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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. 
 
Fish Ponds 
 
We can't deliver them to you finished and full of fish. But If you have the water and want a pond or lake built on your place, well, that's our business. Call or write now for free estimate. 
 
ROY MABRY 
2161 Piedmont Road, N. E. 
 
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. 
 
Jack Waddell & Sons 
 
Jack Waddell 
 
Deane Waddell Bill Waddell 
 
P. 0. Box 1316 Nashville, Tenn. 
 
Manafadurera' Repreaentative 
 
Gamemaoter 
 
New Era Cap.Co. 
 
Rainbeaa 
 
Booton Athletic Shoeo 
 
Geo. A. Reacll H. Hanroo<l A Son 
 
. fle&h and fowl. On these billion~ 
 
of dollars have been spent. Much 
 
more remains to be done. 
 
It is all worth it! 
 
A. L. BELLE ISLE 
 
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Whether in a big city or a small town, the telephone central office is about the busiest place you'll find . The volume of local and long distance calls is at an all-time high. 
But we have been adding equipment as fast as we can get it, and the service is still good on most calls. We're working hard toward the day when the service on all calls will be better than ever. 
 
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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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rises." He insists bass then pay no attention to noises made by fisher- 
 
men. 
 
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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A little research brought out an interesting fact about the origin 
of the cur. Today the word CUR denotes a dog of mongrel origin. Actually the 
word came into being because of the custom of docking a dog's tail. In feudal Europe a tax was placed on every dog. But the wording of the law was like a lot of our game laws nowadays. It was confusing, and it levied a tax on the dog's TAIL. Poor people who wanted to keep their dogs and avoid the tax took advantage of the law's phraseology. They cut oft' their dogs' tails. Thus there were no tails on which to levy the tax. 
Most of these dogs had anc!!stors of doubtful origin, and were commonly called CURTAILED DOGS. As time marched on the name was shortened to just CUR DOG, and then by further shortening, these dogs became known as just plain CURS. 
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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 
 
JAMES G. WILCOX INSURANCE COMPANY 
GfNfRAL INSURANCf 
 
predicted sizeable increases five and 10 years from now. 
 
kindness, and thoughtfulness, and 
 
We want to go on record now as saying that quail hunting unselfishness, all rolled into one. 
 
301 Ten Pryor Street lulldlng 
 
soon will be out of the reach of the common man. Unless It is the code by which nations, 
 
ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA 
 
Phone WAlnut 4410 
 
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 
 
VARSITY 
 
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. 
 
doors. Out there greed, egotism, FRESH FOODS 
 
CURB SERVICE 
 
In the thin air of high altitudes, the sp~ of a bullet's return to poise and sportsmanship come to 
 
earth is accelerated, but when it reaches the denser atmosphere nearer the top like walnuts in a sack of the earth, the air resistance cheeks the sped of ita drop to a considr- peas. A man can no more hide 
 
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. 
Superbly Tailored Slacks 
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I 
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 
0c:: 
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. 
 
ing against each other, like two 
 
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A.-That's a tough one! How- bulldogs fighting over a piece of 
 
ever, after taking personal experi- rope. 
 
I ences, and results among other Then came the biggest surprise 
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 
 
bait I believe will come closer to most exclusive club in Americaproducing in all kinds of water, the Three-in-One Club, all of 
whose members have caught three 
 
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LIGHT 
 
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HOW THf'f GO fOR THA 
 
Now fishermen, if any of you length 12 ft.; beam 4 ft.; depth 16 should for some unknown reason, in.; flat bottom; unsinkable; weigh! 
 
doubt my story, I will be glad to 100 lbs.; speed 30 mph. with 9 hp. 
 
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 
HURTSBORO, ALABAMA 
 
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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which was headed by former Rep. ' ,.;;;.;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~ 
 
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- 
 
TENNESSEE LEAGUE 
REELECTS WILLIAMS 
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Lou 
 
for the conservation agencies of the Federal Government "in an amount sufficient to enable them to do the increased work expected ' 
 
WHOLE BISCUIT 
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 
 
plete meal by breaking into quarters. 
5 LBS. 63C 10 LBS. 1.20 25 LBS. 2.85 50 LBS. 5.63 
100 LBS. 11.25 
Prices f.o.b. Atlanta 
 
jet outboard engine is now under- treasurer, James Alexander, Chat- recommendations of last year, call- HASTINGS' KENNEL SHOP 
 
going test. These tests were made tanooga; secretary, Walter Amann ing for establishment of additional 
 
on the Thames River in England Jr., Knoxville. 
 
refuge areas along waterfowl mi- 
 
Mitchell at Broad 
 
WA. 9464 
 
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 Fishing 
 
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 
 
in any of the waters of this state an)" 
 
tra11 basket, or simiJa.r device for the pur- 
 
pose of catching fis h. -GEORGIA GAME 
 
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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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You don't have to go to South Da kota for ringneck pheasants. You can have the sport of shooting pheasants wit~out a long and costly trip , 12 miles from Atlanta. Just as fast and just as delicious to eat. Cock birds, $4; hens, $3. 
On hard-surfaced road two miles from Panthersville. No phone. 
STONE CREST FARMS 
Route 2, Decatur, Ga. 
 
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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Patt'n ts AllPiit.od For, Thl r i ~ht t o make BP<'Cificatio n clm n~ea iB reser ved , w ithout o bligation . 
 
From where I sit ... Jy Joe Marsh 
 
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 
 
SUWANNEE RIVER 
 
Smell camp sites or large tracts 
 
for hunting end fishing preserves 
 
on this famous stream. Finest bus 
 
fishing on earth. Abundance of 
 
deer, turkeys, quail, smell game. 
 
Accessible by railroad end. auto 
 
(U. S. Highways 19 end 41 ). 
 
Reasonable. Write- 
 
 
 
R.D.HOGUE 
 
P. 0. Box 163 
 
Atlanta, Ga. 
 
40-inch case . 48-inch case. 55-inch case. 
 
.$2.50 . $3.00 .$3.50 
 
SPORTIIG GOODS DEPARTMEIT 
 
 oo GREENVILLE CLUB 
 
New Fish Rescue Truck Put in Serltice 2 HUNTERS BALK; 
 
MONKEY THINKS The monkey will not pull a 
 
TO BE ORGANIZED 
 
COURT COLLECTS 
 
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 
 
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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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