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SEVENTH YEAR- NUMBERS 12-13

Wltere friends and tile Outdoors Meet
ATLANTA, GA., JANUARY 1-15, 1947

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Sportsmen Lay Reforms

In Lawmakers' Hands

Near Record Storm warnings in game and fish that went up last ~ar
from the mountains of West Virginia to the bayous of LoulSlana were not a false alarm. Slowly, but surely, the blow has

come and now in several sections of the South and South-

Field Runs in east 'sportsme~ are preparing to see what c~n be bagged
whe~ the explosions they laboriously provoked have subsided.

It is law-making time in most

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states south of the Smith & Wes~ son Line, and this means to hunters and fishermen in many states open seasons on politics in the

Georgia Trial

management of their affairs. So in four states particularly,
the boys are loading hoarded ammunition in all gauges and before the end of February something is bound to be in the bag besides

WAYNESBORO, Ga.-The middle of January always means the long, hard haul toward gold and glory through the rain-soaked fields of Burke county's spacious

TARHEEL COMMISSION HUDDLES - Members of North Carolina's Department of Game and Inland Fisheries get together

empty hulls.

bird country.

to discuss changes in seasons. Left to right, seated: A. H. G'uion,

CAROLINAS iiOT The two most aggressive armies
of gunners are in the Carolinas,

TIME OUT-Field trials are

And this time was no exception. A near record field of pointers and
setters hooked up here this week

Charlotte; John Findlay, director of the Department; and Robert Proctor, Marion; standing: J. Wilbur Bunn, Raleigh; Floyd Crouse, Sparta; J. R. Wollet, Littleton, and K. Clyde Council, Wanonish.

where the General Assemblies will an arduous task, and here

~n:il~~~~:~~~:se:e:::~l ~o~~eh?:t:~~ FEDERATI0N 0PENS be asked, or demanded, to vote
sweeping reform programs in wildlife. South Carolina, which has had a mummy-like snooze in wild-

Vice-president Sydney C. Jones snatches a heat of shut-eye during the running of the Georgia
Field Trials.

The amateurs had thetr battle after rain delayed the opening by

IFIG HT life since John Duncan signed
with the Indians, awoke last week
IN RALEIGH from its deep dream and c.lr-ew
tentative plans for a commissiondirector game and fish department similar to that now operating in Georgia and Florida.
The Sandlappers are redhot about it, and they beat their neighbors in North Carolina to the draw even without an organization. The South Carolina group promises wholesale reforms and apparently has the legislature carrying the torch in agreement.
North Carolina, the strongest organized group in the South and perhaps in the country, has a twoday meeting billed January 28-29 in Raleigh, and during this session the North Carolina Wildlife Federation hopes to perfect its program for submission to the legislature.
This perhaps will be the largest meeting of its kind ever held in this section of the country. The . Federation is seeking to remove
Homerun Dixie Mike the .Division of Game and Inland
Fisheries from the Department of

Conservation and Development. And this organization is confident that its goal will be achieved. TENNESSEE TOO!
Tennessee, where the Volunteers have been unhappy about it all, will get together February 22 in Johnson City and demand the scalp of what the hunters and fishermen declare is an antiquated
system. Down in Florida sportsmen have
called for a new face as head of game and fish.
Georgia, also hoping' to capitalize on the gains it made four years ago, hopes to revive public interest in game and fish. At the suggestion of John Penn, president of the Floyd County Wildlife Association, a statewide meeting has been set for February 24 at Macon.
The Penn Plan calls for a statewide organization to be known as the Georgia League of Sportsmen. Delegations from all sportsmen's clubs and individuals who want to improve hunting and fishing will attend.

a full day. Tuesday and Wednesday the money tests opened as a wide-open f!Cr>'mble for nne of the richest purses ever offered professionals in the Georgia Field Trial.
Duration Bob, the Chocolate Drop Kid who beat a field of champions in the rain last year, was back to defend the Open AllAge title he won as a 23-months-
old Derby. The field also included most of the nation's top winners
this year. Among the strongest contenders
were Homerun Dixie Mike, winner at Eufaula last week; Medic, Stein City Jack, Roger, Stein City Sue, Fabulous, Shore's Brownie Doone, Agrippa, Flak, Dr. Sam's Titania and others. One of the sentimental favorites was Louisiana Hayride, the young dog in Earl Crangle's string who should be ready after a disappointing start in his first All-Age season
last year. The Open Derby will follow the
All-Age races and one-hour heats, inaugurated this year, will entitle the winner to run in the National at Grand Junction next month.

RALEIGH, N. C.-With the 1947 General Assembly only

a few days old, already smoke-filled hotel rooms, crowded lob-

bies and the-seething halls and rotunda of the Capitol are

alive with discussions, pro and con, over impending legislation.

One of the top-drawer bills

slated for introduction which is Skunk and Rabbit

sure to have an important spot on Caught in Same Box'

the Assembly's agenda will pro- LINCOLNTON, Ga.-W. T. Kelpose separation of the Game and ley made a double-catch in his

Inland Fisheries Division from rabbit box near here recently. He the State Department of Conser- had his rabbit allright, but he was

vation.

deprived of his catch by a skunk,

The North Carolina Wildlife which had gnawed off the cottonFederation, born two years ago tail's lower right jaw in an effort

when efforts to divorce these to kill him. agencies failed, is frankly and en- Kelley finished the job-on both thusiastically sponsoring the leg- the rabbit and skunk. But he islation, with its close to 20,000 spoiled his rabbit when he tackled

Continued on Page 8 the skunk.

This is the first time the full-

Wins Chattahoochee hour test for two-year-olds has

Continued on Page 8

Chicago, and handled by Freddie

Combat and Medlcson Win Pinehurst Tests

Bevan, of Waynesboro, ran a bal-
anced race, highlighted by two sparkling finds, to finish on top of

PINEHURST, N. C.-Medicson,

a field of 46.

white and liver son of Medic, won

Satilla Sam, owned by Lester

the Open Derby to climax the

Varn, of Jacksonville, Fla., and

Pinehurst Field Trial Club's larg-

handled by Carl Cooling, of Mon-

est annual test here November 11.

tezuma, Ga., was second, and Feb-

Medicson is owned by Dr. A. S.

ulous, owned by Dr. Earl Miles, of

Bumgardner, of Charlotte, and

New York, and handled by George

George Rogers, of the American

Crangle, of Waynesboro, Ga., was

Field. He is handled by Dewey

third.

English, veteran High Point

Haywood Hooligan, owned by

trainer.

