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States to enjoy a few days’ shooting during the duck season. Good 
shooting may be enjoyed within a few miles of Klamath Falls, and 
a few hours’ drive will take the hunter where he can kill the limit 
without a great deal of trouble or inconvenience on his part. Before 
the opening of the season, the resorts on the western shore of Upper 
Klamath Lake are crowded with hunters waiting for the opening day, 
and the shooting among the marshes near Rocky Point the first day 
of the season is like the cannonading of an army. Marsh lands are 
marked on the map in yellow, and these places are literally alive 
with ducks. If a person’s time is limited, a good bag can be secured 
by going down the Klamath River a few miles from Klamath Falls 
and hunting in the vicinity of Midland. 
The Government Bird Reserve on Lower Klamath Lake is a 
breeding ground for many varieties of ducks and other waterfowl. 
Hunting is prohibited and a person must secure a permit from the 
Government warden before he can legally visit the reserve, but a trip 
to the bird islands is well worth anyone’s time as the thousands of 
young birds are a sight that is not seen every day. 
Aspen, Buck and Round Lakes are shallow and full of weeds, and 
afford nesting and feeding grounds for many ducks of different varie- 
ties. Wild rice has been planted in Aspen Lake, which makes this 
body of water an exceptionally fine feeding ground. 
It is impossible to make an estimate of the numbers of ducks 
und waterfowl in Klamath County, but they are certainly very plenti- 
ful. They also live in great numbers in the Warner, Summer and 
Silver Lakes country of Lake County, which, taken together with 
Klamath, make Southern Oregon one of the finest duck shooting 
grounds of the United States. 
Quail are quite plentiful in Klamath, and their location can readily 
be seen from the map. They are of the valley quail variety, and good 
bags can be secured within a few miles of town. However, they are 
more plentiful down the Klamath Valley and feed among the farmers’ 
chickens during the winter when the snow has covered everything and 
feed in the foothills is scarce. 
China pheasants have been planted in Klamath, and from all 
reports I was able to get, they seemed to be doing well. F. L. Pope 
of Merrill reports that he saw several broods of young birds along 
Lost River, which seemed to be doing well from all appearances. He 
said that the first broods of the birds after they had been planted 
did not do as well, and attributed this first failure to the strange 
country and climate, and predicted that they would do better after 
becoming acclimated. Im one brood that he saw, he reports seeing 
a pure white bird. He also said that the farmers were ready to co- 
operate with the State in the planting and propagation and were 
willing to feed them during the winter and do what they could to 
protect them in order that they might get a good start. 
Fishing in the many streams of Klamath County is as good as 
anywhere in the State. Many fish fry from the Spencer Creek 
Hatchery, about eighteen miles from Klamath Falls, have been planted 
throughout the county, and many of the streams are teeming with 
fish, The resorts on Upper Klamath Lake are favorite fishing grounds, 
and it is very little trouble to go out and catch the limit in lake 
trout by trolling in a morning. Many of the mountain streams have 
been stocked and it is possible for the hunter out in the mountains 
to vary his bill of fare with fish if game should become tiresome. 
