Southern outdoors [Mar. 1, 1947]

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SEVENTH YEAR- NUMBER 15

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U. S. Observes

unters Finish

Wildlife Week

Saddest Season

March 16-22

The end of another quail season brought the saddest chapter in the history of upland gunning to a close in the South.
From every state which claims

National Wildlife Restoration

that bobwhite is the prince of TRYON DECLARED

Week, first proclaimed by the late

game birds, and the greatest bird DEER SANCTUARY

President Roosevelt and sponsored by the National Wildlife Federa-

that flies, reports say results of TRYON, N. C.-Tryon, North

tion, will be observed this year

the 1946-47 season indicated an Carolina's world famous city in

from March 16 to 22. This is the tenth anniversary of the observance of National Wildlife Restoration Week.
Events marking the week will

LEADERS IN WILDLIFE DRIVE-Officers of the Buncombe (N.C.) County Wildlife Club talk about plans for restoring game and fish in Western North

alarming supply.

shortage

in

the quail

Western !'iorth Carolina is a deer

Over 95 per cent of the hunters sanctuary. It has been proclaimed

questioned by Southern Outdoors as such by order of l\Iayor F. P.

reported the poorest hunting they Bacon.

place special emphasis on the need Caroline. They are shown following the February meeting of the club in Ashe have ever witnessed. A small per- Deer recently have been invad-

for greater protection and man- ville. Left to right: Hyman Young, district chairman of the North Carolina centage of these laid the blame on ing the city from nearby forests.

agement to insure adequate sup- Wildlife Federation; R. C. Ingram, vice-president of the club; Rev. Wayne the consi stently uns uitable weather They are regarded as an economic

plies of fish and game to meet Williams, president, and H. B. Teague , secretary-treasurer.

co.nditions-"either too hot; too as well as aesthetic asset.

the increased hunting and fishing

wet or too cold most of the sea- In his proclamation, l\Iayor Ba-

Farmer-Sportsman Plan pressure already in evidence with
millions of former servicemen and women returned to civilian life.

son."

con called on all law enforcement

As a whole, however, hunters officers and other citizens to give

appeared convinced that their the whitetails the best possible

Each year the Federation issues

sport, along with the future of protection.

Pushed in N. Carolina a sheet of wildlife poster stamps

quail, has reached the crossroads.

reproduced from paintings by fa-

mous American nature artists.

The 1947 issue has 40 studies of birtl.s. m:>.mmals, fish , flowers, and trees in the 64 stamps on the

ASHEVILLE, N.C.-A movement to improve hunting and fishing conditions in Western Nor~..tt Caroli11a by P<vn.vtiug

sheet. Clubs, societies, and indi- a cooperative program between the sportsman and the farmer

viduals interested in obtaining fur- will be launched here at a called meeting of the Buncombe

ther information on Wildlife Week County Wildlife Club March 14.

activities and its objectives should r---- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 Hyman Young, of Enka, chair-

fields for spo rt and recreation.

ALL-TIME Reliable

LinOfoW~n:ation

This calls for an increase, rather indicates than decline, in populations of

that the ammumhon and an arms game birds and animals. compar\cs .we no Je;;~ -::onc('v'led

about the situation. Duck migra- QUICK ACTIO!\ SOUG HT

tion s sounded the first a larm . The Various pl a ns f or saving hunt-

shortest flight,s since 1935 put a ing as a popular sport have been

scare in manufacturers who sup- . advanced. More will come. But

ply hunters. Thi s was followed by none, so far, has worked.

write to the Servicing Division, National Wildlife Federation, 20 Spruce Street, Boston 8, Mass.

a considerable drop from the 517 registered for December. January fines amounted $2,327.30, and

man of. District 9 of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, said that a large delegation of farmers

a dove crop that fell bel ow early expectations.
Then came the climax. All-day

The drop in game pop ulati ons threatens t o have not only a serious effect on hunting, but also an

Violations Drop

court costs, $2,319.02. Hunting without license,

as

us-

and

landowners

had

been

invited.

quail hunts with proven dog s put few birds in the bag. With few ex-

ultimate f ar-reaching effect on t he sporting goods industry, arms and

In North Carolina

ual, was the most frequent viola- His announcement followed the ceptionss, quail g unners over t he ammunition companies, a nd ve ry

RALEIGH, N . C.-Violations of tion. Protectors picked up 134 February meeting of the Bun- South chalked up all-time lows for probabl y dogs a nd dog training.

fish and game laws reported for hunters on this charge. This was combe club, which was addressed season kill s.

Observers are convinced that a

January by . protectors of the followed by hunting with an un- by John Martin, publisher of This has posed a problem f or revolutionary educational cam-

North Carolina Division of G11me and Inland Fisheries totalled 283,

plugged ing out

gun, 30 cases, and of season, 18.

hunt-

Southern Outdoors. Rev. Wayne Williams, president, conducted the

game and fi sh departments all over .the South. It has left t hem groping f or a solution, which be-

paign, a large outlay of funds (from the state or federal governments, or from private interests ),

get-together.

comes more difficult to find every revised game Jaws and restoration

GEORGIA RANGER TAGS

Young indicated that he would time a hunting license is sold. projects by organized sportsmen, visit all clubs in his district dur- Tremendous gains in license all mu st be combined-immediate-

ing the next two months and ad- sales indicate more and more citi- ly-if huntin g is to survive as a

101 FOR BREAKING LAW

vocate that farmer-sportsmen pro- zens are turning to the woods and fav ored sport for mi llions. grams be undertaken throughout

Read Woods Bider the 9th District.