E. M. Brown, of Memphis, and

Spunky Creek Fly was second

HOMERUN DIXIE MIKE

handled by Ches Harris, captured

and Maccolade was third. Winners EUFAULA, Ala.-H om e run the Open Derby. Aerial's Titan

in the other stakes were as fol- Dixie Mike caught up with his Girl was second and Tip Top Joe

lows: Amateur All-Age-Rotolac- long career of hard luck here Jan- won third place money.

tor, owned by Bumgardner and uary 9 and won the $1,000 Open Amateur winners: Arrowsmith's

Rogers;. Open Puppy-Renfro Bill, All-Age stake of the Chattahoo- Georgia Boy, Puppy; Wyecott's

FIELD TRIAL PARTNERS - Dr. W. B. Hirleman and his charm~ng daught~r, Sara, shown together during the running of the

owned by L. W. Kelley, of Greens- chee Valley Field Trial Associ- Happy Harrigan, Derby; Roger,

boro; Open All-Age - Combat, ation.

owned and handled by Euclid

GeorgJa Field Tr1a) at Waynesboro. Hirleman is the able seeretary own~d by Will Plowden, of Sum- Mike, a small white and liver- Claussen, of Augusta, Ga., All-

. of the Georgia Field Trial Auoeiation, one of the oldest in America. ter, S. C,

pointer owned by Earl Hart, of age stake.

~Hounds Can't Win
~t- In Fox Drag Hunts

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By BILL SHARPE

t' SOUTHERN PINES, N. C.-Somebody oughta quit kicking
AI those dogs around! In a fox "drag" hunt the hounds work feverishly, run over hill and dale, jump fences and perform

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laboriously otherwise. And following is an old toe-sack.

all

the

time,

what

they've

been

But the Moore County Hounds, dragged down a nice road, over a noted pack of the resort, never pretty fence, back across the fields, seem to learn, and so the hunts- over a stream, and then is hung
!; men keep right on fooling them up in a tree, along with some
c year after year and generation aft- meat.

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er generation. Idea of the

"drag"

hunt

is

to

And wherever the sack has been dragged, the gullible hounds go,

~ lead the chase over the most ride- yelping their heads off, with the

able country, over jumps and down

E-t scenic lanes.

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Soooo . , , Early in the morning, a charac-

horsemen galloping behind. When the fox scent is "treed," someone climbs up and tosses the meat down to the pack.

ter sneaks out to a pen where a

fox has been sleeping around on But ever ybody-hounds, horses

straw and rags: The heartless and riders-pretend they have

fellow stuffs some of this fox- chased heck out of a real, live fox,

scented material in a sack and and they all love it. The fox loves

starts laying a trail. The sack is it, too.

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The delights of the sportsman are too numerous to list. Every person who reads this message knows what it means to take a a tr out or kill a bass ... to flush a covey of quail ... to ;being down a deer . . . to hear a hound bay at the tree . , . !te understands the deep pleasure of the woods . . . the zest of camping beside a
earthy joy
But nature does not always stay balance.
Through all the ages, man in his migrations westward has left ..a blight on many of the earth's most fertile areas . . Lands and streams once teeming with nature's gifts have been made barren .bY man.
Whe n nature ceases to be in balant>e we can no longer ha,ve { I the beauties of nature--nor fish, nor game, nor trees . . . not eyen water to drink or use for power. Often we cannot survive . except by ~oving on.
Only recently have we become aware of the need for restoration and replenishment , . . soil conservation . . forest and flood control . . . vigilance against the pollution of our rivers .. breeding and fe eding grounds for fish, fle&h and' fowl. On these billionll, of dollars have been spent. Much more remains to be done.
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WILD GOOSE CHASE-A party of 22 Atlanta , Ga., hunters closed out the waterfowl season with a fly ing trip to Ocracoke Island , N. C. The trip was made in a Southern Airways Dougla s DC-3, but record high temperatures and a record low tide turned the trip into a waterhaul. Jack Troy, well-known Atlanta sports and outdoor write r, bagged the only goose, a $1 ,500 goose. Top photos show Flash , John Martin's Springer, leap ing out of the blind in Paml ico Sound to retrieve Troy 's kill; Troy with his goose, and a black brant ; Jim Clay de als a hand across Tom Clark e to Dick Smith ; part of group on deck fishing boat during eventful voyage across sound . Glenn Osborne , conductor of flight in right fo reg round; Dr. Bill Bookhammer deals a ha nd inside plane on return trip. Loy Lankford , fa mou s Arkansas duck hu nter, left, and Dr. J . W . Thome and Roy Reagin , rig ht.

Guns

By HENRY P. DAVIS
II Spoilsman's
Besolutions With the dawn of another year, the period of resolution-making is here. "Resolutions are expressions of good intent, made in earn-

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Foxes are sma.rt hut may he taken 1n water or den sets 1f care-

fully concealed and free from human scent.

est, but often broken through
Analyses Show Foxes thoughtlessness. Resolutions, like
shooting, should never be treated
lightly, as the abuse of either

brings disastrous results.
Prefer Fruits, Insects Don't make resolutions unless
you intend to live up to them. However, if every sportsman would

SHELL TROUBLES

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HIT 3 GENERATIONS

Here's one that'!! hard to be-
e lieve, but Ranger Charlie Lewis, ~
of Sparta, gives the names of

Rangers Jenkins, Armor and Har- ~

rison as witnesses.

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ne:S~a~y~s~dL~e~w~~i~so: ~~~:;e~~:.,t::it;~~ ~tr1

e into an old man who was s itting 0

underneath a hickory tree sobbing. He was about 85.

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"We asked him the reason for 0

his sorrow."

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sn "'My paw whiJJped me for steal- ::r:l
ing my granpaw's la~;t two shot-

gun shells.~"

adopt and keep the following, we

would all derive more pleasure

By W. H. TURCOTTE

from our field sports:

Research Biologist, Mississippi Game & Fish Commission

"During 1947 I resolve to:

JACKSON, Miss.-Analysis of eighty-eight stomachs and droppings

"Be a SPORTSMAN in my daily of the gray fox collected in State Game Refuges in south and central

life, as well as in the field.

Mississippi show that the fox's diet is varied and changes with the

"Never point a gun at anything seasons.

FLORIDA LUCK-Nearly 200 deer

I don't intend to shoot.

Most of the fox's foods are sea- moving about considerably during were killed on the recent ma naged

"Treat the farmer fair, respect- sonal and appear to be whatever their breeding season. Reptiles,

ing his rights at all times.

is most available in the particular mostly small snakes and lizards,

"Take oJ\e or more boys hunting locality in the state. No occurence occurred in small numbers in all

or fishing at least once.

of game birds was noted in the seasons.

"Get that cripple with a good stomachs examined. Fruits in sea- Foods of the fox in the stomachs

hunt in the Ocala , Fla., National For- . est. Here young Roy Kanmer , of Pa Iatka, stands beside his kill and fon dies ~is trusty rifle.

ALL ALUMINUM
Fresh Water Fishing Craft

Southpaw First retriever.

son and insects made up a large examined are shown in the follow-

"Practice safety precautions AL- part of the fox's year around diet. ing tables showing occurence only:

WAYS.

Insects occurred in the fall in SPRING (April, May; June)

Alabama Archer "Obey the game and fish laws, greatest 'quantity, probably be-

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taking no more than my share. cause they are most numerous at Merriman harvest mouse, 1;

"Never interfere with the other that time and are not as active on non-game birds, 2; gopher. turtle

To Bag Buck fellow's pleasure.

cooler nights and are more easily eggs, 1; beetles, 15; grasshoppers

"Share my take with my com- caught.

and crickets, 9; wasp nest and

panion.

