92 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
And within the last three years there has been more game bird 
and game fish propagation work done than during any ten years before. 
Among those counties in this state which have established trout 
hatcheries are Clarke, just opposite Portland, and Skamania, opposite 
Hood River. Hundreds of thousands of fry have been hatched annually 
in these two hatcheries and liberated into the streams of their 
respective counties. 
Both counties are much resorted to by Oregon fishermen. 
Some of the other counties to establish hatcheries, or jointly 
construct with the state, are King, Snohomish, Kittitas, Yakima, 
Stevens, Pend O’Reille, Spokane, Whatcom, Ferry, Wenatchee and 
Okanogan. 
Game farms have been established by King, Thurston, Island and— 
in a small way—Spokane County. 
The splendid work which we are doing with the state trout 
hatcheries is shown by the fact that in 1912—the last year of the 
preceeding administration—there were some three million trout 
hatched by the state, as against sixteen million during the fiscal year 
of 1915, which ends the 31st day of March (this month). 
In this state no fish can be planted without the consent of the 
State Fish Commissioner, and I have steadfastly refused to grant a 
permit for the original planting of bass. In a few instances we have 
given permission for the planting of bass fry in those lakes which 
have heretofore been entirely given over to this species of fish. 
Washington is very fortunate in having a Governor in entire 
sympathy with the preservation and propagation of our game and 
fish. Governor Lister is the ex-officio chairman of the State Fish 
Commission, which in our state deals with the general matters of 
policy. But for his veto of objectionable sections our game laws 
would have been in sorry condition now as a result of the last legis- 
lature passing a bill to restore the use of sneak boats and to take from 
the railroads any liability for the illegal transportation of game. 
Without this latter provision it would be almost impossible to 
enforce our game laws. We did get the last legislature to change 
most of our open seasons to conform with the Federal migratory bird 
act and consequently, when some thirty days since I received notice 
from the United States District Attorney advising that, because of the 
action of two United States District courts in declaring the Federal 
migratory laws unconstitutional, his office would no longer institute 
prosecutions until further advised by the department, I was able to 
assure the sportsmen of this state it mattered not in the least, for 
our own state laws covered the subject. And the seasons would close 
just the same as though the Federal migratory bird laws were being 
enforced. 
In Washington we are doing some splendid team work in game 
and game fish law enforcement. At Spokane, on February 11th, we 
completed the organization of the Washington State Association of 
County Game Commissioners and Game Wardens. 
About two years and a half ago, at Tacoma, we held the first 
meeting of this kind which had been held in the state. That meeting 
was attended by the county game commissioners and game wardens 
of Western Washington. It was determined at that time that we 
should have another meeting very shortly, when we would organize 
the Association of Western Washington Game Commissioners and 
Game Wardens. And this was held about a month later at Bellingham. 