William Roddenberry, of Brook- 73 arrests and excelled in other Counties in this district include

let, Ga., made 101 arrests of hunt- activities.

Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Gra-

ers and fishermen in January to set an all-time record for Georgia wildlife rangers, according to figures just released by the Game

Other members of the "Big Ten" were E. L. Scott, M. G. Hall, Jesse Smith, S. l\1. Joiner, W. E.

ham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Swain and Transylvania.
The feature of the February

In Next Issue!
Meet the Woods Rider, fellows! Or engineer he elected to be an orond id you already know this Gullah-speak thologist, ichthyologist and herpetolo

and Fish Commission of Georgia. Murphree, 0. L. Beverly, D. C. Mc- meeting was an lk steak dinner. ing gentleman of the outdoors and gist-or just pla in bird, fish and snake

Roddenberry's e n f o r c e m e n t Cannon and Charlie Young.

Young bagged the elk at Jackson

writing fraternity? man. He caught his first rainbow trout

splurge gave him first place in the The Georgia ranger staff made Hole, Wyo., and the steaks were

Well, you'll learn 'way ba lk in 1904 and bagged his first

monthly "ranger's box score" with 409 arrests and received 182 con- unanimously approved as "very

to know him better ~.uffed grou.~ e in 1901> with a 36-inch

a total of 11,750 points. J. H. Har- victions. More than half the cases rare and delicious" by approxi-

in the issues to Long Tom .

rell, of Wrightsville, was second "ere made remain to be tried in mately 150 sportsmen. The club

come. The Woods At one time he owned a pack of

with 11,245 points. Harrell made the courts.

obtained 38 new members during

Rider has joined the Walker hounds that were d irect de-

the meeting.

staff of Southern scendants of the first pack brought to

How to Kill Clubs In Nine Lessons.

Several visitors and officials of other clubs spoke. They included Randall Everett, of Brevard, Charlie West, of Tryon; Albert, Lyday, president of the Transylvania

Outdoors as colum nisi, associate edi tor and Carolinas representative. e'll start giving you the
low-down on the higher-ups and the high-ups on the low-downers of the two

South Carolina . He has chased both red and g rays, but rates Texas quail the fastest thing he's ever run on the ground.
As early as 1912, Charlie adopted his pen name, Woods Rider, which in South

I. Don't attend meetings. 2. If you do, always arrive late.

'club, and Dr. J. Z. Preston, presi- Carolinas in the next issue.

Carolina's low country means outdoors

dent of the Polk club.

It is with a feeling of pardonable step-n'.fetchit for large landowners ( resi

pride that we make this announcement. dent game manager, warden, fire war

3. Delay paying dues, . or don't pay them at all. 4. Never ask e friend you think might join your club. 5. Don't have anything constructive to say when you are called upon.

FLORIDA SEASON CLOSED IN MARCH

For as Woods Rider, Charlie West, of den, cowhand , fence mender, hunting Glassy Mountain- it's in both Caro and fishing guide, boat paddler, and linas- became the best known outdoor guardian angel over feminine gue>h

6. If you do attend e meeting, find fault with the proceedings end the work The season on black bass and columnist in the South. He is a pioneer with a penchant for tangling with ticks,

7. 8.

done by other members.
Kick if you ere not appointed to committee, end if you are appointed, never attend a committee meeting. Don't do anything more then you can possibly help to fu~ther your club's

other fresh water fish will be closed in Florida for only one month this year. Although infor-

crusader for conservation and his carrpaigns will have an everlasting effect on' Ti-Ti and turpentine gum).

game and fish affairs in North an:! He met his wife on the "most suc

South Carolina.

cessful fishing trip I've ever been ou."

interest; then when a few roll up their sleeves and do things, howl that matio.n on licenses lists March and Charlie (Woods Rider) West is a vp.t . But you 'll know more about Woods

the club is run by a clique.

April a s closed, a revision permits eran of Georg ia Tech , M. I. T. and the Rider and the Carolinas outdoors be

9, Worse than anything else, give up end holler "there's no use, anyway."

reopening of the season Ap ril 1. fist world war. Ins tead cf becom in g ar. ' g in ning with the next issue.

Dr. Eschmeyer Backed - GEORciANs Tarheel

For Top Tennessee Post CHALLENGED

Tales
By TOM WALKER

Is Sport
Worth It?

FAST PACE ... There's no rest

BY DAN RAINEY JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.-Appointment of Dr. R. W. Esch-
meyer, TVA biologist, to replace Paul Mathes as commissioner

for fish and game law violators in North Carolina. Protectors of the

of conservation has been recommended by the Tennessee

Division of Game and Inland Fish-

Conservation League. The League submitted a petition asking appointment of Eschmeyer to Governor Jim McCord.
This wildlife development climaxed the two-day annual meet. ing of the League here and was

Dan Rainey, of Toccoa, Ga., has eries in December maintained the

issued a call to Georgia hunters, blow-torch pressure on poachers

fishermen, conservationists an d and turned in a record of 517

dog men to attend a meeting at Macon, Ga., March 26 for the purpose of organizing the Georgia Sportsmen's League.
The original date for the meet-

cases, second high for a single month during the past year (November's final tabulation of 706 was first).

ing was March 12, but Rainey said The high cost of poaching dip-

voted by 200 delegates represent-

the change was made at the re- ped into violators' pockets for

ing 23 clubs and 5,400 members

quest of several local club officers $4,531.65 in fines and $3,199.33 in

over the state.

who would be unable to attend at court costs during December.