Fruits occurred in large volume larvae, 5; spiders, 3; walking-

"Leave seed stock for another in season, particularly persimmons, sticks, 1; blackberries, 12; blue-

season."

blackberries, and in South Missis- berries, 5; plums, 1; green grass MONTGOMERY, Ala.-William

Youngest Deer Hunter Claimed by Clayton

sippi, large granberries. Of par- blades, 1.

ticular interest is the use of fungi

FALL

when other foods are scarce in the (October, November, December)

H. (Bill) Drinkard, the Cullman business man who directed Gov.elect James E. Folsom's campaign,

CLAYTON, Ga.-Rabun county early spring in February and

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is the first modern Alabama hunt-

claims one of Georgia's youngest March. Non-game birds, mostly Rabbit, 3; cotton rat, 2; pine er ever to bag a deer with a bow

deer hunters. He is 12-year-old migratory winter residents, made mouse, 1; unidentified mice, 6; and arrow, says the State Conser-

Frank Singleton, who bagged an 8-point buck near here during the

up a considerable part of the fall and winter diet. Rabbits and oth-

non-game birds, 11; chicken, 1; unidentified reptiles, 3; box turtle,

vation Department. And not only that, but Drinkard

last week of the season, which closed in North Georgia December 15.

er rodents occurred mostly in the late winter months when other foods were scarce and rabbits were

1; grasshoppers, 28; beetles, 21; spiders, 12; centipedes, 3; butterfly larvae (caterpillars), 2; flies, 3; wasps, 1; persimmons, 18; go-

is left-handed. He got his kill during a hunt at
the Bull Pen Hunting Club in Washington county after the

pher apple, 1; unidentified fruit, 1; black gum fruit, 1.
SUMMER (July, August, September)

swift-footed animal had eluded the shots of four other sportsmen. An arrow at the base of the neck felled the 162-pound eight-point

6 Specimens Examined Rabbit (young), 1; grasshoppers, 3; centipedes, 1; beetles, 1; spiders, 2; cicadas, 1; wasps and

quarry. The deer was Drinkard's first
big game kill with a bow and arrow, although he previously had

larvae, 1; butterfly and moth larvae (caterpillars), 1; flies, 1; large

bagged a wild boar and a

coyote.

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mostly 1; warblers, thrushes, spar-

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make a trip, this fact is emphasized to me.

We offer our heartiest congratulations to the South Carolina sports- After the meeting of the South-

men who last week set in motion a proposal for reform in game and eastern Game Commissioners in fish. And we sincerely hope that their aims will be approved by the Arkansas, I went with Arthur Mc-

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law-makers of this state, which still is blessed with many bounties of Amis, director of the Arkansas

Nature.

Game Commission, for a look at

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Approximately 175 hunters, fishermen and conservationists huddled in the State House and came up with a plan that will be submitted to the General Assembly this month or in early February. In the interest of hunting and fishing in South Carolina and over the South as a whole, we add our appeal to the legislative bodies of the Palmetto State to vote in the commission-director plan. Although such a set-up has its weaknesses, as do all programs operating on public funds and handled by public job-holders, other states have considerably improved their game and fish programs after adoption of the commission-director plan.

some of the millions of ducks which come annually down the Mississippi flyway to his state.
Our host was an Arkansas sportman by the name of J. D. Park. Ducks are not his business, but they are his first love. His cabin, on one of the tributaries of the White River, was designed, arranged and stocked for hunting ducks.

RICHARDSON
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Here are the suggested changes sought by the South Carolinians, J. D. himself is a short, stocky

and we honestly believe that their adoption will improve South Caro- little fellow, who s e versatility

S;outh lina's hunting and fishing situation mor~ than 200 per cent: l, That a Commission of Game and Fish be established by law consisting of six members, to be elected by the delegations from each congressional district, such members to serve without pay, but be al-

amazes me, and who seems to be able to meet any situation or any condition. We arrived at his cabin at 3 o'clock in the morning, went

Carolina

Meet

Votes Commission Plan lowed a reasonable expense while in attendance upon meetings of the to bed and slept an hour. Shortly

body.

after 4 I found him in the kitchen,

This Commission to have the powers:

frying bacon and eggs and making

(a) To elect the Chief Game Warden, after the expiration of the term of the present Game Warden.
(b) Chief Game Warden to exercise all powers of Game and Fish Commission, subject to policies laid down by the Commission, while Commission not in session.

coffee. I asked him how I could help.
"Sit down and eat," he said, "we're got to leave here in time to be on our stands for the early birds."

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fish c?mmisswn, was adopted at statewide meeting of South

Carolma sportsmen here January 7 in the State House.

(c) Elect all personnel of this department, and fix salaries for TIMBER SHOOTING

The meeting had been arranged its main purpose-discussion of

employees, to be paid from Game and Fish funds; elect Game War- I wondered if any bird was ear- by a small group representing the broad program. The main

dens, subject to rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission; lier than I at that particular mo- several sportsmen's organizations poir.t of discussion was the man-

provided, that present County Wardens shall hold over for a period ment. We finished our breakfast and was strictly non-partisan. ner of naming the commission

of not less than three months, and until their successors are appointed and took a narrow dirt road that There was no discussion of any members, some suggesting that

and qualified.

led up the river. The hour before statewide organization, the men they should be appointed by the

(d) Adopt general rules and regulations for the conservation and dawn was black and smelled like attending agreeing that the most governor and others favoring one

protection of game and fish, and prescribe duties of personnel charged rain. We parked on the bank of important matter was to reach from each of the six Game Zones

with the administration of such rules and regulations.

the levee and stacked guns, decoys agreement on the program.

instead of the six Congressional

(e) Purchase supplies, equipment, and other material necessary for the protection and conservation of game and fish, and to be used by the department.

and rain jackets in the boat. "Don't forget my ditty bag," J.
D. called, from where he was rightening his motor.

Senator J. D. Parler, of Dorchester, chairman of the Senate fish, game and forestry committee, was elected chairman, and

districts. Chief Game Warden A. A. Rich-
ardson was unable to attend the meeting, but had previously given

2. Limit the catch of game fi.sh, and the size-25 bream and other We took off into an ethereal land Eddie Finlay, of Columbia, secre- his indorsement of the program.

pan fish; 8 bass, per day.

of water and darkness, which I tary.

