nurDJJ DIl1:DEDJl!JJil GRADUATES TO BROADER FIELD OF SERVICE W lTH this issue, OUTDOOR GEORGIA becomes the official publication of the entire Department of Natural Resources- not only of the Division of Wildlife. The duties of OUTDOOR GEORGIA will include not only the preserving of Georgia's natural resources, but their exploi tation and development for the public good to the end that Georgia's best natural resources, the people, may benefit. The n ext most important change you will notice in this issu e of the magazine is the job of conservation done on the magazine itseU b y Zack D. Cravey, the n ew Commissioner of Natural R e- sources. Governor Greatly Impressed Governor Eugene Talmadge OUTDOOR GEORGIA'S mink coat is being swapped for a dress of simple gin gham , and th e sleeves are bein g rolled up so the magazine can really get to work in development of the State's resources. Covers for th is magazine in the future will show scenes and in cidents di- rectly concernin g Georgia and including Georgia people and accomplishments. T he Department of Natural Resources photographer is constantly on the alert 3 for unu sual p ictures and will pass them along to the subscribers. ACCENT O N FACTS Wildlife Program Explained Commissioner lack D. Cravey America Discovers Okefenokee Beverly Wallace State Parks Short Cut to Health, Recreation R. F. Burch Congratulations to Trammell Scott State Forestry Division . 3 . 4-12 5 6 7 Expensive four-color process covers that made th e front of th e magazine loo k like a wall calendar have been abandoned, production costs have been trimmed to meet th e Department's ability to finan ce a monthly publication, and th e accent will be on fact in stead of fiction- OUTDOOR GEOR GIA will be neat but not gaudy. Wh en Commissioner Cravey look over the duties of his offi ce, he found the Wildlife Division's actual expense each month on OUTDOOR GEORGIA was in th e neighborhood of $1,500 for 7,500 copies, which in cluded salaries of th ose who prepared the material for the publication. This meant th e magazine cos t the division about 20 cents a copy, a nd was pri ced to sell at 15 cents. Th e Wildlife Division was gettin g onl y half that sum on co pies sold , all owing for commissions to news-stand s and subscription agents. Our new price is lOc per co py or 75c per year. Walter Dyal Photos of Georgia Wildlife Joe Stearns Value of Conservation . Vernon Wallace Editor's Note to Subscribers Protect Our Woods Rangers Get Results Ed Wall . 8-9 . 10 10 10 11 Had advertising revenue been adequate to carry this cost, this would not have mattered, but advertising as a rule ran be tween $250 and $500 an issue-usually at the lower figure. This simply meant that the burden of publishing an expensive magazine was on the backs of those who pay hunting and fishing lice n ses to operate the Division, and thus the magazine resulted in a liability than an asset. SELF-SUPPORTING Commissioner Cravey believes that the magazin e can be made a real a sset of the Department of atural Resources- not alone from ed uca tional and interest-provoking angles, but as a self-supporting publication of general interest in the conservation fi eld. To do thi s, however, publication costs must be figured with in th e possible revenu e from the magazine. Th us, the Department will have a magazine that has room to grow as the conservation work develops. You Tell 'Em . Joe Stearns This Month's Recipe . 11 OUTDOOR GEO RGIA will be your seat on the 50-yard line in one of the greatest developments of the State's natural wealth- game and fi sl, , forests, minerals and recreational opportunities, as Commissioner Cravey carries out 11 the instru ctions of Governor Talmadge to "find out about the oil and the gold in Georgia becau se we need them now. " Book Reviews In the Field of Geology 12 Far and above the search for earthbound ores, the Department will emphasize the d evelopment of the resource Governor Tal- 13 madge has described as Georgia's greatest-her people. Captain Peyton READY TO SERVE PUBLIC Where and What They're Biting Fishing Calendar and Regulations 14 Commissioner Cravey wa nts Georgians to know that the Department truly is at th eir se rvice-th at he will seek to give the public th e greatest good at the 15 lea st possible cost enabling Georgians to take full advantage of her natural opportunities to become in reali ty the "Empire State of th e South." Commissioner Cravey seek s and appreciates the cooperation of everyone in- terested in the progress of Georgia along conservation lines . . . and so to work! JULY, 1941 0U1'JD)00~ CGIEO~CGllA Volume X, No. 10 JOE L. STEARNS, Managing Editor ZACK D. CRAVEY, Editor BEVERLY WALLACE, Feature Editor Puol ished mon thly by The Georgia Division of Wi ldlife, 422 State Ca pitol, Atlanta, Ga. , in t he inter es t of Georg ia wildlife and for fisher- men, hun ters, nature love rs and conser vation of nat ural r esources . Sing le copy, 10 cents. Y ear ly s ubscriptions to United States and its poss~s si?ns, . and C!l ~ada , 75 cents ; other countries, $1.50. Subscribe r s must notify us of cha nge of address four wee ks in advance of next pub- hcatton. date, g t v mg both old and new address. Conte n ts of this magazine must no t be r eprinted without pe rmiss io n. This mag azine is g lad to rece ive photos, drawings, stories and articles dealing with outdoor s ubjects, but cannot guarantee return of unsolicated contributions nor ins u re a gainst their loss. Contributions not a ccompanied by s ufficie nt postage will n ot be re t urned. Entered a s 2nd class matter Augus t 31, 1940, at the p ost office at Atlanta, unde r the Act of March 3, 1879. Gov. Talmadge QIU!dlif !J~eJ 'k/dlt. rw~e~ * * * * * Zauk D. Cravey C~ 'WdJ4ePilO~, 'Jt/~ e!UiicUm GOV. GENE TALMADGE GOVERNOR TALMADGE on his return recently from a fishing trip to Wisconsin predicted that Georgia will be adopting some of the methods which have made that state outstanding in wildlife and conservation. "I was amazed and mighty interested in the things I saw there," he declared. " Of course we can 't adopt many of their methods but some of them will work to good advantage in Georgia . We've got the climate, rainfall and other natural advantages over Wisconsin and there's no reason why we can go even further than that State with our supply of wildlife." The Governor said he and Director Zack D. Cravey would study the question and decide which of Wiscon sin's projects would he suitable for adoption in Georgia. "I was impressed especially with the money those hunters and trappers in Wisconsin make from mink, fox, 'coon and other fur bearing animals," he said. "We want to speed up that part of wildlife in Georgia because there's good money in it for our people." The Governor declared Georgia has Wisconsin beat on a supply of forestry and that we have some "mighty fin e lakes, clear rivers and a front on the ocean " which are advantageous for fish and game propagation. "We aren't going to spend any more money but we are going to get more for our money's worth from now on with conservation," G-overnor Talmadge said. The chief executive said he wants Georgia's resources developed, first of all, for the benefit and pleasure of Georgians, but he thinks, too, that its attractions can lure thousands of visitors here. Lure them so they'd spend a few days, or even a couple of weeks here, instead of "j ust passing" through en route tv Florida or some other State to spend their money . Everyone knows that the tourist trade is big business and that when hunters and fi shermen , especially, go ple; .'1ure-seeking they spen d with a lavish hand. Wisconsin makes millions off of its out-ofstate fishermen and hunters annually, not only through sale of licenses but through what they spend at hotels, restaurants, on gas, etc. . Director Cravey expressed gratitude for the Governor's Interest in conservation and declared with " his backin~ a~d encouragement, our Department of Natural Resources Will move rapidly in the right direction ." OUTDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 ZACK D. CRAVEY Dear Friends of Conservation: First of all, I wan t to tell you h ow glad I am to resume this work which is so dear to my heart. As you probably know, during my previous administration as Commissioner of Game and Fish, I had the privilege of starting the first official conservation magazine of the State of Georgia. With the assistance of Clint Davis, who is now in charge of education and information for the U. S. Forest Service, I published "The Georgia Sportsman ." We felt this was the best way to bring to interested people our program of conservation and the work we were doing. This magazine, however, was discontinued after I went out of office in 1937. My immediate predecessor, Charles N. Elliott, seeing the utility of such a publication, started "Outdoor Georgia" and I am delighted that it is now possible for us to con tinue this magazine after having to suspend it temporarily due to the financial condition of the Department when I was appointed in J anuary. Our. work is divided into three parts-propagation, education, and law enforcement. They are equally important and our program cannot be a success if any one of the three is neglected. This is primarily true of wildlife but also applies to the forestry, parks and mining work. I want yo u all to feel that this is your magazine, as this work of conservation is your work as well as ours. I want to ask you to give us the benefit of yo ur suggestions. If you have an idea of any phase of our program that you believe could be changed with benefit to the cause, figure out whitt yo u think should be done and write to us and tell us abo ut it. Constructive criticism is always welcome, and we will carefully consider your suggestions. I realize that in many instances our laws are inadequate but we must do the best we can with them until this condition can be remedied. Sincerely yo urs, ZACK D. CRAVEY, Commissioner. COVER PAGES Top picture on front page shows the solemn stillness of the magnificent Okefenokee Swamp with trees reflected gracefully in the dark, mysterious waters. Lower picture is the answer to a fishermons dream-a large mouth bass. With every cast, anglers hope for something like this to be tugging on the other end. The back page photo was snapped in Vogel first rhododendrons burst into bloom . AMERICA DISCOVERS 8118~ 'kJ~e FEATURE EDITOR F OR centuries the great Okefenokee Swamp has lain like a sleeping, forgotten 'gator down in South Georgia. A few ardent Georgians sang its praises and tried to tell the rest of the country about its fascinations but their chronicling fell on deaf ears. Now, almost all of a sudden, the Okefenokee has been "discovered". A book, Swamp Water, has been written and turns out to be a best seller. Hollywood sends in production men and starts "shoot ing" this wonderland. Life magazine runs an elaborately illustrated feature on it. Every day requests for information come to the office of Commissioner of Natural Resources, Zack D. Cravey, or to State Parks Director R. F. Burch. Someone in Canada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, California or Tennes see always is asking how to reach the Okefenokee and if it can be penetrated. One to " discover" the great swamp before the present " boom" began was Commissioner Cravey. He realized long ago Georgia had something in this swamp to show the rest of the nation and realized too that unless definite steps were taken to preserve its original wildlife, eventually it would be ravished. Principally through J:tis efforts the United States, through its Fish and Wildlife Service, was persuaded to purchase a tract of land on the west side and set up a Biological Survey Refuge where fi bing, under strict regulations, is permitted but where no firearms may be taken. SWAMP BOARDWALK the upper fringe of the swamp, the tate Parks Division of the Department of atural Resources maintains the Okefenokee State Park. The adventurer may enter the swamp by two methods from this point: by rowboat, furnished by Park Superintendent H. M. Garrison, or by walking over a sturdy boardwalk. Eventually the boardwalk comes to an end at a high look-out tower which, after a breathtaking climb, reveals a far reaching view of the evergreen swampland. ow and then a curious alligator splashes through the water, stained a deep red-brown by tannic acid, or a heron glides gracefully along. Wild birds joyously sing their songs and occasionally an eagle beats his great wings above the (Continued on Page 12) Lookout Tower in Swamp 4 OUTDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 STATE PARI(S SHORT CUT TO HEALTH, RECREATION As most Georgians know, our tate's ' ealth in forests, minerals, water power , wildlife and opportunities fo r recreation are indeed great. o state has a greater number of tree species, nor greater acreage of forest and potential fore t land. one holds greater possibilities for developing wildlife of fields, forest , streams and coastal waters. owhere are there richer possibilities for recreation than extend from Georgia's mountains to the sea. Governor Talmadge, recognizing the value of Georgia's natural reources and realizing the tate's increasing dependence on them, committed himself to a development program , the value of which to the future welfare of Georgia cannot be estimated in any terms. He stated further, from every stump, that Georgia's greatest natural re ource was her unsullied manhood and womanhood, her boys and her girls, and that they would be given opportunitie and advantages under hi admini tration commensurate ' ith those enj oyed by the more co mopolitan peoples of other states. To that end, education and health facilities are being improved. It is his purpose to encour age and develop a system of State parks through setting aside and preserving areas of scenic splendor with adequate recreational facilities where family and friends can enjoy outings, and their children can he taught organized work and play toward the development of clean minds and bodies and By R. F. BURCH Director of State Parks * * * * * * acquire inspiration to make of themselves useful citizens. The Governor' essen tial purpo e through the Divi ion of tate Parks is to provide whole orne outdoor recreation, to the end that health may be improved and human values enhanced. It i a matter of common knowledge that whole orne recreation improves public health and human relations as well. In this day of automobiles and good roads, people everywhere are thinking of a place to go ... and go they will, whenever they find wholeorne and healthful recreation. The purpose of the Georgia Division of tate Park i to attract people to wholesome recreation centers where provisions are made for fi shing, boating, swimming, hiking and outdoor game of_variou kinds, and where supervision is provided to as ure afety, sanitation and order. That these public provisions are appreciated is evidenced by the millions who throng the public parks of the nation every day of the year. The erroneous impression exists that public parks are designed and maintained for the pleasure of the city dwellers. As a matter of fact, they are needed as much if not more for the rural population. The parks provide rural peo ple place for assembling and engaging in organized recrea 0 TDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 Overlooking Beautiful Lake and Beach at Vogel Park * * * * * * tion, whereas those residing in cities invariably have such opportunities at hand at all times. While park con tribute most to the people of Georgia by providing h althful recreation, we are mindful of the fact that our tate is rich in hi tory, being one of the original colonie . We owe to our heroic ci tizens of the past an honor that can be no more fittin gly expressed than by monumen tal parks, and where it is not possible to establish a park, prominent roadside markers are being erected carrying inscribed words descriptive of the historic event transpiring on the sites. The people of Georgia should not be unmindful of the advantages of tellin g the world of their State's cen ic beauty, its recreational advantages, its inland stream and ea coast fi shing, it exceptional huntin g, its historic sites, its ho pitality, its accommodations to travelers who migrate lorth to South in Winter, and East and West at any season, so that the e visitors may bide awhile in Georgia to enjoy with Georgians what the State has to offer for their pleasure. Georgia has both ummer and Winter resorts. While its mountains are preferred by recreationist in ummer, the thou and miles of coa tline on the ocean and inlets are enjoyed in both ummer and Winter. Mo t of Georgia is, however, delightful in the Winter, cool enough to be exhilarating and warm enough to be comfortable. Many wealthy people of the orth maintain Winter homes on the coastal plains of Georgia, and its off- hore islands. 5 PRESIDE T TRAMMELL SCOTT ~ T ITS annual meeting in Macon recently, the Georgia Wildlife .fl.. Federation elected Trammell Scott, widely known sportsman of Atlanta, president. Also president of the Southern Ba eball League and an active leader in many other sportsmen's organization , Mr. Scott, in th e eyes of the Wildlife Division, was a wise choice. With him as president, idney Jones of Waynesboro as chairman, and with the long list of well known Geo rgians as directors, the Division f eels that it has a real ally in the F ed eration. And especially so since receipt by Commissioner Zack D. Cravey of a letter from Pre ident Scott expre sing appreciation to th e former for "your pledge of cooperation with the Federation." " As you know," Mr. Scott wrote, "the Federation ha set out certain objectives all with a view to improving the hunting and fishing condition in the State and at the same time laying the foundation for an uninter rupted program of general conservation of wildlife." 6 OUTDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 By WALTER DYAL Director oj State Forestry GEORGIA with a forest area of approximately 23,000,000 acres- of which approximately 1,400,000 acres are in need of reforestation by artificial means- ha presented the Division of Forestry with a prohlem which has to be solved. The solution of thi s problem, which is in no man- ner a small one, was undertaken in 1932 with the es- tablishment of forest seedling nurseries at Blairsville and Alban y, Georgia. Due to the limited area of suitable ground- 3.4 acres for development and expansion- the production from the Blairsville nursery was naturally low and in- adequate to meet the planting demands for the north- ern part of the State and was aban- Cultivation Wo rk on Pine Seedlings at Nursery in Albany * * * * * * * * * * * * doned in 1938. The total number of seed lings produced and distributed from the Blairsville nurser y during the period from 1932 to 1938 was 414,350 (all species). The Alban y nurser y was establi shed in 1932 on 11 % acres of land leased from Dougherty County for a period of 99 years. With the assistance of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and th e cooperation of Dougherty County, developments were planned to provide for the steadily increasing demand for planting stock for the coastal plain s section of the State. More lands were leased from the County and the area under cultivation increased until at the present time there are 25.4 acres under irrigation and a total area of 65 acres controlled by the State. The production and distribution from the Herty nursery at Alban yso named in memory of Dr. Charles Herty- since 1932 has been: Year 1932-33 1933-34 1934-35 1935-36 1936-3 7 1937-38 1938-39 1939-40 lash 482,066 485,350 438,100 1,547,500 2,652,000 2,472 ,020 12,343,948 16,477,674 Lob loll y 35,500 193,596 39,650 741,810 177,500 273 ,5 12 Lon gleaf 39,500 82,340 700 369,276 363,550 332,200 44,500 120,500 B. Wa ln u t Total 600 2,225 577,066 761,886 480,675 2 ,658 ,585 3,193,050 3,077,732 12 ,388,448 16,598,174 With the aba ndonment of the small nurser y at Blairsville the Flowery Branch nur ery at Flowery Branch, Georgia, was established in 1938 on 32.5 acres of land leased from Hall County and plans were formulated and put into execution to provide fo r an ever-increasi ng demand for planting stock for the northern portion of the State. At the present time there is under irrigation at the Flowery Branch lursery 11.27 acres and there has been produced and distributed from this nurser y since its establishment: EXPERTS AID Recently in Texas ballistic experts have assisted game wardens in convicting violators who made illegal deer kill s. r~"~**1 Enjoy the Fall and ~ Winter Months at * DE~!lJ!l nBEJl tJJ JJ ~r E1 SAVANNAH BEACH , TYBEE ISLAND, GA . Newest and most lu xur ious clubhotel in the Southeast ... Bright Sun . . . Balmy sea air . . Golf, fishing, beach sports and !he society of discriminating people . . . Steam heated rooms .. . Famed Cuisine ... Moderate tarifh . Special rates for weekly or * * ~ * * * ~ Year Sla sh Loblolly Shortleaf B.Locust B. Walnut Total 1938-39 359,280 1,067,470 183,200 52,500 38,000 1,700,450 1939-40 314,417 3,706,275 306,015 6,600 4,326,707 _ The intense and ever-increas in g her nurseries has placed Georgia in Interest in pla nting by Georgia's manv I he front ranks in the production and landowners together with the careful distribution of forest seedlings. * * * * * * planning and effici ent operation of FACES 1,400,000 ACRE PROBLEM monthly gue sts. Operated in connectio n with Hotel DeSoto, Savannah, Ga . F.oarnylloiln.dfeorr,mraetsieornv,atpiloenasseor write *'*i~' J NEWCOMB Reside nt Manager ~ SAVANNAH BEACH, GA . 'i' ~~J~<-*~ _ __OUTDOOR GEO RGiA July 1941 1 - Jackson Lake went down 27 feet during drouth . Here is seen boat dock with boat barely touching water. 2 - A State Ranger rescued this little Jack during drouth and later released him in live water. 3 - Roy Krauss, State Ranger, breaks up a fish basket at Jackson Lake. 4 - These kiddies have the right idea about how to keep cool at Indian Springs State Park. 5 - Shorty Vaughan, Jackson Lake fisherman, proudly shows his Carp catch . They made swell barbecue. 6 - Georgia's fishing pestthe Gar. The Gar has few friends due to its destructive efforts. 7 - Note water by this moccasin's body. He was snapped on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp and still lives there. 8 - Julian Peterson, popular sportsman of Ailey, shows a pan of perch ready for delivery to the chef. All pictures by Joe Stearns Value of eo IN GEORGIA EDUCATION B11 Ve~UUU~. 'k/all.a.a Head of Biology, outh Georgia College, Douglas T HERE are no BAD BOY - this belief is a ma- jor factor in the success which has att end ed Father ~ Flanigan's rehabil- itation of youths VERNO WALLACE at h iS fa m 0 US Boys' Town School ... likewise, there are JO boys who do not love birds, animals and the great outdoors. A proper realization and apprecia- ti on of this premise in our schools will go a long way toward develp- ment of good citizenry and in con- servin g and increasin g the tremend- ous natural reso urces which endow our state. Some schools, working in co-operation with Commission- er or Natural Resources Zack D. Cravey, have had tremen dous success distributing quail eggs to boys and girls for hatching under bantam hens. One such school is South Georgia College at Douglas, where Bobwhite were carried through the winter for Lhe purpose of experim entation in rural schools of Coffee co unty. On visits to the College , these rural yo ungsters invariably showed a bub- ling enthusiasm to aid in quail prop- agati on and protection and their first question always was "can we get eggs in the spring ?" oo n ever y chool in the county wanted eggs for its grounds and Superintendent Ostclle Womack, of Broxton , and Math Logue, agriculture teacher at Satilla school, obtained birds from the College and spon ored programs of their own at their schools. Wo rk of Commissioner Cravey in di stributing thousands of eggs this summer, produced at the State Game Farm in Atlanta, is a step in the right direction. ot only will these quail be released in woods at maturity and in crease Georgia 's suppl y of game bird , but the interest generated through this project will induce man to give nature a little a sistance in * * * * * * protecting, propagatin g and conser vin g these creatures. After a youngster, or an adult for that matter, watches a baby quail grow and cares for it, he feels a definite part nership with it. There is no need to worry over that individual's future protection of wildlife. When he goes hunt ing thereafter he won't kill the last two or three birds in a covey, or have an itch to shoot over baited fields or out of season. Protection ? Indeed- have yo u ever seen the quick anger of a boy when a marauder threatens one of his pets? An example: a stray cat caught one of Franklin McArthur's pet quail at Mount Vern on and that cat died. When a 'possum had the nerve to destroy a pair of quail belongin g to Julian P eterson of Ailey that marau- WITH der paid the extreme penalty. their intriguing ways and habits, the birds furnish enough interest to keep boys' interest at top pitch always. There's never an y trouble in gettin g them to look after the creatures- and raising wild things in domestic surrounding does require a considerable am ount of effort. Professor T. H. "Slap" Rentz, of So uth Editor's Note To Subscribers - This magazine has been suspended fo r several months but now is back on schedule. The co pies yo u missed will come t0 yo u on beyond yo ur scheduled ex piration date. The editor welcomes read ers to comment and write in. Our purpose is to spread conser vation ideals, teach sportsmanship, instruct on the art of outdoor life and enj oyment and to preserve and propagate Geo rgia's natural resources. * * * * * * Georgia College, obtained a setting of eggs from the State Quail Farm and a couple of cocks from the College surplus. After the eggs had been hatched by a bantam hen, one of the cocks developed such an interest in the baby birds that he literally stole them from their fo:ote l mother. The Rentz boys were amazed and excited and their father found it no trouble at all to keep alive their interest in the project. Georgia schools can make excellent progress by linking the home and school together through an y one of man y proj ects dealing with natural reso urces. But none lends itself better to the school boy or girl than quail rai sing. Proper planting, fire co ntrol, soil erosion , reforestationall of these and other things have a defin ite connection with quail propagation and a far-reaching influence on o ur natural re ources. PROTECT OUR WOODS Protect our woods, Oh, God. Let not the fire from careless hands burn all Thy splendor down, Leaving behind an ugly blackened pyre. Keep watch above the ancient pines that crown The hilltops with their lovely boughs of green. Keep watch above the oaks, the fir, the spruce That shield Thy little ones who live unseen In hidden vale. Keep coverts for their use. Protect our woods, and watch above all things That need Thy care . Keep all the melody Of mountain sound. Oh, keep the bird that sings So faithfully the morning reveille. Walk by the stream, Our father, through the brakes Where little furry creatures dream and play. Go with the deer, and take the way he takes, That mounting flames may neither trap nor slay. Protect our woods in all their loveliness. All creatures of the water - keep them, too . Keep all the wonders that the woods possess. Prevent the thou3htless deeds that people do, Destroying excellence that is of T~ee. On mountain lop and in secluded glen Watch over all Thy woodland majesty The home of our dumb creatures, God. Amen . - Christine Park Hankinson . 10 Ol.JTDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 RANGERS Get Results On Enforcement By ED WALL - - - - - ' Georgia 's Wildlife Rangers are gettin" results in their efforts to enforce the" game and fi sh laws. Since Mr. Cravey took office on January 15th, there have been numerous cases made for infractions of the game and fish laws. These cases included practically every type of violation from poisoning and dynamiting fish to fi shing without a license. Violations have slowed dow n considerably in the last few weeks, since these people have had it brought so forcibl y to their attention that the Rangers are on the j ob. Law enforcement work is not the only job our Rangers have to do, however. A great deal depends on the respect the individual Ranger commands in his community. A Ranger who does not conduct himself properl y cannot hope to get the cooperation of the people with whom he is working. On the other hand, with hard work and proper conduct he will not have an y trouble getting cooperation. In most cases, if a Ranger is respected by the majority of the people of his county, he will not have trouble getting convictions in the co urts of that county if the cases warrant a conviction. Many of the Rangers today are men with years of exp,erience in enforcement work, and most of them are well-educated and enjoy the r espect and cooperation of their people. The biggest job that the Rangers have ahead of them is educational work. If we are to succeed in our co nserva ti on program, we must teach the yo ung people the value of our wild life and what they can do to help wi th the program. The yo uth of toda y is our greatest resource, and what will be done with our natural re ources in the future depends large~ ~ on what we do with the boys and ~trl s now. Let us work patiently and ti relessly with the men and women of tomorrow. Then our efforts will not have been in vain. * * * * * * You Tell 'fm ~ * * This column is now and will be in the future devoted to those fishermen and hunters who have a story to telL Send us yo ur favorite " tall" tale. Lem Griffis, one of Okefenokee's ace guides, leads off this new feature and at pres- LEM GRIFFIS ent must be given credit as Georgia's King of Raconteurs. Hold tight - here's some of Lem's best: Plenty Honey We shift the scene to the edge of the mysterious Okefenokee Swamp and darkness has settled over the swampland. Lem is entertaining some guests in his camp. Lem is talking- " ow you folks just help yo urself to the honey. I have more honey here than anything else since I crossed up my bees and lightning bugs. ow the bees work all night." Biggest Fish " The biggest fish ever heard of down this way was caught by a fellow who was sitting on a tree stump just off the bank. The fish bit his hook, and pulled the man off in the water. Then the fish started up stream, very fast. The man was a real fisherman and hung on. The fellow was skimming along the top of the water so fast that the seat of his pants caught fire and he had to turn loose the fish to put th e fire out. " Rabbit Dog Lem pointed to his dog which was curled up in a corner peacefull y sleepin g . " That's my rabbit dog. But he's getting a little old now. The only pleasure that dog gets out of life is chasing rabbits, but age has slowed him down a lot. Now not very lon g ago I took this dog off and taught him to throw hi s voice. Well sir, it sure is nice these nights to sit on the porch with that dog and listen to him chasin g rabbits all over the swamp! " u THIS MONTH'S RECIPE --AIIlJL Each month Outdoor Georgia will offer a recipe. Wh y not tr y all of them? Let us know how much you enj oyed the suggested dish. This month we offer: CORNED FISH STEW 3 Cups of flakes prepared from boiled corned fi sh of a lean white meat variety, care being taken to remove ALL bones. 11;2 Cups dried lima beans l Qt. milk (heated ) l Tbsp. butter {or cooking oil) 1fs Tsp. pepper. Soak th e bean s ove rnight and th en hoi I th em until they are tender ; there should be a minimum of water when cookin g is compl eted. Stir the fi sh flak es into the bean s without breaking th e latter, arid the heated milk and stir in the buller and pe pp e r. My! How Thick Asked if the Okefenokee jungles are thick, Lem said: " Why it is so bad in some parts yo u have to h ac~ up to bat yo ur eye. And there is a pickerel weed that grows in the swamp. You can take a piece of this weed about half the size of a BB shot and bite it and believe me, yo u can spit pure blazes for an hour. Cooling Off " Why I was in my boat on Billy's Lake one day and saw a fellow bite off a chunk of pickerel weed. Well, sir, this fellow started drinking cold water out of Billy's Lake and if he hadn't been stopped I would have had to get out of m y boat and walk home." Those are Lem's stories and he is stuck with them . . .. Send in yours. Snake Bite W. T. Anderson, one of Georgia's outstanding conservationists and Macon newspaper editor, likes to tell this one: "A friend of mine in South Georgia has some land that is overrun with snakes. This fellow was snake bit so many times, he finall y took a co uple of stove pipes and wore them over his legs. Now when he walks around his property the snakes hit the pipes so often it so unds like a squad of yo ungsters shooting BB rifles at a tin barn." Yo u will hear more from W. T. later. OUTDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 11 SWAMP WATER By Georgia's J"ereen Bell Publis h e d by Little, Brown & Company Georgian s especiall y will enjoy Swamp Water hut all readers will thrill to the wonders of Okefenokee Swamp as pictured in thi s best-seller by Vereen Bell . Comparatively few residents of this State have seen their own great swampland but few there are who won' t have the urge to . go expl oring after reading thi s description. Author Bell, who hail s from Valdosta, presents a breath-taking picture of thi s land where giant moss-draped cypresses tremble at the weight of a man's bod y passing over the oozy earth and where alli gators push curious, gleamin g eyes out of brackish waters. Ben Ragan, who next to the swamp is the "hero"-if a place might be called a "hero"---of the story. Ben was a headstrong lad with a yen to penetrate the wild area. His father, Thursday, ordered him to stay out of old Okefenokee and Julie, his girl, trembled at the thought of such reckless daring. Trouble, hard-headed hound which could outrun any fox, led Ben into the swamp one day. The lad hadn't fi gured on coming fa ce to face with Tom Keefer, who had fl ed into the unknown jungle-wilderness after killing his sister's brutal husband the previou s year. Old Tom didn' t know the swamp when he first sought refuge in it but he did know the brutality of aroused mankind and he infinitely preferred to risk the savagery of nature to that of humanity. The story of Swamp Water moves rapidly, a tale of adventure, emo tions, and a sprinkling o.f romance hut most of all a tale of the ~real swamp. The characters, their codes and manners, are r efr eshingly presented. Swamp Water appeared first in serial form in the Saturday Evening Post with illustrations which would be a welcomed addition to th e hook. At present Twentieth Cen tury F ox is in the swamp filmin g th e book and , with its abounding wild scenery, the pi cture bids fair to hold a record for magnificent photography. Geo rgians mu st feel a deep sense of pride and gra titud e for th e polished job Vereen Bell has turned out. The book, after its presentati on on the screen, will call America's attention to one of th e outstandin g natural wonders of thi s co untry- Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp. - B. W. 12 "WILDLIFE CONSERVATION" B y Ira N. Gabrielson Publish ed by The .Ma c millan Company, New York - Price 83.50 o American Sportsman's library can be considered compl ete without a copy of Ira Gabrielson's new book on conservation. In a smooth , enlightening and interesting style, Gabrielson takes th e reader step by step into conservation errors, and what is more practical , point out meth ods for correcting the evils. There is plenty of solid information for all properly own ers. The benefit s of lakes, ponds and marsh lands are outlined and the value of reforestation emphasized. There isn't a dull page from start to fini sh. In a refreshing way, Gabrielson ties up the forest, earth, climate, water into wild life propagation and points out effectively the relation. From the lowly snake to the highest fl ying bird, the rea~er learns new fa cts, details and word pi cture of the home life of America 's animal kingdom. The author is at war with no particular system nor with any person nor organization. More than anything else there is an appeal for cooperation from every source and intensified individual action. City people who only occasionally visit the woods and indulge in hunting and fi shing may se cure a splendid education from the con tents of Gabrielson's timely and effective "Wildlife Conservation."- }. L. S. ADVENTURES IN BIRD PROTECTION By Thomas Gilbert Pearson Publis hers-D. Applet on Century Co . New York. Price 83.50 Adventures in Bird Protection is primarily an autobiography of Thomas Gilbert P earson, a so utherner who devoted hi s life to wildlife conserva tion in general and to bird protection in particular. However, this most easily read book also describes the start of wildlife protection in thi s country, giving in detail many entertaining episodes in the development of conservation legislation in the variou s states. One of th e most interesting and successful fi ghts in his conservation career was makin g illegal the enormous business of importing and selling the plumage of herons and oth er birds for decoration of women's ha ts. This book will appeal to everyone in terested in any phase of wildlife and it proper conservation, si nce it reveals how, as in Dr. P ea rson's life, a sportsman can enj oy fi shin g and hunting and still not be a game hog. P earson writes with the tou ch that stamps him as an expert in hi s fi eld. - F. E. OKEFENOKEE (Continued from Page 4) towerin g cy presses. Although mosquitoes at thi s time of year are not bad, yellow fli es are a nui ance and the sightseer will do well to smear kerosene or some r epellant substan ce on hi s body. Okefenokee State Park offers no cam pin g or over night fa cilities, but in Waycross, Brunswick and other nearby places first class hotels and motor courts are available. The hearty so ul who prefers to spend th e ni gh t on the edge of the swamp will find fi shin g camps at Fargo and Folkston. STATE PARK NEAR Okefenokee State Park is reached by traveling U. S. Route No. 1, then by branching out on a road, clearly marked, wh ich is under construction but not at all bad for traversing. In the same vicinity is Laura S. Walker State Park, a few miles east of Waycross, where fishing in th e 127acre lake is permitted on Mondays and Thursdays. At this park as well as at Okefenokee State Park, fi shing is good, also excellent for picnicking a nd daytime out in gs. Okefenokee visitors always will h ear of Lillian, the deceased " Oueen of the Okef enokee," who made a fortune off of virgin tintber on islands in the swamp. Her historians credit h er with possessing solid gold plates of teeth and sh e required No. 13 shoes. But of all the strange stories to come ou t of this strange land there is none more fan tastic than that of the "wild man". Ac cord ing to the yarn-spinners he was captured without a stitch of clothing on and had spent hi s entire life in the swamp. He lived on raw fi sh and birds, slept in trees and only the thick mat of hair covering his body protected him from winter winds. He was captured, they will tell you, with fresh meat set in a trap and eventually this Tarzan became tame enough to sleep in a hut on the edge of the swamp. Many deny the story with a disgusted " poof", but th ere are others who insist it is tru e. Commissioner Cravey considers Okefenokee one of the outstanding natural wonders of America and thinks that while interest in it everywhere is paramount Georgia, should advertise and pu sh it. In terest will be even grea ter wh en Twentieth Century-Fox completes th e pi cture "Swamp Water" and releases it this fall. STATE OWNED Game and fish in their natural state and conditions belong to the State in trust for all of its citizens. HANDY RULER Cigarettes are being used to check sizes of fi sh. If you are unable to get accurate measure any other way use cigarettes. The length of any standard size cigarette is 234, inches and th e new long cigarettes are 3 ~ in ches. OUTDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 IN THE FIELD of GEOLOGY Serpentine Uncovered ; Future for Gold Mining Bright T HE policy of Governor Talmadge, as announced by the Hon. Zach D. Cravey Commissioner of the Department o'f Natural Resources, will be the healthy development of Georgia's natural resources as a logical means of increasing the per capita wealth and income of the State. Georgia's minerals constitute one of her most valuable natural resources. Moreover, this is the one branch of Georgia's natural resources which is still practically undeveloped. Georgia's rock formations range in age from the most ancient to the youngest. In these rock formations we find valuable minerals in ~uuraenattitvya.rieMtyoraendthiannal3m5osrot cuknsl,immitiend- erals and metals either are being mined or have commercial possibilities in the near future. The Division of Mines, Mining and Geology, Captain Garland Peyton , Director, is the agency charged with the exploration, inventory, and development of the State's mineral resources. EXTENSION OF ACTIVITIES Arrangements have been made to extend greatly the activities and accomplishments of the Division through the assistance of the Work Projects Administration and the United States Geological Survey. The Division of Mines is sponsoring a W. P. A. project to conduct a State-wide mineral survey. This project makes available $300,000 of Federal funds with which to employ laborers, geologists, mining engineers, chemists, assayers, mineralogists, ceramists and diamond drill operators. With this arrangement it is possible to carry out the promise made by Governor Talmadge during hi s inau gural address to investigate the gold deposits in the hills and mountains of north Georgia. These laborers, under the direction of competent engineers and geologists, conduct exploratory work in accordance with field procedures prepared by the technical staff of the Division. Mineral deposits are mapped and samples are taken and forwarded to our Division laborator y for analysis and investigation. In this manner we not only B , e~ p~ Director of Mines [jeorgias c:.JUineral Resources Are Unlimited In Possibilities * * * * * * locate mineral deposits but, in addition, we now determine how m uch there is and for what it can be used. Gold has been mined in Georgia for more than a hundred years. To date no gold mine has been operated deeper than four hundred feet vertically beneath the surface. When it is remembered that gold is being mined in California, Canada, and elsewhere at depths in excess of four thousand feet, it is obvious that as yet we have had no opportunity to determine the potentialities of our gold deposits. The present diamond drilling cam- . paign will enable use to prospect deposits of this type at depths of from 500 feet to 1500 feet. SERPENTINE UNCOVERED The facilities and funds at the disposal of the Division are not sufficiently adequate to justify undertaking research and investigations on a large scale. However, we are able to conduct a limited number of investigations. An example of the benefits * * * * * * to be derived from such research wo uld be the recent discovery that the large deposit of serpentine in northeast Columbia County is in reality a suitable source of magnesium metal and magnesium compounds. Another example would be the discovery in our laboratory that by subjecting sericite to acid treatment we obtain two commercial products; namely, potassium sulphate and highgrade activated alumina. Unquestionably, much good would result from the arrangement whereby research in connection with minerals could be conducted on a cooperative basis by this Division, the Georgia School of Ceramic Engineering, and the Georgia Engineering Experiment Station. Such research unquestionably would discover many new uses for Georgia minerals and would be the means of benefiiciating other Georgia minerals to a point where they would compete on a favorable basis with the same mineral raw materials from other sources. Here in the hands of prelly Boyce Sullivan is shown a la rg e piece of Specular Hemetite, an important iron conta ining mineral valuable in National Defense and in the manufacture of cannons. This ore is found in large deposits in Georgia . OUTDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 13 OUTDOOR GEORGIA offers a new service to its readers. In this issue begins what will be a comprehensive and detailed list of the best fishing holes in the state. This list was compiled mainly through splendid cooperation with State Rangers who furnished the information. So, here in part is the information all Georgia fishermen have been vain ly seeking. We suggest you clip this out and keep it for future reference. The reports below tell you where the fishin g places are, what kind of fish you can catch , best bait and the accommodations and charges. If your county is not listed this month, look for it next month. Here's where they are--go get 'em. BACON COUNTY BIG H URRI CA 1 - Hi ghway 1o. 1 ; Bass, Bream ; P erch ; Earthworms; Free. LITTLE H URRICA - Same as above. BIG CREEK- Nea r Mershon ; same as ab ove. BANKS COUNTY H UDSO RIVER- ortheast of Homer; P erch, Suckers, Catfish ; Red Worms; Free. GROVE RIVER-South of Homer; sa me as above. BROAD RIVER- East of Homer ; Suck ers, Catfi sh ; Same as above. MO UNTAI N CREEK- orth of Homer ; Same as above. BARROW COUNTY APPALACHEE RIVER- Highway o. 8 out of Auburn ; Blue Cat (Snails), Bream (Red Worm s), S peckled Cat (Go-dev ils), 1ud Cat (Frog legs), Suckers (Comm on dough and cotton ) ; Carp (Common dough and cotton ) ; Free. BARTOW COUNTY CLEA R LAKE- Hi ghway 41, five miles so uth of Adairsv ille; Jack, Bass, Bream , Cat ; Minnows or worms; Boats ; $1 a day. AUBREY LAKE--On Tennessee hi gh way, 6 mil e north of Cartersv ille ; Bass, Bream , Suckers, Cat ; M inn ow or worms; Boats; $1.50 a da y. ETOWAH RIVER- One mile so uth of Cartersville ; Red S uckers, Blue and Yel low Cat ; Minnows or worm s; Free. lEEL'S L AKE- Ei ght mil es north of Cartersv ille; Bass, Brea m, Cat, Suckers: Minn ows or worm s ; ( privat e lake) Free. CLEAR LAKE- Ei ght mil es above Car tersv ille on U. S. 41, lake on right hand side of road goin g north ; Bass, Bream, Crappie; Boat s, 1 a day. BEN HILL COUNTY OCM LGEE RIVER- Seventeen miles northeast of Fitzgerald; P erch, Cat, Bass, Shad , Rockfi sh ; Worms or lures (Shad are cau ght only in nets) ; Free. BOWE 'S MILL PO D- ine mil es north of Fitzgerald ; P erch, Bream, Bass, Cat ; Worm s and lures; Boats; 50 cents a day. LAKE BEATRICE- F our and onehalf miles so uth of Fitzgerald; P erch, Bream , Bass, Cat ; Worm s and lures; Boats; 50 cents a day. HOUSE CREEK- Seven and onehalf miles north of Fitzgerald ; P erch, Bream , Bass and Ca t ; Worm s and lures; Free. McDONA LD ' PO D- Fifteen miles east of Fitzge rald ; Brea m, P erch, Bass and Cat ; Worms and lures; Private. BROOKS COUNTY MILTO 'S PON D- Five miles east o f Pavo ; Bass, Speckled P erch, Jack ; Li ve minnows, speckl e fl oatin g fro g, pork rind ; Accomm odations fair ; 75 cents a day. OKAPILCO CHEEK- Hi ghwa y 84, east of Quitman ; Bass, Red Breast P erch, Jack and Cat ; pork rind , shimmy wi gglers, speckled frogs; Free. WITHLACOOCHEE RI VER- High wa 84, east of Quitman ; Bass, R ed Breast P erch, Jack and Cat ; Heel bu cktail , him my wigglers, speckl ed frogs, worm s, red heads ; Free. BULLOCH COUNTY OGEECHEE HIVER- ortheast boundary line of county; Bass, Hed Breast a nd Warm outh P erch, Bream , Cat and Shad ; live bait and worms, lures; Ru sh in g Co ttages, 10 miles east of Statesboro, 2.50 week end , $10 week for co ttage, boats and fi shin g privil ege . KEN EDY PO D- Seven mil es south of State boro; un P erch, Bream , Jack, Bass and Cat ; same bait as above; F ee, one-half of fi sh cau ght. DELO ACH MILL PO D- Twelve miler. so utheast of Statesboro; Sun P erch, Bream , Jack, Bass and Cat ; li ve bait, worm s, lures; a rra ngement s can be made on ar ri val. G. B. BOWEN MILL PO D- Sixteen miles so uth of Statesboro; same kinds of fi sh and bait at above ; F ee, onehalf of fi sh caught. McNEALLY POND- Three mil es south we t of P ortal; same as above. BIG LOTTS CREEK- Five miles southwest of Statesboro ; same fi sh and bait as above; Free, by permi ssion of owner. BLACK CREEK- Twelve miles so uth east of Statesboro; same as above. MILL CREEK- Three miles north east of tatesboro; same as above. BURKE COUNTY EASON'S PO D- Keysville; P erch, Bream , Bass, Cat ; Minnows or worm s; Boat s ; $1 a day. BUTLEH'S PO D- Keysv ille; same as a bove, except fee is $1.10 a day plus 10 cents an hour for boat. OGEE CHEE ,HIVER- Mid ville ; P erch, Brea m, Bass, Cat, Jack; minnows or wo rms ; Boats, $1 a day. AVA NA H RIVEH- Sa rdi s; P erch, Bream, Ca t ; Minnows or worms; Boats ; 1 a day. BRIER CREEK- Waynesboro; P erch, Bream, Jack; Minnows or worms ; Free. BURTO 'S PO D- Midvill e; P erch; Minnows or worm s; Boats; $1 a day. CATOOSA COUNTY CHICKAMA UGA CHE EK- Rin ggold; Blue Cat , Bream, Bass; Worms, minnows, plu gs ; Free. CHICKAMAU GA CREEK- Graysville; two mil es off No. 27, six mil es west of Rin ggold ; Cat, Carp, Bass, Bream ; Cut bait, minnows, lures ; Boats, 15 cents an hour ; Free. LAKE WI EPESAUKAH - Three miles so utheast of Rossv i11e ; Bass an r' Bream; Minnows or worm s ; Boats ; 75 cents a day. PEAVI E CREEK- Wood Station ; Bass and Bream ; Flies, wo rms; F ree. ME ADOW LAKE- Six mil es east of Rin ggold ; Bass and Brea m. CHICKAMAUGA CREEK- Three mil es east of Chickamau ga; Cat , Carp and Bream ; Cut bait or minnows; Free. (To be continu ed ) 8e a ~ Ut. tk. ~zeal d.e#Ue . cltut.'t /abe tud HUVIe Jult tluut, ~ ~ ~ . .. ad cltut.'i keep tluue JdtLe leiJow&. 14 O.UTDO.O.R GEORGIA . /uly 1941 FISHING CALENDAR AND JULY STREAM Jocks River OPEN . July 3 6 10.13 17 . 20 Rough Creek . July 24 -27 31 Dicks Creek Chestotee (Frogtown) . July 24-27 . July 3 - 6 10 - 13 Boggs Creek Drainage . . . . . . . . . July 17 . 20 24.27 31 Sm ith Creek . July 24 . 27 31 Rock Cre ek Drainage July 3 6 10 . 13 17 . 20 Jon es Creek Drainage . . . . . . July 24 27 31 AUGUST Rou g h Cre ek . Cona sauga River Wildcat Creek Boggs Creek Drainage . . . August 1. 3 7 - 10 14 - 17 August 21 -24 2B . 31 August 14 17 . 21 . 24 August 2B . 31 August 1 3 Smith Creek Drainage August 1 3 7-10 14.17 Dicks Creek Drainage August 21 -24 28 . 31 Jone s Creek Drainage August 1 3 7-10 14 - 17 Noontootley Creek Drainage . . . . . . . August 21 -24 28.31 AREA Cohutta Cohutta lake Burton Chottohoochee- Chestotee Chottohoochee- Chestotee Chottohoochee- Chestotee Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Cohutta Cohutta lake Burto n ChattahoocheeChestatee ChottahoocheeChestatee ChattohoocheeChestatee Blue Ridge Blue Ridge SEPTEMBER Conasauga River Jocks River Wildca t Creek Dicks Creek Drainage Chattahoochee River Drainage Noontootley Creek Rock Creek Drainage . September 1 . September 4 7 11 . 14 18 . 21 25.28 . September 1 . September 4 7 11 - 14 . September 4 7 11 . 14 18.21 25 . 28 September 1 . September 4 7 11 -14 18 . 21 25 . 28 . Cohutta Cohutta lake Burton Chattohoochee- Chestatee Chattahocchee- Chestatee Blue Ridge Blue Ridge Rock Creek lake is open. from April 17 through September 28 on Saturday and Sunday of each week, plus Thursday and Friday during periods when Rock Creek Drainage is open, plus labor Day. * Dotes are inclusive as fishing in streams is limited to Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday during open season for each stream, plus Labor Day for streams open that day. REGULATIONS INLAND FISHING Open season on all species of fresh water fish except rainbow and brook trout in Geor g ia is June 1 through April 14 of the following year. Dates of the closed seasons are April 15-May 31. Open season in the trout waters of North Georgia is April !-November 15 outside the Georg ia Fish and Game Management Areas. In streams and lakes within the Management Area the season is April 17September 28. The creel limit for Rainbow and Brown trout is 20 da ily; for Brook or Speckled trout it is 25 . Rainbow and Brown trout must be eight inches long and Brook must be seven inches. The limit in Management Area streams is 10 daily . There is no limit on other species of fresh water fish . COASTAL FISHING The season on all salt water fish e xcept Shad rema ins open the year-round . These fish may be taken from all waters January 23March 23 inclusive. Shad may be taken from the St. Mary's River from January 1 until April 20. MANAGEMENT AREA SIZE LIMIT- Minimum size limit for all troY! is seven inches. CREEL LIMIT- Maximum catch in any day and maximum possession for one person is 10 of any one or all species. FEES AND MANNER OF FISHING-Permits are $1 per person a day or $10 a season . Permits are valid on any stream or lake during the regulated season and must be obtained before fishing is begun . They must be accom panied by a state fishing license. Permits may be obtained from Wildlife Rangers cr from the following addresses: Division of Wildlife, State Capitol, Atlanta . Forest Supervisor, U. S. Forest Service, Gainesville. District Forest Ranger, u. s. Forest Service, Blue Ridge. District Forest Ranger, u. s. Forest Service, Suches. District Forest Ranger, u. s. Forest Service, Clayton . FISHING TIME- Fishing is permitted only between the hours of 5 a . m. and 7 p . m., standard time for the area concerned . CREEL CENSUS-Fishermen are required to report their catches on a government post card addressed to the Forest Supervisor, or to the ranger at the checking station . LANE BROTHERS PHOTO NEWS SERVICE Sports Pictures Our Specialty * EXPERT PRINTS, DEVELOPING * Out-o/-torvn rvork given special attention CALL MAIN 2513 OUTDOOR GEORGIA July 1941 15 * * COVER PAGES Buddy Hazel, daring young Brunswick aviator dived his plane beautifully over the twa shrimp bots shown two miles off shore in the top front photo, making possible this remarkable aerial scene for OUTDOOR GEORGIA readers. The lower picture of Bob White was taken at the state quail farm. Gently held by pretty little Mary Ellen Slider, whose hand is shown, this quail bill opened, seems about to protest. The back picture was snapped in the Okefenokee Swamp. A few seconds after the photo was taken, Mr. Gator slid gracefully into the dark swamp waters out of sight. !fn f:kis !fssue Let's Stop Pollution . . . . Commission e r Zack D. Cra vey Page 2 Conservation's Best Friend 3 W . T. Ande rson Thor's Gold in Them Fish . 