152 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
Clatsop. I have seen several Chinese Pheasants on my trips through- 
out the county. When out to Olney I saw four close to the post- 
office and on the tideland close to Warrenton there are quite a num- 
ber, also at Knappa and Svensen and on Mr. McGregors’ place on 
Youngs River they were pretty well taken care of as most all the 
farmers fed them. The deer are not very plentiful this season, the 
hunters failed to get very many as the country down here is very 
brushy and they are hard to find. 
Fishing has been pretty good. There have been several pretty 
good catches of steelhead made this winter. The boys up at Knappa 
have made some good catches. They have organized a gun club at 
Knappa with the following officers: President, D. E. Stewart; sec- 
retary, W. C. Boatman. They are practicing on blue rock most 
every Sunday and making pretty good scores for new beginners. 
Seaside Anglers’ Club held its annual election and elected Pat 
Dillian president, A. L. Cole vice president, C. M. Godfrey secretary. 
Executive committee, L. C. Henry (chairman), N. J. Montag, Richard 
Brown. They are all live wires and up and doing their share of duty 
when called upon. C. w. LOUGHERY. 
Deputy Game Warden. 
UMATILLA COUNTY NOTES 
By WarpEN GEorGE TONKIN. 
The close of a severe winter finds much more game in Umatilla 
County than most of the sportsmen had faith to hope for. Hundreds 
of horses and cattle died from exposure and lack of food, and when 
we think of that fact it seems little short of miraculous that there 
was such a comparatively small loss of game birds and game animals. 
The loss of Chinese Pheasants occurred principally where the 
streams were frozen over and the birds could get no water. Several 
Bob White Quail were found dead around the hay stacks where 
there was a reasonable amount of food and shelter, but the cold 
weather was more than they could endure. The same is true of the 
Meadow Lark, though many of these birds never reached any shelter 
but were found dead where the storm first overtook them. It is 
estimated that the loss of China Pheasants was only 2 per cent, the 
Bob White Quail suffered a loss of about 20 per cent and the Meadow 
Lark at least 50 per cent. All of these birds would have suffered 
much greater loss had it not been for the protection given them by 
the ranchers. 
The native pheasants and grouse were not affected at all by the 
severe weather as they experience deep snows and low temperature 
each year in the mountains where they winter. The Hungarian Part- 
ridges also seemed undaunted by the weather. They burrowed into 
the snow for food and shelter and seemed as wise in this art as 
the rabbit. There was no noticeable loss among the Valley Quail, 
Mountain Quail and other birds. 
Hundreds of deer wintered in this county. Many of them came 
from the higher hills in adjoining counties. Toward the close of the 
winter they became very poor but since then the young bunchgrass 
on the south slopes has put them in fine shape. 