3. Prohibit the use of seines, nets and traps, in clear water later learned was part of a sub- The program was presented by

streams, except under regulations adopted by the Commission.

merged area of many thousands Senator Shep K. Nash, of Sum-

Squirrel Season 4. Provide for a state open season of mash hen, so as to conform of acres, made by changing the ter, who is expected to be a leader

to governmental regulations on other rails. 5. Amend Act of 1943, so that confiscated articles used in night
Closes in Georgia hunting of deer be turned over to the game department rather than
to sheriff.

location of the levee, and which had left cornfields, cotton fields, fences and houses submerged. Once we had to pull up our hip boots and drag the boat for a quarter mile

in the legislative fight for the program. Several other legislative leaders attended the meeting and promised their cooperation.
On motion of Dr. Havilah Bab-

The season on squirrels and

6. Amend pollution Act so as to prevent further pollution of down a corn row to the deep wa- cock, nationally-known outdoor ruffed grouse closed January 15

streams, and eliminate pollution from industries now operating in the state, within reasonable time.
7. Shorten first part of deer season.

ter of a cotton patch on the other side.
Daylight found us in a sub-

writer from Columbia, the meeting indorsed the program "in principle," since some changes are ex-

in all Georgia counties. The Game and Fish Commission reported

8. Provide for the opening of seas on all small game at the same merged forest of huge trees, stand- pected before the program is most hunters have had good luck

time in so far as is feasible.

ing around a little clearing where drafted into legislative form. The on gray squirrels this year. Only

the decoys had been stooled. Short- meeting also voted for the ap- a few grouse have been bagged,

Junior Rifle Clubs

ly after daylight a misting rain pointment of a steering commit- and most of these were taken in changed to a downpour. One of tee, the members of which will be Rabun and Union counties.

the guides, bringing our rain jack- announced later.

Georgia's quail and turkey sea-

One of the best ways to institute a real community gun- ets from the boat, cut a deep gash Several attempts were made to son runs through February 28,

safety program is to organize a junior rifle club. As the in his finger.

bring up individual grievances, while the dove season in all south-

average boy has a natural interest in firearms, the supervised "Look in my ditty bag," J. D. but these were promptly side- ern states ends January 31 at sun-

shooting possible only in a rifle club will teach youngsters to said, and get the iodine.

tracked and the meeting kept to down.

have respect for guns.

WORLD WAR NO. III

Many high schools, Boy Scout Troops, veterans' organiza-

The rain stopped -and we could see ducks flying beyond the tops

tions, and even police departments are installing rifle clubs to of the trees. The guides went to

satisfy the growing interest of youngsters in firearmSI and work on them with callers. They

Tile

at the same time develop a healthy new competitive sport. flew qut of sight in the mist. I

Shooting is probably the only competitive sport, in which boys, as well as girls, of all degrees of physical development

relaxed again to listen to the insistent language of the callers, when suddenly the treetops, the

and individual skill can meet on equal terms and in which clearing and the sky above the

lTARSITY

individual skills can be matched on even terms. Instruction swamp forest was filled up with

in shooting also teaches safe handling of firearms.

ducks. They came in, swinging

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and turning like a well trained chorus. Someone crumpled a duck 50 feet beyond where I stood and

organiaztion of a rifle club.

Continued on Page 10

ATLANTA, GA.

ATHENS, GA.

Fishing Pointer and Setter Field Trials Jan. 13-Georaia F ield Trial Alloria- qualak. Miss. ; R. G. Goode, 1ecrdary, tion, Waynesboro : Dr. W. B. Hirleman, Gastonburg, Ala.

point of "Bell," my three-year-old pointer bitch.
CIRCLE THAT DATE

eeeretary, Waynesboro, Ga.

Feb. 3-Southorn Field Trial Club, Al-

Say, you're a squirrel hunter

Jan. 20-Continental Field Trlal A ssociation, Quitman, Ga.; G. M. Livin.,ston.

bany, Ga.: Albany.

Hudson

Malone,

secretary,

president, 57 E. 64th St., New York, N. Y. Feb. 3-Southeastern States Amateur

By EVEREn ROACH

aren't you ? Take a look at this little rodent exterminator. It's a

Jan . 24-Louisiana Field Trial Association; C. R. McLellan, secretary, c./o Louisiana State University, Baton Roul'e. La.
Jan. 27-National Field Trial Club, Shu-

Championship, Region No. 3, Albany, Ga.; Price Sherrill, secretary, Mooresville, N. C.
Feb. 10-U nited States Field Trial A s sodation; Jim Bright Buchanan, Holly SpriRI'S, Miu.

The Seasons Change
Let's assume that you have accepted an invitation to pay your humble scribe a visit one night shortly before November 20, the opening date for the sport of kings, quail huntin~. I answ~r the door-

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Say, you dropped by at an opportune time, as I was just before conditioning my tackle before storing it until next spring.

lows : First: The fellow who hunts and
fishes is enjoying life at its best. Second: The man who does one
or the other, but not both, is only

Let's go up to my room where

halfway living.

we can work without being dis-

Third: T h e individual who

turbed. We'll start by taking all

doesn't take an active part in

of this tackie out of the box. There

either of the two sports, isn't liv-

ate 33 plugs, two casting reels,

ing.

two fly reels, fly box with 100 or more proven bugs, bucktails, flies, spinners and anything else that you or some oth er angler might

You don't have to hurry off, I had no idea it was that late! Well, I've enjoyed your visit, and appreciate your help. Now don't forget

recommend. Then we have pliers,

to circle that day this month on

scissors, screw drivers, flashlight,

your old fishing calender. You and

hunting knife, "Woodsman" 22 cal.

I have a date for quail!

pistol, sun glasses, pork rind, in-

sect repellent, scout knife, leader

pouch with 6 or 8 coils assorted

weight nylon leader material,

shear pins, swivels, assorted corks,

sinkers and hooks. That is really

a lot of tackle for anybody's tackle box, but there isn't an unessential item in the outfit. Or is there?
FOND MEMORIES As we clean and rub each reel,

T.RIPLETS-Joe Burchtaell, of Atlanta, Ga., caught three black
bass last month in Jackson Lake, Ga. They all hit the same lure and they weighed exactly five pounds each. Just a case of unifilrmity, says Joe.

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bait and bug to give them a pro- man mountain tent, camp ice box, tective coating of oil to keep them and car-top boat carriers in safe in good condition until next sea- storage in the basement room, and son, memories of a eventful fish- the aluminum boat upside down on ing season just past, flash through two wooden horses in the back our minds. That five-pounder yard. However, the boat, motor which fell to the deceptive antics and several of the other necessary of our popping bug on the fly rod. items are only in drydock temThat three-pound smallmouth that porarily, as there will soon be struck our Dalton Special three greenheads, bluebills and teal to be times before we hooked him. And reckoned with, on our favorite lake that 18-inch rainbow that rose to and stream. a dry of our own design. There
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moth balls f or safekeeping, take ing season's end is overshadowed

one last reminiscent look, close the only by the pleasure of taking his

box and set it in the corner of the hunting clothes, boots, guns, shells

closet.

and bird dogs out of mothballs

How about a cold drink? GiH>d! and readying them for action. Boy! that hits the spot. Well let's Well, our clothes are 0. K., boots get o.n with our job. We take two need a little neatsfoot oil, guns a casting rods and three fly rods out little caressing with a soft rag of their cases, go over them care- covered with gun grease, and dogs fully to make sure they're in A-1 a little exercise to run off that condition, slip them together for excess poundage, but all of that a final feel of their action, which, goes to make hunting man's best to a fisherman, is what a beautiful sport.

painting is to an artist. We put Here, throw this 16-gauge Win-

them back in their cases and stand chester Skeet grade pump up to

them alongside the tackle box in your shoulder if you want to feel

the closet, not to be disturbed something sweet. Sure, I knew

again until winter's snows are you would like it, as it falls right

driven away by the coming of in place and points "natural."

spring again.

