-grown deer. Therefore it is advisable to encourage 
the trapping of these animals, as well as all others that are knows to 
destroy our game. 
Up to the present writing the boys of this vicinity have succeeded 
in trapping about five hundred Bob White quail which have been 
shipped to the State Game Farm to be liberated in the different sec- 
tions of the state, where there are none of these birds. They will be 
replaced here with California or Little Valley Blue Quail, which do 
well in this locality. Those that were liberated in this county the past 
two seasons are increasing rapidly and promise to be an interesting 
game bird. 