4 This Month's Recipe 4 Pine Mountain Facil ities 5 R. F. Burch Georgia Coastal Fishing 6 Pe rry Middleton In the Field of Geology 8 Captain Garland Peyton Forestry Division Injects New Life in Coastal Flatwoods . 9 Walter Dyal Photos of Georgia Wildlife . Joe Stea rns 10-11 Just a Dog . Corey Ford War Shows Great Need for Natural Resources . James Silver . . . . 12 . . . . 13 There Ain't No Rhyme or Reason . . . . 14 A Puzzled W ife You Tell ' Em 15 Joe Stearns Tucker Scouts Enjoy Movies . 15 Joe Buford's "Magic" Touch 16 Beverly Wallace Rocky Creek Has Fins . . . . . . . . 17 Augusta Un it W .P.A . W rite rs Program Harmless Water Snake Faces Destruction 18 Cha rles Wharton Where and What They're Biting . . . . 19 L~t's Stop Pollution! Many of our finest streams in Georgia have been ruined so far as fish ing is concerned, at least for the time being . Of course, there are many factors causing the present cond ition of these streams, but I believe that the greatest trouble is pollution caused by the fact that mills, dye plants, city disposal plants, packing houses, etc., are allowed to dump their refuse into these streams before it has been properly treated and run through a septic tank. This condition has not yet gone too far to be remedied, but it demands the immediate attention of all conservationists. It would be a tragedy indeed to permit the great waters of Georgia to be abused and ruined by allowing these conditions to continue, but if proper steps are not taken soon the usefulness of muc h of our water resources will be nullified. In 1936, I had a survey made of the condition of our streams in regard to pollution. This survey showed that in many instances literally millions of fry and fingerlings as well as adult fish were lost when apparently there was nothing wrong with the water in the stream . During this same time, a farmer reported that he had lost two cows and a check-up showed that this was caused by pollution from a certain dye plant which was dumping poisonous refuse into the stream that ran through this man's farm. The only existing law giving the Wildlife Division jurisdiction to prosecute anyone polluting streams or waters is wholly inadequate as it is necessary for us to prove that the intent was to kill the fish. We need in Georgia a law that forbids anyone from placing or allowing to be placed in any of the waters of the State any substance injurious to fish life, regardless of what the intent is. I want to ask the citizens of Georgia to get in touch with their State Representatives and Senators and impress upon them the necessity of passing such a law in order that we may put a stop to this terrible waste of water and fish , two of our most valuable resources . The thickly populated industrial sections of Eastern United States allowed their untreated sewerage and industrial waste to be dumped into some of their streams until these streams could no longer be used for anything except open sewers. These same rivers were once inhabited by some of the finest fish found anywhere in the world, in addition to furnish ing excellent swimming and boating, picnicking and many other forms of recreation for the dwellers of the cities as well as those who tilled the farm lands. We all welcome the industrial plants into our great State, but am sure I express the sentiments of 99 % of all the people of Georgia when I say that these plants should not be allowed to dissipate our natural resources, especially in view of the fact that they could by comparatively small expenditures for proper methods of handling these refuses, stop this wastefulness of water and fish . AUGUST, 1941 OUJr JD)(Q)(Q)~ GIEO~GllA Volume X, No. 11 JOE l. STEARNS, Managing Editor ZACK D. CRAVEY, Editor BEVERLY WALLACE, feature Editor Publish ed month ly by The Georgia Division of Wildlife, 422 State Capitol, Atlan ta, Ga. , in the interest of Georgia wildlife and for fisher- me n , hunters, n a ture lovers and conservation of n atura l resou rces. Single copy, 10 cents. Yearly s ubscriptions to U n ited States and its possessions, a n d Can ada, 75 cen ts; other count r ies, $1.50. Subscribers must notify us of change of address four weeks in adva nce of next p ublication date, giving both old and new a ddress. Con ten ts of t h is magazine must not be reprinted w ithout permission. T his magazine is glad to receive photos, drawings, stories and articles dealing with outdoor subjects, but cann ot guarantee r eturn o( unso licited contributions n or ins u re aga in st t heir loss. Contribu tion s not a ccompan ied by s ufficient postage will n ot be retu r ned. E n ter ed a s 2n d c lass m atte r Augu st 31, 1940, at the post office at Atla n ta, under t he Act of March 3, 1879. ConJervalion ~ /JeJt ~rienJ !JJ Cree/ anJ IJalJ Jlmil By W. T. ANDERSON M CH agitation !~ ~e~ng indulged as to i~1~ortance of having a "creel hm1t on fish , and a bag hm1t on game. It is beside the question to point out that the term "creel" as applied to fish is obsolete or rare. But it is quite in order to point out also the necessity for bag limits on game and fish lest the greedy-guts destroy the last vestige of the differ ent 'species, just as was done with the wild pigeon. Two or three Hawkinsville boys were coming home about dark one evening, 50 years ago, lugging a muzzle-loading 5-foot barrel shot-g un , a 2-foot string of red birds, yellowhammers, peeker-woods, followed by a hungry dog- when we heard in the big tree above our heads the greatest commotion of flapping wings and flying creatures. We fired our gun into the tree, and down came a cotton basketful of pigeons. There were thousands of them there apparently, and we got more with one shot than we could carry home. We never saw anything like that before, nor have we heard of nor seen anything like it since. It was said of the wild pigeons that at one time there were so many of them they blackened the skies when they passed over. There were too many for them ever to be killed, so everybody shot into them just to see how many could be killed. Where are they today? What has become of them? WHAT'S THE ANSWER? Down at the Cordele power dam they tell wonderful stories about the fine bream that gather there under the falls for their food- and as food for man. I have heard at least a dozen men say they ca ught great numbers of these "fine, fat fish," more than they knew what to do with. Just recently a Macon man told me he caught forty there one afternoon this week in about an hour. W. T. ANDERSON, Macon Conservationist Another Macon man told me recently that he caught 75 one afternoon , and had done it often. Is there any analogy between this story and the wild pigeon? Write yo ur own answer. and hooked a muskie. It was his first on the trip, and the only one for that boat that day. Gen. Winship remarked to me that we had no use for plied his rule, and found 32 inches to be correct. "Put him back," says Blanton, echoed by me (I'm always being generous with other people's fish ) . ONE FOR THE BOOKS Talking of sportsmanship, let me tell you a story you shall not believe. that fish, that the fun of fishing was in the fight, and asked if we shouldn't turn him loose. Our guide dipped a crocus sack into the water, wrapped it around the muskie, and pro- In the conservation trip Gov. Talmadge made recently into Wisconsin, General Blanton Winship of Macon caught a 32-inch muskie. The "creel" limit in Wisconsin on muskies is one muskie per day per man in the boat, and nothing under 30 inches can be kept. Gen. Winship was casting with the ordinary rod and reel, I replied "by all means." It would be a shame to take that fish and let him die here in the boat, when we have all the fish we can use. If we put him back we might have the fun of catching him again." Our guide remarked, "He is legal all right, 32 inches, and the law is 30 inches." With that the guide ap ceeded to take the hooks out of his mouth, which required about 5 minutes. Upon return ing the fish to the water he turned belly up and floated about. The guide said the fish was too far gone to live, that we had better keep him. " o, give him time," said Blanton to me. (}eorg-ian:J :Jhri//ed r/J'f Re:Jpiration Act The guide reached over the edge of the boat into the water, and caught the fish, setting him right side up. Stag-ed r/J'f W:Jcon:Jin Warden The guide began stroking the fi sh (Continued on Page 18 ) OUTDOOR GEORGIA Au.gust 1941 3 J u Thar 's Gold In Them THIS MONTH'S Fish-$100 Worth If RECIPE ~ They're Sturgeon Auditor Patillo in the State Capi tol Building spends most of his spare time fi shing either in or near salt water. Brother Patillo just will not be satisfied with fish the size of yo ur hand. He likes to fight it out with the big boys. Recently Mr. Patillo amazed the Wildlife Division with his true story of a Mr. Davis who hauled in a stur geon from the Altamaha River. The sturgeon was sold at well over $100. One fish , mind yo u, brings over $100. It seems the sturgeon contained about 45 pounds of caviar which sold at $2.50 per pound. Who wants to go fi shin g? TRY THIS ONE If yo u would like to drop in on a great fishing hole, try Laurel S. Walker Park about 10 miles out of Waycross. The lake is teeming with bass, bream, perch, and you can haul in an eel now and then. But don 't go there to fish except on Monday and Thursday. All other days, the fish are busy bringing up their families. Allowing only two days a week might explain why so many fish are still there. Supervisor of Park Garriso n will furnish details. OUR CRITICS Critics come in several classes. We are proud of the critics who set out constructively to help us do a better job and suggest ways and means to accomplish it. The type of critic in mind now is the professional who has had his toes stepped on, his feelings hurt, or is nursing a grudge or even the fellow so prejudiced by his politics as to see nothing worth while in mankind. He is the pot who calls the kettle black. You know the type who investigates nothing, invents compli cations, strains himself to see a gnat while sitting in a seat with a camel and who will write the first thing to come to his mind without regard for truth. But let's not be too harsh with these critics. After all the Good Lord made, along with this type fellow, weasels, rats, sandRys, snakes, wart hogs, cockroaches, lice, skunks, fleas, ticks, grub worms, chiggers, beetles, ants, wee.vels, and hornets, and He 4 placed them in this world so the real people, after associating with them, would know happin ess when it came along later. CHARLIE-MY BOY! Charles Wharton , who wrote the article on snakes in another section of this issue, is a yo ung man with man y talents. Charles is splendid at taxidermy and most of the specimens; in the State Capitol museum speak well of his ability. Charles will con tribute man y other interesting ar tides for Outdoor Georgia readers in the future. PARKS POPULAR State Parks are more popular this year than ever before in their his tory. Two weeks ago at Vogel on Sat urday and Sunday, it looked a bit like Coney Island. Georgia people seem to be really taking advantage of the fa cilities our parks offer. SOME OF THIS AND THAT Rangers have found some violators who use old truck tires as fish traps. If these schemers would use their thoughts along more useful lines, there is no telling how many new in ventions would get on the market . . . Buddy Hazel, ace flyer and in structor at Brunswick, likes to take passengers over the islands and show them herds of deer. It's a beautiful sight from the air . . . Louis An drews, the Savannah patrolman, is doing a great job ... Andrews has won the friendship and respect of the commercial fishermen in his section. In addition to sticking strictly to busi ness and upholding the laws, An drews is a jolly good fellow. A rare combination but valuable on the coastal area . . . Henry Green and Jesse Williams, Atlanta fishermen, will swear by the Okefenokee. They had a great time on their recent trip to the Swamp and expect to go back again at the first opportunity . . . Carson Smith isn't any too fond of navigation after his recent jaunt into the deep water off Saint Simons in a speed boat. Carson would be much happier on a long hike in the moun tains. Many readers wrote in to say the recipe on corned fish stew made a delightful dish. OUTDOOR GEORGIA published this recipe last month. The August dish we suggest is : CORNED FISH CAKES 3 Cups of flakes prepared from boiled corned fish or a lean white meat variety, care being taken to remove ALL bones 3 Cups fin ely diced boiled pota toes 3 Eggs beaten l Tbsp. butter or cooking oil 14 Tsp. pepper Flour Break the flak es to small pieces and mix with the potatoes and eggs. H eat th e butter (or oil) , add pepper and mix thoroughly with solids. Form into flat cakes not over l inch thick, cover these with fl our and fry in cooking oil. If desired the egg may be omitted and % cup fin ely chopped onions added. * CC~z * 06lfTHORPf 3-totef BRUNSWICK On Coastal Georgia where all sports abounJ Your catch or your kill cooked to perfection for your dinner, with the Management's compliments OWNER MANAGEMENT * OUTDOOR GEORGIA August 1941 HERE IS A PICNIC SCENE YOU WILL SEE ANY PRETTY SUNDAY AT PINE MOUNTAIN Ane mountain ~acilitie:J Wn man'~ ~rien~ PI E MO TAl tate Park, between Chipley and Warm Springs, is experiencing its banner season this ummer. The number of people visiting the area this year is far in excess of the visitors in any previous ea on and this Department is receiving numero us compliments on the appearance of the park and its operation . The Tavern, with over-night accommodations and leased to Mrs. A. J. Roberts, is proving to be the head - quarter for Pine Mountain State Park visitors. It may be difficult for orne 1orth Georgia people to realize that it reall y gets cool at night at thi park. It is aLnost too chilly to dine on the Tavern terrace at night, although scores of people do every eveni ng . Mrs. Roberts is a charming hoste s and serves such delicious food that the people are really in the proper mood after a meal at the Tavern to enjoy the beauties of the park while there and to sing its praises when they return home. An evening meal on the terrace is a delightful experience, presenting an incomparable view overlooking Pine Mountain By R. F. BURCH Director of State Parks * * * * * * Valley, under the glamour of the stars and cooled by evening breezes. We feel this park is doing more than any of our other parks in providing recreation for our soldier s, this being due largely to the proximity of this park to Columbus and Fort Benning, and many of the officer s and non-coms from Fort Benning are taking advantage of the r ecr eational facilities offer ed h er e. This is proving to b e right in line with defense activities we take great pride in being able to cooperate in this movement. At the sam e time this park is more than ever the favorite m eeting place :Jo for various clubs and r eligious and civic organizations from n earby cities of LaGrange, West Point, Manchester , Newnan, Greenville, Hamilton, Columbus and Chipley. T he lake area is leased to Mr. A. C. Dunn and he reports many lzaak Waltons tr yi ng their luck in the lake and that the cabins and picnic areas near the lake have been a so urce of much enj oymen t to the many visitors and guests. The above picture is an indication of the extensive way the people are usi ng the picnic grounds. In addition to the above m entioned pleasures, another outstanding feature of Pine Mountain State Pa1k this season is the Parkway across the ridge of the mountain from Tip Top by the Tavern to Warm Springs, Georgia. This drive is now asphalted the entire distance and affords the visitors to Pine Mountain a beautiful drive to the nearb y Warm Springs Foundation, golf course and Little White House. The eason is yo ung and those (Contimted on Page 15 ) OUTDOOR GEORGIA August 1941 5 GEORGIA COASTAL FISHING ONE 0 Many Shrimp Boats Poised For Dash Into Sounds August 1st By PERRY MIDDLETON, Director of Coastal Area F ISHI G methods along the Geor gia coast have kept pace with the times. Man y of the old timers can remember back when fi shermen depended on small hand baskets for catchin g crabs and small hand thrown cast nets for gathering shrimp. Toda y the modern shrimp and crab boats churn the waters with power ful motors and pull along nets be hind them that will stretch out as much as 110 feet. The best shrimp boats, could , if necessar y eros the ocean. Georgia' s shrimp and crab business represents one of the state's most valuable industries. In July shrimp prices leap ed up to 35c per pound, the highest, according to veteran buyers from Eastern markets, in the past 12 year s. Hundreds of boats made ready the last part of July for the dash into the sounds. This is forbidden grounds and jealously guarded by Georgia Coastal patrolm en. August l the sounds will open and boats will har vest a tremendou crop of shrimp. Where the various packing houses now are hand ling little more than 1,000 pounds per day, they expect He re you will see the four steps to mode rn crab a nd shrimp operations. The little fellow in No. J show how crabs were caught years ago in a little hand-operated wire basket. Not e t he two rop es suspe nded from th e boat in No. 2. This boot is dragging a huge net . Afte r two hours the net is hauled up as shown in No. 3 . Picture 4 shows what they bring up a fter the two hour drag . It is a bo ut 500 pounds of crabs and shrimp . Circle photo shows a few of the thousands of crabs caught daily off Georgia coa st. (Pictures by Joe Stearns .) * * * * * * to be handling several thousands. Shrimp leave various shipping poin ts alon g Coastal Georgia daily in refri gera tor trucks headed for ew York. Buyers are constantly near the packing houses making purchases for the Eastern markets. One buyer was asked, " What in the world does New York do with so many shrimp? " The an swer explains all, as he inform yo u that within the radius of 100 miles of ew York yo u will find mi llions of people anxious to buy thi seafood . Boats do not exactly confine their activities to shrimp, crabs and oys ter . Each ni ght fi shermen unload man y hundreds of pounds of whiting, croakers, fl ounders and man y other desirable food fi sh. Often for amusement the crab and shrimp boat fisher- 6 OUTDOOR GEORGIA August 1941 STATE'S MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES **** * men will toss oYer a large book, properly baited and haul in a shark. The fishermen strongly dislike sharks and destroy them at eYery oppor- tunity. The average observer is amazed at a day's catch of crabs. The sparkling blue, belligerent crabs seem to fill up the huge packin g houses. Bronzed workers toss them about with large shovels. The crabs are_ cooked alive in large steam vats whiCh hold well over 1,000 per cooking. Dozens of women, dressed spotlessly in white undergo a sterilization process every 45 minutes. Their duties consist of shucking crabs or as most of us know it better, separate the delicious meat from the shells. Sam S. Lewis operates the largest crab factory in the South an d ships crab meat from coast to coa t- all from Geo rgia waters. Lewis factor y handles 30,000 dozen crab daily. Up to the minute shrimp canning factories in Savannah, Darien, Brunswick and St. Mar ys employ hundreds of workers during the canning season. There is no guess work in the fi shing industry. Experts man the boats and use of the expensive nets and machines take the seafood from the 30,000 Dozen Crabs Handled Daily By Brunswick Factory ocean to the can s and hence to yo ur salad or cocktail. From t h e h a r d boiled, rugged sailors to the factory owners you will find these coastal people friendly, pa tient and constantly willing to cooperate on eyery occasion. Visitors are politely received and taken step by step along each process. A visit to Brunswick or Savannah serves not only as a splendid education on coastal fishing hut works in nicely along with plans for vacations. Tourist and vacationist who have not made up their minds about August would do well to see Georgia's thriving sea coast fishing activities. Dozens of boats are available to take visitors out deep sea fi shing and even a fair fi shermen can do well just standing along the pier with a hook and line. o license is required for salt water fi shing except for commercial fi shermen. The offices of Di vision of Wildlife of the Coastal Area is in the Oglethorpe Hotel at Brunswick. E. S. Dill, Secretary and Office Manager, and Charlie DeLoach, Patrolman at Brunswick and Louis Andrews, at Savannah understand and know coastal fi shing as well as any men in Georgia. The state maintains speedboats which patrol the fi shing waters regularly and even the use of airplanes has been employed to keep close scrutiny on possible deep sea fi shing violations. No. 6 - Shrimp and crab operations for the day ore over. Now the fishermen spread their nets to dry . Nos. 7 and 8 ore some of the boots just trying up to dock to unload their day's catch and to prepare for another daylight dash bock into the deep water. Those ice pocked boxes you see in photo No. J0 ore filled with shrimp . Each box is worth $30 or more depending on the demand. A few minutes after these pictures were taken, these boxes were loaded into refrigerated trucks and on the way to New York . Many fishermen operate independently with boots not much larger than the boots you see on most any river. Here in No. 9 you see o basket of crabs on individual sold to a factory at so-much per pound. All pictures were taken off the Georgia coast from Brunswick to Savannah . OUTDOOR GEORGIA Artgrtst 1941 7 IN THE FIELD OF GEOLOGY ONE of th e questions most frequently asked the Division of Mines, Mining and Geology, is " does Georgia have gas and oil in commercial quantities? " The answer as yet is unkno wn but it is the concensus of the technical staff of the Division that gas and oil will be discovered in commercial quantities somewhere in the Coastal Plain of this state. The similarity of the formations in this section of Georgia to those in Mississippi, which are producing petroleum, gives u cau se to justify this belief. Intermittent efforts have been made during the past 35 years to prospect for oil in Georgia and it will he recalled that Governor Talmadge referred to the desirability of discovering it and gas in Georgia during his last gubernatorial campaign. In the maj orit y of instances, ho wever , either the finances or equip- By Captain (}arlanJ Peyton DIRECTOR OF MINE S * * * * * * ment, or both , have been inadequate with the re ult that on only two occasions have the sediments in the coastal plain been penetrated to the basement rocks. In numerous Instances oil showings have been obtained, some of which were relatively near the surface. FIND OIL TRAPS Generally speakin g, prospecting fo r oil in Georgia will call for an overall outlay of money in considerable quantity. In the first place, the geology of the region should be given adequate detailed consideration before an y other move is made. This should be followed by geophysical prospecting in order to locate the most promising structures which might constitute oil traps. Having conducted the preliminary geologic and geophysical work, it then becomes a j ob for the driller. If the drilling is to extend to great depth, it naturally would be a j ob for the maj or companies, with adequate drilling equipment, etc. If the drilling is to extend only to nominal depths, it might be undertaken by independent drillers, but in any case the equipment and finances should be adequate before drilling is undertaken. minej 2:Jivijion Believej (}eol'ljia fia j (}a j anJ Oi/ in Commel'cia/ Quanliliej The Division of Mines, Mining and Geology maintains an oil geologist on its technical staff. In addition, we have obtained the coopera tive efforts of the U. S. Geological Survey in a study of the structures and other geo logic features in the Coastal Plain. It has b een our policy to cooperate with both individuals and companies who are interested in any phase of prospecting for oil in Georgia. We have stationed a member of our staff at the cen e of the d rilling when wells have been put down, to a ist in checki no- the formation drilled throu gh , as well as to obtain all po sible da ta resultin g therefro m. Obvio u ly, this type of informa tion is valu able to u and to the State from many angle . W e are a nxiou to encourage and to cooper ate in any man ner po sible which wi ll tend to furth er a healthy development along these lin es. Prospecting for oil at great depth in the Coastal Plain of Georgia with a modern rotary drill. ST DY WATE R R ESO RCE The Divi ion of Mine , Mining and Geology, ha entered into a cooperative agreement wi th th e . S. Geological urvey to match doll a r fo r (Continued on Page 12 ) 8 OUTDOOR GEORGIA August l!M-1 Forestry Division Injects New Life In Coastal Flatwoods By WALTER DYAL Director of Forestry ,liTER securing option on a suf- f t ficient area to insure adequate land on which to carry on their development program, the Federal Government began in 1936 to purchase what is now the Coastal Flatwoods Land Use Area. Today, this area consists of 37,771 acres located about ten miles southeast of Waycross, Georgia, extending into the Okefenokee Swamp to the South, and bounded by U. S. Route o. 84 on the north, with U.S. Route No. 1 runni ng through the area. The land purchased consisted mainly of areas on which there was a slight possibility of any private owner realizing a substantial income in the near future. Consideration was given to the lack of marketable products and the long period before substantial revenue could be realized, and few private owners could afford such long term investments. Also this section of the State needed an area where wildlife and other natural assets could be protected and kept in a productive state. Also the varied use of the area provides the people in the surrounding territory some place to go for various forms of recreation, such as fishin g, cam ping, picnicking, boating, sight seeing, etc. PRIOR to Octoher 5, 1938, the area was in its major development stage. At this time the land already acquired was turned over to the State Department of Natural Resources under a long term Cooperative and License Agree ment. The area to be managed hy the State with development by the Federal Government to eontinue until July 1, 1940, when the State Department of Natural Resourees assumed eomplete eontrol and respon sibility for management as provided in the agreement. During the development stage of the area, of co urse, forest fire control was a necessary plan of management. Along with fire protection and the pla nting of approximately 700,000 slash pine seed lings. it became well stocked with slash and long leaf pines. cA.rea Flourishing, Fire Menace..; Now Under Control Two Parks-one known as the "Laura Walker Park," and the other "Swamp Park",-were developed with a 120-acre lake at Laura Walker Park and access to the Okefenokee Swamp at the Swamp Park. A work center, consisting of a dwelling, work shop, garage, deep well, and water tank ; three tower units each consistin g of a tower, dwelling, barn, garage, chicken house, hog house, well, and fenced garden patch ; and three workers Units, consisting of a dwelling, garage, barn, well, chicken house, and fenced in garden spot, were constructed. 55 MILES OF FENCE In addition approximately 55 miles of fence was used on the area with plan s to make ten (10) pastures available for use by local farmers and cattlemen. A portion of one being sodded in pasture grasses and thereby greatly improved. Seventy-five miles of roads and 600 miles of 10 and 20 feet firebreaks were constructed , making the greater part of the area read- ily accessible for marketing, fire con trol work, and recreation. During this development stage approximately 45 miles of telephone lines were construct~d and 14 telephones installed, and the Division of Forestry later having constructed 14 additional miles, making 59 miles of line now in use on the Project. In developing it was necessary, of course, for the Federal Government to have lumber and trees to build the various buildings and other improvements. The main portion of this was cut from the area, leaving it practically depleted of any immediate marketable forest products other than fuel wood and a small amount of "worked out" of turpentined timber of which a small portion may be used for saw logs, small poles, and the rest for fuel wood. It is to be expected that with a practical plan of management, this (Co ntinued 011 Page 16) This blaze destroying man y valuable trees is shown well on its cleslructive woy in the Coastal Areo. A match carelessly lossecl aside, or a lightecl cigarette or some innocent camper who clicl not moke sure his fire wos out, uncloubteclly wos the source of this blaze. Stole Forestry effortt ore clirectecl to hole/ such happenings os this to the very minimum. OUTDOOR <;EOR(;JA Augu~t 1941 9 ~Daovwe n in the been bury Hollywood movie people Swamp W.oter" lro,. for the new flicker Be//. No. J show by Georgia's own Vereen wiJh his clog . This ;;:-;.. nclrews, star of the picture, men reocly lor wodc ... NO 6 showing the camera recently . No. 2 sh . _ n in the Okelenokee Swamp n,.""'- form fox is one/ playing other prine0d~ .,. IP/enclicl Georg ia port the 's wile/ t stole urkey quail stock. our wile/ turke y. fellows who soon will ~ vo played h-- havoc with own here ore healthy little ers Charlie BorreH ( y to release. No. 3 - Rang show o barre/ net ) and Will Shirley proudly recently. In photo ;: from the Oostonoulo River ore shown getting 0. 4 e visiton at Pine Mountain scenery showing in the bo 19 dee r ck~~.~ ......N, owith5 the beautiful mountain - This unusual picture u.fa1lalonwd near 8run.swwica6s: ..... . Convoy/ Ma ... from hite an deer aeropIone over on ore German white the way to salet ,... ..., Papa Mallard defiantly lead snapped at Pine J.... or /iHie ones in photo No. 7 lineup on pier at St11,.,.1th. No. 8 ..,.. Here's the doily Wildlife Island. . .. (All pictures by her Joe Stearns.) " - - - - - - - - - - REPRINTED FROM FEBRUARY 1941 - - - - - - - - - - J I ' ISSUE OF FIELD AND STREAM Ray P. Holland Editor of Field & Stream New York, N.Y. Freedom, New Hampshire November 24, 1940 Dear Ray: I KNOW this is a kind of unusual request; but I'd like to borrow some space in your columns to write an open letter to a man I do not know. He ma y read it if it is in your columns; or some of his friends may notice his name and ask him to read it. You see, it has to do with ~port-a certain kind of sport. The man's name is Sherwood G. Coggins. That was the name on his hunting license. He lives at 1096 Lawrence Street, in Lowell. He says he is in th e real estate and insurance business in Lowell. This week-end, Mr. Coggins, you drove up into New Hampshire with some friends to go deer hunting. You went hunting on m y property here in Free dom. You didn't ask my permission; but that was all right. I let people hunt on my land. Only, while you were hunting, you shot and killed my bird dog. Oh, it was an accident, of course. You said so yourself. You said that you saw a flick of something in the bushes, and you shot it. All you saw was the flash of something moving. and you brought up your rifle and fired. It might have been another hunter. It might have been a child running through the woods. As it turned out, it was just a dog. Just a dog, Mr. Coggins. Just a little English setter I have hunted With for quite a feW yearS. Just a SHEILA . BEAUTIFUL SETTER OWN ED BY L. H . L YLE . little female Setter WhO WaS Ver y OF ATLANTA .A~~~:;:!Y~NOGGA~~~~~~SE D IN TH E proud and staunch on point, and who always held her head high, and whose eyes had the brown of October in them. We had hunted a lot of alder thickets and apple orchards together, the little setter and I. She knew me, and I knew her, and we liked to hunt together. We had hunted woodcock together this fall, and grouse, and in another week we were planning to go down to Carolina together and look for quail. But yesterday morning she ran down in the fields in front of my house, and you saw a flick in the bushes, and you shot her. You shot her through the back, you said, and broke her spine. She crawled out of the bushes and across the field toward you , dragging her hind legs. She was coming to you to help her. She was a gentle pup, and nobody had ever hurt her, ahd she could not understand. She began hauling herself toward you, and looking at you with her brown eyes, and you put a second bullet through her head. You were sportsman enough for that. I know you didn't mean it, Mr. Coggins. You felt very sorry afterward. You told me that it really spoiled your deer huntino0- the rest of the dav. It spoiled my bird hunting the rest of a lifetime. ' At least, I hope one thing, Mr. Coggins. That is why I am writing you. I hope that you will remember how she looked. I hope that the next time you raise a toward rifle you to your across shoulder the field , you will see with blood her over running ftrhoemsihgherts,mdorua~uhgianngdhedroswelnf her white chest. I hope you will see her eyes. I hope you will always see her eyes, Mr. Coggins, whenever there is a flick in the bushes and you bring yo ur rifle to your shoulder before you know what is there. COREY FORD. GEOLOGY (Continued from Page 8 ) dollar State and Federal funds for the purpose of conducting an investigatio~ into the water resources of the State. This investigation involves stream gaging, underground water supply study, salinity of Savannah River water, and chemical analysis of samples of water from various places in the State, including all municipalities with 2500 or more inhabitants. This investigation is conducted by representatives of the U. S. Geological Survey. Mr. F. M. Bell, District Engineer, is in charge of the Atlanta office. Among services available to the citizens and property owners of Georgia, through the staff and facilities of :he Georgia Division of Mines, Mining and Geology, are the following: (l) Free consultation regarding the development of any mineral deposit in its early stages and prior to the stage of regular commercial operation . (2 ) Free identification of mineral specimens, together with advice and opinions regarding the valu e of such minerals. (3 I Free laboratory analyses of samples of rocks, minerals and water taken from Georgia mineral de posits . (4 ) The Division maintains a reference library containing some lS.OOO technical publications covl' r i n ~ geology and mining in its 'ari ous phases all over the world . IS I The Division cooperates in man y educati onal efforts designed to give the citizens of Georgia a better understanding of Georgia's min erals. This cooperation takes the form of tech nical articles written for magazines and periodicals, lectures, radio talks, and the main tenance of our porti on of an edu cational mu eum . Also we prepare for di tributi on to the different institutions of learnin g, sch ool museum collecti ons of the common rocks and min erals found in Georgia, to be used in conn ection with their studies of the State's resources. In general , we tr y to cooperate with the citizens, mineral producers, min e .and mill operators, in an y and '?very manner which might prove helpful in the program of the utilization of Georgia's min eral raw materials. SURE BET Jn deer hunting if you can't see his horn s she hasn't any . 12 OUTDOOR GEORGIA Augu8t 19>41 WjR SHOWS GRE jT NEED 11 11 Georg-ia HighlyFav?ra~le For Abundant vVddltfe By JAMES SILVER Regional Director U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service FOR NATURAL RESOURCES I F' THE last World War and the prese~t one have taught us a~ y thin u it IS the g reat value to a ahon of ~atural reso urces. World-wide wars show up the real strength of a ation and prove that to those most richly endowed go the victory in the fi nal analysis. The United States leads the world in richness of essential resources but only following the last World War did we awaken to the fact that we were squandering our resources at an alarming rate. In recent years therefore, there has been a great awakening in this co untry and we have beco me conservation- mi nded. Today, wherever yo u go, yo u find people planning. They are planning for civic improvements, for public works, bu t most important, they are planning to con erve our natu ral reources. When people began to take stock of our natural resources, many were surprised to find that far from least in import ance were our wildife resources and as a result, almost every planning group in Amer ica today is taking into serious account the planning for the conser vation and management of wildlife r esources. Wildlife reso urces are highly important th ro ughout the nited States but in no section of our countr y does wildlife reach the extent of import ance that it does in the South. I n no other section does so large a percentage of the people depend upon wildlife for recreation , sustenance, and li velihood a in the South. There is good reason for thi s condition in that no other ection is o well adapt ed fo r upportin g an ab undan ce of wildlife a is th e South. RI CHLY ENDOWE D Th is i demonstrated by the fact that men of mea ns from all over the country are co ming to Georgia in increa ing n um ber to purchase plan tations for the sole purpose of hu ntin g quail, turkey, waterfowl, dove a nd ?eer. They have fo und out that it I only neces ar y to provide protection and a planned harvest and 1ature 1 ill do the re t. Georgia has the climate, the foo d, and the cover nece sary for a n abundant wildlife, but Georgia has been guilty of not takin u care of her wildlife reso urces with the result that the state has only a fraction of the wildlife that it is capable of producing and maintaining. Estimates of waterfowl have been made and the figures show that Georgia has an extremely small proportion of the 65,000,000 waterfowl estimated to migrate from the northlands for the purpose of wintering i n t h e southern United States. However, the ducks like the tourists for the most part, hi-tail it trough the state of Georgia to settle for the winter in Florida or points farther south because there has not been provided places sufficiently attractive to entice them to stop over. As a result, very few Geo rgia po rtsmen get the opportunity of waterfowl hunting. In fact durin g the past fiscal year only 2500 duck stamps were sold which is a reliable index of the number of waterfowl hunters in the state. Th is is co mpared to the 120,000 sold in the state of Minnesota fo r the sa me year and yet practically all of the Minnesota d ucks winter in the So uth . Georgia is one of the best watered states in the Uni on. It has an abu nd- ance of perma nent rivers and creeks. Unfortunately, however , most of these streams are silt-laden so that fishing, except in the mountains and along the coast, is ver y poor. Georgia abounds with opportunities for the construction of dams to impound water which would furnish numerous ponds and lakes of clear water for fi shing, swimming, boating, and hunting, to say nothing of the effect on the stabilization of water levels and the conservation of soils. In addition to the sport a nd recreation co ncerned with fi shing, a large percentage of the Georgia rural folks, both colored and white, obtain an important part of their sustenance through fi shing. In times of war, food always beco mes a problem and at such time fi sh assume much greater importance in the food suppl y of the people than in normal times. Georgia produces a great quantity of furs, principally raccoon, opossum, skunks, mink, and otter. At one time also, Georgia produced great numbers of the most valuable of all furs-beaver. There are a few isolated colonies of the Carolina b eaver still left in the state. (Continued on Page 14 ) Female mallard rescued by law -enforce ment officers c f th e U. S . B'olog ical ~ u rv ey on December 30, 1937, from illegal trap on Chesconne ssex marsh in Virginia being banded before release . The bands are used in studying migratory habits of waterfowl. OUTDOOR GEORGIA A ugust 1941 13 no 5here Jlin i Rh'~me or (Or Is His Face Red?) By a Pu:r;:r;led Wife I F husbands had to put up at home with the discomforts furnished at fishing camps the divorce courts soon would double their business. And the puzzling part about it is they LOVE it-away from home. Take, for instance, the grump-box who bellows "Why doesn't someone look after things around this house?" if the hot water runs tepid before he gets his morning shower. Yet on camp he beats his chest and dances in sheer enjoyment under an icy shower. Or even more puzzling, he still thinks it's "the life" if the bathroom consists of a leaky basin and spigot under a tree. And what makes him wisecrack "I don't know what you modern girls would do without a can opener" yet relish a giant bowl of canned baked beans at camp? And why does he mutter "this slop isn't fit to drink" if his coffee isn't just right, yet out on a fishing party he gulps down grounds and all and vows there's nothing like it. At home his bed must be soft and springy but out with the boys he feels like a million after a night on an ironing board-like cot with a two- inch rag mattress. And it's beyond all understanding why he gets up cross as a bear with a sore paw but is chipper as a lark when he's piling out before daybreak, in the middle of the night you might say, to pick up his rod and reel. At home it's pure carelessness on SOMEBODY'S part when a fly or mosquito annoys the Master. But out in a boat or on the bank he boasts "I'm too tought for these babies" and lets them gnaw in utter disregard. At home everyone must consider the poor dear's nerves and it's worth anyone's life to forget he's had a hard day at the office. But on camp? He's the life of the party and the louder the jokes, laughter and general banging around, the better. He's one "grand guy" to all the fellows. And how it is he can't understand why the household budget can't be reduced at least two-thirds or resist a caustic remark about "and you paid that much for a hat that looks like that?" Yet he never remembers the thrift lecture about "money doesn't grow on trees" when he pays $15 for a tussle with a rainbow or to land a two-inch bass. And another puzzling thing is how Need for Natural Resources (Continued from Page 13 ) Some of these have recently been moved on to Federal refuges and it has been demonstrated that they recover very quickly under proper protection. The same is true of most forms of wildlife. They will respond very quickly under Georgia conditions if given the opportunity. We cannot have an abundance of deer so long as dogs are permitted to run loose at all times to harry the deer to the extent that reproduction is impossible; nor can we have game of any kind unless we carefully conserve an ample breeding stock to produce a surplus for harvesting. This of course means management and planning. It means long-term plans carried through to successful conclusion. Fortunately for Georgia, guess work has been eliminated by the successful culmination of planned wildlife control in other states. There is no doubt but what an abundance of wildlife can be returned to Georgia through proper planning. his outlook on things changes when he gets into his old pants and picks up his tackle. Generally he's an honest person and declares those little white lies as "downright dishonest". But just watch out when he starts to give you the measurement or weight on those fish he caught! Yes, it's all very puzzling. I can't understand it, especially when he comes home with a three days growth of beard, dirty, worn to a frazzle and sunburned as a lobster- and no fish! Enjoy the Fall and Winter Months at DE~nrn BEll t1J 11 nr E1 SAVANNAH BEACH, TYBEE ISLAND, GA . Newest and most luxurious clubhotel in the Southeast ... Bright Sun . . . Balmy sea air Golf, fishing, beach sports and the society of discriminating people .. . Steam heated rooms ... Famed Cuisine . .. Moderate tariffs. Special rates for weekly or monthly guests. Operated in connection with Hotel DeSoto, Savannah, Ga. For folder, reservations or any information, please write J. L. NEWCOMB Resident Manager SAVANNAH BEACH, GA. 14 OUTDOOR GEORGIA Attgust 1941 By JOE STEARNS Our readers are very generous. A ~0.,.~0c0eudisveemdaalalnnydof " tall" tales. while we WJ them, . we have been ll be unable will use as many as space permits. My old pal Rick Altobelli, of Sa- vann ah sends thi s one in and calls it "Nature Lover." He stood on the stern of the promenade deck as the ship slip- ped merrily along the water, and admired a graceful sea gull as it hovered, swooped and dipped to recover some hits of food that had been thrown overboard from the galley. "Oi," said Ahe, "Vat a pretty pigeon!" "That's a gull," said a more experienced traveler with scorn. "Hit makes no difference for me--boy or gull it still is a pret ty pigeon," Ahe snapped. ~ Charlie DeLoach, patrolman in the coastal area, aviator , pilot of most any kind of boat with a motor, will tum deathly pale at the sight of a nake. Here is a stor y that has followed Charlie many years and even though he would like to forget ithe will laugh right along with yo u when it is told. . Years ago as a boy Charlie worked Jn the tu rpen tine industry. One day while alone Charlie was sure he saw a snake trail in the grass. He bent over very low to investigate. At that momen t a wasp bit Charlie on the ear. He groaned, " Oh, my goodness, I'm snake bit," after which he staggered along a few feet and collapsed in the and. He clutched for a stick and scribbled in the sand, "Killed by a snake." Charlie, now terrified, lay down in the grass to await death. His imagination was extremely vivid and his ear hurt. He remembered how hogs would kick their legs in death and occasionally Charlie kicked hisso sure was he that his min utes were numbered. This sort of thing went on for about four hours. After deciding death had passed him up, and too, feeling the pangs of hunger, Charlie got up and walked home. His brother uncovered these facts later and does Charlie's face get red when this story starts! * * * Attention Aviators One more for Lem Griffis. A friend asked Lem why he did not have any aerial photo maps of the Okefenokee Swamp. Lem sadly shook his head and said "Aw Gee we could never do that. You see, the shadow of the ship would bog down in the Swamp and stall the plane." * * * Meeting Him Half-way Dr. Howard Hailey, of Atlanta, sticks to this one for his favorite fi sh story: Two sportsmen were talking. One declared, "You know I once caught a fish that weighed 115 pounds." The other gentleman snapped, "That's nothing. Once I was fi shing close to an old shipwreck. I pulled up my hook and there was a lantern on it with the light still burning." Number one, admitting defeat, stated, " I'll tell you what I'll do. If yo u blow out that darn light, I'll take a 100 pounds off my fi sh .' ~ ~ ~ ~ The Jf/ orm Turns Tom Slider , Atlanta sportsman, tells about the moonshiner who was watching a fellow in a boat making a desper ate effort to catch fish. The moonshiner exhausted his patience and finall y said, " Mister, if you really want to catch some fi sh, just pour a little of my corn squeezings on yo ur red wiggler and yo u'll get 'em." The fi sherman pulled up his long red wiggler and poured a little of the white lightning on it and returned his h ook to the water. Shortly after he pulled up his hook and the red wiggler had a strangle-holt on a 9 pound bass and was beatin g it to death with its tail. Tucker Scouts Enioy Wildlife Movies Four new film s have reached the Division of Wildlife and are ready to be shown over the state by the Educational Director. The films recently were shown to the Boy Sco uts, of Tucker and were received enthusiastically. Two of the films show the workings and home life of beavers. It is believed that the showings of these films will do more to help the beaver situation in Georgia than anything in the past. One film deals with game bird farming and vividly explains correct ways to handle and care for quail. The other film gracefully unfurls the histor y of Georgia and shows the beauty of the various state parks. The work of the CCC boys in the state parks is brought into the film splendidly. PINE MOUNTAIN (Continued from Page 4 ) who have not yet experienced the joys to be found at Pine Mountain State Park should take advantage of these recreational opportunities offered for their pleasure by visiting this park and staying overnight. Many celebrities have visited Pin e Mountain and were delighted to fin d such beautiful scenery. Only recently the Pan-American League of Atlanta entertain ed Senora Dolores deMorin- ~i"ar~oa;cyiwowuifsiethSoefannotrhaeelasPabiordersaoitdefenPptiinconeifcM.PoaTurhnae-- tain , " It is a beautiful place. And such scener y !" Tourist, man y of them, often use Pine Mountain facilities overnigh t in preference to city accommodations and all of them have been highly pleased to have favored the Mountain. Our Specialty: STEAKS-CHOPS-SEA FOODS CALL JA. 8024 Deliveries in Neighborhood OUTDOOR GEORGIA Artgu st 1941 15 JOE BUFORD'S "Mlllil[" TOUl:H WITH OUAIL GETS RESULTS 811 8~ Wallace FEATURE EDITOR A YO E can raise Bobwhite quail domestically but not everyone can have anything like good luck with them. One person however who does have the "green hand" with raising quail is Joe Buford who lives near Dallas in Paulding county. Last season out of 30 eggs set under bantam hens, he raised to maturity 29 birds and that, so far as Wildlife Director Zack D. Cravey is able to learn , is something of a record among amateur propagators. This season Joe had 20 out of 23 eggs to hatch and although the baby quail (at this writing) are very yo ung, there hasn 't been a fatality yet. Because the Wildlife Division is carrying on an extensive propagation program this summer. Director Cravey is anxious to pass on to others the methods Joe Buford has so successfully used. The Division is distributing 40,000 eggs which are produced at the State Game Farm on Briarcliff road near Atlanta. The settings (of 15 eggs each) are given to 4-H and FFA club members, farmers, sportsmen and conservation groups who have suitable land for them. Each recipient agrees to release the birds when they are from six to eight weeks old in fields or woods which have sufficient food and cover. They agree also to prohibit hunting on that land for a year or more so that the birds will have opportunity to reproduce. In addition, the Division distributed in July 2,000 day-old quail which likewise are to he released at the proper age. Joe, like most farmers and others who raise quail on a small scale, uses simple homemade equipment and methods and for that reason anyone can adopt his system. For example, when his birds were hatched last year, the nights still were chilly and Joe thought he needed a brooder in case they should escape from beneath their foster mother's downy body. If young quail become chilled they wilt and die like cut flowers in a noonday sun, so Joe, not having a brooder, rigged up an Paulding County Folk Show N~w lnt~r~st In l:ons~rvation * * * * * * inexpensive outfit by stringing a 20watt electric bulb through the top of a tin can then cutting an entrance in the side for the birds. Even if he hadn 't had electricity, as is the case with many farmers, he'd have made a broder by putting a kerosene Ian tern in a box. . Joe's first principle is to practice the most rigid sanitation because chicken droppings contain a germ to which the domesticated fowl has become immune but which is deadly to quail. Last summer he kept his hen-bird family on a small mesh wire, a foot or so off the ground, and moved it daily. Then to prevent the little birds pecking each others toes, which they evidently mistook for worms, he kept pine straw on the wire and their tiny feet sank into it. This summer Joe is trying a new experiment. He believes the birds may be stronger for their future wild existence if they do not grow up with the domesticated fowl. So he has taken them away from their bantam mother. Should the weather turn cool or damp he will rig up his improvised brooder to hover them. During the first day and a half of their life, the yo ung quail were given no food but plenty of water. Since then they've had a prepared mash. Joe's enthusiasm for conservation is so contagious that 25 or 30 of his neighbors have "caught" it. They've formed an informal sort of conservation club which they call "Joe's Bobwhite Quail Club." Together they have a 10,000-acre stretch of woods which they've posted for a four year period so there's no doubt but that the quail population in Paulding county will prosper. And as for Joe himself, he doesn't ever intend to hunt his quail. He's just raising them as a hobby and will release them to live in his woods as they will. All the trouble and ex pense he goes to is far offset, he says, when he hears them give their merry "Bobwhite" call or dart across his path when he walks in the woods. FORESTRY DIVISION (Continued from Page 9 ) area in a few years will be self-supporting and that private landowners will be benefitted by the demonstration . YEAR-ROUND WORK The Division of Forestry employed the year-round services of a ranger in charge, three towermen, a dispatcher and three laborers. The ranger being responsible for all activities on the area and for carry out plans of the Division's foresters. In addition, during the Fall and Winter, or the more fire hazardous months, other men are employed, as necessary, to handle the fire situation. These men are at all times on fire duty and subject to call anytime they are needed. At the same time, all field employees do thinning work, planting in season, maintain roads, telephone lines, fences, buildings, pastures and numerous other jobs to be found in such an operation. For use in forest fire control and maintenance work, the Division maintains four trucks, two fully equipped with water tanks, motor driven pumps, back pumps, rakes, etc., to fight fire and two for use in maintaining roads, fences and other improvements. A tractor with a disc plow and a power driven mower are used in maintaining firebreaks, truck trails and pastures. Fire control being a necessity to good Forest Management, more time is spent and efforts directed at forest fire prevention and suppression activities than any other single job. The forest land burned over during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, represented less than .6 of 1 percent of the total area. The men employed in fire protection have in the past two years, during spare time, thinned approximately 100 acres of young pines and planted 50,000 slash seedlings in barren spots . . . the areas thinned being scattered over the tract in relatively small plots. SKILLFUL HANDUNG T HE PROPER management of a forest for multiple land use is not only the skillful handling of trees for maximum growth and yield of quality products, but forest manage ment with game management, forest management with range management, forest management with farm man agement, as well as management to preserve esthetic value, all of which tend to provide a steady annual in 16 OUTDOOR GEORGIA August 1~1 come, ra1smg the standard of living of employees. Several hundred acres of carpel tained ~~r\r'ahsesrepbays t ure resi are maindents ad- joining the area can r~nt graz- ing pri vileges for their cattle. Also several hundred acres of woodlands on the area are en- dosed in fence and several cat- tle owners have taken advan- taae of this opportunity to get th~ir cattle off the highway where they may be killed and the open woods where they are apt to be stolen. The three towermen, three work- men , and the ranger, have fenced in areas where they may grow a good portion of their vegetables, truck crop and food for at least one cow and twenty or thirty chickens. FOOD FOR GAME In addition to the tower Units and worker's Units on the area, there are eight small far~s that are rented at a reasonable pnce. These farmers as well as the employees give their service when necessary in actual fire suppression. On these farms the land rented is only that which is suitable for agricultural crops. The remaining cleared areas have been planted to pine or set aside for growing ga me food. The value of which is recognized by both the Division of Forestry and Wildlife. With the development of both game and forest assets only a few years from its peak, it is reasonable to predict a game paradise among tens of thousands of dollars worth of marketable timber produ cts. T he Coastal Flatwoods Land Use Area provides thousands of acres of "wide open spaces" with wonderful recreational possibilities, relaxation for the weary and an opportunity to partake of Nature's offerings amidst well-planned forest activi ti es . Entrance to the Okefenokee Swamps through Swamp Park provides for recreational parties scenery and fi shing found in no other part of the South. Clean , comfortable cabins, nestling alon g the shores of the well-stocked 120-acre lake of Laura Walker Park, offer a place for quiet relaxation. DOGS CAN BE PESTS Rovin g dogs are among the most serious enem ies of wildlife. The thinking sportsman will see that his dogs are well-fed, well-hou sed, and well-treated; and that t~ey are kept up when not hunting, particu la rly during wildlife breeding seasons. HOI:IlY [REEK HAS FINS Bass, Perch, Bream Offer Opportunity to Fishermen Co mpi led by Worke r s of the Aug us ta Unit; of t he Wri te r s Program of the W . P. A. in Ge o r g ia F OR generations Rocky Creek has been a prime attraction to Augusta fishermen. In a local way one might regard it famous as a fishing stream. ot that all of the fishermen have exchanged plugs, flies, worms and minnows for good game fi sh simply by throwing in and pulling out. It is not that easy by a long stretch. But for an unpretentious stream of water, Rocky Creek gives a generous share of good luck along with bad; and if figures were available they would probably show a fishermen 's population, year after year, as great as- if not greater than - any other stream between the Savannah and the Ogeechee rivers. Rocky Creek is a strange name for the stream because there is not a rock near it, indeed hardly a pebble. Running between sand ridges in Richmond County it is quite as devoid of rocks as a sea-island beach. At any rate, there are no rocks in that half of the stream familiar to Augusta anglers. The stream still runs clear. Many segments are shallow, swift, white, over beds of coarse sand. Other stretches are black over bottoms of decayed matter. It is in the dark, deep places twisting through tangles of growth that fishing is most fascinating. Wilkinson 's Pond, in the lower half of the creek about two miles beyond Augusta's limits, comprises about fif. teen acres of water, running to a depth of ten feet. Here it is no rare thing to find a good stout bass with a will to fight. And with grasshopper, baby wasp, even with the lowly worm, there is many a good catch of bream and perch from any a point around the open banks. HONORABLE MENTION B UT Rocky Creek stimulates the enthusiasm of historians, as well as of fishermen . In fact it deserves honorable mention in the history of a great industry. A recent drainage project of the WPA had caused a number of old timbers to be lifted out of the bed of the creek. These timbers, it is thought by many, were the foundation of Eli Whitney's cotton gin , built in 1793. Some historians say it was 'the site of Whitney's first experiment. Mary Ware Wimberly, an aged mulatto, tells it without any doubt: "I was born on this place, right here, a mile from the creek. 