Saturday, Octolxr 6, 1923.
TIIE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE NINE
More About Hunting in the
Catherine Creek District
(By .Imk Hunter.)
Ho much luivtiiff hvvn suhl on the
subject of hunting, tliut tf it ann'l
for one fuet, it would been next nuro
tomorlty, in tryinjr to wrHo morn.
That fact is: Wo ure more or Irsti
governed by tho coiuljtioi'i of tho
snrrounuinRs; tho moru so. us we pet
closer to nature; and, exceedingly so,
when we, deul with life in the wilds.
Everywhere, from the tfmo that
the first white man set his foot in
the forests, .conditions lmvu gradually
changed in turn changing Die nu
turo nnd liubits of the denixenB of
"the tall und uncut." Time has
wrouphl a wonderful change all
over, which necetwltutes a cliange in
the methods of the hunter. A good
hunter of twenty years ago, using
the same old -tactics today, would
invariably come home disappointed.
And, the greatest factor, outside
of the general cliange by father time,
is that we liave the localities, of
which like all else in nature no two
alike bo, that animals of each local
ity, have their own individual nature
and habits, corresponding to the
place in which they live. In that
sense. It is opportune, to give such
informations, guthered from u close
study of a given locality.
Of course. It will be understood
thut. there ure general .principles,
which the hunter must ubaolulely
possess regardless of time und place.
Sagacity, courage und determination
with good common sense, und with
a physic to withstand the urduous
walks and climbs, are necessary; und
a fair understanding of fire-arms,
with steady nerves to shoot straight,
at a living and moving unimul, is
also essential. , .
: , Locality. .
This territory, is best reached by
the way of I nion. Tho best place
I to camp, is at the Forks of Catherine
(Ircek: being at the mouth of the
two main canons, with main trails
connecting with all points of the Na
tional Korest Reserve, with telephone
at Hunter's Hlg Jog CuMn, connect
ing with Union, and long distance.
Distances arc all viu I'nion, to Hun
ter's at the Korks. Union. 14 miles.
Baker, 47 miles. ,a Grande, 32
miles. Autos can come within one
mile of the place. Horses and pack
outfits can be secured, ut all these
places when requested in advance.
Kauipmciit J-'or One Week Or More.
In selecting an equipment always
bear in mind that your trails here,
are 9f per cent climbing, and 5 per
cent rocks. Ho select the very light
est possible, and yet comfortable
loose garments never wear unything
tight In these mountains. Good high
top boots, of which the Chippewa
packs are a first class pattern, are
most necessary. They uliout'i be
J urge enough for the wearing of two I
pair of woolen socks; one pair heavy
weight and one pair medium. Take
two extra outfits of socks for chang
ing often.
It Is not umiss here to- slate, that
tf you have tender feci, don't en
cuniber yourself with powders or
drugs, which are worthless, compared
Willi this ' simple remedy of the
mountaineers: Take the bark of the
alder, which grows everywhere along
the creek; boll a kettle full, making
a strotfg liquor; bathe the feet well
in tills llquwr before retiring at
night. Two or thfc-u applications,
and by keeping your feet clean, will
make tough feet out of the, most
tender baby feet.
Along with your camping outfit,
bring a tarpaulin, to use, in case
you have tracked some animal (mile
a "ways from camp, and want to
spend n night out .In the higher
mountains. The rest, as" to camp
out fit, can be selected much us the
individual taste desires. lut we
must here elaborate on fire arms und
hunting implements.
As to the make and model of
guns, this can be left to the Indivi
dual tuste again; but one gun is
enough, and it should not be larger
than the 303 Savage or 3i-3 Win
chester. A good hunting knife und
belt axe", und a coil of Hi feet of
snmtl, but stout rope, to be packed
ut all times during hunting.' A
gooil supply of strong twine strings
in the pockets is also very handy.
A small pocket flash light, und never
forget matches. A small package of
medieuted cotton, with tape a small
bottle of peroxide, ami a filial of
turpentine In case of. an accident or
a cut, arc very essential, und ure
nmple for first aid and quick relief.
All tlits can be conveniently carried
In the place of a six-shooter, which
is practically u nuisance.
Now then, assuming that you are
at hc Korks and camped, had a
good breakfast of flap jacks and
beans, let us go for pheusunts first.
riicn.Miiit Hunting.
