THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



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Are You 



a Sportsman? 



A true sportsman is not necessarily a 

 man who carries a rod or a gun; lie is a 

 lover of woods and streams, fields and 

 flowers, tree and mountains, fish, birds and 

 animals. The joy of hunting and fishing 

 comes in the spirit of an amateur, not as a 

 professional. His point of view is in the 

 chase, not in the bag. He takes more pleas- 

 ure in watching his dog work than in see- 

 ing a bird fall after it has been flushed, or 

 in making a long, clean cast and getting a 

 rise than in landing the fish. 



The sportsmanship that is worth while 

 is that which takes a wholesome view of 

 nature. When game becomes scarce, the 

 sportsman ceases to kill and becomes 

 strictly a protector. He does not object 

 to closed seasons or small bags. When 

 quail are scarce, one bird on the fence is 

 worth two in the game bag. 



