Georgia game and fish [Vol. 3, no. 6 (June 1968)]

GEORGIA

VOL. 3, NO.6/ JUNE, 1968

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June 1968

Volume Ill

Number 6

The Mountain Lion Trophy Conservation Communications Award - 1967 The Georgia Sportsmen 's Federation .
Contents Welcome, OWAA .. ..... .... .... Dean Wohlgemuth 1 Breakthrough For Stripers ........ Dean Wohlgemuth 2 Be A Bowhunter! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marvin Tye 6 Swimming Made Easy .............. Jim Morrison 10
Nottley-But Nice ........... . .. Dean Wohlgemuth 12 Better Boating .. .. ................ . .. Marvin Tye 14 Outdoor World . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Sportsmen Speak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Sportsman's Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Lester G. Maddox
Governor
George T. Bagby
Director, State Game & Fish Commission

COMMISSIONERS

Rankin M. Smith ,

James Darby

Chairman

Vice Chairman

Atlanta- 5th District

Vidalia-1st District

William Z. Camp, Sec.

J . B. Langford

Newnan -6th District

Calhoun -7th District

Richard Tift

Judge Harley Langdale,

Albany-2nd District

Valdosta-8th District

William E. Smith

Clyde Dixon

Americus-3rd District

Cleveland-9th District

Charles L. Davidson , Jr.

Leonard Bassford

Avondale Estates-4th District Augusta -lOth District

Jimmie Williamson

Darien-Coastal District

TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION Jack A. Crockford. Assistant Director
Leon Kirkland . Fisheries Chief Hubert Handy, Game Management Chief Charles M. Frisbe, Supervisor. Marine Fisheries Robert S. Baker, Special Services Coordinator

LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION Bill Cline
Deputy State Chief, Atlanta David Gould
Deputy State Chief, Brunswick

GEORGIA GAME & FISH STAFF

J1m Morrison . Ed itor

Dean Woh lgemuth .

J . Hal l. Staff Writer

Staff Writer

Ted Borg. Photographer

Marvin Tye. Staff Writer

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Wild Dog Study Committee

The creation of an interim Wild Dog Study Committee by the General Assembly at the end of its last session may be one of the most important acts taken this year by that body , at least from the viewpoint of a wildlife conservationist, livestock owner, or dog lover.
The committee of five House members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House will be given the job of gathering facts about Georgia's growing dog problems and making recommendations for possible legislation to help cure those ills.
Although some hunters, cattlemen , public health officials, and others have been aware of the damage caused by uncontrolled dogs for many years, the general public did not awake to the seriousness of the situation until just recently.
The disclosure of shocking results of studies recently completed showing the extent of damage to wildlife and livestock, as well as the threat to public health , have spurred public opinion to call for corrective action.
While further studies are underway to determine the full extent of dog predation on wildlife and livestock, the need for adequate controls is already clearly apparent. A survey by the Georgia Cattleman's Association of its members showed that free-running dogs annually slaughter more than $885,000 worth of calves alone, and cause loss of valuable meat poundage and milk production by harassing cattle. A preliminary survey on the Game and Fish Commission's Lake Russell Game Management Area showed extensive dog predation of deer that has been generally suspected over the entire state. Rabies control officers are fearful that Georgia's estimated 300,000 unvaccinated stray dogs will spread the disease from wild animals like raccoons in South Georgia or foxes in North Georgia to humans, expecially children.
At this point, the greatest need is for all of the various groups involved to calmly sit down together with the

legislative committee and work out a reasonable plan to

solve the problem that can be supported by dog owners,

sportsmen, cattlemen, public health officials, and wildlife

conservationists.

One such plan which holds considerable promise has

been tentatively proposed for study by the Georgia Animal

Damage Advisory Committee, a group composed of

representatives of the State Health Department, State

Agriculture Department, State Game and Fish Commission,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Cooperative Extension

Service, and other interested agencies.

Under the plan proposed by the Adivsory Committee,

dog control would be placed under the supervision of the

State Health Department's rabies control program. For the

first time, state-wide legislation would be enacted requiring

all dogs over three months old in Georgia to be vaccinated

for rabies, with provisions for elimination of all unvac-

cinated dogs.

The program would be financed by a rabies control fee

or "license" paid

continued on page 16

ON THE COVER: The bluegill bream is one of the most

popular fish in Georgia's lakes and streams, especially in

more than 60,000 farm ponds that dot the state. The

spawning colors of the male make the bluegill one of the

most beautiful of all fish. Ounce for ounce, he's one of the

scrappiest fighters around on light tackle , and he pulls his

weight in the frying pan , too. Painting by George Reiney ,

Columbus.

ON THE BACK COVER: Mountain Island Lake in beauti-

ful Callaway Gardens, location of the 1968 convention of

the Outdoor Writers of America, the first ever to be held in

Georgia. Photo courtesy of Callaway Gardens.

PHOTO CREDITS: Ted Borg 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , 7, 8, 9, 12 and

13 ; Jim Morrison 10 & 11 ; Marvin Tye 14 b. ; WRBL-TV,

Columbus 15 t.

LCOME, OUTDOOR RITERS OF AMERICA
By Dean Wohlgemuth, OWAA Convention Chairman

BREA~
THROUGH FOR

By Dean Wohlgemuth

As soon as a large female striped bass is captured, a few eggs are extracted for examination, to determine how long it will be until the eggs mature. Billy Bryant, hatchery superintendent of the Commission's Richmond Hill Fish Hatchery, takes a look at eggs under a microscope.

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The atmosphere was almost identical to what you'd expect to find in the maternity ward of a hospital, where the expectant fathers were allowed inside the delivery room.. .and the anticipated birth was one that would set a world record...like perhaps, sextuplets were expected.

A cluster of men hovered around the tiny room, nervously watching. Then came the big moment. Success!
The Georgia Game and Fish Commission had scored a huge victory over nature. Georgia had become the fourth state in the nation, the fourth place in the world to successfully hatch striped

bass fry from eggs taken from a captured adult female.
For nearly six weeks, 10 men had worked feverishly to bring about the success. It took several tries before the first large egg-bearing female could be captured. She and several others, all about 30 pounds apiece , were caught

ln order to speed up the process of maturing the eggs, a hormone is injected into the female. Biologist Glenn McBay inserts the needle while Zan Bunch, biological aide, holds the net.

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About the Photographer
Ted Borg, 30, is the photographer who made the pictures illustrating this article. As the quality of these pictures indicates, Borg has done a wide variety of photographic wo rk and received ex cellent training in his craft.
Prior to joining the staff of the Game and Fish Commission, he worked at Management Services, Inc., at Huntsville, Alabama, producing contract photo graphy for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Marsha ll Space Flight Center. He also was a member of the photographic staff of Wyle Laboratories, has done a considerable amount of free- lance photography, and for a while, owned his own studio.
He has attended the U. S. Army Signal Corps Photo School , the U. S. Army Information School , and Germain's School of Photography in New York.
He is a member of the Professional PhOtographers of America, Outdoor Writers Association, and Southeastern Outdoor Press Association .
Borg is an enthusiastic fisherman who enjoys bass and trout fishing and really gets a thrill out of tangling with salt water gamesters on light spinning tackle. He also l ikes to hunt and says he would have a hard time determi ning whether he enjoys hunting deer, ducks, or squirrels equally as much or, if one of these would be his favorite.
Ted resides with his wife, Dale, and their nine-month old daughter, Melanie, in Forest Park.

