Dr Eugene P Odur..1 Div Biologi cal Science University o:fr Athens Ga IIl 1//]~~~~11~1~1/f~~~~lil~~m~l~/1/III 3 2108 04553 9973 .. 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 . YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION, SI.SO; SINGLE COPIES , 10 CENTS REPORT ANY CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO US AND TO THE POST OFFICE. Your post office will not forward your copies of Southern Outdoors unle11 forward postage is provided by you . We cannot replace copies not delivered through your failure to notify us at least 15 days before the date of inue. Send both old and new addresses. Southern Outdoors is not responsible for adance payments to representatives or aqenh. All publications are entitled to use for republication all news credited to Southern Outdoors. Entered at the Atlanta post offlco In May, 1940, as second clan matter under Act of t.larch l, 1179. 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 GRANULATED BI$CUIT PUPPY FOOD Here's a food that, like Meat Meal Cereal, puppies relish, and that grown dogs often prefer. Especially adaptable for feeding toy breeds. 5 LBS. 65C 10 LBS. 1.25 25 LBS. 2.95 50 LBS. 5. 78 100 LBS. 11.55 Prices f.o.b . Atlanta HASTINGS' KENNEL SHOP Mitchell at Broad WA. 9464 PAR~ LINERS 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. * One telephone receiver off the hook takes the entire line out of service. Ptlrty-Line C()Utfesy is Catching SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, INCORPORATED ,Eddie Finlay FLY ROD LANDS 9-POUND BASS I I GUNS BLUED 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. Reliable work by experienced craftsmen. Satisfaction guaranteed LEWIS PLATING CO. 231 112 Trinity Ave ., S.W ., Atlanta, Ga . Phone W AI nut 0942 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 A. L. BEL"LE I.SLE the resident of Hamilton County ' when fed SECURITY Feed Security and be sure your hard- working hounds are getting all the nour- ishment they need for ali -day, top per- formance . Security's packed with tasty, nutritious foods that help built alert, ener- getic dogs :..... ready for action! Its quality ingredients are carefully selected and. blended to provide complete nourishment -plus an extra level of essential minerals and vitamins. Do as the expert handlers do . . . feed Security! SECURITY MILLS, INC. who does most for conservation. i Atlanta Ba~ga~e and Cab Co. This is the third year of. the award. The first was presented to I Z. Cartter Patten and the second ; Automobile F inance Co, to Lou Williams. Bell e Isle Airport Service Bell e Isle Realty & Investment Co. Yellow Cab Co. Harl em Cah Co. 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 Bell e Isle U- Dr ive-It Cl ub. Bell e Isle Truck Rental System Helle Isle Building 20 Houston Street, N. E. Atlanta, Georgia 1" -- .. ~ ..,j< Let's Restore t- Game Pockets ..,j< ~ 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 COPYRIGHT 1947, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY