The Oregon Sportsman 



Volume III JULY, 1915 Number 7 



COVERING A BROADER FIELD 



In the first issue of The Oregon Sportsman published in 

 September, 1913, the aim of the Fish and Game Commission in 

 establishing this publication was clearly defined. The idea was 

 to make fishing and hunting important resources of the state. 

 There is no reason why Oregon should not use her wild birds 

 and animals as a prudent farmer protects and uses his flocks 

 and herds. Fields and forests that abound with game and streams 

 that are stocked with fish furnish a most attractive advertise- 

 ment for the state. Good hunting and angling invite a desirable 

 class of tourists who have money to spend and money to invest. 

 Game protection and propagation are business propositions, not 

 only for the man who lives in the city, but for the farmer, the 

 fruit-grower and the timberman. Game laws will be better 

 observed when we get the real interest of farmers, homesteaders 

 and other land owners throughout the state. It is felt this can 

 be accomplished through education and publicity more effectively 

 than in any other way. 



As the work of the Fish and Game Commission has in- 

 creased steadily during the past four years, it has seemed best 

 to enlarge the scope of The Oregon Sportsman and to make it 

 more distinctly a state publication, acquainting the public more 

 fully with the work that is being done to develop our game re- 

 sources and make Oregon a greater game state. The aim of the 

 Commission is to furnish our readers with a larger and better 

 magazine. This cannot be done at present by publishing once a 

 month as heretofore, so the following plans have been adopted. 



Beginning with the next issue which will be October 1st, The 

 Oregon Sportsman will be published quarterly instead of 

 monthly. It will be three times as large as the present issue and 

 its scope will be broadened so as to cover more completely the 

 work in Oregon relating to all the phases of fish and game pro- 

 tection and propagation. No effort will be made to make a 

 magazine in the popular sense of the word, but to publish a 