Many a blurred fast winging quail

Well that about completes our unpleasant chore, as I have already

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They will come too late for hunting this season, but shotgun shells Protect Tennessee's Deer Herd

.-I are finally on the way.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-Thi s column offers its congr atulations to

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Authority for this bright piece of news for scatter-gunners is Paul Director Howell Buntin and other s in his department who are respon -

Lewis, head of the Atlanta office of Winchester and Western.

sibl e for the new deer program recently undertaken.

Lewis last week said his companies have resumed the manufacture The program, a s al ready outlined in these columns, provides for a

t 'ell
=t:
ell
~

of shot s hells and .22 short cartridges.
"This does n't mean unlimited production, of course," said Lewis, "although the government limitation which has controlled use of lead for ammunition has been revoked."

full-tim e t echnician, the purchase and release of a total of 1,000 deer at the rate of 200 annually and the proper protection of the increasing herd. The latter poses the department's greatest problem. There

Skeet and trap shooters, at leas t, were heartened by the announce- are man y pr ivate landholder s liv- er ous and as public-spirited as

ment and indications a1e that gun clubs now gone to grass soon will ing within or adjacent t o t he Carter Pattern, of Chatta nooga,

start popping.

state's areas. If all were as gen the problem would b e much easier

to solve.

The Prentice Cooper Forest on

Walden's Ridge comprises ap-

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proximately 25,000 acres, with nat-

ural protection on three sides.

Mr. Pattern owns approximately

17,000 acres adjoining the state

land on the fourt.h side. He states

that there are more turkeys per

thousands acres on his land than

on the state's. At least some of

these birds are apt to be those

which were released by the state

on its adjoining land. The same applies to deer. Mr.
Patten says that many of the deer released by the state in the Cooper

HAPPY ANGLER-It took Don Sawyer, of Columbus, Ga ., I0 minutes to wear down this a :%-pound bigmouth bass at Juniper Lake, Ga., where he

Forest are moving over on his was fishing with M,. D. Greene. The

land. Some of the deer and tur- fish struck a Dalton Special and Greene

keys are being hunted by illegal says he has never seen a happier fish gunners. Mr. Patten says they erman than Sawyer in many years of tear down signs as fast as he can angling.

post them. He has offered to set will immediate?y be notified and

his land up. as a game refuge and requested to name delegates to the

close it to hunting for five years convention. Member clubs will be

if the state will post it and help entitled to one delegate for each

patrol it. Since Mr. Patten loves 50 members or fraction thereof on

to hunt, it seems to us that he their rolls.

makes a generous offer, which Glenn Martin, head of the Mar-

should be accepted by the state tin Airplane Firm and president

before he changes his mind.

of the Maryland League of Sports-

SAME AS INCREASE To accept Mr. Patten's offer,
which seems to be in the public interest, would have the affect of increasing the acreage of the Cooper Forest from 25,000 to 42,000 acres. An area of this size and importance should warrant a full-time game warden. Constant patroling will be needed if the acreage is protected against fires, roaming dogs, poachers and other enemies. This column hopes the state will accept Mr. Patten's offer

men, has been invited to speak. E. Sydney Stephens, chairman of the Missouri commission; Charlie Elliott, head of the Georgia Game and Fish Commission; Dr. R. W. Eschmeyerand Dr. A. H. Weihe, TVA biologists, have been asked to appear on the program, which is now being worked out. About 200 sportsmen, and, perhaps, more are expected to attend the big meeting. It is predicted that it will be tile largest and best meeting of conservationists ever held

and do everything within its power to give the area the greatest

in Tennessee. Chattanooga

affiliates

of

the

possible protection. Unless this League are the Chattanooga Rod

and other state areas are given and Gun Club, the Chickamauga

the fullest protection, it would Fly and Bait Casting Club, the

seem to be a waste of public Sportsman's Club, the Chattanooga

money to release game which is otherwise certain to be slaughtered or driven off.

Trout Association, the Chattanooga Rifle Club and the Dixie Fishing Club. Invitations were sent

last week to the Chattanooga

LEAGUE MEET SET

Sportsman's League and Robert

The dates have been set for the Sparks Walker Audubon Society

first annual convention of the Ten- inviting them to affiliate in time

nessee Conservation League at to qualify delegates to the conven-

Johnson City.

tion. Chattanooga will _ send a

The meeting will be held at the larger delegation of sportsmen to

John Sevier Hotel February 21-22. the meeting than any other city

All affiliated clubs have been, or in the state.

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Sam Hackney Reports on the U.S.A.

Sam Hackney and the missus time. Individuals who critlcille lUI-

just returned from a trailer trip other's right to speak his mind;

around the. country. They're tired, enjoy a glass of beer; or work at

and glad to be home. but mighty any trade he chOOses. But those are

impressed with what they saw. , the exceptions-and we're even

As Sam reports--every section tolerut of them!"

bas something different; a differ- From where I sit, more of- us

entwayoftalking; different tastes ought to make a trip like the

in food and drink; different laws
au and customs. But bigger thim
these differences is the Amer~can

Hackneys- to realize firsthand how America is bigger than its many differences . how tolerance

spirit of tolerance that lets us live of those differences is the very

together in united peace.

thing that makes us strong.

..Of course." says Sam, "you run

into intolerance from time to

Copyrisht, 1947, llnited States Brewers Foundation

--+

Waynesboro, Burke County, Ga.

"Bird Dog Capital of the World"

H ERE in Waynesboro, the largest city in the largest county east of the Mississippi River, good dogs, fine crops and true sportsmen are a tradition. This is the home of the Georgia Field Trial Association, one of the oldest and most historic tests for pointers and setters in America.
Many of the nation's bird dog immortals found their first quail and made their first races in Burke's spacious fields. Many of the greatest pointers and setters of all time were bred, developed and trained in and around Waynesboro.
.
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I N behalf of the Georgia Field Trial Association we welcome field trial and dog men to Waynesboro and the 42nd running of the Association's Members' and Open Stakes. We believe field trials have a part in our over-all conservation program; which is designed to improve both hunting and fishing.
Again, we want to tell you how fully aware we are that hunting and fishing are American heritages that must be preserved. We offer our fullest cooperation in all that we can do to make for Burke County and Georgia a richer outdoor life!
Bank of Waynesboro
M. K. Tucker, President
First National Bank
J. C. Palmer, President
Sanitary Cafe
Always the Best"-John Ward, Owner
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Joe Dolinsky, Owner
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J. T. Palmer, President
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20-DAY SEASON 3 DUCKS DAILY,

Field Trial
Results
TENNESSEE-KENTUCKY T R I A L S Camp Camphell, Ky., November 22.
Amateur AII-Age-10 Pointers: 2 Set

10-Year-Old Hunter Bags 5-Point Buck
PALATKA, Fla.-"You just find a deer and shoot him."
This is how Louis E. Tenney

SEEN

BY

CROUCH

ters. lit-Spunky Creek Jack, owned and han
died by Guy Bailey: 2nd-Spunky Creek
Diddle, owned and handled by Guy Bailey 3r.d-Bet's Equity, owned and handled by

Jr., son of Tax Assessor L. E. Tenney explained his five-point buck.