'Course I know where Mr. Whitney's gin was. It was right where they took out those old timbers not long ago." Often men associate big bass with big waters; open ponds, large spillways, and like places. But one of the fin est bass ever taken in Richmond County was caught at a point on Rocky Creek not much wider than a nineteenth-century wagon road and just about paddle deep. It happened at a sharp turn not far above Lombard's Pond. USED Ll VE BAIT T WO ME had paddled up the stream. They were fishing with live bait, among which was an oversize roach. It was too large for ordinary fi shing, and one of the partners was about to release it outright into the creek because every time he put his hand into the bait bucket the big roach made commotion enough to injure the normal ones. But the other fellow suggested fixing the big roach on a clamp hook and setting it on a line from a small willow limb. This was done, and the fi shermen went on slowly up the creek. It seemed a long way in the knotty turns and the slow motion , but probably it was not more than fifty yards above the set line- an hour laterthat they resolved to work back downstream and quit. They had only two small bass and a fairly large jackfish for about four hours' fishing, and it was getting late. When they put around toward the point where the set line was, there came a churning of water like a man kickink his feet over the side of a boat. It was exciting. The bass had swallowed the roach and was hooked deep inside. He weighed eleven and threequarter pounds. It is the pond and the spillway below it that have made Rock Creek an angler's haven for generations. As wide at points as a good golf drive and more than half a mile in length, the pond supports a floating field of lilypads. The spillway is the most popular place in the whole lay out for anglers. Bass, perch, bream, and jackfish are taken there, and taken in quantity. OUTDOOR GEORGIA Augut 1941 17 Harmless Water Snake Faces Destruction By CHARLES D. WHARTON OF ALL the reptilian inhabitants of Georgia, the water snakes are probably the most persecuted and least understood. They seem to receive the brunt of man's hatred against snakes. Being easily located, by reason of their preference for water, they provide a target for many unthinking people who presume they are ridding the community of a great pest. Some kill them solely for the reason that they are snakes; others kill water snakes because they " destroy fish "; others fear for their personal safety. It has been shown in other fields that to interfere with nature's setup is to invite evil results. Di scard prejudices a moment and consider the good points of water snakes. Actually they render several definite services. Probably the most important is the consumption of weak, dead and diseased fish. Were diseased or biologically unfit fish allowed to breed or infect others, one could soon see the disastrous consequences that would result. Most trout fishermen realize every hooked trout turned hack into the stream will not recuperate. Should a trout fail to recover quickly enough from often unnoticeable injuries, it would he extremely lia hle to an attack by harmful bacteria, producing a condition detrimental to fish in good health. I do not say a water snake doesn't eat healthy fish. Even if not to press the theory of natural selection, this can be beneficial. To overstock a pond or stream has been proven a worse deed than understocking one. Certainly water snakes were intended to eliminate, to a certain degree, the excess produced or introduced, thus quickly permitting fish to attain breeding size by way of the more abundant food. Granted that these above points are true, it is still necessary to control water snakes in certain areas, 'as an overabundance of any wild creature will tend to be a hazard. "Sure, there's plenty of moccasins down there on the creek. You fellows catch them? " How many times have I heard some farmer or store owner make those remarks. He believes all water snakes to be poisonous. Here, again, is another reason why aquatic reptiles are slaughtered unnecessarily. ~LMOST everyone calls a water 1-\._ snake a " moccasin. " The word itself undoubtedly has a sinister ring but the only snake deserving of this title is the cottonmouth , or true water moccasin, a snake found in the coastal and south-central parts of Georgia. This snake is the one and only poisonous water snake fo und in Georgia. owhere is it abundant, save certain desolate regions on the coastal plain and the Savannah River. The cottonmouth will probably never be encountered above Macon. If anyone believes that they can give conclusive evidence to the contrary, I would be pleased to hear from them. There are approximately seven species of harmless wa ter snakes in Georgia. This is given not to confuse the read er, hut to give information to those interested. Three of these species are found in the coastal region; two in the cen tral-southern part of the state and two are distributed over the entire state. These last two are more likely to be encountered in north-central Georgia than any of the other species. They are the Common Water Snake and the Queen Snake. The former is the recipient of the name moccasin, the latter is responsible for the plunges from overhanging limbs that sometimes startle the unsuspecting fisherman. The Queen Snake, however, it might he interesting to note, has such a small head that to eat any hut the tiniest fish is impossible-they feed principally on crayfish and salamanders. Briefly, we find water snakes as a rule are not destructive to fish life; they are beneficial in most cases; and the one true moccasin is encountered but rarely, and only in the so uthern half of Georgia. It is difficult to make snake state- Creel and Bag Limit (Continued from Page 3) from the tail back to th~ first fin , using his forefinger and thumb for the massaging. In about three min utes the fish made a flirt and swam away, as vigorous and alive as you please. Blanton and I were thunderstruck over the apparent miracle, and asked the guide what sort of magic he had used. The guide said, "Why that is artificial respiration for a fish. That massaging from the tail hack to the first fin starts them breathing again." In telling this story to some fishermen, they were astounded- not so much with the scheme for restoring life to the fish, but in the fact that anybody would release that large a fish. " Imagine anybody in Georgia being sport enough to turn loose a big fish like that," was the comment. "Why, down here we should have kept it, even if we had had to feed it to the hogs." IS THIS FISHING? ear Perry, Fla., on the Fen Holloway River, a few years ago, a party of fishermen tied their boat to the dock and departed. I strolled around, seeing what I could see, and in that boat tide up there was a switch about two feet long, with a prong at one end. On that switch I counted 63 bass, the largest of which was about the size of a man's thumb. What a sorry opinion God must have of us, who claim to be made in His image. We need education on conservation, and we need "creel" limits on the blessings nature has provided, to teach and impress by law the things any fool ought to know. INDIGESTION!' T he robin devours, on the average, sixtyeight worms every day. KING OF TREES The oak is called the King of Trees and acorns from oak trees were a food before anyone in Europe knew of the grain we call corn. ments acceptable ; to change the views of people who have grown up with certain beliefs but the point of this article is an appeal to the sportsmen of Georgia to view the water snake situation with an open mind, and, in a different light. Let's give water snakes a chance to help nature. OUTDOOR GEORGIA will be g lad to answer &.ny Questions concerning s nakes. Write Cha rles Wharton. 18 OUTDOOR GEORGIA August 19141 illJJEJlE ~ ~ ~ ami WJJJrr ~ ~ ~ ~Biiw; L AST MO started a THcompthreishenm~iavgeazainnde detailed list of the best fishmg holes in Georgia. This feat~re ~ill be con tinued u11til all counties m the state have been covered. Some readers have informed us of their intentions to clip this valuable information from each issue and retain it for a permanent fishing guide which is a splendid idea. If your county is not listed here, watch for it in future issues. Here's where they are. CHARLTON COUNTY ATILLA RIVER- Burntfort, twelve mile Ea t of Folkston; Bass, Crappie, Red Breast Perch, Blue Gill Bream, Catfi sh ; Flies, Plugs, Worms or Cut-bait; . Boat (12 ) for hire; Fishing Free. (Good fi shing seven miles down or seven miles up the river). OKEFE OKEE SWAMP - F e deral Wildlife Refuge, Fishing allowed on free permit in season; Call at U. S. Fish and Wildlife office near Fargo or Folkston for permit ; One of best fi shing areas in the State, with Bass, Brea m and many other varietie ; Boats, 50 cents a day; Guides at $2 to 4 necessary if penetrating Swamp beyo nd established limits; Bank fishing Free at Billy's Lake or the Canal. CHATHAM COUNTY SALT WATER- Savannah Beach, Tybee Island; Surf fishing on the beach with rod and reel, using plugs or shrimp-bait; Boats ava ilable on the Inlet for river or creek fi hin g with rod and reel, pole and line or hand line; Bass, Whiting, Croaker, Perch, Flo under, Drum, Shark, Trout, Sheepshead, Skipjack and many other varieties; Sheepshead bite best by dock piling with fidler crabs on small hooks, for other fish use live shrimp or cut shrimp; Crabs are taken wi th meat or cut fish, either on handlin and net or crab trap; Excellent accommodations at the beach during Summer season. LAZARETTO CREEK- On Tybee Highway. Small boats for river or creek fishing; motor boats available for deep sea fishing. TUR ER'S CREEK- On Tybee Highway, boats available for river or creek fi hin g. BOYD'S CAMP- Wilmington Island. Boat s ava ilable. TH UN DERBOLT- On Wilmington River. Boa ts available. STEEL BRIDGE-Skidaway Road at Isle of Hope. Boats available. ISLE OF HOPE BLUFF- On Skidaway River. Boats available. COFFEE BLUFF - At end of White Bluff Road. Boats, 50 cents. FRESH WATER- Ogeechee River, below King's Ferry; Rockfi sh, Bass; Brokenback minnows or Grub worms; Shad, netted in season. CLARKE COUNTY NORTH OCONEE RIVER- Athens; Blue Cat (Snails) , Carp (Common dough and cotton), Speckled Cat (Go-devils), Bream (Red Worm s) ; Free. SANDY CREEK- Highway 24 out of Athens; Perch, Yellow Cat and Mud Cat; Frog legs; Free. CLAYTON COUNTY ADAMSON LAKE- On Jonesboro Road, 16 miles from Atlanta, or out old Macon highway; stocked several years, Bass, Bream, Cat; Permit, $10 a year; Fourroom cottages leased for year, $100 and up; No by-the-day fishing. MUNDY'S LAKE- Two and one-half miles west of Jonesboro ; Bass, Pond Cats; Minnows or worms; Boats; 50 cents a day (boats included). FLINT RIVER- Three miles West of Jonesboro; Bass, Bream, Cat; Worms or minnows; Free. JESTER'S LAKE- One mile North of Jonesboro, Atlanta He:hwav; Bream; Worms ; Boats ; 50 cents a day. WHALEY'S LAKE- One mile West of Jonesboro; Bream and Cat; Red Worms; Boats; 25 cents a day. COBB COUNTY VINI G'S-From Atlanta, go out Howell Mill Road across the Chattahoochee River to Vining's; Bass, Bream; "Few" Boats; $1 a day. BISHOP'S LAKE- From Atlanta, follow Roswell Road, turn left on Johnson Ferry Road and cross river, foll ow road to sign ; Bass, Bream, Cat; No boats, $1 a day charged for privilege of bringing your own boat and using it on lake; Fishing, $1 a day. COOPER'S LAKE- Twelve miles from Atlanta, turn left Oakdale Stop (Camp Highland Road), Bear right to lake; Bass, Bream, Cat; 50 cents a day, Boats 25 cents extra. COLQUITT COUNTY BEARD'S POND- Fourteen miles West of Moultrie on Highway 37; Bass and Jack ; Pork rind, Shimmy Wigglers, Red bucktails, Speckled floating frogs; Boats, 50 cent s a day. OCHLOCK EE RIVER - Two miles West of Moultrie on Hi ghway 37; Bass, Bream, Jack; Red bucktails, Speckled frogs; Free. WARRIOR C R E E K - Highway 37, Northeast of Moultrie; Bass, Jack, P erch; Pork rind, Shimmy Wigglers, Speckled frog s ; Free. TYTY CREEK- Highway 37, Northeast of Moultrie; Perch and Cat; Red wigglers; Free. LITTLE RIVER- Highway 65, East of Moultrie; Bass, Jack, Red .Breast Perch; Pork rind, Speckled floating frogs, Red bucktails; Free. COLUMBIA COUNTY SAVANNAH RIVER- Four miles East of Evans; Catfish; Minnows or Beef liver; Free. CRISP COUNTY LAKE BLACKSHEAR - Fort Early, near Warwick; Black Bass, Bream; River Runt, Worms; Spring water, Camp Grounds, Drinks, Cooking Shelter, Boats; Fishing privileges Free. DAWSON COUNTY CHAMPION POND One-half mile from John town; Catfish, Bass, Rainbow Trout, Red Perch; Red Worms or Lures; "Reasonable" charges on arrangement with owner, Charlie Champion. DECATUR COUNTY KING WATER POND- Twenty miles West of Pelham, Five miles South of Vada; Bass, Jack, Bream, Speckled P erch; Spoon, Shimmy Wiggler with pork rind, or medium Broken-back such as River Runt; Boats, Camp sites, Sheds, Cooking places; $1 a day for each person fishing, boat paddler is not charged. FLINT RIVER- One mile West of Bainbridge on Highway 84 (Fed.) 38 (State) ; Bass, Red Breast Perch, Rock-fi sh, Bream, Cat, Suckers; Worms, Live bait, Cut bait, Flies, Lures; Boats, 50 cents a day; Fishing privileges Free. LAKE DECATUR- Twelve miles West of Bainbridge on H.ighway 38 (State) ; 84 (Federal) ; Bass, Jack, Bream, Shell Crackers, Speckled Perch, Cat; Worms, Live Bait, Lures; Boats, 50 cents a day, Cabins, $1 to $1.50 a day; Fishing Free. SPRING CREEK- Six miles East of Iron City, Highway 38 (State) ; 84 (Federal); Bass, Jack, Bream, Shell Crackers, Speckled P erch, Cat; Worms, Live bait, Flies, Lures; Boats, 50 cents a day; Fishing Free. (To be continued) OUTDOOR GEORGIA August 1941 19 * * COVER PAGES This beautiful picture of a young buck was taken in Savannah recently. The deer is what you might say, " In the velvet." His antlers seem to be covered with velvet. One day in the future these antlers will be larger and hard, at which time he will find himself on the target end of a hunter's gun. The picture on the back page was taken at Vogel State Park. These beautiful falls roaring down over jagged rocks offer a striking bit of scenic beauty. Makes you kinda thirsty, eh? Page Fire Hunters lowest Form of Violators . 2 Commissioner lack Cravey Here's What Will Happen To Your Old Pots and Pans . 3 Captain Garland Peyton Georgia Wildlife Thrives As Result of Agreement Between State and U. S. 4 Charles X. Grano Progress In Fire Protection 5 Walter Dyal Hunters Getting The Fever 6 Beverly Wallace Hunting Turtle Eggs On Coast . . . . . 7 Joe Stearns Snake Study Fascinating 8 Charles Wharton Alexander Stephens Park . . . . . . 9 R. F. Burch U. S. "Undercover" Agents Tra;:> Wildlife "Gangsters" 12 You Tell 'Em . . . . . . . 13 Joe Stearns Jenkins Fire Unit Celebrates Anniversary . 13 Our Dogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Photos by Joe Stearns Georgia's Menhaden Fishing . . . . . 15 Joe Stearns Book Review . . . . 16 This Month's Recipe . 16 Wildlife Tidbits . 17 Fishing Calendar and Regulations 18 Where and What They're Biting . 19 FIRE BUNTERS LOWEST FORM OF VIOLATORS Just about tops on the list of game animals admired by hunters is the deer, a fleet-footed, clean and beautiful creature of the forest. To preserve this graceful animal for posterity, it should and must be hunted in a fair and square manner. But when low-principled fire hunters go after him in the dead of night with blinding headlights they toss aside every vestige of good sportsmanship. They turn what is and should be a decent, clean sport into one of the most despicable pieces of savagery. They become, in my opinion, one of the lowest and most cruel persons the good lord ever put the breath of life into. Fire hunting was banned in the latter part of the Nineteenth Century, one of the first game protection laws enacted in Georgia. In the old days, such hunters were so named because they carried blazing light'ood knots. The light sought out the deer's eyes, blinding and frightening him so he stood like a marble statue awaiting death. Now the fire hunter has streamlined his methods, giving the deer even less chance to escape such cruelty. The killer straps a battery set on his back, clamps a high-powered light on his head and generally arms himself with an automatic shotgun. He doesn't care whether he kills in or out of season, whether he brings down buck or doe nor if he leaves young fawn to die of starvation. There's more of this unscrupulous form of hunting going on than most people realize and I appeal to everyone who gets a tip on it to pass it on to the Rangers or to me. I promise you that every such tip will be treated confidentially and followed through and, if possible, that the hunter will be tracked down and brought into court. I hope the stiffest fine possible will be put on him. Rangers, particularly in the coastal area where this violation is most prevalent, are under orders to be on the alert for fire hunters but they need the help and co-operation of the public. last month one of our Rangers caught three fire hunters who have agreed to plead guilty. That's good work and I'm proud of the Ranger who spent the night in the woods tracking them down. But Georgia needs even more stringent laws than we have to cope with this violation. As it now stands, a hunter must be caught in the act of firing at a deer at night for us to have sufficient evidence to bring about conviction. What we need is legislation which will accept as concrete evidence a hunter found at night in deer ranging territory with gun and light. Give us this legislation and we'll be able to do more about stopping these miserable, low-down, consciousless rascals who call themselves hunters. Recently I visited Wisconsin to study that state's wildlife program. The deer season there lasted only seven days and hunters reported 33,300 bucks legally killed. This year the season is expected to be extended to nine days. Georgia's season opens November 15th and lasts to January 5. That is a total of 51 days. I am convinced our deer season is entirely too long and should be shortened to 30 days at the most. SEPTEMBER, 1941 OUTIDXO>OlR{ GEOlR{->->->->->->->->->-> OUTDOOR GEORGIA contin ues publication of the state's best fishing holes. If your co unty does not appear here, watch for it in future editions. DeKALB COUNTY LAKE ARABIA- Turn right at Railroad cro sin g after passing first entrance to Lithonia (proceeding from Atlanta), drive l mile out dirt road, turn right again at white chu rch, go half-mile and turn left into rough woods, half-mile to lake; Bream and large Bass (hard to catch) ; Live minnows; Free. CO STITUTIO LAKE- Eight miles out of St. McDonough Road or Moreland Avenue from Atlanta, turn left at bottom of hill, l mile to lake; Cat, Bass, Shiners; 25 cents a day. WARD'S LAKE - Twelve miles out Boulercrest Drive (through East Atlanta), turn left on first dirt road beyond second concrete bridge; one boat; Sl a day, 50 cents for three hours. LAKE PHOEBE (Si lver Lake) - Enter just North of Oglethorpe University driveway, and go one mile from P eachtree Road to lake; Ba , Bream; Boats, 50 cents; Fishing, 1 a day, 50 cents half-day. PANTI-TER LAKE-Fifteen miles from Atlanta, through East Atlanta, four miles from Panthersville. Follow paved road to sign on tree, turn right for one-half mile of good dirt road; Bass, Bream, Cat; Boats, l a day, 50 cents half-day. FOREST LAKE (O ld Watson's) - Turn off Lithonia-Conyers Highway near Lithonia and follow signs; Bass, Bream ; Boats, l a day; SOc half-day. DOOLY COUNTY FLI T RIVER- Drayton Bridge, West of Vienna on Route 27; Bream, Channel Cat; Minnows or Worms; Store, Flowing well, Camp grounds; Free. ELBERT, HART AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES SA VAN AH RIVER -- Near Hartwell and Elberton; Catfish and Suckers; Catalpa Worms, Minnows, Red Worms. TUGALOO RIVER- Near "Lavonia, Hartwell ; Same as above. BROAD RIVER- Near Elberton, Roy:;ton; Same as above. EARLY COUNTY CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER- Eighteen miles west of Blakely; Bream, Shell Crackers, Jack, Bass, Cat, Carp, Crappie, Warmouth Perch; Worms, Plugs, Flies, Crawfish, Cut Bait ; Boats, 50 cents a day. SPRING CREEK- One mile west of Damascus; Bream, Shell Crackers, Jack, Bass, Cat, Crappie, Warmouth Perch ; Worms, Plugs, Flies, Crawfish; Free. No boats n eeded . SOWHATTCHEE CREEK - One-half mile west of Cedar Springs; Same fi sh and Bait as above; Free; No boats needed. DRY CREEK- Four miles southeast of Blakely; same as above. HOWARD'S MILL POND- Three mil e east of Cedar Springs; Same fish and bait as above; Boats available; Free with permit. BIG POND- Eight mil es northeast of Damascus; Bream, Shell Crackers, Bass, Warmouth; Worms, Plugs, Flies; Free with permit. (Note: Ranger report s "world s of fish in Big Pond, Spring Creek and Sowhattchee Creek.") FAYETTE COUUTY LAKE BENNETT-Two miles west of Fayetteville, Highway 54; Bream, Big- mouth Perch, Speckled Cat; Red wigglers, Penniwinkles, Small Crayfish; Boats free Fishing 25c a day. ' STINCHCOMB'S LAKE- Four miles west of Fayetteville, Highway 54; Bass, Crappie, Minnows; Worms; Boats; SOc a day. WHITEWATER CREEK - Two miles west of Fayetteville, Highway 54; Bass, Bream, Cat, Perch; Any fresh water bait is good ; Free. LINE CREEK- Twelve miles west of Fayetteville, Highway 54; Bass, Channel Cat ; Minnows, Penni winkles; Free. FLINT RIVER, GRIGGS' STORE- Ten miles south of Fayetteville, Highway 92; "Any place to fish, all species. Any kind of freshwater bait good." MORGAN'S LAKE- Ten miles southwest of Fayetteville, two miles off Highway 85; Three mlies east of Senoia ; Bream, Perch, Cat; Worms; Free. LEE'S LAKE- Eight miles east of Un ion City; Bass, Bream, Cat; Minnows, Worms; Boa ts; Free fishing. FANNIN COUNTY BLUE RIDGE LAKE- North of Blue Rid ge; Bass, Muskellunge, Bream, Cat; Spring lizards, Plugs, Live minnows ; Tour ist camps and Hotel at Blue Ridge; Fishing privileges free. TOCCOA RIVER- North of Blue Ridge: Bass, Cat, Red Eye; Same bait as above; Same accommodations as above; Free fi shing. ROCK CREEK AND ROCK CREEK LAKE- East of Blue Ridge; Rainbow Trout; Minnows; Red Worms, Flies; Be prepared to camp; State permit Sl a day or SlO a season. JACK RIVER - West of Blue Ridge; Same as above. (Note: Ranger reports on county : " Plenty of motor boats at SS a day or SOc an hour. Boats with out board motors Sl a day.") FLOYD COUNTY JONES LAKE- Eleven miles from Rome on Cave Springs Road; Bream, Bass; Live minnows, worms; Membership lake, $25 a year. ETOWAH RIVER- East of Rome; Blue and Yellow Cat; Minnows, Worms; Free. PERRY LAKE- One mile from Cave Sprin gs; Bream; Bass; Minnows, Worms; Boats, 10 cents an hour. CALLIS SPRING LAKE - Two miles from Rome; Bream, Bass; Minnows, Worms; Boats $1 a day. COOSA RIVER- South of Rome, Blue and Yellow Cat; Minnows, Worms; Free. OOSTANAULA RIVER- West of Rome; Blue and Yellow Cat; Minnows, Worms; Free. OUTDOOR GEORGIA September 1941 19 * * COVER PAGES Aw come on-let's go hunting-Please! That is the impression you get looking at Jack Tway's champion pointer Bobby, on the front page, as he looks longingly at the gun. Bobby knows he only needs Jack to slip ~n those boots and pick up that gun for the real fun to begin. lt won't be long now. This geologist, on back page cover, finds something interesting in rocks even up this high. He is standing on one of the cliffs on the west side of Mount Yonah in White County. It' s a swell place to cool off when the weather gets too wa rm. !fn CCkis !fssue Page Georgia Neglects Resources 2 Comm issioner Zack D. Cra vey Georgia Wildlife Shows Increase 3 Beverly Wallace Take Care of Your Forest 4 Jo se ph C. Kircher Magnesium in Georgia 5 Captain Garland Peyton Robin Hoods and Riflemen Ready 6 Beverly Wallace Going Places and Doing Things . 7 R. F. Burch Guns Roar As High Tide Sends Hunters After Marsh Hens Along Georgia Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Joe Stearns Georgia Wildlife Pictures Joe Stearns 10-11 You Tell 'Em . . Joe Stearns . . . . . . . . . 12 This Month's Recipe 12 Historical Events in Georgia 13 Book Review 14 Pride and Joy of Georgetown 15 Joe Stearns Sna~es Prove Deadly Enemy to Rats 16 Charles H. Wharton Wildlife Tidbits 17 The Mail Box 17 Where and What They're Biting 18 1941 -1942 Georgia Game laws . 19 Blessed with a climate, soil and abundance of natural resources such as Georgia is, there can be but one reason why this state isn't in the top bracket for national income and as a tourist attraction . That reason is NEGLECT - gross neglect to develop, utilize and conserve to the fullest these God-given treasures. More progressive states with far fewer natural gifts have gone further, made far more of them than we have. Then too they have advertised them in glittering terms to the rest of the nation and as a result they have recreational-bent America flocking to their cities and playgrounds to have fun and spend their money. Take for I'!Xample the much publicized and highly efficient state of Wisconsin . With an area approximately equal to Georgia's 59,269 square miles, a soil and climate which can in no manner compare with ours, she has a commercial value estimated at $11,500,000,000. Georgia is estimated at $5,500,000,000, which seems like a great deal of money until the income and the natural resources of the two states are compared. Wisconsin has a growing season of about six and a half months; we have one about ten months. That means that the former must prcduce in six and a half months what we can in more than ten months to be even on a par with us. Yet the North Central state pro<:..Jces practically twice as much in that short period as we do in our long one. That's why I say that Georgia is guilty of gross neglect in making the most of her God-given treasures. As I see it, and believe me I have given the matter much thought, the solution lies in education. It isn't too late to see to it that every young Georgian gets the proper training in conservation. The schools are the best bets to teach boys and girls and to see to it that they appreciate and understand conservation of forests, birds, game, fish, minerals, rivers, soil and other resources. For years conservationists have been seeking a law which would require schools to include such instruction in their curriculum rather tha.n leave it as a matter of choice with teachers. Recently, in scanning the Georgia code, I came across a law which does provide that at least 25 minutes a week must be devoted to this study in all schools. Twenty-five minutes isn't sufficient but a great deal of good can be accomplished if every child, from the first to the last grade, spends that much time every week studying Georgia's resources. The Governor and Dr. M. D. Collins, supervisor of education, have endorsed the plan to place such study in all schools and the State Board of Education recently passed resolutions to this effect. At present the Department of Natural Resources is trying to obtain funds to help educators put this program across. We need trained instructors to do the work, textbooks, educational films and exhibits. Those things will be acquired because we realize we cannot let neglect continue to be the order of the day in development and conservation of Georgia's Natural Resurces. When we have efficiently coupled education with national advertisement of what Georgia has to offer we will have completed one of the soundest investments of all time for the Empire State of the South . OCTOBER, 1941 0 lU'f[))(())(())IR?. GIE0 IR?.CGllA Volume X, No. IV JOE l. STEARNS, Manag ing Editor ZACK D. CRAVEY, Editor BEVERLY WALLACE, Feature Editor Publish ed monthly by The Georgia Division of Wildlife, 422 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., in the interest of Georgia wildlife and for fi shermen, hunters, nature lovers and conservation of natural resources. Single copy, 10 cents. Yearly subscription s to United States and its pos sessions, and Canada, 75 cen ts ; other countries, $1.50. Subscribers must notify us of change of address four weeks in advance of next p ublication date, givin g both-old and new address. Contents of this magazine must not be reprinted without permission. This magazine is glad to receive photos, d rawings, stories and articles dealing with outdoor subjects, but can not g uarantee r etu rn of unsolicited contributions nor insure against t h eir loss. Contributions not accompanied by s ufficient postage will not be returned. Entered as 2nd class matter August 31. 1940. at the post office at Atlanta, under t he Act of March 3, 1879. (jeorgia W/J/i/e Showj 3ncreaje, J)eer anJ /Jotwhile Coming Strong FROM the early reports received by the Division of Wildlife, the outlook fo r the hunting season is extremely bright. That doesn 't mean there will be more birds and game than hunters will know what to do with- by any means- nor that they should go out and slaughter in wholesale numbers. But it does mean that indication s point to an increase in Georgia wild- life. For one thing the spring drought helped the situation. Rains drown young quail, turkey and grouse, and otherwise play havoc with them. Rang ers and State Foresters, as well as "laymen " census takers say season in those and surrounding counties in which the deer will range. They include Fannin, Lumpkin, Murray, Rabun, Towns, Union, White, Whitfield, Dawson, Gilmer, Habersham, Pickens, Hall and Banks. The national duck population has been set between 75,000,000 and 80,000,000 fowl and Georgia, naturally, will get her share of these winter guests. Already several Rangers have spotted early arrivals on North and Upper Middle Georgia rivers. Squirrel, rabbit and 'possum likewise are reported plentiful. At present there is no announced open season on grouse but Director Cravey 811 B~ 'k/a/Jace . FE .4 TVBE EBITOB says if a census reveals they are here in large enough numbers he may establish a brief open season. This is a favorite bird with many Northern hunters who will pay $12.50 for Georgia licenses. The dove is on the increase but if anything the drought harmed rather than helped. A heavy drinking bird, the dove cannot quench his thirst on the small quantities of water which suffice Bobwhite. Beavers, a few years ago on the verge of extinction, are in several counties in middle and lower Georgia. It is strictly against the law, however, to shoot, trap or in any way molest beavers. Thus, because the Wildlife Division believes conditions will be favorable, it is saying " happy"-but conservative--hunting to sportsmen. they have seen more quail throughout the state than in any recent year. Down in parts of South Georgia man y farmers have complained that deer caused considerable damage by foraging their crops. Again, that doesn 't mean that hunters will be able to go out and bag a buck with every shot but indications definitely point to more deer. Up in the Chattahoochee National Forest, operated by the U. S. Forest Service and the Georgia Division of Wildlife, the deer population is suffici ently large for officials to open the area for a limited period of controlled hunting. Considerable restocking activity has been carried on in recent years in a number of North Georgia counties and in order for that not to be undone, Director Cravey recently proclaimed a three-year closed Commissioner of Natural Resources Zaclc D. Cravey (right ) presents Governor Talmadge with the number I hunting license for Georgia. The license was a present from the personnel of the Wildlife Division to the Governor on his birthday last month. OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 3 Take Care of Your Forest- And Your Forest Will Take Care of You By JOSEPH C. KIRCHER R egional Forester U. S. Forest ervice T HOSE of us intimately connected with timber production in Georgia often wonder whether our citizens really appreciate what our forests mean. We wonder a lot more when , in our travels about th e tate, we run onto fire after fire uncontrolled, with no one apparently concerned, or see some farmer clearing a hillside of fin e timber growth to farm a soil which in a few years will be in the Atlantic Ocean. We see these abuses time and time again and wonder why the state has not been reduced to a desert after several hundred years of this kind of treatment. Truly, our southern pines are wonderful trees or they would not have stood up under all this abuse which man has heaped upon them. H you are a farmer, have you ever turned out a field, perhaps because it was worn out and eroded, and watched it for a few years? H there are any large pines near it, have you noticed the young ones come in after a little while? Slowly they come, and finally they take the field over and it Good cuttin0 practice. An overcrowded sta nd has been thinned. yieldin0 cordwood and leavin0 stra i0 ht clear trees for future sawtimber. Note low stumps and absence of debris . Protection and Planned Cutting Essential to Land Owners Poor cuttina practice. A stand has been clean-cut. leavina no seed trees or youna 0 rowth to make a new stand. Note wastefully high stumps. usable material left in lops. and forest frre menace from limbs and brush . again becomes forest. Now this is what happens where the land is not too hady eroded or where seed trees are close at hand. Even on the worst eroded areas, however, grass and weeds and sassa fras and persimmon trees try their best to get a foothold , and the pines come in too after a long while. Now all of this happen if man will just leave a piece of land alone. But what if he should help it out and really make the best of what nature tries to give him? The farmer doesn't just trust to luck that his cotton or corn will grow without planting and culti va tion. Do yo u think he would get a crop if he did? But this is exactly what he has done with his timber land and then he wonders why it does not bring him much return. It could be made to, and a great many progressive farmers and tirn her land owners are making their (Continued on Page J4) 4 OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 JJ]!] !J J] f ~ JlJ JJ] JJ] !) f JJ Jl !J J!] g~ Maie~tkd dJ.M B~, IIUl /Vaiianal :J)eJeme By Captain Garland Peyon DIHECTOH 0 F A6 6 N E .S NEV. ER before has magnesium metal played such an impor- tant role either in industry or in war. The enormous increase in the production of airplanes as fighters and bombers in the present war, with the consequent need for light metals which possess the strength and durability of steel, has created an unprecedented dem~ nd for both magne ium and alummum. Every pound of weight which can be eliminated in plane structures make for higher speed, greater armor and armaments, greater bom b loads, and increases the range of operations. The Admini stration has a set goal of 400 million pounds per yea r a~ needed. Until quite recently however. the total estimated capacity of magnes ium plants in this countr y was only 70 million pounds. Still more recently the Government claims that additio nal plant capacity ha been authorized which will within one or two years bring the output up to the total desired. bon for photographic purposes. Also it was used as a deoxidizer in casting copper alloy , especiall y monel metal. The principal occurrence of magnesium compounds is in the form of silicate. Magnesium is also abundant in the form of dolomite, a double carbonate of lime and magnesium in magnesite, a carbonate of magnesium and in brucite, a hydrate of magnesium. All these require more or less complex chemicai treatment in order to convert them into a chloride acceptable to electrolytic process. Magnesium chloride itself is found in limited quantities in potash deposits and in sea water. The chloride is also fo und in salt lakes. Until quite recentl y mo t of the production of magnesium in this country came from brin es and sea water. The Dow Chemi cal Compan y is now operating a plant extracting magnesium from ea wa ter. This com pan y produces the metal magnesium by the electrolysis of magnesium chloride. On the Pacific Coast plants have recently been establi hed for producing metallic magne ium by reduction of magne ium oxide with carbon in an electric furnace. In this process the magnesium co ntent in the magne ium (Continued on Pa ge 17) Simple arithmetic indicate& that even 400 million pounds will not go very far toward an adequate supply of incendiary bombs for a total effective force of 50,000 planes. This would amount to only two tons per year per plane. This sup ply which requires a year to produce might readily h e used up in a few days in a major bombing operation. For instance, repeatedly more than 1000 ton s have been dropped on London alone within the space of a few hours. M AG ESIUM is a silvery white . metal one-third lighter than alumm um and when mixed with aluminum in the proper proportions ~roduces an allo y which is extremely hght and yet which pos esses great tre_ngth. These alloys are sold under vanous trade names such as "Magnalium," etc. f Until recently the principal uses or ~agnesium metal were in pyro1echmcs an d as flash powder and rib- This silvery aluminum metal being made into ing ots is made from Bauxite which is found abundantly in Georgia. This metal will find its way into one of those flyin g fortresses or perhaps a smaller bombing plane. 0 TDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 5 il!JDJJl JJ!JDD~ llJlD ilJFlEJJlEJl\}ilEllD1 FD1l DJD t1J;rrr1l1JDDt1JEE DE11 JJJJJfJ I F' you hould see a bunch of redcapped men moving about in the orth Geo rgia mountain s next month don't get confused and imagine a co uple of hundred Santa Clauses have co me down from the orth P ole. Or don 't think yo u're " _just seeing thin gs" if yo u spot a small arm y of Robin Hoods, their bows taut, kneeling in the brown and gold leaves of the hills. For those gentlemen will be the real thing-not imaginary creatures and they'll be in on one of the most exciting and colorful events on the hunters' calendar this season. They'll be participating in the second deer and wild hog hunt permitted in 15 years in the Chattahoochee National For est, which is operated jointly by the U. S. Forest Service and the Georgia Division of Wildlife. The hunt will be divided into three main events: the archery hunt from Iov. 11-15 ; the main and the wilderness hunts which will run simultaneously and be divided, each, into two three-day periods, from Nov. 17-22. Applications are going out on request no w, from the Division of Wildlife, State Capital, Atlanta. A total of 200 hunters will be eligible to participate and selection will be made by public drawing on Oct. 25, by the Gain esville Chamber of Comm er ce . All hunters, as a safety precaution, will wear r ed caps or hats to in crease visibility. Last year there were no accidents and Wildlife Director Zack Cra vy and F orest Supervisor Hugh Redding, in charge of the hunt, are tr ying to take ever y possible step to prevent any this year. Sportsmen who prefer a roof over their heads at nigbt will participate on the main hunt and stay at hotels in nearby towns. But for wilder ness and archery hunters it will be the real camper's life -sleeping beneath the stars and eating food cooked over campfires. In addition to a state-wide huntin g license ($3.25 for residents and 6 $12.50 for non-residents) main hunters will pay $5 each, and archery and wildern ess hunters, $7.50. The $2.50 differential will cover cost of main taining camp, providing tent , fuelwood and cots. Although each hunter will be permitted to shoot only one buck, arch ers, who found their skill with the bow and arrow unable to bring down a deer last year, will be allowed to go after 'coon, squirrel and turkey. Forest officials say deer in the Chattahoochee are plenti ful but admit that it will take a cunning hunter to stalk one of the fleetfooted creatures for dogs will be barred from the preserve. It's true that only the most successful of the imrods will have the good fortune to go home with a trophy and that luck will so fa vor less than half the hunters. evertheless, all will share the thrill of the chase, the fun of boastful talk, the smell of the campfire and enj oy the brilliant beauty of the forest. 8'1 Betc~ 'klalJace Feature Editor The thrill of a lifetime! That' s what H. V . Cunningham (right ), head of 4-H club work in Georgia, got when he shot the first buck on last year's controlled hunt. He and a companion are hauling the trophy to camp, something hunters won't have to do this year since packers will be available . (U. S. Forest Service photo .) OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 qoau; PLacu rM1 ~oau; ~,.........,..~~~ FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND GEORGIANS VISIT STATE PARK By R. F. BURCH Director Division of State Pllrks WITH mo re than half a million Georgians visiting our state parks this summer, there's defin_ite _indication that at last we are begmnmg to realize we have places to go and things to ee right here in Georgia. There were, in fact, more than half a milli on Georgians who went to their state parks for picnics, camps and outings. Only that number registered and thus were co unted, others came but didn 't sign the visitor's book. In addition, some 25,000 out-of-staters, representing every state in the Union, signed the books and, undoubtedly left Georgia with better impressions than they had gotten of us from Tobacco Road. There is no reason why Georgia's parks system should not con tribute home of the Vice-President of the Confederacy this year. Vacation-bound Georgians are impressed. by Vogel State Park in North Georgia and by Pin e Mountain in West Georgia. The splendid facilities that the Department of atural Resources has been able to develop in these two parks possibly co ntributes almost as much to their popularity as the scenic beauty. Approximately 100,000 Georgians and 5,000 vacationers from other states visited Vogel State Park through Labor Day this year. Pine Mountain had drawn 50,000 Georgians and 3,000 out-ofstate visitors. But historic Indian Springs, oldest State-owned park in Georgia , best retains its popularity. The spring and the land about it has belonged to the :1.5, ooo (jut-of-Side Vi4.dtu4 CHftuf R~ dJ.~ * * * * * * * State of Geo r~ia smce 1825, when the Creek at10n gave it to Georgia at the Second Treaty of Indian S p r i ngs . Long famous as a health resort, the mineral waters of Indian Springs make it the Southeast's most famous spa and its tree-sheltered picnic groves have seen generations of Georgians come and go. Indian Sprin gs Park had aL11ost a quarter million visitors between ew Year and Labor Day this year, more th an 10,000 of whom were out-ofstate tourists. It likewise holds thi s year's record for a single day's visitors, having had 10,000 on Sunday, August 17th. The occasion was the annual "camp meeting." Seven thousand visitors swarmed the park on the fourth of July, for its second biggest day. Of Georgia's nin eteen State Parks, seven are under construction , while three are awaiting development. ine are in efficient operation, although (Continued on Page 17) heavily in the future to the state's popularity as a vacation playground. Several parks already have facilities for attracting visitors either for a prolonged sta ys or just for a day or two. Most appealing spot, probably, to visitors from other states is Okefenokee Swamp Park near Waycross. One of the most recently acq uired parks an d as yet not thoroughly developed, it has attracted more than 5,000 visitors thus far in 1941. It offers sightseers their first glimp e into an almost inpenetrable wilderness which has gained fame throughout the nation. " Liberty Hall," the historic home of Alexander H. Stephens, attracts more Georgians than any other park centering about a historic and patriotic sh rine. Over 10,000 Georgians, many of them school children, have visited the OUTDOOR GEORGIA Octobe r 1941 Few parks hove the natural beauty of Georgia's own Laurel S . Walker Pork near Waycross . That Jok e in the background is one of the best fishing spots in Georgia . 7 GUNS ROAR AS HI AFTER HARSH HE t:#unt~Aetl4 (!)I BOGU ReptVdeJ !Jn .,t:/ctu,. !Jn Ma,~~,~ No se'f respecting morsh hen would care to be on the receiving end of this shot. Mack Rozier always brings home enough hens for dinner . Any wonder? There's onel Ward points a marsh hen while his brother Mack fires away. Coastal Patrolman Charli e De loach is eve r on the alert for ma rsh hen hunters who violate the g ame laws . Charli e is shown behind the wheel of his speedboat . sHOT and shell cut the salt air at Brunswick and Savan nah eptember 22 as hundreds of marsh hen hunters stormed the marshes to ride the first real high tide and to lift officially the lid on the hunting season. There is no hunter like the marsh hen hunter. He checks ever y little detail, makes careful preparations and watches those ocean tide calendars like a hawk. When the time is at hand he hops into his little boat and churns water for the wide open marsh spaces. It was legal to shoot marsh hens as early as September l hut the wise old hunters sat hack patiently because the ocean was not scheduled to provide a high tide until September 22. Hunting marsh hens in just ordinary high tides is like looking in a dark room for a black bat that isn 't there. T he marsh hen is a strange creature. It is something like a fr ying-sized chicken in size and has fair to middling speed in getting away . The high tide brings them in the open but the hens have so me very co mmendable habits. For example ever y 15 minutes the hen will coot down to the water, take a brief bath and rush back into the ma rshes. It beli eves in keepin g clean. 8 OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 TIDE SENDS HUNTERS ALONG GEORGIA COAST e~ e~ .2>iM.cU Ra.~fe~U !Jn eheclz-"'(U STEARNS When the marsh hen ha s been brought dawn, you must paddle y our boat over to where it fell . Here is what a hen looks like as y ou lift it from the marshes. H UNTER complain about mink in the marsh hen section. 1ink thri ve on marsh hens and destroy many of them each year. Some veterans of the marshes That hunter's smile tells the story! Mack looks at his birds and perhaps is thinking how they will look steam ing hot with toast around dinner time . claim they often have hot a marsh hen and before they could get to it, a mink 1 ould snatch it up and high-tail it ou t of sight. S urprising as it is, Georgia has plenty of mink on the coast. sider. So me say clean 'em and cook 'em but others offer recipes as long as yo ur arm on how to properl y prepare Certain things are needed for the successful marsh hens. lt seems that marsh hens have that certain marsh hen hunt. You must have a flash light, mud dy or gam e ta ste. Correctl y prepared, you can be som e extra gasoline, plenty of sure yo u ha ve a dish fit for the kings to shells, a good sun, an oar, a pa y yo u for yo ur travel into the marshes. jug of (water or something), a couple of sandwiches, and the ability to balance in the how of the boat which they say requires the skill of a tight rope walker. Commission er of Natural Reso urces Zack D. Cravey was in Brunswick for the first big da y of shooting. He directed some 40 odd Rangers in checking licenses and bag limits. Commissioner Cravey insists on protecting the marsh It isn 't hard to hit the marsh hen hens from game hogs. The big tide Ia ted when it does rise. The only hard part is finding them. Then after yo u get them you have the culinary problem to con- Mack Rozier shows his license to Ranger Bert Hardin who checks it in. Ranger C. J. Wright looks on. 5everal da ys and the hunters had to relax and wait for the next high tide to ride in before tr ying it all over again. OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 9 lloPP;! 1 - Morton Roan found this baby humming bird about in the grass in Atlanta . Cute little fellow, eh? h Tllis Geor..,ia air school cadet invaded the Okefeno be i 0 Swamp to -get in a litte fishing rece nty and see~ed ~ doing all right! 3 - Wylie Tucker' s Jodie Crow IS ,.lit bird that has won the heart of the entire Tucker I 0 t.. Th e crow and Wylie's small daughter Tamara potst :/o gether. 4 - Ralph Buice inspects the quail pe ns at the h" farm . 5 - Dr. John S. Hurt (/eft) is congr~t ulated birthda y b y an old friend Dr. Howard Ha.t ey 1usf f" trying a bit of luck in Dr. Hurt's lake . 