The League's resolution strongly supported Eschmeyer and cited

that time. Rainey is acting secre- December's mark brings to 4,385 tary of the temporary slate of of- the number of cases p~osecuted by

his various research accomplish-

The delights of the sportsman ments in recent years.

are t-oo numerous to list. Every Besides favoring a shake-up in

person knows

who what

reads this message it means to take a

the Commission the League voted the following recommendations:
1. Stationing of full-time war-

a trout or kill a bass ... to flush dens on deer preserves to insure

a covey of quail ... to bring down better protection.

a deer . . . to hear a hound bay 2. A statewide open season on

at the tr.ee . . . he understands red foxes throughout the year.

the deep pleasure of the woods 3. A bag limit on rabbits and

.. the :r.est of camping beside a prohibition of their sale.

PUSHES CAMPAIGN - Hyman Young, of Enka , N. C ., hopes to enlist all dubs of his district in a campaign to promote better cooperation among sportsmen and

clear stream . . . the earthy joy The League banquet was high-

of tramping the fields.

lighted by an address on conservation by Charlie Elliott, director

landowners. Young is chairman of the Western District of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.

of the Georgia Game and Fish

Tarheel Douse But nature does not always stay

Commission. Other speakers on the program were Dr. Eschmeyer, W.

Passes Reform in balance.

R. Paddock, supervisor of the

Cherokee National Forest, and Dr.

Through all the ages, man in > A. H. Weihe, TVA biologist.

RALEIGH, N. C.-The reform bill that would separate the Division of Game and Inland Fish-

his migrations westward hast ---------------
left .a blight on many of the , Larger Commission
earth's most fertile areas .. I Urged for Tennessee

eries from the Department of Conservation has passed the North Carolina house of repre-

Lands and streams once teem-_ CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.- Ten- sentatives by a one-sided ma-

ing with nature's gifts have . nessee will never have a long- jority. The legislation has moved

been made barren J>y man.

range conservation program until into the Senate, where sports-

it has an active game and fish men expect to score another and

commission with full powers to final victory.

ficers for the statewide group. protectors during 1946-an aver-

All active and "dormant" clubs age of 12 a day. Total cost to

in Georgia have been asked to violators for fines and court costs send representatives. The new or- approached $57,000-$28,939.79 in ganization hopes to start an active fines and $27,789.49 in costs. movement to improve hunting and

fishing and to forestall further depletion of wildlife resources before steps are made to insure a harvestable supply.
"The time is already here,"

STRONGER LAWS . .. Ask the average sportsman to put his finger en the chief step necessary to make North Carolina's wildlife

Rainey challenged, "for us to do conservation efforts more effective,

something and to quit talking and chances are that he'll shoot

about it. Hunting and fishing have this right back: "stronger game

passed the crossroads. We've got laws."

to bring them back or take our It appears now that the ball is

choice between ping pong and rolling for stronger laws at this

checkers."

session of the General Assembly.

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Atlanta, Georgia

When balan<'e

nature we can

ceases to be in no longer have

make seasons and regulate the harvest of wildlife, according to Lou Williams, president of the

the beauties of nature-nor fish, Tennessee Conservation League

nor game, nor trees . . . not even and well-known outdoor writer.

water to drink or use for power. Williams' comment was inspired

The bill is sponsored by the North Carolina Wildlife Federation, which has actively campaigned for two years for a commission-director game and fish department. Only three dis-

Often we cannot survive except by a bill before the legislature

by moving on.

giving the Tennessee commission

added powers and one more repre-

sentative on the board.

senting votes were registered against the measure in the House.

Only recently have we become He advocates increasing the

aware of the need for restoration membership to at least seven, with

and replenishment . . . soil conservation . . . forest and flood

the new men being chosen hunters and fishermen in areas.

from rural

control . .. vigilance against the "Hunting and fishing are not

pollution of our rivers ... breed- done in the cities," Williams

ing and feeding grounds for fish, quipped.

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If you've been to Arkansas to shoot ducks or to Ocracoke Island for geese, you'll stop and rub your eyes at the low cost of fishing down on the Withlacoochee in Florida. The voice on the phone started off in a kidding sort of tone.
"I just wanted to remind you of something you said about bass fishing," he said. "You said you should always be quiet," he continued. " Well, that's all right1 but I just wanted to tell you we caught 24 the other day and we made a lot of noise doing it."
It .was Ed Morgan, a Decatur, Ga., contractor. And his partner on this bass-killing trip was Tom Couch.
Morgan and Couch fished two days in the Withlacoochee, near Floral City, Fla. When they pulled anchor they had exactly two dozen bass weighing from two to 12 pounds. And the 12-pounder didn't seem to have Morgan excited. He scoffed at the idea of mounting him.

NATIONAL CHAMPION-Saturn , six-year-old son of the 1942 champion, Luminary, won the National Bird Dog Championship of 1947 at Grand Junction. He is owned by A. G. C. Sage, and handled by Clyde Morton, of Alberta, Ala. Saturn had 10 finds and a consistent ground race over the three-hour route.