A slash in the 1947-48 waterfowl season from 45 to 20 days and a cut in the bag limit to three ducks likely will be recommended to the Department of the Interior this fall, according to W. E. Crouch, wildlife management chief of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.

C. A. Hendrix. Open Derby-16 Pointers. lit-Trojan's Ruth, J. L. Stinson, own
er; James Tuttle, handler; 2nd-Tibbit'
Jake, B. A. Tibbits, owner: Tom Luns ford, handler; 3rd-Drutr Topic, Oti '8rown, owner: Gene Lunsford, handler.
Open AII-Are-15 Pointers: 3 Setters. 1st-Supremacy, F. J. Piette, owner Tom Lunsfprd, handler: 2nd-Lonr Staple Rex, L. L. Vance, owner: Ray Smith handler: 3rd-Spunky Boy's Mary, T. M Pritchett, owner: Lee Worstell, handler.

Crouch told the Wisconsin Duck

FLORIDA TRIALS, Orlando, Fla., November 11.

Hunters' Association last month Amateur All-Age-9 Pointers: 2 Setters

that "if we keep on killing ducks as we have we are just taking our principal out of the bank."
Crouch said that in 1945 approximately 105,000,000 ducks flew back North, while last spring

1st-Short Wave, Hal Davis, owner
handler: 2nd-Rushaway Sports Peerless
Mrs. J. A. Rush, owner: J . A. Rush. han dler: 3rd-Fischer's Pat Proctor, N. B Fischer, owner~handler, and Splinter's Bus ter, Sid Swope, owner-handler.
Amateur Derby-10 Pointers: 1 Setter lst-OcaJahan, n .aJ Davis, owner-han dler; 3rd-Outrage, Hal Davis, owner

SCENE FROM 1946-This photo was made last year during the
running of the Continental Championship at Waynesboro. The Conti-
nental moves back to Quitman, Ga., this year, and is scheduled to open January 21. Left to right: Bill Millians, Atlanta; George Crangle, Waynesboro; George Evans, trai~er for Gerald M. Livingston; Lou Palmer, Waynesboro, and Jett Crawford, Malakoff, Texas.

there were only 80,000,000. It was estimated that last year 20 per cent of the ducks killed were
. ~;ri~~~~:;;.r;z:.::::.7~: Bird Dogs Run BROWNIE DOONE taken in six states-Wisconsin,
Minnesota, North and South Da-
At w b CAPTURES PINEY kota, Illinois and Missouri. According to reports from Louis-
:~;;;~r~~~~:.~;~~i~f~~i:te:~:a:~ aynes oro iana, where hunters have had
WOODS TRIAL their worst seasori in history, the

handler. and Malabar Bob, Fred Webber owner-'handler.
Parker, handler; 2nd-Fain's Traveler Lamar Fain, owner, Lee Covincton, han
teWinner-Mississippi Zev, Dr. W. R

Continued from Page 1

state wildlife federation is consid- Trapp, owner: Earl Bufkin, handler.

been run here, and a field of fine

ering

asking

authorities

to

close

Runner-up-Tyson, H. E. McGoniral owner, Howard Kirk, handler.

Derbies will

make

this

an out-

0 R LA N D 0, Fla.-S h o r e's

the forthcoming season.

PINEY WOODS TRIALS, Orlando, Fla. standing event.

Brownie Doone, successor to Tar-

BOBWHITE QUAIL

December 9.

The trial is being run over heelia's Lucky Strike as the top

Amateur AII-Are-26 Pointers, 4 Set ters.

Sydney C. Jones' plantation, which

dog in the string of Gerald M. Liv-

lst-Duration Bob, J. R. Shaw, owner- has an abundance of quail this ingston, of Quitman, Ga., and New

Pure Northern Bobwhite Quail for breeding or restocking. Eggs In season.
CHARLES H. ADAMS
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handler: 2nd-Satilla Sam, Lester Varn, owner-handler: 3rd-Adonia Skyline Mike

season.

High

class

bird

work

is

York, won the inaugural Open AII-

Dr. L. K. Firth, owner-handler.

' almost certain to be required of Age Strike of the Piney Woods

Amateur 1st-The

'Derby Vixen,

-w10.

Pointers. J. Spears,

Jr.,

own-

all winners in each event.

Trials here last month.

er, Lester Varn, handler: 2nd-Satma Jackpot's Lou, Lester Varn, ownerhan
dler: 3rd-Accolade's Ann, J. R. Shaw,

CONTINENTAL NEXT From here the dogs

move

to

Run in summery weather, the stake attracted 4 of the nation's

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Open Derby-23 Pointers, 2 Setters. 1st-Stein City Sue, R. Z. Cates, owner; Ju~e Welchell, handler: 2nd-Drug Topic, Ot!s Brown, owner: Gene Lunsford, handler: Alabamian, Dr. G. E. Fisher, owner;

Quitman, where on January 20 the Continental Championships begin at Gerald M. Livingston's Dixie Plantation. These races were returned to their former scene of running after being held here last year.
Judges for the Members' stakes here are Raymond Hoagland, of

leading trainers and dogs, giving the Piney Woods Trial Club an auspicious start.
Brownie had two solid finds and his last clinched first place money. It was the last word in perfection near the end of a classy race. His handler is George A. Evans, Jr., of Quitman.

John Gates, handler.

Cartersville, and Coyle E. Moore, Crosscreek, owned by George

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North Carolina of Tallahassee, Fla. Open stakes Suttle, of Suffolk, Va., and hanjudges are Roy Persons, of Monti- dled by Ed Farrior, finished seccello, Ga., and J. E. Milhorn, of ond, and in third place was the Jefferson City, Tenn. Joe Reynolds veteran, Pilot Sam's Seaview.

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conclusion of the races this week. handled by June Welchel!. Drug

members passionately positive Last year's winners:

Topic was second and Alabamian

that the only salvation for wild- Members' All-Age-Won by Dr. was third.

life conservation and happy hunt- Sam's Titania; Satilla Peerless Judges in the open stakes were

ing grounds lies in such a move. Dippalip, second; Sam's Minnie, George Stanbery and 0. E. Mas-

Tom White of Kinston, head of the Federation's legislative committee, says a "foolproof" bill has been prepared by experts after a long and careful study of systems in other states as well as North Carolina's own individual characteristics. "There is nothing halfcocked about our plans," he says. "The sportsmen of the state know that the present program is cost-

third. Members' Derby-Won by Tip
Top Bob; Shore's Brownie Doone, second; Roger, third.
Open All-Age-Won by Duration Bob; Tarheelia's Lucky Strike, second; Medic and Allegheny Dan, divided third.
Open Derby-Won by Tip Top Bob; Duration Bob, second; Roger and Spunkys Nell, divided third.

sey, and Stanbery and Ed Farrior handled the amateurs.

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prominent citizens of the state

Sportsman'' who have given generously of their time, traveling about the

state and otherwise working in a

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DOUGLAS DC-3

"The sportsmen know better than anyone else of these conditions,"

Designed for hunting

says White, "and we are deeply concerned over the shortage of

and fishing parties. Allexpense trips arranged.