Pheasants are very numerous in
this district, but they have certain
places where they live at certain
times of tile year. In the open
season, the. count ry next to the
creek, has too much activity for the
pheaHant to make any lengthy stops;
hut as they like wuter. and the
tender grasses that grows around the
edges of streams, they ure found
along the North and Sout h Forks,
for u(j(yt two miles up from t he
Forks, where there are not many
people to bother them. Their best
haunts, ure utong the small creeks
and rivulets, which are numbered in
the hundreds, but they are never
found up very high In altitude. And
there, again we must find what they
feed on. - They feed principally, on
haw berries, huckleberries, den 'berries
or sugar plums, snowdrops und the
wild currents. Tin y also must have
Hew phoots front the fir and tumii-
Irack treca therefore wo proceed
nlong the llttlo creeks whore those
things tiro. In evidence; as before
mentioned, we don't go too high.
becuuse ulong with nn abhorenco fur
tho dry, that also Is the home of
tho grouse, who fights them fiercely
off their ground.
Hero, then, wo find a coveo of
them, now wo must watch close and
locate tho trees wherein they light.
This is not so very hard to do,
because they will light anywhere,
form 20 to SO feet high and they
are very cureless as toth elr hiding,
entirely different than the grouse.
The pheasant seems to be more like
a hawk in this respect. It always se
lects a limb where they can watch
on ail sides, thereby in pluin view
to tho hunter. Now all thut re
mains, is to aim straight nt their
heads und cut it off. Always take
the lowest bird, and then you may
shoot your bug limit off one or two
trees. By taking tho upper birds,
when It fulls to the ground, the
birds below takes it for a signal to
all fly away.
Now, here you are apt to meet a
cougar, because the cougar, has the
knowledge of whero to hunt for
tiiese birds, and is so much cat
like, thut he may be pretty close to
you and, hero is the beauty of
carrying a rifle, because you ciin
plug Air. Cougar or Mr. Bruin, who
is very fond of these same fruit, and
may be loitering around, at two or
three hundred yards; otherwise with
the old shot gun you would miss a
reat thrill.
The Mountain Grouse.
Our next trip will be for tho.
mountain grouse who lives now, at
this time, In plateaus and long
stretches of smooth lands and plenty
of tall large pine trees, and around
small springs and streams, where the
chokech'ernes and a few sarviceber
ries are to be found. The mountain
grouse is very fond of insects, espec
ially the grass hoppers, which are
found where the land is tolerably
dry, , with an abundunce of grass.
Ho up the mountain we hike, but not
to tho top. and our best time is
10 a. m. till 4. p. in. There we run
on to regular flocks of them. We
must watch very close tiie high trees
they fly to, because they will perch
from 100 feet high to the tallest
tree, und sometimes they will fly
quite distant. They also have the
faculty to make themselves look just
like limbs they will perch on. very
hard to locale. Indeed. It also re
quires, skill to shoot their heads off.
because, one, must stand sometimes
a good distance from the tree, to see
them, nnd (he sun may be right in
your face. But, with a .little caution
and by observing these rules, you
v41 find them, and no great umonut
of lubor will be necessary, to bug
your limit, of ntountuin grouse.
The Ilhie Grouse.
We wjll next go . after tho blue
grouse. - This bird Is the largest,
and tho most prized bird to get.
It is also the hardest, because It
takes a little more work and patience
to find Its location.
This, bird, some of them weigh as
high us 6 lbs. Thtey arc not so
numerous, but there Is enough to
satisfy the hunter, who Is not a
game hog. Two of those birds ought
to be the bag limit any way.
We find the blue grouse, on the
highest lops of the timbered moun
tains, not far from' some sprlncs,
or head of the liyle creeks. The
big rocks or cliffs, always brings one.
to a flat nnd bare spot on the very
top. and Invnribaly with a jungle
of tall tamarack nnd' black pine
poles. Here is there home ' during
thin season. They live mostly, from
t he lops of t hese t rees. catching j
what Insects they find on Ihe bare
Hpot, also feeds on huckleberries,
that crows In these jungles. They
are found In flocks from fen to per
haps fifty, nccording to the size of
I In; spot and jungle. Here beside
the hard climbing after them, they
a r much harder to locate In the
trees, because the forest here is so
dense sometimes necessitating a
solid hour, of good rubber-necking
up In the' tree top's for them and
I hey are almost invisible, and t hey
very seldom stretch their necks, hav
ing their head pretty close nt their
body, being a splendid opportunity
to show your skill, ut cutting heads
off nnd not spoil the body of the
bird. But If persistent, you can ut
least get a couple of these birds
every trip, nnd you will certainly en
joy the experience.
