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to be seen. We then dressed the carcass and went after a team and 
managed to get him on the wagon, 
Those who eat bear meat claim it is excellent. Myself and others 
at the house could not be induced to even taste it. In later years I 
found bear meat to be fine and healthful, and surely bacon made of 
fat bear meat cannot be excelled, 
SENTIMENT OF OREGON PUBLIC HAS 
CHANGED 
(From Prineville Journal) 
Forest Supervisor Ross has taken a very definite stand in reference 
to the enforcement of the State Game and Fish laws and has already 
opened his campaign by the arrest and conviction of one man for the 
illegal killing of deer. 
The time was not very long ago when the Forest Service took no 
very active part in the enforcement of the game laws for several 
reasons: 
First—Because it had its hands full of other administrative matters. 
Second—Because it appeared that the general sentiment of the 
people was opposed to it. 
Times have changed, however, and with it the sentiment of the 
public. The Forest Service is now devoting more of its time along the 
lines of general public service in addition to the administration of the 
National forests. It is assisting the local communities in the con- 
struction and improvement of roads; is encouraging the use of the 
National forests for recreational purposes, and has been assisting the 
State Game Commission in the distribution of game birds and the 
planting of trout fry; and now it is going still further,*it is going to 
enforce the State game and fish laws. It is doing this for several 
reasons: 
First—Because it is right that the laws should be enforced. 
Second—Because it would be inconsistent to devote its energy in 
building up our game and fish resources if we sanctioned unlawful 
fishing and hunting, which is destructive to our game and fish 
resources. ; 
Third—Because the sentiment of the public is now strongly in 
favor of game law enforcement. 
Fourth—Because the man who pays for a hunting and fishing 
license and does obey the game laws, is entitled to a square deal, 
which he does not get unless everybody respects these laws. The fish 
and game are the property of the State and no one has any more right 
to kill them unlawfully than they have to kill their neighbor’s eattle. 
The Forest Service takes this opportunity to inform the public that 
it will from now on use its influence to see that our game and fish 
laws are enforced and Supervisor Ross and his rangers will assist to 
the fullest extent in the prosecution of all cases brought to their 
attention, and in this matter we have the support of every honest and 
fair-minded man; and further, you may depend on the Forest Service 
to do everything in its power to build up our game resources in order 
that the Ochoco National Forest may be put to its fullest use for the 
people living in its vicinity. © 