COLUMBUS , N. C. - An allnight vigil climaxed by a halfmile foot-race along the chilly shores of Lake Adger resulted in the conviction and fining of five gill-net fishermen by Magistrate Burnett here last week.
The netters, who live at Lawndale, were given the maximum penalty of $50 each and $11.50 costs under Section 15 of the State Anglers' Law.
They were arrested by Game Protector Arthur D. P ack, of Tryon. Pack was accompanied on his mission by District Protector Charles Ormond, of Forest City, !"' and Donald Jons, Columbus conservationist. The officer s confiscated seven gill nets and 121
pounds of fish.

' ' . . . t h e v e r y b e s t Every fish was taken trolling with a No. 2 Johnson sliver spoon,
with the aid of porkrind. This seems to be such a hot spot I'm going to tell you exactly

:t h a t anoney c a n buy!'' where it is. The place is called Trail's End Camp. And the unusual
thing about it is the low price for value received. A <:abin with clean bed costs $2 for two fishermen. A boat with motor is just $3 a day.

Meals are 50 cents each. That makes the total only $8 for two fisher-

men, using the same boat and cabin, of course.

This is about the cheapest service sportsmen can buy anywhere in That's the unanimous verdict of sportsmen coast

the country. And Morgan says this is the best FISHING in the country-for bass, bream and shellcrackers.

to coast. They mean HODGMAN FISHING

Morgan has his own ideas about fishing and signs. He says the WADERS - incomparable for complete water-

only way to take bass consistently-big ones are his only concern-is to watch the moon. "They hit' best on a new moon," he contends. "And

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That's his argument, and when a fellow shows you fish to prove it, you can't laugh it off. If you've been missing 'em, maybe you should try the "Morgan Moon Method."

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On a radio program the other night we dropped a tale into the

campfire that brewed a pretty tall yarn about the potency of poison

from a Texas rattlesnake. It provoked Norman Eaton into a strong

defense of the Georgia species of diamondback.

"I heard about that Texas rattler," writes Mr. Eaton. "But I contend Georgia snakes are worse. And here's why:

"One day last winter I was hunting squirrels when a snake startled me. I saw him coil and was able to jump out of striking distance just in time. He missed and struck an oak tree, instead of my leg. The tree began to swell at once. I saw the possibilities of this and got a sawmiller to make planks from the tree. I took these planks and built a bungalow. I painted it a dark red, and decided to move in.

"When I arrived with my first load of furniture, I was amazed to see the house had vanished. But I saw a bird fly off the ground. And I noticed that it came from a hole. Well I looked closer. The hole through which the bird flew was my front door. The turpentine in the paint had killed the rattlesnake poison, and all I had left was a little red bird house."
Well, that's a good one. It'd be a lot more convincing though, if Mr. Eaton had found in his house a pair of wood ducks incubating a full nest of eggs in his living room.

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sportsmen. It's a word to roll around your tongue, as you would taste fine brandy. It's a word with a plush bottom, used by men who find pleasure in complimenting

themselves upon their endeavors

Three States Busy

afield. It is perhaps the most misused word in the language.

At least three Southern states appear to be. headed f?r A sportsman was in my office better things in administration of wildlife affairs. That Is, the other day. He was sincerely

if the commission-director plan may be accurately called the and honestly interested in adjust-

most satisfactory method of handling game and fish.

ing the seasons on certain species

Tennessee's legislature appeared ready to give mote power of game. He wanted the seasons

to the commission in that state. And with the Tennessee Conservation League asking for a larger commission it seems that the Volunteers are at least thinking in terms of im-

for deer, turkey and squirrels to begin on the same date to keep the squirrel hunters out of the woods before the turkeys were old

proving their situation.

enough to kill.

At this writing North Carolina sportsmen had scored an "If I was sitting under a tree

important House victory and the odds were that the Senate hunting squirrels," he said, "and a

would accept the proposals of the North Carolina Wildlife big gobbler walked by, I couldn't

Federation. The Federation wants a department that works keep from killing him."

as a separate agency. Game and Fish have been a unit of I've had a good many hunters

the conservation Department for many years.

tell me almost those exact words.

South Carolina wants a new deal and things looked bright I've heard them from the lips of

for the Sandlappers. However, a feudal system that has
handicapped Palmetto wildlife a long time threatens to be a hangover barrier. Public election of game wardens, or appointment by local politicians, has been an important factor

fellows who are known as outstanding sportsmen. If they only knew how tremendously discouraging those few words were!

ing lies about my talents With a shotgun, I have dec1d,ed

to unveil the true facts on the case myself. I have goQe to

considera~le_ expens~ th~se .st~tlStics-i'bn my

caocmtipvli_l~il?egs

Average cost of each cooked and eaten-$4.93.

rabbit

af1eld th1s past season but I thiiik . .

.

.

it's cheaper in the long rurr than N?. trmes demoralued by quail

blackmail.

gettmg up-23.

Next season any man I go No. of quail shot at-23.

hunting with will either pe under :t:ro. of quail claimed hit-23.

oaijl ~otto tell what happened or No. of times claimed dog was

he ~111 be a deaf mute.

poor retriever-23.

The Statistics

No. of quail brought down-0.

Hunting trips planned-343.

