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OREGON STATEGAME COMMISSION

ULLETINFEBRUARY, 1959

BOREGON STATEGAME COMMISSION

ULLETINFebruary, 1959

No. 2, Volume 14

Published Monthly by theOREGON STATE GAME COMMISSION1634 S.W. Alder StreetP. 0. Box 4136

Portland 8, OregonMIRIAM KAUTTU, EditorH. C. SMITH, Staff Artist

MEMBERS OF COMMISSIONRollin E. Bowles, Chairman PortlandKenneth G. Denman MedfordJ. H. Van Winkle Oregon CityRalph T. Renner LakeviewMax Wilson Joseph

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFP. W. Schneider DirectorC. B. Walsh _Assistant DirectorW. D. DeCew ControllerJohn B. Dimick __Chief, Supply and PropertyRoy C. Atchison AttorneyC. J. Campbell __Chief, Basin InvestigationsR. C. Holloway Chief, Info. and Educ.John McKean Chief of Oper., Game Div.H. J. Rayner Chief of Oper., Fishery Div.George Kernan EngineerA. V. Meyers Chief, Lands SectionH. R. Newcomb Personnel Officer

REGIONAL SUPERVISORSLeslie Zumwalt, Region I,

Route 1, BoxJ. W. Vaughn, Region II Box 977, RoseburgL. M. Mathisen, Region III -_ Parrell Road, BendW. H. Brown, Region IV Box 742, La GrandeW. V. Masson, Region V Box 8, Hines

Entered as second-class matter September 30,1947, at the post office at Portland, Oregon,under the act of August 24, 1912.

Please report promptly any change of ad-dress. Send in both the old and new addresswith notice of change.

At the present time the Bulletin is circulatedfree of charge to anyone forwarding a writtenrequest.

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THE "GAME COMMISSIONBULLETIN OF THE AIR"

Take the recorder and go where thestory is has been the motto of Ron Shayin getting material for the Game Com-mission Bulletin of the Air series. Inthe cover photo, Wayne Huff has justcompleted hauling a number of down-stream steelhead from an irrigation by-pass trap on the Umatilla River andplacing them in the Columbia. A worddescription of the operation was tapedand carried to listeners of the state.

From the time of the program incep-tion in 1955, an average of 30 stationshave been airing the 15-minute publicservice programs. Programs come fromall areas of the state, plus occasionalwords from out -of -state visitors whopass through the central office of theCommission.

You listeners are encouraged to writein and let it be known what you wouldlike to hear programs on. Ron will getthem if possible.

If your local radio station is interested,the tapes are free of charge to the sta-tion, consist of a 15-minute public ser-vice program per week, and cover workof the Game Commission, plus huntingand fishing opportunities from variousareas of the state. All stations are in-vited to carry the series and may beput on the list by writing to the Com-mission headquarters in Portland.

JANUARY MEETING OF THEGAME COMMISSION

At its meetings on January 9 and 23the Oregon State Game Commission con-sidered the following matters in addi-tion to the 1959 angling regulations:

Capital Outlay: Authorized call forbids for construction of residence andbachelor quarters at Summer Lake man-agement area, and new residence atButte Falls hatchery; authorized purchaseof dragline and shovel at Summer Lake;and approved $2,500 for materials fornew elk trap, $1,600 for fencing at RogueValley management area, and $6,730 fornew pond at Cedar Creek hatchery.

Emergency Hunts: Ordered threeemergency big game hunts for the pur-pose of damage control in Benton County(75 deer permits), Lincoln County (40deer permits), and Clatsop County (30elk permits). Also amended its policyto permit, when a list for a particularcounty was exhausted, drawing of namesfrom lists for adjacent counties.

McKenzie Diversions: Ordered noticebe given for installation of fish screensat the Walterville and Leaburg diver-sions on the McKenzie River.

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Steelhead FishermenIf you catch anymarked fish this winter, be sure to reporttime and place fish was caught and howmarked. Every bit of information re-ceived helps in determining the best wayto improve the fishery.

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From southern Canada to southernMexico more than 2,000 state and federalwaterfowl specialists last month made acount of migratory ducks and geese inpractically every known waterfowl win-tering area. The survey for the entirecontinent was made in the same periodto avoid counting the birds twice.