Here you will also run great
chances to meet with a panther, and
if perchance you have to go In the
Jungle, you may see signs of a cin
namon bear.
If you. happen to meet with any
of these animals, of which there ure
quite a number, also llnx, and the
bol cat Is very npt to be seen aroundi
(he cliffs, you will find that the
rope" you have carried, will come
In handy to string the animal to i
limb, to quickly skin and dress w hat
ever . bear meat you wish to take
with you. I will describe tho hunt
ing of those wilder animals In, an
other article.
Besides the above described birds,
wn have tho California grouse; the
little eastern purtrldge; with a few
fool lien ami strayed prairie chick
ens. But the above Information Is
ample for the hunter to make u
success of bird hunting, In this dis
trict. ' The bird hunting, will not take
you much mure than three miles
nirom camp, und doing this for u
few days, will trim you up for Hi
real hunt of tho biggest game after
wards.
Notice of Sheriff's Sale.
Notice ts hereby given, that by vtr
tue of nn Attachment Kxecution and
Order of Sale, duly issued out of and
under the seal of tho Circuit Court of
the State of Oregon, for tho County
of Union, beating the dale of tho Mb
day of September, 192:1, und to ho
directed und delivered, upon a judg
ment decree and order of sale dulv
entered In said Court, In tho suit
therein pending, wherein Harricto B.
Molt, wus plaintiff and Jay Conlcy,
wu defendant, lu which judgment
and decree was entered In favor oi
Harrlette B. Molt, plaintiff nnd against
Jay Conlcy, defendant for tho sum or
Kleven Hundred (Slluo.00) dollars
with Interest thereon ut tho rate of
89f per annum from the IGth day of
Nov., 1921. until paid, and for the
further sum of One Hundred Twenty-
Five ($12r.00) dollars as attorneys
fees nnd the costs und disbursements
taxes at Kighteen and 80-100 ($18. 80)
For Sale
Model n 4 -room home, large lot.
GOxllo, near railroad, school and the
new mill, good location on hard sur
faced street. Price $2,200.00. The
terms are very liberal.
Modern 5-room houue, new, full
basement .furnace, fireplace, built-in
wash irays. cement sidewalk, hard
surfaced street, excellent location.
This is one of tho best small houses
ever built in the cily and the price
and terms make It a good bargain nl
$5,26(1. Terms: $1,000.00, balance can
be paid by monthly, semi-annual or
annual payments. Investigate this.
Seven-room modern home, 4 lots,
barn, chicken house, close to school.
shops and Fainter mill. Let ua show
you this and you will suy it is far un
der priced.
I have Huverul clients that want
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sell, come in und talk to me about it.
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and for nccruiiifr costs, and In which
Kxocutton, I mil commanded to multo
Buto of tho hereinafter described reul
property to satisfy said judgment, de
cree, Interest, attorney fees, nnd tho
costs und disbursements, including ac
cruing costs.
Now therefore, by virtue ot said
Writ, and in obedience to its com
mands, I will on Tuesday, tho filth
day of October, A. D.. 11)23, ut the
hour of two o'clock p. m. of said day,
at tho front door of tho County Court
House, In tho City ot 1-a Grande, In
Union County, Oregon, sell at public
auction to tho highest bidder for cash
In hand subject to tho statutory rights
of redemption, nil right, tltlu nnd in
terest in an to tho following described
real property to-wlt: Tho NKl Kec.
IS, NJ S.c. 14, NWJ Bee. IS, Twp. 3.
8. It. S'J, V., W. SI.; Tho WJ SWJ Sec.
2(1, KJ SIM HJ WJ SKI Sec. 27 Twp.
2, S. Jt. 39. K. W. M, ull In Union
County Oregon,
Dated at l.a Grande, Oregon, this
8th day of September, 11123.
l.IOK WAHNICK,
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