No. of young cedars brought

Hunting trips taken-5. No. miles walked (my estimate) -483; "' Compamons asflmate )28 Rabbits shot at-44, Alibis made-42.

down-4. No. of sweet gum. saplings
brAoumgohut ndt oowf np-i6n.e bark. prou.ght down-4 pounds.
No. of quail given by compan-

legRsa-b2b01.ts Rabbits

c1arm ed claimed

h1't m' hit in

front back

_ioN5Nn_o-o.S. .ooff

quail quail

told wife I killed wife believed I

legs-20.

* * *

killed-0. No. of miles walked on level

ftABBITS claimeq hit in back ground-%.

a-ftd ix:ont legs, but that my_s. No. of miles walked at 85 de-,

teriously escaped-40.

gree ang1e-4B2%.



Rabbits admitted to have been No. of . times account of hunts

missed completely-2.

given-74;

No of arguments with com- No. of times account of hunts

panions over *-'ho killed rabbits given truthfully-0.

shot at-28.

No. of years before companions

No. arguments wori-6. .

will f.orget my prowess with ' a

No. rabbits actually bagged-2. gun-51 (conservative estimate).

No. rabbits cleaned-2.

* * *

No. times thought I ha:d tulere- WELL,' there's the truth, 'the

mia-2,

'
* *

whole truth and nothing but the truth. It shows why the in-

N O. ARGUMENTS .with _ wife surance companies have no fear about fitness of rabbit for of my ever committing suicide

human consumption-2.

with a gun-I couldn't hit myself.

in poor law enforcement. This system of patronage threatens "LET'S GET' 'EM"

B.ATON ROUGE Clubs Please Copy to stay, under provisions of an amended game and fish bill This year thousands of doves

now being debated. As long as county

legislative

delegations

have

a

voice

in

were killed after the season closed. They were killed by sportsmen, many of whom hold high positions

the election of officers the South Carolina Game and Fish of trust, some of whom were ap-

LEAGUE

Department will be hamstrung. A director of a game and fish pointed or elected officials, most department must be given the power of hiring his own men. of whom had the respect of their Any other system is doomed to failure before it starts. It's families, their neighbors and their

MODEL FOR ACTIVITY

like a coliege alumnus sending a coach a promising halfback friends. and ordering the coach to place him on the first team and If anyone had said to them,

By "GRITS" GRESHAM

play his candidate in every game.

"You're not a sportsman! You are

BATON ROUGE, La.-Lack of activity has been advanced as the

a thief, stealing game from hon- No. 1 cause for the heavy mortality rate among sportsmen's and con-

The rights of game and of the citizens who are entitled est people who have put up their servation clubs in the South.

to harvest it lawfully will be jeopardized as long as wildlife dove guns for this season," they

The Baton Rouge Sportsmen's League is one such organization

affairs are within the reach of public-officeholders who trade would have indignantly resented that will never fold up f or lack of something to do. Here is an account

fish and game for power.

it. Yet what else could they pos- of a typical monthly meeting of this organization, held in the court

sibly have been doing?

house here February 4:

Where Are The Quail? In one section of the state the

President J. J . Besson ordered that the absent directors must give

Sportsmen over the South are virtually unanimous in declaring the 1946-47 season as the worst they have ever wit-

wild turkeys have been completely a valid reason for failure to answer the roll call. Guests and new eliminated. A few years ago there members were introduced. A financial report by Secretary-Treasurer were several flocks of turkeys in Scarrit showed the league was in good condition.

nessed. The sad song already had come down from the North, the vicinity. The sportsmen in the

Plans were completed for the eradication of water hyacinths in

East and Mid-West.

area learned that the renegade pot Parish Lake. It was agreed that members and interested non-members

In those sections native game has reached an alarming hunters were taking a heavy toll would assemble at the lake and take part in the work. They will bring

low, but good waterfowl had been hoped for this season. Just of the birds. Instead of becoming motors, boats, rakes, etc., to suppelment the work of machines from

why, nobody knows. But it seems natural for all hunters and angry at the theft of their turkey the Game and Fish Department. A full week-end will be set aside

fishermen to be optimistic.
The cold facts, though, have begun to rear up and hit hunters squarely in the face. The big question in the South is: "Where have the quail gone?"
We would not be so presumptuous as to undertake an answer to this question. But we agree with most quail hunt-

flocks, the sportsmen took this attitude: "Those birds will soon be gone, so we'd better get in the swamps and get our share."
They did, the turkeys were all ~;hot out, and now no one has any hunting. The same thing can hap-

for this activity, designed to restore fishing and duck shooting. The League voted to sponsor a crow shooting contest, with all
sportsmen's clubs in South Louisiana invited to compete. Each club will post a $25 entry fee, with the winning unit taking the cash pot. At the end of the month there will be a count of crow's feet. The Baton Rouge League will award individual prizes.
After recommendations were heard on the 1947 duck season, a

ers. The birds don't live here any more. This is in direct pen to any species of game.

soil conservation film was shown.

disagreement with surveys that have been published as Sportsmanship is a much more

This is offered as a typical meeting that keeps life in a sportsmen's

recently as last year by at least one national magazine and inclusive word than most of us club. Others might well copy.

at least one leading arms and ammunition company.

imagine. It not only covers the

These surveys were made by polling game and fish departments. These departments in a moment of enthusiasm replied that game is holding its own. But they didn't stop there. They

activities with a rod or gun, but can be applied to every day living. It is really the consideration you and I have for one another. It is

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something revolutionary is instituted right now to restore as well as men, should live, and

quail this greatest of all game birds will continue to show seldom do.

a de~line. If you have an answer, we'd like to hear from you. Generally, you'll find that the
kind of a man your hunting or

It Droppeth Gently

fishing companion is in the woods or on a stream, that's the kind of a man he is at home and in his

Tile

M.ny persons wonder why a charge of shot, or a bullet, fired business relations with others. straight up in the air does not return to earth with a heavy impact. There is nothing that will show up A shotgun charge, fired vertically, will return without much greater character more quickly or more

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fu r-::.e than that of a heavy rainfall. Air resistance is a powerful thoroughly than an unpleasant or

factor in retarding the speed of freely falling substances. If it were difficult experience in the out-

not for this resistance, raindrops would strike with great force.