Both aerial surveys and ground countswere made. In Oregon the inventory cov-ered such areas as the Klamath, Snakeriver, Columbia basins, Willamette Val-ley, Sauvie Island and others.

The survey is made to learn the dis-tribution of wintering waterfowl as wellas the actual number of birds in NorthAmerica as a whole. Results of the sur-vey will not be available for severalmonths as tabulation of all the data willrequire a considerable amount of time.

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Some 97,950 anglers took more than171,400 trout from Detroit Reservoir onthe North Santiam River this past an-gling season. This is the highest totalcatch ever recorded although the catchper angler of 1.75 fish was less than the1957 average of two fish per angler.

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Two sight records of sharp - tailedgrouse have been received from BakerCounty near Lime.

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National Wildlife Week, sponsored bythe National Wildlife Federation, willbe from March 15-21. The Federation'snew wildlife stamps are now available.Money received from sale of the stamp:,finances many activities of the Federa-tion.

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By W. H. Brown, Supervisor, Northeast Region

THE RECREATIONAL use of theWallowa Mountains is increasing rapidly

was more sportsmen become aware ofthe excellent angling afforded by thesixty or more lakes scattered throughoutthe high peaks.

Located in the Wallowa-Whitman Na-tional Forest in the northeast corner ofthe state, they offer a rare opportunityfor the sportsman who seeks the best inwilderness angling amidst a rugged Al-pine setting. No roads cross the regionas most of the lakes are within the boun-daries of the Eagle Cap Wilderness area.Access is by saddle horse or on foot.Several lakes are within walking dis-tance of the road's end, and saddle andpack horses are available at most accesspoints at reasonable rates.

Since most of the lakes are at ele-vations of 7,000 to 8,500 feet, the lengthof time when they are free of ice isshort. Most of them can be reached byhorse by mid-July, but camping andtravel will be more enjoyable through-out August and early September.

Most of the lakes contain large popu-lations of eastern brook trout as a re-sult of good spawning conditions andlow angling pressure. In an attempt toget a better harvest of this species, theGame Commission has set the bag limit

(---qt 30 fish per day with 60 in possession.There is no length limit and the seasonis open the entire year. The regula-tions apply to all lakes above 5,000 feet

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except Duck, Twin and Fish lakes. Rain-bow, cutthroat, mackinaw, and the rareand beautiful golden trout are alsostocked in some lakes. The bag limit onthese species is 10 fish per day and 20in possession.

The Lake Basin in the headwaters ofthe west fork of the Wallowa River isthe most popular area. It may be reachedby good trails from Hurricane Creek,Lostine River and Wallowa Lake nearJoseph. Packers are available but itwould be wise to arrange for reserva-tions ahead of the busy season. The mainattraction of the Lake Basin is the largenumber of lakes within a few minuteswalking distance of one another. All areheavily stocked with eastern brook trout.The angler who likes more solitudemight make the 2-mile hike to Razz Laketo try for the rare, beautiful, and gamey,golden trout. The high elevation (8,500feet) seems to intensify its exotic color-ation. Glacier Lake, just two miles southof the basin, contains above average east-ern brook trout. Prospect Lake (el. 8,500ft.), a rugged 20-minute climb from Gla-cier, presents the challenge of tremen-dous rainbow amidst an awe-inspiringglacial setting.

For the greatest enjoyment, one shouldplan on spending several days in thearea. Most visitors to the region pro-vide their own camping equipment andfood and arrange for a packer to takethem to a centrally located campsite on

one of the lakes. The packer will comeback and move them out at a prearrangeddate. For a more luxurious trip, theoutfitters will furnish all food and equip-ment, with a cook and guides to takecare of camp.

Many campers prefer to back pack tothe high country. Several Boy Scout andExplorer groups make annual trips bythis method. There is a greater sense ofpersonal achievement by this method,and out-of-the-way lakes not served byhorse trails may be visited.

