50 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
FISH HATCHERY AT BEND 
By WarpEn CrypE M. McKay, Bend, Oregon. 
The fish hatchery at Bend this season has stocked the following 
streams and lakes in Jefferson, Crook and Klamath Counties with 
Eastern Brook, Rainbow and Steelhead Trout: The Metolius River, 
Blue Lake, Dark Lake, Suttle Lake, Trout Creek, Dry Creek, Squaw 
Creek, the Deschutes River at Cline Falls, Bend and above Benham 
Falls, Tumalo Creek, Tumalo Lake, Sparks Lake, East Lake, Paulina 
Lake, North and South Twin Lakes, O’Dell Lake and Crescent Lake. 
The stocking of the above places was done through the co-operation 
of the sportsmen of Sisters, Redmond, Bend and officials of the Des- 
chutes National Forest. 
A great deal of interest has been taken in the hatchery, and 
although it did not do as well as expected, due to unusual conditions, 
there is no question as to its success, and every one is anxious to 
see it in operation after the first of the year. 
On behalf of the fishermen the State Fish and Game Commission 
closed the Deschutes River and tributaries above a point three hun- 
dred feet below the confluence of the Metolius and Deschutes River 
to fishing from December 10, 1915, to April 1, 1916. 
Deer hunting was very poor this fall and only a few parties were 
successful. Duck shooting on the Deschutes and lakes tributary has 
been the poorest known, and ducks are as hard to find as hen’s teeth. 
Even Silver and Summer Lakes, the duck and goose hunters’ paradise 
for this section, is as bad off. 
Reports from the quail and pheasants, which have been put out 
here during the last year or so, has been very good. Mr. J. N. B. 
Gerking, of Tumalo, stated that he received six pairs in the fall of 
1914 and has at least seventy-five quail now. Prineville and other 
places give the same results as to the pheasants. 

TILLAMOOK COUNTY NOTES 
By Warven G. E. Leacu, Tillamook, Oregon. 
The duck season opened with fairly good bags. 
Geese have not been plentiful on Tillamook Bay, but there are. 
millions on Netarts Bay. This is probably due to the new law which 
prohibits shooting from any kind of a boat on Netarts Bay. 
Snipe (Jack) are seen on Nehalem Bay in flocks of twenty-five 
to thirty. A party of six bagged their limit in approximately two 
hours. 
I want to note the interest being taken by the farmers in caring 
for the Chinese pheasonts sent here from the State Game Farm and 
liberated at Fairview. Cyrus Randall, a prominent farmer living at 
this place, is feeding them in large flocks. The interesting part is 
to watch them come for their food when he drums on a tin pan with 
a stick. The pheasants are so gentle they will eat from his hands. 
Trout fishing has not been very good of late on account of the 
extreme higli water, but anglers are beginning to have a great deal of 
sport with the steelheads. 
The cougar and bobcats are coming down in the valley early this 
year. Some cougar have been seen and several bobcats killed. 