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In the thin air of high altitudes, the sp~ of a bullet's return to poise and sportsmanship come to

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ATLANTA, GA.

ATHENS, GA.

able extent.

Continued on Page 7

FLORIDA BIGMOUTHS- W. E. Rowsey, of Atlanta, Ga., caught this string of bigmouth bass on a trip to Welaka lake, Florida. The fish weighed from 41/z to 111/4 pounds. Rowsey was using a 2000 Creek Ch'ub Darter.
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Fishing ay EVERETT RoAcH United States

Won by Zev Some Questions and Answers Many years of conversation with hunters and fishermen has convinced me that about 90 per cent of what is said in casual sessions is

rn
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1-3 HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss.-Mis- ::C

remembered about as long as it takes a barracuda to bust a balloon. sissippi Zev scored the 15th place- trj

We have found that fishermen
forget faster than hunters. Maybe Wildlife Harvest Ends

ment of hi s short ca1eer he1e Feb- ~
ruary 13 by winnin g the 55th run- Z

they have more to keep in their For North Carolinians

ning of the United States Field 0

storehouse. So we're going to break down a few questions that have come across the fisliing desk
in recent weeks.

RALEIGH, N. C.-It's back to
the rack for the guns of North Carolina hunters.

Trial Club's Open All-Age stake. O'Hare's Little Jimmy was second and Dealer, both pointers, were second and third in a field of 43

C::
g1-3
S

Maybe all of you won't agree The state's 1946-47 season for starters.

""

with our replies. If you don't, and if you have a question to ask on any other fishing subject, wind up and turn it loose. We'll do our best to reply.

the harvesting of game birds and animals closed February 15 along with the legal period for taking opossum. and raccoon with guns and dogs. The state's trapping

Zev's triumph was worth $1,300 to Trainer Earl Bufkin, of Sardis, Miss., principal part of top money. His classy race and one covey find gave his owner, Dr. W. R. Trapp,

!P

Q.-What is meant by "double- season also wound up on that day. of Tuscumbia, Ala., a leg on the

built" in reference to a bamboo fly

Memphis Commercial-Appeal Tro-

or casting rod ?-J. M., Tucker, Joe Halburnt Heads

phy, which was placed in compe- ~

Ga.
A.-The average bamboo fly or casting rod is made up of six tri-

Volunteer Scribblers
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. Halburnt, editor of the

J oe TVA

tition in 1940. The Derby was
Sheriff.

won

by

High

,._ ~

angular sections, which form the Sportsman, will head the Tennes-

hexagon-shaped rod. The "double- see Outdoors Writers Association Small Mouth Bass

built" rod is made up of six tri- this year. He was elected presi-

Large Mouth Bass

angular sections in the center and dent along with the following 8ix rectangular sections built slate: Lou Williams, vice-presi-

Shell-Cracker Bream
(Strawberry Bream)

around it. A total of 12 sections, dent; Walter Amann, Jr., secre- Blue Gill Bream e Crappie

that make up the hexagonal shape. tary, and Paul Bryant, treasurer.

Li ve deli very g uorant eed .

This one rod, built around the

Write for prices ond infor moti o n.

other, is known as a "double- and under all conditions , than any Jas. H. Reeve

Calhoun. Ga.

built" rod. You can readily under- other.

stand why it is an expensive rod. Q.-What do you consider your

Q.-Do our large and small- most unusual fi shing experience?

mouth bass in Georgia hibernate -C. M., Blue Ridge, Ga.

during the winter? If not, what A.-My most unusual experience

artificial baits will catch them happened at Piedmont Park lake,

during this time ?-J. P., Sanders- which is less than three miles

ville, Ga.

from the heart of Atlanta. It was

A.-Our large and smallmouth bass do not hibernate during the cold months, but they are dormant during extremely cold weather. I suggest that you try a deep running Hawaiian Wiggler, or Reddon Runt bait, white, yellow or any bright pattern.
Let it sink deep, retrieve slowly and watch the results.

after dark. I was using a Creek Chub "Frog Darter," silver flash finish,. on my casting rod. I made an average length cast, and proceeded to play the lure in my usual mechanical manner, as one does when fishing at night. I popped the bait several times and wham! A bass struck it viciously. I set the hook and began to play him cautiously. Wham! I got an-

Q.-In a previous is_sue of other strike, less vicious than the

Southern Outdoors you listed your last however, and again I set the

four favorite baits. Tell me what hook and began to work them in

your choice would be if you were slowly. Reeling them in became

limited to only one casting bait.- difficult as they seemed to be pull-

H. J., Salisbury, N. C.

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ever, after taking personal experi- rope.