When mature, the egg sac must be removed from the female. Only a few fish need to be sacrificed, because millions of eggs are obtained from a single fish.

Once the egg sac is separated, the mature unfertilized eggs are stripped from it into a
pan.

Fertilizing th e eggs is accomplished by milking milt from a live male fish over the eggs. The male is unharmed by the process.

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Once fertilized, the eggs are kept in a continuous flow of water in hatchery jars. The water assures constant temperature, removal of waste, and a supply of life-giving oxygen. Ozief of Fisheries Leon Kirkland checks to make sure the eggs are doing fin e.

After hatching, the tiny fry are placed in an aquarium. Zan Bunch looks for dead fry , removing them immediately .

Nearly .as tiny as a pinhead, th ese newborn striped bass fry will stay in the aquarium for fou r to fiv e days. Th en they 'II be kept in hatchery ponds for six months until reaching a size of fi ve to eigh t inches, when they'll be ready for stocking in one of Georgia 's reservoirs.

before the short spawning run season
was over. Taken from the Savannah Back River
with shocking machines, the females were moved to the Richmond Hill Hatchery near Savannah, Ga. There, after tests to determine the maturity of the eggs they bore, at the proper time they were injected with a hormone that would speed up maturing of the eggs. of the eggs.
A man stayed on duty with the fish the last few hours, keeping constant watch until the time was perfect. Then the egg sac was removed and the eggs stripped from the sac into a pan.
Milt was taken from a large male striper to fertilize the eggs immediately, then the fertilized eggs were put into hatchery jars. A constant flow of water, clean and kept at just the right temperature, was circulated over the eggs until hatching was completed. This normally takes about 48 hours, sometimes up to 72 h0urs.
Once the tiny fry, at birth about the size of a pin head, were completely hatched out, they were transferred to an aquarium where they were held four to five days. In this time they absorbed the egg sacs which were attached to them, providing food. Now they were big enough to feed on their own, on plankton.
Five days old, the tiny striped bass were put in hatchery ponds. They'll stay there until this fall, when they are four or five months old, and have reached a size of from five to eight inches. Then they'll be put in their permanent homes, one of Georgia's big reservoirs.
The brood stripers are taken primarily from the Back River at Savannah because fish caught here have an oily

taste and aren't palatable enough for table fare. This assures Georgia sportsmen that they aren't losing any fish they'd care to keep.
Why all the interest in striped bass? Glenn McBay , district fisheries biologist for coastal Georgia, explained it. " There isn't much we can do to manage fishing in large reservoirs. Other methods are expensive and ex tremely difficult. And often, other methods aren' t too productive. But by adding a large , carnivorous (meat eating) game fish of prey , we can better control populations of shad and rough fish. Stripers eat more and larger fish than do bass and other game fish. This we feel is the best way we have of improving fishing in large reservoirs. "
Of course, not all Georgia reservoirs will be suitable homes for striped bass. Temperature and water conditions aren't just right everywhere. And not all Georgia lakes are in need of a reduction of shad and nongame fish.
But some of the lakes in south and middle Georgia can, biologists feel , produce excellent habitat for stripers and good striped bass fishing.
Getting the most attention at first will be Lakes Seminole and Blackshear. Then other lakes farther north, such as Sinclair, will get striped bass. Some stripers have been stocked in two lakes, Blackshear and Seminole. Those fry were obtained from South Carolina's hatchery at Moncks Corner. South Carolina was the first state and is the leader in producing striped bass fry. But with demands on it from other states and other countries, it isn't possible for South Carolina to fill all of Georgia's needs.
Further, McBay pointed out, stripers

spawn perhaps three or four weeks earlier in Georgia rivers than in South Carolina. A supply becomes available earlier.
Other states which can now produce their own stripers are Virginia and North Carolina. They can't fill all the demands for fry either.
Georgia's facility for hatching stripers is small and, in truth, inadequate. But now that the Game and Fish Commission has proved its capability to produce fry, wheels are being set into motion to provide better facilities , which will soon be completed at the Richmond Hill Hatchery.
Excitement of the great victory probably added strength to the 10 men who brought about the history-making event. But after working several days around the clock, and taking turns of working 12-hour night shifts at the hatchery , the end of the four to sixweek spawning season left the crew weary.
Working on the project were fisheries biologists Leon Kirkland, Glenn McBay , larry Smith, Jim Nix, Herb Wyatt and Dan Holder, and biological aides 'Paul Laska, George Walker, Zan Bunch, and Bill Bryant.
But success was achieved. While there are still probably failures ahead, Georgia is on its way. In a few years, the Commission probably will be able to supply all the striped bass fry needed for the state's reservoirs.
And that ..yill be a red letter day for all Georgia fishermen. Because then , in addition to having a larger, hard fighting game fish they didn't have before, they'll find that fishing for other game species will gradually improve, thanks to the striped bass! )-Q
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by Marvin Tye
The First Step: Picking The Right Equipment

The patient archer can sometimes get a shot at a whitetail at very close range. Deer do not notice stationary objects, so if the wind is right, the archer may be able to bag his deer with the aid of very little cover.

Archery and hunting with the bow and arrow are two of the fastest growing sports in Georgia today. For those beginners who are outfitted properly, these sports can be enjoyable and rewarding. The poorly equipped archer is in for a rougl1 time.
The selection of archery tackle is a very personal matter. What's just right for one person may be all wrong for another. Selecting the correct firearms for a certain type of hunting is much easier than selecting the proper bow for the same purpose. Just about anybody is physically capable of handling a .30/06 or similar deer rifle. Most people can practice with this arm until they can shoot it accurately enough to insure placing their shots in a deer's vital organs.
The same person who has a minimum amount of difficulty in mastering the .30/06 might be overwhelmingly frustrated if he were to try mastering a 55-lb. bow, especially if he has had no previous archery experience. While the
.30/06 can be fired with a simple squeeze of the trigger finger, the bow must be drawn to the cheek, held for a second or so, ainled , and the string released with a smooth motion. Drawing this heavy bow for the first time could be compared with trying to bend a telephone pole.
If the prospective bowhunter begins his training with a bow which he can handle with ease, then gradually works

up to a heavier weapon, he will have no problem. Perhaps the best way to select your archery tackle is to be accompanied on your shopping trip by an experienced archer. It pays to buy from a dealer who is also an archer, preferably after you have already had some shooting experience. There are many archery clubs in Georgia, and most members of these clubs would be glad to help a newcomer to their sport to get started on the right track. To fin d the name and address of the nearest archery club, contact Richard Parker, President, Georgia Bowhunter's Association, 2604 N. Clark Drive, East Point, Ga., 30044.
A 55-lb. bow actually weighs considerably less than the average rifle . In the case of a 55-lb. bow, the 55-lb. "weight" refers to the force required to draw the string the length of the average hunting arrow, usually 28 inches. The average man should begin shooting a 25 to 35-lb. bow and work up to at least a 40-lb. weapon for serious deer hunting. It is illegal to hunt deer in Georgia with less than a 40-lb. pull bow.
The ideal situation would be for the prospective bow hunter to purchase two bows, first buying one that is relatively inexpensive and light in weight. This bow could be used to learn the basic principles of shooting and to develop the muscles used in drawing a bow. These muscles are rarely used in any other activity.
The lighter bow can be used for