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White says it has been proven that creation of a separate department of Game and Fish is the only way this end can be achieved. He adds that the legislation drafted for this purpose is simple and clear, and he, along with thousands of other Sportsmen, is confident that the bill will be passed by the current Assembly.

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Another Ocracoke "Mommlcking"

When I have to take a "mommicking," I can think up no better .

place for it than Ocracoke Island, the sand-strip off the North Caro-

lina coast.

Back in 1940 Charlie Elliott, Monk Montague

and I took our first "mommicking" on a goose

hunt at Ocracoke. We fell two geese shy of the

limit of 12. But we had nightmares all day. The

horizon toward the North, West and South was

solid Canada geese. The honkers honked and

tippled for eel grass all day in the shallow waters

of Pamlico Sound, whose surface was just like a

mirror.

Well, we went back to this magic little spit last month to close out

a dismal waterfowl season-except for mallards in Arkansas. And

here, six years later, we took another "mommicking."

It wouldn't have been so bad if just one or two of us had taken it.

But there were 21, all of whom had been convincd that the limit of

geese and brant would be in the air. "About all you ha"l[e to -do is point

your gun toward the sky and start picking up."

To make a long plane, shrimp boat, bus, taxi and push-boat trip

short, only one goose was killed by the 21 gunners from Atlanta. and

Marietta, Ga. Jack Troy, the veteran writing man and sportsman,

dropped this one with a 24-inch barrel. (He was shooting a compen-

sator without the tube, which had been forgotten in the dash from

home).

Troy alSQ bagged a black/ brant, a bird t.hat this column has tried

to corner for nearly 20 years without 8uccess. These kills gave Troy

the aggregate limit, his first goose and his first brant.

He is having both mounted. After all, not everybody can point to

the wall and say: "Look at my $1,500 goose."



"Nossir," admits Troy, "I couldn't eat that one-1 can't afford meat

at $200 a poun.d."



Dollar Easier Than Clams

But that's what the bird cost. And if we'd stayed a few more hours

it; might have been double. Ocracokers have learned how to grab the

free-wheeling dollar just like they used to dig clams. They've learned

the dollar is easier to grab. And they're on their way to killing the

goose that lays the golden egg unless they curb their enthusiasm to

maul the wallets of visiting waterfowlers from the mainland.

Blackbeard, who met his end on this famous island, was just a

petty politician waiting for a nickel handout. That's what you think

after a 1946 visit to Ocracoke.

Our party ran into a record low tide and a record high temper-

ature. Our decoys were left high and dry, baking in a bright sun. The

geese were there, but they were content to sit it out-out of range.

And a goose has more patience than a sitting hen.

The hunters who went on this wildest goose chase in history in-

cluded the following victims: Glenn Osborne, Loy Lankford, Bill Stud-

dard, Dick Washburn, George Morris, Roy Reagin, I. H. Hill, M. E.

Roberts, J. G. Roberts, J. D. Puller, Bill Bookhammer, J. W. Thome,

Tom Parsons, Dick Smith, Tom Clarke, G. ,E'. Leathers, C. E. Reese,

Jim Clay, W. V. Merriman, Troy and the oversigned "tourist."

Everybody took a "mommicking," which is Ocracoke for you should

-know what. But when I get ready to take another "mommicking" I'm

going back to Gooseville. And the fellows who went this time will be

ready, too. That's the way goose hunters are. Otherwise they wouldn't be goose hunters.

Georgia Trial Always Means Rain

Just try to start the Georgia Field Trial at Waynesboro and it

always means rain. The 42nd running of this trial was delayed again

this week. Steady rain greeted the scheduled opening day and made

the course heavy for the remainder of the running.

But field trial men are gluttons for punishment, and after a 24-

hour wait the show went on in the mud. This is one of the finest trials

in America and this time officials of the Association inaugurated a

one-hour derby. Thus' the winner of this stake becomes eligible to run

in the National next month.

From here the clan moves on to Quitman for the Continental, which

was run last year at Waynesboro. The switch came late, but perhaps

meets the approval of everybody concerned. There is some talk of

attempting to merge the Georgia with the Continental. This would

eliminate one of the two most historic trials in the country, and it is

doubtful that such a plan will be effected.

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COULD THIS BE AN ANSWER?-Where are the ducks? This is the question that

has most of Ark., might

the nation's provide part

waterfowlers of the answer

guessing. as to the

But this photo whereabouts of

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lards were late this year, but this picture fails to indicate an acute shortage.

artificial lights drew fines of $150

Census Takers each. Several raids against pre-
season trappers were staged which resulted in several arrests and the confiscation of a total of 410
To Solve Duck muskrat and 5 mink hides valued
at around a $1,000. These will be sold by the state and the money turned into th_e general game fund.

Hope
Puzzle

Ga10e Log
Continued from Page 4
for half a minute that forest sounded lik'e the beginning of world war number three. When the gun smoke cleared away, we had only four ducks on the water.

One Roman pure-food hibited the sale of any

law fish

prothat

From Mexico to Alaska, by foot and by .plane, "censustakers" of the Fish and Wildlife Service set out this month to seek the answer to the question puzzling the nation's

I knew I had missed every shot.
The weather was too warm and wet and the ducks came slowly.

had lost its lustre.

Nimrods: What's happened to the ducks?

At noon we went again into J. D.'s

Annquncing plans for the 13th ditty bag and found lunch. In fact,

annual inventory of waterfowl, the every time any item for shooting,

biggest in history, to be conducted eating, drinking or emergency was

for the first time on a continent- needed, someone found it in J. D.'s

wide instead of a nation-wide ditty bag. How he managed to

basis, Albert M. Day, director of pack so many things in that little

the Service said:

eanvas bag, I'll never know, but it

"Reports on duck hunting this never failed to produce any item,

fall from most parts of the coun- including a well-packaged bundle

try have been discouraging. We of fellowship. Some day I'll write

propose to do our utmost to find a story about J. D.'s ditty bag.

out what has happened to the We had a marvelous day. We

189 PEACHTREE STREET

ATLANTA, GEORGIA

ducks."

did not bring home the limit of the

FLYWAYS WATCHED

big greenheads that were flying,

From January 7 to 17 more than but I did bring home a day I'll

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the Arkansas flying ducks.

nicians, ornithologists and sports-
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wintering grounds, noting general trends, estimating concentrations

Horses can because their

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standing up are provided

and tabulating species.

with muscular mechanism which

All Meta

The inventory will be conducted causes them to lock, making a

in the United States, Mexico, Cen- horse stand as if he were on stilts.

l tral America, Alaska and Canada.

Day said it will include "greater

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BASIS FOR SEASONS Day explained that January was
selected for the inventory because it is the month when the birds are most likely to be concentrated in limited areas and relatively stationary. He emphasized the count could not be considered a "census," because "it is manifestly impossible to count all North American waterfowl with accuracy."
The inventory will seek also to determine, for the first time:
1. Wildfowl winter use of Alaska and Coastal Canada-particularly British Columbia.
2. How many birds winter south
of the border. Upon the inventory findings, to-
gether with the final results of the 1946 hunting seasons, the observations of northward migrations next spring and breeding ground studies next summer, will be based the recommendation for the 1947 hunting regulations.
Day said the recommendations probably will not be ready for submission to the Secretary of the Interior until June or July.

