288 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 
Local sportsmen. enjoyed splendid Chinese pheasant shooting in 
Hood River County during the open season provided by the last legis- 
lature. It was the first open season since this noble game bird was in- 
troduced into that section of the state by the Fish and Game Commission. 
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Arthur Hutchins, William Goode and James McGilchrist, three enthu- 
siasti¢ Salem sportsmen, landed 400 pounds of salmon while fishing 
in the Little Nestucca River in Tillamook County. Mr. Hutchins landed 
a 43-pound Royal Chinook, which he caught on an ordinary hook with a 
light fly rod. He landed the fish after a battle of more than an hour 
and a half. : 
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Eels are fish which started out to be snakes and changed their minds 
at the last minute. They live in the water and die out of it. There are 
electric eels which make a dynamo ashamed of itself and common eels 
which make a sailor despair when it comes to tying knots. Eels are 
covered with axle grease and it takes a man with lots of sand to handle 
one.—lIllinois Sportsman. 
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John C, Speaks, chief game warden of Ohio, in a recent address 
before the Ohio Fish and Game Wardens Association, said the present 
conditions in the Buckeye State were among the best in the entire 
United States, and that violations of the game law were steadily decreas- 
ing. He also called attention to the fact that game protection and the 
enforcement of the game laws in Ohio, as in most of the other states, 
was paid for out of the money received for hunters’ licenses, and did 
not cost the taxpayer a cent, unless he was a sportsman. 
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A company formed at Moss Landing, California, has established a 
packing house for whale meat and will endeavor to supply consumers 
of the Pacific Coast with this article of ‘‘war meat.’’ The flesh 
of. the whale is sold in steaks and roasts, free from bone and gristle, 
at 8 to 10 cents per pound. The meat is said to resemble good beef in 
flavor, texture and appearance. It is said the Pacific Coast is able 
to supply an unlimited demand for years to come. 
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The California state market director is conducting a campaign of 
education to bring fish to the attention of the public and also to stabilize 
the fish industry and the distribution trade. A fish day has been ap- 
pointed when fish will be featured in the hotels and department stores, 
demonstrations in preparing and cooking being given by trained cooks. 
By a system of repricing different food fishes, to strike a better average, 
and encourage a more even consumption, the cost of fish to the consumer 
is being reduced 20 per cent. 
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From far-away Boston comes a contribution to the Denny fund, 
which is being raised by the sportsmen of Oregon to provide a com: 
petence for the aged widow of the late Judge Denny. Judge Denny, it 
will be remembered, introduced the Chinese pheasant into Oregon many 
years ago. The money was sent by Mrs. Elizabeth Tomlinson, who accom- 
panied the gift with a note requesting that the amount be added te 
the fund. 