The whitetail deer is the animal most sought after by bowhunters. Many of the largest whitetails on record were bagged by archers. Camouflage clothing, tree stands, and quivers that hold each arrow individually are necessary items for the bowhunter.
Basic equipment for hunting the Georgia whitetail includes camouflaged bow and bow quiver, arm guard, finger tab, knife, sharpener for broadheads and knife, tree stand, camouflage suit, and fiberglass hunting arrows.
The broadhead on any arrow fired at deer or any other big-game animal should be sharp enough to shave hair from the hunter 's arm. Broadheads should be resharpened after each shot.

target shooting, small game hunting, ~r During the five-year period from

bowfishing for rough fish , a sport that JS 1961 to 1966, the sale of archery

growing in popularity each year.

hunting licenses in Georgia increased

When training up to the heavier bow, from 564 to 11 ,542. This is an increase

the archer should shoot only a few of 2,046.5 percent! Final tabulation of

arrows a day at the beginning. He sales for the 1967-68 season was not

should never shoot the bow until he is available at the time this article was

tired. If he does this, he may develop written, but it is believed that the

bad habits such as flinching or snap number of archery hunting license sales

shooting.

is continuing to grow.

When he has mastered the hunting bow and can place all his arrows within a 10-inch circle, the archer is ready to begin hunting. The best training for

Under some conditions, such as during a light rain or snowstorm which interferes with the deer's normally keen senses of sight, hearing, and smell, it is

hunting big game is stalking smaller possible to spot a whitetail at a distance animals such as squirrels and rabbits. and quietly slip to within bow range. This offers valuable practice in sighting Usually this sort of thing is almost

game in the field, stalking in fo_r a close impossible. Dry underbrush and a carpet

shot, and firing at unknown distances. of crisp leaves prevent the stalker from

There is a difference in firing at fixed moving silently. Constantly changmg

targets at known ranges and at animals currents of air may carry the human

in the woods. This difference can be scent to the deer, causing it to flee long

realized only by actual experience.

before the bowman is in range. A deer

The bowhunter has to overcome cannot distinguish one still object from

many challenges not even noticed by another, but seems to have an almost

the rifleman. The rifleman can aim and uncanny ability to detect motion.

fire his weapon with a minimum of movement at ranges of up to 100 yards or more. So long as he has a clear path through the brush for his bullet, the gunman can bag his quarry with a minimum of difficulty.
It's not so simple for the bowhunter. He must be within 30 yards for an effective shot in our thick forests. The smallest twig in its path will deflect an arrow and cause an otherwise perfect shot to miss. An archer on the ground at close range cannot raise his bow and fire when a deer is looking in his direction. The deer would spot this movement and be gone before the hunter could release his shaft. The archer must watch the
d!- deer and wait unW it is very close, in
the open, and looking in another rection before making his move. This calls for extreme patience . It has been estimated that the average archer may have to turn down as many as 50 shots which would be fairly simple with a rifle and wait for just one good chance to fire with bow and arrow.
This added challenge is what has made bowhunting so popular. The hunter who has bagged a good buck with the bow and arrow really feels that he has earned his venison. In Georgia , another

To overcome these handicaps, many archers take stands either in a blind on the ground or in trees. Tre~ _stands pla~e the hunter in such a position that his scent is moved upward and away from the deer. Deer rarely expect danger from above, so the elevated hunter is out of sight. This stationary position also prevents the noise caused by a stalk.
This type of hunting demands extreme patience, but sometimes pays off in a big way. Many trophy-size old bucks have been bagged by archers hunting from stands, including the present Boone and Crockett world record for whitetails taken in fair chase with any weapon and the largest nontypical whitetail known .to have b~en killed by any hunter m a sportmg manner.
The non-typical record whitetail was bagged by Del Austin near Hastings, Neb. Del used a 45-lb. bow and fued from a platform nailed between tluee trees. Mel Johnson bagged his Boone and Crockett typical whitetail from a stand on the ground a few miles outside of Peoria, Ill. He was using a 72-lb. bow.
Bows of this weight are rarely requir-

reason for the growing popularity of archery hunting is the longer bow
season, this year opening Oct. 1. This longer season is possible because archers kill so few deer in comparison to gun hunters, and since the archery season precedes the gun deer season opening
ov. 4, it gives hunters a good opportunity to scout the woods and find a good stand for the opening of the gun season. In addition, gun hunters who are worried about safety problems caused

ed for deer hunting. African elephant, lion , and Cape Buffalo have been killed with a 70-lb. bow. In my opinion, the archer should use the heaviest bow which he can shoot accurately_ If he can handle no more than a 40-lb. bow, the bowhunter would be wiser to shoot this weapon and limit his shooting to very close range than to strain to shoot a stronger bow. The strongest bow in the world is no good if you cannot hit anyth.\ng with it.

by the increasing number of gun deer No matter what weight bow is used ,

hunters are turning to archery as a the arrows must be sharp enough to

potentially safer sport with less compe- shave hair from the arms before they are

tition.

shot at any big-game animal. A sharp

arrow causes massive hermorrhage and

will bring death rapidl y to the biggest

animal . A dull arrow is neither as

effective nor as humane .

No matter what the weapon used,

ri fl e or bow, the shot must be placed

pro perly to bring the animal down. An

arro w or bullet in the rib cage will strike

either lungs, heart, liver, or large blood

vessels or some combination of these

an d bring death quickly . A bullet or

arrow back of the rib cage in the paunch

will not kill as quickly and will probably

result in a wounded animal that may o r

may not be recovered . The deer hunter

should thoroughly master his bow or gun before hunting season and pass up all shots that are not likely to hit the rib cage .

Some of the more popular broadheads in use today include, from left: th e 003 with razor blade inserts on each cutting edge, Ben Pearson 's Deadh ead, the Fred Bear Razorhead, and th e Super Hilbre. A ll of th ese heads make large wounds which increase their effectiveness.

The most popular broadheads on the of spots than it would be to detect a

mar ket today are those with four cut- solid mass of one color.

ting edges . These will take a knife-like Camouflage should be avoided when edge and produce a large wound for hunting in an area containing a large

maximum bleeding in a minimum amount of time. Arrow shafts are made of wood, fiberglass, or aluminum. Glass shafts are becoming more popular each

number of other hunters, especially during the gun deer season .
Tournament archery is an exciting sport requiring much more specialized

year because they will not warp like and more expensive equipmen t. The

wood, are uniform in weight, and do heavy-weight h unting bow is out of

no t break easily. Aluminum shafts are place at most events on the tournament

slightly more uniform in weight and are range. Few men have the tenacity to fire

not subject to warpage, but are more one of these weapons a hundred times

expensive than either glass or wood.

or more during an afternoon or morn-

In addition to bows and arrows, the ing. This amount of shooting is usually

bow h unter will need a sturdy armguard required in a tournament.

to protect his arm from the bowstring Tournament archers generally use

an d to keep his clothing from slowing ligl1ter weigl1t bows. Some of these the string, a shooting glove or finger tab bows are equipped with sights , stabilizer

