184 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
COUGARS AND WILDCATS KILLED IN 
i LANE COUNTY 
By WARDEN E. C. HILLS, Eugene, Oregon 
John Gentry, of Florence, brought ten wildcat hides to Eugene 
recently for the purpose of claiming the bounty of $2 each on the 
varmints. Eight out of the ten cats were treed by Mr. Gentry’s shepherd 
dog, and the other two were caught in a trap. 
Elvin Lewis, of Crow, brought in four cougar and five wildcat hides 
some time ago. The cougar were killed on the Siuslaw in the Wolf 
Creek country. Mr. Lewis stated that one of the cougar had ‘‘camped’’ 
at one place for nearly a month, and that he found where the anima! 
had killed three deer. One member of this family of cougars got away 
from Mr, Lewis. 
Will Bushnell states that 25 Bob White quail have wintered in 
his barn and become very tame. 
During a recent snow storm W. Harlow caught four nice ‘‘ Redsides’’ 
in the McKenzie River. He used a March brown fly for the purpose. 
Many sportsmen are purchasing their angling and hunting licenses 
before the ‘‘raise’’ scheduled by the recent legislature to take place ou 
the 21st of May. Better buy them now, boys. 
Big Bill, a Webfoot bachelor, had never killed a Chinese pheasant 
in his life. During a recent snow storm he spied what he took to be a 
real China sitting in the snow near his abode and concluded that he 
would have a $50 dinner—the usual fine for killing Chinas in ¢losed 
season being the above amount if you get caught. Bill fired four shots 
and made a rush to pick up his bird, when lo and behold, he found that 
he had. killed his prize-winning Brown Leghorn hen. Bill says ‘‘no 
more Chinas for him.’’ Doubtless he is afraid he might kill a cow or 
a horse next time. 
When Eldon Trotter of Belknap Bridge went to the barn recently 
to do his chores he found a chicken outside the barn. He gathered 
biddy in his arms and taking her into the barn started to place her 
on the roost when he saw what he thought was a wildcat in the manger. 
Running to the house he secured his gun and dog and returned to the 
barn. Shooting at what he saw in the manger, he was surprised when 
his wife called to him from the porch of the house that the animal 
had run up the road. After the animal Eldon and his dogs went and 
soon had it ‘‘treed under a log.’’ It turned out to be a cougar. Re- 
turning to the barn Mr. Trotter looked into the manger again and was 
more than surprised when another cougar struck at him and nearly hit 
him in the face. He struck the animal with the butt of his gun and 
then shot it. The animals measured 614 feet in length. 
MANY FISHING STREAMS IN OLD YAMHILL 
By WARDEN O. B. PARKER, McMinnville, Oregon 
With the approach of spring comes the desire to get out our long- 
neglected fishing tackle, and begin preparation for a few days’ jaunt 
along some of Oregon’s many beautiful fishing streams. I know of 
no place where the streams are more desirable for early fishing than 
those of this county and nearby locations. The beautiful clear moun- 
tain streams abound with speckled beauties and the enthusiastie fish- 
erman usually has no trouble in making a good catch. Anglers, eome to 
