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SEVENTH YEAR- NUMBER 17
Where friends and the Outdoors Meet ATLANTA, GA., MAY 1, 1947
Single Copies . 10 Conti Yearly Subscription $1.50
Restore and Protect
Lost 'Game Pockets'
By RALPH C. ERSKINE
TRYON, N. C.-Where are the quall? Among a number of
contributing causes for the steady decline of quail and grouse during
the last 20 years is the easy access by automobile to g!lme pockets
which were formerly rarely invaded by the hunter. Game Pockets is a good name ----- -----------
Boys' Program fnoerstinthge wihnicahcceisnsibtlhee hhaovresnes anodf
buggy days were practically un-
s d b visited and unknown by anyone
ponsore y except the owner of the land. 'Nooga League Often even the owner never hunt-
gedrotuhseeseinptohcekmetswaenred ntheeveqrumaiol leasntd-
ed by man. From them . adven-
turous birds went out and popu- CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-The lated the surrounding territories. Sportsman~s League of Chatta-
Good roads and the automobile nooga, the largest organization of
have put these game pockets in a sportsmen in Tennessee, headed by
matter of hours and minutes with- E. T. Bales, has embarked on a
in the reach of every man who worthwhile youth program. The
owns a gun and dog. Town dwell- League has arranged with a bus
ers who would formerly have had line to furnish transportation for
to travel by horse and wagon for 35 youngsters every week. The
a week to hunt them can now organization will pay all cost in
dash out of an afternoon and if connectio:a with these trips and
the game isn't in one place, in furnish the fishing gear, as well as a few minu~es they .can cover adult guides, and see that the kids
:>.!lc ~~e!' l E m Jlo" "Wa y U. need be- meet with r.c mi sfc rtun~ :m the-
FUN IS CONTAGIOUS
trips. Swimming, fishing, boating,
In my illage I know a dozen etc., will be sponsored every week.
active hunters, not . one of whom The boys will be chosen from the
even owned a bird dog 12 years various organizations in Hamilton
ago. The fun of lifting the trunk county.
lid for a dog to hop in and taking The: League is now carrying on
off for a few hours is contagious. a county-wide membership cam-
Each hunter knows the ~xact paign which is expected to bring
spots where each covey "uses." the membership up to a total of
The fire gets in the blood. He 5,000.
FAVORITE SOUTHERN SPORT-Bass fishing in the cypress-covered lakes of the Deep South is a top sport for bait casters. Here on this South Georgia lake a big bass is nearing the finish of
zips from game pocket to game pocket and before the day is over
Light
Tackle
Lands
a hard and losing fight. The angler has played ,the fish to the surface and soon will have -him in the boat.
every covey within 30 miles has 52-Pound Drum
Fishing License Sale WORLD'S RECORD been pounded to a frazzle. And WALTERBORO, S. C. - Bob
that's the story all over the Dantzler, local sportsman and
Carolinas.
fishing enthusiast, landed a 52-
To Break All Records BREAM CAUGHT Here's a typical day. Henry pound (black) drum on fresh
Bartol and I (members of the water tackle, testing 30 pounds, Polk County Wildlife Club) heard whjle fishing from the old wreck
IN ALABAMA there was good grouse shooting off Hunting Island, near Beau- Sales of fishing licenses during the first four months indi-
90 miles away on the side of fort.
cate that a record number of fishermen will visit the streams
Roan Mountain. After a not too
and lakes of the South during 1947.
early breakfast we met a gang of sportsmen who knew the corners out beyond Burnsville and three-quarters of an hour later we were in the heart of the best grouse pocket.
Not a bird! But plenty of
Records were set in several fishing. The Dingell bill provides KETONA LAKE, Ala.-A blue-
Southern states last year, the first for federal aid in fish manage- gill bream weighing four pounds,
post-war season, but all these are ment and restoration similar to eight ounces, was caught here dur-
expected to fall before the returns the Pittman-Robertson plan for a s- ing the first week in May by Coke
are in for the first three-quarters sistance in game.
