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Upper McKenzie River country re- 

 port that deer are more plentiful 

 than ever before. 



HARNEY COUNTY. 



Mr. F. H. Fawcett, of Narrows, 

 Oregon, reports that there are many 

 more Canada geese on the Malheur 

 Lake reservation than for the past 

 two seasons. They mated and began 

 laying early in March, whereas last 

 year the first nest that was seen was 

 on April 7th. 



During the first part of April 

 many swan were seen about the 

 lake. The wapato seems to be the 

 chief food. 



The lake fish that usually spawn 

 about the first of April began 

 spawning about the 20th of March. 

 These fish run in the Spring Branch 

 near where the Blitzen River enters 

 the reserve. The run usually lasts 

 from three to five days. The fish 

 range from six to thirteen inches in 

 length. 



The great blue herons began build- 

 ing their nests on March 11th and 

 were laying by March 16th. Last 

 year they did not begin nest build- 

 ing until about April 7th. The lake 

 was not free from ice until after 

 that time. 



* * * 

 Mr. I. B. Hazeltine has been 

 preaching the gos.pel of " co-opera- 

 tion ' ' to the sportsmen of Grant 

 county, with the result that two 

 large and important organizations 

 have recently bercn formed. The 

 Union Rod and Gun Club, of John 

 Day and Canyon City, was organ- 

 ized in the latter place the evening 

 of Tuesday, April 7th. Forest Su- 



SPORTSMAN 



pervisor Cy J. Bingham, who has 

 been one of Oregon's most consis- 

 tent advocates of game conserva- 

 tion and law enforcement, was 

 elected president, while C. G. Guern- 

 sey, of Canyon City, and A. C. Mar- 

 tin, of John Day, were named as 

 first and second vice-presidents re- 

 spectively. H. L. Kuhl was chosen 

 secretary, F. S. Slater, treasurer, 

 and A. D. Leedy, field captain. 

 Leedy is one of Eastern Oregon's 

 pioneer trap-shooters and he will 

 endeavor to develop a team capable 

 of giving any amateur aggregation 

 in the state a run for its money. 



The Blue Mountain Rod and Gun 

 Club, of Prairie City, was organized 

 Thursday evening, April 9th. The 

 following officers were elected: S. 

 R. Laurance, president; W. L. Kei- 

 zur, first vice-president; W. J. Don- 

 aldson, second vice-president; E. W. 

 Kimberling, secretary; Andrew Rob- 

 inson, treasurer, and R. W. Hopkins, 

 field captain. 



Prosecuting Attorney Cozad, one 

 of the most ardent sportsmen in the 

 entire state of Oregon, took a prom- 

 inent part in the formation of both 

 organizations, the members of which 

 pledge themselves to a faithful ob- 

 servance of the game laws and to 

 report all violations coming under 

 their observation. 



WASCO COUNTY. 



E. B. Berlin, W. H. Anderson, Ray 

 Woolsey and Peter Hoffman, the 

 first party to go into Badger Lake 



this season, returned with one 

 hundred and ninety big rainbow 

 trout. 



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