THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 137 
Dr. W. A. Short, of Dufur, Oregon, claims to be some fisherman 
himself. Some time ago he went over to the Deschutes River and 
caught some red side trout, the smallest of which was 14 inches in 
length, and the largest one 20 inches. The Doctor likes to read the 
Oregon Sportsman, for he says, “Received the Oregon Sportsman all 
O. K., and am well pleased with the same.” 
CLUB AND GAME NOTES FROM GRANT 
AND BAKER COUNTIES 
The “Dayville Rod and Gun Club” has recently been organized 
with a membership of forty or more. The town of Dayville is located 
in the western part of Grant County, and is surrounded by excellent 
game territory. The streams afford the best trout angling to be found 
anywhere in Eastern Oregon, and in the surrounding hills deer and 
game birds of several species are plentiful. Some two or three years 
ago Mr. W. L. Greenwell, president of the club, killed a deer in this 
section which dressed over three hundred pounds. This is a record 
for Eastern Oregon at least, and Mr. Greenwell has promised to write 
the story of the hunt for the “Sportsman” in the near future. 
Mr. Wm. Mascall, a rancher residing near the town of Dayville, is 
much interested in the preservation of game birds, although he seldom 
hunts or angles, his time being taken up with other matters. He found 
it difficult to keep the snow swept clean where he was feeding a covey 
- of quail this last winter and finally conceived the idea of pitching a 
tent, after which time the birds had no difficulty in finding the feed 
at all times, and it is also said that they came to roost there. 
The Rod and Gun Club of Halfway, in Baker County, deserves 
much credit for its efforts in behalf of the birds this past winter. 
This section of Baker County possibly has more game birds than any 
other in Eastern Oregon. This and the fact that there is dense popu- 
lation adjacent made the necessity for close attention important 
indeed. The club exhausted its funds and applied to the Commission 
for aid, which was given in the way of financial assistance for the 
purchase of grain. In some localities in this section the loss of quail 
was estimated at 75 per cent, notwithstanding the fact that all effort 
possible was made to keep the feeding grounds clear of snow. 
The members of the rod and gun club at Haines in Baker County 
are rustlers, and believe in going out after “big game.” They have a 
group of five lakes situated some twenty miles northwest of their town, 
but at present can only reach them by pack horse on the last ten or 
twelve miles of the journey. The cost of construction of a road that 
could be traveled by auto has been estimated at from three to five 
thousand dollars, but this does not stop the Haines boys, and they 
are now out aiter the money to build this road, and there is no doubt 
but that they will put this project through in time, as the lakes are 
teeming with trout and camping grounds are superb. This conclusion 
is arrived at for the reason that some fifteen thousand people reside 
within a radius of not less than forty miles, and could easily make 
the run out there in a few hours by auto, where by the present condi- 
tion it takes at least two days. 