Aneroid Lake, lying six miles south ofWallowa Lake, is a good bet for theangler with limited time. The round tripcan easily be made in one day by footor horse with plenty of time for fishing.Cabins and a camping area are availablefor those who wish to stay longer. An-other nice one-day trip is to Ice Lake.It abounds in eastern brook trout andone might see mountain goats on theMatterhorn, which soars 10,000 feet highabove the lake. The animals were in-troduced by the Game Commission in1950 from the Lake Chapotka area inWashington.

A gravel road running seventeen milesup the Lostine River from the town ofLostine is the gateway to Frances Lake.Eastern brook, rainbow, and cutthroattrout grow large here and provide achallenge to the serious angler. It isone of the few lakes that is regularly

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Angling Regulation ChangesTHE 1959 angling regulations were adopted by the Game Commission

on January 23 and become effective by February 7. In general, theregulations remain much the same as last year.

The general trout season will be from April 25 to October 31 except forstreams in zones 1, 3 and 4 and the Cascade national forest lakes. Zones 1and 3 (Umpqua) streams will be open from May 30 to October 31 andstreams in zone 4 (Rogue River) will be open from May 30 through October4. An April 25 opening will prevail in upper sections of the Rogue andNorth Umpqua. For lakes and reservoirs within the national forest bound-aries in the Cascades, the season will be from May 30 to October 18. Thetrout bag limit is the same but now includes the Dolly Varden.

Extension of the winter steelhead season through the month of March,in effect last year on the Wilson and Alsea, will apply to the open portionsof the Coquille, Nehalem, Salmon, Sixes, Tenmile and Nestucca.

Salmon anglers fishing the Pacific Ocean from Tillamook Head to theCalifornia line are restricted to salmon 20 inches and over, for which thebag limit will be 2 fish per day and 4 in possession or in 7 consecutive days.This restriction applies also to salmon imported from beyond the three-milelimit so that no salmon under 20 inches may be landed.

To protect the fall salmon run, the Columbia River and its tributarieswill be closed during November to all salmon angling, including jack sal-mon. Commercial fishing also is prohibited during the period. Steelheadangling is not affected.

The bag limit for spring chinooks in the Umpqua was increased from1 a day to 2, with a limit of 4 in possession or in 7 consecutive days.

The following summary includes the major changes made this year.For a complete list of the regulations to be in effect, consult the 1959angling synopsis. Copies will be off the press about the first of March.

ZONE 1Closures repealed on North Fork Alsea,

Big Creek (Clatsop county), Cedar Creek(Tillamook county) and Fall Creek (Al-sea tributary).

Deer Creek (Alsea River) closed.Gnat Creek closed from Fish Commis-

sion rack down to Supply creek.Flynn Creek (Alsea River) closed.North Fork Klaskanine River closed

from 1/4 mile below hatchery dam totidewater from March 1 to June 30 andOctober 16 to November 30.

Mercer and Mu ns el Lake tributaries,and Munsel creek opened to'angling.

Nehalem River from the CCC bridge toFishhawk Creek closed to salmon anglingfrom March 1 to October 15; above Fish-hawk Creek closed entire year.

Needle Branch (Alsea River) closed.Closure repealed on South Fork Rock

Creek (Siletz River).Siltcoos, Sutton, Tahkenitch and Ten-

mile Lake tributaries opened.Squaw Lake closed to boat angling.Tide Creek (Columbia county) from

the falls to 200 feet below opened.Trask River below Hanenkrat Road

open April 25 to October 31 to salmonangling; above Hanenkrat Road no sum-mer season for salmon.

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Valsetz Lake, general season applies.Wilson River. Minimum length limit

for salmon (including jack salmon) andsteelhead changed to 12 inches with baglimit of 2 per day, 4 in 7 days or in pos-session.

Woahink Lake tributaries opened.

ZONE 2West Fork Hood River closed above the

Punchbowl to McGee and Elk creeks.Hood River Lake Branch from West

Fork to Sawtooth Spur Bridge closed.Long Tom River below Fern Ridge Res-

ervoir, trout angling open entire year.Lookout Creek (McKenzie) opened.Special season and bag limit for Row

River and Dorena Reservoir repealed.Sandy River closed to salmon angling

from Viking Park bridge to Marmot DamJune 30 to September 15; above MarmotDam closed entire year.