McKenzie, of Birmingham.
of the year.
The Dingell bill would have the This is believed to be an all-
program work through state de- time world's record for this spe-
empty shells and foot prints along
Fish and Game Departments, for partments on a 75-25 federal aid cies of sunfish. The listed record
the streams! We had missed out. Well, they all knew where we could get in a few hours of quail shooting along the river. The fact that it was 30 miles away meant
many years short on funds for protection and restoration, are viewing the increasing sales a s_ a good sign for conservation. They believe the trend will extend into
basis. Funds would come from the
10 per cent excise tax now imposed on fishing tackle. The Fish and Wildlife Service would cooperate.
for bream is two pounds, 10 ounces. McKenzie's catch exceeded thi s mark by a pound and 14 ounces.
Witnesses to the catch said Mc-
nothing. I remembered the place from former years and knew it
and through the More revenue
hunting season. from licenses
The bill requires enabling acts by state legislatures for partici-
Kenzie's bream was 15 2 inches long, eight inches wide and three
was good. But it was the same story. We worked the territory as thoroughly as though life depended on it. A few years ago we would have found at least a dozen coveys. This time it was one!
"Six points . and that's
means better signs for fishing in the future. These funds are expected to be put to work for in-
pation in the program, with provision that no state could use fi shing license receipts for any pur-
inches thick. reported.
The girth was not
creasing fish populations in both open waters and private lakes.
Meantime, in Washington, Con-
pose other than fi sh and game administration. The proposed fi sheries aid work thus would be paid
2,400 Georgians Arrested in Year
. ,
gress is considering a bill that for . by fi shermen, inasmuch as . ? ~o rgJa s .an~ual report on ac-
REGISTER AND POST What's the answer? We must
restore the game pockets - not great areas, but nooks and cor-
the fender I got him withl"
would give further aid to fish and funds would come from equipment tiviti es of w1ldhfe rangers for the
tax. Pittman-Robertson aid, also 12 month s ending April :w show ~
N otiee to Suhserihers
given to eligible states on a 75-25 I t hat 2,400 per son s ~~e re arrested
basis, is paid for by the 11 per on charges of ,.Jola tlllg th e game
ners, here and there throughout our counties in which the birds are riever molested except for scientific trapping for planting
Southern Outdoors is in the process of reorganization. Vfith this issue publication of the paper will be temporarily suspended. We expect to resume publication in the near future. If you wish
cent tax on arms and ammuni- laws.
tion.
Of these , 1,411 have been con-
All Southern states are now 1icted, and oth e rs remain to be
participating in the federal aid to tri ed. SeYe ral hundred were no-
throughout the counties. Every to cancel your subscription and re-subscribe when Southern pocket should be registered . ana"' Outdoors appears again, please notify this offic"e immediately
wildlife program. Passage of the bill ed or acf]ui t t ed. Ranger WilDingell measure would provide a Ji a m Rodd e nb erry led the ranger boost to fishing all over the staff for th e year with a total of
Continued on Page 4 so that proper refund may be made.
country.
I 48,885 points.
Wildlife Work Pushed
Where 1rlends and the Outdoors Meet
By Henderson Club
Pli-o MAin 7137
JOHN MARTIN . . . . .
Pryor at Auburn, Atlanta 3, Ga.
. .... Editor and Publisher
By WOODS RIDER
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C.~The Henderson Co unty Rod & Gun Club, with headquarters here, and dedicated to "the
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
CHARUS EUIOn EDDIE FINLAY
CHARLIE WEST
propagation of fish and game," is one of the oldest and most effectively active organizations of its kind in WNC.
