166 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
Hunters should never shoot at any object unless ab- 
solutely positive of identification. The state law is a 
good one which provides that it is lawful only to shoot 
deer with horns. ‘The safe advice is never to shoot until 
you see the horns. It is dangerous to shoot at moving 
brush or leaves with the expectation of killing game. 
The moving object may be a thief—a legal game—a 
domestic animal or even a man. Never carry a loaded 
gun when in a conveyance or about the house. To pre- 
pare for an emergency, every hunter and angler should 
carry in his pocket a piece of candle and matches in a 
water-tight match case. In case of becoming lost or 
injured, one can readily start a camp fire. 
HUNTING AND FISHING BUTTONS 
In New York State the Conservation Commission is 
considering a proposal that each holder of a hunting and 
angling license wear upon his clothing, at all times when 
hunting or fishing, a button bearing the number of his 
license. ‘The button is to be supplied by the state at the 
time the license is purchased. 
Under the system in Oregon, provided by law, for 
the sale of hunting and angling licenses, a button of this 
kind could be supplied at small cost and leave a margin 
of profit to be added to the fund for the protection and 
propagation of game and fish. 
It occurs to The Sportsman that the advantages to 
be derived from wearing a button by Oregon hunters 
and fishermen are many. We would like to see the 
proposition to adopt the button system in connection 
with the sale of hunting and angling licenses taken up 
by the sportsmen of the state and discussed in the 
columns of the October Sportsman. 
