Cougar populations are increasing and the chance of sighting one while hunting other species is increasing. Calling is used in other states, such as Arizona, with a fair amount of success. Calling success is dependant on persistence, careful selection of calling locations, patience for cats that are typically slow in approaching a caller, a very watchful eye for spotting cats that are very good at approaching undetected, confidence that calling will eventually work and lots of luck. Calling a cougar to close range has its hazards and hunters should select sites with consideration for being able to see an approaching animal. Calling as a two-hunter team is a prudent safety precaution and can help in the detection of these stealthy animals.
Common snipe are a small-bodied game bird with a long, straight bill.
They can be found on almost any wet ground including ditches, mud flats, and wallows. Good numbers of snipe can be found in the lower stretches of the Columbia River as well as shallow wetlands such as those on E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area. Good numbers also occur during the fall and winter on flooded agricultural lands and mudflats surrounding reservoirs such as Fern Ridge Reservoir. There is much publicity about all the Threatened and Endangered species that are in need of extra protection. Lost in all this publicity is the fact that most game species are doing very well and are even creating significant damage problems on private lands because of their abundance.