LOU WILLIAMS
I. M. ATKINSON, JR. PARSON S. GUNN
Organized seve ral years prior tion in naming the membe r~ of
HENRY P. DAVIS TOM WALKER
IETSY CROWELL
to WW II, its membership and the newly-created N. C. WildlifP
Southern Outdoors is d trade and technical newspaper, publishing trade and technical news for sportsmen, sporting goods dealers and the industry. Issued semimonthly by Southern Outdoors, Pryor at Auburn, Atlanta l , 6a .
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program s lapsed during the first Re~our-ce~ commis:;ion .
years of the war. In December This does not imply that the
1945, it was reactivated with 100 club wo uldn 't bac k another- man.
mem bers enrolled and now has a equally a~ well-qua lifi Pd and fa\'or-
steadily increasing member>:hip ed by any representati\'e ma-
of totalling around 250. Among its jority the othet sport~men and
current and recent projects to- con~etvationists in WN C, ~tatPd
wards better huntin g and fishing Dr. 0. D. Biddy, who i~ the ~e('
are:
retary and one of the power-
It's Your Game
A border-st tip planting contest packed spark plugs of thi~ proamong the 4-H units in the coun- gressive outfit. ty, for which the club offers $60 Other offi cets of the Hender-
Being an alarmist comes easy, and we don't cherish the idea of playing the role. But from time to time we think it healthful to call attention to the importance of using game anq fish with one good eye on the future .
Unfortunately, the vast majority o.f hunters and fishermen in the South measure success in the outdoors by numbers and pounds. If you will pause long enough' to check results and compare them with results of, say 10 years ago, no further warning is necessary.
It seems to us that most hunters and fishermen are inclined to limit their interest in game and fish to the present, or at most, to the season just ahead. Too few gunners and anglers think about what will be happening 10 years from now. Southern sportsmen still enjoy privileges and advantages
BIMINI MARLIN-Sam Candler,
of Atlanta , celebrated his 15th
off birthday by landing this bO-pound ,
white marlin
Bimini in May. :
Young Candler is the son of How- '
ard Candler, Jr., prominent Atlanta
sportsman.
Dressed Buck
Three-Fourths
in cash prize;; and obtained 100 pound s of Thurnburgii lespedeza seed from the Soil Co nser\'ation service an d 150 pound>: of the Sericea variety from the state dieries. Patt of the 200 pounds of vision of game and inland fishclub purchased for food-patch es, W oods ' quail mixture, which the will also be used in t hi s contest.
Anglers this fall will begin to harvest >:orne of the >:mallmo uth bass with which the club stocked 7 miles of stream in the co unty last year. The club a l>:o a ided in stoc king :l farm ponds in the
so n County club are Raymond A . Folk, president, F. A. H en~on, ::!nd vice-president, and Donald l'ace, treasure!'.
FISHING and BATHING
in the Gulf surf. Fly to Panama City Beach ; Land on our 2,000-foot strip beside the water. Pl.tne service dnd refueling .
AEROAUTO SERVICE Joe Hutchison, Prop .
Panamd City, Fla .
PERFECTION
offered in no other part of the country. This is the section
county. It recognizes the farm er
Of Live Weight that champions liberal seasons and limits. And even. these
are abused by many thousands who have never heard of conservation. or who prefer to give a deaf ear to its meaning.
as the key man in loca l game r esto ration programs, and sets the dues for bona-fide f a nners at $1;
\Vith sales of hunting and fishing licenses zooming into the stratosphere, it is fitting to pick up some warning signs
"How much did that big buck weigh when he was alive?" is a
dues for non-farmer members are $2.
