28 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



Under the auspices of the League a series of moving picture 

 reels were shown and lectures given at the Heilig theatre in 

 Portland, January 22, 23 and 24. The net amount raised by these 

 lectures was $379.15; $55.45 were sent in by the Elks' lodges 

 and $129.90 raised by private donations. With the amount raised 

 by the wardens, this makes a total of $634 which is to be turned 

 over to Mrs. Hubbard. 



A bill was also introduced in the Legislature and has been 

 signed, Governor Withycombe appropriating $3000 out of the 

 game protection fund for Mrs. Hubbard and her children. 



JACK RABBIT BOUNTY IN HARNEY COUNTY. 



During the past year in certain localities 1 in eastern Oregon, 

 jack rabbits became so abundant that they were a continual 

 menace to farmers' crops. The matter reached a climax in Har- 

 ney county, where at the last election a four-mill tax was levied 

 to create a jack rabbit bounty fund for the extermination of these 

 creatures. 



The assessed valuation in Harney county is $7,783,570.00-. 

 This gives $31,000 for the jack rabbit bounty fund. 



The bounty law in Harney county became effective January 

 2, 1915. On February 18, 1915, the County Clerk's office had 

 paid out a bounty of five cents each on 156,707 rabbits. This 

 made a total amount of $7,835.35. 



The jack rabbit bounty law in Harney county provides that 

 if the fund set aside for the payment of bounties should be ex- 

 hausted, warrants shall be drawn, and that at the next period for 

 making tax levies, the County Court shall make such levy as will 

 provide for the payment of the debt thus incurred. 



It will be interesting to find out how Harney county will 

 come out in her experiment with the rabbits. The history of 

 bounty laws is not one of successes. Too often the people who are 

 most in favor of bounties, wish to make a profit out of the com- 

 mon pest. One of the serious objections to the bounty scheme 

 is that as soon as the creatures grow less abundant, so that it 



