OREGON STATE GAME COMMISSION AUGUST 1961 COMMISSIONER APPOINTED S T A TE Mr. Tallant Greenough, of Coquille, was appointed by Governor Mark 0. Hat- GAME COMMISSION field to serve on the Game Commission for a five-year term beginning July 20, 1961. Mr. Greenough is an attorney and well-known sportsmaninthecoastal ULLETIN area. He is particularly noted for his skill with the bow and arrow. He succeeded J. H. Van Winkle of AUGUST, 1961 Oregon City whose last term expired on Number 8, Volume 16 July 19. Mr. Van Winkle had been on the Commission for twelve years. Published Monthly by the DOVE, PIGEON AND SNIPE OREGON STATE GAME COMMISSION 1634 S.W. Alder StreetP. 0. Box 4136 REGULATIONS ANNOUNCED Portland 8, Oregon Openseasondatesformourning doves, band-tailed pigeons and Wilson's MIRIAM KAUTTU SUHL, Editor Oregon's first open season for Atlan- H. C. SMITH, Staff Artist snipe selected by the Game Commission tic salmon had a successful start this MEMBERS OF COMMISSION from the framework of regulations set John P. Amacher, Chairman Winchester by the federal government are as follows: spring at Mud Lake in Deschutes County. Rollin E. Bowles Portland Creel records collected May 27 through Max Wilson Joseph Mourning doves, September 1 through 30 and June 3 and 4 show that 917 Joseph W. Smith _Klamath Falls 30. Tallant Greenough _Coquille anglers caught 402 of these choice fish. Band-tailedpigeons,September 1 ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF More than 80 per cent were over 18 Director through 30. P. W. Schneider Wilson's snipe, October 28 through inches in length, with the largest measur- C. B. Walsh Assistant Director ing 25.5 inches and weighing 6.25 pounds. John McKean ______ _ Chief of Oper., Game Div. November 26. C. J. Campbell .._ Chief of Oper., Fishery Div. Anglers are limited to a bag of one fish R. C. Holloway Chief, Inf. and Educ. Bag limits, unchanged from last year, in any 7 consecutive days or in posses- H. J. Rayner Chief, Research Division are: Doves, 10 a day, 20 in possession; W. D. DeCew Controller sion. John B. Dimick Chief, Supply and Property band-tailed pigeons, 8 a day and in pos- William E. Pitney _.Chief, Basin Investigations session; Wilson's snipe, 8 a day and in The Atlantic salmon is more similar A. V. Meyers Chief, Lands Section to our steelhead trout than to our races George Kernan Engineer possession. H. R. Newcomb Personnel Officer Shooting hours for pigeons and doves of Pacific salmon. The Oregon Game Roy C. Atchison Attorney are from one-half hour before sunrise Commission started rearing Atlantic sal- REGIONAL SUPERVISORS until sunset (standard time). Wilson's mon back in 1951 when it received a gift Leslie Zumwalt, Region I, of 10,000 eggs from the Quebec Depart- Route 1, Box 325, Corvallis snipe may be shot only from sunrise J. W. Vaughn, Region IIBox 577, Roseburg until sunset (standard time). ment of Game and Fisheries. L. M. Mathisen, Region IIIParrell Road, Bend * W. H. Brown, Region IVBox 742, La Grande W. V. Masson, Region V Box 8, Hines HEARING ON BEAR Sauvie Island Management Area was Entered as second-class matter September 30, visited by 7,333 people between June 2 1947, at the post office at Portland, Oregon, AND OTHER REGULATIONS under the act of August 24, 1912. and June 20 according to traffic counters Please report promptly any change of ad- Regulations on black bear, as well as installed at two locations. Of these 4,270 dress. Send in address label from a recent upland game,waterfowl,silvergray issue with notice of change. were at Oak Island and 3,063 in the East- At the present time the Bulletin is circulated squirrels and furbearers will be con- side area. free of charge to anyone forwarding a written sidered by the Game Commission at its * * request. hearing on August 11. The 1961 state-wide mourning dove The last legislature authorizedth.. call count was the highest recorded since Commission to classify bear as a game the annual survey was initiated in 1953 the cover animal in designated areas after making A cinnamon teal hen shown on its nest as a part of a nationwide survey. Results in the Klamath Marsh area. Picture was a determination that for such areas black of the survey conducted between May 20 taken in 1908 by William L. Finley. bear are not damaging and will not be and June 10 show that 2.07 dove calls expected to damage growing crops, live- per mile were heard and 1.37 doves seen BULLETIN stock, bees or trees. The Commission by per mile. Field agents covered 18 differ- regulation may permit the use of dogs HUNTER SAFETY ent routes for a total of 