THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



They had no way of weighing the- animal, but Mr. Fawcett 

 estimated it would dress 300 pounds or more. 



On October 26 while Mr. Faweett was on Mirandi ranch near 

 Andrews he found the remains of a two-year-old deer that, in 

 attempting to jump a barbed wire fence had caught its hind legs 

 between the top and second wire in such a way that it was unable 

 to free itself. From the appearance of the hide and bones the 

 accident happened during the early part of the summer. 



GAME CONDITIONS ON THE UPPER CLACKAMAS. 



Deputy Game Warden Ben S. Patton of Estacada reports a 

 small band of elk living on the southeast slope of Mt. Hood. 



Hunters and trappers on the headwaters of the Clackamas 

 river reported an unusually large number of fawns this year. 

 This is probably due to the fact that seven wolves, three cougar, 

 one hundred and one bobcats and a large number of coyotes were 

 killed in that county during the past year. These "varmints" 

 no doubt kill many fawns. 



DEER SLAYERS BROUGHT TO JUSTICE. 



One of the most flagrant violations of the deer law has been 

 stopped in Curry county by the arrest of a gang of five violators 

 during the first week in December. The head of the gang was 

 George Fischer, formerly of Brownsville. For many years 

 Fischer has been the manager of the Brownsville glove factory. 

 During all this time he has been a constant violator of the game 

 laws of this state. He has several times before been arrested and 

 fined. He has always been exceedingly defiant as far as game 

 laws and game wardens are concerned. He carried one case to 

 the Supreme Court of the state. 



Last September he moved his glove outfit to Gold Beach and 

 from there shipped it to the William Clarno homestead near the 

 headwaters of the Pistol river. County Commissioner Colgrove 

 and several other residents of Curry county knew that the laws 

 were being violated and so a posse was organized and with the 

 assistance of Game Wardens John Adams and William Powell, 

 the entire gang was rounded up and taken to Gold Beach for 



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