6 - Be ars art ppe4 things - to stay awa y from. This 300-poun d er wos sttll in the Okefenokee . 7 - Take it easy! It is just a King snake ond one of man' s best friends - believe it or not. 8 - Bottle hoby. This Fawn living in captivity at Thomasville goes for milk in a big way. 9 - No phone numbers available bovs. These Young ladies, all members of on Atlanta sorority rece~tly spent the week-end at Pine Mountain and here are seriously getting in a few licks at bridge with some lovely kibitzers. 1 0 - Miss Pa rr, of Ath ens, hit the jackpot re ce ntly while fishing off the Pie r at St . Simons . 11 - Wild turkey s at the state game farm . ~ 2 - 0ne of the many shipments of quail eggs which the DiviSion of W ildlife di!tributed over the state since last spring . (All Pictures b y Joe Stearns) u THISREMCOIPNETH'S---:JL It was inspiring recently to take the Division of Wildlife film s to Grady School in Banks County. This school is located far back in the hill of 1orth Georgia and the turnout was amazing. Folks walked as much as fiv e miles to be on hand for the film s. Those hard y men and women of the soil sat entranced as the film s revealed striking fore t fire scene and actions of wild animals in their native habitat. This fin e gathering of people who live back in the wooded lands 12 mi les from Corn elia th oroughly enj oyed th e picture and did not fa il to say o. T. E. Ragsda le, Superintendent of the chool, proudly showed hi sani tati on faci litie and it wa a revelati on for cleanliness. Ra o-sdale also co nducted a brief tour around hi s small schoo l bui ldin g and offered a reward for anyone showing him so much as a pencil mark on the building. He explained it all thu ly, " These yo un o- people in this section appreciate an education and respect public property." We may be assured that America 's future is secure so long as we ha ve men and women of thi s type. Georgia can justly be proud of th ese fin e people. Take it or leave it, but in Scotland it is still consid ered bad luck if a haddock fish erman sees a red-headed woman , a minister, a lawyer, a ca t, or a pig when he is go ing out to sea. Tom Wade, a Columbus Sportsman who has more pranks, tricks and la ugh provoking devices than Mr. Heinz has pickles, say "Fishing is a delu sion entirely surrounded by Liars in old clothes. And it's chief purpose is to develop unoccupied human beings in the art of sleeping with both feet in a puddle in the hot sun , with a can of worms." I am sure Tom won't mind so J suggest to Outdoor Georgia readers to write him for hi portsman's Yardstick which is a sweetheart. Address yo ur card to Tom Wade, cj o Central of Georgia Railway Company, Columbus, Ga. 12 Well! Whattcc Uno! Ward Rozier of Brunswick clipped thi s little piece some place and sends it along for Outdoor Georgia readers. There once was a fisher named Fisher Who fished from the edge of a fissure, But a fish with a grin Pulled the fisherman in Now they' re fishing the fissure for Fisher. George Woodruff, Atlanta Sportsman and Tom Wade, of Columbus exhibit a 32 pound Rock Ba ss cau!]ht on a recent fishing trip . George did the catchin!J and Tom might be trying to talk him out of it. Poor Papa! Perrv Middleton, at Brunswick, come ~p with this one which is well worth passing along. "A fi sherman decided to take his yo ung son on a fi shin g trip mainly because the little fellow was a splendid cook. After several hours of fi shing a dozen good sized fi sh were ready for the frying pan. The son started to cook. Before long he was turning out those golden brown fi sh a nd as one would get done, he would lay it on a log behind him. "The father picked up the fish as fast as they were cook ed and ate them. Finally the little lad cooked the last one and placed it on the log. The Outdoor Georgia this month steps in with one of those super deluxe, extra specia l, never-miss recipes which is sure-fire sati sfacti on for a hearty appetite. We refer to our fish chowder. ] ust for good luck, we toss in boiled corned fi sh. FISH CHOWDER 3 lbs. lean fi sh, clean ed, scal ed and with head s off 3 Cups sliced potatoes 2 / 3 Cup sli ced on ions 2 / 3 Cup diced a ll pork 1 Qt. milk 2 Tsp. salt 1A T p. pepper 2 Cups water Dried whole milk pre pared for general use may be ubstituted for fresh milk, in creasin g sal t to abo ut 3 tsp. In a kettle of at least 1 gallon capacity, fry the pork to a go lden brown, add th e onions and fry to a light yeiJ ow. Th en add th e potat. e , seasoning and water; mix th e whole. La y th e fi sh on lop and cook about 5 minutes or until Aesh can be eparated from bon es and skin. Lift the fi h out care full y, separate Aesh from skin , fin and LL bone . R eturn clear fi sh to kettl e, tir just enou gh to mix with th e potatoes and ~ook unt il th e latter are oft. Add warm ( but not. boi led ) m ilk. Add hard cra ckers j u l before serv in g. 1f des ired, th e chowd er may be prepared in a firele s cook er, allowi ng: abo ut 1 hour for the po tatoes to cook. Th e potat oes wi ll dark en sli ghtly but thi s does not affec t th e ta ste. BOILED CORNED FlSH This breakfast dish, popular with man v commercial fi shermen, is easily prepared by placin g th e fi sh in cold wa ter and heat in g to th e simmering point.. Drain ofT th " water and repeat, cook ing th e fi sh until tend er; th en sea on wi th pepper and bu t t.er if ava ilabl e; it is gen erally ea ten with potatoes wh ich are not alted. YOU DON'T SAY! It ha s been esti mated that if all th e shrim p caugh t in any one recent: year wer e placed head to tail in a straight lin e. th ey wo ul d reach 70,847 miles, or exactl y two and one-half tim es a round th e ea rth . Shrimp upport th e most important fi sh ery indu try on the South Atlanti c and Gulf coasts. father reached for it and the boy burst into tears. "What's the matter son?" Dad en quired. "Well papa, I didn' t want to eat any of the fish but I did want to taste one of them" the lad tearfully re plied. "The fa ther looked at the fi h in his hand and finall y said , " 0. K. take it, and just let yo ur poor old dad starve to death! " . OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 Stale No labor of historian , no eloque nce of orator, will stir the heart of yo uth to the love of country, and a desire to emulate the great deeds of the past, like a visit to the 5pot which has been familiar with the presence of great men, or the scene where great deeds have been enacted. Georgians have shown for many vears due reverence for the State's inspiring hi storic background, the foundation upon which it continues to build. In the cities and countr y side, patriotic societies have identi fi ed for posterity the locati ons of historic shrines with appropriate monuments and tablets, bidding modern generatio ns pause in our headlonll progres a nd refresh ourselves upon the funda mental lessons of the past. He1e on these historic sites the clear voices of our leaders of the past ring out in friendly encouragement to stick by our ideals and project our efforts, founded upon theirs, toward a grander future. After memo rials had been placed upon the actual locations of historic sites, the need soon becomes apparent for providing, along the roadside, readily legible mark ers to direct the attention of passersby to nearby sites. To meet this growing need, the Division of State Parks Historic Sites & Mon uments sponsored, in the summer of 1938, a program for placing such ma rkers along Georgia Highways. Man y agencies came to its support: The Work Projects Administration provided research and writing personnel to compose accurate texts fo r these markers, and skilled workmen for the casting of the mark ers. Georgia Tech provided the use of its fo undr y, and supervision of the casti ng. The State Highway Departmen t agreed to tran sport and erect the markers; the Division of Geology offered its aid; and local patriotic societies agreed indi vidually to sponsor markers in their localitie for which they would pa y the cot of materials ($10.00 per marker ) . Over one hundred of these markers have been cast and erected on sites representing the various phases of the state's history, geology, and scenic attractions. As the first chapter of history is the geo logical story of the land, the Division of Geology has spon sored markers to designate the physical landmarks and the geological divisions of the state. Thus the tourist passing through from north to south learns the story of the Appalachian Valley- once a great inland sea, of the Appalachian _fountains and their erection, of the ancient cr ystalline belt which has been leveled down to form the Piedmont Plateau , and of the Coasta l P lain which has grown from the debris deposited upon the fl oor of the former ocean which once had its shoreline at Maco n. OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 He learns how stream piracy caused Tallulah Gorge and Amicalola Falls, how ages of erosion left Stone Mountain a sentry above the countr yside near Atlanta, of the great depths from which rise the fam ous Warm Springs, and of the ranid erosion which formed the colorful Providence Canyons. He learns the tragic story of Chief Mcintosh and Indian Springs ; of the Seminole War, and of the Indian Wars of 1836, of Etowah. He learns of the Confederate State Navy Yard, where ships were actuall y constructed during the War between the States; of the Old Fed eral Wire Road , over which the first telegraph wires in Georgia were stretched. Historical Roadside markers now point out man y sites significa nt to Georgia's past, and th ere will be many more in the future. So, passer by. lea rn the tor y of the E mpire State of the So uth. 13 BOOK RBVIBWS HISTORY OF THE OKEFENOKEE By A. S. McQUEEN and HAMP MIZELL Publish ed b y the Oke f en ok ee Publishing Company, Folksto n , Ga. For those interested in one of the most fascinating regions on earth, " Hi story of the Okefenokee" ha s much to offer. Not onl y does it give a detailed hi story of this bea utiful swamp, but also relates many ex citing ta les. After reading th is book one could hardly doubt tha t the a uthors had been acquainted with the Okefenokee for many years-such accurate information on such a va riety of subj ects co uld not have been compiled without personal ex periences over a long period of time. "History of the Okefenokee" deal s also with the Aborigines, the animals, and the birds of th e swamp. The majestic Sandhill Crane, the nimble deer, the fi ghting " trout", all are described in rich understandable lan guage. In one chapter we find the alliga tors were once so nu merous and bold that th ey attempted to drag dogs from the swa mper's boats- to kee p th em off the men carried a long pole to which was stra pped bayonets. In read in g " History of th e Okefenokee" one frequ ently encounters somewhat startling a nd unique incid ents-a handful of men traversi ng miles of unexplored swamp many years ago to drive out hostile Indians; a river, the water of which retains its purity for months; a beautiful queen who once ruled the swamp ; hu ge timber wolves that terrified camper s, and count less others : mystery, folklore and fa ct, all combined to make 'History of the Okefenokee" an interestin g, readable volume well worth consideration for any library. -C.W . TAKE CARE OF YOUR FORESTS (Continued from Page 4) forests pay by intelligent management, including efficient forest fire control. T ET'S take a quick glance at for- L est conditions in our state and then see what we might do about it. First, of the total area of the state, nearly twenty-one and one-half million acres are in forest. This is 57 % of all the land in Georgia and it is land which is not suitable for farming. So it should remain either in forest or in pasture, most likely the former. Now about 54 % of this forest land is farm woodlands - small forested areas attached to farms. So you see the problem is not alone one of grow ing timber on large forested tracts. On the contrary, if the forests of the state are to con tribute as much as poss-ible to its prosperity, the farmers must handle their woodlands right. What are we doing with this large forest area? Of the 20,562,000 acres in private ownership, 4,979,245 acres were under organized fire protection in 1940, and county-wide protection existed in only 16 counties. F orest fire losses in 1940 were placed at $6,385,579 with 15 % of the private ly owned forest area burned. Ver y little of this forest land has been totally destroyed but it is estimated that about three and one-half million acres have been left in an unproductive condition. In general, studies have been shown that these forests are producing less than one-third of what they co uld be. Here is a tre mendo us loss, not only in the actual money loss of over $6,000,000 each year beca use of fire, but also because the growth is only one-third of what it might be. It's like growing one-third of a crop of cotton or corn per acre. ow that's plain waste, most of which could be avoided without too m uch expense and certainly with a great deal of future profit to land-owners Attention Fox Hunters! Notification has been received that the Field Trial and Bench Show of the Tennessee State Foxhunters Association will be held at Springfield, T e nnessee, instead of Paris, which has been take n over b y a d ef e n se project. The date set for the m eet is October 6-9. and to the people of the state in gen. eraI. Just three things must be done-- 1. Fire control must become state-wide, that is, all forest lands must be protected. 2. Good cutting practices must be extended to all forest lands so that they will remain productive. 3. Those forest lands with little or no timber on them must he brought hack into production generally by plant ing them with nursery grown seedlings. It is not really difficult nor too ex pensive to do these things. Naturally, without fire control there can be no forest production. It should, there fore, be extended to the entire state. This is estimated to cost $830,000 more each year than is now expend ed, but since the Federal Govern ment is committed to a policy of fi. nancial support of this activity, it will ultimately cost the State and the owners only one-half that much. The State now spends some money on fire control and should spend a lot more. The counties also should contribute through special levies, at least a part of this expense. There is authority for them to make such levies but only a few do so. Then, of course, the forest land owners them selves must spend something, for af ter all they should contribute to the protection of their own lands. The cost is only fi ve cents per acre, sure ly a small price for the public and the forest owners to pay for the co operative protection of these assets. Our State Forester and his organiza tion are doing what they can, but with the present inadeq uate financing they are a long way from doing the job as it should be done. 14 OUTDOOR GEORGIA October WyaH Bullock, County Agent at Georgetown, is praucl of " Triple A" his pet quail. She is perfectly perched on Wyatt' s shoulder. " Triple A" hacl a precarious entry into the la ne/ of living as the story below explains. I S T RIPLE A'' A HAPPY Q U AIL /5'1 J oe Steam:J FARM chores completed, a couple of yo ungsters in Georgetown turned their attenti on to the fin e art of fi shing. othing approaches the hilarity of a couple of fa rm boys, headed for their fa vorite fishing hole with hickory poles on shoulders, a can of worms, and wearing those ten-gallon traw hats. Only this time the lads didn't get to fish. One of them came dangerously near a snake and it resulted in a couple of broken fishing poles and a dead snake. Curiosity seized the lads and out came their knives. They opened the snake and discovered three quail eggs. The boys reached a hasty decision and a few minutes later delivered the quail eggs to Wyatt Bullock, County gent at Georgetown. Wyatt secured a bantam hen to take over the quail eggs. Presently three quail were born but only one lived. Bullock and the boys decided to call it " Triple A" for so me reason. Triple A reached adulthood. he attended her maternal duties and man y new quail made their home around Georgetown. One day Triple A escaped from the pen and County Agent BMllock was ready for a merry chase. To his amazement Triple A didn't want to get away and would not o much as leave the ground. Instead the bird came to him . It developed that Triple A was completely satisfied with her home. She had no desire for the wilderness but preferred the sheltered life provided by Wyatt Bullock. Her offspring however retained their wild proclivitie and none returned home to visit mama. So today, if you visit the County Agent's office at Georgetown, you may see Triple A sitting proudly on a typewriter or strutting about on a desk. Often the bird will hop on Wyatt's shoulder while he is reading his favorite newspaper as if to say, "Hey, fellow! What's the news? When does the hunting season start?" Attendants at the state quail farm have reported rare cases where birds collapsed and died from being handled. Triple A has confidence in hu manity. She is the pride of Georgetown and somehow to watch her strut. yo u'd bet the little devil was trying t~ sho w off. Ggg :Jaken Jrorn !}nfo :lame anJ O TDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 15 SNAKES PROVE DEADLY .ENEMY TO RATS, HELP UHEUK DISEASE Atlanta Man Buys King Snake to Protect Children By CHARLES H. WHARTON A farmer in orth Carolina placed an ad in a local paper for a King Snake--the snake he had was accidentally killed and it had almost rid hi s corn crib of rats. W. M. Auld , of Atlanta, findin g Copperheads too abundant on his three acre place and co nstituting a menace to his children, is seeking four King Snakes to liberate. We read , more and more, such inciden ts as thes people are grad ually realizing the economic importance of our harmless snakes. The service rendered as destroyers of diseasecarrying rodents and venomous snakes. A prominent physician advances the theory that polio is transmitted by rat fleas- a midwestern state is rocked by a plague, traceable to rats- millions of dollars are lost each year in damage done by rodents. Even the poisonous serpents serve nature-all vipers feed on warm-blooded prey, but, in populated districts it is advisable to destroy venomous snakes. However, in wild regions accessable only to hikers and nature-lovers, to kill snakes because they are snakes is simply slaughtering interesting creatures. For those who like to camp, hike, or fi sh in out-of-the-way places, to see a beautiful rattlesnake, symmetrically coiled, its soft, velvet colors glowing in the sunlight, is indeed a thrill. Now, even experienced collectors have a difficult time finding rattlers. Chicken snakes, milk snakes and rat snakes all receive unwarranted persecution from farmers and city folks alike. Through their occurence about out-buildings some reptiles have received the title "chicken snake" - they should be called rat nakes for rats form a large percentage of their diet. Besides the snakes that are defi nitely beneficial there are others that, although they inspire terror, are harmless and interesting; such is the Hognosed Snake, or "sprea ding ad- der. " Believe it or not this snake with the uplifted snout can only rarely be induced to bite, its actions when approached are merely tactics intended to bluff the enemy. When is a snake not a snake? When it is a lizard, and the above is t he Gloss Lizard or " joint sna ke 11, o brittle ~tailecl, insect-eating rep- tile often mistaken for a snake . One of our most inoffensive and economically useful snakes is killed because of its green color, supposedly denoting something poisonous. Actually, nature gave this slender serpent a color that would tend to obliterate or conceal it as it wends its way among leafy boughs, in search of insects. During the mon ths of September. October and 1ovember most snakes go into a state of hibernation, remaining dormant until Spring revives them. Often, several species hibernate in perfect harmony . In the spring and fall when snakes congregate around such dens, even though these places be miles from the nearest house, a man might slau ghter quantities of them, then tell about hi s " accomplishment," as if, by shootin g defenseless creatures, he were doing a great public service. Few people realize how many boys and men have adopted snake study as a hobby. For them to find a snak e in the fi eld is the equivalent of finding a good mineral sample, seeing a rare bird or Patent 1 37596 For all cars with rear open ing. In s tall in one minute without tools nothing disutrbed about car. Can't gas Your dogs; 14x14 ventilator screen for air. Keep8 dogs cool, $16.50 delivered. Cut price if for cars back of 1939, if in stock. Name car. Sales agent wanted in every county. S. L. TAYLOR MFG. CO., Dept. 5, MT. STERLING, KY. catching a 12-inch Rainbow Trou t. It is becoming increasingly hard to find snakes in their natural habitat, new trails and new roads have opened up vast areas hitherto untraversed. In the far-away land of India the most dreaded and dangerous snake in the world is protected and respected by natives; thousands die agonizing death each year from its fatal bite. Yet religion protects it. If the King Cobra is protected, it seems the least we could do is to protect our harmless varieties, and understand the part they play giving nature a balance. * cc~ * OGLETHORPE 3fotel BRUNSWICK On Coastal Georgia where alL sports abounJ Your catch or your kill cooked to perfection for your d inner, with the Management's compliments OWNER - MANAGEMENT 16 OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 Wildlife Tidbits WILDLIFE IN THE RAw: Ranger Grady Brock of Pelham, in a rowboat, was patrolling the Flint river. Spotting an old Negro woman on the bank fishing, he asked her if she had a fi shing license and explained he was a ranger for the Division of Wildlife. Perhaps the wind blew away all of his query except the last word or perhaps she wanted to divert the Ranger from thoughts of fishing licenses, but anyhow she yelled back "Naw suh, we don't have no wild life out here!" CARP A LA PAC E: They say that in some places carp is considered pretty good eating but down in Southwest Georgia, according to Ranger Harvey Pace of Iron City, this is the receipt advocated: "Dress fish well then place on long board and bake for 1 and 1-half hour in hot oven. Salt, pepper and baste with lemon and vinegar. Remove from oven. Throw away carp and eat board." GETTING THE NEWS WITH GENE : Although Outdoor Georgia last month carried a photo and brief account of 'Gene Tittle's pointer, it was left to the fun-loving Folkston (Charlton County) Herald to tell the real story-the revealing truth. Tattled the Herald about Tittle: "R. E. Tittle, chief of the Okefenokee CCC camp, near this city, was given some very flattering publicity in the current _issue_ of Outdoor Georgia, re~ardmg h1s setter dog. The publication commented that "the dog is well tr~in ed, and a word from R. E. br_mgs action." However, the account failed to mention one of the setter's outstanding accomplishments, a trick no doubt taught by his canny master. The ~tory goes that Mr. L D. Majors. a_ neighbor of the Tittles', had missed his morning newspaper for more than a week in succession. Complaints to t~~ delivery boy brought forth the positive statement that the paper had been put in its accustomed place each ;orni~ g- So !Wr._ Maj~rs ?ecided to o a little qmet mveshgatmg on his own account, and soon after the pa per was delivered, Mr. Tittle's welltram. ed setter appeared, took the newspaper up in its mouth and (Continued from Page 7) new construction and further development is continuing. One of the largest recent undertakings of the Division of State Parks is the development of Fort Mountain State Park near Cornelia, with its 2,000 acres of laurel, hickory, rhodendron , pine, oak and dogwood. In addition to furnishing recreational sports for Georgians the parks program has another purpose - as an attraction for the thousands of res!less tourists seeking places of Interest and recreation. The mysterious Okefenokee potentially is a greater magnet for them than the Everglades or an y other co mparable region. Kolomoki Mounds, recently acquired hy the Parks Division, is of compelli~g interest to archaeologists. Actually, no state in the East has s? much to offer the holiday population of America as Georgia. Just as our state can and gradually is be~o ming the "sportsman's paradise,,. It can and will become a "holiday haven." MAGNESIUM IN GEORGI! (Continued from Page 5) ?xide compound is caused to change mto metallic vapor which passes over into a gas-cooled chamber causing the vapor to condense into hard metal. In Columbia County, Georgia. ~bout 16 miles northwest of Au~usta ; IS located a mountain known as Dixie Mountain. This mountain has been found to be almost pure serpentine and a number of samples tested in our laboratory shows that it is read- i~loyrtsholuwbhleileinusaacbildes saonudr,cethoefremfoar~eea siUm compounds and magnesium metal. We believe that before the present emergency is over this mountain will be mined and converted into magnesium metal which eventually will find its way into aircraft such as fighters, bombers, etc. promptly set out for home. The mystery of the missing newspaper was thus solved, but this happens to be one of the bird dog's best tricks which Mr. Tittle failed to include in ~he list of accomplishments reported m Outdoor Georgia. Until this story became known, Mr. Tittle's Scotch ancestry had not even been suspected by his friends and neighbors." B. W. OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 OUTDOOR VETERAN Rev. W. S. eighbors, of Chattanooga, sent in a check recently extending his subscription to Outdoor Georgia for four more years. A retired Methodist preacher, Mr. Neighbors writes he is tremendously interested in outdoor life and principally in hunting and fishing. This is Immensely interesting since Mr. Neighbors is just 81 years young. THANKS! R. L Heaton , of Louisville, Kentucky says, "Your magazine is very interesting. I am glad to be on your mailing list." THEM'S KIND WORDS PAL! C. H. Huey, of Waycross, Georgia had this to say in a recent letter. " I think Outdoor Georgia serves a splendid purpose in advertising our state. Also it is exactly what sportsmen and nature lovers of Georgia are looking for. We need to know more about our state's wildlife but all we have been getting is from the columns of papers and magazines printed hundreds of miles away from the state. So I say: More power to you." O.K. MR. ATTORNEY Sam G. Dettelbach, popular young Atlanta attorney has this to say; Outdoor Georgia Magazine Georgia Division of Wildlife, 422 Stat e Capitol, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Mr. Stearns: I have just read yo ur September ~ of 'O utdoor Georgia' and en joyed it immensely. It was, to me, the most enlightening and en tertaining literature upon the Wildlife of Georgia which has ever come to my attention. Its features and photographs would do justice to any magazin e in the co untry. My interest and appreciation of the natural resources of our state was given quite a boost by your magazine and opened my eyes to a number of Georgia's resources of which I had not known. Trusting that your publication will con- tinue in its excellent work and that the Wildlife Division will furth er rehabilitate onr fore sts and streams, I am, Sincerely, Sam G. Dettelbach. 17 (*'~:S;~~->->-><-<-<-<-<-<-<-<-<- lUJJJrf 4 4 4 IJuufoe Biiuu; ->->->->->->->->-><-<-<-<-<- Outdoor Georgia continues to list the best fishing holes in the State. Watch for your county. FULTON COUNTY BLACK ROCK-Turn off Lee Street into Campbellton Road and follow signs; Bass, Bream ; $2 a day, $1 half-day; Boats, 50 cents per man. BULL SLUICE-(Visiting restricted in neighborhood of power dam because of defense emergency.) Twelve miles out Roswell road, turn left at sign, 172 miles on paved road; or 12 72 miles out Roswell road to Brantley Service Station, turn left just beyond station on Brantley Drive; Bass, Cat; Free. CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER- Roswell Road, new and old Marietta highways, Gordon Road, Powers Ferry Road, Paces Ferry Road, Mayson and Turner Road go to the river; ask at any of the numerous places near the river where to fish; Channel Cat; cut bait, "stink," dough bait, worms; Free. LEE'S MILL-From Atlanta, travel to city limits of Fairburn, and left on dirt road five miles; Bass, Bream, Cat; Jack; Boats and Cabins; Fishing, $1 a day. SULLIVAN'S INDIAN HEAD LAKESixteen and a half miles out Roswell Road to sign; Cat (especially good); one boat ; 50 cents a day, 25 cents half-day. TWIN LAKES-Take Marietta Road to sign on left (from Atlanta) just beyond Bolton; Bass, Bream, Crappie, Cat; One Boat; 50 cents a day. CITY OF ATLANTA, PIEDMONT LAKE- Piedmont Park; Bass, Bream; Lures, Minnows, Worms; Free. GILMER COUNTY COSSAWATTEE RIVER- South of Ellijay; Red Eye, Cat; Live minnows; Hotel and Rooming Houses in Ellijay; Fishing Free. ELLIJAY RIVER- North of Ellijay; Red Eye, Rainbow Trout; Red Worms, Flies, Minnows; Accommodations in Ellijay; Fishing Free. CARTECAY RIVER-East of Ellijay; Cat, Red Eye, Rainbow Trout; Minnows, Worms, Flies; Accommodations in Ellijay; Fishing Free. ANDERSON CREEK-East of Elijay; Rainbow Trout; Flies, Live Minnows; Same as above. MOUNTAIN TOWN- West of Ellijay; Same as above. TURNIP TOWN CREElt- Northeast of Ellijay; Same as above. GLASCOCK COUNTY OGEECHEE RIVER-Seven miles west of Gibson; Red Breast Perch; Earthworms; Free. ROCKY COMFORT CREEK- One-half mile east of Gibson; Same as above. P. H. SWINT'S POND-Three miles west of Gibson; Bream; Yellowjacket Grubs; Boats; $1 a day. OGEECHEE RIVER-Eight miles south of Gibson; Black Bass, Blue Cat; Live bait, Cut bait; Free. KENT'S POND- Five miles west of Gibson; Black Bass; Live bait; $25 a season. GORDON COUNTY OOSTANAULA RIVER-North and west of Calhoun; Cat; Minnows, Crawfish; Free. CONASAUGA RIVER-One mile east of Resaca; Cat; Spring Lizards; Free. PINELOG CREEK - Near Redbud ; Cat; Free. DEW'S LAKE-Seven miles east of Calhoun ; Bass, Bream; Artificial Lures and Live Bait; Boats, 25 cents a day; Fishing, 50 cents a day. HABERSHAM COUNTY CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER- West of Cornelia; Cat, Bass, Trout, Perch; Artificial Lures, Minnows, Red Worms; Free. SOQUEE RIVER- West of Clarkesville - Northwest of Cornelia; Same as above. MUD CREEK- Southwest of Cornelia; Cat, Sucker; Red Worms; Free. PANTHER CREEK-North of Clarkesville; Trout, Perch; Artificial Lures, Worms; Free. HARRIS COUNTY CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER- Bartlett's Ferry Road from Whitesville; Bass, Bream, Cat; Live Bait, Cut Bait, Worms, Lures; Boats, 50 cents a day; Fishing Free. HENRY COUNTY LAKE AMALLEE- From Atlanta, follow old Macon highway nearly to city limits of Hampton, turn left at sign, 172 miles to lake; Bass, Bream; "Few" boats; $1 a day. IRWIN COUNTY ALAPAHA RIVER-Ten miles southwest of Ludowici; Bass, Crappie, Blue Bream, Cat; Plugs, Live Bait, Minnows, Worms ; Boats available; Cottages for rent (furnished), Camping ground; Fishing, $1 a day. MIDDLETON LAKE-Twelve miles east of Ludowici; Bass, Crappie, Bream, Cat; Plugs, Live Bait, Minnows, Worms Boats are available; Camping Ground~ Cabins; 50 cents to $1. DUNN'S LAKE- Ten miles southwest of Ludowici; Bass, Crappie, Bream, Cat; Same bait as above ; Camping Grounds, 50 cents a day. MORGAN LAKE-Six miles south of Ludowici; Bass, White Perch; Live Bait; Boats; 50 cents. COWHOUSE LAKE- Eight miles south of Ludowici; Bass, Bream, Perch; Mil!nows, Worms; Cabins and Boats; $1. LOWNDES COUNTY BOWEN'S MILL POND- Eight miles southeast of Valdosta; Bream, Bass; Live Bait, Bill's 13, Shemi-Wiggler; Boats; $1 a day. MciNTOSH COUNTY Fresh Water MILLER LAKE- Twelve miles west of Darien; Bream, Bass, Cat; Crawfish, Worms; Boats; 50 cents. LINE LAKE- Eight miles west of Da rien; Same as above; Free. MERIWETHER COUNTY WALLACE POND- Atlanta highway, four miles north of Chipley; Bass, Bream, Crappie, Speckled Cat; Lures, Live Bait, Worms, Cut Bait; Boats, 50 cents a day; Fishing, $1 a day for men, 50 cents for women. (Note from Ranger: "Full of fish and affords excellent fi shing.") MILLER COUNTY SPRING CREEK- One mile west of Colquitt; Bream, Shell Cracker, Bass, Jack, Warmouth, Crappie, Cat, "More fish in it than has been in 10 years, specially Bream and Large and Small Mouth Bass. Best stream in the South if protected;" Worms, Crawfish, Flies, Plugs; "Few" Boats; Free. BABCOCK LAKE-Seven miles south east of Colquitt; Same fish as above; Worms, Plugs; "Few" boats; Free. AYCOCK LAKE-Four miles west of Colquitt; Same as above; No boats; Free. SHEPARD'S SPRING-Three miles north of Colquitt; Same fish as above; Worms, Plugs, Crawfish; No boats needed; Free with permission. LAURA BUSH SPRING-One mile north of Colquitt; Same as above. 18 OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 1941-42 GEORGIA GAME LAWS Seasons And Sag Limits GAME Bear Deer a (Bucks only) Opossum (with gun and dog) Raccoon (with gun and dog) Rabbit Squ;rrel b Quail Turkey d Ruffed Grouse Woodcock Fox (with dog only) Marsh Hen OPEN SEASON (inclusive) DAILY BAG LIMIT Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No limit Nov. 15-Jan. 5 2 Oct. 1-Feb. 28 No limit Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No limit No closed season and no limit Oct. 1-Jan. 15 15 Nov. 20-March 1 15 Nov. 20-March 1 I 2 No open season No open season No closed season and no limit Sept. 1-Nov. 30 25 SEASON BAG LIMIT No limit 2 No limit No limit No limit 30 week, also possession 2 25 MIGRATORY WILDFOWL Dove Duck f Woodduck Goose f Coot Rail g Gallinule g Jacksnipe Dec. 1-Jan. 11 Nov. 2-Dec. 31 Nov. 2-Dec. 31 Nov. 2-Dec. 31 Nov. 2-Dec. 31 Sept. 1-Nov. 30 Sept. 1-Nov. 30 I No open season DAILY BAG LIMIT POSSESSION LIMIT 12 12 10 20 1 1 3 6 25 25 15 15 I 15 15 TRAPPING DAILY BAG LIMIT SEASON BAG LIMIT Opossum, Raccoon, mink, Fox, Otter, Muskrat (trapping) Wildcat, Skunk Nov. 20-March 1 No limit No limit a, b, d, f, g-see exceptions. EXCEPTIONS a. DEER- Nov. I-Jan. 5 - Appling, Ben Hill, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Effiingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, Mcintosh, Tattnall, Telfair, Ware and Wayne. No open season in Banks, Dawson , Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union, Jeff Davis, White, Whi field, Marion, Schley, Webster, Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot, Jenkins, Montgomery and Echols. b. SQUIRREL- Aug. I-Dee. 3I -Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White and WhitfieldNov. I-Jan. I5 in Appling, Ben Hill, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, Mcintosh, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Ware and Wayne. d. TURKEY-Nov. I-March I in Appling, Ben Hill, Bryan, Bulloch , Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, Mcintosh, Screven, Tattnall, Ware and Wayne. f. DUCK AND GOOSE-No open season on Brant, Ross' Goose, Swan and Snow Goose. Daily bag limit on Bufflehead and Red Head Ducks not over three in the aggregate. Possession limit not over ten in the aggregate. Hunters may take in addition to 3 geese, 3 blue geese in one day, or 6 blue geese, thus having in possession for two days hunting, I2 blue geese. g.-I5 in the aggregate of rails and gallinule. OUTDOOR GEORGIA October 1941 I9 Librarian General Libra:ry University of Ga Athens Ga 6-41 * * COVER PAGES Charley Langley and Ben Pearson (front page ) admire their trophy, a wild boar, which was brought down in the archery hunt staged this month in the Chattahoochee National Forest. This is convincing evidence of the effectiveness of bow and arrow in hunting. (Photo by Walter Sparks.) The back page shows the beautiful lookout tower atop Fort Mountain. frank Edmundson, assistant Director of State Parks claims it is possible to look into five states from this tower on a clear day. The five states are; Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. Pag e Visual Education . . . . . . . . 2 Comm issioner lack Cra ve y Archers and Riflemen Seek Deer and Wild Hogs in Chattahoochee Hunt . 3 Ed Wall Beavers Stage Comeback Aga inst Extinction . . . . . . . 4-5 Joe Stearns 30,000 4-H Boys and G irls Working On Wildlife Projects and Conservation 6 J. Lloyd Burrell State Senator Welcomes Franklinia 7 Beverly Wallace Conservation Please . . . . . . 8 Okefenokee Swamp Ideal Home for Bees . 9 C. H. Hue y The Mail Box . 9 Georgia W ildlife Pictures 10-11 Accidents Don't Happen, They are Caused 12 This Month's Recipe . . . . . . 12 Georgia 's First Vanishing American 13 Joe Stearns You Tell ' Em . . . . . . . 14 Joe Stea rn s All Predators Not Destructive 15 Charles H. Wha rton Undeveloped Southeast Georgia land Offers Serious Fire Problem to State . 16 Walter Dyal Scandal! Prize Fox Hound Trees Coon 17 Charles H. Wharto n Where and What They're Biting . 18 1941-1942 Georgia Game laws . 19 ~J?J!JJll ED!JtJffJ!JJl 1 In keeping with a resolution passed by the State Board of Education, the Department of Natural Resources now is making serious efforts to provide the means fo r visual education in Georgia . The resolution provides for 25 minutes each week in all Georgia schools for conservation education on Natural resources. We plan to purchase, make and otherwise secure educational films and set up a permanent state film library that will be available to Georgia schools at all times. Programs of this type already are in full swing in W isconsin, Tennessee and many other states. All states now engaged in visual education report great interest and high pra ise from all sides. Many conservation-minded Georgians realize the importance of visual education and letters reach the Department of Natural Resources daily lauding our new effort. Small voices far in the distance are making half-hearted attempts to discredit Georgia's entry in visual education. We have undertaken this program after much survey and study. Federal agencies were consulted, educational departments were contacted and all were 100 o/o in favor of th is new state project. Our Educational Director will use the department projector and show our educational films in schools where projectors are not available. He also will give short talks on our conservation work. Thus the program of conserving our fo rest, wildlife and mineral resources will be graphically presented to the school children. It also serves to inform them on the vast possibilities of development of the resources in our state. Georgia 's first line of defense for future natural resources and the proper handling of them is the education of the young people. The first film is now being completed by the Department of Natural Resources. So far as we can determine, it is the first full length picture of its type on Georgia. It has nothing to sell but Georgia and nothing in it but Georgia scenes. This picture shows some of the myriad points of interest in our state. It shows forest fire scenes and the cause and remedy. It reveals various minerals found in the state and shows what the Wildlife Division is doing to make Georgia the parad ise for hunters and fishermen. Coastal fishing, Okefenokee Swamp, mountain resorts, magic hill and many other subjects are included in this 900 foot show. When this film is ready, the Department of Natural Resources will present it to the public and let Mr. and Mrs. Georgia pass judgement on the merit of visual education. NOVEMBER, 1941 OU'Jr JD)(Q)(Q)~ G!EO~GITA Volume X, No. V JOE L. STEARNS, Manag ing Editor ZACK D. CRAVEY, Editor BEVERLY WALLACE, Feature Editor Published monthly by The Georgia Divis ion of Wildlife, 422 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. , in the interest of Georgia wildlife and for fishermen, h unters, nature love rs and conservation of natu r a l resources. Sin g le copy, 10 cents. Yearly subscriptions to U nited States and its p ossessions, a n d Can ada, 75 ce nts; other countr ies, $1.50. Subscribers must notify us of change of address four weeks in advance of next p ublication date, giving both old and new address. Contents of this magazine must not be r eprinted without permission. This m agazine is g lad to receive p h otos, drawings, stories and articles deaJing with outdoor subjects, but cannot guaran tee r etu rn of unsolicited contributions nor insu re against their loss. Contributions not accompanied by sufficient postage will not be r eturned. E n tered as 2nd class matter Au gust 31, 1940, at th e post office at Atlanta, under t he Act of March 3, 1879 . ARCHERS ANDRIFLEMENSEEK ~ee/L ~ 'k/dJ e#~ IN CHATTAHOOCHEE NATIONAL FOREST HUNT BY ED WALL SUPERVISOR OF RANGERS FIVE short years ago Commissioner of Natural Resources Zack D. Cravey entered a cooperative agreement with the U. S. Forest Service on a plan for game management in the Chattahoochee ational Forest in orth Georgia and thus set up a program that has - not just hoped for success, bu t has developed into an astounding, complete success in all details. This land has been protected jeal- archers and well over 200 hunters. The first regulated small game hunt fea turing ruffed grouse and gra v squi rrels was conducted the week starting October 27. It marked the first time ruffed grouse and squirrel were hunted on the management area. The success of the small hunt has been carefully recorded and now is expected to become a perman ent part of the program in the management area. Commissioner Cravey predicts one of the finest hunting Qame M~ P~~ ,(Jiuuut:ud Qame - Jach. eiUWe11 PIUUiicU SpleH.JitJ dl~ g~ seasons in many years. Survey work of state Rangers indicates a banner year for wildlife in Georgia. Mr. Rountree, of Thomasville, an authority on South Georgia hunting recently declared 1941 as the best hunting year in a decade. Huntin g license agencies in all 159 co unties in the state report splendid sale and are far advanced over sales of la t year. Buy yo ur licenses nowit i cheaper than payin g a fin e and saves embarrassment. On the back page of this magazine will be found valuable information on the huntin g season. Stud y this page and keep it for future reference. ously by both U. S. men and state rangers. The section was restocked with game and fi sh and toda y it stands as one of our state's " happy hunting grounds." Regulated fishing in the beautiful mountain streams where brook, rainbow and brown trout may he found in large numbers annually attracts thousands of Georgians as well as visitors from many other states. Deer, turkey, and r uffed grouse are plentifuL One regulated deer hunt was held and another started ovember ll, and lasted through ovember 22. Last year 145 hunters bagged 22 huck deer. Also the first regulated archery hunt in the country was staged with 35 participating. This year the archers were allowed to go after deer, wild hogs, squirrels, turkeys, and raccoons. This year's hunt drew over 30 Note the stealth and readiness which must attend the ways of those who seek the deer with the longbow . Here Mr . and Mrs. Hugh Thompson creep ca utiously a long ready for immediate action in the reg ulated hunt staged in November in the Chattahoochee National Forest . (Photo by Walter Sparks) OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 3 Beavers Stage Comebac Against Extinctio Meet the beaver! Note the large flat tail. It serves as a steering wheel and this little fellow can certainly make time in the water. Georgia laws forbid trapping, shooting or for that matter it is illegal to even molest the beaver. This picture was snapped in the Chattahoo chee National Forest by Walter Sparks . It required plenty of patience to get the picture for the beaver is very timid. Construction of Dams Considered Splendid Feat of Engineering It is extremely difficult to believe a beaver can haul enough twigs and sticks and mud to construct such a dam as is shown here but seeing is believing . And this isn't particularly a large dam as beavers have built them many times this long . This dam, destroyed, would release thousands of gallons of water which would rush furiously to sea and talce along with it, tons of valuable top soil. THAT old expression, "work like a beaver" is well spoken . 1ot on. ly is a Beaver able to labor indus. triously for long homs but the little fellows also have engineering ability to an amazing degree. Most states have set up laws to protect the heaver and justly. Georgia does not allow the destruction of Beavers, even forbidding acts of molestation. Scarcely a few years ago the heaver was about ready to join the ranks of the dodo bird and the Heath Hen. Protection came at a timely moment. Today the Beaver is staging a gallant comeback and winning its fight for existance in the civilized "!J.d. The mama Beaver will bring up a family of from three to six each year. The yo ungsters are extremely friendly and playful. America can ill afford to lose the beaver. These beautiful animals serve a useful purpose in the skillful construction of dams; powerful dams that conserve water where it is desperately needed. In building a dam the Beaver accomplishes in addition to water conservation, flood con trol and prevention of certain types of soil erosion. Top soil that would eventually finish up in the Atlantic ocean often is kept intact due to the efforts of beavers. Beavers can take a bow also for saving fish life and promoting new aquatic homes for fish. It seems that fi sh thrive around dams and beaver h o m es . Survey reports agree that fish are not included in the beaver diet. In stead the beaver likes the bark and 4 OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 Jf'in Gallant Fight Georgia Gives Protection twigs from birch , popular, willow, elm and aspen . In the fall the beaver will cut down several small trees with his sharp chisel-like (incisors) teeth and anchor these trees on the bottom of their home lake. This is their supply of winter food . The average weight of an adult beaver is about 30 pounds but many of the large specimens will weigh as much as 60 pounds. Perhaps Aunt Fannie told Uncle P ete or at least somebody told somebody that a beaver was trapped that weighed 125 pounds, thereby setting a new world's record for grandpa beavers. Beavers in Georgia construct very few dams. The animal r equires deep water for its h ome and Georgia has plenty of lakes and streams with sufficient depth . The beaver fur is cherished in the manufacture of coats since the hide furnishes soft, silky fur. The principle enemies of beavers are wildcats which is why the beaver builds his home out in the water away from the shores. Web-footed, the beaver swims mostly through the use of its feet and uses its large flat tail more or less as a steering wheel. The tail also is flapped on the water as a warning signal of dan ger. Wildlife rangers over the state send the encouraging news that beaver homes have been seen in many sections of Georgia. Protected and unmolested Georgia beavers in a few years will develop into a splendid crop. The soft fur that only a beaver provides will decorate many an expensive coat perhaps ten years hence. There are certain times of the year fo~ trapping beaver. Getting them at th1s time insures perfect pelts. Shot or trapped out of season is foolish waste as the beaver hide is absolutely Worthless at such a time. Uncle Sam has set up homes for beavers in refuges, thus America is assured the beaver will be with us for many years to come. U. S . District Forest Ranger Arthur Woody measures a tree cut down by beavers, and stripped of bark. If yo u have ever whacked away on a tree this size, you know what a job it is to bring it down . Often several be avers will work on one tree as there is no such thing as a boss in the beaver world. Help Georgia protect the beavers! They're well worth it. Water Supply Saved Through Effort Of Busy Beavers An ax could do no better job. These small trees fell before the chisel-like teeth of beaver and were qragged off to take part in the construction of a dam . The beaver will cut off the limbs of the tree and use each piece individually. He is not wasteful. Some small trees are taken to the bottom of the lake and anchored there in the mud for winter food. The beaver is no fool and ba rk is a tasty dish when the north winds howl. OUTDOOR GEORGIA 1\'ovember 1941 5 30,000 4-J/ Boifd- ~ Qak 'W~ fln 'W;MJ;,je PIUJ.jecU ~ eW"V~~~LH' Members ol the 4-H Club attending the Wildlife Conservation Camp at Camp Wahsega are given some ideas ol fish hatchery work at the Rock Creek Hatch ery. Girls were as interested in the work as the boys By J. LLOYD BURRELL A ssistant E ditor G eorgia Ag ric ultu ra l Exte nsion Service Y OU IG rural people have taken up the crusade to make Georgia more abundant in wildlife r esources. For years, game and fish in Georgia have been harvested with little regard to conservation. Only in recent years has attention been focused to conserve and expand the dwindling supply of wildlife. ow Georgia's 4-H club members are on the march for thi s state to become more abundant in wildlife. Theirs is a stor y of concerted effort, planned and projected by the youngsters themselves, plus cooperation and enco uragement by adult leaders. This year finds more than 10,000 Georgia rural boys and girls actively engaged in 4-H wildlife pro_iects, while an additional 20,000 are carrying out projects which contribute to the conservation and advancement of game and fish. Under the leadership of G. V. Cunningham, state 4-H leader for the Extension Service in Georgia, 4-H boys and girls first took active interest in wildlife work about six years ago. Few members enrolled at that time ; today the enrollment is counted by thousands. Four-H club members have a varied program for wildlife conservation. There are proj ects in quail raising, production of cover and feed for wildlife, and forestry practices dealin gs with fire prevention and other things which tend to aid the expansion of game and fish. Perhaps the biggest job for these young people is the education of others to become conservation - minded. The wildlife projects are probably the most influential in putting this campaign across, for it gives the 4-H members something concrete with which to prove to others that proper conservation of game and other wildlife is essential. Quail raising creates great interest for the club boys and girls. Through the cooperation of the state Division of Wildlife, these young people have been given quail eggs from year to year. These eggs were hatched under bantams and raised to maturity. Thence released to the wild, usually on the farm where the mem- her lived. Caring for quail until they are mature is lots of trouble but it is worth it. It's fascinating work; these rural young people like it. But that's not all. Usually a wild. life conservation program for the farm is inaugurated. Borders to pro. vide cover and feed for game are established. Other crops are planted to provide feed, so that when the quail are released, food and cover will be in abundance. Then comes the protection feature. The farm is posted and soon, several covies of quail are Jiving on the farm. In this way, it doesn't take long until this area is filled with game, then, if care is exercised in hunting, a supply of quail will remain for next season. Several 4-H members are interested in fish rearing. Pools have been built and fish ponds on Georgia farm today show a tremendous increase over previous years. Some critics may dismiss the wildlife conservation progress of Georgia 4-H members as being small and unheeded. But even allowing that their work will not influence oth ers, the potential value of these projects is great. Most of the current 4-H membership will be Georgia's citizens of tomorrow. It will be those who will determine the destiny of wildlife conservation. Georgia's 1941 champion 4-H Club wildlife conservationist. Jimmy Chastain, Cobb County, and Myra Brookins, ol Baldwin County, were chosen lor outstanding wildlife project 6 OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 State Senator, Band, Stage Welcome As Franklinia Returns to Georgia Lovely Flowering Tree Brought Back Home By Airplane By BEVERLY WALLACE Featu re Editor ,l MO G the strangest tales of .t\.. "exiles" is that of the lost Franklinia returning to Georgia after an absence of more than a century and a half. Actually the Franklinia is a flowering tree but for all the fanfare which atten ded its recent arrival in Georgia, it might have been visiting royalty. For there was a band , a State Senator, the Director of the State Division of Parks, and many state and local dignitaries to welcome it at ceremonies on the outskirts of Ludowici. There was even a marble marker to commemorate its early existence in Georgia and its even tual return. Surrounding the Franklinia is a story full of romance and intrigue. Long ago, Oct. l, 1765, to he exact, America's first native botanist, John Bar tram, of Philadelphia, discov ered the lovely white flowering tree flourishing on the hanks of the Altamaha river. It grew no where else in the entire country and so intrigued was the Philadelphian with its rare beauty that he named it for his good friend , Benjamin Franklin- the Franklinia Altamaha. A healthy specimen was selected and wi th infinite care carried by horseback over mountains, down valleys, across creeks and through hundreds of miles of wilderness to Philadelphia. There in alien soil, the Franklinia Altamaha was planted and flourished. but for some strange reason it dis- R. F. Burch, director of State Parks, presents Mary Dan iels, Treasurer of the Long County Garden Club a sprig of the lost Franklinia Altamaha . (Photo by Waycross Journal Herald ). appeared altogether from the shaded banks of th e Altamaha in Georgia. Its discovery and di sappearance becam e a sort of legend and through the years botanists from all par ts of the nation searched in vain for the lost Franklinia. Finally, Mrs. Helen Williams Coxen, State Senator for the Second Senatorial District, led a movement which was to result in its return to the woods of the Altamaha. As a child, she had roamed the swamps and forests with her father looking for the lost tree and for years she had dreamed of transporting hack to Georgia a descendant of that early Franklinia sent to Philadelphia. Then one bright day not long ago her dream came true. In contrast OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 to its slow j ourney North so many years ago, the "exile" came back by plane. The Ludowici high school band played and from a fla g-draped stand speakers welcomed the slender, leafless specimen which they planted in the rich soil from which its illustrious " forbear" had co me. Appropriately enough two great, great grandchildren of Bartram - Jean Fleming, of Hinesville, and Bartram Love, Jr. , of Ludowici- unveiled the marker which Wiley Moore of Atlan ta donated. * * * * * * ~EOR~IA GIRLES A wealth of Georgia history is living in her trees. The Wesley Oak set deep her foot, and waved across the seas, Then spread a ready temple for a leader set apart, And wrote the sacred story on the pages of her heart. The Live Oaks on St . Catherine 's for centuries have told Of doughty old adventurers wh o came in search of gold; And old Franciscan Fathers who, in that ancient day, Paddled in peraguas on their mercy-laden way. Lanier Oak threw her gracious arms like shawls about Lanier And whispered lovely sentences into his listening ear. Today the branches sing t he ir line s whenever winds pass by, And sweep the unseen instruments between the marsh and sky . The Treaty Poplar listened in when Redmen signed their rights To all the Creek lands in the state, and left them for the Whites. It saw th e chieftain 's blazing home, and the slaying after dark, But keeps the secrets hidden deep beneath the ancient bark. Th e " Tree that Owns Itself" knows how a man can love a tree. The " Toombs Oak" keeps a re cord for the University . The " Big Oak," down in Thomasville, was old before the town Had built its first log cabin, or had laid a roadway down . * * * * * * 7 Betty (top left) sits up comfortably in his master's arms. This toy terrier, held by Horace Stanton of Decatur, owner, is a pert little devil and just loves to perform . Charles Wharton' s coon dog (top right) shows what a good coon dog will do when a coon is in the tree tops. He is a veteran of many coon battles as his scars will testify. Ward Rozier, popular Brunswick sportsman, hangs on to some swell bird dogs owned by Mrs . Louise Ledsinger, of Brunswick. The canines are on the job when there is some quail hunting to be done . Zipper {lower left and right) owned by F. M. Crawford, of Blairsville, unlike most dogs, has a hankering for water. It is a coker spaniel and a swell pooch to have for retrieving . (All pictures by Joe Stearns). CONSERVATION PLEASE! 