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fishermen into consideration, I be- of my fishing career. I felt the lieve my choice would be the AI third strike on that one cast. I set Foss Shimmy Wiggler with a the hook again, and after quite a

white or yellow bucktail and a struggle I landed my catch of all

piece of porkrind. If it wouldn't be catches, three largemouth bass.

asking too much, I would like a They weighed 3%, 3 and 2 pounds

couple of other bucktails to go respectively. I was naturally

with this spinner, say a black, and proud of my catch, as it made me

a red-and-white combination. This eligible for membership in the

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offer proof. In fact, I'll even take motor. from Your Nearef Dealer

you out to Piedmont Lake, and show you the rock I was standing on when I caught them.

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gration routes, and expansion of areas upon which the general public may hunt and fish.

The British are still busy clearing away ships that were sunk dur-

In Red, ing the Hitler blitz. .These wrecked ships are a great menace to ship-
ping. Some pf the modern methods incorporated in removing and salvaging these hulls include explosives. Instead of the old method of

Facing The -report said the decline this year in migratory birds "illustrates all too well that we are

Tougher Times signalling by means of a rope, the divers send their message by

still in the red in our wildlife re

means of a walkie talkie. The hulls are cut into small sections of about 50 tons and towed to the shore where they are cut into scrap iron.
* * *
Several weeks ago I described

with a 3.5 horsepower outboard jet engine weighing 55 pounds. This jet motor ran 3Vz hours on one gallon of fuel and will drive an ordinary fishing bo.at at speeds up to 8 miles an hour..

WASHINGTON-A House special committee reported last week America's wildlife resources "are

source ledger-there are many more 'steps' to be taken on our journey."

a boat without propellers. Some-

still in the red" and face "critical

thing new has again been added.

times in the years immediately

Patents have been applied for a

ahead."

32-POU NOER- M. L. Irwin, of Fitzgerald, Ga., with a 32-pound channel eat which he caught in the Oemulgee River {Ga.}.
Von Gammon and Montague Gammon
Training Kennel for Field and Trial Dogs
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motor boat with the engine up front. Claims of the inventor are that the design assures greater efficiency by keeping the propeller below the surface at all times. Whether this is true or not remains to be seen, as from personal experience I have seen the bow of many boats come out of the water. In either event there is a larger percentage of energy wasted and power lost due to propeller slippage. The inventor is also installing the rudded in the bow installing the rudder in the bow the response of steering is quicker.

"Already the increase in hunt-

ing and fishing pressure," the re-

port said, "has been greater than most people expected, even though administrators had generally realized there would be a large increase immediately after the war."
The House Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources,

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PERFECTION Robertson (Democrat, Virginia),
before his electi<u~ to the Senate,

recommended:

1-Greater financial aid for

wildlife management.

We know through experience that

2-Special emphasis on research

There is No Substitute for Experience
Staacil Motor Co.
Gainesville, Ga.

front wheel drive on automobiles

in wildlife management.

has proven satisfactory although it has never been too popular.

Fl RST BUCK-Victor Hutchison,

3-That appropriations for the '

In the racing game propellers that pull a hull through the water in-

of Columbus, Ga., with the bud he bagged on St. Vincent's Island, off the Florida gulf coast. This was

new fiscal year include grants-inaid to the states in an amount

1 stead of pushing it are known as Hutchison's first bud in a long hunt equal to the current receipts from

tractors. This type of propulsion ing career.

the special excise tax, and funds

is as much as 5 miles per hour faster. So, after all, this new invention may have some merits. One other feature is a bow guard and special design housing as pro-

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A hard food for chewing, as helpful as a bone to keep the

tection against running aground and the propeller becoming fouled with weeds.

Williams, of Chattanooga, was reelected president of the Tennessee Conservation. League at this or-

of them." 4-Stream

pollution

. I
legislation.

teeth and gums healthy, and to increase saliva and mastication. May be fed moistened as a com

* * *
To date the amphibious vehicles used by the Army and Navy during the war have shown little or no progresss in being converted over to civilian use. However, a

ganization's annual meeting here. Other officers chosen by dele-
gates from 23 clubs were: Vicepresidents, Cartter Patten, Chattanooga; Fred Ogle, Elizabethton, and Nash Buckingham, Memphis;

5-Continuation of the House ' Select Committee on Conservation of Wildlife Resources during the new Congress.
In addition, the report repeated

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La""'s The law requires that every person ft!'
ing in the waters of the State of Georca shall buy an annual license if artificial lure or live bait is used, with the following exceptions : A person can fish in the county of his legal residence with worm1. No person under the age of 16 yean I require:! to buy a fishing license.

State Resident Fiahin&' Liceno.-S1 .25 . License is valid from April 1, through March 31 of the following year. Licenae may be bought from your local dealer.

State Non-Reaident Fiahin&' Llctlll._ $5 .25 a nnual license.

10-Day f'iahlnc Licenae-$1.50.

30-Dar Fiohln&' Liceno.-$2.50.

The annual license ia valid from Avr11 1 through March 31 of the following year. Trip licenses n.re valid for the days etipulated on the face of same. The reotrletlon1 and limitations upon the taklnc ol !Ish
in this state shall be as follows: Game fish with daily and minimum olze
limits S:re as follows:

Rockfish or striped bass, 10 dally, 12 inches: largemouth black bass, 10-10 : mallmcuth black baas, 10-10: rock baos, 10-5: Kentucky or red-eye bass, 10-8 : bream . 25-5: perch, 25-5 : crappie, 15-7 : eastern pickerel or jack, 15-12: wall-eyed pike, 312 : muskelunge, 2-15: brook trout, 10-7 : rainbow trout, 10-7 : brown trout, 10-7 : red breast perch, 25-5 : mixed st'ring
30 in one day.