Sain Creek and tributaries opened.North Fork Santiam St a y t on power

canal closed from P.P.&L. powerhousedownstream to first bridge; and fromspill dam downstream to north channel.

Tualatin River and tributaries aboveHillsboro water intake opened.

ZONE 3Closed portion of Fish Lake to be open

after June 30.

Rogue River above Laurelhurst bridge;Big Butte Creek above Cobleigh roadbridge; and Elk Creek above Burnt Peakroad crossing, open April 25 to October18. (Tributaries included)

ZONE 4Fish Lake opening date changed to

May 30.North Umpqua and tributaries above

Soda Springs dam open April 25 to Oc-tober 31.

ZONE 5Crystal Creek opened.Haystack and Ochoco Reservoirs open

entire year.Metolius River closure at Fish Commis-

sion racks repealed.Mud Lake and tributaries closed.Closure repealed on Odell Creek and

tributaries, and Trapper Creek.Paulina and East lakes open May 30 to

October 3.ZONE 6

Drews Creek and tributaries aboveDrews Reservoir closed.

Klamath River closure at mouth ofSpencer Creek repealed.

Klamath River closed from Copco BigBend dam to downstream side of bridgeat flume crossing.

ZONE 7John Day River closed from 200 feet

below to 200 feet above Canyon Creek.McKay Reservoir bag limit: 30 fish per

day, 60 in possession or 7 days.Mill Creek open May 17 to Septem-

ber 15.Strawberry, Little Strawberry, Slide,

and Upper Slide lakes open May 30 toOctober 31.

Westland Canal closed to angling frompoint of diversion to the fish screen andfrom the fish screen to a point 100 feetdown the by-pass ditch.

Walla Walla River closed to angling fora distance of 300 feet below the HudsonBay dam and 300 feet below Little WallaWalla intake dam.

Little Walla Walla River closed to an-gling from point of diversion to 140 feetbelow the fish screen.

ZONE 8Chickahominy Reservoir open entir e

year.Krumbo Reservoir and Krumbo Creek

open July 1 to September 30.ZONE 9

Murray Reservoir closed to anglingfrom boats.

Razz Lake opened.Snake River from the marker 100 feel-

above the upstream bank of Pine Creekto the face of Oxbow Dam closed.

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February, 1959

Wallowa Lakes(Continued from Page 3)

stocked since natural spawning is in-adequate. At the head of the LostineRiver, just seven miles from the road, is50-acre Minam Lake. Situated on thedivide between the Minam and Lostinerivers, the lake is actually the sourceof both streams. It contains an abun-dance of good eastern brook trout.

The Copper Creek trail is the easiestroute from the Lostine to Swamp Lake,which is stocked with golden and rainbowtrout. This is an ideal site for a basecamp as Cheval, Steamboat, and Longlakes are all within easy hiking distanceand provide a wide variety for theangler.

North Minam Meadows is also popularas a base camp location. It provides goodstream fishing in beautiful setting andis within hiking range of John Henry,Steamboat and Green lakes. It is reachedfrom the Lostine by the Bowman trail,but the trail from Moss Springs and upthe North Minam River is also used.Many riding groups vacation at NorthMinam Meadows as the abundant horsefeed in the large fenced pasture easesthe chores of horse wrangling.

Chimney Lake, about five miles fromthe Lostine, is a good one-day trip or alocation for a base camp. It has a largepopulation of small eastern brook trout.Golden trout are available in Hobo andWood lakes within hiking distance ofChimney.

Northeast of Baker, on the south sideof the mountains, is a beautiful groupof lakes that drain into Eagle Creek.Lookingglass Lake has the greatest va-

"Prospect Lake presents the challenge of tremendous rainbow amidst an awe-inspiring glacial setting."

riety with eastern brook, Montana cut-throat, and mackinaw trout in abun-dance. Bear Lake nearby has easternbrook and large cutthroat. Eagle Lake, atthe head of the drainage, is overpopu-lated by eastern brook. Mackinaw trout,which were recently stocked in an ef-fart to control brook trout numbers, arenow reaching large size and take luresreadily. Cached Lake nearby is also over-stocked with small eastern brook trout.

Guide service and horses are availableat the end of the Eagle Creek road.

