THE OREGON SPORTSMAN 199 



IN THE GAME WILDS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY 



By Warden Orrin Thompson. 



In response to the request for an article for the Oregon Sportsman 

 from the game wilds of Douglas county I will give the following items: 



i have spent most of the time since the open season began on the 

 South Umpqua River above Tiller. Hunters in this district have had 

 good success, considering the dry and, very hot weather that has pre- 

 vailed. One hunting party, composed of Messrs. Earl and Pearl Wood 

 and John and Sidney Morley, bagged nine bucks and a coyote in one 

 week's hunt. These men were from Silverton, Oregon. Another party 

 ran onto an old female bear with three cubs and killed them all. 1 

 do not consider this a very sportsmanlike "stunt" to slaughter these 

 harmless animals at this time of the year when the old ones, especially, 

 are good for nothing. I believe they should be protected by law at this 

 season of the year. 



John W. Gates, of Portland, met with an accident while hunting 

 on Bear River above Tiller just after the season opened. He fell and 

 dropped his gun and the hammer striking a rock the weapon was dis- 

 charged, the bullet striking him in the hand. It was necessary to 

 amputate three of his fingers. 



On a recent trip to the higher ridges dividing the waters of the 

 Rogue and Umpqua Rivers, I saw a greater amount of wolf signs 

 than usual at this time of the year. I also heard them howling on 

 several occasions. Some of the "Old Heads" tell me this is a sign of 

 a hard winter. 



I have seen a large amount of "buck sign" in my travels, which 

 convinces me there are plenty of deer left. The wily old bucks have 

 shed the "velvet" from their horns and gone into the brushy canyons 

 where they will surely give the nimrods a "run for their money." 



In the district where I have been, I have noticed an unusually 

 large number of Mountain Quail. I have seen very few Blue Grouse 

 and I do not believe they have done very well in this section. 



A TRIP TO THE BADGER LAKE COUNTRY 



By Warden W. O. Hadley. 



One of the many interesting trips that can be made from Hood 

 River or The Dalles, is the trip to Government Meadows, then on to 

 Lookout Mountain and on over Gumquack to the Badger Lake Country. 



From Hood River the trip can be made by a good wagon road to 

 Mt. Hood postoffice and then on a good trail to Government Meadows, 

 which is twelve miles long. From The Dalles the trip to Government 

 Meadows can be made by wagon or automobile on a good mountain 

 road, either by way of Mt. Hood or Dutch Flats, the distance being 

 twenty-eight miles, When you reach the "Flats," which are south 

 of The Dalles, you have a beautiful view of the valleys and the Colum- 



