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Bailey states that this deer could leave him at any time and return at 
will through the brush, not following his trail, evidently by the odor 
of his pipe. Unfortunately, this deer, while in a playful mood, en- 
deavoring to leap a picket fence, became impaled on a picket and 
was dead when found. 
The Benton County championship for the greatest number of 
trout caught in one day lies between M. H. Bauer, President of the 
Rod and Gun Club, and Frank Scott, of the Corvallis postoffice force. 
Mr. Bauer, on a trip to Fall Creek, reports a basket ranging from 8 
to 20 inches, the catch of one day. Mr. Scott, while on his vacation, 
made a trip to Five Rivers. Frank lays claim to 45 trout before 
dinner, but when questioned in regard to his afternoon catch said 
he was afraid to make a count for fear that he had exceeded the limit. 
TILLAMOOK COUNTY NOTES 
By Warpven G. E. Leacu. 
They are going to ask the Fish and Game Commission to liberate 
a part of the fry from the Gold Creek hatchery in Wilson River this 
coming season. 
A few days ago Alvan Wells killed two large cougars near the 
Trask River road. 
Fly fishing is over for this season with very poor catches. Mor- 
ris Schnal carried off the blue ribbon for the biggest cutthroat trout 
caught during the season. It measured 21 inches in length and 
weighed 3 pounds. 
About September first I saw on Tillamook Bay the Sprigtail 
and Mallard ducks, a few of each, which according to the Indian 
belief, is a sign of early winter. 
In crossing the tide lands I saw many jack snipe, something 
very uncommon at this time of the year. 
Deer hunters were not very successful on account of the dense 
underbrush and the extra growth of vegetation due to the heavy rains 
during the spring and summer. Deer are increasing very rapidly in 
Tillamook County. 
The boys are having a great deal of sport killing black bear 
in berry patches along the Netarts Beach. Mr. Bonnie, of Blaine, 
had dug two rows of his potatoes when upon looking around he saw 
bruin at the farther end eating them. Bear in this locality seem to 
be very plentiful. 
This is a story told me, though as to its truth I cannot say; for 
that ask Webb Maddux, of Tillamook, for he surely knows. It is 
said that he, like the Chinaman, was in the woods one day (a very 
unusual think for Webb), and while resting on a log a bear came 
poking along sniffing the tracks Webb had just made. Looking 
round he stopped just long enough to say: “You likee track? I make 
plenty for you.” And he did. 
The commercial fishermen are having a very good season so 
far. The run of Chinook has been very good, nothing large, but a 
steady run, especially on the west side of the bay, but the Wilson 
River fishermen are dissatisfied with the catches made there, They 
believe the Chinook salmon is running out, due to the fact that there 
has been no salmon fry liberated in Wilson River. 