Its monthly meetings are reg-
posted by Frank DuFresne, of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife question which puzzles many deer ul arly highlighted with t a lb by
Service. DuFresne has spent many years in Alaska and in hunters. There is a way to deter- s uch wildlife authorities a~ Verne
the best game areas of the United States. He is one of our mine the "live" weight of a dead E. Davison of the Soil Con~e rva
best qualified observers of wildlife. We want to repeat the deer, according to Henry P. Davi s, tion service, John D. Findlay, state
reminders h.e... .recently placed before the sportsmen of America:
'"No game department can hope to keep pace with present accelt>rating demands.
of Remington Arms Company. "Few deer hunters have facili-
ties to weigh their kills immediately after the deer has been bagged," says Davis, "and all are
commissioner of game and inland fi sheries, Dennis H a rt , co-o rdinator of P-R projects in N. C., Randolph Shields, biolog ist in charge of WN C fisheries, and
"Sportsmen must try to understand, to tolerate and sup- anxious, and properly so, to 'dress Riley, with hi s "Clean Waters"
port shorter open seasons and smaller limits when game de- out' the animal as soon as possi- movie.
partments prescribe t.hem.
"'Help to conserve this resource from which you get so much pleasure.
"It's your game, give it a break. "From here on, there is no more room for free riders; every one of us must help put back as much as we take out." Southern hunters and fishermen will be the last to heed these warnings, simply because they have virtually had their own sayso about a relatively abundant supply, and because
ble. However, there is an old rule which will allow one to easily compute the 'live' weight of a deer by weighing the dressed animal. Naturalists, biologists and ornithologists have found, through extensive experience, that a pretty safe rule to follow is to consider the weight of a dressed deer as .78612 of the 'live' weight of the same animal. That's drawing
By club vote unaffiliated wis_h the State Wildlife Fedetation, the club nevertheless lends its support to a ll state programs which it be lieves to be in the interest of wildlife. It has recently submitted the name of its incumbent 1st vice -president, Otis Garren, of Hendersonvill e, to Govern o r Cherry, for the latter's considera-
they have not been educated to the principle of hunting and it down to a fine point, but those
fishing for sport's sake.
fiures can be depended upon.
REMINDERS FROM Reduced populations will mean lower kills during shorter "For example, if a buck 'dresses'
seasons. It will be interesting to see how long it will take 200 pounds, you can bet that the
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Southern outdoorsmen to absorb the rude education they big fell ow weighed a small slice
have imposed upon themselves by so stubbornly resisting of venison less than 250 pounds
conservation practices and programs.
when he roamed the woods. No
one can prove you are wrong,
anyway."
From where I sit ... .b_y Joe Marsh
We G.ot to the Fish Fry
After All
That community ftsh fry wu aure If' great success. There were
plenty of appetizing extras, and Will Dudley did a right wonderful job of frying the fish-soft and fiaky inside-brown and crisp around the edges.
But we didn't get to go. The missus was tired after working in the yard, and we just didn't want to leave her.
Then how did we know the 8sh was so good1 Because the folks didn't forget us. They sent Skippy Henderson over with two steam
ing covered plate. ol 81h, and a pitcher of eool, sparkling beer. And we finished them olf .fa front of our own fire.
From where I sit, that's one of the things that makes our town so nice a place to live in: a 1pirit of share and 1hare alike. That plate of fish and glass of beer weren't just great eating, they were ~ymbols of the thoughtfulness that 111akes for better 'livi1lgl
CoPTriflu, 1941, United StGiu Brewu Fo~
Fishing La"ys -
The law requires that every person ftah
ing in the waters of the State ot Geor.-ia
s,llall buy an annual lieenoe if artificial lure or live bait ia u sed. with the followinK" exeeptione: A J>Prson tan ftah in the county of hie legal refllidence with worma . No J.l('rson und.-.r the age of \6 yean I requirei to buy a fishing license .
State Ruidenl Fiohinr LicenH- 11.26. Licem1e is valid fr om April 1. through March 31 of the following year . Lit:"ente may be bought from your local dealer. Stat Son-Reoidenl Fiahinr LicenaSS.25 annual li~ense.
lODay Fiahinr Lino-$1.60.
~~-Da:r Fiahlnr Licenae---12.60 .