1. Which of the following fish are the most destructive to other fish life? a . Carp b. Catfish c. Gar d. Jackfish 2. Deer when friahtened elevate their tails a. To scare the intruder away b. As a danger signal to others of their kind c. To cause "buck fever" d. To flaunt defiance 3. Bantams are not exclusively used for raising quail because a. They crush too many tiny quail b. They peck the little quail c. They lack "mother love" d. They transmit poultry diseases 4. In Georgia the name "Jackfish" usually denotes a a. Pickeral b. Northern Pike c. Gar d . Bullhead 5. Vogel State Park is located in a. WarP. County b. Chattahoochee National Forest c. Middle Georgia 5 . The most sporting method of catching Brook and Rainbow Trout is by a. Angleworms b. Wet flys c. Seining d. Dry flys 7. The first cooperative agreement for wildlife protection between the state and federal governments was signed by a. Alexander Stephens b. Zack D. Cravey c. Thomas Watson d. Joe Mitchell 8. Which figure is nearer correct for the number of state parks in Georgia? a. Five b. Twenty c. Ten d. Fifteen (Answers Will Be Found On Page 12 ) 8 OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 Okefenokee Swamp Ideal Mr. R. F. Burch Division of State Parks Department of Natural Resources Atlanta, Georgia Dear R. F.: I enjoyed reading your article in OuTDOOR GEORGIA and I am glad to know that you are back in conserva tion work. I think the magazine put out by your department is one of the best being put out by any department in the country. I enjoy reading it every month. I have never met Commisioner Cravey but I would appreciate your telling him that I for one think the magazine is excellent and that I am delighted with the work that all of you are doing. Keep up the good work and with best wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, SAM F. BREWSTER, Director Dept. of Buildings and Grounds, Auburn, Alabama. Fishermen Agree With Sherman About War War is making it hard on fisher men. The world conflict, the Spanish Civil war, and the Sino-Japanese war have had and are having a decided effect upon them. Because of the Spanish war, the fly fisherman is using gut substitute leaders instead of the old gut leaders which came from Spain. England and Norway have been the principal makers of fishing hooks fo r generations and now this source of supply is cut off. War in China has stopped the importation of tonkin cane, from which fly rods are made and rod manufacturers are fearful that the present supply will last less than a year. Many fly makers are having trouble also, as many feathers used in making flies came from abroad. Prac tically all hackle feathers came from China, which is blockaded. This might look like a boost for the manufacturer, but it has been suggested that fishermen buy their tackle soon-before war conditions make it hard to get enough material to supply the demand. Home for Georgia Bees Endless Stream of South Georgia ''Gold'' Yielded BY C. H. HUEY T UCKED in the depths of the Okefenokee Swamp are thousands and thousands of bee colonies, yielding an almost endless stream of " South Georgia gold. " And gold it really is, this delicious wild honey found in such abundance in this vast widerness. While no one can actually say h ow many colonies there are, beekeepers claim that 10,000 is a conservative estimate. So honey in the Okefenokee is a big industry. Beekeepers up and down the famous Suwannee River have contacted the sources of nectar-and there are many. Beginning in early spring there are maple and ti-ti, then come the flows from tupelo and, later millions of gallberry hush blossoms swaying in the gentle breeze. Seven hundred square miles of vast, ************* trackless jungle with something always in bloom. While it is seldom that wild life in the Okefenokee disturbs the apiaries, once in a while a " killer bear " will emerge from the interior and swipe a taste of the amber liquid. Once that happens he doesn't stop but continues his raids until eventually he meet his Waterloo. Generally speaking, Okefenokee natives are conservative of fish and animals in the swamp hut when predators molest lives and property, they rise up in arms. A hear will wreck an apiary by picking up hives, one at a time, walking back into the swamp, scattering frames as fast as he cau get out the honey. A big eater, he will devour the contents of three or four hives at the time and return the next day for more. So the beekeeper feels justified in halting him. Thus along with the ducks and herons, eagles and 'coons, 'gators and bears, the bees dwell in the Okefenokee and the beekeepers come to gath er their "So uth Gorgia gold." This bear has staged his lost raid. Caught in the oct, this huge block bear was put out of business by O kefenokee beekeepers. OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 9 J-Rustic, eh, wotl A picture of this type could ~ moke you think of, " Down by the old mill strell., Co'i- 2 - Don't leap frog ever get in grass. tHoertehiinskiangvisgirtoarsswhohpopehrosppjuesdt,p~~lot or something up to the fourth floor of the State and is shown perched comfortably on the ledge. - What is it?. It's a day old quail and he is behind TOll Slider's finger. 4 - The Big Apple is more than a do: It is an industry in Habersham County and this loeli monument to a big red apple is located in C~~;: Ga . S - Here is Georgia's biggest foe to stale b ill 6-C:" stray cat. Cots destroy one million birds in Geot!l111 annually (see Wharton story on page 15). 10 moke swell pets if you can get one young enoU!I ,i. train. A coon is always identified by his black tiKIil1 Cute, huh?. 7 - Sam Dettelbach visits the ~o":''"u~ pen at the state quail farm and is shown po1ntm!l,., of the birds. Roddenberry, beor recently Note bird by wooden of Folkston , Georgia, killed near the Okefeno kipseeegdsSr.wy~.asnmg-PT0oW1u1t.l,lo1.1 you see what the inside of a bear looks like. 9-JIII'C't says you can't grow catcus in Georg ia . Here is O doing very well ot Indian Springs State Park. J0 -Two swell pointers do their stuff on Senator Edge's place ~~~ from Tho masville ond on both the points were birds. ~ s a beautiful sight in any hunting sector. J J- j ro~ds and more crowds stormed the wildlife exhibit f 121"deHeSreoutihs eastern Fair an amethyst held in in the October in Atlanta. raw. This stone was ~un near Covington and has a commercial value. ole how nature has carefully carved the stone-al- ~ost all amethyst come with this cut feature. J3 - Tom n:rveyk can make a casting rod do tricks and this pike hive~ new what happe ned when Tom started to snatch ju: '"j It was b~autiful to watch Tom make that hook wo:d ~gs and In general- misbehave. J4 -This is a kn o uck and a beautiful bird indeed. If you would ''W;d your ducks be sure to get the newly published lmifeon11uns~t,utuctke", booklet published of Washington, D. by C. the J 5 American Wild- An interesting try, J'6nt to Bonnell Stone, father of Georgia fares- dish f - Oh Boy! Somebody's going to have a swell fool 0 steaming marsh hens for dinner . It's quite a dish ACCIDENTS DON'T HAPPEN, THEY ARE CAUSED A LTHOUGH there's always an open season on some kind of game in Georgia, there's never an "open season" on mankind. At least there isn't supposed to be one. Yet all too often someone's life is snuffed out by the careless handling of a gun. And in each instance the tragedy could have been prevented if all of the "Ten Commandments of Safety" had been faithfully observed. So, with hunting licenses on sale, the Wildlife Division takes this opportunity to ask (hunters to pledge observance of t}\e motto, " Safety First- Always" and to review the Ten Commandments of Safety: (Recommended by The Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute) "SAFETY FIRST-ALWAYS!" Make That Your Motto l Treat every gun with the respect due a loaded gun. This is the cardinal rule of gun safety. 2 Carry only empty guns, taken down or with the action open, into your automobile, camp, and home. 3 Always be sure that the barrel and action are clear of obstructions. 4 Always carry your gun so that you can control the direction of the muzzle even if you stumble. 5 Be sure of your target before you pull the trigger. 6 Never point a gun at anything you do not want to shoot. 7 Never leave your gun unattended unless you unload it first. 8 Never climb a tree or a fence with a loaded gun. 9 Never shoot at a flat, hard surface or the surface of water. 10 Do not mix gunpower and alcohol. ._u_ THIS MONTH'S_ RECIPE _ ~ Outdoor Georgia offers a couple of swell ideas on baking fish for this month. Try your luck with these: BAKING In the Ground Four pounds or more of large fish should be cleared of gills and viscera, but head, tail, fins and scales may be left intact. Lean fish should have three cuts across the skin on both sides. About 2 teaspoons of salt and % teaspoon of pep- per should be well spread on the inside of the body cavity. A few thin strips of bacon or salt pork may replace the salt and a few thin slices of onion added if desired. Dig a trench about 10 inches deep and of equal width and long enough to hold the fish; in this hole build a fire, adding wood until about 2 inches of coals are formed. Remove all flaming wood and about half the hot coals. Smooth out the remaining coals and cover with 1 inch green grass. On this place the fish and cover with another inch layer of grass, then cover with the rest of the live coals. Cover with warm earth from around the edges of the hole. At the end of one hour, the fish should be carefully removed. The flesh may then be separated easily from the ined ible portions. 4-H Club Takes Great Interest In Conservation Under the inspirational guiding hand of Mr. G. V. Cunningham, of Athens, who is the State 4-H Club leader, members all over Georgia are including conservation work in their studies. The Division of Wildlife was quick to take advantage of the splendid opportunity to stress conservation with the young people of Georgia and has shown some excellent wildlife films at several summer camps for the 4-H Clubbers. The Future Farmers of America also will come in for some extensive attention from the Wildlife Division as will the Boy Scouts. Answers to CONSERVATION PLEASE l.C 5.B 2.B 6.D 3.D 7.B 4.A 8.B 12 'POSSUM HUNT ' Evening,' Mr. Possum, dis is "Howdy,'' and "Goodbye." What's de use a-swingin' on a limb what's up so high? Don 't yuh know de dogs is catch yuh, and dere's business in der call? Don 't yuh know de highes' limbs jes' gives de furdes' fall? Br'er Possum, dere's been eight er us a trampin' fru de dark, Besides de houn 's whut's come along to cheer yuh wid der bark. Sweet 'toters is been dug a week, and waitin' fer tonight. And we'se been waitin' wussern dot for jes' one possum bite. We brung along dis lantern heah jes' so as yuh could see. An' I jes' nachelly feels like dot I oughter shake dot tree. Don't keep us all a-standing here jes' gazin' at de skies; , Look right dis way, Br'er Possum, an' I'll shine it in yo' eyes. 'Sides, look what I is fix fer yuh:-a split stick fer yer taiL De houn's is mighty anxious, an' de houn' dogs never fail. You's et de ripes' 'simmons-Who shuk dot tree?-Whoopeel You 's down! Yuh tail is in de crack! Come on to town wid mel -Christine Park Hankinson \ BAKING Fireless Cooker Method 4 lbs. dressed fish, split if large 3 Tbsp. salt % Tsp. pepper % Cup minced onion (with any juice) % Cup cooking oil Have heater stone of the firel ess cooker hot. Put fish in lower kettle, add seasoning and oil, spreading all over the surface of the fish. Heat kettle over fire, place stone and kettle in cooker. If upper kettle is not in use for cooking, fill it with boiling water. Allow to cook one hour. Pour juices over fish when serving. Forest Ranger Uses Bloodhounds to Trap Burners AI Fleming, ranger with the Bryan County Fire Protection Unit, recently purchased two Bloodhounds which he plans to use to track down people maliciously setting fires in his county. Although some landowners find it necessary to do controlled burning, few of them want their valuable land ravaged by destructive fires. Malicious woods-burners in Bryan County will do well to think twice before causing future conflagrations if they know that Bloodhounds will soon be on their trail. OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 jill> GEORGIA'S FIRST ''~ Must Dave Suddenl.v., Met a Native Black Bear! B'l Joe Stearn~ are strong enough to crush the bones of an ox. PROBABLY one of the greatest inspirations man can have for Still the bear is lovable, amusing, ludicrous, and about fast running is to suddenly confron t the most human and under- a bear. Actually the Georgia bear is standing of our wild animals. a timid animal and under normal It is playful, quick to learn conditions will not attack a man but tricks and make no mistake- -some of the fellows who work and it definitely is not clumsy. On live around the Okefenokee Swamp the contrary, the bear is a fast have no desire for a sudden and close mover. One man claims a bear introduction. These men have deep ' -... stayed ahead of his car for a respect for the power of the black considerable distance although bear. "' he was moving at 30 miles per A story-true in every de- hour. tail- comes from the Okefe- Known as a black bear, it occas- nokee and tells of a man who ionally isn't black at all. Colorations felt the fury of a black bear often have been known to include that had bitten off its toes to escape a trap. Discarding the trap the bear made for the man and slapped him with his yellow-brown, olive-yellow and mouse color. Black bears mate during April. Cubs, from one to four in a litter, are born in winter dens and are taught paw. It was a powerful lick, hard enough to send the man sprawling, paralized, and with busted ear drums. Timely in- terference by friends saved this man's life. earl y to climb trees. In fact most bears consider trees natural refuges from all dangers. People around the Okefenokee are puzzled as to where the swamp bears go in the winter, though they are abundant in the spring, fall and summer, roaming about the prairies in search of turtle eggs and much-beloved honey. Sometimes, when it is difficult for bears to obtain natural food, they take to stealing pigs and acquire a fondness for pork. The picture on this page carries a story. This bear, now about ready to spend a long time on the floor as a rug, came out of the Okefenokee Swamp into a farmer's yard and swiped a pig. He carried away several more pigs and then the farmer took up his rifle. And that's the end of a bear story. The Georgia bear will weigh on an average of from 200 to 400 pounds but one bear weighing 600 pounds was killed in the Okefenokee. Lem Griffis of Fargo, recalled seeing a large bear leaving the bank of Billy's River in the Okefenokee, and as he started to swim to the other bank, a large alligator went after him. In the middle of the river there suddenly was a swirling and foaming of water. The fight was brief and the bear came to the surface, shook his shaggy head and continued his journey to the other bank. A few days later a large 'gator was found, pretty well chopped up, floating down the river. It isn't hard to figure when experts say the terrible canine teeth Th is is what is left of what once was a 350 pound O ke fenokee black bear. He devoted a part of his life to snitching pigs and a farmer near the Okefenokee Swamp put an end to his plunderin g . Tommy Roddenberry, of Folkston (/eft) and Charles Wharton are shown holding up his hide . He was nearly six feet across the shoulders. (photo by Joe Stearns ). OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 13 T OM WADE, the Columbus, Georgia angler, has divided fish into four classes : salt water, store, conversational and fresh water. He also states that fishermen are divided into many classes but none of them count. Tom continues: "Salt water fishing is the same as unskilled labor and it is to fresh water fishing what chicken stealing is to quail hunting and is indulged in only by anglers with milder forms of insanity. For violent cases, fresh water fishing is alone designed. When a fisherman gets so crazy he will believe in anything, he goes after trout, bass, pike, pickerel and illusions. The salt water fisherman gives fish credit for having a little common sense and often baits his hook with something a fish can eat. " The fresh water fisherman , however , believes fi sh are as fo olish as Prime Ministers,~ongenital idiots and people who put vinegar and sugar on lettuce salads. Only on rare intervals he will offer the fish something digestible but his great delight is to r ow around a lake with a suitcase full of funny looking obj ects known as plugs, spinn ers, wabblers and flies. "'Plugs' look something like cucumbers, bananas, darning needles, dill pickles and carrots, with a spring of rash. Mter a 'Plug' is shaped and colored, a few hooks and spanglers are added to it. It is then thrown to a fish in the helief that they have an insatiable appetite for ornaments taken off old uniforms of Napoleon's guards. " 'Spinners' are assorted pieces of tin , with hooks fore and aft. The man who invented them had an idea fish ate ear rings for breakfast, identification disks for lunch, and suspender buckles for dinner. " A ver y excellent bass 'Spinner' is made by taking a fireman's shield, dyeing it red, tying it to a pair of boy's skates, attaching it to a mouse trap, and dragging it through the water at a speed not exceeding twenty miles an hour. "The general effect of these plugs and spinners upon the fish is the same as that pro duced when you drag a red, white and blue bandana in front of a horse and try to make him think it's an oat, or drag a set of false whiskers in front of an emaciated kitten in the conviction it will mistake it for a saucer of cream." And there you have Tom's ideas on fishing. It isn 't hard to realize that Colonel Wade has suffered some swell experiences on fi shing trips. Wild Duck Booklet Provides Interesting Facts and Drawings Washington, D. C.- Entitled " Wild Ducks," a 35-page booklet on popu. Jar wild ducks in the United States, recently published by the American Wildlife Institute, contains, in addition to 16 color plates of wild ducks dra wn by the well-known wildlife artist Fred Everett, descriptive text by three emplo yees of the Fish and Wild. life Service, United States Department of the Interior. Col. H. P. Sheldon, nationally known outdoor writer , contributed a short stor y, "Two Families" . Frederick C. Lincoln , in charge of the Section of Migration and Distribution of Birds, wrote an article on "The Waterfowl Flyways." For each color plate of a specjes of wild duck, a description of the bird , its habits, and a map of its breeding and winter r ange was prep ar ed. The foreword was written by Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, director of the Fish and Wildlife Service. The booklet may be obtained at 25 cents a copy by writing to the American Wildlife Institute, Investment Building, Washington , D. C. Paten t 1837596 F or all cars w it h r esr open ing. I nstall in one mi n ute wit hout tools, nothing disutrbed about car . Can't gas your dogs ; 14x14 ventilator scr een for a ir. Keeps dogs cool, $16 .50 deliver ed. Cut price if for car s back of 1939, if in stock. N arne car . Sales a gent wanted in every county. S. l. TAYLOR MFG. CO., Dept. 5, MT. STERLING, KY. 14 Complete service for your car at Sam Vess' Station, corner Mitchell and Washington Streets. Cars greased, washed, polished and parked. Flats fixed . Waco-Pep gasoline . We also sell fishing and hunting licenses. (Adv.) OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 ALL PREDATORS NOT DESTRUCTIVE! By CH ARLES H. WHARTON ACRAITY stalk, a pounce, and an other feathered victim goes the way of 3,900,000,000 birds; the stray cat has struck again. Gaunt from hunger, savageness in ever y_feature, the stray cat stands as a maJor men ace to our wildlife toda y. According to the International Cat Society 120, 000 000 cats exist in this country, 65 per' cent of them are rovin g strays. .Allowing each cat fifty birds annuall y it is not hard to realize the enormous toll they take, not men tioning countless young rabbits and squirrels. Recently a sportsman told me if he killed a stray cat before go ing huntin g, he always had good luck. Maybe good fortune did smile upon him, for a worthy deed, some thing every conscientious person should do. A bell tied on a eat's neck will cut down his chances to destro y birds. Str ay dogs also constitute a m enace to wildlife-conservation minded owners of hunting dogs should see that they are well-fed and not free to destroy game. Many ground-dwelling creatures eat bird eggs, but most of them offset the damage done by their useful or sporting qualities. Dr. Gardner Bump, of the ew York Conserva tion Department found that 104 out of 548 wild Grouse (Bonasa umbelIus togata) nests were destroyed by predators. Of these, 86 were raided by ground-inhabitin g animals. Fox destroyed 34; skunks, 15; weasels, 13 ; Raccoons, 5 ; dogs, 8 ; Red Squirrels, 5; Woodchucks, 4 ; snakes, 2. Among the predatory animals, hawks and owls are often confused and killed through lack of knowledge of their identity or habits. There have been instances where a farmer, on shooting a hawk seen catching a chicken, found a rat in its talons instead. Only two hawks occur in Georgia, the Sharp shin and Cooper's hawk, which can be classed as harmful, game animals and song birds constituting 95 per cent of their food. Locally they are known as " blue darters," and characterized by a low, swift flight. The larger slow-fl ying hawks, termed "chicken hawks," and consequently killed, are beneficial. Farm pests, such as rats and insects, often compose as high as 80 per cent of their prey. Owls, fortunately, escape the hunters hand more readily by reason of their nocturnal proclivities, and this is well indeed, for they are among the farmer 's best friends. Few better rat-exterminators could be had than a nest of owls in one's barn. The Great Horned Owl, whose blood-con gealing screams sometimes cause : night-hunter 's spine to tingle, is the onl y owl really detrimental to game. Thi s predaceous creature, the larges owl in Georgia, is one of the few animals known to feed upon the skunk. Whatta bird! WHOC '(00 C.OIH' TO PLOW YOUit FIRE FUitRDW HI? AINT EVEN PLANNING ONTO IT NOW-PUT IT OFF TOO LON& LAST YEAR ANDAINT MUCH TO PROTECT. Need of Education Emphasized at Ranger Meets State Wildlife Rangers gathered at a series of district meetings recently to air their mutual problems and make plans for fall and winter work in the fi eld. At each session, State Wildlife, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. Forest representatives led discus sions on various phases of conservation work. State Wildlife Director Zack D. Cravey took opportunitY to impress his men on the necessiiy of coupling education with enforcement, bringing out thP fact that lllll!'ss hunters and fishermen are sold on the EED for conservation , enforcement will be a most difficult j ob. J. E. Wall, supervisor of ran gers, arranged for and presided at all the conferences. ight sessions were enlivened with the showing of films on quail propagation, value of beavP.rs, locations of and facilities at state parks. Fred Ruff, in charge of game management for the U. S. Forest Service, explained relation of his organiza tion to that of the state; and John Blosz, in charge of federal fish hatcheries for Georgia, and J. V. Kelsey, ;rame management agent, described the work of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Meetings were held in Canton, Milledgeville, Jesup, Thomasville and Newnan . Kircher, Oettmeier Speak !t Forestry Meet The Society of American Forest ers, the national organization of technically trained foresters, will hold its 41st annual meetin g in Jacksonville, Fla., December 18, 19, and 20, 1941. Dr. Clarence F. Korstian , president of the society and dean of the School of Forestry, Duke University, Dur ham, . C., has announced that the program will comprise four half-day sessions devoted to professional for estry, and an ali-day field trip. The opening session, Thursday morning, December 18, will have as its theme "The Forestry Situation in the South." The two speakers represent ing Georgia are Joseph C. Kircher , U. S. Forest Service, Atlanta, Ga. , and William M. Oettmeier, Superior Pine Produ cts Co., Fargo, Ga. OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 15 't(~ g~q~ .e~ f!J!JtM. gell.itut4 d}.ill,e p~ to girds Forestry Division Sets Up Splendid Fire Break Service BY WALTER DYAL DIRECTOR OF STATE FORESTRY 0 E of the state's most serious forest fire hazards lies in Southeast Georgia where thousands of acres of woodlands, swamps and ponds stand undeveloped. Unless this land is broken up by roads and effective firebreaks are set up, it will remain a major fire threat constantly. The Georgia Division of Forestry maintains and operates tractor and plow units and a Repair Shop at the District Headquarters at Baxley, Georgia. These plowing units are op erated and maintained for the purpose of construction and maintenance of firebreaks in the woodland in assistance to the active fire protective organizations cooperating with the Division of Forestry in fire prevention and suppression. This service is available to the landowners in these active fire prevention units through a charge of $2.00 per mile for construction of breaks, $1.75 per mile for maintaining breaks and $ 1.50 per mile for grading existing CCC truck trails. Fire break construction and maintenance is done in the fall and winter just before or during the early part of the fire season. In maintaining constructed firebreaks the soil is thrown out one year and pulled in the riext with a maintenance disc harrow plow. This removes all inflammable material from the firebreak. When a fire occurs in areas where firebreaks have been constructed and maintained the fire ranger, patrolman or private fire crewman can 16 is cooperating with the Division of Forestry in maintaining a system of fire protection. This summer and early fall have been busy seasons with the personnel of the Baxley Repair Shop who have been working away on plowing equipment trying to get it repaired and out in the field to the Unit Rangers and Tractor Drivers who were anxious to get the plowing done on cooperators' land before fire season sets in. Cooperators in Southeast Georgia feel that the nominal cost of plowing and maintaining firebreaks justifies the expense and numerous requests are being received by the Division of Forestry for this type of work. Forest Service worker, with powerful tractor, plows a firebreak through timber land in Southeast Georgia. FASTER UPHILL A forest fire runs uphill faster than downhill because the heated air risin11 over the fire creates a draft which draws the flames upward. After passing the crest of a hill the fire travels along more slowly down the other side. usually stop the fire along the edge of the plowed break. In constructing new firebreaks the plowing is done across pine fiats and hills taking advantage of every branch or swamp which are natural firebreaks in wet seasons. However, during extremely dry weather a fire may start in a swamp and then a break acts as a check on the fire spreading from the swamp to the hills and pine fiats. Some landowners have discontinued the old system of cleaning and raking around each pine tree being worked for naval stores. Instead of raking around the trees they have firebreaks plowed and have a fire fighting organiza tion of their own to aid the Unit Ranger and Patrolman in extinguishing any fires that are set on their land. This is especially true where a county ************* GOOD TIMBER By Douglas Malloch The tree that never had to flght That stood out in the open plain. For sun and sky and air and light, And always got its share of rain, Never became a forest king But lived and died a scrubby thing . The man who never had to toil By hand or mind ' mid life's turmoil, Who never had to win his share Of sun and sky and light and air, Never became a manly man But lived and died as he began. Good timber does not grow in ease; The stronger wind, the tougher trees. The farther sky, the greater length; The rougher storms, the greater strength. By sun and cold, by rain and snows, In tree or man good timber grows. Where thickest stands the forest growth We flnd the patriarchs of both. And they hold converse with the stars Whose broken branches show the scars Of many winds and much of strife This is the common law of life . ******* ** **** OUTDOOR GEORGIA Nuvember 1941 Scandal! Woods Ring With Laughter As Prize Fox Hound Trees .. a Coon! BY CHARLES H. WHARTON FOX around Americus last month hid in their holes and trembled with fear, all except five. These five, two red and three grey, attempted to outwit 140 of the South's best fox hounds, and came out second best. Two crafty red fox cleverly enlisted the aid of a hollow log and alternated on the weary dogs until a suspicious hunter plugged one end of the log and put a finish to th e busin ess of hide and seek. Approximately 75 hunters from Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississip pi, and Ten nessee participated in the highly successful hunt. It was the annual meet of the Georgia Fox Hun t e r 's Association. Three former state champions joined in the main hunt, two from Georgia, and one from Tennessee. Nearly fi ve hun dred attended the barbecue given after the hunt and the b ench show on the 22nd. Of all the events occuring during the hunt the one provided by Ang Turner's dog was the most humorous. Ang's dog, it seems, in a moment of exhileration, decided he would "get the meat," promptly treeing a six pound 'coon , much to the merriment of the other hunters. At the dose of the three day chase "Scott," a July own ed by A. T. McKenzie, of Mon tezuma, held the all-age cham pionship. "Ken t u c k y Buz zard," a Walker, of C. D. Presscott, of Wrightsville, and the dog that won the Derby Event the day b efore, placed second. A July, " Rapp," cap lured third place. His owner is F. B. Little of Fort Valley. Fox hunting has long been a favorite sport around Americus. As in other sports strange quirks of fate are not rare. Henry Wiggens, ard ent devotee of the chase, used to own a " darn good pack of dogs," but now he has only two fit to give a fox a run. Mysteriously, four of his best dogs were recently killed; one was kicked by a mule, one was bitten by a snake, a car ran over one, and one died of distemper. Another is crippled from contact with a barbed wire fen ce. Though unable to participate in the hunt, Mr. Wiggens was nevertheless a cheerful onlooker. Doggone it! Jul ys and Walkers o re favorite foxhound breeds. Jean, a July, shows the action of a fine hound. (Photo s by J. Earle Johnston ). Henry Wiggens restrains his two fo xhounds, Jean and George, both eager for action in the fox hunt held recently at Americus. STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACTS OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912, AND MARCH 3, 1933 OF OUTDOOR GEORGIA, PUBLISHED MONTHLY AT ATLANTA, GEORGIA FO R 1941 State of Georgia County of Fulton Before me, a otary Public in and for the State and co unty aforesaid, personally appeared Zack D. Cravey, who, having bee n duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the editor of the Outdoor Georgia and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true statement of the ownership, management, etc., of aforesaid publication for th e date shown in the above caption, required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1933, embodied in section 537, P ostal Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse of this form, to wit: l. That the names and addresses of the publisher, editor, managin g ed itor, and business managers are : Publisher, Division of Wildlife, 422 State Capitol; Editor, Zack D. Cravey, 412 State Capitol; Managing Editor, Joe L. Stearns, 422 State Capi tol; Business Manager, Joe L. Stearns, 422 State Capitol. 2. That the owner is: Division of Wildl ife. 3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees, and other ecurity hold ers owning or holding l per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other ecurities are: one. Zack D. Cravey. worn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of September, 1941, Pat Cooper, otary Public 0 TDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 17 WJJEilE ~ ~ ~ anti WJJ1rr ~ ~ ~ ~Bdutr; ))) -> ))) ->->-> -> -))) -))) ><- < <- MITCHELL COUNTY FLINT RIVER - Newton, River Bend Park, Nine miles South of Albany ; Bass, Bream, Channel Cat; Flyrod, Crawfish, Lucky 13 or River Runt for Casting, Cut Bait for Cats; "Lots of places to put your own boat and motor in the river- River Bend Park, Waldon Springs, Holten's Camp, or Newton ;" Free. Ranger suggests a guide as Flint River is "very swift and rocky." Arrangements can be made at New ton. GEE PONDS - Fifteen miles West of P elham; Bass, Bream, Shell Cracker, Speckled P erch; "Best fishing, hand poles with pond worms;" 25 cents a day. MORGAN COUNTY LAKE BRANTLEY, LAKE RUTLEDGE-Hard Labor Creek Area, Two miles Northeast of Rutledge; Bass, Bream, Pond Cat, Blue Cat; Live Bait for Bass, Liver for Cat, (No Shiners) ; Cottages, Special Arrangements for Camping Parties; Fishing permits Free at CCC Headquarters at lakes. JACKS CREEK- Four miles North of Bostwick; Cat; Live Bait; Free. APPALACHEE RIVER - Two miles South of Bishop on Bishop-Bostwick Road; Carp (Bread and Cotton), Cat (Liver); Free. NEWTON COUNTY J ACKSON LAKE-Georgia Power Company lake, Fourteen miles South of Covington; Bass, Crappie, Bream, Cat; Minnows, Worms, Plugs; Boats available ; Fishing Free. (Ranger reports : "Waters Bridge on Covington-Monticello Road one of best places for Bass and Trout. Use artificial minnows for casting and live minnows from banks; Crappie and White Perch are caught with angle worms on the lake, also Warmouth and Red Breast Perch; Jackfish caught with live minnows.") HAYNES CREEK-Seven miles Northwest of Covington; Bream, Cat; Worms. ALCOVY RIVER-Three miles East of Covington; Carp, Cat, Bream; Worms Dough Balls. YELLOW RIVER-Three miles West of Covington; Bream, Cat; Worms. SOUTH RIVER- Ten miles Southwest of Covington; Bream, Cat; Worms. LANIER COUNTY BANK'S MILL POND- Near Lakeland; Bass, Bream; Live Bait, Bill's 13 ; Boats, $1 a day. CLINCH COUNTY SUWANEE RIVER- Near Fargo; Bass, Bream, Red Breast Perch and many other 18 vaneues; Live Bait, Bill's 13; Lem Griffis' Camp, $2 a day. McDUFFIE COUNTY LITTLE RIVER-Fourteen miles from Thomson ; Catfish; Beef, Liver, Minnows; Free. BRIER CREEK - Nine miles from Thomson; Same as above. OCONEE COUNTY FACTORY POND, APPALACHEE RIVER-High Shoals; Bass, Bream, Pond and Blue Cat; Live Bait; Free. BARNETT SHOALS POND, OCONEE RIVER- Five miles East of Watkinsville; Same as above. CARITHERS MILL POND - Appalachee River, Athens-Monroe highway, nine miles from Monroe; Same as above. PIERCE COUNTY BIG SATILLA RIVER - Southwest Pierce County, near Blackshear; Bass, Bream and many other species; Minnows, worms, Lures, Flies ; Free. LITTLE SATILLA RIVER- Southeast Pierce County, near Patterson; Same as above. BIG CREEK- East Pierce County, near Bristol ; Same as above. FISHING CREEK - East of Bristol; Same as above. BIG HURRICANE - North of Blackshear; Same as above. LITTLE HURRICANE-North of Blackshear; Same as above. RABUN COUNTY POWER COMPANY LAKES: SEED, RABUN, BURTON-Visiting restricted in immediate vicinity of power dams; Bass, Bream, Cat; Free, on permit from Georgia Power Company. Good accommodations in Clayton and on lake area roads. TROUT STREAMS-See Game Management Area schedule elsewhere in this edition. ROCKDALE COUNTY PARKER'S LAKE - Private lake, see Kelly Tumlin at Kelly Tire Shop on Stone Mountain Road near Avondale for permit at 50 cents a day; Inquire in Conyers how to reach lake; Bass, Bream, Jack, Cat; One boat. SEMINOLE COUNTY BIG LAKE-Off Highway 38 (State), 84 (Federal), Four miles South of Iron City; Bass, Bream, Speckled Perch, Carp, Cat; Live Bait, Worms, Cut Bait, Lures ; Boats, 50 cents a day; Fishing, S1 a day. SPOONERS SPRINGS-Off Highway 38 (State), 84 (Federal), Five miles South of Iron City ; Bass, Bream, Shell Crackers, Jack, Speckled Perch, Cat; Worms, Live Bait, Lures; Boats, 50 cents a day; Fishing, $1 a day. RAYS LAKE- Off Highway 38 (State), 84 (Federal), 12 miles South of Donalsonville; Bass, Speckled P erch, Bream, Shell Crackers, Jack, Cat; Worms, Live Bait, Lures; Boats, 50 cents a day. SUMTER COUNTY FLINT RIVER INN-River bridge on Route 280, Cordele-Americus; Black Bass, Bream, Crappie, White Perch, Channel Cat; Worms, Minnows, River Runt; Store, Flowing Well, Shelter, Cooking, Restaurant, Boats (50 cents a day); Fishing Free. TAYLOR COUNTY McCANTS POND- Highway 3, North of Butler ; Bass, Bream, Perch, Jack, Sucker; Minnows, Plugs, Red Worms, Grasshoppers; Boats, $1. NEISLER POND-Three miles East of Highway 3, on Macon-Columbus Road; Same Fish and Bait as above; Boats, 50 cen ts. PARKS POND- Howard, Highway 96; Same fish and bait as above; Boats, 50 cents. GUNS RIFLES AMMUNITION ALL OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT Bech c. q'UVf'f HARDWARE CO. ATLANTA. GA. OUTDOOR GEORGIA 1941-42 GEORGIA GAME LAWS Seasons And Bag Limits GAME Bear Deer a (Bucks only) Opossum (with gun and dog) Raccoon (with gun and dog) Rabbit Squirrel b Quail Turkey d Ruffed Grouse Woodcock Fox (with dog only) Marsh Hen OPEN SEASON (inclusive) DAILY BAG LIMIT Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No limit Nov. 15-Jan. 5 2 Oct. 1-Feb. 28 No limit Nov. 20-Feb. 28 No limit No closed season and no limit Oct. 1-Jan. 15 15 Nov. 20-March 1 15 Nov. 20-March 1 2 No open season No open season No closed season and no limit Sept. 1-Nov. 30 25 SEASON BAG LIMIT No limit 2 No limit No limit No limit 30 week, also possession 2 25 MIGRATORY WILDFOWL Dove Duck f Wood duck Goose f Coot Rail g Gallinule g Jacksnipe Dec. 1-Jan. 11 Nov. 2-Dec. 31 Nov. 2-Dec. 31 Nov. 2--Dec. 31 Nov. 2-Dec. 31 Sept. 1-Nov. 30 Sept. 1-Nov. 30 No open season DAILY BAG LIMIT 12 10 1 3 25 15 15 POSSESSION LIMIT 12 20 1 6 25 15 15 TRAPPING DAILY BAG LIMIT SEASON BAG LIMIT Opossum, Raccoon, mink, Fox, Otter, Muskrat (trapping) Wildcat, Skunk Nov. 20-March 1 No limit No limit a , b, d, f, g-see exceptions. EXCEPTIONS a. DEER- Nov. I-Jan. 5 - Appling, Ben Hill, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Effiingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, Mcintosh, Tattnall, Telfair, Ware and Wayne. No open season in Banks, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Towns, Union, J eff Davis, White, Whitfield, Marion, Schley, Webster, Chattahoochee, Muscogee, Stewart, Talbot, Jenkins, Montgomery and Echols. b. SQUIRREL - Aug. I-Dee. 3I -Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker, White and WhitfieldNov. I-Jan. IS in Appling, Ben Hill, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, Mcintosh, Screven, Tattnall, Teiiair, Ware and Wayne. d. TURKEY-Nov. I-March I in Appling, Ben Hill, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Charlton, Chatliam, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, Mcintosh, Screven, Tattnall, Ware and Wayne. f. DUCK AND GOOSE-No open season on Brant, Ross' Goose, Swan and Snow Goose. Daily bag limit on Bufflehead and Red Head Ducks not over three in the aggregate. Possession limit not over ten in the aggregate. Hunters may take in addition to 3 geese, 3 blue geese in one day, or 6 blue geese, thus having in possession for two days hunting, I2 blue geese. g.-IS in the aggregate of rails and gallinule. OUTDOOR GEORGIA November 1941 II) I LJ. brarJ.an General Libr~ry University of G.a Athens Ga 6-41 * * COVER PAGES Warren Vicknair, young Atlantan, (front page) is convinced Christmas is 0 . K. Papa Vicknair wants his son to enjoy the pleasures of hunting as he grows up and instructed Santa Claus to bring Warren a double-barrel shotgun. Warren in his new hunting clothes, immediately took to the woods with his Fox Terrier. Providence Canyons (back cover) in Stewart a nd Lumpkin Counties is an inspiring sight to behold but it also is a lesson - a grave lesson on soil erosion. Pictures by Joe Stearns. !fn CCkis !fssue Gift of Natural Resources Comm ission e r Z ack Cra vey Pag e 2 Christmas Greetings 3 Over Million Fish Released . 4-5 Joe Stearns Mineral Sales in Georg ia Soaring 6 Ca ptain Garland H. Peyton Christmas Joy Fades - Yehudi Is Gone 7 Joe Stearns Conservation Please! 7 Sketches at Management Hunt . 8 Ha rry Rose lle Timber! Walter Dyal Georgia Wildlife Pictures . . . . 9 10-11 Polluted Georgia Waters Carry Disease 12 Charles H. Wharton Georgia Oddities 13 Joe Stearns Winter Splendor of Georgia's State Parks 14 R. F. Burch Know Your Ducks 15 Beve rly Wallace Places to Hunt in Georgia 16 You Tell 'Em . . . . . 17 Joe Stearn s It Is Unlawful 17 Fires Spring Up Throughout State 18 The Mail Box . . . . . . . 18 Where and What They're Biting 19 Gift of Natural Resources Your Department of Natural Resources has worked diligently that it might bring to the people of Georgia a worth-while Christmas gift and it has been successful in its effort. As 9 result of these efforts, there will be more fish in the streams and rivers; more game in the fields; more trees in the forest; more mining operations and more hours of wholesome recreation in Georgia parks for the coming year. Over one million fish have been released in public waters this year. It has been hard work and I am proud of the state workers who have given ungrudgingly of their time and labor that our streams and rivers may be well stocked for Georgia fishermen . The Division of Forestry has used its modern fire equipment to control fires and has a splendid record of results to present to Georgians. The nurseries have turned out thousands of pine seedlings which have been planted in various sections of the state. The Division of Parks presents a new record of attendance in state parks to prove that it has provided relaxation and recreation throughout the year for Georgians. Careful, planned work was necessary to keep the parks in perfect condition with their scenic beauty unscarred. The Division of Mines has contributed notably and importantly in uncovering new fields of minerals which will bring new wealth to Georgia. The Game Management Areas in the Chattahoochee National Forest were jealously protected in cooperation with the U. 5. Forest Service and provided splendid hunts for Georgians back in November. The state quail farm distributed thousands of quail eggs county agents, 4-H boys and girls, and F.F.A. boys. In general , the four divisions of the Department of Natural Resources have combined efforts to make Georgia a better place in which to live. If we have made our people happier by any of the above results, then our job has been well done. We can only promise that 1942 will spur us on to new and greater efforts to make our people proud they are Georgians. From the Division of Natural Resources and all its employees, we send greetings and best wishes for a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. DECEMBER, 1941 OUT10>00IR?. CGIE0 IR?.GllA Volume X, No. VI JOE L. STEARNS, Managing Editor ZACK D. CRAVEY, Editor BEVERLY WALLACE, Feat~re Edifot Published monthly by The Georgia Division of Wildlife 422 State Capitol, A tlanta, Ga., in the interest of Georgia wildlife and for fishermen , hunters, nature lovers and eonservation of natur ai resources. S ingle copy, 10 cents. Yearly subscrip tions to United States a nd its possessions, and Canada, 75 cen ts; other countries, $1. 00. S ubscr ibers must notify us of cha n ge of addr ess four weeks in ad vance of next publication date, g iving bot h old and new address. Contents o f t his mag a zine must n ot be r eprinted withont permiasion. This mag azine is g lad to receive photos, drawings, stories and articles d ealing w ith outdoor &objects, but cannot gua ran tee return of unsolicit ed con t ribut ions n or insure against their loss. Contributions not accompan ied by sufficient postage will not be r eturned. Entered as 2nd class matter August 31, 1940, at the post office at Atlanta, under the Act of Mar ch 3, 1879. Fisherman's Prospect For 1 C. C. James is counting and weighing the fingerlings. At this stage of life, the fingerlings are able to take care of themselves and will thrive when placed in lakes and ponds. At the right the state truck is ready to leave the hatchery with a load of fingerling wh ich will find new homes in many sec- ions of the state. Here C. C. James, superintendent of state hatcheries, is placing the fingerlings into cans for distribution to understocked streams and rivers. OVER MILLIO O VER a million fish-if you don't believe it you can count 'em -have been placed in the streams, lakes and rivers of Georgia by the Division of Wildlife during 1941. From the state hatchery at Summerville alone more than 425. 000 cold water fish were released. And before the curtain falls on 1941 about 200,000 additional speckled and rainbow trout will be given their freedom in state waters. C. C. James, superintendent of state fish hatcheries, is optimistic about next year's fish program inasmuch as plans for two new hatcheries already are underway. Down in Walton County near Social Circle, there soon will he a modern hatchery designed to supply Geor- gia with many thousands of warm water fish. The other hatchery will he built at Miona Springs near Oglethorpe, Georgia. Also, plans are being completed for the con struction of a series of rearing pools in Rabun County. In addition to the state-wide distributiOD program, C. C. James has managed to find enough time to write a pamphlet on the con struction and management of fish ponds, and during the drouth directed the state rangers in fish rescue work. This undertaking result ed in saving over 300,000 fish that would have been lost had they not been returned to " live" water. Through cooperation with the . S. Fish and Wildlife Service, it was possible to fi]l a majority of both State and Federal 6sla applications. ~ twoNew Hatcheries jre Planned FISH RELEASED In addition to th e Summerville hatchery, fish were liberated from State hatcheries at Richmond Hill in Bryan County, and Bowen's Mill near Fitzgerald. Hatchery operation is interesting work but the hours are long and the work hard . Considerable technical knowledge is necessary. For example, trout spawn but once a year. It is necessary to know when to "strip" or take the eggs from the fi sh. The water must be ju t the right temperature if the e eggs are to hatch and develop into fingerlings. One trout will usually give up from 4,000 to 7,000 egg . They are then mixed with the milt of the male in order to fertilize them. The hatchery workers also are required to study the diet of various fi sh. Beef hearts, dried buttermilk, fi h meal, rolled oats and prepa red food s are fed the fish to supplement their natural diet. When fish reach the fingerling size they are ready to he moved into streams. They are taken from the hatchery, weighed to determine the count and placed in container that resemble large milk cans. Then are moved into suitable, understocked waters and released. Public wa ters are always given preference over priva te ponds in the restocking program. Thi year's distribution con ist of bream, catfish, perch, bass, speckled and rainbow trout. . Fi hing pro pects for Georgia are gettmg brighter every day. Dumping fingerlings into container before weighing and measuring. (Top picture ). Here is the last step, into on understocked stream go many fingerling and in the future they will offer some rea/ sport for fish e rmen . All photos by Joe Stearns. Taking fingerlings from the holding ponds. Checking size and getting them ready for the containers. J . B. Walker (left) and Grady Bussey handling this operation . Mineral Sales In Georgia Soaring; Outlook Extremely Bright For 1942 By Captain Garland Payton DIRECTOR OF MINES PRODUCTI0 I and sale of Georgia's mineral raw materials hows an unprecedented increase for 1941. According to present indications, the income from the sale of Georgia minerals this year will break all records. The outlook for 1942 is more promising than for any year in the history of the department. A report recently submitted to Commissioner Zack D. Cravey covering operations of the Division of Mines, Mining and Geology for the period January 1- 0 ctober 31, 1941, reveals an increase in mineral production for 1941, and the promising outlook for additional mineral industrial development for 1942. In keeping with the policy of economy promulgated by Governor Tplmadge, this Division, like other divisions in the Department of Natural Resources, has operated on a reduced budget with consequent r eduction in technical and other p er sonnel. Despite this reduction, r egular services to the public have continued, such as free consultation service to land owner s, field examination of prospects, answering hundreds of letters of inquiry or requests for information, con tinuing our cooperation with the several Federal agencies, sponsoring and supervising the State-wide Mineral Survey, utilizing WPA labor, maintaining a laboratory for free analysis of rocks, minerals and ores, and preparing school collections of rocks and minerals. In addition, we have handled the work of coordinating mines and mineral producers in Georgia for receiving preference rating for priority purchases under order issued by the Federal Office of Production Management. nder this plan the Division of Mine , Mining and Geology ha op 6 erated during the first ten months of 1941 at a saving of one thousand dollars per month approximately, for regular maintenance operating costs, as compared to the same period in 1940. Georgia is proud of the list of stra getic, critical and essen tial minerals which she is now supplying to the present ational Defense program. It is fortunate that we had already in operation, our cooperative Statewide Mineral Survey which provided from 200 to 450 laborers, technical supervisors and other personnel with which to prospect for minerals considered essential to ational Defense. The result of this prospecting has been most encouraging. We have found a number of new deposits ~f iron ore, manganese ore, mangamferous iron ore, barite, asbestos, mica , magnesium minerals, chromite, and refactory clays. As a result of these discoveries, approximately 20 new mining opera tions have been launched with an output of raw mineral materials which not only will add greatl y to the de fense program but will in addition provide employment for from 300 to 500 citizens of Georgia and bring in approximately four million dollars additional income per year. Our laboratory has processed more than 1800 amples in ten months this year. More than 2700 analyses have been made which, if paid for at commercial rates, would have cost more than $8000.00. We now have a cera. mic engineer who is testing various clays and is preparing to make rock wool from many of our mineral raw materials. Among our research discoveries are the following: (1) Preparation of magnesium co mpounds from Georgia serpentine. The e compounds co uld be reduced to produce magnesium metal; (2) Preparation of potassium sulfate and alumina from Georgia seric ite ; {3) Te ti ng and verifying or disprovin g th e claims of certain inven to rs fo r eq uipment or processes they ha ve developed. In this way we en- (Continued on Page !8) J. Goldstein, assistant chemist, is shown here at work in the chemical laboratory of the Division of Mines, Mining and Geology at the State Capitol OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1941 Q:hristmas j o~ jfadrs ... Yehudi Is Gone By JOE STEARN S Dr. an d Mrs. L W. Mitchell, of Augusta, have little claim to happiness this Christmas. Their pet dog, Yehudi, is dead. Yehudi won no blue ribbons nor did she have papers a yard long for she was li ttle more than a plain dog of doubtful ancestry, but my, what 0 persona lity . Dr. and Mrs. Mitchell loved this simple dog. She was about three hands high or less, and solid black. So black it w as difficult to see her at all after dark. Her large black eyes spoke friendliness and companionship. Yehudi, it is claimed, was half cocker-spaniel and half chow. No better watch dog ever lived and yet Yehudi never hurt a living thing nor bit anything in her 14 months of life. It seems that Arky, the cook, to ok Yeh udi to the store. Yehudi loved to trail the cook up that wind- ing path from the country home to th e store: This time, Yehudi saw an - ot her dog and playfully chased it onto the hi ghway. An automobile, exceeding the speed lim it, cut short th e life of a swell pooch. The car d id n't stop but the man behind the wheel must have known he had brutally ki lled somebody's pet. If tha t man, whoever he is, could have felt the frie ndship of that dog, if he Polly, sette r own ed by Ralph Metz, of Atlanta so mewhat resemble s Ye hudi. cou ld have patted that graceful black head and looked into those soft black eyes, he would have made some effort to stop his car. One thi ng is sure, if there is a Heaven for dogs, Yehudi is there now. Every evening the Doctor, after closing his dental office, would head for market to get his pet some canine delicacy. Upon arriving home, no matter what the hour, Yehud i would be waiting under the chinaberry tree (where she now is buried) her shaggy black tail wagging a sincere welcome. Mrs. Mitchell has many chickens. When one or more would get loose, Yeh udi wo uld catch the chicken, place her large paw on it and wait for Mrs. Mitche ll to put it back in the pen . A small chicken died one day and the fa mily found Yehudi about 50 yards from the house, where she had dug a hole, carefully buried and covered up the dead chick. It's goi ng to be lonely this Christmas without Yehudi . This writer would li ke to get a puppy for these folks as a Christmas present, some bright little Fox Terrier perhaps, to try to take the place of a wonderful dog th a t lived much too short a life. Yehu di was to have been the mother of her first puppies in two or th ree wee ks. OUTDOOR GEORGIA D ectmbe r 194 1 Conservation Please ~ 1. In the past few years Georgia trap pers and hunters marketed more fvrs of what animal? a . house rat b. raccoon c. mink d. muskrat e . opossum 2. Dvcks that eat fish may be recognized by their a. ability to dive b. swift flight c. very narrow bill d . long necks 3. State game management areas are a . a group of farm lands under test control b . South Georgia tracts for expe rimentation with deer c. cooperative areas in the Chatta hoochee National Forest. d. local quail-breeding areas controlled with the help of F.F .A. boys 4. Snakes hibernate during the winter months becavse a. food is scarce in the winter b. they get tired of man's persecu- tion c. they must keep body tempera- ture within certain limits d . they must rest up before bearing young in the Spring 5. Commissioner Cravey's new ruling states that soldiers stationed in Georgia wanting to fish and hunt have to pay a. a higher license fee b. no fee at all c. a non-resident license fee d . a regular state license fee 6 . If you have a 'possum and a 'coon of equal size, which has the longer teeth? a . the 'possum b. the 'coon c. both have teeth the same size 7 . Beaver, which are increasing in Georgia, build dams across streams in order to a . increase the fish supply b. flood wooded lands and cause the trees to die, thereby making them easier to cut c. stop the current so they won't be washed downstream d. surround their " house" with deep water, submerge the entrance, and protect their anchored food supply (Answ e rs on Page 19) 7 Harry Rosso//, outstanding young artist with the U. S. Fores t Service (center) sketched off a few scenes and people as he saw them recently at the Managed Hunt, held in the Chatta hoochee National Forest. Top left shows Ken Rogers, ace photo9rapher. Middle left is Mrs. Ed Wall and just above shows a couple of hunters who take time out from deer hunting for lunch. d- Ranger Woody, top center, greets a f"'8 " ,_1; Tommy Thompson rests (top right). This arche, ably owes his life to the fact he has not lo how to climb a tree (right center}. A good ti"" lfl/l' had by all in the press tent (lower right ). Bo~;, fer shows a scene in the forest and it was c the bottom sketch shows. Forestry Service Offers Growers~ Landowners Valuable Dints on Cutting a~d Selling of Trees BY WALTER DYAL DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY 0 E of the valu able public services given by the Georgia Division of Forestr y is detailed information to timber growers on cutting and selling timber. It is explained that the Division cannot actually crui e a forest for the owner bu t that district foresters will provide a successful method of tellin g which trees should be cut and what a fair price is. Also, assistance will be given in management and reforestation to insure future supply and incom e. District offices ar e located in Waycross, Baxley, Alban y, Macon and Gain esville. Timber growers are urged to keep the followi ng points in mind in cutting and selling their trees : l. ever sell in bulk unless yo u are sure yo u are getting all yo ur trees are worth . 