About t he author

to protect his fingers , making shooting rods, and other accessories to improve

At 29, Marvin Tye is well qualified to

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more comfortable , and a quiver. The their accuracy . The archer who believes write. about archery, having shot a bow

quiver is a device fo r carrying arrows. It tournament shooting will be his major and arrow since age 12. During the past

can be a leather case carried on the back, a small container strapped to the waist, or a device called a bow quiver
which can be attached to the bow. The hunting bow quiver is most popular. It keeps the arrows within easy reach and does not interfere with shooting. One big disadvantage of the back or shoulder

interest should attend several of these events and talk to many competitors before buying his equipment. This will help to get him off to a good start .
Bowhunters in Georgia are allowed to take two buck deer or one buck and one doe during the special archery only season Oct. 1 through Oct. 26 in all

few yea rs he has bow hunted in A la bama, Georgia, Tennessee, Nebraska, Arkansas, Texas, Utah, and Californ ia. Such animals as w hitetail and mule deer, Spanish goat, javelina, a record-class bl ack bear, and several varieties of sma ll game and f ish have been bagged b y his arrows. He has written on the subject of archery for such nationally-distributed

quiver is that the archer must make a considerable amount of motion to reach over his shoulder to withdraw an arrow. A deer would be much more likely to spot this motion than the motion required to draw an arrow from the bow quiver which can be held in almost any position. Another disadvantage of the back quiver is that it gets in the way of the stalker or the hunter on a tree stand who might wish to lean back against the tree .
The most popular bow quivers hold eight arrows and feature a hood that covers the sharpened broadheads. This is an important safety feature. The archer who carries arrows in a bow quiver with the broadheads uncovered is just inviting trouble.
Archers who hunt in secluded areas

counties or portions of counties having an open gun season for deer hunting.
The Big Buck Con test sponsored by the Georgia Game and Fish Commission has uncovered several bucks shot by gun hunters with a score of I SO or more on the Boone & Crockett system. Any buck scoring more than 140 taken with bow and arrow is eligible for listing in the National Pope & Young Club records for animals taken with a bow and arrow. Any deer taken with a gun or a bow scoring more than 160 is eligible for listing with the Boone & Crockett Club. There is a possibility that the next world record whitetail might come from Georgia. Who knows? This sort of spec ulation adds to the excitement of deer hunting, with a gun or a bow.
Whatever your interests, tournament

magazi nes as Western Outdoors, Bow and Arrow , Archery World, and Archery.
An enthu siastic fisherman also , he counts fish ing tr ips to the Bahamas and Northern Saskatchewan among his most interesting angl ing experien ces. He particular ly enjoys bass fishing and angling for almost any saltwater species. He also enjoys hunting waterfowl, doves, and qua i l with his favorite shotgun.
He received his BA in Jou rna li sm from th e University of A labama in 1960. He has worked as a reporter f o r the Anniston Star, as editor of Alabama Conservati on , associate editor of Outdoor Nebraska , outdoor editor of the Huntsville News, and technical w riter f o r SPACO, Inc. and t he Bo ei ng Compa ny .
Tye jo ined the Georgia Game and F ish Commissi o n in February of this year as a staff writer for Georgia Game & Fish and as special publications editor. He and his

have found camouflage clothing to be a or hunting, archery offers many hours big help in deceiving the wily whitetail . of pleasant, exciting sport. Why not join

wife, Mary Elizabeth, now reside in Decatur.

The deer is much less likely to notice those who have discovered this exciting

the broken image created by the pattern pastime? ...-

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swimming made easy

By Jim Morrison

Birds were meant to fly , fish to swim, and men to walk, or so the theory goes.
Man evidentaly hasn ' t taken that restriction too seriously , since he now commonly does all three.
Except for riding on the land in an automobile, more humans lose their lives in the water than in the other two activities. But that hasn 't stopped people from going down to the water in ever growing numbers.
In fact , an overwhelming majority of Georgia's four and a half million people come in contact with water deep

enough to drown themselves sometime in their lives, frequently quite often.
To illustrate this point, I sometimes use a simple demonstration in conjunction with my talk on water safety. Usually , I begin by asking all of the persons in the audience to stand who have ever done any duck hunting. This might produce one or two individuals in the average group, who are asked to remain standing. Then I call for all of the boat owners to stand, picking up five or six persons. Then for the fishermen , usually getting up half of the room or better. If that doesn 't do it , then I ask for the swimmers, boat passengers, and persons who have ridden in their automobiles over a bridge on a lake or river! That gets 100 per cent response.
And all of these common everyday situations are potentially fatal, especially to the careless and unprepared.
In fact , more than 89 people drown-

ed in Georgia last year in assorted water accidents that usually boiled down to a lack of simple common sense.
One of the simplest and most effective rules of water safety is to wear a good U.S. Coast Guard approved life preserver at all times around the water, especially if you are elderly, crippled, a child, or an adult who can ' t swim.
Lumping persons who can't swim in with old folks, cripples, and kids may not sound very complimentary, but it's a valid comparison. In the water , especially over their heads, they are all equally likely to drown, and perhaps take a would-be rescuer with them.
You probably would be astonished to know how many people can 't swim, even among those who spend a large part of their time around the water. Thousands of boat owners, fishermen , and other adults have never been able to swim a stroke, let alone tread water for five minutes.
And strangely enough, these people will go to any lengths to avoid learning to swim, or letting other people know that they can' t swim.
One of the most graphic illustrations of this mysterious principle that I have ever seen occurred in my freshman year

Youngsters can begin to learn swimming even before they reach school age. Starting by sitting on
the side of the pool and kicking their feet in the water, youngsters
begin to get accustomed to it.

at the University of Georgia. Under University rules, each student is required to either be able to swim or to enroll in a swimming course. Since many non-swimmers can't be trusted to tell the truth, every student is required to swim the width of the pool in Stegman Hall unassisted and without stopping to stand up on the shallow bottom.
Strangely enough, many of the nonswimmers were so frightened of being discovered or of having to take the swimming course that they frantically tried to swim across the pool anyway. Several had to be fished out by lifeguards after nearly strangling in the waist-deep water!
Since then, I have seen the same thing
happen with adults. Actually, it's not really fair to poke
fun at or to hold the non-swimmer up to ridicule. For him, his fear of the water is a very real thing, not to be taken lightly. And while some of the blame for his condition may lie in his own laziness, it is more than likely shared by others who never took time to teach him how to swim. Perhaps his parents never cared enough to see that he learned. Perhaps they themselves couldn't swim, or there was no good swimming area readily available to learn in, or time to practice.
Regardless of the reason, there is little excuse today for a non-swimmer who wants to learn swimming to continue being afraid of the water or of ridicule by his acquaintances who can swim. Many special classes for nonswimming adults taught by adult instructors are now readily available , including night or weekend classes for working adults.
For school age children, there is little problem in enrolling them in a professionally instructed or supervised swimming program, especially during the summer months. Most city and county recreation departments offer courses for both children and adults during the summer at public pools. Local chapters of the Red Cross, YMCA, YWCA, etc., a re good possibilities, along with summer camp programs sponsored by private individuals, schools, or groups like churches, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, et c.
In addition, advanced lifesaving and water safety instructor courses are available through the sponsorship of the American Red Cross in many communities. Consult your local telephone directory for some of the agencies or groups named in this article for details.
If you or your children can't swim, you owe it to yourself to learn. Knowing how to swim is one of the best "life guards" that you will ever have. -.

Individual attention by a qualified swimming instructor is important. Melissa Mayfield, a Red Cross trained water safety instructor, helps four-year old Nina Lynn Morrison into the water.
Learning to kick properly is taught by Decatur Recreation Department Director Bill Scearce. Having them to put their heads under water and blow bubbles is a good way to start youngsters learning to swim. Dianne Kilbourne watches a y oung pupil at the City of Decatur Recreation Depart ment 's Glenlake pool.