The annu al licenle ie valid from April I t hrough March 31 of the followinw year . Trip liren~eA Are va lid for the da1e etit)U lated on the fa ce o f t~ame. The r. .trlet{ont and limitations upon t'he tllk.lnw lJ ftah in this etate .!hall be ft8 followfl:
Game fish with dally and minimum ,,.. limite are as fol1owe :
Rockti h or otriped baoo, I 0 dally. 12 lnches ; largemouth black base, 10 10 ; "mRHmGu th black bafttt. 10-10; rock baee . 10-6 : Kentucky or red-eye baoo. 10-8 : bream , 25-5 : perch. 25-5 : crappie, 16-1 ; eastern vickerel or jack, 15-12: wa1l-e-1ed J)ike. 3-12: muskelunge. 2-16; brook trout. 10-7 ; rainbow trout, 10-7; hrown trout. 10-7 ; r.,.d brea~t l,.-. rrh, 25-5; mixed et'rina 30 in o n .,. dRY.
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South Carolina Learns Lesson No. J
COLUMBIA, S. C.-The Senate -;ote that killed the South Carolina , Game Commission bill early in March proves one thing in particular-
until the sportsmen of the state organize to demand a voice in how the game and fi sh laws are administe red they will get no relief from the present unworkable, outmoded and politically dominated system that has failed absolutely to pl:otect our game and fi sh resources.
As we've said before, the passage of a commission bill is inevitable in South Carolina. It is a system that has proved successful in all
EASLEY, S. C.-U sing a fly rod 1 and a home-made fly, Robert L . Perry, ang ling expert of Route 3, caught one of the largest fish ever taken from Lakeside lake near here. The fi sh was a 9 14 -pound largemouth bass and was 26 inches long, according to loca l reports.
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states in which it has been, tried. It's the system that the sportsmen ' of the state will demand when they awake sufficiently to realize that . unless something is done they'd just as well forget about any hunting
or fishing for the next generation.
6AB WOOD Boats
ON DISPLAY AT LAKE GROOVER, .LITHIA SPRINGS, GA.
South Carolina still has a good supply of game and fish in comparison with some other states. But this is due to natural conditions
J. F. GROOVER, Dealer, Phone 4671, Austell, Ga.
and prevails ,not because of the present system but in spite of it.
Clubs Should Start Now
North Carolina is far ahead of us in game protection and propaga-
tion, as well as many other respects. And come right down to it, about the only thing we ever got before North Carolina was Sherman
THE SPORTSMAN'S FRIEND
and the bollweevil. But getting back to the organizing of sportsmen, it should begin
The delights of tbe s portsman right now so that by the next session there will be a strong group
YELLOW CABS
are too numerous to list. Every in every county, ready to demand from their senators and represen-
person who reads this message tatives that the sportsmen be given a hearing.
knows what it means to take a There are county sportsmen's groups in Richland, Sumter, George-
a
trout or kill
a bass .. . to flu sh
town, Greenwood, Orangeburg, Cherokee and Greenville. from Sumter, Georgetown, Greenwood and Orangeburg
The senators all voted for
a covey of quail to bring down the bill, the Richland senator being absent but being co-author of the
WA. 0200
A. G. Hendley, President
ATLANTA, GA.
a deer . to hear a hound bay measure. The recently organized Greenville and C{lerokee groups
at the tr.ee . he unders tands endorsed the bill but apparently did not have the strength to affect
the deep pleasure of the woods the votes of their senators.
. . . the ;r.est of camping beside a Credit to Bill Backers
clear stream ... the earthy joy We hope that all the senators noted above who voted for the bill
of tramping the fields.
would have done so regardless of any organization in their county.
The sportsmen of the state should be grateful to them and to the other senators who supported the bill.
But nature does not always stay We ho'pe that next year when the bill comes up again they will
in balance.
again see their way clear to support it. And we hope that by that
time there will be enough strong county groups to see to it that their
senators vote for it.
Through all the ages, man in his migrations westward has
left , .8 blight on maJ\Y of the
earth's most fertile areas . . . Lands and str.eams once teem-
ing with nature's gifts have
been made barre_!! , bY man.
