158 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
shot. Only deer with horns may be killed and only 
two are permitted, instead of three as in the past. 
In view of the nearness of the open season for 
deer, it seems advisable that the editor of this 
publication give the usual and customary warn- 
ings about the proper wav to conduct oneself while 
hunting in the woods for deer. It seems as though 
this should be unnecessary, for precautionary ad- 
vice has been given year after year to the sports- 
men and hunters of this as well as other states, 
yet each year there is a death toll during the 
hunting season. 
Too frequently the hunter is over anxious to 
get a shot at a deer and he will not exercise that 
caution which actuates all his other activities. In 
the hope, therefore, that advice of this kind may 
reach someone who will benefit by it, we offer the 
following “don'ts” : 
Don’t shoot at a moving object in the brush. 
Wait until you can see the horns. Four men lost 
their lives in the forests of Oregon last fall be- 
cause they were mistaken for a deer. 
Don’t pull your trigger until you actually see 
the head of the deer with its horns. It is true that 
you will probably miss a shot or two by waiting. 
but you are absolutely certain of not killing or 
wounding a fellow human being. 
Don’t waste the meat. It is better to kill only 
one deer and eat or dry all of its meat than to kill 
two deer and waste half of it. 
Don’t leave your camp fire burning when you 
go away. The forests are the play grounds of the 
American people. Forest fires cut down this area. 