The sun shone brightly , but even nearby mountains were almost beyond the comprehension of the eyes, hidden behind a shroud of blue haze.
The water was a deeper blue, so deep the lake seemed bottomless. A smoother surface you'll never see on a lake. It seemed that even an insect landing on its surface would shatter the 4,290-acre mirror.
This was my first visit to Lake Nottely, nestled in the mountains of north central Georgia, in Union County. It was last September, and the weather
was ideal. If ever a person sought peace in the
world and found it, he must have gone to a place like Lake Nottely.
It almost seemed a sin to put such a deep ripple across the water as did the boat in which I was riding. Mike Bowling, then a fisheries biologist for the Game and Fish Commission, and his uncle Tom Bowling, operator of Nottely Boat Dock near the dam, showed me around the lake.
" This lake is full of bass," boasted Mike. "Come up and I'll show you some real bass fishing."
So up I went. And for two days I fished hard, but in that time I saw only

county show up. And sure enough, the fish are biting again. Don't know how they know, but these people around here sure know which days to go."
So Ted Borg, Game and Fish staff photographer and I, headed out with plenty of hope. It was another perfect day, but this time there was a slight riffle on the water. Actually, with water so clean and clear, I much prefer a riffle . Fish seem to spook much less easily.
By the time Ted had the pictures he wanted, it was late afternoon, so we began fishing in earnest. We'd had time for only a few casts before about 5 p.m.
Time faded quickly, and we weren't getting any fish. We were on the verge of giving up, when we drifted around a
A public launching ramp, built by the State Game and Fish Commission, is located near the dam end of the lake, at a privately operated boat dock. The concrete ramp provides an eazy place to launch a boat.

parts, as far as depth goes. "For that reason , Nottely does not
have a second story fishery ," he said. That is, the lake is not deep enough to have water cool enough to support trout. Being one of the three TVA lakes in Georgia along with Blue Ridge and Chatuge that are in the Tennessee River drainage system, Nottely has a few native smallmouth bass, but the Commission has also stocked walleyes and white bass in the lake, but good populations have not yet been achieved. Crappie fishing there is very good.
Nottely once had more facilities than it does at the moment. Per.haps the building of newer, bigger lakes in other parts of the state has cost this mountain beauty some popularity, for it is a good
distance and over winding roads to Nottely from Georgia's main population centers. If you want to rent a boat, Nottely Boat Dock has the only such facility I was able to find. No overnight facilities are there, but there are motels and cottages available along the lake's shores, and nearby Blairsville can provide other needs. There are five boat launching ramps scattered around the lake, including a Game and Fish Com-

Anglers give their full attention to the serious buriness of outwitting Nottely 's good population of big bass.
one small bass boated. It wasn't me that boated it.
Not satisfied, I vowed I'd return . This lake was too beautiful, like a mysterious woman. I'd have to solve the mystery of this lake. As did Mike, Leon Kirkland, chief of fisheries for the Commission, assured me there were plenty of bass here, and furthermore , the lake produced a very high percentage of large bass .
So this spring I found myself winding across mountain highways toward Nottely. This was a much shorter visit, allowing me only a half day to look things over.
I was a little encouraged on my arrival to fmd a few boats on the water. I remembered what Tom Bowling had told me the previous fall. "If you don't see any boats on the lake, you might as well not bother to try fishing. You may go several days without seeing a boat. Then one day, all the fishermen in the

point into a cove which was f.tlled with good cover. " Let me try just a few minutes longer," I told Ted.
Tying on a new plug, a shallow runner, I cast near a bush that was just barely showing above the water. The plug just barely had a chance to get wet. It was met, right at the surface of the water, by a hungry bass.
The fish made a couple leaps, giving me a good look at him , and struggled to get back toward the bush he'd left. I got him out in the open, and shouted for Ted to get his camera ready.
Dropping his rod , Ted scrambled for the camera. You guessed it. The bass raced around the boat, and managed to get himself tangled in Ted's line, still out in the water. Before either of us knew what happened, my line went limp. So did I. He wasn't a monster, but he'd have gone perhaps four or five pounds. He'd have been enough to save the day.
With renewed vigor, Ted and I worked our rods until nearly dark, but finally gave up in defeat. Nottely was still being a naughty girl , hiding her secrets from me.
Naughty or not, she's a lovely lady. And she has that inviting look about her that is irresistible to the angler who likes peace and quiet, a calm lake surrounded by scenic mountains.
She's not as deep as she appears. "Nottely is the most shallow of all the mountain lakes," Leon Kirkland told me. "That lake is more comparable to Lakes Allatoona, or Sinclair in middle Georgia, than to its mountain counter-

This is the kind of stringer you can get sometimes from Lake Nottely. Tom Bowling, operator of Nottely Boat Dock, holds up the fine catch of bass.
mission ramp at Nottely Boat Dock, near the dam, which is open to the public at no charge.
Don ' t sell the fishing short just because I struck out. I saw pictures of big strings of good sized fish, and heard stories of fish in the eight to 10 pound class taken just a few days before my latest excursion.
Yes, Nottely was naughty to me. She didn't give up her secrets of where and how to take the bass. But she's nicenice, quiet and peaceful, nice to look upon, nice to be around. So nice, that I'll have to go back and see if I can solve the mystery of her big bass! ...-

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LAUNCHING RAMPS ...
BETTER BOATING
By Marvin Tye

This map shows approximate locations ofall launching ramps which have been completed at this
time. Symbol~ denote side of river bank or lake shore on which
ramp is located.

Game and Fish Commission personnel are constructing numerous launching ramps across the state. This one is on the west bank of the Flint River off Highway 128 near Roberta.

CITIES 25000 POP AND OVER

arranged, sites are often constructed just off state highways or other roads, eliminating the extra cost of road construction.
Location of access area sites is determined primarily by surveys showing actual need in an area that is heavily used by boaters, or by requests from counties where a need is evident.
Georgia contains 3,000 miles of major warm water streams. When this project is completed, 233 or more ramps will have been constructed. The program was planned as a four-year project.
The launching ramps are fab ricated by pouring a concrete base, then attaching prefabricated concrete logs which extend out into the water as far as necessary for adequate boat launching. Ramp fabrication usually requires about five days work for a crew of five to seven men . .._

Georgia has a great abundance of water suited for fishing, boating and other water sports. With a growing interest in these sports, it was only natural that a program should be initiated to provide access to as much of this waterway as possible.
The Georgia Game and Fish Commission has launched a long-range program to provide a minimum of one public access area, or launching ramp , for every 15 miles of stream or 1,000 acres of reservoir. This program was begun two years ago and 28 ramps have been constructed so far.
Ramps have been constructed on the Ogeechee River, Oconee River, Altamaha River, Etowah River , Oostanaula River, Flint River, Tugaloo River, Ocmulgee River, Abercom Creek,

Lake Chatuge, Nottely Lake, Lake Hartwell, Lake Sinclair, and Demeries Creek.
The present goal of the Game and Fish Commission is to construct some 233 ramps across the state. In addition to the 28 already completed, 15 are planned for construction in the immediate future and about 25 other sites are being negotiated for.
Under the present system, the Game and Fish Commission works in cooperation with the county government in the county in which the ramps are to be constructed. The county deeds the land on which the ramp is located to the Game and Fish Commission. The county must own or have a twenty-year lease on a road to the site and a two-acre parking lot. Where it can be