Only the more accessible lakes havebeen covered in this report. The angler

Mocassin Lake is one of many in the Lake Basin at the headwaters of the West Fork of Wallowa River.

who wants to obtain complete solitudewill find several lakes in each area thatare seldom visited if he will take thetrouble to search for them.

All of the high lakes were originallybarren of fish life but contained an abun-dance of aquatic insects that were idealfor fish food. When the first rainbow andeastern brook trout were stocked in thisrich pasturage they grew to enormoussize. Competition for food was at a mini-mum. The lakes were lightly stockedsince all fish were packed long distancesby horse and mortality was high. Fewlakes had suitable spawning for rainbowso the species reached maturity, thendied out. Eastern brook were able tospawn successfully, however, and theirnumbers slowly increased. Angling suc-cess was excellent and many large fishwere taken during this period. As fishnumbers built up and competition forfood became greater, aquatic insects be-came very scarce. Terrestrial insects arenow the principal food supply in over-populated lakes. Fish growth was slowedas food became less plentiful and nowfish are maturing at one-half the lengththey would have achieved under idealconditions.

When the stunted condition of thefish first became apparent, it was be-lieved that the big fish were all caughtout so more brook trout were plantedperiodically. This, of course, only madethe existing problem worse. Fresh-watershrimp and other fish food organismswere planted to no avail. Fertilizationof lowland ponds has been successful in

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Wallowa Lakes(Continued from Page 5)

increasing fish food production but noinformation was available on its effecton high, cold lakes. In 1950, a total of4,000 pounds of commercial fertilizer waspacked to Chimney Lake. Applicationswere made from a boat at two-week in-tervals throughout the summer. For ashort time in mid-summer there wassome improvement but as the watercooled, all benefits were lost.

The more liberal bag limit of 30 east-ern brook per day was the first man-agement tool that has shown any promisebut eyen in the most popular lakes theanglers do not take enough fish to keepahead of the spawning production. Thesize of maturing fish has increased insome lakes, however.

The first real progress in the searchfor a solution to the problem was madewhen Hobo Lake was treated with ro-tenone and all stunted eastern brooktrout were removed. The lake lay idlefor two years and fish food organismsincreased in numbers. Golden trout fromthe high lakes of Wyoming were intro-chimed and had reached a length of 16inches by 1958 and are still growing.Maximum length of eastern brook beforethe treatment was 81/2 inches. Wood andRazz lakes were later partially treated,then stocked with goldens. Fish food pro-duction increased in these lakes also.Eastern brook are now twice as long in

Area inName of Lake AcresLong 90 EBSteamboat 75_ EBFrances _________ 55_ Ct, Rb, EBAneroid ______ 43_ EBRogers ________ 3 EBIce 16 EBHorseshoe _______ 24_ EBUnit 10 EBRazz 10_ Gd, EBLee 14 EBDouglas ______ 36 _ EBUpper Mirror _ 3_ EBMirror 45 EBMoccasin ______ 36 _____ EBPocket 12._ EBGlacier _ 34_ EBFrazier __________ EBLittle Frazier 3____________ EBProspect 50_ Gd, RbMinam 50 EBJohn Henry 6 EBChimney 10 EBLoverty 4 EBHobo 10 GdBear 6 EB

Wood and Razz as they were before thetreatment.

Biological control by the use of pre-daceous species of trout in overpopulatedeastern brook lakes is also being em-ployed. Mackinaw were stocked in Eagleand Lookingglass lakes to determine theeffects of this method. The mackinaware now up to 14 inches in length andthe average length of the brooks has in-creased almost an inch. With the mack-inaw, which is a lake spawner, there isalways the danger that they may in timeoverpopulate the lake themselves, so thisproject will have to be carefully watched.

Rainbow and cutthroat are also beingstocked. They have attained good sizeand may have some effect in controllingthe brook trout populations. They havethe advantage of not spawning naturallyin most lakes and will not become a prob-lem in later years. They will have to bestocked periodically in order to maintaintheir numbers.

