THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
Volume Four April, 1916 Number Two 
Published by authority of the Oregon Fish and Game Commission 
from its offices, Oregon Building, Portland, Oregon. 
EDITORIAL STAFF 
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All material for publication should be sent to the Oregon Sports- 
man, Portland, Oregon. 
EDITORIAL COMMENT. 
ATTRACTING EASTERN SPORTSMEN 
Each year more people are attracted by the enjoy- 
ment of outdoor life in Oregon. This applies to the peo- 
ple who live in this State, and especially to those who 
come from other places to spend a part of the year in 
Oregon. On account of Kuropean conditions at the 
present time, more of the American people will see 
America this year than ever before. The Pacific Coast 
will have a greater tourist travel this year than in any 
previous year. An effort is being made by the Oregon 
Fish and Game Commission to make this state one of the 
greatest outdoor states in the Union. There are certain 
definite reasons why this should be accomplished. 
In Oregon we have a great public domain that will 
never be open to settlement. This comprises thirteen 
million acres in the Federal Forest Reservations. It is 
