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seattered all through the mountains on which there is plenty of grass; 
and there is plenty of water in most every gulch. 
We have a few small bands of elk in Curry County. One of these 
bands is found between Myers and Hunters Creeks and there are prob- 
ably between thirty-five and forty head in the band, There are two 
cows on Hubbard Creek, seven or eight head on Elk River, and five or 
six head that range between Butler Mountain and Sugar Loaf Mountain. 
There is plenty of bear left in Curry County, but the panthers are 
getting pretty well thinned out. The bobcats are increasing rapidly, as 
are also the coyotes. 
There were more ducks this winter in Curry County than usual. 
There are two or three small bands of Brant geese that stay around 
Hunters Cove and Whale Head all winter. 
There are a few grouse and a few native pheasants, but the quail 
are very scarce. 
There were more wild pigeons this year than there have been for 
several years. 
There are trout in all of the mountain streams and the salmon troll- 
ing is as good as will be found any place, 
There are lots of good trails all through the mountains, fine camp- 
ing places, and plenty of wood and water. 
COLUMBIA COUNTY GAME NOTES 
By Warven Wm. Brown 
Pursuant to the custom for an article for the ‘‘Oregon Sportsman’’ 
from the different game wardens, I will endeavor to contribute a brief 
review connected with my work in the field for the last quarter. 
Of course, my work is confined to the one county, which is Colum- 
bia, and I presume that there are more violations and attempted viola- 
tions in this county than any other in the state, due to the fact that 
most of the county is isolated and it requires lots of travel by foot and 
other conveyance outside of the railroad transportation, from the fact 
that there is only one line of railroad traversing this county. Therefore 
there is more opportunity for illegal fishing and hunting with less 
chances of detection on that account. It requires constant vigilance on 
the part of the warden to apprehend the many violations of the game 
laws in this county. While Columbia County is perhaps the most pro- 
lifie for game and fish, and, from the newspaper comments and the 
farmers living in the remote sections of this county declaring that con- 
ditions have very much improved within the last two years, for the rea- 
son that the county has been better policed than ever before, is due to 
the activity and faithfulness of the numerous deputies assigned to this 
county. 
Thus far this winter, on account of the very pleasant weather, the 
game has not suffered from exposure or for want of feed, and, with the 
exception of the deep snow on the ridges, the lowland has been pretty 
free from snow all winter. I have observed in my travels that the 
pheasants are plentiful in certain localities and I believe that they are 
‘now on the increase. The same thing might be said of the ducks, and 
I believe the past season was one of the best ever had, as nearly every 
hunter was able to get his lawful quota, and from now on, with the 
closed seasons closely observed, I believe that this county will turn out 