Almost any trout fishing method seemsto be effective in the high lakes. Smallflies of the common patterns seem tohave the edge in the eastern brook lakes.Black gnat, red ant, coachman, mosquito,and brown or grey hackle are popular.The bait angler with worms, grasshop-pers, or salmon eggs will do well, espe-cially where rainbow and cutthroat arefound. Spin fishing is most effective onmackinaw but is also effective with theother species. Many spin fishermen usea fly and bubble with good results.

WALLOWA MOUNTAIN LAKES

Species ofTrout*

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Area inName of Lake Acres

Species ofTrout*

Wood 10 Gd, EBBilly Jones 10_ RbEcho 12 EBHawk 10Cheval 15New Deal 6Swamp 50Green 15____________ EBBlue 12 EBDiamond 20 EBTombstone 15 EBHidden 19 EBLookingglass ___ 33 ________ Mk, Ct, EBCulver 7 EBBear 9_ _ Ct, EBEagle 30 Mk, EBCached 7Pop 15_Traverse 20Echo ____________ 6Heart 8Crater EBPine ___________ 2L_ EB*CtCutthroat GdGoldenRbRainbow MkMackinawEBEastern Brook

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Whatever the method of fishing orspecies of fish preferred, the anglershould be able to find it somewhere inthe Wallowa Mountains.

ABOUT THE AUTHORWill H. (Bill) Brown has been super-

visor of the Northeast Region withheadquarters at La Grande since the

Game Commis-, sion established

the regional or-ganization earlyin 1950. With hiskeen interest inall phases of fishand wildlife un-der his sup e r-visio n, the joband its locationfit Bill to a tee.

An early graduate from the fish andgame management course at OregonState College, Bill's first assignment withthe Game Commission was as a fieldbiologist in 1939. This job took him intovarious parts of the state as it wasbefore the days of district biologists. In1941 he entered the army and duringthe next four years saw much activeduty in both the Pacific and Europeantheaters. Upon his return to the gamedepartment in 1946, he went to GrantsPass as a district agent and remainedthere until moved to La Grande.

Fond of horses and the outdoors, Billprobably would be just as happy witha field job that would not tie him downto an office. However, by stretching thehours in a day, he manages to take careof his supervisory duties, attend count-less meetings and still manage to put ina fair share of time in the field. Also,through considerable pressure, he canbe persuaded to squeeze in time for anoccasional Bulletin article.

GAME COMMISSION MEETING(Continued from Page 2)

White River Management Area: Au-thorized submission of offer to purchasefor $17,000 tract of 519 acres in theWhite River Management Area.

Snake River Islands. Accepted offer ofIdaho Power Company to deed to Oregon(pursuant to condition imposed by itsFederal Power Commission license tocompensate for wildlife habitat destroyedby its Snake River projects) Patch, Port-ers and Huffman Islands (also GoatIsland if available).

McKenzie HatcheryApproved sched-ule of operations looking toward aban-donment of McKenzie Hatchery by July1 and eventual disposal of the property.

MulletsExpressed its approval of pro=posal from Klamath county to have themullet classified as a game fish.

February, 1959

Angling Changes(Continued from Page 4)

WINTER REGULATIONSBag limit for Dolly Varden during the

winter salmon-steelhead season is 10 fishper day, 20 in possession or in 7 consecu-tive days, in zones 7 and 9.Open Seasons:

Zone 1February 7 to 28, 1959, andNovember 1, 1959 to February 28, 1960.

Zones 2, 5, 6 and 8February 7 toApril 24, 1959 and November 1, 1959 toApril 23, 1960.

Zones 7 and 8See summer regula-tions in synopsis.

Columbia River and tributaries closedto salmon angling, including jack sal-mon, November 1 to 30.

Open Waters: Only changes listed be-low.

ZONE 1Big Creek up to confluence on Frying-

pan Creek (Lane county).Cape Creek up to second bridge on

Cape Creek road, 2.3 miles above High-way 101 (Lane county).

Coos River South Fork up to firstbridge above Dellwood.

Coquille River up to and including theSouth Fork up to Siskiyou national for-est boundary open through March 31.

r Coquille North Fork up to McKinleyBridge at Fairview.

Cummins Creek up to markers about1 mile above Highway 101 (Lane county).

Drift Creek (Siletz Bay) up to NorthCreek.