LAUNCHING RAMPS COMPLETED

BODY OF

WATER COUNTY LOCATION

1 Altamaha Toombs 2 Altamaha Wayne 3 Chatuge Towns

Gray's Landing Jesup Highway 76

4 Demeries 5 Etowah 6 Flint 7 Flint

Bryan Cherokee Macon Sumter

Richmond Hill Hwy. 5 Hwy. 49 Reeves Landing

8 Hartwell Franklin Little Gumby

Creek

9 Nottely
10 Ocmulgee 11 Ocmulgee 12 Ocmulgee 13 Oconee

Union Bleckley Houston Wilcox Baldwin

At Dam Cochran Hwy. 96 Abbeville Milledgeville

14 Oconee 15 Oconee

Greene Johnson

Hospital
u.s. # 78
20 Mi. North of

16 Oconee
17 Oconee 18 Oconee 19 Ogeechee

Treutlen Wheeler Wilkinson Emanuel

Dublin; Buckeye Pete Davis River Hwy. 280 Balls Ferry Between Herndon

& Midville 20 Ogeechee Jefferson Highway 88 21 Ogeechee Jefferson Between Hwy. 1

& 17
22 Ogeechee Jefferson u.s. # 1
23 Ogeechee Jefferson Ga. # 17 24 Oostanaula Gordon Hwy. 156
25 Oostanaula Gordon Calhoun
26 Savannah Effingham Abercorn Creek 27 Sinclair Putnam Murder Creek ; 129

28 Tugaloo Stephens Below Yonah; 184

14

the outdoor world
Eufaula Bass Tournament The Lake Eufaula National Bass Tournament will be held on June 20, 21, and 22 at Lake Eufaula (Lake Walter F. George as it is more commonly called in Georgia) on the GeorgiaAlabama border. Winners' prizes include handsome trophies and more than $2,000 in cash. For more information on this tournament, contact Ray Scott, Bass Anglers Sportsman's Society, P. 0. Box 3044, Montgomery, Ala. 36109.

Lake Acworth Reopens Lake Acworth near Marietta will reopen for fishing July 3 at 6:00 a.m. This lake has been closed for the past two years following a restocking program conducted by the Game and Fish Commission. Fishing will be allowed only from the bank until Aug. 31. After this date, fishing will also be allowed from boats.

Federation Directors Meet Felton Mikel of Statesboro was named as outstanding vice president of 1967 at a meeting of the Georgia Sprotsmen's Federation May 19 at the Lake Burton Fish Hatchery. Jim Adams, president of the federation, announced that Oct. 1, 1968 would be the deadline for nominations in the annual Conservation Awards Program. The categories open are State Conservationist of the Year, and conser-

"And then there was the time. ... " Ridley Bell (on the left) and his guests Bill Stembridge (cen ter) and Colonel Lester. discuss fishing feats , and you can bet there's a "Fliptail" lure at the bottom of it. Bill and Colonel (th at 's his first name) are partners in the manufacture of the famous lures, and past masters at the fin e art of bass fishing. The scene is the set of "Sportsman's Lodge " program on WRBL-TV, Columbus.
THERE'S A LOT OF SPORT AT "SPORTSMAN'S LODGE"

By J. Hall

vationist of the year in the fields of Wildlife, Soil, Water, Forest, Education , Youth, Communications, Organizations, and Legislative Conservationist of the Year. Nominations for these awards should be submitted to Tilmon Wilbanks, Rt. 4, Canton, Ga.
The federation also approved a program to accept business associate members for a fee of $5. This associate membership would enable small businessmen to purchase group insurance for their employees at reasonable rates .

If you're an outdoorsman and live in the Columbus area, chances are your wife has to delay supper on Saturday evenings until the "Sportsman's Lodge" show is over on Channel 3. That is, unless she's in the living room watching it with you.
Hosted by Ridley Bell, who says his full time preoccupation is fishing, boating, and other outdoor activities (when the fish aren't biting he sometimes serves as Station Manager), the outdoors show is entering its eighth season on WRBL-TV, and claims a large and enthusiastic audience.
Ridley and his guests, who include local folks as well as many big-name sportsmen, chat on the front porch of a cleverly designed set which looks like a rustic lake-side cabin. Just the sort of place you'd expect old fishermen to get together and spin yarns.

The show is not devoted entirely to fishing, although a detailed Game and Fish Commission report on fishing and water conditions of the streams and lakes in south Georgia is an included feature on each program. But "Sportsman's Lodge" touches on all phases of outdoor sports .. . boating, hunting, archery, etc. Outstanding sportsmen are interviewed each week, and frequently give demonstrations of their particular skills, such as casting, use of lures, fly tying, taxidermy, and a wide range of activities.
One of the weekly highlights of the show is a contest. Prizes of rods, reels, tackle boxes and other valuable merchandise are given to the persons bringing in the largest bass, the largest bream, the largest stringer of fish. A prize is also given for the largest bass caught each month, and the largest of the year.

15

Canoochee Pollution
I wish to register a complaint with your office about the polluted state of the Cannoochee River near Claxton, Georgia, starting just below the Claxton Poultry Company and extending to my father's place a few miles downstream. There has been a serious "fish kill" in_ this river for several years in a row now, and at this time of year when the spawning season is on, it is a tragedy for our game fish to be dying of this pollution .
This poultry operation has been ordered by the Water Quality Control Board to install a purifying system, and hopefully, it is to be in operation by next year. Meanwhile, my question is this: Who is going to pay for the restocking of our valuable game fish being destroyed in this once untainted stream, and is there any legal way to levy a fine or penalty against this or any other commercial firm who pollutes a stream in this manner?
Speaking for many other Georgia sportsmen, we are burned up over this, knowing that if we would violate our game laws such as dynamiting, seining, "liming", etc., we would stand to get a fine or jail sentence. Yet since this poultry processing plant has been in operation, thousands of game fish and other marine life have been destroyed, never to be replaced, and the plant continues to dump wastes into the river without fine or penalty until its purifying system becomes operational.
In addition to the destruction of fish life, the white sands along the river bank have turned black, and in the heat of the summer, a green scum appears on the surface, making the river generally unfit for fisherman and swimmers alike.
If the Game and Fish Commission is left with the expense of restocking this river, then that will inadvertently mean the Georgia sportsman as taxpayer will pay the bill . This just isn't right, and I would like to hear from you and other sportsmen about this.
Thanks very nuch, and I enjoy your magazine tremendously .
R. B. Smith M illedgeville, Georgia
A provision was included in the revision of Georgia's game and fish laws passed by the General Assembly this year which would have given the State Game and Fish Commission authority to take civil action for damages against water polluters who killed fish. However, the provision was amended in the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee to apply only to streams flowing into State fish hatcheries.
The Canoochee River is polluted from three main sources: the Swainsboro Printing and Finishing Company, the City of Claxton, and the Claxton Poultry Company. Treatment facilities are in the process of being built at both Claxton locations under orders of the State Water Quality Control Board. The Swainsboro Company is under court orders to clean up its pollution or close up.The Swainsboro case was a major victory for Georgia's water pollution law, and its result has been widely noted by industrial polluters as "the handwriting on the wall."
16

