Significent 

 Figures 



A few years ago it was impossible to get a jury 

 to convict people in certain parts of the state for 

 violation of game laws. This is gradually changing. 

 Farmers and other landowners have become more 

 interested in game protection. They have come to 

 understand that game is one of our most valuable 

 resources. 



From the time the Fish and Game Commission 

 took office, on May 21, 1911, to December 1, 1912 ; 

 632 arrests were made for the violation of game 

 laws. Out of this number, 420 convictions were se- 

 cured, or 6Qy 2 % of the persons arrested were con- 

 victed. 



During the year of 1913, there were 312 arrests 

 and 229 convictions, or 73% of those arrested were 

 convicted. 



During the past year of 1914, there were 333 

 arrests and 307, or 92% of those arrested were con- 

 victed. 



In the biennial report of the California Fish and 

 Game Commission recently published, concerning the 

 arrests and convictions during the past two years, 

 it says: 



''The percentage of convictions obtained, 83%, 

 is, so far as we know, the highest ever obtained in 

 the country by any Fish or Game Board." 



The credit for the high percentage of convic- 

 tions in game cases, and for the improvement of 

 game conditions in Oregon, must be given to the 

 warden service throughout the state. These men 

 have worked carefully and intelligently to interest 

 people in the value of our game resources, and to 

 get co-operation in making Oregon a great game 

 state. 