Drift Creek (Alsea Bay) up to GoldCreek.

Fall Creek up to a point 200 feet be-low the big falls located about one mileabove Highway 34 (Alsea).

Floras Creek up to Highway 101 bridge.Fogarty Creek up to forks located just

above State Park.Klaskanine River North Fork up to a

point Y4 mile below Fish Commissionhatchery racks open December 1 to Feb-ruary 28.

Nehalem River up to Rock Creek openthrough March 31.

Salmon River up to site of Van Hyningbridge open through March 31.

Sixes River up to Elephant Rock Creekopen through March 31.

Tenmile Creek (Lane county) up toupper boundary of Forest Service campspot, 6.4 miles above Highway 101 openthrough March 31.

Sutton Lake and Sutton Creek.Yachats River up to North Fork.

Waters Closed to Winter Angling:North Fork Salmonberry River.Faraday and Roslyn Lakes (Zone 2).

GAME BULLETIN

RECENT NEWS articles on theGame Commission budget cut for the1959-61 biennium have resulted in a num-ber of requests that we report the statusof this matter in our Bulletin. In com-pliance with these requests, the follow-ing brief summary of this situation ispresented.

Briefly, the budget as approved andsubmitted by this Commission to the De-partment of Finance and Administrationwas cut to the extent of $2,237,739. Thesecuts were represented in a number ofcategories such as the following proposedexpenditures: Impoundment construc-tion and rearing of anadromous fish,$350,000; stream clearance program re-duced by $40,000; a planned warm-waterfish impoundment program, $96,000; anda reduction in the fishway and screen-ing activity to the extent of about $84,-000. A number of other activities suchas game damage control, automotiveequipment, and seasonal employees werereduced in varying degrees. Federalfunds, primarily the Commission's partof the Columbia River Fisheries Pro-gram, in the amount of $1,154,000 wereeliminated. The effect of this action isto increase the unencumbered balancecarried in the game fund and postponethose elements of the program forwhich the funds were allocated.

The Game Commission budget is pre-pared through a careful process of staffplanning, followed with review and/ormodification and final approval by theCommission before submission to theDepartment of Finance and Administra-tion. All funds available to the Commis,sion arise from dedicated revenues, theprimary source of which is from the is-suance of hunting and angling licenses.The budget is first developed on thebasis of program needs and then ad-

justed to a forecast of revenues. Becauseof the knowledge that our revenue wasnot going to increase substantially, itwas not possible to plan along the linesof increased program in numerous areaswhere this was indicated as desirable. Nobudget is submitted which exceeds theforecast of revenues. Nearly $1,000,000of needed program was cut by this Com-mission before final approval by themsince forecasts of revenue indicate thatsufficient funds would not be availableto pursue these badly needed activities.

new biennial budget, subject tofinal approval by the legislature, wassubmitted to the Department of Financeand Administration just prior to Sep-tember 1 in order to meet schedules es-tablished for all state departments.

The printed budget will, of course,display both the one submitted by thisCommission and the one as modified bythe cuts which we have briefly reviewedhere. It now will go before the Waysand Means Committee of the FiftiethLegislative Assembly. As soon as pos-sible the Commission will appear beforethe appropriate Ways and Means Sub-committee to review and discuss itsbudget. It is the intention of this Com-mission to seek readjustment of thebudget along the lines of the Commis-sion's original request.

P. W. SCHNEIDER.

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4,0Large birds with black bellies &pointedtail feathers. Males have black &whiteplumage on neck &breast. Femalesso /id light-colored feathers on neckand breast. Ma /es weigh 6 ths.;Females 3 lbs.

site on the ground under a sagebrush.7-1013 olive buff eggs are /aid. After25 days the brood hatches. The chickscan fly when 5-to 9 days o/d. Groundsquirrels badgers often find thenests & eat the eggs.

Although desert birds they are never_ found far from water holes.Sage-brush /eaves form 75X of diet with

alfalfa, clover; rabbitbrush 8 grasses.insects are eaten in season also.

Oregon State GameCommission Bulletin

1634 S.W. ALDER STREETP. 0. BOX 4136

PORTLAND 8, OREGON

OREGON S TAT

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