THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 43 
from field to field, so Mr. Goose will be looking for a better climate. 
This practice should be prohibited by the State game law, and a law 
should also be passed to force shooters two miles from the roosting 
grounds. It would be better for all sportsmen. 
Here’s wishing all brother sportsmen and readers of the ‘‘Oregon 
Sportsman’’ good luck for 1917. 
GAME CONDITIONS IN COOS COUNTY 
Deputy Game Warden J. M. Thomas, of North Bend, reports the 
following game conditions in Coos County: 
During the open season of 1916 there were 318 deer killed in Coos 
County, which was a noted decrease over the year 1915. The number 
of deer remaining in this county, as near as can be estimated, is about 
7,500, and this may be a little overestimated. Some estimate them at 
12,000, but this, in my opinion, is erroneous, as I have made a very 
close study and estimate in most every locality throughout the county. 
The number of bear in Coos County, as estimated from all reports 
in all parts of the county which has been given in by reliable people, 
is 325. 
Panthers, from the same way of estimating and from the same 
source, are probably closely estimated at 135. 
The elk are increasing in Coos County. There were five calves seen 
in the Tioga and Fall Creek country in November, and the herd al) told 
is estimated at 80 head, although this may be overestimated. 
The estimated number of ducks was an increase of nine to one 
during the months of November and December, 1916, over the same 
period during 1915. 
The Chinese pheasants in the Coquille Valley are slightly on the 
inerease, and had it not been for the hard winter last year, the increase 
no doubt would have been double what it is today. If we continue 
to have an open winter this year, I think the increase this summer will 
be surprising. 
The Bob White quail and Hungarian partridge, liberated by the 
State Fish and Game Commission, were both doing fine in some sections 
of Coos County, but the hard winter had its effect on them as well as 
the Chinese pheasants. 
CHINESE PHEASANTS IN TILLAMOOK 
COUNTY 
By Warpven C. W. Loucuery, Tillamook, Oregon 
Tillamook County has not been very successful with Chinese pheas- 
ants. They are very scarce here, although several attempts have been 
made to increase their numbers. Some people claim that the birds are 
killed off by hunters, while others are of the opinion that the fall.of 
the year is the wrong time to liberate them in this county. A number 
of sportsmen, who are interested in getting the Chinese pheasant started 
in Tillamook County, are planning to raise them in captivity so as to 
get them accustomed to the climate before liberating them. 
