THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 141 
The only sport they have considered up to date will be a hunt in the 
near future, to exterminate animals and birds that prove a menace to 
crops and game. Benton County did not suffer any great loss of game 
birds during the cold period in the month of January, yet all kinds of 
rumor was afloat of birds freezing and deer being found in a starved 
condition, some with their limbs frozen to the knees. These reports 
were without foundation. I was in the field every day during the cold 
weather and found but three Chinese pheasants, or their remains, evi- 
dently killed by cats. Since the storm have seen a number of large 
coveys of Bob White Quail. This would indicate that these birds 
came through the storm all right. The Rod and Gun Club of Corvallis 
did a good work in the way of feeding the birds during the snow, as 
also did some of the farmers. The people of Corvallis and Philomath, 
as well as other towns throughout the county, took a great interest in 
feeding the song birds. Coon hunting was great sport for the boys 
during the snow. Have data on a part of Benton County, and it totals 
100 coons killed by parties for the sport. They were not trapped. 
C. C. BRYAN. 
Deputy Game Warden. 
TILLAMOOK COUNTY NOTES 
In my travels throughout the county I find the sportsmen generally 
complying with the law. 
In spite of the hard winter there seems to be a very small loss 
of game birds and animals in this territory, though of the small birds 
‘the loss is greater. Great appreciation of the birds (both song and 
game) has been shown throughout this county by the interest taken 
in feeding them during the cold spell. Among this number might 
be mentioned Cyrus Randall, who has fed several sacks of wheat to 
the China pheasants; also Mr. Sam Viereck, who fed an average of 15 
loaves of bread per day to the smaller birds. 
Anglers are beginning to have some sport in fly fishing, though 
the majority of the trout caught are being choked to death on salmon 
eggs. Anglers are relying on some good catches this season, as tons 
of trout can be seen in the rivers. High water, which lasted several 
days, permitted great numbers of salmon to go up the river to spawn. 
The trapping season is over, with very small catches. Very few 
animals moved around during the snow. The Wells boys, working on 
the telephone line over the Coast Range from Tillamook to North 
Yamhill, have seen but very little sign of cougar or cat, but deer have 
been seen, traveling in four or five feet of snow. 
We have no rod and gun clubs, nor protective associations in this 
county. Very truly, G. EB. LEACH. 
Deputy Game Warden. 