'

H is illegal to. take game fish in any manner except by hook and line and rod

and reel or to fish on the lands of an-

otht::r without permission of landowner.

It is illegal to place or cause to be placed

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297 Sportomen' lldg. looton, Ma11.

Barnard Pointer Wins

Inaugural Scottsboro Trial

SCOTTSBORO, Ala. - Toney and Otis Brown, of Florence, re-

Watters, four-year-old pointer, spectively.

owned

and

handled

by

Dr. R.

M.

Ted Cotterell, of Birmingham, and Horace Holland, of :):,eighton,

Barnard, of Arab, Ala., captured judged the stake, which began in

the inaugural shooting dog stake perfect weather February 3 and

of the recently-organized Jackson wound up in a near blizzard the

County Sportsmen's Association. next day.

Toney topped a field of 20 dogs,

Among prominent visitors at the trial were Otis Brown and Justin

evenly divided between pointers Leonard, Florence; Julius Spry,

and setters.

Rogersville ; Drs. Appleton and

McCarty's Paliacho Boyd, owned Hughes, Albertville; Robert Marand handled by J. H. McCarty, of tin, Huntsville, and Pleas Jones, Scottsboro, was runner-up in the Guntersville. Officers of the Jacktwo-day event. Gal was third and son Association are W. W. Coplin, Tvalla Shoals King finished fourth. Jr., president; F. D. Proctor, viceThey are owned and handled by president, and J. H. McCarty, secDr. J . L. Hughes, of Albertsville, retary-treasurer.

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GRAND-DADDY GAR-Clyde E. Patterson, of Chickasaw, Ala., with a 96-pound alligator gar whic h he caught in Mobile River. The fish was over five feet long. Patterson hauled his catch home in a Mobile taxicab and distributed steaks among his friends.
Ga10e Log
Continued from Page 4
those basic characteristics than he
can hide the contour of his face.
The other day I was talking
with a sportsman from a South
Georgia county about fire hunting,
or hunting deer at night with a light, in season and out.
"What's got me worried," he said, "is that our best people are doing it."
Perhaps I am a little. confused. Who are our "best" people?

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Slim.'s Cows Are All Aristocrats

"' In the future , John, I think we had
i bett!r breed for size ."

Slim' Hines, who 01V11S the Leafgn!en Dairy, played host to government inspectors Wednesday_. They i~~&pected his barns for cleanliness,
lai8 milkfor butterfat content, and .
his eows for: health. And they ended up giving Slim a Grade-A reeord for fine milk!
He was boasti_ng about it over a friendly glass of beer in Andy Botkin's Garden Tavern. Andy says: "I know just how.you feel."
And we knew what Andy .mea&t. Under. the Brewers'. program of. Self-Regulati~n, Andy's tavern ill

open day and nigh(to inspection by
agents of the indudry or of the
liaw. And Andy gets a lot of satisfaction out of getting a "clean bill of health" for running a wholesome, law-abiding tavern.
From where I sit, people like Slim and Andy rate a vote of thanks from their communities. They're proud to have their places open to inspection at all 'timesthey know they're running a business that'a.a c;redit to.the town!

CopyriBht, 1947, United State$ Bre~~~ers Fountl(/lion

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MONKEY THINKS The monkey will not pull a

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banana from a tree until he in-

~ GREENVILLE, S. C.-A group ~ of 24 Greenville county sportsmen

WADESBORO, N. C.-It's prob-

tends to make use of it. On the other hand humans have grain

ably a good idea not to balk at rotting in one place and bread

,..;-

met here recently and for the formation of a

laid plans county or-

.C: ganization of sportsmen and other ~ conservation-minded citizens. ~ The group headed by C. H.

Crews, Henry Covington, Grady

showing your hunting license when lines in others. a game protector asks for a look. Two Anson County hunters dis- $80.98. One paid a $10 fine and covered this recently when Protec- $31 costs, and the other paid a tor Paul J. Kiker, Jr., of Wades- $10 fine and $29.98 costs. boro, checked them in the field.

r:JS McMahan, Bruce Spencer, Frank
g~ Aiken, Allen Taylor, Pal Bright, John Campbell, Howard Tilson, W.
~ ' V. Gilmore, E. D. Horton, F. A. E-4 Cline, "Red" Owens and others
;:I plan an organizational meeting 0 early this month.

LOUISIANA RESCUE TRUCK-The Fish and Game DivisioQ of louisiana uses this 40-can aerated fish transpor~ unit mounted on a three-ton truck to salvage fish from drying streams, barrow pits and lakes. Such a truck also is
useful in hauling fish from hatcheries to streams and ponds for restocking purposes.

When the hunters refused to let him examine their licenses, Kiker brought charges against them. (fhe cases were heard in Anson Superior Court, and for their refusal to comply with Kiker's request, they had to fork over

Dogs Boarded
I can offer you the best in b~arding and car of dogs. Sanitary and safe kennels and runs . Outside exercise if desired. Write for particulars.
M. L. Brooks Kennesaw, Georgia

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