40 THHD OREGON SPORTSMAN 
an abundance of all kinds of game. The different varieties of fish will 
also be very plentiful, as the fish which have been put into the various 
streams by the Fish and Game Commission are doing well; and in the 
numerous streams of this county in which these fish have been trans- 
planted, my reports in every instance are that they are doing splendidly. 
So, according to this, Columbia County in a very short time will be the 
banner fishing county of the state, and the only thing that will have 
to be looked after to preserve these fish will be the bullheads, as they 
have already been noticed to have eaten these small fish. 
There is also a destructive bird which is known positively to be kill- 
ing the Chinese pheasants, and that is the falcon hawk. He has been 
detected in killing the pheasants in several different places in this 
county. 
The trapping in the lower end of the county is also very good and 
a great many of the trappers have had a successful season. I have in 
mind at this moment a man who is a resident of this county, treeing 
and shooting the largest coon that was ever taken in Columbia County. 
There has also been seen recently in this county elk, consisting of 
four cows and two bulls, in the neighborhood of Squaw Creek. 
I look for the coming seasons to be better than ever in the game 
line and there will be no doubt but what Columbia County will main- 
tain its prestige as one of the best for the hunter and the nimrod and, 
from the fact that better roads are being rapidly built in this county, 
it will be more easy of access and more inviting to the sportsman. 
I am also of the opinion that the deer will be on the increase from 
now on, for the reason that the wildcat and cougar are fast being ex- 
terminated. There are other matters of which in detail I might men- 
tion as an incentive to the sportsman to turn his attention towards Co- 
lumbia County, but will leave that unsaid for the present, and any 
further information wanted by those desiring to visit this county for 
game or fish I will be glad to furnish if they will communicate with me. 
GAME CONDITIONS IN JACKSON COUNTY 
By Wiarpen Ep. Wtxer, Medford, Oregon 
The government and other hunters are doing a great work in ex- 
terminating predatory animals, especially the larger ones, such as 
cougars, wolves and coyotes. I think the cougars are the most destruc- 
tive to deer and the coyotes come next, especially after the snow has 
fallen and is crusted. 
Mr. Penning, a man of wide experience as a hunter and trapper, 
found a large four-point buck that had been caught by coyotes in 
crusted snow. They had taken a feed from the buck’s hams and left 
him to die. Mr. Penning shot the buck to put him out of his misery. 
I think the bobcats feed mostly on birds, and they are fast killing 
off the native pheasants and grouse. I believe the bobeat also kills 
small deer in great numbers. 
I figure good varmint dogs are an asset to the country. A good 
share of the farmers living in the foothills think all dogs they hear 
running are chasing deer, and they generally send reports to local game 
wardens to that effect. 
If one will stop and think, a deer being chased by dogs will usually 
make to the nearest water after two or three hours. On the other hand, 
