THE 



OREGON 



SPORTSMAN 



the hides of one bobcat, three mar- 

 ten, two mink and seven skunks. 

 * # * 



Mr. J. J. Gatens, of Newport, re- 

 ports that bounty was paid on 192 

 bobcats, four coyotes and one wolf 

 during the year 1913. It is very 

 likely that the wolf upon which 

 bounty was paid was a large coyote. 

 At present there are no records of 

 wolves being found in Lincoln 

 County. 



LINN COUNTY. 

 Mr. Vince Pattick, of Browns- 

 ville, Oregon, while on a trapping 

 trip in the mountains up the Cala- 

 pooia ran acrcss a big gray wolf. 

 His dog made an attack on the wolf 

 but before Mr. Pattick could get in 

 a position to kill the wolf it had 

 killed the dog. Mr. Pattick set his 

 traps and later caught two large 

 female wolves. 



MULTNOMAH COUNTY. 

 Mr. Harry Abele, of Portland, was 

 the first man who qualified for the 

 Salmon Club of Oregon which was 

 recently organized. The object of 

 this club is to encourage a higher 

 class of sportsmanship in angling 

 for salmon. Mr. Abele caught a 

 chinook at Oregon City weighing 

 twenty pounds and four ounces, 

 landing the fish in thirty minutes 

 with a five and a half ounce rod and 

 a No. 9 thread. Hereafter he is 

 entitled to wear the bronze button 

 of the club. To win a silver button 

 one must land a thirty-pound sal- 

 mon, and for a gold button, a forty- 

 pound salmon, with light tackle of 

 specified weight. 



UNION COUNTY. 



The Wing, Fin and Fleetfoot Club 

 of La Grande has elected the fol- 

 lowing officers: Dr. G. W. Zim- 

 merman, president; J. T. William- 

 son, vice-president; A. A Wenzel, 

 secretary; Chas. E. Harding, treas- 

 urer. The executive board is Chas. 

 B. Orai, P. A. Foley, J. M. Kohl, 

 Walter Zweifel and S. D. Crow. 

 After the business of the club was 

 transacted there was a smoker and 

 speeches by members and visitors. 

 One of the interesting things before 

 the organization was the awarding 

 of the prize for the greatest num- 

 ber of magpies killed by any mem- 

 ber of the club during the year. 

 Mr. Walter Zweifel was awarded 

 this prize. A five dollar gold piece 

 awarded by Mr. August J. Stange 

 was the reward. Mr. Zweifel killed 

 forty magpies in one day, bringing 

 in the heads to be counted by the 

 secretary. 



WALLOWA COUNTY. 



The herd of elk which was intro- 

 duced into the Wallowa Forest Re- 

 serve has increased considerably 

 during the past season. There are 

 eight yearlings at the present time. 

 In 1912 a herd of fifteen elk was 

 introduced, but five of these died 

 during the winter on account of in- 

 juries received in capturing. Four 

 of these were cows and one bull — 

 all animals three years old, or over. 

 In 1913 a herd of fifteen was in- 

 troduced, one of which escaped. The 

 herd has also been increased by the 

 addition of one or two wild elk 

 ranging in that section. 



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