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 licenses (see above) ; open season for game animals and birds, all dates inclusive:

Bear: Entire year, except in Jackson, Josephine, and Klamath counties, where open season is Nov. i to Nov. 30. Buck deer, Sept. 20 to Oct. 25; bag limit, 2 Columbia blacktail deer or I mule deer having not less than 3 forked horns. Bull elk, having horns: Nov. 8 to Nov. 18. Chinese pheasants: Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 in most counties; bag limit 4 birds in I day, 8 in any 7 consecutive days, with I hen pheasant in bag of 8. Hungarian partridges: Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 in Wasco, Sherman, Morrow, and Wheeler counties; Sept. 15 to Nov. 15 in Malheur, Baker, Wallowa, Union, and Umatilla counties; bag limit 6 birds in I day, 12 in any consecutive 7 days. Quail: Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 in most counties except Klamath, where season is from Oct. I to Oct. 31, bag limit 10 birds in any consecutive 7 days. Grouse, native pheasants: Oct. 15 to Oct. 31 W. of Cascade Range summit, Sept. 10 to Sept. 30 in eastern Oregon, bag limit 4 birds in I day, or 8 in consecutive 7 days. Ducks, geese, brant, coots, Wilson snipe, or jacksnipes; Nov. i to Nov. 30, bag limit on ducks 10 in i day or in possession at any one time, geese and brant 4 in i day or in possession at any one time, snipe 15 in i day or in possession at any one time.

Unlawful: To kill whitetail deer, sage hens, to hunt at night, to hunt on any game refuge, to hunt deer with dogs, to waste game wantonly, to shoot from public highway or railroad right-of-way, to hunt on lands without permission of owner and to lie in wait for deer at or near licks, to possess more than 30 Ib. and i fish (trout) or more than 40 trout at one time. The provision as to trout, permits angler to have i fish in excess of 30 Ib. provided the aggregate does not exceed 40 trout. (In view of frequent changes in regulations tourists should check with latest editions of hunting and fishing laws.)

Picking wild flowers is not forbidden in national forests, and timber may be removed from certain areas under a sustained yield system; but picking flowers along highways in national forests or in dedicated recreation districts is not allowed.

General Service for Tourists: A publication of value is the Oregon Blue Book, an official state publication, available in public libraries, or for sale by the Secretary of State, Salem, 25c per copy; chambers of commerce, state troopers, automobile associations, forest officers will supply information at any time.

No toll bridges or toll ferries within Oregon, but toll charges are