130 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



Mr. Stanley G. Jewett, writing from Willow Creek above 

 Heppner Junction, says he saw several pairs of Chinese pheas- 

 ants in the alfalfa fields. These are birds liberated from the 

 State Game Farm. The residents in that locality give the birds 

 careful protection and they are thriving. 



New Brunswick stands out as a notable example of what 

 may be accomplished by proper methods of game protection. A 

 history of New Brunswick written in 1825 contained a statement 

 to the effect that the last moose had vanished from the forests 

 of that province. According to the report made by the Chief 

 Game Warden of New Brunswick the number of deer killed in 

 that province in 1913 was 2075 ; moose, 1499 ; caribou, 454 ; a total 

 of 4028. 



Mr. Allan Brooks, the artist and ornithologist whose colored 

 pictures of quail recently appeared in the Oregon Sportsman, 

 enlisted with the Canadian troops and is at present on the firing 

 line in France. He is one of the very few exceptional bird artists 

 in this country and his return will be anxiously awaited by thoso 

 who have admired his drawings. 



It is said more ducks have been seen in Kansas this spring 

 than before in ten years. Is the federal migratory bird law to 

 be given credit for this condition? If not, what is it that makes 

 the water-fowl more plentiful in Kansas this spring than before 

 in many years'? This is a condition for sportsmen to consider 

 well before they denounce the federal law. — American Field. 



According to the new game law of Arkansas, no person shall 

 be licensed to hunt in that state except he or she be a bona fide 4 

 citizen and resident of the state, and shall have, previous to the 

 issuance of the license, resided in the state twelve months. An 

 annual tax of one dollar is placed on all dogs in the state used 

 for hunting quail. The new law makes the daily bag limit on 

 quail fifteen and on ducks twenty-five. Quail can be hunted 

 only between December 1 and February 1 of each year, and it 

 is unlawful to ship fish and game from the' state. 



