THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
Volume Five January, 1917 Number One 
Published by authority of the Oregon Fish and Game Commission from its offices, Oregon 
Building, Fifth and Oak Streets, Portland, Oregon. 
Entered as Second-Class Matter in the Postoffice at Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. 
Official Publication of the Oregon State Sportsmen’s League. 
EDITORIAL STAFF 
NN 2 ee er ee State Game Warden 
Nn os Sol cian a wine pre gnledwacevlscadescecs State Biologist 
George Palmer Putnam. ........-ccccccces Secretary to the Commission 
All material for publication should be sent to the Oregon Sportsman, Oregon Building, Fifth 
and Oak Streets, Portland, Oregon. 
Notice to Readers of the Sportsman Jyonisnce Relating. to punting 
to hunting 
and fishing, protection and propagation of game birds, animals and fish, are solicited. 
We are always glad to receive photos tbat will appeal to sportsmen. The fact that an 
article or photo does not appear in the next issue must not be construed to mean that 
it has been thrown aside. It may appear later. 
We especially desire secretaries of sportsmen’s organizations throughout the state to 
Loti = posted on what their clubs are doing and what is going on in their respective 
ocalities. 
Subscribers changing their address should notify us promptly, giving the old address 
as well as the new. 
EDITORIAL COMMENT. 
THE CLOSED SEASON. 
Every true sportsman will do everything in his 
power to protect the animal and bird life of the State 
on its breeding grounds. The law sets aside the com- 
ing few months as a closed season, when no hunting 
is allowed. The reason is plain. Wild life must be 
protected during the breeding season if the State is to 
maintain a high standard as a game-producing com- 
monwealth. Destruction of the parents means that 
the young are left to starve, and the killing of wild 
animals and birds during the breeding season is wan- 
ton destruction of the game resources of the State. 
The Sportsman is anxious to enlist every true 
sportsman in this great work of conservation at this 