360 miles. A de- in hunting black bear. clinein number ofcallsfrom 1960 TRAINING PROGRAM The meeting convenes at 10 a.m. in showed up on five routes only. the Portland office of the Commission, * * Instructors Approved 1634 S.W. Alder Street. Census of goose breeding grounds Month of June____ 81 during June showed an increase in both Total to Date 1,701 MEMPHIS SITE OF adults and young wherever suitable habi- Students Trained FISH & GAME MEETINGS tat was present. In the Klamath Basin, The fifty-first annual conference of 2,298 adults and 1,849 young were tallied Month of June _ 917 the International Association of Game, on permanent transects as compared with Total to Date 10,870 Fish and Conservation Commissioners 1,266 adults and 1,676 young in 1960. At will be held in Memphis, Tennessee, Summer Lake, 63 goose broods were Firearms Accidents Reported 1961 September 11-12. President of the As- counted compared with 55 last year. Some Fatal 2 sociation this year is P. W. Schneider, of the increase is attributed to displace- Nonfatal 8 Oregon State Game Director. ment of birds from the drought areas. Page 2 August, 1961 EARLY BIOLOGICAL SURVEYS 1,or OREGON By Harold C. Smith, Wildlife Artist T WAS RECOGNIZED early in Oregon Bennett, his uncle, a few miles east of way to Sisters. Here they found snow on that a thorough knowledge of fauna and Madras. top of Black Butte. (Mr. Todd had told flora was of great importance as a basis Mr. Bennett's father-in-law, John Y. Alex if Black Butte had snow on it, the of intelligent management of our game Todd, who lived with the Bennetts at the McKenzie Pass would still be closed.) resources, wise conservation of useful time Walker was there, was an old-timer It was decided to return north to the birds and animals, and for the control of in central Oregon. In 1860 he built the Columbia River. They started back along injurious species. first bridge on the Deschutes River some the west side of the Deschutes River As early as 1888 a systematic survey miles north of Maupin at what was later to Warm Springs Agency, where they of the state was started under C. Hart known as Sherars Bridge. (See McArthur, camped for some time collecting speci- Merriam of the old U.S.Biological OREGON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES, third mens, writing notes, taking photographs, Survey. Various other surveys have fol- edition, page 545). etc. Then they travelled north to Warm lowed since then. In 1913 a cooperative The group proceeded through Bend, Springs River where they were ferried survey was undertaken by the U.S. around Lava Butte to Lapine, then to across by an Indian girl, camped at Hot Bureau of Biological Survey, University Fremont, Fort Rock, and on to Silver Springs, moved on through Simnasho, of Oregon, Reed College, Willamette Uni- Lake. Here at Paulina marsh, Alex col- Wapinitia, Tygh Valley, Dufur, and to versity, Oregon State College, and the lected nests, eggs, and bird specimens The Dalles. Arriving at The Dalles they State Board of Fish and Game Commis- of all kinds. He said this was the first found the Columbia River in its spring sioners. All agencies assisted with field large marsh he'd ever worked in as the freshet. A week went by before the river men and equipment. Alex Walker, pres- ones back in South Dakota were much dropped enough to be navigable by the ent curator of the Tillamook Pioneer smaller. He still remembered vividly how next stern-wheeler to Portland. It was Museum, was a member of this survey cold it was every night, as each morning (Continued on Page 4) party as well as later ones. His field work the ice had to be broken in the water Alex Walker with his collecting gear. Picture was for the fish and game department in bucket (this was the first week of June). taken in 1914 near McKenzie Bridge. 1913, 1914, and 1915 is described here as While here his party was visited by the he recently related it to me. game warden, M. S. Barnes. Alex, his father, and a friend started From this area Alex worked his way out from Portland April 1, 1913 on board north to Fort Rock again and, skirting the stern-wheeler, the Bailey Gatzert, the edge of the Paulinas, camped at Sand taking along a light covered wagon with Springs. Near here he found and collect- a team of horses. Unloading at The ed a Gray flycatcher's nest and eggs (the Dalles, they camped the first night three first authentic nest -of the species ever miles up the Columbia. recorded). Working north he and his Travelling up the river, Alex collected companions passed through Millican and birds and small mammals.