THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 199 
Coast Mountains about ten miles west of Yamhill. This is one of 
the most beautiful camping places and also one of the best hunting 
greunds to be found in the Coast Mountains. A number of fine 
deer are killed here each season and quite a number of bear. Wild 
blackberries are very plentiful and fishing fair. Those who care to 
pack about nine miles into the mountains, to the north and south 
forks of the Trask River can catch the limit of fine trout almost any 
time and will also find hunting excellent. 
The camping place known as the Wortman Camp, lying fifteen 
miles West of MeMinnville on the headwaters of the Willamina 
.River and near the beautiful Willamina Falls, is noted for its ideal 
trout fishing as the stream is kept well stocked each year by the 
State Fish and Game Commission. The deer hunting is excellent 
and some bear are also found in this location. The beautiful camp 
grounds, lovely scenery, fine fishing and hunting, good automobile 
roads, leave nothing to be desired in the way of a suitable place to 
spend the summer vacation. This road extends fifteen miles farther 
into the mountains to the Big Nesucca River which is one of the 
finest fishing streams in the State, and there is also plenty of deer 
hunting. From Wortman’s Camp the road is not suitable for travel 
by automobile but may be reached by team or pack horses, and 
those who make this trip will be well repaid for the effort. 
The Tualatin River near Cherry Grove is one of the finest fishing 
streams in my district. It is also a good location for deer hunting. 
Camping places may be found at various places along the river and 
it ean be reached either by train or automobile. While fishing along 
this stream June 17, Mr. Frank Woodard of Portland saw three fine 
deer. Trout fishing and deer hunting are especially good at Gales 
Creek near Gales City, at Dairy Creek near Mountaindale, and at 
Scoggins Creek at the head of the famous Scoggins Valley. There 
are also beautiful camping grounds along these streams and a good 
automobile road. There are many other locations too numerous to 
mention in this district and I will be glad to furnish any informa- 
tion I can to those who anticipate a trip to this section. 
GAME CONDITIONS IN COOS COUNTY 
By WARDEN J. M. THOMAS, North Bend, Oregon 
Deer seem to be very plentiful in some localities, while not so 
plentiful in others. The Chinese pheasants in the Coquille 
Valley, liberated by the State a few years ago, are doing fine, and the 
birds can be seen most any place in the Coquille Valley. 
The State Fish and Game Commission has tried very hard to get 
the birds started in this section, but it seems to be very difficult an« 
other place other than in the Coquille Valley. The State has a larg 
game reserve, consisting of probably 10,000 acres, the entire holdirs 
of the Dement brothers, on the South Fork of the Coquille River, and 
has liberated eight crates of birds on this reserve, but the birds 
either won’t stay there or have been caught or killed in some way. 
There are a great many deer on this reserve. The writer had 
occasion to visit the reserve not long ago and in one day’s travel 
counted thirty-one deer, We learn that there is some poaching on 
the reserve, but this will be watched very carefully in the future. 
The South Fork of the Coquille River is a great stream for fish- 
G ‘dee conditions in Coos County at the present time are fine. 
