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teams to the Telocaset plains, where the hunters were placed in skir- 
mish line, and the hunt began. In all there were about 100 in line and 
the constant rattle of shotguns was not only deafening, but such as 
to lay low about 2000 rabbits. Men on horseback and with wagons 
followed to pick up the choicest victims. About 1000 rabbits were 
brought back to North Powder. 
At noon coffee, sandwiches, pies and other good things were 
served by the North Powder Club. After the hunting was over, the 
hunters were entertained at a fine banquet by the local club. This was 
an affair that will be long remembered by all those who were fortu- 
nate enough to be present at this banquet. 
There were 800 rabbits sacked up by the Wing, Fin and Fleetwood 
Club and shipped to La Grande and turned over to the Salvation Army, 
where distribution took place. The finishing touch will be on Wednes- 
day night, December 22, when the big annual “Hassenpfeffer” will be 
pulled off, with the Wing, Fin and Fleetwood Club as hosts. 
I wish to say a few words in praise of the Wing, Fin and Fleet- 
wood Club of La Grande. This club has about 200 members, and 
every one of them is a live wire, standing strictly for the enforcement 
of the game laws. They always have their ear to the ground listening 
for the footsteps of some game violator. This club should be proud 
of the gentlemen they have selected as their officers, such as L. M. 
Hoyt, president; Pat Foley, vice-president; A. A. Wentzel, secretary; 
C. R. Harding, treasurer. These gentlemen never shirk their duty, 
never say no to anything that is for the benefit of the conditions of 
the game and fish laws. They are always ready night and day to 
assist me as Deputy Game Warden of Union County in prosecuting 
any violator, whoever he may be. 

“BILLY” MEADOWS. ELK. PASEURE 
By Warpen Geo. W. MITCHELL, Enterprise, Oregon. 
Knowing that the people of the state are more or less interested 
in the elk, that noble animal which is becoming less every day, I 
will endeavor to give the readers of The Sportsman an account of my 
recent visit to what is known as the Oregon Elk Pasture, or more 
familiarly called the “Billy Meadows Pasture.” 
In company with Mr. Marion Jack, a member of the State Fish 
and Game Commission, we left Enterprise on October 14th for the 
Elk Pasture to investigate the condition of the fence and also to count 
the elk. The pasture is located about 45 miles northeast of Enterprise 
in what is known as the Chesnimis country. The pasture is very 
broken with bunchgrass ridges and lodgepole thickets of a very dense 
nature, which furnishes fine feed for the elk in winter until the snow 
becomes too deep. This timber is covered with a heavy growth of 
moss, which the elk delight to feed on. The pasture is two miles 
square and contains 2560 acres and is surrounded by an eight-foot 
fence. 
On October 15th, Mr. Jack and I made a trip around this pasture 
and found that the fence needed some repairing. The next day we 