Poacher's Spring
Remember the article "Poacher's Spring"? (April '68) Who are the innocent by-standers?
Anyone who can stand by and watch someone break the law in any way or can letour wild dogs do likewise, is not innocent . I can't see how anyone will favor wild dogs that year-round kill our game and animals. I love dogs of all kinds and would like to see something done to find homes for them.
I think Mr. Ronald S. Roberts of Augusta , Georgia, is on the right track . Let's do our duty and a good deed. Stop wild dogs.
Carl E. Carter Augusta, Georgia
In regards to the article, "Poacher's Spring", of Georgia Game & Fish, how can it be said that sportsmen can over net or over catch their limit. when the sorry river is so filthy that if you caught anything you couldn't eat it anyway.
William K. Martin Warner Robins, Georgia

Framing Covers
In an earlier issue of "Georgia Game and Fish" magazine, an offer for front and rear cover pictures suitable for framing was published. Most people I talked to about these pictures thought they were excellent and would really dress up a man' s den, however most shied away from the high price set for these pictures. If the responsible people were a little more considerate, they would paste the mailing label on the front side along the lettered portion of the cover, then those that wanted to could use the rear cover picture which oftentimes is well worth framing . I've tried to remove my mailing labels without damaging the picture without success. I know that a lot of people would appreciate some thought on this.
I think you people have done a wonderful job with the Game & Fish Magazine. I was glad to see the coverage of the Georgia
Bowhunter Heavy Tackle shoot. I think if more uninformed people could see one of these archery shoots they would have a better understanding of this wonderful sport. Keep up the good work.
Victor J. Simmons Macon, Ga.

At Mr. Simmons' suggestion, the company that mails the magazine has been instructed to apply the labels in a location that will not damage the covers for framing.

"Dogged" Deer
Just a line to let you know that Hubert L. Newton of Newton's Bait & Tackle has agreed to be a weighing station for the Fishing Contest this year . His address is 366 Savannah Ave. Statesboro, Ga. 30458.
Re : Snapshot included, just wanted you to know that ' Dogs' don't catch all the deer in South Georgia & Sout h Carolina. This one was stopped with # 1 Buckshot in Winchester 1200 Pump with 22" Buck Barrel. Dogs were running him but he was 5 minutes ahead of them.
Yours for more & better sportsmen. Billy Tyson Bulloch County Sportsmen's Club Statesboro, Ga.
Bait and tackle stores, marinas, etc. who wish to be official weighing stations for the Georgia fishing contest may do so by contacting their nearest affiliate club of the Georgia Sportsmen's Federation or the State Capitol office of the Game and Fish Commission for a supply of contest entry blanks.

Sportsman's Paper
I just want you to know how much I appreciate you giving us a plug; it was most generous of you. (Outdoor World, April, '68)
You gentlemen there at the State Capitol are doing a great job and I'm sure that all of our Georgia Sportsmen appreciate your efforts.
Robert R. Hollingsworth, Editor, THE DIXIE SPORTSMAN Sylvania, Georgia
In Memoriam
Tom H. Bush, Bainbridge, Ga., creel checker on Lake Seminole, died April 28, 1968. Mr. Bush was employed by the Commission during the past five years. He is the brother of Chief Steve H. Bush, of the Commission's Dawson District.

continued from inside front cover
Department through the local county health department. The fee would be modest, perhaps $1.00 for male dogs and spayed females, and $2.00 for unspayed females, or whatever reasonable amount would be required to pay for the costs of the wild dog control program.
In order to obtain the dog license and a collar tag, dog owners would first be required to have their dogs vaccinated by a licensed veterinarian, and purchase a state license tag at the same time. Penalties would be provided in the law for dog owners failing to buy a license for each of their dogs, or for allowing them to run loose uncontrolled, especially without wearing a collar with the numbered identification tag on it,

perhaps in addition to the owner's name and address. Another possible feature would be to make the dog owner responsible for damage caused by his dog.
Using revenue from the sale of licenses to the estimated 500,000 owned dogs in Georgia, a control program could then be established to provide for a dog pound to hold and dispose of unwanted animals and provide for one or more rabies control officers in each of the health districts of the State Health Department to actively enforce the law.
We believe that such a plan is workable, and that eventually it would go a long way toward solving Georgia's dog problems. Now is the time to work out the details. - J.M.

MANAGEMENT STREAM SC HEDULE

Sportsman's Calendar
SEASONS NOW OPEN
Mountain Trout
Open Stream Season- April 1, ! 968 thro ugh October 15 , 1968.
Creel Limit- Eight trout of all species per person per day. Possession limit eight trout.
Fishing Hours- 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset on all open trout streams. Trout fishin g is allowe d at night on all large reservoirs.
Management Area Stream Season - May I , 1968 through Sept. 2, 196~ on designated days only as shown in the cha rt. For a complete set of trout fishing regulations an d clirections to managed streams and the most popular open streams, write to the State Game an d Fish Commission , 401 State Capitol, Atlanta, Ga . 30334.

Managemen t Area
BLUE RIDGE
CHATTAHO OCHEE CHESTATEE
LAKE BU RTON WARW OMAN

Stream

MaJ

June

JuiJ

August

September

Jones

Wed ., Thurs. (Sun., Sept. 1)

(Artifi cial Lures) Sat. , Sun. Wed ., Thurs . Sat. , Sun. (Sat. , Aug. 31) (Mon. , Sept. 2)

Montgomery

Wed ., Thurs. Sat. , Sun.

Wed. , Thurs. Sat., Sun. (Thurs . , Aug. 1)

Nimb lewill

Sat., Sun. Wed ., Thurs. Sat. , Sun. Wed ., Thurs. (Sun., Sept. 1) (Sat. , Aug . 31) (Mon., Sept. 2)

Noontoot ley

Wed., Thurs., Wed. , Thurs ., Wed. , Thurs., Wed ., Thurs ., (Sun. , Sept. 1)

(Artificial Lures) Sat., Sun. Sat. , Sun. Sat. , Sun. Sat., Sun. (Mon., Sept. 2)

(Catch and Relea se)

Rock Creek

Wed. , Thurs., Wed. , Thurs., Wed., Thurs., Wed ., Thurs., (Sun., Sept. 1) Sat., Sun. Sat., Sun. Sat. , Sun Sat.. Sun. (Mon., Sept. 2)

Chattahoo chee Dukes

Sat., Sun. Sat., Sun., Sat., Sun. Sat. , Sun. (Sun., Mon .

~ -

~~1&~

Wed. , Thurs. Wed. , Thurs . Wed. , Thurs. Wed ., Thurs.

Boggs

Wed ., Thurs. Sat., Sun.

Wed ., Thurs. Sat. , Sun . (Thur s., Aug. 1)

Di cks

Sat., Sun. Wed ., Thurs. Sat., Sun. Wed., Thurs. (Sun., Sept. 1) (Sat., Aug. 31) (Mon., Sept. 2)

Waters

Sat. , Sun. Wed ., Thurs. Sat., Sun. Wed., Thurs. (Sun ., Sept. 1) (Sat. , Aug. 31 ) (Mon., Sept. 2)

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Moccasin

Sat. , Sun. Sat., Sun . Sat., Sun. Sat., Sun. (Sun., Sept. 1)

(Not stocked)

(Mon. , Sept. 2)

Wildcat

Sat. , Sun . Sat., Sun. Sat., Sun. Sat., Sun .

(Sun., Sept. 1) (Mon ., Sept. 2)

Finny

Wed., Thurs. Sat., Sun .

