Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-07
.SPORTSMEN WANT
GAME LAWS CHANGED
Want Deer Season TO Open
September l---WOuId xiii
Hen PheaSantS

If the recommendation of the state
fish and game commission, supplement.
ed by the Oregon sportsmen's league
and the state board of forestry, count
for anything with the legislative as
sembly, the state game laws will be
amended so as to provide for an open
season for deer and other big forest
game on September instead of Au-
gust /, as at present, and the law pro-
tecting Chinese pheasants win be
changed so as to permit of the killing
of five birds in any one day, not to
exceed two out of the total Of five to
be female pheasants.
Also, if the recommendations Of the
fish and game commission are acted
favorably upon by the legislature there
will be no need Of an appropriation for
the enforcement Of the fish protection
laws and for hatchery work in the first
district, streams tributary to the Co.
lumba river for the ensuing bicnnium
and the financial needs for hatchery
purposes of the second district, streams
/ flowing into the Pacific ocean, will be
cut in half as compared to what has
been asked for and appropriated in the
past, That these recommendation will
he made to the legislature by the fish
and game commission in its biennial
report, now in course of compilation, is
youched for by George II. Kelly, mem.
Der Of the fish and game commission
and state Game Warden w, i. Finley
and Master Fish Warden R. +. Clan.
ton, who were in Salem ON business foI
few hours yesterday
"Thc receipts of our department
from licenses, fines, etc., each year,
said Master Fish Warden Clunton
care very nearly enough under the
present license laws to pay the cXpen-
ses of hatchery operations and law en-.
forccmcnt in the first district. The
connerymen and fishermen on the Co.
lumbia river have become so thorough.
ly convinced that our present method
Of taking, Matching and caring for the
fish is success and the only assur.
ance Of the perpetuation Of the salmon
industry that they have voluntarily pc.
titioned the commission to increase the
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concentrations to the legislature Ia
this effect are adopted by the legisla.
ture, the receipts from this source of
revenue will defruy all Of the expen.
ses in the work. The increased re-
ccipts in the second district, based up
on tie increased catch Of salmon, will
reduce the funds required for hatchery
expenses about one.half what IL has
been in the past and we will probably
! not ask for more than $4,000 per yeal
for maintenance of the coming lcgisla
ture, whereas we have been receiving
|, 10000 per year and needed all Of It..
"The changes we suggest in The
game laws and particularly those in re
lution to the killing of Chinese pleas
ants ~ said both Commissioner Kelly
! and Gnme Warden Finley. "hnye III,
sanction and endorsement Of the Ore
? gon sportsmen = league, which repre-
sents about 40 separate local sports
e mems clubs and associations all ovcl
, the state, and, iuosmuch as the hunt
ers and anglers contribute all Of III,
funds for the enforcement Of the law,
for game protection, we feel that theil
desires and Judgment should be giyet
consideration in the matter"
$50 far us the open season for phcas
ants is concerned " snid Commissions
. Kelly ~ would be in favor Of open
ing the season for the killing of fiv,
birds In any one day regardless Of Sc,
, for there Is no question that the female
, phcosonts far outuumbcr the malt
/, birds on account Of the iong closed sea
son ON the females. As to the chang
, ing of the open season date ON dee
: from August l to September |, ther
4 are two facts to be taken into consider
( alton, the first OF which is that Angus
is usually the driest month Of the dr..
season Of the year when there is NOR
danger Of fire In the forests from neg
lcctcd aud abandoned camp fires; am
, the second is, that deer are not IN cor
ditiou to be killed aud eaten befor
September I and sportsmcn, as rul,
are In favor Of the later date Of opel
7 ing"