2. Make a thoro ugh survey or cruise of your forests ; don't guess at values. 3. Remem ber every tree is differen t and has a definite way of bringing in the most money. 4. Make a list of all possible markets and prices before selling the timber. 5. Leave half a dozen or more well scattered eed trees standing to the acre. The Georgi a Division of Forestry looks back on a record of only 2.8 of woodland s burn ed in protected areas since January firs t - this accomplished despite the mo t severe pring drought in several years along with present adverse weather co nditi ons. Seven teen County-Wide Protection Units and nine Timber Protection O rganizationswith a co mbin e d a r e a of 5,600,000 acr es-are now entering the active f orest fire season. These units are main taining the good r ecord made in the past few m onths. I To aug ment available man-power the Division has 85 lookout to wers used in detecting fires. Th ese towers are conn ected with orne 1,500 miles of telephon e lin es enabling towermen to report fires to Ranger in the area, who imm ediately dispatch fire crews to the cene of the fire. To fa cilitate the suppres ion work the Division now has over 50 fire trucks equipped 1 ith water tanks with motor driven pumps, in addition to hand pumps, flaps and other modern eq uipment used in suppression work. In som e areas protecti on work is advanced by the u e of State and co unty short wave radio station s. In protected areas 4,500 miles of firebreak were plowed during last fire season, six plowing unit owned and operated by th e Divi sion of Forestry (Co ntinued on Page 1B) DYAL ASKS CAREFUL CUTTING OF PINES FOR CHRISTMAS This sple ndid stand of ti mber is under the prote ction o f state forest rangers. Th e mode rn fi re fight ing equipme nt alwa ys is re ady to ge t into actio n sho uld fi re brea k out in w ooded sectors. OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1941 9 2. J. Bee hives deep in th e Oke fe nokee. Mrs. Carl Flock with her retrieve r Peppe r. Mrs . Flock exhibits the li mit in d ucks a nd 0 wild goose killed in abo ut two hours on Lake Jackson. 3. That first deer just came rig h t up for a good look info the ca me ra . 4. for mer Congressman Cast ellaw was a long way from his home in G eor9ia when he brou11ht down th is rhino. Oth er anima ls kill ed in Africa by Judg e Ca stella w are on exhibit in th e state museu m of the Capitol . 5. Joke, beoutilul setter, be- lo ngs to Mr . Wa llace, d o w n Fairb urn way. 6. Louie Dettlebach snapped th ese pelican s ne a r Tybee. N ice shot . 7 . Cuthb t>rl fis herman shows wh a t tl1ey ' re catching in Phillips Pond . Photo sent in by Mr. Strick la nd. 8. Dusk! Man an d dog rest afte r a vig orous d ay o f hunting. 9. One of q ua il's greatest enemies- thi< photo shows d fire ant bed. 10. Th is fe llow wa s stroll- ing a long on the sands near th e O ke fenok ee and halted long e noug h for a pictu re. 11. This phe asant a t th e stat e qu a il fa rm tak es life easy. 12. Lo ue lla Sto ne, Atlanta beaut y, and Marion Willia ms ta ke aim (lor the photogra p he r) a t d ee r o n littl e St . Simo ns Isla nd. 13. Be a utiful ro ck bridge in Pine Mou ntain State Park . 14. Here is so me th ing no t t o monkey a round wi th - a ho rn e t's nest . J5. If's acorn tim e. This squitre l is g ath e ri ng a w int e r's supply. J6. Lake Ja ckson is up o little b ut here is how it lo ok ed when we had to cut off our lights recen tly . 17. Wat er is w a y up in Okefe nok ee. Thi s a rea wa s dry during th e drouth. 18. Dr. Craig Arno ld sn ap ped th is p ict ure of 2 larg e b a ss ca ught at Arthur Woody's la ke October 23 . Th e la rge on e ha d a 5 -pound bass inside, he is 24 inches lo ng. ~-11 . II 11 n PolluteJ Qe~ 'k/aie,~u ea/lluf ~UecUe, ~~; g~ .a.w4 NeecleJ BY CHARLES H. WHARTON P OLL TIO is a grave problem; it is ever yone' concern. Polluted water not only kills fi sh but destroys the sport of fi shing which every Geor gian is entitled to enj oy. It is insidiously destructive in many other ways. Disease is spread , livestock sickened, often fatally, and the refreshin g bea uty of our sparklin g streams and lakes is deni ed us, when poisonous substances are allowed to be emptied into waterways. Commissioner Cravey receives many notices from vexed citizens who want our rivers clean; men who cannot enjo y the sight of large rafts of dead and dying fi sh , evid ence of unhindered carelessness. The cause of this co ndition is not clear, but the remedy is apparent. One report was r eceived stating that a peach-grower near Thomaston, in order to kill the worms in a poor peach crop, so they would not b e able to affect next years yield, hit upon the idea of dumping his bad fruit into a local creek. Fortunately, Mr. Barron, president of a conservation club in Thomaston, heard of the plan and nipped it in the bud. These decomposed peaches would have robbed the water of its much-needed oxygen. The Chattahoochee River is a good example of needless and ca reless pollution. So man y co mplaints came in that an investi gation ' as held . It has been show n that most pollution trouble ca n be traced to the absence of life-giving oxygen ; oxygen is the controling fac tor in pollution. Oxygen in the water is calculated in what is kn own as "parts per milli on ;" accordin g to a bulletin of the Bureau of Fi sheries, fi sh are able to survive in water with a concentration of 5 parts per million , although a good fi sh fauna is seldom found in water with less than 8 parts per million. During a recent low stage of the Chattahoochee, samples were taken from various sections above and below the dispo al plant at the Bolton Bridge. Thi plant handles most of Atlanta's sewerage. Above the outlet 12 lake or stream thus affected can stop, or h elp stop, the offender. Every landowner should cooperate with the Wildlife Ranger in his county to stamp out this evil. Another law states that it is illegal to float sawdust in a stream. We n eed whole-hearted hacking b y the people. We must use the laws we h ave until ironclad laws are enacted. Illinois recently took a step to halt pollution forever; setting up a Sanitary Water Board, functioning without co mpensation, and with full power to deal with polluters. So, as we think about streams such as the Chattahoochee, the hundreds of small boys who swim in its dis ease-laden water- let's work towards obtainin g a forceful law, for pleasure, for health 's sake and for Georgia. Deportment ol Natural Resources technician taking samples /rom the Chattahoochee River lor tests in state laboratory . (Photo by Earle Johnson .) 8.1 parts per million were recorded; fi ve miles below it was down to 1.9 parts. It is not yet determined how far down the river this condition exists, but it is known that 1.9 parts per million of oxygen will not support fi sh life. The Department of atural Reso urces hope with the Health Department to remedy this situation, by operating the di sposal plant more effi cien tly. Some fi sh as carp or catfish , it is understood, are able to sur vive below a concentration of 5 parts per million of oxygen, but in this condition they are und oubtedly subj ect to eli ease and low reprod uctive rates. The laws of Georgia are far from satisfactory to cope with pollution. Our laws, as expressed b y Commissioner Cravey, have no " teeth" in them. According to a section of the exi sting law, however, pollution on a non-navigable stream constitutes trespass, and property owners who own land on FORT MOUNTAIN The conquered and the conqueror are gone, Their secret locked in unknown history; Yet stands the fort, a crumbling monument, Blasted and broken with antiquity. Did moon-eyed people scale that lofty peak And wrap the stones about them like a shawl? Or did DeSoto, fleeing from his foe, Find his protection in this rocky wall? Did British soldiers use those bottle pits? Or desperadoes build this hiding place? Still stands upon the peak the ancient wall Revealing nothing in its stony face . -Christine Park Hankinson. CARES TAKE FLIGHT You may talk of other pleasures, Of the joys you used to know, Of the happiness and pleasure In the days of long ago; All my troubles seem to vanish And my cores hove token flight When I toke a jaunt o-fishin ' And the trout begin to bite. -J. L. N. Patent 1837596 ~__,_- ~~, For all cars with rear opening. Install in one ~n mjnute without tools, nothing rusutrbed about /i car. Can't gas your dogs; 14x14 ventilator screen for air. Keeps dogs cool, $16.60 de livered. Cut price if for cars back of 1939, if in stock. Name car. Sales agent wanted in every county. S. L. TAYLOR MFG. CO., Dtpt. 5, MT. STERLING, KY. OUTDOOR GEORGIA Decem.ber 1941 lJk===:===:=:==:==:==:==:==:=:= BY JOE STEARNS Story of Romance, Death Identifies Freak Tree Near Indian Springs lature's ha nd, the hand that shape the beauty of the world, must have trembled when this tree, pictured here was form ed. Trul y it is one of the oddest tree ever to spring from the good soil of Georgia. Just 50 sh ort years ago this strange tree stood near Indian Springs State Park in Henr y Co unty, and if it could talk, a fa scinatin g story would be told. orne of the natives near Indian Springs remember this tree. They also remember that under its arch was cut a path, a pa th of romanc for many marriage vows were taken near thi s bent tree. It was the gateway of a lovers lan e. And there are some stories of this tree that may not be so pleasa nt. It was used as a hanging post. The story goes that several men were han ged there. ow this lovely tree is no more. Sti ll, many a story has been told of the tree that grew so strangely. What a hame, that it was allowed to fall . Tourists as well as Georgians wo uld enj oy the sight of so odd a growth. Mystery Surrounds History Of Large Cork Tree Found In Georgia Just a few miles out of Georgetown, Georgia on a rolling red clay road may be seen something rare indeed for our stat a cork tree. Wyatt Bulloch, county agent at Georgetown , led the way to this huge and amazing tree. Amazing, yes, he cau se so far as it can be determined it is the only cork tree in the state, perhaps in the outh . Amazing, since no one seems to have a satisfactory hi stor y of the tree. Where it came from, how old it is, who planted it and uch questi on can not be an wered. There seems to be other cork trees in Am erica but in Georgia, this tree stand s alone. Place yo ur foot on the bark of the tree, twist it and yo u will hear a squeak that onl y cork co uld produce. otice the ground and you will see small cork tree acorns. The tree is a mag nificient specim en. It has never been worked co mmerciall y but it doe tell us that it is possible to grow cork trees in Georgia. It eems strange to whack a chunk of bark off this tree and then examine honest to goodn es cork. Just about everybody in Georgetown and Cuthbert kn ows of the tree and often takes doubting fri ends over to prove Georgia ha a cork tree. A specimen i in th e Geology Di vision at the State Capitol. OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1941 Of Georgia's State Parks Appeals to Holiday Visitors; Landscape Beautified by Addition of New Shrubs By R. F. BURCH Director of State Parks CHRISTM!\S is co rning to the parks of Georg ia, too. The trees already are hung with festoons of gay colors, and in . the moun tains snow ma y be expected before Christmas Day to powder them with a new glitter. Alread y this year three q uarters of a million visitors Tiave called at the parks of the Georgia Park System, and as the holiday season brings strea ms of visitors from colder climates. th ousa nds more can be expected before New Year's Da y. There is no more enjoyable treat for the season of good wi ll than a visit to the outdoors: )The b eauty of the scen e y at Vogel Pa1k, for example after frost has touch- the Parks Division to plant Georgia slash pine along man y of the highways of Georgia. The slash pine, a nati ve Georgia tree, is decidedly more appropriate than the Australi an pine used in some other states. The slash pin e grows rapidl y, so that the trees will form an impressive file along the roadside within ten yea r s. Characteri stic of the State, they are exceedingly g raceful and beautifuL In addition, th e plantings will call attention to one of the most valuable trees in America; a f1J.st growing pine that is useful for naval sto res, timber and wood pul p. The slash pine is beco ming the basis for new agricultural , forestry and indu strial development in our State. The Parks Division has been active during the past year in d evelopment of road- o/ S~ Rtu~J4 S~ Pi-ne~ S(J(Uit .~ eJI~, Side (!J~ gt:Mf side parkways, this project b eing its initial effort in beautification of the highways on a ma_jor scale. The work is done under supervision of the department's horticulturists and landscape engineers through prisoners assigned to this work. Fourteen of the parks under the supervision of the State Parks Division of the Department of atural Resources have been improved to a po int whe re they are attracting large numbers of visitors. Work on th e oth er fiv e will begin as rapidly as fund s are available for their improvement. Careful planning of a long-ra nge park program for the State of Georgia wi ll result in recreational centers well distributed th ro ughout the State. Christmas and its holiday season should afford many Geo1gians and man y visitors to the State an opportunity to visit the parks and see them in thei r mid-winter beauty. And for every one of these visitors. the Parks Di vision and its employees wishes a "Merr y Christmas and Happy New Year." ed the leaves is amazing. The exotic marvels of the Okefonokee, untouched hy winter and preserving its sam e nyste rious half-light, i s a s attractive now as in suntmer time. The Parks Division, however, is still bu sil y at work, uninterrupted by winter. Much landscaping work is being done in the parks, setting out hundreds of native shrubs. Special attenti on is being given to selections of fl o wering shru bs, which , by next spring, wi ll make the parks even more alive with their bea uty . For th e beginning of the new year of 194-2, a 11 ew proj ect is being undertaken. T have requested ap proval by Governor Talmadge and Comrni ssio11er Cravey to a plan of 14 Vog e l Park' s tavern is a splendid ex ample of beautification . Shrubs and plants in front of th e tavern stamp it a s one of G eo rgia 1S most beautiful mountain r esorts. OUTDOOH GEOHGI A December 1941 Kno-w 'lfOWJ, ~~--- Laws Limit Number of Bnffleheads, Redheads and Wood Dne ks in Bag By BEVERLY WALLACE BURCH I F duck hunters want to keep out of Dutch with both the Georgia Wildlife Division and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, they've got to be more than good shots. They've got to be up on knowing their ducks, at least to the extent of not killing more than the law allows of wood ducks, buffieheads and redheads. Migratory wildfowl regulations permit a daily limit of 10 but allow only one wood duck and a total of three redheads and buffieheads. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Although duck and goose season opened Nov. 2, there hasn't been a great deal of ac- tivity or luck because of drought an d unseasonably warm weather. But experts agree the population is larger than in many years-perhaps the greatest on record- and promise hunters that cold, rough weather will bring them plenty of ducks through the balance of the season, which ends Dec. 31. This is the first season migratory wildfowl laws have permitted the hunter to possess even one wood duck, and all states are not allowed that much. For a long while it seemed the wood duck would become extinct, thus a closed season. In these parts the wood duck is frequently known as the summer duck because he stays in Georgia through the summer and breeds here. A smartly marked green crest, brilliant blue, red, green and yellow tail and wing trimming and a glossy black back make this the handsomest of waterfowls and one easy to identify. Although the red head and bufflehead are not common in Georgia they are found sometimes on the mountain lakes and down on the coast. The redhead, as one would suppose, has a red head and neck, is silver-gray above and white underneath. This is a delicious tasting duck, similar to the canvas-back which is the No . l table duck. The bufflehead, like the redhead, gets his name because of his unusual noggin, which is exceptionally large and noticeable. A white patch beside each eye and his black and white coloration make him easily identified. Chunky and unusually plump, he often is called the butterball or butterd uck. With most Georgia h u n ters, the mallard is fi rst choice, he- cau se of h is excellent flavor, h is fi n e size, and prin cipally because he is to he fou nd in fairly good numbers. A green head gives h im his popular n ame an d h is call is a h oist- rous quack. Other ducks found in Georgia include the pintail, the blue winged teal and the swift little green winged teal, the bluebill, shoevller, and black duck, and to a small extent, the canvas-back, gadwalls and some others. Hunting hours run from sunrise to sunset. Rifles are forbidden as are shotguns larger than o. 10 gauge; or automatic and hand operated repeating gun s with more than three shells. PINE MOUNTAIN Five million years ago Pine Mountain lay Upon a n ocean floor, beyo nd t he rack Of wind or wave. But o nce in wild display The sleeping mo nster raised his heavy back And pushed his heavy hide in mighty folds Into the early light; then, with a groan , Sewed molten gra nite into waiting molds, And slept within this inner crust of sto ne . Thus fro m an a geless past Pine Mo untain came, But wind and wave have wo rn t he crust away, And bu rrowed dee p into his rock-r ib bed frame . The pine trees weight his age-old back today; Five million winters crown his hoary head, And at his feet five mi ll io n years lie dead . -Christine Park Hankinson. OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1941 These wild mallards dropped in for a rest at the Lake at Pine Mounta in recently. (Photo by J . Stearns) 15 PLACES TO HUNT IN GEORGIA ] NORTHERN GEORGIA TOW S CO TY- Hightower Ri ver- 7 mi. Hiawassee on . . 76- Sq uirrel and quail plentiful- Fees and board reaso nable. Guides but no dogs. Hi awassee Ri ver- S mi. Hiawassee on S. 75- Squ irrels plentiful. (For information on above communi cate with W, E. 1'eville, Co unty Agent, Hiwas see or H. V. Eller, Wildlife Ranger, Hiwa see, Ga.) U IO COU TY- otala River- S mi. from Blairsville on Blairsvill e-Cleveland Hi ghway- Sq uirrel, turk ey, quail and good trout fi shin g in seaso n. (For informati on on above co ntact H. V. Eller, Wildlife Ranger, Hiwassee, Ga.) Charlie Turner's Tourist Ca mp - Jim Rava n's Tourist Camp-Rt. 4, Cleveland, Ga. Cabins and good meal s, rates reasonabl e. ear good huntin g in Union Co unty. CLA RKE COU TY- Write Tom Shackleford, Barnett Shoals Road, Athens, Ga. for reservati ons on the Shackleford Farm, 12 mi. so. Athens on Oconee River. Wild turkey, quail, squirrel, 'opos urn, rabbit and red fox. Rates reaso nable. Can stay in Athens. Guides but no dogs. JACKSON & HALL COU TIES- Write Herman DeLaPerriere, Hoschton, Ga., for information on 10,000 acres open for good quail shooting. Guides but no dogs. Fees reasonabl e and good lodgin g can be ob tained in Hoschton. MIDDLE GEORGIA For information on quail, du ck and squirrel hunting in th e vicinity of Macon and nearby co unties write to Mr. A. E. Thornton, Distri ct Ranger, 1164 Elm St. Macon, Ga. TWIGGS & WILKINSON COUNTIE Good quail, turkey, sq uirrel hunting, few deer. Communicate with B. B. Kennington, Wildlife Ranger, Gordon, Ga., for information. TWIGG COUNTY near Macon, Ga . SOUTHERN GEORGIA EMANUEL COU TY - J ohn C. Coleman Hotel, Swainsboro, Ga. 50,000 acres exclusively for guests - Plenty of quail, squirrel, raccoon, 'opossum, dove. Good fi hin g-guides and dogs. Wire or write for rates. . BULLO CH COU TY - Rushin g Huntin g Lodge. 12 mi. east of Statesboro on banks of Ogeechee River. Cottages screened, electricity, hot and cold water, fa cilities for cookin g, good beds and janitor servi ce. Excellent squirrel, dove, quail, raccoon, some deer and turkey, guides and dogs furni shed upon req ue t. Good fishing. Write Lamar J ones, Statesboro, Ga. BRYA CO TY- Da her' Lodge on Ogeechee R. 25 mi. we t avannah. Good fi shin g and hunting. Plenty squirrel, deer, turk ey, dove quail, raccoon, oppo sum. Dog and guides furni shed. Write Dasher's Lod ge, P embroke, Ga., for information. Morgan's Bridge Hunting and Fishing Lod ge- 23 mi. west of Savannah. 12 mi. from Clyde, Ga., on banks of Ogeechee. Excellent huntin g and fi shin g. Deer, turkey, squirrel, duck, raccoo n, opo sum, dove and quail. Cabin , guides and dogs. Communi cate with 1organ's Lodge, Clyde, Ga. EFFI CHAM COU TY - tee! Bridge Huntin g and Fishin g Lod ge on th e Ogee- chee River. 4 mi. so uth of Guyton, Ga. Cabins, boa ts and guid es. Plenty quail, dove, dee r, turkey, raccoon, opossum , squir rei. Co mmuni ca te with Steel Bridge Lodge, Guyton, Ga. CHATHAM CO 1TY- Write to Chamber of Co mm erce or De oto Hotel, Savan nah . GLYN COU TY- Paulk's Pa ture. 40,- 000 acre . Plenty of deer, turkey, quail. Gu ides and dogs. Rate reasonable. 14 mi . from Brunswick out old Jacksonville Hi ghway. Good acco modations in Brunswick. Co mmuni ca te with ) . B. D. Paulk, Bruns wick, Ga. Writ e toE. H. 1essick, Sea Island Huntin g Preserve, ea Island , Ga. Comfortable club house and delicious food. All types of nati ve ga me availabl e. BRA TLEY COU TY- Write to J. B. Stri ckl and , ahunta, for good quail and turkey huntin g on the famou s atilla River. Arrangements can be made to get a fam ous guide, Charlie Smith . Good dogs. Lodge in ahunta. All rates reasonabl e. CAM DE COU TY- Write to J ohn Atkin son, Woodbine, Ga., for information on deer and turk ey hunting. CHARLTO COU TY - Write to Mr. Mizell, care of Folkston Bank for information on good huntin g lands for lease, or by day. Mr. Ward Harrison, Folkston, Ga., will be glad to furnish information on hunting in that vicinity. All kinds of game. COFFEE, ATKINSON, WARE, JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES-Excellent quail huntin g in all of those co unties. Write to oah Burkett, Wildlife Ranger, Douglas, Georgia, for detail ed information. JEFF DAVI Write Mr. R. M. Graham, Hazlehurst, Ga., 29,000 acres best quail land in section. Reasonable fees. o dogs. Write Mr. C. L. Graham, Hazlehurst, 1,400 acres; good quail. No dogs. BROOKS and COLQUITT COU TIESPerry Farms, 14 mi. southeast of Moultrie. Guides, horses and wagons, dogs, 7,000 acres. Plenty of quail and doves. Write to Schley L. P erry. Rt. 5, Moultrie, Ga. ATKI SON COUNTY- Alapaha River Land Co. 11,000 acres protected for 7 yrs. Will lease for hunting purposes. All types game. Write to G. P. Doster, Willacoochee, Ga. BROOKS COUNTY- Write to D. H. Hill , Quitman, Ga., 3,000 acres good quail, dove and squirrel hunting. Guides and dogs. MITCHELL and GRADY COU TIESFor information write Grady Brock, Wildlife Ranger, Pelham, Ga. THOMA COU TY- C. C. Collier, Ochlochn ee, Ga., 4 mi . east of Ochlochn ee. 4,00 acres. Good quail, squirrel, dove and tur key huntin g. Also 300 acres belonging to Preston Collier adj oinin g. Mr. Irwin Bryant, Pine P ark, Ga. 400 acres; 4 mi. Pine Park. Turkey, squirrels and deer. Mr. A. J. Rehbert, Ochlochnee, Ga., 4 mi. east Ochlochn ee, 140 acres. Squirrel and qu ail. Good huntin g. R. L. Gri ffin , Ochl ochnee, Ga. 1,100 acres. Good quail, squirrel, dove and turkey. 1 mi. ea t of Ocblochnee. Mr. Bill McGarrah, Ochlochnee, Ga. 300 acre . Quail and squirrel. 6 mi. east of Ochl ochn ee. Mr. C. C. Griffin, Ochlochnee, 1,500 acres. Quail, squirrel, dove and turkey, 5 mi. ea t of Ochl ochnee. Mr. C. C. Griffin, Jr., Ochlochnee, 1,000 acre . Quail and squirrel. Mr. Pat Bulloch, Ochl ocb nee, 500 acres. 1 mi . so uth Ochlochn ee. Quail, quirrel. OTE: The above landowners in Thomas Co unty ha ve no dogs but dogs may be hired from Mr. J ohn Fernay and Mr. Geo. Reaga n, Ochl ochnee. Good hotels in Thomasville, To co, Mit. chell and Ru ssell House. ear hunting lands. Boa rd with Tom Asbell, Ochlochnee. Log Cabin Camp 2 mi. ' o. Thomasville Rt. 19, ve ry reaso nable. Cabin s ma y be ob: tained near good htmtin g from W. J. Jack. so n, Ochl ochnee, Ga. EMI OLE CO TY- Charlie Sealey's Place. 25 mi. outh Donalsonville off U.S. S4, good mea n and beds. Plenty deer turkey, quail. Dogs and guides furni shed: Ca n accommodate up to 12 in party. Write J. R. Sealey, Sealey's pring, Alabama. Gree n Top Ca bin - Rt. S4, good beds and meal s, near well stocked farm s where quail privileges can be obtained very reasonabl e. Guides and dogs. Write J. D. Rabon, Donal sonville, Ga. DECAT UR COU TY - Spring Creek Fishing Camp. 12 mi. south Bainbridge. Excellent Duck shoo ting, boats and guides. good cabins and meals. Write 0. 0 . Morri s, Brinson, Ga. SEMINOLE COU TY- Shingler's Camp S mi. so uth Iron City, off U. S. 84 on Lake Deca tur. Boats and guides, cabins, meals, good duck shooting, al so doves. Write M. E. Shingler, Iron City, Ga. LOW DES COU TY - Privileges for excellent hunting may be obtained on the following lands: J. A. Mcintyre, RFD, Ousley, Ga. 1,750 acres. 10 mi. SW of Valdosta J. E. Mathis, Valdosta, 6,000 acres. 12 mi. south of Fargo (CLI CH CO.) CLINCH COUNTY H. M. Peagler, Homerville, 15,000 acres. 12 mi. from Homerville, Ga. Bob Lee, Dupont, Ga., 6,000 acres. 1-4 mi. from Dupont Mrs. E. . Cox, Dupont, Ga., 5,000 acres. 1 -4 mi. from Dupont Alec Sessoms, Cogdell, Ga., 50,000 acres. 3-20 mi. Cogdell, Ga. Mrs. Paul Land, Cogdell, Ga., 22,000 acres. 3-15 miles from Cogdell Chas. or W. B. Gilligan, Homerville, Ga., 2- 15 mi. from Homerville J . J . Langdal e, Co un cil, Ga., 30 mi. from Homervill e B. Douglas, Homerville, 1- 25 mi. from Hom ervill e A. L. Barnhill, Homerville, 10- 30 mi. from Hom erville. OTE: The above land s provide excel lent qu ail, deer, turkey and squirrel hunt in g. Rate reasonable. Information ca n also be obtained from the Chamber of Commerce, Valdosta. CLAY COU TY - Anth ony Wallace, colored, 7 mi. north Ft. Gaines, Ga. 3,000 acres qu ail huntin g. o dogs but dogs boa rded, guides. Hunters can stay at Peter so n or McA llister Hotels, Ft. Gaines, Ga. Write Anthony Wall ace, Rt. 2, Ft. Gaines, Ga . TELFAIR COU TY- Write R. A. Cra vey, Mila n for information on 1SOO ~cres good quail land. 2-4 mi. from M~lan, Lod gin g in Mil an. Can ge t dog and gmdes. 16 OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1941 I"""' 'lfo.u use;.{except on regulated hunts) or native Pheasants. To hunt or kill Woodcock. To trap-,.molest..orkili-Reav,er. To hunt on any game refuge ex- cept on supervised hunts. To waste game wantonly or to ship game. To sell plumage of game or s~mg birds without permit. To shoot from public highway or railroad right of way. To hunt on lands without permis- sion of owner or tenant. To sell or offer for sale, barter or exchange any of the game animals or game birds, or parts thereof, of the State of Georgia. To take any game bird or animal for holding in captivity except by permit. To rob any bird's nest except such birds as are not protected by law, or to kill any non-game bird except Buz- zard, Crow, Hawk, Owl, Field Lark and English Sparrow. To trap, net or ensnare game ani- mals and game birds, except fur bearing animals. To poison game or non-game birds. To resist Wild Life Rangers or other officers charged with enforce- ment of the game and fish laws. To use a light of any kind in hunt- ing game animals and birds. To fail to report to the Division of Wild Life all Turkey or Deer killed in Georgia. OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1941 17 Fires Spring Up Throughout State, Hunters Warned! W ITH the hunting season in full swing, there seems to be an unusual number of fires over the state. The Department of atural Resources has received telephone calls, telegraph messages, and letters, telling of fires raging throughout Georgia. It is safe to say that many of these destructive outbreaks are probably caused by careless hunters, who leave their campfires unextinguished or throw down their lighted cigarettes and matches without stopping to think of the damage that will result. Because of the drought these fires take on a serious aspect. Few realize just what damage fires do; some don't bother to put out a fla me un less their own property is endangered. Fires destro y the seeds, grasses, and fruits upon which our game birds and animals subsist. Fires devour the cover for game birds thus exposing them to their enemies. Fires remove the valuable leafmold from the forest fl oor, mold that retains vital moisture, mold that protects the dust-like soil from the effects of wind and water erosion. Fires not only kill all young trees but impede the growth of the larger trees. Examine a cross section of a pine that has been subjected to frequent fires; you will notice how close together the growth-rings are in the period of fires. Fires allow valuable topsoil to be washed into streams, killing fi sh and vegetation alike. Considering these fi re damages, it is not difficult to realize that fire is second to no factor as a ruthless, terrible, destroying force. The Department of Natural Resources urges that all sportsmen be exceedingly careful as to how and where they dispose of cigarettes, cigars, and matches. Campfires should be drenched with water or smothered with sand. Help Georgia save its natural resources. The increase of game will justify all efforts. NO SPORT, TOO TAME The wild mallard breeds freely and abundantly in captivi ty, but, unfortunately, the duck also domesticates rapidly and loses those qualities desired for sporting birds. 18 Mineral Sales (Continued from Page 6) courage those who deserve it and disco urage fraud s. The ground-work has alread y been done for a number of new industrial mineral d eve lopm e nts. We are pleased that the backers of such new industries ask our advice and suggestions. The following are examples of such new industrial developments: (1) Establishment of two or more rock wool plants in Georgia ; (2 ) Esta blishment of a glass plant ; (3 ) Manufacture of magnesium sulfate from serpentine; (4 ) Smelting iron ore; (5) Manganese ore benefi ciating (6 ) Manufacture of haydite, a new light- weight aggregate for con- cr ete. Many farmers and land owners in Georgia are known to have on their property worthwhile deposits of minerals, the majority of which are salable at this time. In most cases such deposits consist of numerous small veins- usually too small to interest large commercial producers but of sufficient magnitude to justify an operation conducted by one, two or three men. It would be possible for a family not engaged in tilling the crops to take out small tonnages of manganese, iron, mica, asbestos, as well as other minerals which in turn co uld be sold to larger producers at prices which would insure a farmer more than he would be able to obtain by working as a day laborer at Public Works. In the case of gold, it is believed that in at least 40 counties in north Georgia there are numerous gold veins too small to justify regular milling operation but large enough for limited tonnages to be taken from a mill at a profit. The difficulty at present is in not having available a customs mill to which this type of ore could be carried for treatment. If a number of small treatment plants could be established at strategic points and operated in a manner somewhat similar to the old-time corn mills, it would be possible for the average farmer in these areas to obtain, through mining gold ore, from $200 to $300 supplemental cash income per year. This Division of the Department of Natural Resources could show these The HAIL~ BO~ November 5, 1941 Augusta, Ga. Outdoo r Georgia 422 State Capitol Atlanta, Ga. Dear Editor: Enclosed find 75c for one year's subscription to your splendid magazine, " Outdoor Georgia." On several occasions I purchased your magazine at news stands and I like it ver y much. Yours sincerely, ]. R. Pollard, 413 Second Street, Augusta, Ga. TIMBER! (Continued from Page 9) - thi s service made available to local landowners on a cost basis. Employment of trained personnel together with modern fire fighting equipment has enabled the fire protection organizations to reduce the number of fires and damage when fires occur. Operations by the Division of Forestry for 1941 may be considered highly successful. Landowners and timber growers have been generous in praise of work done by the division. The state forestry service is anxious to continue its good work and will strive diligently through 1942 to keep fire losses at a new low. Extensive forestry planting will receive maximum consideration for the com ing year. In the cutting of Christmas trees, the Department asks that careful selection is made before cutting. Excess cutting and discards promote waste. It takes several years for a pine to reach the Christmas tree age - don 't destroy your future timber uselessly. farmers and land owners how and where to mine and could supervise the operation of the aforementioned milling plants, and thus create new wealth as well as additional sources of cash income for farmers. The Division of Mines wishes all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1941 * ~ > -> -> -))) -)))-> -> -> > * <- <- <- <- '<< < <-<-~ illHfilf ... cu-uJ . illJJJrr ~ ~ ~ tluufoe Biiinr; ~~->-> >->->->->-><<-(-(-(-(-(-(-~.::-- With thi s list of fishing holes in the state, Outdoor Georgia completes its schedul e of locating the big ones. All counti es reported by state rangers have been li sted . It would be interesting to have some comments from the readers on this listing. We hope it has served a purpose but only our readers can answer this. Drop a card to Outdoor Georgia. We would like to know how man y clipped or saved the entire list. TOOMBS COUNTY BAILEY LAKES- On Altamaha River; Bass, Whit e Perch, Bream; Live Bait Casting, Mead ow Worms, Crickets; Free. GREE S LAKE- On Altamaha Ri ver; ame fi sh and bait as above; Boa ts " usuaLly availabl e"; Fishing Free. COBBS CREEK- Southern part of County ; Red Bellies, Bass; Meadow Worms, Lures; Free. PE DLETO CREEK- East of Lyons; ame as above. OHOOPEE RIVER- East of Lyons; Bream, Red Bellie ; Meadow Worms; Free. ALTAMAHA RIVER- South of Lyons; White Perch, Bream, Red Bellies, Cat, "In late Summer wh en River is Clear"; Worms, Crawfi h, Live Bait, Yellow Jackets; Free. TUEUTLEN COUNTY OHOOPEE RIVER- ortheast of Soperton_; Perch, Bass, Jack, Cat, Carp ; Live Ba1t, Worm , Casting from Bank ; Free. OCO EE RIVER- Western part of Count y; Cat, Carp; Worms, Cut Bait; Free. TROUP COUNTY WEDHAKERLaqrange; Bass, Gla ss Brea Brid e m, c';t; RoLaidv~ from and Artificial Bait, Worms; Free. ~ YELLOW JACKET CREEK-Cameron rlB!rrieeleal.mR, oa"dL,otfro"m LaGrange " Cat; Wor..;.s, Few" Cut Bass Bait: ' p ~HATTAHOOCHEE RIVER- At West CficOriai~ntPB.o,r . G"Alas.s 11 Brido e T yp e " , Bass' Cats; Bream_, "F ew" Live and Arti- a a1t, Worms, Cut Bait; Free. WALKEU COUNTY CITY LAKE- One mile So uth of LaFayett e; Bream, Crappie, Bass; Worms, Lures, Minnows; 50 cents a da y. COVE CREEK- Seven miles West of LaFayette; Bass, Cat; Minnows, Lures; Free. BIG CREEK- Two mil es orth of Subli gna ; Ba s, Trout , Ca t ; 1innows, Lures; Free. LAKE tJLOW PIPE- One mile So uth of St. Elmo; Bass, Bream, Crappie; Worm s, Lures, Minnows; Free. DICKS CREEK- Thirteen mil es East of LaFayette, Five mil es South of Villanow; Trout ; Flies ; Free. CHANDLERS LAKE- Five miles So uth of LaFayette; Bass, Bream; Lures, Worms; 50 ce nt s a day. WARREN COUNTY ROCKY COMFORT CREEK - Two miles West of Warrenton ; Bream (Ear thworms) ; Black Bass (Artificial Bait) ; Free. OGEECHEE RIVER- Divides Warren and Glascock Counties; Bas , Brea m ; Same Bait as above; Free. ANDERSON POND- South of Warrenton ; Bass, Brea m ; Same Bait as above; Private. BRIER CREEK- East of Warrenton ; Bream; Earthworms; Free. WASHINGTON COUNTY HAMBURG PO D- Nine miles ortheast of Warthen; Bream, Bass, Cat, Jack, Sucker, Perch ; Artificial Minnows, Yard Worms, Cut Bait; $50 a yea r. LITTLE OGEECHEE RIVER - Nine miles East of Warthen ; Bass, P erch, Jack, Cat; Same bait as above; 1 a day. JARDON'S POND- Eight mil es East of Sandersville; Bass, Bream, Jack, Cat; Same Bait as above; 1 a day. OGEECHEE RIVER - Twelve mil es North east of Warthen; Bass, Bream, Jack, Cat; Same bait as above; Free. BUFFALO CREEK-Three mil es Southeast of Deepstep; Bream, Bass, Cat, Sucker, P erch; Same bait as above ; Free. OHOOPEE RIVER- Two miles East of Harriso n; Bass, Sucker, Jack, Cat, Perch; Same Bait as above ; Free. OUTDOOR GEORGIA December 1941 WILKINSON COUNTY OCO EE RIVER - Six mi les East of Toomsboro; Bass, Perch, Cat; Artifi cial Bait, Cut Bait, Yard Worms; Free. SA DY CREEK- Six mil es So uth of Irwint on; P erch , Jack, Cat; Worms, Cut Bait; Free. BALDI PO D- Twelve mil es So uth of Irwint on ; Bass, Bream, Perch; Same Bait a above ; Free. PORTER CREEK- Three mil es So uth of Jrwinton ; Perch, Cat; Same Bait as above; Free. BLA CK CREEK- Three mil es North of Gordon; Perch, Ca t ; Same Bait as above; Free. WAYNE COUNTY GOOSE CREEK- Six mil es West of J es up ; Bass, Cra ppie, Bream, Cat; Plugs, Minnows, Live Bait, Worms; Free. PENN HOLLOWA Y CREEK, OLD RI VER A D LAKES- Six mil e East of J es up; Same as above. WHITE COUNTY CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER ea r Helen ; Rainbow and Brook Trout; Flies, Worm s, Water Crickets; State Permit, $1 a day. WORTH COUNTY CRISP COUNTY POWER DAM- Warwick ; Black Bass, Brea m ; Worms, River Runt Castin g; Shelter, Camp Grounds, Boats, Flowing Well; Fishin g Free. SMOKE BRIDGE- Warwi ck; Same Fish and Bait as above; Store, Camp Grounds, Boa ts, Flowing Well ; Fishing Free. ANSWE R S CONSERVATION PLEASE! (Contin ued from Page 7) lB 5C 2C 6A 3C 70 4C 19 * COVER PAGES * This unusual photograph shows a Black Bear cub climbing a tree in a U. S. Wildlife Refuge. As long as he stays in the refuge he will be safe fram harm. Cubs are taught to climb trees at the first sign of danger. (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Photo.) Visitors in Georgia must not miss the beauty of the scenery along the mountain trails leading to Fort Mountain State Park near Chatsworth. Here is one ef the many roads cut in the side a Georgia mountin. From the observation tower on fort Mountain one may look into several states. The historical background of this state park has aHracted many visitors. !fn CCkis !Issue Page Georgia Digs in for Defense . 2 Commissioner lack Cravey Georgia Wildlife Reaches New High 3 Ed Wall Jackpot of Gold Joe Stearns . 4-5 Thoughtful Landscaping Conserves Splendor of State Parks . . . 6 Tom Fleming Wildlife Refuges Valuable Asset . 7 Jake Finch "Only God Can Make a Tree"-State Nurseries Lend a Helping Hand 8-9 "Seeing Georgia" in Pictures . Joe Stearns 10-11 The Land of the Cherokees . . . . . . 12 Ernest Neal Conservation Please . (Answers on Page 15) . . . . 12 Cherokees Mined First Georgia Marble . 13 Joe Stearns You Tell 'Em! . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Joe Stearns Expert Tells Secret Methods in Training Your Bird Dogs . . . . . . . 16-17 Beverly Wallace 8 urch Trapping Offers Adventure and Excitement . . . . . . 18 Charles H. Whorton Found in Georgia Joe Stearns . . . . . . . . 19 QeiJII,r;;a ~'94 !JH FOR DEFENSE! G EORGIA is on the alert. Since Pearl Harbor, Georgians have lost little time getting their efforts into action for State and National defense. Our glorious state will supply its quota of manpower for the Army and the Navy. Our people will conserve materials and accept restriction orders for the Government intelligently. Our farmers will lose no time in striving for larger and beHer crops. More hours must be spent in the fields and those magic words "America is at war" will supply the necessary energy and spirit for our people to put forth extra time and effort. Our forest rangers and landowners already have buckled down to vigilant guard of Georgia woodlands. Trees are important to National Defense and ravages by forest fires could defeat our purpose. Raging fires are the first enemy of the forest. A close watch and the cooperation of hunters, campers and hikers will reduce our forest fires to a minimum during this critical war-time emergency. The wheels of our mining industry already hove been given a vigorous turn and presently will be whirling at top speed . Georgia is rich in mineral deposits. Materials so vitally needed to build sturdy airplanes and guns to send our messages to Japan, ore pouring forth and will increase steadily. Even now drills are being forced into the earth at Albany in search of oil, and geologists are extremely optimistic. Oil in Georgia will open up new avenues for industry. It is even possible that Georgia gasoline may be used in bombers in the near future and we would be proud to know the power that sent those planes into the enemy strongholds came from Georgia earth. Many large American tanks made of Georgia minerals are now rolling off the assembly lines ready for action. Our state parks provide recreation for those men who are engaged in processing the materials so vitally necessary for an American victory. Our fields and forest and streams provide hunting and fishing for our defense workers during their periods of relaxation. Georgia's grand opportunity is at hand and no Georgia man nor woman will shirk a single duty or assignment, I am certain. We know we have a fight oil hand and will answer the call with our sleeves rolled up. Our work will be well done. Georgia is worth fighting for, and the American spirit lives in this red clay state, in the hearts of all, from the man behind the plow to those men operating the machines turning out shells. There is no power on earth strong enough to steer Gorgia people from their war efforts anllf the ultimate taste of the sweet fruits of victory. - JANUARY, 1942 0U1'!D>OO!Ri G!EO!RiGITA Volume X, No. VII JOE l. STEARNS, Managing Editor ZACK D. CRAVEY, Editor BEVERLY WALLACE BURCH, feature Editor Published monthly by The Georgia Department of Natural Resources, 422 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., in the interest of Georgia wildlife and for fishermen, hunters, nature lovers and conservath~n of natural resourees . Yearly subscriptions to United States and its possessions, and Canada, 75 cents; other countries, $1.50. Subscribers must notify us of change of address four weeks in advance of next publication date, giving both old and new address. Contents of this magazine must not be reprinted without permission. This magazine is g lad to receive photos, drawings, stories and articles dealing with outdoor subjects, but cannot guarantee return of unsolicited contributions nor insure againat their Joss. Contributions n ot accompanied by s ufficient postage will not be returned. Entered a s 2nd class matter August 31, 1940. at the post office at Atlanta, under the Act of March 3, 1879. g~ ell~ StUU(U N~ /Jd, GEORGIA WILDLIFE REACHES NEW HIGH By ED WALL SUPERVISOR OF RANGERS GEORGIA 'S hunting season is past the mid-season mark. With sundown January 5th, deer hunters will call it a season and place their old faithful g un s back in the case un til an other ovember rolls around. The bark of the guns will still be heard over the state as there are hundreds of hun ters who get their thrills from the Bob White, which lures hooter into the fields until March l. O'possum an d Raccoon also attract hunters with dogs and the season closes Februa r y 28th. Wild turkey will he sought until March l, and on Janu- did results. On the field of action, Georgia hunters enjoyed a "safety" season. On only a few occasions did we have injuries as a result of accidents in the field. Those robust men wh o have in vaded the woods this sea on have re ported plenty of game. The quail stock ran high this year and many deer were shot. Wild turkeys, report ed vanishing, astounded hunters by their numbers. Man y a wild turkey dinner has been the result. Numbers of sportsmen have written to the Division of Wildlife, praising the accomplishments of our consetvation Bo.IJ. 'klluie StiAd- eJ/un/elz~ ~o. 4cii.oH.; OO~ GIEO~GllA Volume X, No. VIII ZACK D. CRAVEY, Editor JOE L. STEARNS, Managing Editor PAT COOPER, Associate Editor BEVERLY WALLACE BURCH , Feature Editor Publis hed mont h ly by The Georgia Department of N atur al Resou r ces. 422 State Capito l, Atlanta. 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Entered as 2 nd class m a t te r A ugust 31. 