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B o a t s ARKANSAS REPORTS BY TED FERGUSON TOP DEER SEASON LITTLE ROCK, Ark-Arkansas

New Products Ahead

1946 deer season was the most

At the close of another year we can lopk back and see many new successful iii. history, according to

products that have appeared on the boat market since the close of T. A. McAmis, executive secretary

the war. Some of these are good, some fair and some just a passing fancy. Every war brings out new products in the Marine world.

of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
McAmis said that 1,542 deer had

If my history is correct, steel
ships appeared during the era of Field Trials

been reported and estimated an additional 20 per cent remains to

the Revolutionary War, submarines during the Civil War, fast

For

Beagles

be accounted for. Arkansas has a two-week season and 20,000 deer

destroyers and large speed boats in World War I and now we have boats of extremely high speeds.

Jan. 2l-Z4-Dixleland, New Albany, Miu.; H. A. Co~in..ton, Ripley, Mill.

hunters fields.

went into the woods and

As compared with the automobile J.an. 24-27-Texao, San Antonio; A. F. Feb. 8-9-Southern, Dallas, Tex.; B. L.

industry, the new cars have Von Blon, San Antonio, Texao.

Mer~hant, Dallas.

SEVEN ON ONE-Seven bird dogs, ineluding 6ve pointers, a Ger-

achieved great speeds, but there is Jan. 27-SG-Yasoo, McComb, Mlu.; Dr. Feb. 22-24-Soath Texao, Houoton; F. man shorthair and a setter, loeked up on one bird in this seene ahot

one feature in their favor and that Robin Harrlo, Ja~kon, M!u .

Dotaon Thomu, Houston, Tex.

after the running of the Rome, Ga., field trial in November. T.he

is modern four-lane highways, Feb. 1-1-Peli~an State, Baton Roa..e; (S.) denote oandloned; all otheu are pointer in the eenter !With a high tail has the birds and the othera

banked curves and safety markers, Paul Loaqae, Baton Roa..e, La.

AKC ll~enaed.

are baeking.

whereas, the boats still combat ----------------------------------------------------------~~------------4---------------------------------------------

mother nature with the same rough water as the. Pilgrims encountered

on their voyage here on the May-

flower.



HALF GLASS BOATS Some of the new materials ap-
pearing in boats are plastics of all kinds. Along with the plastics, we have seen a boat made 50 per cent of glass. Different shapes, different designs have made their appearance within the last few months. Diving equipment with self-sustained oxygen units completely without hoses, hulls molded into shape from one piece of material, propellerless boats and other fascinating things have made their appearance. However, the old wind-jammers are still in a class of their own, which has existed throughout all the modern improvements from Fulton's steam engine to jet propulsion. Although the sail races continued throughout the most part of the war because they required no fuel to operate them, the sail regattas were very extensive this year. Believe it or not, the Newport-Bermuda race was the slowest since 1906, which goes to show that winds and waves still play the important
roll.
BACK IN PRODUCTION Cornell University won the Lake
Washington International Regatta, but didn't challenge the records set in 1924. The national outboard races were no better as far as speed was concerned, the water being so rough that the country's top drivers couldn't run. The boats that did participate were extreme~ ly heavy for the class of motors used and even some of these turned over because of rough water. Needless to say, none of the outboard records was broken.
Most of the old manufacturers are now back in high gear. The only thing that is keeping top production down is shortages of material.
The old reliables are building the standard merchandise that they have produced for a long, long time. These products are well known and will continue to serve the public in the same capacity in the future as in the past. They, of course, are incorporating new designs, new lines and some of the new improvements that have come out of the war, but most of them are sticking fundamentally to the same principles. Th~ new products will have -to be tried over a period of time before they are completely accepted. One thing for sure, dealers and consumers are looking forward to the best year yet in 1947.

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1946-47 Laws On Ducks~ Do,~es

MOURNING DOVE
GEORGIA-In Muaeol'ee, Talbot, Taylor, Crawford, Bibb, Jol)el, Baldwin, Hancock, Warren, MeDu4ie and Columbia eountiea and aU countie1 north thereof, Sept. 11-Sept. SO, incluoive ; in forei'Oinl' countie1 and throahout the atate, Dec. 18-Jan. S1; FLORIDA-In Broward, Dade and Monroe countleo, Oct. 1-0ct. Sl. In remainder af atate, Nov. 20-Jan. 18;
KENTUCKY- Sept. 1-0ct. 25; MARYLAND-Sept. 1-0ct. 15; NORTH CAROLINA-Sept. 16-Sept. 30 and Dec. 2-Jan. 15; SOUTH CAROLINA-Sept. 16-0ct. 15 and Dec. 2S-Jan. 22; VIRGINIA-S~pt. 16-0ct. 31; ALABAMA and LOUISIANA -Oct. 1-0ct. 15 and Dee. 18-Jan. Sl;
ARKANSAS and MISSISSIPPI-Sept. 16Sept. SO and Dec. 18-Jan. 31; TENNESSEE-Sept. 16-Nov. H.
Baa' and poaaeaoion limita--10. Shootinl' hoan - one-half hoar before unriee to 1unaet.

DUCK, GOOSE, BRANT, COOT

All Southern atatu, Nov. 23-Jan. I, except TexAa, where on Lake Texhoma in Cooke and Grayaon countiea, Oct. 26-Dec.
9. Remainder of .tate, Nov. 2S-Jan. 6.

There ia no open aeuon on Canada
&'eeae, includinl' Hutchlna and cacldinl' ceeae, and white-fronted l'tHe in Ken... tacky, Tenneaaee, Arkanau, Loaiaiana,

Miaaiuippi and Alabama.

Bal' limit-7 duck daily (except Amer-

ican and redBreaated Mercanaera, 25),

I' includina not more than one wood duck;

2

(except Ro,. l'eeae) daily, inclad-

inw brant, plua 2 anow eee or 2 blue

l'eeae aini'IY or in l'&retrate; 25 coots;

25 sora; 15 raila and l'allinulea.

Pol8eaaion Jimita-14 ducks, 2 I'HBe (plua snowa or blues), 25 cootl, 25 aoraa,
15 raila and callinalea.

Shootinl' hours - One-half hour before sunrise to one-half hoar before aunaet.

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SHOOTING LESSON-This diagram might help you with you.r wing shooting this season. Swing from behind (Point A) on the bird's line of fllght. Follow smoothly through the target, and pull the trigger at Point 8, whieh will v~ry aeeording to distance and speed of bir.d.

Same License Number On the Same Date
RALEIGH, N. C.-J. P. Hol-
land, of Raleigh, went to the of-
fice of the Division of Game and
Inland Fisheries to obtain a com-
bination hunting and fishing li-
cense.
. He found that the license he
received was issued on the same
day as the one he had the year before, and the number on this license was identical with that on the one he had the previous year.
Good hunting and fishing, Mr. Holland, perhaps this is your lucky number!

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