We're not pumping for any state-wide organization. The most important thing is to get the county groups organized in whatever form or under whatever name the sportsmen choose. They can call themselves the Catfish Stew and Coon Dog Choral Society but as long as they're looking out for their own interest, and thereby the interest of all sportsmen in the state, they'll be doing a good job.
There may be some worthwhile bills introduced along conservation
lines at this session, possibly one to do away with the primary election
of game wardens. These bills can help.
When nature ceases to be in But )!ntil the . administering of the license buyer's dollar is put balan<'e we can no longer have under the supervision of a non-political group of unselfish citizen the beauties of nature-nor fish,, sportsmen there will be no material improvement in conditions.
nor game, nor trees . . . not even
water to drink or use for power. 32-Pound Muskie Often we cannot survive except Taken in Georgia
E. H. Peckinpaugh
by movi ng on.
1
Cited for Work BLUE RIDGE, Ga.-A 32-pound
muskellunge was landed here last
J
Only recently have we become: month by Edward Miller, of Blue
In Conservation aware of the need for res'toration Ridge. He was fishing with a bass
and replenishment . . . soil con- rod and using a yellow River Runt
servation . . . forest and flood in Blue Ridge Lake when the big
control . . . vigilance against the fish struck.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn .-E. H.
pollution of our rivers ... breed- Miller fought the muskie over Peckinpaugh, well-known Chatta- J
ing and feeding g rounds for fi sh, fle~h and fowl. On these billion~
two hours in deep water before he finally subdued him. He was using
nooga conservationist and sports-
man,
was
honored
at
a
recent
ban-
1
1
I of dollars have been spent.
more remains to be done. It is all worth it!
Much
a 12-pound te~t nylon line. The muskie, the third caught in
the TVA lake this year, was 46 inches long.
quet of the Chickamauga Fly and ,. Bait Casting Club when he was
presented the annual conservation award of the club which goes to
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This is the third year of. the award. The first was presented to I Z. Cartter Patten and the second ;
Automobile F inance Co,
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Peckinpaugh's work for conservation started many years ago
when he f ormed one of the South's I
first Izaak Walton League chapters at Chattanooga which later became the present Rod & Gun
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t- Game Pockets
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Continued from Page 1
.-4 posted and every sportsman
,...; should take a vow that he will
not shoot within 500 yards of it,
>- nor allow others to do so.
< ~
All the keeping up
controlled burning, the dogs in nesting
season, planting imported birds
will be of small avail in getting
a wide di stribution unless we all
get together in a voluntary association for the setting asidE! many
little game pockets which we
never invade, come hell and high
water.
TROUTING TIME-The month of May means brook, brown and rainbow trout for fly fishermen in the hills of North Georgia and North Carolina. This mixed creel limit of 10 browns and rainbows was taken in North Georgia by Dr. Paul Hudson, of Atlanta, on a 3o/a-ounce flyrod.
STARS PREDICT
Charleston Jaycees
GOOD FISHING
Push Game and Fish
JAMESVILLE, N. C.-C. C. CHARLESTON, S. C.-The Jun-
Fleming, local angling expert, is ior Chamber of Commerce here
getting set for a year of good fish- has a standing committee on fish
ing. He's got a system.
and game. This innovation has
Fisherman Fleming bases his op- proved its worth in educating the
timism on the state of the heavens public in the requirements of the
on the night of Old Chris'tmas valuable fish, game and crustacea
(January 6). He says no stars resources of South Carolina. Its
were seen on Old Christmas the activities include research and
last two years, and that fissing study of wildlife conditions and
was "rotten" the following springs. "I had just about made tip my
sponsorship of better laws to govern administration of these re-
mind that if no stars were out sources.
Old Christmas night this year, I
would not even attempt to fish stars obliged, and now he's making
this spring," he declared. But the plans.
Quitting ttme have a Coke
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