1940, a t the post office at A t lanta, under the Ac t of March 3, 1879. *** * * * * * * * TALMADGE PRAISES STATE EMPLOYEES FoREFFECTIVE NATIONAL DEFENSE WoRK Sid-e .2>~ S"'PP4 v~ !J~aiaut. ~0 QtUJeiUUHeld BY EUGENE TALMADGE GOVERNOR O F GEORGIA I T IS with great pride and gratification that I am able to r eport to the people of Geor gia the concentration of effort, the loy alt y and sincerity state employees have displayed as well as the q uick and effecti ve action by state departments since the o utbreak of wa r. When and if war ever co mes to Georgia, and God forbid that it ever will be bro ught to our doo r steps, Georgian s will be read y to accept their burden with the same g rit an d determination as the people in London. We too, will clinch our fi st and let the world know , " We ca n take it. " Our Department of Natural Resources including the Division of W ildlife, Division of For estry, Division of State Parks, a n d Division of Mines and Mining all undet the direction of Commissioner Zack D. Cravey, rolled up sleeves and was at work almost before the wounds had stopped bleeding from th., stab in the back at Pearl H ar.,or. Di rector Walter Dyal, of the Forest Division assembled hi s personnel and soon supplied U ncle Sam with maps covering tr uck trails, fire breaks and locations of towers over the state. All 86 tower s a re equi pped with telephone connectio ns and have been offered to the Government either for observatio n or in conn eCtion with Home defense or both . The state's 36 fi~e trucks, some of them eq uipped Wtth two-way radios, a nd all other fire fi ghting devices were listed for GOV. E UGENE TALMADGE use by the Governm ent at any time. Also three radio stati ons were placed at the disposal of our Government. The Forestry Division goes one step more in the protecti on of some 5,000,000 acres of forest. State nurser y units are selling pin e seedlings at cost to replace cut timber. The Division of Wildlife placed its entire personnel on call for immediate d uty and cooperation with National, State and local defense officials. All state rangers were included in this order. A drive was started to emphasize the great importance of food co nservation which a.dmittedl y is next in value to o~r country to our military operations. This wo rk includ es propagation and co nservatio n of all wildlife and fi sh. Restor ation and development of our coastal fi sheries with special attention to oysters started. Captain Garland Peyton, Director of Min es, slipped into hi gh gear all of the means at his disposal to uncover new fields of min erals vital to ational Defense and for the prosecuti on of the war. Government a uthorities were provid ed inform ation on Georgia 's miner al possibilities. Drilling for oil near Albany started. Among the new possible .industrial developments is the establishment of a customs benefi ciating plant near Cartersville designed to produce high-grade manganese and iron ore co nce n t r a te. The search for natural gas goes on at a greater pace. Experiments with rock wool by the state geol ogist proved successful and will result in the manufacture of this product, for the first time, in the South. Captain Peyton estimated approximately 200,000,000 tons of coal of satisfactory cooking grade available in Sand Mountain and vicinity. And the intensified search for new fields will go on and on. Georgia will do its part to supply the nation with essential mineral&. R. F. Burch, Director of State Parks, co mpleted all plans .necessary to handle huge throngs of Geor gians in state operated parks this summer. Recreation is as necessary to life as most an ything else. Vacation time will see Geor gian s making short trips a nd the state parks are stretching all of their reso urces to supply ample accomodations to all. Defense workers and soldiers in various Geor gia camps will find man y hours of wholesome outdoor activity this summer in state parks. The parks are so located that people in any par t of the state travel only a short distance to reach them which r esults in an enormous savin g of priceless tires. In summary I am happy to say our state workers by their unselfish attitude and great effort have earned a warm spot in m y heart and surely in the hear ts of all loyal Geor gians. ***** *** Plan Your Vaeation In Georgia Tltis Year; ... State Parks Ideal~ Use Them Often BY R. F. BURCH Director Divi s ion of State Parks E XCEPT fur the so ldi ers and sa ilors and marines, America ns are not making trips to E urope these days. On acco unt of the tire rati oning, civilian s are not making long trips of an y kind for pleasure. So thi s is a goo d time for Georgians to see Georgia and enj oy th e recreationa l fac ilities a fforded by the Parks Di vision of the State Department of atural Reso urces. Whethe"r summer o r winter outin gs a re plann ed, the State Parks wi ll prov ide a va riety of outdoo r pleasure for Geo rg ian s or vi sitors to our state, and th ese reso urces lie ri ght at our 0 1m door to be reached with a minimum of weai: a nd tear on retreaded ti res. At Little Ocmulgee Park near McRae, for instance, or at Laura Walker Park near Way cross, are to be found some of the finest fishing in Georgia for those who want to cast a line into the water. These attractive scenes of sport are within reach of almost anyone in South Georgia. at present is at Fort Moun tain , which will be one of the fin est mounta in r etreats in the so uth when the program is complete. A trip to th e spo ts of hi stori c interest might not be a bad id ea in this tim e o f national cri si . Memory, you know is the blood th at nourishes and feeds the heart of a ny peo ple. Geo rg ia has in " Liberty H all ," the home of Alexa nder Ha milton Stephens, the g reat Geo rgia patriot a shrin e that attracts th ousa nds each yea r. Under sus: pended developmen t is Kolomo ki Mound s P a rk, one of the key a rchaeolog ica l sites in the nati on a nd one of the few undi sturbed Indi an sites in the so utheast. There are many reason s why Georgians should spend their vacations at home. Already stressed has been the economy of doing so, and the saving effected in tires and gasoline. This is a tim e wh en it is well to fam ili a rizeJo urselves with the beaut y and g randeur o f our nati ve state. From the mountains, dow n through the little hills of Middle Georg ia and through the coastal pla in , th ere are innumerable places whose beauty rival those of any fam ed re When summer comes and Georgian s think of vacations, which the exigencies of nati onal defense and the necess ity of sta ying close to work may cut somewhat short thi s year, they can find rest and outdoor sport at many of the Parks in the system. There is Vogel, with hotel and cot tages, with miles of mountain trails for hiking or horseback riding, and with a fin e lake for fi shing, swimming and boating. And there is quiet Pine Mountain, with a delightful h otel and cottage facilities, and an attractive lake, where boatin g and swimming and fi shing all may be en joyed. Indian Springs, which drew 400 thousand visitors last year, is prob- ably the best kn own and most easily accessible of all the Georgia State P arks. T en thousand people have visi ted thi s park in a sin gle day- and its tree-sheltered picnic groves ha ve been Little Ocmulgee State Park near McRae has plenty ta offer vacationist. Recently cabins have been built to accomodate visitors. The fishing will be good this summer. You can swim and go for .motor boat rides too . Make Little Ocmulgee one of your stops this summer. the scenes of more outings than any other spo t in Georgia. Almost anyo ne in Middle Georgia sort elsewhere. Seeing them, instills in us a natural and ca n reach Indian Springs in a short ride, either in a car appropriate pride in our own co untr y and own state. or through the public tran sportation systems. As a result of G~v ern o r Talmadge's assistance and winter tourists, visiting Georgia, have en joy Commi ssioner Cravey's cooperation we have added cab ed their visit to the Okefenokee Park, whose im. penetrable and mysterious gloom is fascinating. Georgians should find it equally interesting, and there, too, is fine fi shing to be found in season. ins and other needed facilities at several parks this sea son. So when summ er comes around and the vacation question arises, determine to spend it in your native state. The State Parks Divi sion of the Depar tm ent of Natural There a re nineteen Georgia State Park areas, of which Resources will furnish gladly information about any nin e are in operation, three undeveloped and seven in park or reso rt under its control, and do all that it can to process of developing. The largest development under way make yo ur " home grown" outing a happy one. 4 OUTDOOR GEORGIA February 194% BALANCE OF NATURE . 'WilJlile R~ ~eep p~ <' SQUIRRfL rooD USED BY QUAIL DEER PHEASANT RABBIT . GROUSf OPOSSUM . PARTRI.OGE FOOD USED BY OANE BIROS ,SOH6 E. INSECTIVOROUS 61 RDS ESPE('I.fUY /lEI/SHED 6Y QUAl L FOOD USED BY ALL GAME BIRDS SONG AND INSECTIVOROUS BIROS COURTESY OUTDOOR INDIANA OUTDOOR GEORGIA February 1942 19 ... J94-Z * * COVER PAGES Will C. Salter, of Rochelle, Georgia, who is stationed at Fort McPherson, shows concentration as he runs his line up his fishing rod. Will ejnoys fishing, in fact, it is one of his favorite sports, but the more serious business of Army life takes up his time now. On the back page is a view in Cloudland Canyon State Park. Captain Garland Peyton {left), Director of Mines; Luke Woodall, State Parks Engineer and Tom Ham, Atlanta Journal feature writer and photographer {sitting down) enjoy in this breath-taking ~ight. (Photos by Joe Stearns) !Jn CCkis !Issue Page What's Your Hobby? . 2 Commissioner Zack Cravey Fishing and Hunting . . . . 3 Georgia Protects White Pine . 4-5 Georgia in Pictures . . . . 6 State Starts "Fawn Nursery" 7 Caves at Cloudland Canyon State Park . . . . .. Joe Stearns . 10-11 A Good Dog Is Necessary For Quail Hunting . 12 This Month's Recipe 13 Conservation Please 13 The Mail Box . 13 Found in Georgia 15 Mother Goose . 15 R. A. F. Cadets Want "Chawnce" To Shoot Quail . . . . . . . 16 By Beverly Wallace Burch You Tell 'Em . . Joe Stearns . . . . . . 17 Spring Ends Winter Sleep of Hibernators 18 Public Sentiment Favors Georgia Rangers in Drive Against Violators . 19 WHAT'S YOUR HOBBY? Bombastic headlines daily tell us of the horrors of war. We appreciate the value of accelerated production of war matrials and in simple language it only means we all must dig deeper, work harder and produce more and more. The human body under normal even-tempered conditions has remarkable endurance. All of us are willing to give abundantly of our physical and mental powers if it benefits National Defense. But-attention must be given to jangled nerve5 and tir~d muscles. With conditions such as they are now relaxation takes on new importance. I suggest a hobby for every man, woman and child. A hobby often leads to invention and its soothing, comforting effect is the medicine all of us need to hold down that tense, overworked feeling . Nature hobbies are open to all. Even in a large city, a hobby is practical. No large sums of money will be needed-just time-the time you have away from your gruelling tasks. For example ornithology can be your hobby 12 months in a year. The study of birds is truly fascinating. Give it a try for two weeks and you will be sold on the idea. Our libraries are full of good books on birds. Georgia offers great opportunities for the study of birds in real life. Get a pair of binoculars and study birds first-hand. The bird student learns to call the names of his feathered friends. He begins tGl understand plumage changes. Then too, there is the thrill you get out of construction of bird houses and feeders and attracting them to your own back yard. Keep notes on the arrival and departure of the birds. Take pictures of them and soon-those ragged nerves will disappear, I do not intend to create the impression that our people should forget the war and its dismal prospects-! only hope to give them something new to do to give them good nerve and physical balance. For those interested in the construction of bird houses, plans may be secured from the Department of Agriculture, Washington, Butterfly collections are beautiful. Then too, take up the study of some Georgia animal that interest you. Find out all you can about it. Take notes and gather all possible information. Soon you have become expert on coons, squirrels, wildcats, deer or perhaps snakes. Bees are interesting. The list of subjects is unlimited. Connie Watts, of Baldwin, qualifies as an expert on Blue birds and Martins. Connie can tell you story after story on these birdsinteresting stories with great human appeal. Consider too, your hobby will take you into the woods, send you on hikes along woodland trails. Your lungs drink in fresh, pure air. The trail blazing provides valuable exercise. Doctors often prescribe this sort of thing but many people have no real incentive for excursions of their woodlands. What is better to get off those extra pounds you have put on in your easy chair at home. To ap predate and understanding of nature and the work of God's hand, you must earn it. Start your hobby today. And I would appreciate a note from you telling me about it. MARCH, 1942 0U'1f[))(Q)(Q)lRi GIE(Q)lRiver the rim hi s fla shlight caught the head of a bear about two feet away. The 'coon hunter had no n1ore facts because he didn 't wa it to find out an y more. In the spring a young man's fancy might turn to a number of subjects but the bear comes out of his deep sleep ready to raid berry patches and plant growths. This sets up his sys tern for heavier dishes The frien dly little chipmunk stores up food and stays in his den all winter. Woodchucks or groundhogs as they often are called, vanish in ovember and reappear with great fanfare and publicity in February. It_ is the old story about the gro undhog seei ng his shadow and dashing back into his den or hole. Then the weather isn 't goin g to be too good for a wh ile but there is no actual proof th at the groundhog is a tru e weather forecaster. The woodchuck co nsum es large quan titi es of succulent roo ts and grasses befo re taking hi s wi nter nap. After his slee p, he ma y be seen late in February or in March sunning on his favorite log. Or perhaps he is sitt~ng up giving t~at quaint cry which has earned hun the title of "whistle-pig" among mountaineers. Our friendly little chip. munk retired in the fall. First he gathers nuts or grain and carries his food in his elasticlike cheek-pouches. In brief before bedding-down he seem~ to be a chipmunk with the mumps. His food is piled up in his under-grown storeroom to keep him strong through the cold days. As much as a half bushel of food has been found in the chipmunk storehouse. Partia l sleepers include the skunk, r accoo n and squirrels. Georgia winters are rarely severe enough to keep the partial !'leepers in their dens for long. Most of the animals hibernate because inactivity demands little oxygen, conseq uently, little fo od. But the skunk and 'coon have thick, luxuriant coats and frequen tl y move about if the cold isn't too severe. The reptiles also ow n stock in the hibernation plan. Frogs bury themselves in pond -bottoms and snakes retreat in to crevices below the frost lin e. There they li e in a torpid state, often dozens of them together, until warm su nshin e brin gs th em out hung ry and emaciated. Winter gives the fo rest a deserted appearance. Bleak, our woods seem to co me to life in the sp rin g. J - This squirrel is a port-time sleeper. In extre me ly cold weathe r he wraps his long toil around his body and tokes a long nap. On wormer days h ma y be seen hopping about in search of food. 2 - Th e sku nk burrows his way under a tree st ump to escape the cold. He is active all winter if the weather is mild 3 - This groundhog ' is on all-winter sleeper. He is the fello w who is supposed to forecast weather by seeing his shadow. FAVORS GEORGIA RANGERS IN DRIVE AGAINST VIOLATORS Commissioner Zack Cravey points to a bullet hole in one of the 30 deer hides confiscated by District Ranger Arthur Wilson, of Valdosta, in a recent raid. GEORGIA wildlife ran gers are not soft, cushion -riding, tender-footed enforcemen t officers. Their job is not one of those where there is nothing to do and 24 hours a day in which to do it. On the contrary, state wildlife rangers must be ready on a mo ment's notice to penetrate miles into uncharted woodlands, ready to wade in water chest-deep for fish rescue wo rk, prepared to pursu e violators over miles of broken, ro ugh ground. No whistle blows at 4 or 5 o'clock heralding the end of another day. Of,ten the Wildlife Rangers return home in the dead of the night covered with mu d and a re ready at the crack of dawn for another da y in the field. Com missioner Zack Cravey has records of each man's work. These records show industry, interest in conservation and iron-clad determin ation to protect the public interest. " Our Rangers," Commissioner Cravey stated, " Must he in perfect physical trim. If any of our b oys are called into the armed service, Unde Sani will get well-conditioned men who can take it." .Each week hundreds of rumors and tips are investigated. Recentl y a tip came in on dynamiters preparing for "dirty work" on a river near Calhoun. Several Rangers quietly gathered and spen t a cold night on a river ba nk ready to spring shut the jaws of a trap carefull y set to snare these scoundrels who were bent on destruction of fish by use of dynamite. The discharge not only kills the big fish but also destroys thousands of small ~sh and exacts a great drain on river fishlife for a long lime. ]udges never pass up a chance to stamp the full force of the law on such men caught. Georgia has a few selfish men who prefer to ignore law and order. These men are set in their ways and hunt and fish illegally at their pleasure. The stor y always has the same ending- these fellows find themselves in co urt, discounted in the eyes of their neighbors and paying a stiff fin e or perhaps given jail sentences. In Echols County Wildlife Rangers have, in the past, been barely able to fight violaters on even terms hut now the scales of public opin ion have tipped in the Ranger's favor. Word came to District Ranger Arthur Wilson that he had better not show his face in Echols County or he might get a bullet in the seat of his pants. The effect. of this message acted in reverse as Ranger Wilso n does not scare that easily. He summoned Deputy Ranger Charles Smi th and lit out for Echols County determined not to come back until he had results. It did not take long. One " fire hunter" lost an argument and nine deer hides illegally taken. P ublic sen timent added new flam es to the fire and proved the encouragement Wilson and Smith needed. The first violator paid a stiff fin e. A few days later another " fire hunter" found himself trying to explain to a court how he happened to have 30 deer hides in his home. He drew a stiff fin e and a firm warning from the judge. Echols County citizens cheered . It .was the beginning of the end of wilful violations in their section. Wilson and Smith walked dozens of miles getting evidence. Their traps were carefull y set and the violators walked unsuspectingly into them. Disregard for law enforcement faded. New respect was won for the Rangers and many violators now are turning to hard work to earn their daily bread. The Echols County Press expressed the sentiment of South Georgia citizens in a piece on the front page. When citizens want law and order, no power on earth can suppress it. The Echols Press story is re-printed at the bottom of this page in a box. OUR GAME PROTE~TORS Recently the Echols Press carried a clipping from the Valdosta Times relative to the activities of Mr. Arthur Wilson, District Game Protector and Mr. Charles Smith, Deputy Range r , in this county. Mr. W ilson and Mr. Smith are dee ply inte r ested in the conservation of Wildlife and we, the citizens of this cou nty should cooperate with the m in every way W I) can. If steps are not taken to prevent the wholesale slaughter of deer and other game in this county they will soon be a thing of the past. Mr. Wilson and Mr. Smith 1deserve quite a bit of credit for their courteous consideration in performing their duty and carrying on the work of the wild life Division in our county. f ---...... ---....,-. . . . . """''""'~--~ ~--..,..., ~--~~..,.,-~~~-~--,.....,.., : / _\. .. ~:/.:.;\\\~";r::< ) ;,-:-)....v;~;r ~ .. "'-:::::.r ,f '"" ...\ .... '.",.;"'...-<' .. ''' !'j1 ...;...u.._..__ .. ... ... -~-~ \,..................._. ....... : ... ........ - ....... .\ ...._\o.O_............................. ..... ~......_ ~ -.-.~.o~. V \ere ha ve you been my preHy rnuid~~ A- fi.r,hh1 ', kiru:i ~)!~, anc5 hete ls. proof . Fhhing is not a r.. p~Ht l' C:.r,e rved f or men only. VVorne n ~c t a g rc~t dca~ ~i pl e asure faod(ng bi g on ~5 and when a \rt of " week-e nd trip uncl would :=~~t~i:~r :n~:, .:~~::~~~ .~~-~~ l l 1 ~~ _..........._.............P..a...g...e........, Fish Th ief Has No Friend5 2 Spring:::~~;;:~~:o~<~c:v:~~vey 3 ~ G eorg ia Pine Tree Industry Soars State Income to New Heights . 4 Wal l ar Dys.1i Jasper County Clay Proves ideal for Scuiptoring 5 Outd oor G eorgia in Pictu res 6 Keep Gee5e in G eo rgia 7 Bevarly \1rn to uphold the lo w and illeg al fishing is against the laws o7 .:.;.eorgi a. The re is a job to be done a g ai nsr fishing violators :his season and the Division of Wildlife wi ll o perate over-tim e to see that it is done. APRIL, 1942 OUTlD>O(()1~ G !E,(())~GllA Volume X, No. X ZACK D. C AVEY. E.:ih'or JOE l. STEA RNS, A-~onog ing Edi lor PAT COOPE R, AssociotP. Editc r P ub li:; h t.! d m nhly by The G<' r g ia D.pa rtrne n t. of N.\itlt":li R..sf,urccs. 4 22 State Capitol , Atlanta, Ga . . l!': ' . ..:~ t. CJ l' l,j conria '\V ii dl iic :o~d for fi sher :rtt:t\, hun :c::::;. J;.;.'t!.torf.l ;(,\.:c,s a:;J conser va tlOH of naturat rc~?urc c::s. Yearly s t. b~~.:.ri;:.t.iOtt ~ to t . _,. Stah!~ and .. it u lW:;,;.: ::.. !; \ on~. a lk 0~t io:~ nd da C4 n<.id:l.. ti-. ;.:- ivirv. 75 cent-6: othc .:o cv untrics . ho th oil! anc.i nev;. r.c: ..h ;s s . $ 1.110. Suhs Co lltints of cr~l.HH'"S mu.st n ot&l y \.h H~ m;t~a7.t n<:_ mu~t us u: c:tnnol J.:H:u :1 n tt.: rC'tur n of u n~o l:("itcd \:t.Ht !.nbuthns no t in ~ ul'i~ ag- ain:H t bo:ir l o~~ - Co flt.l'ibu!.\nn u no t ac..-cnnpani cti b)r sutfic; ic nt postage will not be tetu rned. En1.('red a s 2n clrtAA mnto er .:l.U}.!U:it :n, 1!>40. at the po~ oH.'icf' at AUa'ntn, lm rl t:l' t he Aet of M ~rch ~). 1879. 0 THAT inveterate an gler known as th e trout fisherman, th e red- dest lcltc:r da y o n th e cale.ndar is April lil. Tht~ ll it is that th e fa m ous tr o ut 51 reams o f th e Chatta h ooc hee 1ati ona l Forest Management Areas be"in openi n ~ up, and fr o m th e n ~troug h Aug us t he will find seve ral .,.0 od streams op n eve r y week-e nd . Friday fis hin g: has bee n elim inated but man y c reeks, lake - or riv e rs will b np n o n certain Wednesdays and Thursdays, o bse1ved as half- holidays in num e rou s secti o ns. Restocked annually with th ousands of fingerlings, the slleam;; promise excellent sport for the trout fan . Al so, th ose streams outside the Areas, whieh OJlCncd Ap til l, are g iving the sportsman plenty of excitement. F irst wate rs in th e Areas to open 11ill be Rock Creek Lake and Rn;;k Creek Drainage in th e Blue Rid ge ~[a nagl' lll ent A rea ; Duke's Cree k Dra in aQe in th e Ch a tta h oochec-Ches- tatce; IVloc-cas in Creek Drainage in the Lake Burto n Management Area. and Jac-k's Ri ve r Drain age. with the excepLi>n of Ro ug h Creek. in th e Co- hutta Ma na emc nt Area. tT he schec!- ule fo r Ap~ l appea rs o n th e in s ide back co ve r o f Outd oor Georgia.) In add iti o n to possessing a 1942-43 late license, on sale s in ce th e firs t o f the lllonth , each fi sh er m a n ab ove 16 )'c_a rs of age mu s t have a speci al per- llll l to fis h in th e Areas. These cost ' l per cla1 or :310 for th e :;,aso n a nd the_ angler. 1rho intends to ma.e many ~~~lls to th e Forest will sa1e mo ney 111 the lo ng run by pur has in g th e seaso n perm it. ' The. c ma y be obtai ned fro m Ran " eArs -ta t1. 0ned at_ the entran_ce of eac"h b~ca ~ r_- as a tune-s~ver : tn advance X 1' nt111g or ap plylllg 111 pe rso n to t1le Wildlife Divi sion , State Capitol; OUTDOOR GEOHGIA April 1942 lJ. S. Foresl S e rvi ce, Ga in esv ille, or lh e Di s tri e t Fore,;L Ranger at S uch es. Blue Rid ge o r Cl ay to n, Ca . Limits are the same as those of last year: seve n inch minilllUI 1 on all trout, ancl a maximum catch of 10 per day. All regulations arc . issued by the .U . S. Forest Service in -t pr d11cts an~ p'laying a part in National Defense. Airplane die::;tock, g un stock<., prop llcrs, and crating material are ju;;;t a few of the us s to which we are putting pine for defense. Never hcfote has your forest heen called upon fot such a contribution .o yonr deJense and in ordct to prevent its sevcee InJury or destruction yo 11 ust rally to yom forest's defense hy replan ng, fire prote<:tiou, good h:nvestin g, and a clos utilization . . pri is one of th e worst months o:f the year for forest fires. Your timber la nd is a part of your :farm. It con- tributes to you r income in proportion to your contribution to its welfare. Safeg uard _, , .t r fo rest future by :re fore tat ion and fire protection. Th is p u lp wood is b~ing load> d at J<.spcr for a trip to Conlon , N. C., wh ere it will b.:! u;od in the rnanufact ure of paper. Se..,enll cor loads ,...-;.re sh:pped the :.cJ--;,y.. this pict ure was taken . PLant S a.nudlu.vz9- 0 TDOOH <:EORGIA April 1942 sc LJ.i'TO!t " itlwut 1:orkinp; ma. tcrial--- ::;uc-h a,; d. v--- i:< ikc a tu,~al. wa:; hi d 1 ia his prai:;e fnr the G~ori; ia c:h):: lt 1-.clti jll:'l. exactly I.,a.etktlirn~ghi pwU1tU'lguons bour~gay hunter wll jp . Bnl Senor . go~tinho Hodriguc;< wh::.t he wankd. l::v:n lJ ller, the ::irnor :;nid, tha 1 th(' cbr he 1r ould ha\e pmchased il; New York . ''Th is pl1 rtug ne~e u~rI;J ~ t : i rr:,:f.ouT..t.. fd' He d1JC,oSnlu~n:tn~.::t-h:ilnong\-:ahrih,I ut it. v- uio ?-.. l'..h..li'\ .t. t-Hf ..'vf1:, . Gr,Hgia cla~'--il i ~ tl: e h, ;;l l have cYer u,;cd . Ju mv ,ork J h;;v~ leunt ccl to know my ;nule rials by lll)' {in- Ch:lfIes r'I ti n.ter f' ope, o~4 1:\~i on t':_;:c:i'1 ';. g!rs. My hand,; are sensitive to the the Seno r d1scovcred h1;; supply oi +, in \e" York ''':J::. cut d'i. Per- lh"H.J'" 1 l d~"~1' 1.1. !1oI.' n~.-1- t.u:~o th..ca. tl-. ' ; .!'> , , ,l:1). froll1 tl: e .\ell" \ nrk suppl, hou,;e fed of dav . I \\' 3;>. overioved with y ,ur (~eo ri!iH clay~ Ho(lri::;ues de- dared. l JptH1 c\nlrp.fe".ion of tlh! bust al co!'l .::;, ]W l" 50 pound s hut Ihe fact i\-Ionticello Sen' r 1{odrkucs 1etumed 1h3t it " . ;:; n o t avaibGte c:1st a gloon\\ outlook foe thi::; ycn:ng :;culp tor. Rodt"ig u<':' ("IU:I of .". h is ha~!!ag:\'. on tht! retur-n trip. ''.rasa : br~e ;t;;J ]~ly of Ceor;:ia clay. A3n:;Linho Ht>Jrigu es wns not horn ,;l'lf with a "hovel, a h~ !Hl pid.: 1\' ilh a silver spoo n i.n hi:; mouth. If and a ;,lore bucket mHl hc1c an..! th ehree2~:iannJatospeex1 Connly. Hb immediate pro so---il soon w11s in a p.:nn1 shop. Hi s fj,~ht up lhe ladder o{ success w::.s <: :;l.::w, hard lJattle. A nat uraHy gifi c- 1 !Jlcm w; s abo 11 300 pounds ,:culptor, hr sold papers during the of clay suitable for sculptur illo- n i'a g<: 14) ., J - It is lovely ~! . Pine Mountain State Pork these warm spring days. Visitors ore getting to this popular resort by use of many modes of transportation. On the right o couple would not be denied the pleasure of the mountain trails and roads and used a motorcycle to gel around . Men in th e armed service stationed of Fort Be nning have adopte d Pine Mountain Stole Pork as their Favorite recreation spot . Pine Mountain is less than 100 miles fro,.;, Atlanta . Swimming, picnics, booting, fishing ore on the pro gram doily . Make reservations For a weekend now . The Tavern is show n on the left. 2-C/ipper, Bulldog owned by Groce Hartley isn't nearly as mean a s he looks. Here he is in a playful mood but Kitty isn't so sure. With a m ugg like that-no Kitty could be trustful. 3-Ju dge Castello, ol Cuthbert (/elf}, shows Govern or Talmadge his African specimens which he has loaned the State lor d is play in its museum . 4 - Robert Cravey admire s a shad. II you want to get a bolter idea ol how important shad is to Georgia just price a con ef shod roe at your favorite g roce ry store . 5-You are not seei.ng fhings. This actually is an Albino C.oon and was trapped on th e Chattahoochee River. He is snow white and lives comfortably in his cage at the Grant Park Zoo where keeper Johnny Dilbeck gives him every atle ntion. Albino Coons are lew and lor between . 6-This is a rabbit trap . The rabbit walks in and the I'C>f all right here in Geo r gia. Ail the u:nks o f the State Park Svs tcm .1rc ;ow o pen for hol idays, for v sc :~ti o n tri ps and daily visits. Some of them. which have lain dormant d ur in !! th e winter :nonths, are more bcautrful than ever this year in their blossomings of redbud, dogwood and crabapple blossoms, to he succeeded by laurel, azaleas and rhododendrons. Vo!!el, for exanm1e . should' be a fa vo;ite with thou~a~ds of Georg ian s. with its fin e facil iti es fo r hoatin g and swimming and with manv miles of traii for hiking or hor'scb~ck riding. Pine Moun tain, one of the loveliest r esort spots in Georgia, has her fa ciiities for bathing and fishing in season and is expecting a record b reaking attendance of Georg ians for vacation stays in the hotel or the neat row of cottages. fort Mountain, still in the develop ment stage, is one of the most beau ti fu l pots in Georgia. While not ada pted to p rolonged vacations yet, s in ce th e prog ram of building colt ges h, s not been completed , a newly constructed lake offe rs swimming and boa ting, and its b eautiful trails af ford unusual opportunities for hikers an d wili " ell repay a visit. Magnolia Springs State Park and Alexander Stephens State Park have excellent swimming and picnicking facilities, and Little Ocmulge.c and Loura Walker State Parks have cabin s for vacationists and both have f. shing lak es seco nd to none. Of course man y thousands o' Geor gi:~ns wiil pay the ir 31mual pil grim age lo I ndiao Springs, the most ex tensively visited pa:k in the system, where one may stay for a 'day or man y weeks. The lakes and. streams in th~ 'State Park S ystem , a,; \\'Cli as th o;.;e in parks opP. rat c: cl l.y Fed .~ral a uthorities, ar e well st<>ckrd with t],,h. and those (;eorg ians wl: o \vi:;h to ''wet a line" this summer can ftnd ' 'Pl'; rtunity i <> r som e o{ the finest fi!'hing in the \'\:orieL Everybody who can take a vaca tion, without interru pting some effort .vital to Natiollal dciense, should do so in the intere;;t of he;~ hh. hanpine;;;; and well-being. The worl~ers ' in .d e fe11se industrv cannot alwovs, how ever, get away for a week at ~ time, Lut :many of them c:~n m an age a week end here and there, or a full d:Jy pret ty often, {or some r<:Greation that will send them back to their jobs with renewed energy. Hight there is where the efforts of another division oi the Department of Natural Resources are bearing fruit . Nnt only in the lakes of the St:Jte Park S ystem are there oppor tunities fo:r good .fi5hing . Many of the stream;; of Georgia are teeming, with fi;;h as a result of the conserva tion and restocking efforts of the Wildlife Division. G~od fish ing is to he found in the Ogeechee, the Oconee, A lla: na h;:: , Oc:nu igee, \Vithlaco uc:h ce, Sa tilla----in a!mw; t an y o f th e :;treall\s of C eo r~ i a ---and in th,~ lakes to be fo und ' n Nor ilt Geo rgia ':. h i\l;<, in lVlid d i, c ,~,;rgi a ,l r i n S o uth Gcow ia. ,., J \')0 : I tH er e l - 5 ~~ o o d ::5ea ) .._ , fisn1 ng on the eon st. 1""hi ~ ~ HiBn: er i a g of vaca tion. Th(' fo nd is th e b ,.st on eorth. The fun i;.; plc-ntiiul , and the bu si ne:;s of gcttin p; ~1equ:~inted wi th thC' farm ers is a finr. thing for city fol ks. In cidentally, so me of th e fin e-:;t fishin g on eorth is to be found in the innum erable small fish ponds a nd tiny lakes that clot th e farms of Georg ia . A few years al!o Laure ns and D~i;::-~:;:.:__ About 100 mili.s from A tlanta is Vogel State Pcu k or. it.{i_.u: mountain rt3 freat for vo co fi o nis1s. V isito rs may use eiti-,o r cabin s alon g the Luke \'>r the beovfilvl inn shown hertl . V ogtll': lofty mcuntoins suc h as shown just bock of the Inn hert), c:tt rc:d tl1o u sa nd; o f visitors each year. Try Voge_l th is y ea r lor a stn.h1m f;ne d mountain vacofion . OUTDOOR GEORGIA " .4J>ril 1942 tl j i.f~. (. ' . I ,_ f I I W. Corey Hansard, State Division of Mines Ceramic Engin ee r, pours white-hot minerals over steam pressure valve. Those white streaks will pile up and the result is rock wool. Side dlaJ. ~~~~ Sv?P4- ci /tl!~ ~o s~.u~./.4 M~~ o.1 P~.ct Captain Peyton repo rts Geo rgia is well supplied wi th the necessary min.erals to man ufacture rock wool. The principal miner als used in r ock wo are : dolomite, sand, limestone, kao- HOSE g iant wheels. of Georgia tion with the use of r ock wool. The lin, slate, shales, grapite, serpenti ne indu strial progress will spin a cost is from S60 to $80 per ton. and fullers earth. Geo rgia has large bit faster now that rock wool is about to make its debut afo ng the slate manu fac tu ring front. Several Georgia man.ufacturers a re seriously considering plants which will adequately supply the entire deposits of these minerals ava ilable .The supply is practically inexhaustable. That is good news. For many yea rs Georgia has been . South. That will result in a great These min erals are heated to 2800 I forced to im port r ock wool from ll- saving on freight, perhaps better degrees Fahrenheit. The furn ace, at ' linois, Indiana and New J ersey. How- rock wool and .reduced prices on this temperature is at intense white ever recent e xpe rirn ~nls co nducted by the product. heat. The crucible then is li fted fron'i Captai n Ga rland Pey ton, State Direc- the furnace with ton gs and a th in tor of Mines and Min in g, in coop-' stream is poured in the face of high eration with W. Carey Han ard, cera- steam pressure. It looks similar to mic engineer for the Division of fireworks. Streaks of white shoot out Mines a nd members of the State like something from a roman can- Mineral Survey of the W.P.A. result- dle. This piles up about 30 feet away ed in successful production of rock wool. and the result is r ock wooL Rock woo l is widely used in hundreds 0f ways. .T he insulation of your stove or electric refrigera tor is accompli shed w.ith r ock wool. Without it, you r stove would use twice the ~mount of gas it now uses and you JUst would n't like tha t. Your ice box Eruption of a volcano led to th e discovery of r ock wool. Molten lava running down the mountain side wae exposed to high steam pressure anc produced rock wool. First manufactured in Wales, it came to American ind4stry in 1900. Would use a greater amount of elec- With an in ch thickness of rock tricity without rock wool. Our bat- wool around your hand, you could tleships use rock wool on yun turrets to r educe co ncussion and sound. 11omc insulation is a simple opera- This furnace in the state laboratory heated tha minerals that made the first rock wool in Georgia. stand the full heat of a blow torch and not burn the skin . That 1s msul~tion what is insulation! OUTDOOR GEORGIA April 1942 9 t' ! . ~... ~ .-=..-~:i-.--e'~ ~w.:.~;~ :.i'!.?J ATTENTlOi'i Hingling 13rnthers circus--- Bob Hipley's ."Bc:!.icve It or Not"- -& John Nix and his, "Stra.ngc a.s. i.t .Se!ms"---there is a three-rin g circu~ avRilable nr.a r Hep;l<~ibah, Georgia, all wrapp<..l up in a single little fox . terrier dog named Gyp. Cyp isn't ju;;t a log. He is a member of the fami ly o{ Lombards. Mr. aw:l 1\:ln;. R. H. L1i:nbarcl own Gn:; or rather he owns them and the :full name if yo11 please---is Gyp LoJnbard and h."e gets mail by that. name. The l.omhards say Gyp can Jo just ahout anything hut ku t and what';; :more they can prove it. \Vhen Wildlife Ibllger H.. E. Spears, of Au g usta, :reported to Outdoor Georgi:~ that he had foun d a dog that liked to fish, clouds of doubt a nd question popped out. Your reporler called on the Lombard:- and arrived in time to take a few pictures of Gyp having his brealda:;:t. The Lomha:rdf; were at the breakfast table and ill h is ;;hair 5at Gyp. His food wa~ placed before him hut he wouldn 't touch it until Mrs. Lombard s, id, "All right, Gyp, eat your brea kfast." Gyp then extellded his head aml star ted in on hi ~ hra n Hakes with s.ugar and crea m . He then a e t wo slices of bacon and sorne toast. Gyp looked II') and barked--;-not too lou. of April al1fl until ea rl y in June, all warm water fi:;h b egin 1.(' seck 1heir fl]Jf.!Wning g r ou nds. T he sp:~wnin;; pe riod for all b3&S, bream, perch, crappie ;.~nd catfi ::;h is ever after a bout 60 days \vith th e i'Xception of hre3m which spawn all durin g the summer until about Sep.tember lOth . The younger b r eam ar th ese late spaw1i ers. The 1ahits of the h. :;,; are mos t inte1esting. At the pro p er season the malf! hegins to loo "or a hom , site and sc. lcct one in water from 13 in c H:s to 3 fee dee l, depend. g o n th e temper tur e of the wa e:. If t 1e wa ter is c old the n es is 'n sha low water. Papa 1st ti e 1 fans ou th e place with hi:> tail 1 n 1 all silt is gon . m < the g ass roots or lebh s , ncl gr, vel is exposed. A h o m > til n ready fo r oc cupun cy, Mr . B ass goes courting. i\.ll the girls look alike to 1"m n d t h e f-irst one he sees suits im fine. y he lives in a i>On{ w! ere male bass predom inate 1e will have to fig h t valiantly and violently for his mate. Even after he has fought for her favors he prohahly has to rlrive her to the nest so she can deposit her eggs. After the eggs a re laid, if there is a n abunda nce of fema les, he will chase away wife No. 1 and bring iu wife No. 2 to deuosil more eggs. If he then feels that' his n est has ~ sui- fi cient .number of eggs he proceeds to fertilize them. After they arc fertilized the fond p3pa stands ~.~uard over th.~ eggs and keeps ll &ediment and silt fanned away and all trespasse:r5 ch a:;ed off. Each {ull grown fc:naie b:~ss between the ages of two and t'ive years will lay from 7 to l4thousimd eggs . .i\s l) apa is rai ~i11 g lwo fanrUies . al o ne time Lh : nr 1-t arHl :;trawbc rry , :;de<.: !. their J: es linc; ~i.tes !1,1 :;lightly shall o 1~e.r water than. ba~s: th e y (Jften e,;tabl1sll a c:onm:um!.y ot m:~t.s . The male brcarn will so111etin1C have a mr.ny :w th ree o r more nests to protect and they have bc:~n known to stay nn guard until they die. Young bream alld pe rc:h , unlike the bass, as soon as hatched are leit to care for themselves. When they are' large e no ugh they go into the shallow waters to h ide among the grasses to feec!. Crappie is becoming a popular and va luab le fish for Ceorgia waters. AI- most all the' State anJ Federal Fish Hatcheries are preparing to propa gate crappie. This iish spawns about the same time as bass and bream and lays from 3 t<> 6 thousand eggs. The yo un g are dclicit ol Atlanta, Ga. Dear Sir: Jn closed yn u will find clc~k for Sl to renew my subscript io n. I have enj oyed th e magazin e. 1 subscribe for several sport magazines, bu t Outdoor Georgia conta in ~ informatio n and stories about lhe sla te which is nol found in other 1nagazine . Yours for bell cr hunting and fi shin g, .1. K . ]lA NNON . Mr. J. S tearn s : Enclosed find my check for subscri pti on renewal. I enjoy yo ur rna:;azinc very mu ch. My hik e over th e Georg ia sec ti on of th e Appalachian Trail was the most cnj oyahlc o utdoor expe rience of my life and 1 hope to repeal it oo n. J was partic ularl y impressed hy th e cou rtesy and hosp it ali ty of th e Wildlife Rangers located al tha~ time al Winding S ta ir a nd Un icoi Gaps. This type of ranger plus Georgia's natural beauty make for an ideal outdoo r vacat ion. Very truly yours, F n~: omiCK J. M A LETZ 2,836 Mink Farms Listed in U. S. All but six of our states have mink farm s totaling 2,836 in the aggregate. These facts are based on the first census ever taken of the fur-farmin g industry in the United States by the Bureau of Census and the Fish and Wildlife Service. Wisconsin and Minnesota headed the list because their colrl climate is a r eq uisite to the production of prime pelts. JOY the thrill.r an 0 i 0 ..D M YO. - - -- ojjer.r ri=ish ou~-of - ~he-way places. ***** Motors sold, serviced and rented at ATLA " A Ol'J.... OA D iE LOUIS TROTZIER 311 Spring St. o Atlanta 14 OUTDOOR GEORGIA April 1942 Scrap Iron for Japan! H.:w Adams, of the So il Conservation b epa rtm.ent at Monticello, tells of the co unt y agent who was talking to a gatherin g of farm ers recently . The co unty agent asked the fa rm ers to ga ther all the scrap iron th ey could find. O.ne farmer leaped up to ay "The last time I saved my scrap iron, I found o ut it was sent to Japan . I've ot some more iron but t.his time I ~vant to kn O\V where it is go in g ?" The co unty agent smiled and r e plied, "Well, sir- we are go ing to send this scrap iron to Japan toobut it will go the re a da rn sight faster than any we ever sent befo re." * * * TVell Earned R est Byrd English, North Georgia sportsman, has settled down to taking life easy and enjoying fishing and huntin g in his home state. And Byrd tells why. "When I was big enough to shift for m yself, I went to my father and told him I never would say Giddy-up to a mule again as long as I livedunless the mule was in my lap. "A day or two later I hopped a train and started to look for a joh in Atlanta. I remember stopp ing to observe the statue on Marietta Street and then walked up to the old Post Office just one block away. There I so.w a sign. A Ma1ine was po"nting a finger at m e and the words on the board said, 'Uncle Sam wants You! See the world as a Marine.' Well sir, the next thing I knew I was marching with a gun on my shoulder and 30 years later the Marines retired me." Mr. English has earned his rightto fish and hunt and just take things easy. He was wounded several times in the last war. A number of German bullets plowed into him but never stopped him. Byrd would like nothing better than another crack at the Axis but Uncle Sam says he" did his job well last time. So, happy fishing and hunting to you Mr. English. (; e ron into, th e IV arrior Da mo n Hi cks had a rath er laz to'c a ftem oo n o f it <.rl c sunn y day late in Ma rc h at 13lac k Rock Co untry Club. Dam on hooked a 61/z po un d large mouth bass that put up an awful scrap before losin g a n argument with a hook. It was a beauty. Hicks also caught a ,three pounder and a one pounder. All bass. He topped off the day with a one pound bream . . . Harry Barber, veteran trapper at Sea Island, recentl y caught a huge bobcat that had killed a large buck. Barber set traps around the deacl deer and when he returned Mr. Bobcat not only had put his foo t in it but he managed to get two feet caught. Barber set out several traps ... The Seventh Annual North American Wildlife Conference will be held April 3-9-10 in Toronto, Canada .. . American Indian soldiers from the good old U. S. A. are in the front fi ghting ranks in the Philippin es and also in the Hawaiian Islands. In fact among four Mescalero Apaches, re ported at Corregidor Island Fort several months ago, is a descendant of Geronimo ; one of the greatest war riors in history . It required 5,000 U. S. Army troops, 500 Indian auxili- ries and many civilians to force Geronimo's small band of 55 men and 101 women and children to surrender after months of fighting. * * * Some Odtls anti Entls Wildlife Ra nger H. V. Eller and his son Vaughn noted wildcat. tracks near I31ue Ridge recently .and set dogs on the trail. Shortly after, the dogs had the cat up a tree. From a dis- OUTDOOR GEORGIA April 1942 (Continued from Page 3 ) and a number of s pecial permits have been req uestecl. AIso, th ere has been a stcadv strea m of inquiri es a t bo th th e Wi ldlife Divi~ion and th e U . S. Forest Servi ce hcaclquarters. All of wl ich cau ses o ffic ial s to feel surc the dyed -i n -thewool fi sherman is goin g to spend as much of his leisure time as possible trying to h ook those ttout, even if he has to hike up to the mountains to do so. . Since the openin g of the trout streams just as th e season closes on warm water fi sh (A pril 15-May 31), it is more welcoi11 ed than ever to the ardent fish erm a n. For with the " rass . 0 growmg green er and the s un hotter by the minute, North Geor g ia still offers the onlv real cure for spring fever--to go fishin' . tance with a of 50 pistol yards and th e Vau ca t ~"lhrnop paeidm ed to the ground lifeless. That is some swell shootin g . . . Woodpeckers do not ha1m trees o rdinarily, but do destroy injurious tree insects . .. All mammals can swim, some of them ex- pertly. Not all mammals, however, like water ... Ambergris, a waxy concretion formed in the intestine of the spe.rm whale is said t~ be worth its weig ht in gold. As mu ch as $60,- 000 worth of this ra re substance has been taken from a single whale. Once it was used as an incense, in cookery and as a medi cin e but now it is used almost exclusively as a fixitive for the fra grance in fin e perfumes .. . The electric eel, fo und in the rivers of Brazil, attains a length of 6 feet. It .is the most powe rful of th e electric fi shes. Some stories tell of h orses crossing streams and bein g kill ed fr om the shock of these eels . . . Those high, barren slopes of Mount Rainer are swell drill grounds for U ncle Sam's soldiers. The boys learn mountain and winter warfare tactics. 15 CD / AMARA, small daugh ter of Mr. and i\Irs. Wiley Tu cker, of Atlanta i lonesome a nd fretful. The Tucker Luni ly tri ed to pacify T amara wii h pro llli c of a dog or a cat or doll bu t no- T ama ra want anoth er crow. I or the past year Ta mara had a crow for a pel but a deliver y truck scurri ed into the Tucker driveway on Wi eu a Road recently and Tamara's pet cro w- Crodie-Jo-met an untimely end under whirling wheels. Ctodie-Jo was not just a crow. No- he was 1nore than just n pel. He was one of the family. He was ad opted into the fam ily about a year ago when P apn Tucker, r eturning home from Florida, stopped down in South Georgia and purchnsed the crow. On his way home, he was tempted several time to release the crow. When he walked in to his home and exh ibited hi - purchase Mrs. Ruth Tu cker sadly shook her head. "Wiley," she said , " what in the world has come over yo u ? Where did yo u get that thing and what is it? Let me smell your breath." That was Crodie-J o's welcome. At the insistence of Mrs. Tucker, Wiley parted with the crow th at night, turning him out of the back door. The next mornin g Crodi e-Jo j abbered a good morning fro m his perch on top of the ho use. And there he chose to make his home. Tamara made friends with the aow. He would fly down into her sandpile and join in as she played with her ~oys . Occasionally Crodie-Jo would gtab u p a small toy and fly off into the woods and hid e it. Tamara would let o tT steam and h e r pet would just clancc on a tt e limb and 1-Meet Crodie-Jo. 2-Tamara likes to hove he r hea d scra tc hed and Cradie-Jo is obliging. 3-This is home sweet hom e for Cro d if' . The family alway s found him p e rched an the house top. He would fly down ta th em wh en called. 4~ Tamara was alway s happy when she could play with her crow. 5 - 0ccasionally Crodie would get mighty sassy with his co, co, co, but he always calm es down when Mr. Tuc ke r twe aks his bill. 6-Who ever thought a crow would pitch a litt)e ' woo. The rascal is stealing a kiss from Mrs. Tuc ke r. 7 - Cro die enjoys a ride on the car bumpe r. 8 - Loo ks as if we have a case of mutua/ admiration. 9-When Tamara sits on the car bumper, Cr!>die flys over too as if to say, "Hey Kid, what's cookin'." 0 en joy it. F inall y he would lninn the toy back to th e san d pil and all was 'orgiven. o it went day afte r day-T a 111:ua :tncl her p . )[rs . Tucke r look :1 fanc y to th e bird . She discovered Crod ie-.J o Jikcrl egg for hr :Ik!'::tsl so e::tch mo rning she wou ld fry pne extra egg for the p t. Aft 'I' tha t. th crow wo ul l ca l nothin g else but eggs fo r hrc:1kfa l. Each vcning as Wiley came home from work, Crodie-Jo ,,o uld flr up_to the head of th e d riveway and perch on the bumper of the car. Hr enj o;ed that ri lc do \m to the back of the house an d into the ~3 r:t !!C- Other -ro \\- d iscovered this slra nn-e bird a nd probably talked it ~;cr~" ith him i n cro ,, lan g uage. He d id n' t leave his n ew home. No sir, 11011c of th a t wild li vi ng in the woods for him. Maybe he didn ' t know he "as a c ro11'. Soon the Tuc ~c s d iscovered that it was u seless for them to se t an a l: I'm clock. CtodicJo took ca1e of that joh. Each morni 1g at 6 :30 o'clock the crow would fly to the winclow a nd peek on the glass until somebody got up and ackn o wl edg d h is signal. On ce the Tucke r fam ily was up, Crod ie then sailed off for Dr. ] . H. Tucker's home abo ut a quarter of a mile away. There he tapped on the 1\indow until W iley s fah er got up. I magine-a crow for an alarm clock . \Viley learne1l lon g ago that it is useless and brutal to slit a CJ'ow's to tgne in hopes he will talk. Crodie nev er lca rn c r~ m . ha,;:;, p: rdt an d >tlw r wa r n1 .la. ' ' Jl<'r i15h . th e Stot f~ c a is 3 h;dt on c:! Vf:rv k lnd of n ~hin ~ t.: XGf']>l lrou!. fishin:?. from Apri i 15 th to. J une h t. T ru ut. a Cl)ld l\' 3te r ;;pec i e~, :;pawn in the fall and win te r . Therefore t h sea~o n on th e m remain:; ope n fr o m no w until next !'\ ovem ber. T he an g le r who lands a scr a wny bas"' dur.in g ;.pa wnin t; seaso n upsr t;; na ttlles p la ns fo r resto ckin g our la kes 11nd strra m:;, s ine, th nt i1;;h p robably wo nld have prodnced thou ,-an cl:; uf you ng, fo r that rca ::;o n, th e Div is ion of Wi ld li fe ur~e::; spor t:>mf'n i \ > o bser ve the annua l closed se;1 sun. Fottun td y, the out look on . warm wa te1 fi ;;h is CX<'c lle n t , d ue, in pad , to the cxcc ,;sjve . amount of r a ir . The high water has ,;cattered he fish , il u shi ng them f rom tlw large r h odics o f water int o the s maller cre eks and .htkes. Al~o, the heavy early spring d ownpov rs l"e vive d many favori te old fishi n g holt:s a nd strea ms t h ~1t in some casel:l had l~ccn Jry fo1: some tim e. Ra n r;r.r s h a ve been on the al e rt for lra pl;, r;ets and oth e r ill egal devices "hi c h destr oy co untle::;s numlu~ n; of fi sh and this too accou nts for the r osy o utlo ok . Durin g the pa~t yea r-, the D ivision o f W ildlife has released mo re than a. mill ion and a h a lf s ma ll fi sh and althou gh th ey I\on ' t be large e no ugh to offer the fish erm a n s port 'this season , th e y- will g ive hi m plen ty of fun i n th e fu~me. Ther e will be n o m aj o r chan ge i n the fi shing r eg ul a tions fo r th is seaso n. All wa rm wa te rs in th e state, except L ake Jackso n a re closed fro m Apr il 15th to June lst. The str ea ms in t he follow ing JH moun ta in co un - ties---Ca toosa, Chattooga , Dade. Dawson, Fann in, Gilmer, Conlon , H a bersham , Lumpki n , Mu rr oy , Pickens, Rab un , Stephe ns, T o wn s, U ni on, W alker , Whi te a nd Whitfi el d ar e excep ted f rom this r eg ulation and are closed fr o m l'; ovemher 15th throug h Ma rch 31 s t inclus ive. N ot o nly ( oes the fi shennan des ttoy innu merable you ng fish when h e catches an ntlult during the spawning season, hut he hlltm 't 111 t ch in t 1c wa y o:f a food fi sh . For rnos t of t 1c w ;:g m water male s, which take over the hatch joh, don' t take out time to cat wh il e hey a re w ~1tching the n est . One of t he m 0"'!. desc ripti ve ex amples of waste in catch ing " ] ccld ing" fis h was writ ten hy \V . T . Anderson, .lvbcon T elegraph ed it, r and spo rt:;m on . "At St.tilb R iver ;;c. ~ral yea rs ago,'' he wro te, " l saw a b unc h of ci ty slicke r& catc h' a1.Gq~, 20 red-belli ed br eam. 18 T h , brNtlll (:o ul d be :<;:en ;~ t th e lH >ll o m nf th e nve r ;:, ua rd i ng th e ir lli'.St ,__ Wh .n ;~ piece uf t ras!: 1,-r.uld floo t ove r , o r a n o th er fi ;.l; would conte int\1 the i lci .~hhorhoo d , th e ' ha td 1e ;' would dw !'e a w3y the: inva d er ~ r t ~t ke ttc trash in its mouth an d ,-:arr v t hc~t off. To don;;le the h q~ k with worrn on it, wr iggl ing a nrl twis tin g , wa;; as good as ha ving th e fish t)n the h ook. Since it d ,;es n' t eat d ur ing the hatc.h ir;g ti me, its on ly ictea i;; to <;h al;e the w o rm, which it lllii;tak es fo r tra s h , [rom th e pr1~ci o u:; nest. . " My ii etten to pointer> for hi own ue. He ha everal of the be.t looking elfers you ever aw at his home in Monticello . -A GED liiA5 TA E PARKS OPRATEO BY GA DEPT. OF NATURAl RESOURCES D1 1510 OF STATE PARKS * Invite Your Neighbor Next Time You Visit Your Favorite State Park * By R. F. BURCH Director of State Parks WE are in a pinch! We are pinched for tires. Our gaso lin e supply is pinched, but ou r good Georgia peo ple are taking it with a smile and are willing to accept what co mes,. if it helps us to win the war. Unde r ordinar y circ umstances Geo rg ia 's beautiful state pa rks mi ght suffe r a drop in attendance but Georg ia people a re not o rdinary people. Already we have witnessed great c ro wds gettin g to o ur parks fo r recreati o n, swimm ing, picni cs, boa ting and such. Thi s has been acco mplished by peo ple sha rin g their tran sportatio n fa c iliti es 11ith fri ends. The days of empty back seats in cars is a relic of the past. Don't he guilty of an empty back scat - take your neighbors or some f ricll(ls along when you visit your favorite state park. U nd er the fri endly and capable ma nagement of the H olmes boys, Vogel State Park, hi gh in Geo rg ia's scenic mo un tain s just above Cleveland , o pened late in April and will remain o pen until cri sp mountain winds late in the fall send us hack to fir esid es. The re is enchantm ent a nd mag ic lure in a fe w da ys spent a t Vogel. Cabin s are available to the public alth o ugh it is a n excellent idea to make reser vation s in adva nce. Dog 11 ood. wild azal e a s, vio l e t s b) tumbling Pretty Ethel Wood is getting a vacation ideo from one of the many state park signs which have been placed in various sections of Georgia . strea n1 , a nd c ra bappl e decorate th e lofty should e rs o f th e mo unta in s near Vogel. When th ese lovely blosso ms have go ne, th e rhododendro n and mountain la urel will hurst into bl oo m. A nd 11ho 11 o uld 11 ant to n1iss o ne of those s well sq uare da nces at th e Walasiyi Inn ea ch Sa turda y ni g ht 11 ith 4-pl~ hill-bill y mus ic? Pin e Mo unta in S tale Park nea r Chipley is the prourl h ost to hun d red - of o ffi cers a nd men fr o m Fo rt Bennin g each 11 eek. Laura S. \'(! alker State Park, near WaytToss, is pre pared for the first time in its history to offer overnight accomodations to individual guests, and meals also will be available. The park is one of th e best fi shing si tes in Georgia and opens June l. And as us ua l. Indi a n prin gs tale Park 11 ill ente rtain and prov id e rec reational adva ntages fo r th o usa nd s o f v is ito rs. Alexand e r H . Stephens S tate Pa rk. a t Cra11 fo rd vill e. has add ed a da nce pavilli o n and o pened Ma y l with a large cro wd. Th o usa nd o f to uri st vis it thi s pa rk eac h year. Th ere a re plent y o f place to go and mu ch to he seen in Georgia. Do n't leave Geo rg ia o ut o ( ro ur vaca ti o n plans a nd be s ure to fill up th a t back sea t! * * * * Pltud a v~ q~- 'kJaicJ, At q~ * * * * O UT DOOR GEORGIA M(ly 1942 7 lNG OF TREE S Uncle Sam Will Use 20 Million Trees To Care For 4 Million In Armed Service Uncle Sam wants enough ol these quarters to house lour million men . That means 20 million pine trees are needed. Forest fires make our job harder. Don ' t give a fire a chance to slow us up . By WALTER DYAL Director of Forestry W ITH the increased drafting of man-power for this war comes the incr~ased drafting of trees. Lumber coming in advance of man-power is preparing places for our fighting forces to live and train. Up to the beginning of this year it is esti mated, according to "American Forests," our war effort called for over six billion feet of wood. During 1942 the outlook is that hetween twelve and fifteen billion feet will be needed. The end of the year will see an "allout" from the forests of eighteen to twenty billion feet of wood in one form or anther. "American Forests" further states, assuming the content of the average tree to be 1,000 board feet- a figure low for the West but high for the East-eighteen million trees will have to be drafted for the winning of this war, and if at the end of the year we have an armed force of four million men, the forest contribution to their housing, equipment, and maintenance will be at the rate of about five trees per man. Forests in the State of Georgia are making an all-out contribution in furnishing their quota of timber towards the future safe-guard of our nation. Landowners should utilize the butts and tops of their trees by selling for pulpwood, fence posts, or cutting for fuel wood. With curtailed use of fuel oil and a threatened shortage of transportation facilities for hauling coal, fuel will be badly needed. By prop 8 * * * * * * * * * * * * er utilization of tops and butts, the danger of fire and disease is greatly reduced. Good logging practices should b e observed, being careful to avoid damage to standing timher and young growing stock. ational defense efforts are making ever-increasing demands upon our natural resources and our forests are one of the most important of all natural resources. With increased drain upon our forests and the uncertainty of the duration of this emergency, it is necessary that we make an effort to protect and perpetuate our forests and through close utilization, divert all forest products into channels of national defense, thereby hastening a satisfactory termination of our present emergency. Each American soldier properly housed will cost our woodlands five trees. Horace "Oliver (felt) ol Clarkesville and Sergeant William Bon places a leash on him and they walk right up to a covey of birds. And to Sllp arlother Mr"ckey Finn into the rules that ~govern wild animals, Foxy now has to be placed in a cage and must be tied Mfor~.dHoufdsFoonx'sy yoog daug hter . H1bops into h is er very lap for some pots on bideen little head However, pet or no pet, most people wh o extend a ha nd to pel a fox are not sure they will draw back a whole hand. Petting animals has the same un certainly as tickling the rear legs of a stubborn Missouri mule. You never know what will happen. