THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
Volume Five + ~—April,1917,_——<«é‘t«~‘CSSCSNumbeer* Two 
Published by authority of the Oregon Fish and Game Commission from its offices, Oregon 
Building, Fifth and Oak Streets, Portland, Oregon. 
Entéred'as Second-Class Matter in the Postoffice at Portland, Multnomah County, Oreron. 
Official Publication of the Oregon State Sportsmen’s League. 
EDITORIAL STAFF 
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ere PF Gler PUINGM. «2 ice ct cea eecccee 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 ‘Sttics, experiences and  corre- 
spondence relating to hunting 
and fishing, protection and propagation of game birds, animals and fish, are solicited. 
We are always glad to receive photos that 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. lt may appear later. 
We especially desire secretaries of sportsmen’s organizations throughout the state to 
ky Ad posted on what their clubs are doing and what is going on in their respective 
oc es. 
Subscribers changing their address should notify us promptly, giving the old address 
as well as the new. 
EDITORIAL COMMENT. 


TO THE SPORTSMEN OF OREGON: 
Oregon’s fish and game history has reached the 
stage when legislation in the interests of the fish 
and game itself is more important than legislation 
designed primarily for the sportsmen. 
By that I mean it is becoming vitally important 
to safeguard our fish and game, and safeguard it 
more strictly than ever before, if the excellence of 
Oregon sport is to continue. And, of course, such 
action is also absolutely in the interest of the sports- 
men, for their prime desire is to preserve good fish- 
ing and good hunting in Oregon. 
So the game code passed by the Legislature was 
designed in many instances to stiffen the protective 