Wed., Thurs. Sat., Sun . (Thurs., Aug. 1)

Sarahs

Sat., Sun. Wed., Thurs. Sat. , Sun. Wed ., Thurs. (Sun. , Sept. 1) (Sat., Au g. 31 ) (Mon. , Sept. 2)

Tuckalu ge

Wed ., Thurs. Sat. , Sun .

Wed. , Thurs. Sat., Sun . (Thurs ., Aug. 1)

Walnut Fork and

Wed. , Thurs. (Sun., Sept. 1)

Hoods Cree k

Sat.. Sun . Wed. , Thurs. Sat.. Sun. (Sat., Aug. 31) (Mon. , Sept. 2)

Lake Trout Season- There is no closed season on trout fi shing in Georgia lakes with the exception of Dockery Lake .

Lake Trout Fishing Regulations- 14 inch minimum size limit on all species of trout in Lakes Blue Ridge , Burton , Clark Hill , an d Lanier. No size limit on trout in other lakes.

JUN. 1968

HIGH WATER

LOW WATER

Oav

A.M. Hl . P.M. HT . A.M. P.M.

1. Sat. 11 :06 5.6 11 :30 6.7 5:18 5:30

2. Sun.

. . 12 :00 5.7 6:06 6:24

3. Mon . 12:24 6.6 1:00 6.0 7:00 7:24

4. Tues. 1:18 6.5 2:00 6.4 7:54 8:30

5. Wed . 2:18 6.5 3:00 6.8 8:54 9:36

6. Thurs. 3:18 6.5 4:06 7.3 9:48 10:30

7. Fri.

4:18 6.6 5:06 7.8 10:42 11 :30

8. Sat. 5:18 6.8 6.00 8.3 11 :36

9. Sun. 6:18 6.9 6:54 8.6 12:24 12 :30

10. Mon . 7:12 7.0 7:48 8.7 1:24 1:24

11. Tues. 8:06 7.0 8:42 8.6 2:18 2:18

12. Wed . 9:00 6.8 9:30 8.3 3:12 3:12

13. Thurs . 9:54 6.7 10:30 7.9 4:00 4:06

14. Fri. 10:48 6.5 11 :24 7.4 4:54 5:00
15. Sat. 11 :48 6.4 . . . . .. 5:48 6:00

16. Sun. 12:18 6.9 12:48 6.3 6:36 6:54

17. Mon . 1:12 6.5 1:48 6.3 7:30 8:00

18. Tues. 2:06 6.2 2:42 6.4 8:24 9:00

19. Wed . 3:00 5.9 3:30 6.5 9:18 9:54

20 . Thurs. 3:54 5.7 4:24 6.7 10:00 10:42

21. Fri.

4:42 5.7 5:12 6.9 10:48 11 :30

22 . Sat. 5:30 5.6 5:54 7.1 11 :30

23 . Sun. 6:12 5.7 6:36 7.3 12:12 12:12

24. Mon . 6:54 5.7 7:12 7.4 1:00 12:54

25. Tues. 7:30 5.7 7:48 7.5 1:42 1:36

26. Wed . 8:D6 5.7 8:24 7.4 2:24 2:18

27. Thurs . 8:42 5.8 9:00 7.4 3:00 3:00

28 . Fri.

9:18 5.8 9:36 7.3 3:42 3:42

29. Sat. 10:00 5.9 10:1 8 7.1 4:18 4:24

30. Sun. 10:48 6.1 11 :06 7.0 4:54 5:06

TIDE TABLE

JUNE-JULY 1968
GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS
HOW TO USE TH ESE TABLES
The calculations are for the outer bar. Find the reading for the desired tide. In the table below find the number of minutes to add to correct for the place you are going to fish or swim . The outer bar calculation , plus this correction , gives the correct read ing for the point desired.

Adjust For Daylig ht Saving Time By Adding One Hour

COR RECTI ON TAB LE The t imes given are for Savannah River entrance (Tybee) .

Hrs . Min.

Savannah (High) . .

0 44

Savannah (Low). .

* 57

Hilton Head . S . C..

0 10

Thunderbolt.

0 20

Isle of Hope. . . . ... . ... . .. . 0 40

Warsaw Sound... . . .. . . . .. . 0 00

Ossabaw Sound.. . . . .

0 05

Vernon View.... . .. . . ... .. . 0 35

Coffee Bluff... ... .. ..... . . 0 55

Ogeechee River Bridge . . 3 50

St. Catherine Sound. . .. . 0 25

Sapelo Sound ... . . . .. ... . . 0 00

Brunswick Ba r. . . .

0 00

JUNE JULY

First Quarter
4 3

Full Moon
10 10

Last Quarter
17 17

New Moon
25 25

JULY 1968

Oav
1. Mon . 2. Tues. 3. Wed . 4. Thurs. 5. Fri. 6. Sat. 7. Sun. 8. Mon . 9. Tue s. 1D. Wed . 11. Thurs. 12. Fri. 13. Sat. 14. Sun. 15 . Mon . 16. Tues. 17. Wed . 18. Thurs. 19. Fri. 20. Sat. 21. Sun. 22 . Mon . 23 . Tues. 24 . Wed . 25 . Thurs. 26 . Fri. 27 . Sat. 28 . Sun. 29. Mon . 30. Tues. 31. Wed .

A.M.
11:37 . . . . 12 :49 1:43 2:43 3:49 5:01 6:01 7:01 7:55 8:49 9:43 10 :31 11 :25
12 :31 1:19 2:07 2:55 3:49 4:49 5:43 6:31 7:07 7:49 8:25 9:00 9:43 10 :25 11 :13 ...

HIGH WATER
HT. P.M. HT .
5.9 11 :55 6.4 12:31 6.1
6.2 1:31 6.4 6.0 2:31 6.6 5.9 3:37 7.0 5.9 4:43 7.3 5.9 5:49 7.7 6.1 6:49 7.9 6.3 7:43 8.1 6.4 8:31 8.0 6.5 9:19 7.4 6.5 10:13 7.4 6.4 10:55 7.0 6.3 11 :49 6.5
12:13 6.2 6.1 1:01 6.1 5.7 1:49 6.1 5.3 2:43 6.1 5.1 3:37 6.1 4.9 4:31 6.3 4.9 5:19 6.5 5.1 6:07 6.7 5.2 6:49 7.0 5.4 7:25 7.1 5.6 8:07 7.2 5.9 8:37 7.2 6.1 9:19 7.2 6.3 10:01 7.0 6.5 10:43 6.8 6.6 11 :31 6.6
12:07 6.7

LOW WATER

A.M- . P- .M.

5:31 6:19 7:13 8:13 9:18 10 : 13 11:07 12 :07 1:06 2:01 2:49 3:37 4:25 5:13 5:55 6:43 7:31 8:25 9:13 10 :01 10 :50 11 :37 12 :25 1:13 1:55 2:31 3:07 3:43 4:25 5:01 5:49

5:55 6:55 7:55 9:01 10 :07 11 :07
12 :07 1:07 2.01 2:55 3:49 4:37 5:25 6:13 7:13 8:07 9:01 9:55 10 :49 11 :37
12:30 1:07 1:55 2:37 3:19 4:01 4:43 5:31 6:31

To report violations or if you need assistance in the Coastal Area - Call - State Game & Fish Comm ission , Brunswick, Georgia , P. 0 . Box 1097, Phone 265-1 552 , Savannah 233-2383 , Richmond Hill 756-3679.
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