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111!11111!111111111 J - Wake up, pall 2 - This 4foxy, a pet owned by Ross Hudson, of Vidette. 3 -~r. Hrl.son holds his year old pet. 4 - Here is Foxy with his "-o rab bit dog companions. He isn't biting Mr. Hudson,;, is just playing, but a fox is capable of playing mig roug h. 5 - Such curiosity. He hopped up on the hood of this car to see w hat it is all about. 6 - This lox will lot right o ut ol your hand. Others of his kind will eof tour hand rig ht ofl. Mister, you sure do have 11 lot of d as a parting shot when she started out, he bet that she would n't catch a thing and pro mised, " I 'll eat all you do get toda y RAW." When she returned with a beauteous eight-po und bluecat that evening he had little to say but she didn 't forget the wager . His supper menu included a small chunk of raw bluecat. R a n ger J e rry Bond, of Boga rt. T. R. Spivey of Swainsboro somehow just didn 't look as though he had such a successful da y when he came rowing in on McKennie's pond recently. Out checking licenses, I offered sympath y and said, " Guess they just weren't biting toda y, were they ?" " Oh, fairly well- and when they do, I always get them," said Mr. Spivey, and held up a bea utiful string of 14 la rge-mouth bass. Ranger B. W. Hall, of Swa insboro. Seems like some deer in this territory are about like the celebrated mule which j ust didn't give a . . . you-know-what. After a bad storm a buck deer ran into a sagging power line near Tate Moun tain Estates and was electrocuted. Range r Guy 1\feWhorte r , of J asp e r. OUTDOOR GEORGIA May 1942 (/)o69Jt BY THE This is a faithful and lo ng used method of obtaining power the cheapest way . Eva Ryder holds out her hands lor a few drops of that cool mountain water. Belly Ryder and Juanita Lowery (in rear) are fascinated as the huge wheel turns on and on. YOU don't see as man y of these old mills as you did several years ago. It seems the mills are giving way to new and more modern meth ods. Still there is a set-up that provides plenty of power to grind corn and wheat. 1t is simple to operate and effec- tive. The flume delivers something like 900 gallons of water per minute to whirl the huge wheel. This old mill stands near Ellijay and even some of th e old-ti mers can't remember when it was built. Some say it stood up through the Civil War days. The mill is a rough looking affair but it gets the work done and that is what counts. Man y years ago mills such as this could be found in all parts of Georgia. In another decade or perhaps two, sightseers will go many miles to take pictures of an old mill. Of course, it is a holdover from another age, but the presence of that giant wheel doing its work is a pleasant, soothing sight that adds new beauty to any rustic surrounding. There is an overshot mill wheel on the road between Blairsville and Yo ung Harris that is used to produce power suppl ying electricity for industry and homes. The mill is well taken care of and should be with us for many years. This probably is the most photographed old mill wheel in Georgia. Thousands of cameras have clicked to register this mill for future reference. Do wn this long flum e, which leads from o mounta in stream, flows 900 gallons ol water per minute to turn a giant wheel ol industry. OUTDOOR GEORGIA Ma y 1942 UNI TD STATES SAVINGS BONDS A.~DSTAMPS 'kJaicJ, Jt q~l 13 J- The dogwood came out in al of its glory lat e in April and S'9hts lod Bud' or Judas Tree. Its -ucn' as this could be found in tft(lfl( ~~ odds much to Georgia's co7lor along stole highways. - parts of the state. 2 - Peach b/ossa"' >y Georgians who enjoy frequent And what a beautiful sight it was ~ into the mountains use the around Fort Valley. 3 - Bur ( /or'." 's, cheap fuel, climatic advantages and splendid transportation facilities. Even if yo u are only mildly interested in pottery, yo u will enjoy the show and the admission is free. Girls High School, of Atlanta is out to win prizes for their exhibit in the Ceramic show which starts May 4th. Sue Meaders (left) and Julane Burt are glazing some of their work which will appear in the exhibit. The class in pottery at Girls High School has plenty of splendid talent and all of the girls enjoy the work. Gray Baker is sh own fin ishing up a vase while Nell Johnson admires an elephant she just completed. @j IThe MAIL BOX I The Worm Turns! Juanita Mahaffey sends in this one which is worth passing along: " You know what happened to the patriotic worm? He joined the apple core ! * * * Loosing Altitude Mack Rozier, of Bruns wick, is heard from again and this time he asks, "You know what was wrong with the cross-eyed school teacher? "-She couldn't control her pupilS-." * * * Drafted? Ernie Jenkins, Brunswick aviator, starts 'em off with this one: "You know what's become of diddy-warditty? Hold on now ... Diddy went to war. * * * From the Note Book No larger than a sparrow, the elf owl is the smallest owl in North America ... The tongue of a woodpecker is longer than the bird's head .. . If the Grand Coulee Dam were a hollow shell, it would hold every person in the United States... The hroadbill swordfish is a deep sea dweller and but for its weakness for sunbaths, it might never be caught commercially ... The thresher shark kills its prey with its tail . . . From one shark's stomach came "7 leggins, 47 buttol)s, 3 leather belts and nine shoes." What a bill of fare! . : . Poison ivy can be prevented by. use of 10 % sodium perborate mixed with ordinary vanishing cream. Rub on before going into the woods and it will protect you against the limbs and leaves of poison ivy . . . Deer are ruminants and chew their cuds the same as cows ... A set of John James Aubudon's elepha.nt folio "The Birds of America" . would cost about $15,000 today. * * * s. 0. s. Credit for many of the fea lure stories appearing each month in Outdoor Georgia goes to the readers of the magazines and to the state rangers who have J,elped us locate wildlife oddities. If there is something unusual in the way of wildlife near your home, please drop us a card and tell us about it. But for Ranger R. E. Spears, of Augusta, this publication would nevey have the story and pictures of the fish- ing dog which appeared in the April issue. Let us hear from you. * * * Picking Up the Loos~ Ends Many young fi~h live largely on phytoplankton, floating microscopic plants which are classed as algae. And to think-you can get a box of fish food at the dime store and not be worried over those names. . . . Fox often will kill their young if disturbed by strangers. Sure-animals are emotionaL The mink, if frightened, while in a breeding pen, will eat its whole litter.... Russian olive is neither exclusively Russian nor is it an olive. It is a plant from Southern Europe and Western Asia which is important in its use for soil conservation planting, p~:>.rticularly in the western part of the U. S.... In the Orient a kind of sherbet is made from Russian olive and in the U. S. about 25 kinds of animals, including the grosbeaks, robins, squirrels, waxwings and cardinals, find its olives a delicacy. LEAVE 'EM ALONE Sometimes small bears and deer are found alone in the Woods. A fawn, for example, may seem to be deserted, but mama deer knows well where it is and < she will return to it at feeding time. STATE OF OKLAHOMA GAME AND FISH COMMISSION OKLAHOMA CITY Mr. Joe L. Stearns Managing Editor Outdoor Georgia 422 State Capitol 7\tlanta, Georgia April 23, 1942 Dear Mr. Stearns: I have intended for some time past to write you and thank you for sending me "Outdoor Georgia." The April edition, which has just reached me, is one of your best, in my opinion, and I have read it with much int~;rest, I can assure you. I realize that a great deal of time, effort, and hard work must go into such a publication, and you are certainly giving your readers--both residents and non-residents of Georgia- a worthwhile and interesting picture of your State's outdoor beauties. Sincerely yours, JAMES W. McMAHAN, Chairman Oklahoma Game and Fish Commission SOME FARM, EH KID! The most spectacular and important furanimal enterprise in the United States is silver-fox farming, which yielded 6,000 pelts in 1923 and increased the output to 350,000 pelts by 1940. ANSWERS Conservation Please (Continued from Page 12) (1) d. (2) c. (3)" b. (4) a, c, d, e. (5) e. (6) d. (7) e. KNOW YOUR GEORGIA! OUTDOOR GEORGIA keeps you informed on wildlife activities and natural ~esources in our state. You can get 15 exciting issues for $1.00. Send m your name today! 422 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga. Narne. . . . .. ------------ ------------------------------------- ------ ------ -- ----------------------- ---- ----- ----- ----- Address ............----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O UTDOOR GEORGIA May 1942 17 e~ ostell Creek, and all streams, estuanes and marsh lands con. nected to or adjacent th ereto. The provisions or this order will remain in force and effect until such time as con. dition s warrant their rescension by this authority. _ Violators of any of the provisions of this regulation shall be prosecuted as for a mi sdemeanor under th e authority of law Proclaimed and ordered this, the 27th day of March, 1942, to be effective after havin g been published once a week for four consec utive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Tidewater, Georgia, as provided in Georgia Code 1933, Section by oyster bootleggers. The Division of Wildlife has no authority to close these areas on ac- Frederica and Back Rivers to a poin t designated above as the northerly boundary line of this area; also Hampton River, 45- 109. ZA CK D. CRAVEY, Director Division of Wildlife, State of Georgia. count of pollution; however, there is an exi:;ting. law which permits the state to close the areas to conserve the supply. This has been done. The oyster~ in the polluted areas will be transferred to clean waters and be used as stock i.n a re-planting. program being undertaken. WATER: Most Valuable Natural Resource (Continued from Page 5 ) more water to your pores. That's why yo u get thirsty. The same is true of plant life. One large tree will use as much water per day as an average family, or a herd of a dozen cattle. . Authorities over the state have Water pressure is like piling up bricks. The deeper you go in water the been high in their praise of the ac- heavier the pressure- the more bricks you have piled up. Water weighs tion taken. Many are convinced it about eight and one-half pounds per gallon. . will be the re-birth of what once was There is a valuable gageing station on the Etowah River near Cartersville. a great oyster ' industry -in Georgia. This station i's more important since a dam is being constructed and engi- Here is proof of the action: neers want to know how much water they can expect to store up behind the State Capitol, dam when it is ready. Atlanta, Georgia. Stream gagers have a rule-they must repeat these words Under authority of Acts of the General Assembly of Georgia, 1924, page 112 before leaving a gageing station: "Pen writing, clock ticking, valves open." Inside the station there is a water level recorder (Georgia Code 193.'3, Section 45-109), which authorizes the Commissioner of Game and Fish, now the Director of Wildlife, to open and close certain designated lands or waters for huntin g or taking of fi sh or oysters run by a clock. A pen scratches out the accurate water level with the rise and fall of the river every hour of the day. The clock will run this faithful device for 75 days without attention. when same is necessary for the conservation of the supply, and Georgia Code 1933, Section 45-106, granting authority to adopt The average person might say: "Well, what does all of this mean to me?" Simply this-each time you turn on an electric light or get a drink of water rules and regulations, having for their purpose the conservation and propagation of fish and game, it is, therefore, proclaimed and ordered that the taking or removing of oysters from any of the beds or -yo ur water checkers have first surveyed the water conditions to insure you maximum satisfaction. Water supply is not just something we need- it is something we cannot do without. Hong Kong and Singapore might still be in Allied hands if their areas hereinafter described is prohibited water supply had not failed. for any purpose except same may be taken and removed for propagation purposes un - The water table of any section is that level in the earth der the supervision of the Chief Inspector above which it is dry and below which it is full of water. Wells of the Coastal Fisheries, to be replanted in the beds and waters of this State. AREA No. L All areas in Georgia north of latitude 32 degrees, as show n on maps Nos. 440 and 1241, issued by the U. S. Coast and Geode tic Survey. This comprises go dry because the water table has dropped down lower than the well. A spring is an intersection where the water table and the land surface meet. In wet weather the table is high and in dry weather it drops. All plant life pulls in water from the ta hie. It is simple to realize that a swamp is where the water table all the waters of the Wilmington River, with its tributaries to a point approximately one quarter of a mile south of wh ere is higher than the ground level. The Cartecay River near Ellijay was 'checked. Its flow of water was 190 Turner's Creek joins Wilmington River ; Tybee River from a point slightly north of where it joins Oyster Creek ; al so Shad River ; also Oyster Creek ; Lazarette Creek with its tributaries ; Turner Creek ; Rich- million gallons per day. The watershed for this river covers 135 squ'are miles. In brief, the water that fall s on 135 square miles of land seeps and trickles into this river. Gee! Makes yo u kinda thirsty, eh? 18 OUTDOOR GEORGIA May 1942 FISHING SEASONS AND MAY STREAM Rock Creek lake and Drainage OPEN AREA May 2, 3, 6, 9 , 10, 13, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24, 27, 30, 31 Blue Ridge Noontootly Creek Drainage May 14 ....... Blue Ridge Montgomery Creek Drainage May 7, 28 . . . . Blue Ridge Jones Creek Drainage May 21 ~ Blue Ridge Dukes Creek Drainage ~~~ -~- May 7, 14, 21, 28 -~ Chatthaoochee- Chestatee Chattahoochee Riv. & Spoilcane Cr. Drainages May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17,Chattahoochee- 23, 24, 30, 31 Chestatee Moccasin Creek Drainage May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 ~~- lake Burton Wildcat Creek Drainage ~ --~- May 6, 13, 20, 27 lake Burton Jacks River (except Rough Creek ) ~ May 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 Cohutta Conasauga River and Rough Creek May 23, 24, 30, 31 Cohutta JUNE Rock Creek lake and Drainage Noontootly Creek Drainage June 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21 , 24, 27, 28 ~-- Blue Ridge ~~~ ~ . Jun~ 4, 25 .... -~-~ .......~ ... Blue Ridge Montgomery Creek Drainage ~~ Jones Creek Drainage -----~~ ~-- -~- ---- June 18 ~~~--~ ----~---~-.~.~-~ Blue Ridge -----~ ~- June 11 ......... ~~-----~~~~~- Blue Ridge Chattahoochee Riv . & Spoilcane Cr . Drainages June 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, Chattahoochee- Smith Creek Drainage ..... _ 27, 28 --~ -~---~-~ - --- ~ ------- Chestatee ~~-~ June 4, 11 , 18, 25 -~~ ~ Chattahoochee- Chestatee Moccasin Creek Drainage ... ~- .. ~ June .6 , 7, 13, 14, 24 lake Burton Wildcat Creek ~.... June 3, 10, 17, 20, 21 , 27, 28 ........ --- ..~- lake Burton Jacks River Drainage (except Rough Creek) ... June 6, 7 , 13, 14, 20, 21 Cohutta !=onasaugo River and Rough Creek ... -- - ~ June 27, 28 .. Cohutta SIZE LIMIT: The minimum size limit for all trout is 7 inches. CREEL LIMIT: The maximum catch in any .day ~nd the maximum number in possession for one person shall not exceed 10 fish of any one or all species. FEES AND MANNER OF FISHING : Fishing permits shall be $1.00 per person per day or $10.00 for season permit. Permits shall be valid on any stream or lake during the regulated season for such water. Permits shall not be valid unless accompanied by a regular Stole Fishing license. Children under sixteen year. of age shall be allowed to fish without permit. Fish shall be taken only with rod and line . Any type of bait or lure, except 8uliimore minnows or goldfish, may be used. Each permittee shall have in use at any one time on the area not more than one rod and line. PERMITS NECESSARY BEFORE FISHING: Fishermen are required to obtain fishing permits before they begin fishing . Permits can be obtained from the Wildlife Rangers on the areas or they can be obtained from the following addresses: Division of Wildlife, Stale Capitol, Atlanta, Ga . Forest Supervisor', U. S. Forest Service, Gainesville, Ga . District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Blue Ridge, Ga . District Forest Ranger, U. S . Forest Service, Suches, Ga. District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Clayton, Ga. Wildlife Rangers and patrolmen will be at various road entrances into the areas and permits may be obtained from them . However, to avoid delay in getting started, fishermen should obtain permit! as far in advance as possible . Persons found fishing without permits will be liable for legal adion . FISHING TIME: Fishing shall be permitted only between the hours of sunup and 7 :00 P.M . of the same day, eastern war time. CREEL CENSUS : Each permittee will be furnished a franked Government postal card, addreued to the Forest Ranger, on the back of which is a form for recorded pertinent information in regard to his catch . Each permittee will be requested to fill out the card and leave it with Rangers or patrolmen or mail it (no postage required) . The information obtained from these cards, if accurately recorded, will be of value in formulating future policies. OUTDOOR GEORGIA ll1ny 1942 REGULATIONS Macon's lnclian Mounds Imagination plays a friendly hand For one who views the ancient Indian mounds On Macon 's hills; or seelcs to understand The treasured trin/cels /eft upon those grounds. The level surfaces of sun-ba/cecl clay . Ar proof that men have labored faithfully With daily living in their little clay. One flash of mind, and bro/cen pollery Is new again; and gaunt, long .buriec/ braves Leave for a lillie hour, their crowded groves. But pic/c and shovel clarly mention three Dep-rootecl cultures on that same plateau, Each culture resting with fidelity Upon the one beneath. The subtle flow Of thought seeps questioningly through the grime 01 centuries, in effort to construct The life and customs of that distant time. The peoples march across the viaduct Of passing years, and there before the eye, Wor/c out their simple lives, and love, and die. Today men rummage through the fragile bones Of those, especially, who vanished last; They gather brolcen /cnives, and grinding stonesThe silent symbols of a living past. Here is the council chamber, and the slate Of warriors; and lilce a blaclcenecl ghost Some charred old timbers that recall their fate . There is the spring, and here the trading post. Th years have written on that ancient den, A worthy epitaph to early men. -Christine Park Hankinson. SMALL MOUTH BASS LARGE MOUTH BASS BLUE GILL BREAM SHELL-CRACKER BREAM Live delivery guara nteed. W r ite for prices and info rmatio n . JAS. H. REEVE, Calhoun, Ga. ENJOY the thrills an OUTBOARD MOTOR ____ offers Fish out- of- the- wy places. ***** Motors sold, serviced and rented at ATLANTA ~BOARD MARINE LOUIS TROTZIER 311 Spring St. Atlanta 19 Librarian General Lib~ tversitr of Ga hens Ga - . 7-43 * * COVER PAGES John Jones Knudsen, skillful trout and bass fisherman from Atlanta, dreams of the opening of the fishing season and of pulling in a big one. Note calendar and alarm clock and fishing togs. All that is needed now is a pretty day. Mr. Knudsen's many friends testify to his ability to rod and reel. The rapid flow of this beautiful water makes one of Georgia's most delightful mountain streams. This stream is near Ellijay and the cool Sparkling waters is a joy to fishermen. Georgia's North Georgia streams are famous throughout the South and many a Rainbow trout has departed his aquatic home to decorate plates around the dinner table. !fn CCkis !Issue Pag e " It's Great To Be A Geo rgian" 2 Comm ission e r lac k Cra vey Time to Go Fish ing ! 3 March Of Progress 5 Joe Stearns Dine, Dance and Be Merry - At Georgia State Pa rks . . 6 Georgia MUST Save Its Forests 7 "So Long . . . Pal " . 8 Conservation Please 8 Can Wildcats Be Tamed ? . 9 Joe Stearns One of Georgia's Biggest Projects . 10-11 (I n pict ures) Help Protect O ur Birds! . . . . . 12 C. H. W ha rton You Tell 'Em 13 Joe Stea rns Atlanta Woman G rows Own Oranges 14 Amethyst Magic 15 Pat Cooper Rationing of Fur Coats Unlikely . 17 Fish ing Seasons and Regulations . 19 In The Mail 19 When Nature set up the schedule for Natural Resources in various states, it d id not just smile on Georgia-no, Nature must have been in a hilarious and happy mood for our red clay state not only received abundant natural resources but also the necessary conditions fo r these resources to flourish . Some time ago when I visited Wisconsin, which is considered one of the most advanced states in America in the administration of its resources, I remember looking up at lofty pine trees and remarking to my associates that the pines certainly were beautiful. My Wisconsin friends were justly proud of their trees and deserve much credit for the way they have protected their forest. Still, when they told me that the trees I had admired had taken 60 years to reach full growth I was stunned. The same tree in Georgia would have developed in 12 to 15 years. Severe weather cuts down Wisconsin's growing months while Georgia's mild weather permits almost year around growth. One official told me, "We are very jealous of your state. If we just had your Okefenokee Swamp, it would be worth several million dollars a year to us. It is perfect to attract thousands of visitors and it is a natural fo r a wildlife santuary." It was my turn to be proud. The Okefenokee Swamp is just one of this state's many natural assets. W isconsin has almost unlimited money with which to develop its natural resou rces. Georgia's purse strings permit only a modest flow of money .for development work. In view of this handicap, Georgia must be guided by a long-range program designed to build gradually and firmly . You r Department of Natural Resources is forever looking for new and better methods. We want modern equipment and tools with which to do our work and I am happy to report- we are making progress in our wildlife and fish propagation, our re-forestation work and our mining developments. The day is not too far distant when Georgia will lead the nation in Natural Resources. Few states have our gift of climate, and how many states have huge, rolling mountains in one section and flat prosperous lands in another. And too, we have coastal fishing, beautiful resorts by the ocean and the list is too long for this space. I am greatly encouraged at the outlook for this state. The day will come when I can look back with pride to know I played a part in getting Georgians to realize their wonderful resources and to conserve and develop them . No other section could take the place of Georgia in my heart. I despai r at the thought I might live in any other state. It would be like placing a goldfish on a Persian rug . Like thousands of others1 am sold on this sta te and prepared to give all I have to make it the best fishing and hunting grounds in America. It will be doneand the sooner the better. JUNE, 1942 OUTJD)(Q)(Q)lR?. G IEOlR?.GIT A Volume X, No. XII ZACK D. CRAVEY, Editor JOE l. STEARNS, Ma nag ing Ed itor PAT COOPER, A ssociate Editor BEVERLY BURCH , Featu re Editor P ubl ished mo nt hl y by The Georgia Department of Natura l Resou r ces , 422 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga., in t he interest of Geor g ia w ildlife a n d for fishermen , hunte rs , nature Jovers and conservation of natural resou rces . Yearly subscr iption s to U n ited States and its possessions. a n d Ca nada, 75 cen ts; ot her countries, $1.50 . Subscr iber s must notify us of change of add r ess four weeks in advance of next p ublication date, giving both old a n d n ew address . Con ten ts of t h is magazine must n ot be repri n ted with ou t per missio n . T h is m agazi ne is glad to r eceive photos. drawings , stories and articles dealing w it h outdoor subj ects. but cannot guarantee r etu rn of u nso li cited contri bution s n or inRure allai nst t heir toss. Contribution s not accom panied by sufficient postage w ilt not be ret urned. Enter ed as 2nd class matter August 31, 1940 . at t he pos t office at Atla n ta, under the Act of March 3. 1879. ANGLERS GET TOGETHER' ON JAUNTS TO HELP CONSERVE GASOLINE, TIRES oFFICI ALLY and otherwise the fi shin g season now is open. The lid was lifted Jun e l and there was that usual grand rush by fishermen to their favorite fis hing holes. Georgia is blessed with beautiful lakes, rivers, ponds and mountain strea ms and one of the finest fi shing seasons in the past decade is right in front of us. Few states enjoy that pleasant and distinct pleasure of possessing mountain trout streams plus all the other waters fine game fish. Georgia fishermen, a gang of the best fellows in the world, are going to have to be mighty resourceful this year. The gasoline is pinched down and the problem of getting to favorite fishing waters is acute. Any fisherman who can realize enough gasoline out of his rationin g card for a fishing trip should by all means invite enough pals to fill up his car. We all are in the same boat. There are no pills yo u can take to cure the fishing fever and yo uld wo uld never forget a neighbor who asked yo u to go along on a fishing trip with him. There is no point in hauling an empty back seat to good fi shing spots. The seal of fri endship never is more Who wouldn't like to spend a day doing this kind of fishing? These were caught by Glenn W. Bell, of Atlanta and his partner last season on the Toccoa River in the Chattahoochee National Forest. Ann Bell, 3 years old, shows a 2 pound crappie caught la st year at Lake Burton . This fish was caught on a broken-bock plug . That's something . . . . certain than when yo u are wetting yo ur hook and yo ur friends are 'l>'ith yo u. Hundred s of Georgian s fi sh for the thrill and sport in it. Many have no taste for fish. Let's remember we have a war to win and food plays a great part. Don't waste a single fish. See that you r catch is kept fresh and if you don't want the fish, pass them along to neighbors or friends. Take them to a hospital or an orphanage but don't let a single one go to waste. When you are conservation-minded, you are patriotic and helping Uncle Sam get in a lick at our enemy. And a note to fathers- don't leave yo ur boy at home. Take him fish ing. Don't be just a dad-your son wants to make a pal out of you also. Give him that chance on yo ur next fi shing trip. 3 Useful Georgia Resources J- Georgia cloy has been worked into useful pots, plates and jugs of Girls' High School in Atlanta . Here is Louise Maddox taking a pot out of the kiln . 2 - These ore but a few of the uses of good G eo rgia clay . This collection belongs to Cory Hqnsord . 3 - Moria;, Lewis shows Dot Ratchford how to use the mallet to beat Georg ia metal into plates, etc., of Girls High School. 4 - This beautiful body of water is port of the Richmond Hill State fish hatchery. Thousands of fi sh ore token from this pond each season and released in Georgia lakes, streams and rivers. 5 - Hundreds of such signs are scattered ?ver Georgia's protected wildlife management are a s. 6 - 0ne of the Deportment of Natural Resources man y signs which line our hig hw ays . The words on this sign tell the story. * They Lear To Do .. By Doing At Henry Ford~s Riehmond Dill Plantation By JOE STEARNS ttT EARN to do by doing!" Therein lies the secret of L successful operation of o11 e of the largest projects in Georgia. It is astonishing what is being done on Henry Ford's Richmond Hill Plantation down below Savannah. Ford is the own er but it is J. F. Gregory, superintendent, who keeps th e wheels of this great industry forev er spinning forward. Most people consider lettuce in the class with pop corn. You chew a lot but you don't get much good out of it. Still salad without lettuce would be dismally undressed. So let tuce, after a fashion, has its place in the gen eral scheme of things. On the Plantation a good many thousands of dollars were spent to reclaim land. That simply means Richmond Hill plantation swamp lands were drained, the rivers backed up and controlled. The bottom land that resulted has proved ideal for farming. So lettuce was planted and plenty of it. Truck load after truck load of lettuce left daily during May. It was sold in markets over the Southeastern states and the market prices were good. So good in fact that the Plantation took in about $1000 a day. Superintendent Gregory expected to clear between $20,000 and $30,000 on the lettuce crop. Gregory says enough lettuce is grown on those reclaimed swamp lands to supply the demand for all of Georgia. Just to figure big scale growing, it might be well to mention that only recently the Plantation sold 100 tons of sweet potatoes to Camp Blanding. It is some sight to see lettuce as far as you can look. Dozens of workers pick the lettuce and pile it in boxes after which it is taken to During these perilous cloys os these young locls master the art of welding they ore snapped up in industry engaged in vito/ defense worlc . They ore experts wh e n they leave the Ford industrial school shops OUTDOOR GEORGIA June 1942 One of the many roods at Richmond Hill Plantation. Ford' s own road machinery is used to keep about 100 miles of such roods in perfect condition . a washing and culling plant. There it is packed in ice and ready to move into marke t. Li ving co nditions are excellent at Richmond Hill. Workers may rent a beautifu l house wi th two to three bedrooms for as little as $15 a month . But if yo u get on e of these hou ses, it is necessar y to plant a garden. That i~ a rule. In seaso n, the oyster beds which are carefully cultivated and protected, prod uce hundreds of gallons of splend id oysters and bring in a neat profit. Harry Ukkleberg, in charge of. experimen tal farming, reports a crop of 500 bushels of rice last year but expects almost to double that mark this year. .Wonder how many people in Georgia knew this state was growing rice? For those who like can e grinding time, the Plan tation il.' perfect. Grind in g starts in October and lasts right on up to Christmas. Last year 3,000 gallons of cane syrup were turned out. The soy bean is in great demand. The Plantation pro duced 1000 bushels last year but that will be increased this year. You can find mustard, broccoli, 20 acres of cabbage, 30 acres of onions and other (Contin ued on Page 14) s 1Jine, 1Jance anJ be _A1erriJ AT G EORGIA STATE PARKS 1 - You bet, it is one of those old time square dances and there will be a great many more this summer at Alexander H. Stephens State Park. 2 - A big t me was had by all. 3-Swing your partners-now circle to the left-yes sir- an old 1ash. ioned square dance, nobody barred, is held at Vogel each Satu rd ay night. It . great fun. Just another feature that brings hundreds of visitors to Vogel eac'' """ year. 4-Hiking and swimming in the mountains at Vogel State Park is a 11 h /ant for jaded apetites. And the food at '(ogels is splendid. He re is shown a few of the visitors on opening day in the dining room at the Inn . OVAL-"Fiddling " John Carson waits his turn while AI Walker shoots for a ringer. It's that 9rand old barnyard sport of horse shoes played on the beach at tho lake in Vogel. BELOW - Ewing Daniel, Superintende nt of Alexander H, Stephens State Park , at Crawfordville, con consider the new dance pavillion in the pork as a personal monument in honor of his untiring efforts to give the people in his section this splendid building a nd new form of enter. tainment. The Building on t he left is the bath house. The Donee pavillion (Danie l built it himself) on the right. This pict ure was to ke n only a . few hours be. fore the pavillion officially opened fa the public. EORGIA Midi AVE ITS FORESTS 1 - Your Outdoor Georgia photographer climbed to the observation post recently and snapped a picture of a fire several miles away. 2 - Very often people do not con. cern themselves with a forest fire . That is an invitation for disaster. Here is what might happen to your house if you ignore a forest fire in your county. Not much left of what once was a beautiful country home . 3 -This is one of many fire lowers in North Georgia . The State Di vision of Forestry keeps a man at this lookout post day and night. 4 - Big Dan, owned- and picture taken by J. K. Hannon, of Rex, Georg ia, is on point. Those trees in the background are necessary to good quail hunting, And what to do about a forest fire-fight it and fight if some more. Don't stop until every spark is harmless. Georgia must save its forest . Stop fires! 5 -Here is some properly you can buy. If is cheap too. But before the fire swept away those trees, the price was much higher. This is pure and simple waste. Precaution and quick action would have prevented this destruction . "So Long ... Pal" JT wasn't easy last month to say adios to Frank Edmond- son, Assistant Director of State Parks. Frank is in the Navy and it is Lieutenant Edmondson now. He reported for active Service May 20. It was a crippling blow to the Parks Di- vision the day Frank packed his seabag and departed. While it was a big gain for the Navy, the state faces the problem of plug- ging up a tremendous gap. Frank, you might say, was Here is more bad news for Japan . Frank Edmondson goes info active duty in the United States Navy the favorite son of the fourth floor in the State Capitol. He was a messenger of good-cheer. On cheerless days when nothing seems to go right and you feel like you have two left feet and nothing hut thumbs- Frank comes in with one of those bright sm iles and a carload of hilarious conversation. Yes sir, the Lieutenant can brush away clouds of gloom faster and better than just about anybody you ever met. Everybody was fond of Frank. You just never heard anybody say they didn' t like him. And he is a man possessed of inexhaustible energy. Apparently with a smooth, even stroke Frank could get more work done with his left hand that most of us could with a dozen machines and ten hired hands. It doesn't seem the same any more. Frank may not miss the Capitol hut the Capitol sure does miss him. His trademark is a big smile and the boys in the avy who work with Frank will find their job much more pleasant. That strong pillar of wisdom, judgment, acumen, sympathy and friendliness most of us needed is out doing a bigger and better job. Georgia is proud to offer a man of Edmondson's caliber. We don't mind admitting we choked up at our good-byes and back slaps but it wasn't easy for Frank either. We could see determination, great strength of character and courage stamped in the face of the man who, in his bright new Navy officer's uni form, told us 'so long.' Okay, Uncle Sam, you have a man who will reflect nothing but glory and honor on the Navy. If the Navy wants a job well done, just call in Frank and IT WILL BE DO E. He is that kind. Good luck fellow! Hurry hack! 8 ,........................................'\/\ GonseiVation Please ! (1) Which of the following birds occasionally devour smaller birds? a. shrike d. kingfisher b. chuck-wills-widow e. kingbird c. crow (2) A wet fly as used by trout fishermen is a. a fly caught in a cloudburst b. a fly soaked in water and tied on a hook c. an artificial fly fished beneath the surface d . the uppermost of two flies on the same leader (3) A hog-sucker is a. a blacksnake that suckles sows b. a large black terrapin found on- ly near salt water c. a fish with an elongated mouth d. the common name given to an oversized brown trout (4) Experiments have proven that the most important thing about a fishing plug is its a . shape c. color b. size d. action (5) Channel catfish may be readily identified by a . the fact that they always frequent the channel of a stream b. their absence of scales c. a forked tail d. the reddish eyeball (6) Snake venom when exposed to the air a. evaporates slowly b. crystallizes and retains potency for as long as twenty years c. absorbs moisture and thus loses much strength d. dries up and loses its power e . relases its poisonous properties in gaseous form leaving a dry, yellowish residue (7) Spiders are essential to national defense because a. the venom of the black widow is used in medical preparation b. their webs exhibit structural examples for engineering students c. they catch flies d . their web fibers are used in arma- ment manufacture (8) Two of the following birds can move or raise a part or all of the upper portion of thir bill a. cuckoo b. parrot c. black skimmer d. woodcock e. green heron Auwcn on Page 19 OUTDOOR GEORGIA /une 1942 ? GERONIMO, A LYNX, TAME AS A LAMB! J a newsreel recently a scene of some wildcats was u sed to take some of the wild out of the lynx. shown. A man with thick leather gloves was trying un- And it sounds like a perfectly swell short cut successfully to handle some wildcat kittens and not hav- to your favorite hospital. ing much luck. The narrator said, "Wildcats, always dangerous, are an enemy to man and never tamed." Mrs. Blount tells of giving the cat cod liver oil and calmly tells of it losing its baby teeth for the real McCoy. There is room for question on that "never tamed." Ask somebody in Georgia's moun- That- my friends- would be where most of us came in and had to leave. tains if they ever saw a tamed wildcat or ever heard of a tamed wildcat and you probably will get this answer, "No, sir. And who the dickens would want a tamed wildcat if you could tame it?" Only once was Geronimo ill. He ate a rubber ball, a sponge and some toys. These were removed by surgery. The cat likes a little water in the tub and loves to splash in it. He is fpnd of celery, although it intoxicates him just as catnip does. Chrysanthemums are his favorite But whether or not anyone has tamed a wildcat in flowers. Georgia, Isabel Blount, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, has Geronimo disproves the superstition that tamed a lynx. A lynx is a mighty close relative of a wild- wild animals will not look a human being in cat and if anything a lynx the eye. He watches would make a wildcat appear each speaker intently. a sissy. Lynx or wildcat, both Who in Georgia would are fighting fools and killers care to try to out- from taw. stare a wildcat? In the Mr. and Mrs. Blount purchased the lynx when it was first place, it would be only a deceitful effort, but two weeks old. It was one cause grey hairs and of two kittens found near drive a man cock-eyed Carlsbad Caverns. They named trying to stare down it Geronimo, after the famous a wildcat. No thanks. Apache chief. Mrs. Blount says the lynx's Geronimo traveled for days with Mr. and Mrs. Blount in the car. He was fed milk by means of a baby bottle with an occasional loyalty is comparable with a dog's. She admits it takes patience to train and romp with a lynx- (how true)-but the reward is the affection of an intelligent, perennial child. piece of meat. In two The Blounts say they have lessons Geronimo was house broken. It required plenty of pa- This is the business end of a Georgia wildcat. Picture was taken in North Georgia . If a wildcat didn 't have claws and teeth, some of us wouldn't mind trying to tame one. no doubt but what Geronimo would leap to their defense if attacked. Madam, you lienee to promote an have the best reason in the understanding between owners and animals. world to have more friends than yo u kn ow what to do Once Geronimo went into a tantrum and Mr. with. Can you imagine - bending over, stretching out Blount firmly grasped the animal by the scruff your hand to pet a lynx that is 29 pounds of dynamite, of the neck and the seat of the pants and held T. .T., brimstone and destruction all rolled up into one him roughtly against the floor until he ran out piece of fur? of steam. That was just one of the methods I'll stick to Fido. His bark is worse than his bite. OUTDOOR GEORGIA June 1942 9 * * ONE OF GEORGI 1J E11 11 Y f D11 D~i> 11 JJJ J- II you work on Henry Ford' s Richmond Hill plantation you can rent this lovely home for only $l:Sa month . It has three bedrooms . There is one rule you must observe il you live in this houseyou absolutely MUST plant a garden . 2 - These youngsters are in competition with each other in the woodworking shop. They are building model airplane s. In a few years, after they have mastered the art they more than likely will be making the real thing . It is just one of the many plans of instructions in the Ford Industrial School. 3 - George Cheaves reaches for one of the many tools available to the boys in their work . Instructors teach the boys how to use hundreds of variou s tools. Little wonder these lads turn out to be experts. 4 - Ford has hundreds of acres of beautiful trees. These natural asset s are used to make up all of the lumber used at Richmond Hill . The crates used to ship lettuce and other vegetables are made in the mill. Even the sawdust is used to keep mill fires glowing . There is no such word as wa ste at Richmond Hill . 5 - This foreman holds up a couple of heads of lettuce and they are as nice a s an y you have ever seen in your favorite grocery store . 6 - This is a head of lettuce grown on reclaimed land on the Plantation. t:j\ \!..) * * * * * * * * * GGEST PROJE~TS lD 1J Jll Plil 11 ~ril~JJD11 This so urce of lettuce supplies dozens of Southern markets and is quite an industry. Superintendent Gregory expects his lettuce crop should show a splendid profit this year, with perhaps $25,000 or more written on the ledger in blaclc ink . 7 - More lettuce than most of us have seen in a life time . Field after field of it and workers busy geiting it ready for market. 8 - The lettuce is taken from the field to a washing and culling plant. It is packed in ice and ready to move on-finally finishing up in a salad maybe on one of your plates. 9 - Harry Ukkleb erg , in charge of experimental farm ing, looks over some of the rice which by now has been planted. Each one of those bags is full of rice ready for planting . J0 - Back in the Industrial School, the boys learn mechanical drafting and engi- * * * * * * * neering under expert teachers. Their class rooms, as shown here, are cheerful and well e quipped. J J-When working with machinery, it is precision that counts. The boys learn the meaning of splitting an inch up a hundred times or more and the result is good work. J2 - Repairs are made on any machinery that might happen to break down . The boys can fix it up as well as any commercial machine shop. (Pictures by Joe Stearns .) HELP PROTECT OUR BIRDS! dJ.OIUIIH04t ~~ o/ (!)WI, d)~ w~ e~ dJ.Ufld (!Jn, J~ 1 By C. H. WHARTON MERJCAN forests suffer an annual loss of $100,- f t 000,000 caused by destructive insects, according to a recent estimate. In many cases nothing is done to meet this challenge to our woodlands. The forests would be compelled to fi ght this battle against insects alone but for a single and powerful ally-birds. In recent years much emphasis has been placed upon game birds on the farm. Always there has persisted a tendency to overlook the far more valuable and ever present "small birds." Many Georgia birds eat more insects than all other food combined, and a few examples will show their true value. With the common meadow-lark, or "field lark," which is, unfortunately, often shot for "sport," 74 percent of the stomach contents consists of insects, preferred ones being grasshoppers, cotton boll weevils and cutworms. Particularly fond of big 'hoppers one on him, however , and his varied tastes scarcely warrent his protection. Of interest is the diversity of the crow's food which may include crawfish, mollusks, fish , toads, salamanders, snakes, eggs, nestlings, carrion, and grain. Woodpeckers are true conservationists. Their drumming tatoo is a death knell for hordes of destructive insects. Since these insects compose from 2/ 3 to 3/ 4 of their total food, our woodpeckers must consume count less quantities of beetles, caterpillars, and ants. Ants destroy timber. Beginning with a vacant burrow in the bark they devour the wood until a tree is riddted with the_r passages, and into these cavities flashes the barbed tongue of their enemy-the woodpecker. Ever yone knows a " rain crow's" raucous call tolls a coming storm , though few know his rightful name, the cuckoo. A cuckoo is hard to see, but watch the white nests of tent-caterpillers and web- worms and sooner or later you'll see him , for these leaf-eaters are his favorite food, 250 having been found in a single stomach! ot seeming to mind the hairy kinds of caterpillars, which other birds avoid , the cuckoo's stomach is often completely lined on the inside with fin e, silvery hairs, presenting the appear ance of a fur-lined pocket. So you see, considering birds for sport alone is not enough. Sportsmen and far mers alike should give consideration to the mor e important insectivorous birds. Much can be done to attract and aid them . Fires can be controlled, gullies and ditch-banks can be planted with food and cover shrubs. Fence rows left with grass and There's no place like a gourd! This flight-loving visitant, the purple martin, deems no place so suitable as his pendulous, vine-grown home. On long, thin wings these welcome birds, like living fly-traps, clean the air of troublesome insects. lark contained 37 of these crop-eaters. The phoebe, an insignificant-looking little bird which usually plasters its nest beneath a bridge, comes through wjth an insect percentage of 89. The diminutive, perky little house wren takes top honors, since analysis shows 98 percent of it total food to he insects. How welcome these active birds should he about the garden! As many as 50 different kinds of hugs and beetles have been recorded from the stomach of that flyer in the dusk, the nighthawk. Even a gleam of redemption shines through old brother crow's black reputation as grasshoppers, maybeetles, caterpillars, weevils, and wire-worms compose l / 5 of his yearly food supply. That other four-fifth s tells badly 12 Few pauses for this fellow! He's too busy foraging for grasshoppers and boll-weevils. Brightly clad in his nuptial costume of yellow and black, the meadowlark makes a cheerful picture as he carols his whistling notes from summer fields . bushes, and border strips sowed with small grains, or lespedeza, enable birds to survive the winter. Let us not forget the most important thing- birds must nest, and they will seek the best areas possible, and they carry on a never-faltering search to feed their growing young. Dead and hollow trees left standing provide a good home for swifts, owls, bluebirds, and woodpeckers. OUTDOOR GEORGIA /une 1942 'lfo,u ma dl' from copi e of lice nSl'S n ow i n thi s ofli cl'. Tlw H vn11 c Offi ce ' ay s "That's a ll." TOTAL ....... ------------ .....$2,941.00 I 11 crease i11 Reve11u e Over Lasl Y ear. .............$1,542.00 OUTDOOR GEORGIA }uue 1942 J- This spring furnishes cool, flow ing' water fo r the state fish hatchery at Millen . Thousands of gallons of water each hour gush from th is spring . 2 - The color picture " Seeing Georgia" is being finished on this ma- chine shown he re. It will be ready soon for showings ove r the state. 3 - Cade Cleveland covght this 40 pounds of carp from the Savannah River. Carp ore extre mely destructive and the Savannah River con do without these and all of their relatives. Good work, Code . (Photo by Fronk N . Wansley .) 4 - Whot is it? It is a badger. Picture taken in Zoo . 5 - Pryor Worth of Thomaston caught these beautiful bream just before the closed season . 6 - These mallards paddling peacefully along were snapped at Block Rock Country Club recently. Mr . and Mrs. with no place to go and all day to get there , 7 - During the war between the states the Confederate A~my used this rock structure located near Cartersville as o furnace turning out implements of war. 8 - This is the preliminary work necessary to the construction of o dam. The work is going on near Cartersville . FISHING SEAS 0NS AND REG ULATI 0NS JUNE Rock Creek Lake and Drainage ..................______ June 3, 6, 7, 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21, 24, 27, 28 .... Blue Ridge Noantaotly Creek Drainage ............................_.. June 4, 25 ......................... Blue Ridge Montgomery Creek Drainage .............................. June 18 .............................. Blue Ridg e Jones Creek Drainage -June 11 ............................ Blue Ridge Chattahoochee Riv. & Spoilcane Cr. Dra inag es June 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, Chattahoachee- 27, 28 -- Chestatee Smith Creek Drainage -- ....... Jun e 4, 11, 18, 25 ............. Chattahoachee- Chestatee Moccasin Creek Drainage .........- June 6, 7, 13, 14, 24 ......... Lake Burton Wildcat Creek ---June 3, 10, 17, 20, 21, 27, 28 ............................ lake Burton Jacks River Drainage (except Rough Creek) ..... June 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 2 1.. Cohutta Conasauga Rive r and Rough Creek ................. June 27, 28 - Cohutta SIZE LIMIT: The minimum size limit for all trout is 7 inches. CREEL LIMIT: The maximum catch in any day and the maximum number in possession for ane person shall not exceed 10 fish af any one or all species . FEES AND MANNER OF FISHING : Fishing permits shall be $1.00 per person per day or $10.00 for season permit. Perm its shall be valid on any stream ar lake during the regulated season far such water. Permits shall not be valid unless accompanied by a regular State Fishi ng License. Children under sixteen years of age shall be allowed to fish without permit. Fish shall be taken only with rod and line. Any type af bait ar lure, except Baltimore minnows or goldfish, may be used. Each permittee shall have in use at any one time on the area not more than ane rod and line. PERMITS NECESSARY BEFORE FISHING: Fishermen are required ta obtain fishing per mils before they begin fishing . Permits can be obtained from the Wildlife Rangers on the areas or they can be obtained from the following addresses: Division af Wildlife, State Capital, Atlanta , Ga . Forest Supervisor, U. S. Forest Service, Gainesville, Ga . District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Blue Ridge, Ga . District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Suches, Ga . District Forest Ranger, U. S. Forest Service, Clayton, Ga . Wildlife Rangers and patrolmen will be at various road entrances into the areas and permits may be obtained from the m. However, to avoid delay in getting started, fishermen should obtain permits as far in advance as possible. Persons found fishing without permits will be liable for legal action . FISHING TIME: Fishing shall be permitted only between the hours of sunup and 7 :00 P.M. af the same day, eastern war time . CREEL CENSUS: Each permittee will be furnished a franked Government postal ca rd , addressed to the Forest Ranger, on the back of which is a form for recorded pertinent information in regard ta his catch . Each perm ittee will be requested ta fill aut the card and leave it with Rangers ar patrolmen or mail it (no postage required ). The information obtained from these cards, if accurately recorded, will be of value in formulating future policies. The IUIL~BOX Savannah, Georgia May 1, 1942. Hon. Zack D. Cravey, Commissioner of Wild Life Division, State of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia. Dear Zack: I am in receipt of your May issue of "Outdoor Georgia," which is most attractive and very creditable to our State. I take this opportunity of saying to you that in my part of the State, namely Effin gham County, I have seen much evidence of activity of the Game Wardens, and I am quite sure that the game and fi sh have received more protection in the last twelve month s than in many years in the past. I wish to commend you and yo ur colleagues for your good work. With all good wishes, I r emain , Sincerely, G. PHILLIP MO RGAN. United States Department of Agriculture FOREST SERVICE Chattahoochee National Forest . Gainesville, Georgia May 13, 1942 Mr. Zack D. Cravey Commi ssioner Department of Natural Resources 421 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Cravey : I have just read yo ur editorial " We Must Stop F orest Fires" in the May number of the " Outdoor Georgia." The editorial is especially valuable and timely and I sincerely hope that each member of the State Legislature will receive a copy of thi s number. I am not acquainted with the "O utdoor" distribution but certainly the weekly newspapers should have access to this editorial. If I may be of help to yo u in the prepa- rat ion of proposed State fire law legislation please let me know. Very sincerely yours, H UGH S. REDDI NG F orest Supervisor Answers Conservation Please (Continued from Page 14) (l)a,b,c (2) c (3) c (4) d (5) c (6) b (7) d (8) b, d SMALL MOUTH BASS LARGE MOUTH BASS BLUE GILL BREAM SHELL-CRACKER BREAM Live delivery guaranteed . Write for prices and information. JAS. H. REEVE, Calhoun, Ga. OUTDOOR GEORGIA June 1942 ENJOY the thrills an OUTBOARD MOTOR ____ offers Fish out- of- the- way places. * * * * * Motors sold, serviced and rented at ATLANTA OUTBOARD MARINE LOUIS TROTZIER 311 Spring St. Atlanta GUNS RIFLES AMMUNITION ALL OUTDOOR EQUIPMENT Becb c. q~ HARDWARE CO ATLANTA. GA. 19