158 THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 



It is gratifying to note that the attitude of the people 

 in the past few years has tended more and more toward 

 the game protection idea. From every nook and corner 

 of the state reports reach the game department stating 

 that conditions are much improved. With the devel- 

 opment of this attitude will come protection of the high- 

 est character and violations will be reduced to a mini- 

 mum. 



HOW MANY SPORTSMEN? 



Up to October 1st there had been sold 47,438 anglers' 

 and 30,584 hunters' licenses. For the past few years 

 the number of anglers' licenses sold has steadily in- 

 creased. This is due largely to the policy of the Fish 

 and Game Department in constantly restocking the 

 streams of the state, thus making a fair catch reason- 

 ably certain to him who loves to spend a day on the 

 stream. Of course we must take into consideration 

 the fact that our angling streams are easier of access 

 than our hunting grounds. A fisheman can spend a 

 day angling and return home in the evening with his 

 catch. A hunter spends from a couple of days to a 

 month on his hunting trip. He has to go farther for 

 his big game or his birds. It takes more preparation 

 and demands a larger outlay of money. All these items 

 enter into a consideration of the causes underlying the 

 fact that each year there are more anglers' licenses sold. 



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Bonneville is the most modern and largest hatchery 

 in the world. Oregon has a reputation throughout the 



