The Pennsylvania sportsman

Author: Pennsylvania Sportsman

Title: The Pennsylvania Sportsman

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OUR AIMS AND OBJECTS

HmBRING you this, the first issue of THE PENN-SYLVANIA SPORTSMAN, with the full reaUz-

tticn that we tackled a big job in undertaking to

launch a sportsman's journal. We have workedhard. Others have worked hard to help us. This is merely the

start. We expect to improve.

In talking to one old timer, he said: "This here idea of

Pennsylvania having a sportsman's magazine devoted to the in-

terest of outdoor matters is a darn good one, seeing as yonain't mixed up with no political set-up. The outdoor fellers ought

to get behind the publisher one hundred per cent, and help along

a good cause. If we fishermen and hunters stick together, andmake a loud enough noise, we can be heard in Harrisburg. Sofar, the Fish and Game Commission has been doin' a pretty fair

job . . . but there's always room for improvement!"

Right there, you have the meat in the nut-shell. We have noaxe to grind with any one in particular. But, we might as well

admit right off the bat, and let you know that we're one red-hot

conservationist. We haven't any side whiskers, nor a long face;

we haven't an indurated grouch, nor are we suffering from gas

pains. Frankly, we want the kids, and the grown-ups as well, to

have a good time along the streams, and in the fields, and woods.

To that end, we want to see our streams kept up, pollution stop-

ped where causing trouble, we want an increased supply of suit-

able game propagated and liberated where it will thrive and re-

produce. We're back of the Fish and Game Departments every

inch of the way. We believe they want to do a good job, andwhere they are doin' a good job, we want to give them a big hand.

If there is any way to help make things function just a little bit

better, we want to boost things along.

Our idea of conservation means common sense preservation

of what we have, extension of our natural resources by means of

reforestation, propagation and liberation of game, increased

stocking of streams with fish life, and fish food, proper protection

during closed seasons, a decent bag limit to satisfy normal foodrequirements without waste, or wanton destruction, limiting

stream pollution wherever possible where it now exists, and pre-

venting further contamination of streams now in good shape.

In other words; we're for sport for all decent, self-respecting

sportsmen, and the application of the Golden Rule as applied to

Fish and Game. We believe most outdoorsmen are square shoot-

ers; that they believe in FAIR PLAY, and that they are for thebetterment of present conditions. We are anxious and willing to

co-operate with all sportsmen in furthering their interests. Thismagazine is intended to be their open forum; their mouth-pieceto promulgate their actions and desires. We ask the earnestbacking of all Pennsylvania sportsmen in making this magazinea success. It is Y'OLR magazine as much as MINE. In unionthere is strength; let's get together!

We know that any sort of waste is pernicious. It is up to usto see that no immature fish, or game are destroyed. Let everyfair-minded sportsman put his shoulder to the wheel, in actively

trying to improve his neighborhood or district forest, and stream.We want to publish all worthwhile news covering the outdoorfield, so far as it affects Pennsylvania sportsmen. Let's makethis a friendly, homey magazine; full of neighborly news ... oflocal activities. Send in accounts of your tournaments, your crowshoots, your fishing successes, your hunting adventures. Andlet's have your constructive criticisms.

Let's all get together, and do our part, to make this little

venture a BIG SUCCESS. All of us will thereby have more fun,

and better sport. And ... so will our kids!

Fraternally yours,

CT-^VVOL C=» .-.^-^^^2>:^U^^^

David E. Fisher, Managing Editor.

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An Important LetterFrom Your Editor

Dear Fellow Sportsman:

In order to acquaint you with YOUR new magazine, "The Pennsylvania Sportsman," wehave presented you with sample copies.

Effective immediately, the sending of sample copies by mail will be discontinued. UncleSam's Post Office and the Audit Bureau of Circulations have strict rulings prohibitingsendir^ sample copies, and we must abide by them. It's too bad it has to be that way,but we have no alternative.

We're sorry this has to happen. But you will be the real loser, because you simply can'tafford to miss all the things that are happening—NOT THESE DAYS!

This magazine is YOURS absolutely ... it is not controlled by and has no connectionwith, any political group. tliqut> or fa'.;tion. It is Rn independent magazine owned andedited by sportsmen . . . FOR YOU as a sportsman in this state . . . after reading ourAims and Objects. Our Pledges and Policy you will know that we stand FOR YOU andthat we are not afraid to fight for YOUR interests.

I am sure you will enjoy the various contributions, news and views and we hope to improveour efforts. If, after reading this copy carefully, you feel that we are "headed in the rightdirection" and can "do things" to BETTER YOUR SPORT, mail us your subscription. Thesum asked for a full year's service to you is just the price of several packs of smokes,several shaves or haircuts or a show . . . when you think it over it seems this is a smallamount to give in exchan'-.e for what we can do to make our sports BETTER here in'•Penns Woods."

After ail, none of the National Sporting Ma:âzines can give You such Service as wecan ar:d will. It is a nice thing if you are now taking one or more of these Nationalmaga2.ines, they carry a lot of good stories and information ... I take several myself . . .

BUT ... It is impossible for them to give you the service you would like to have . . •.

be:autt; they have 47 oUier .sti-iff^.-, they must ;.erve too. Understand?II .vou will .subscribe and get your friend.s al o to help along you will find that we canand w-rA ta.kle and do a lot of tilings for the BE1TERME>3T of our sports here in theKeystc ne State . . . note, for example, tlie tirticle on Stream Pollution. This must beStopped. No national magazine could take up this fight for YOU!

A.; a 3:;nrr'mau then nv<.y I iir;p you to .ênd in your subscription at once so that youwill not miss any issues of this magazine. One doHar IS a small amount to give inexchaniie for your mriyazuie that will work continuously in the interest of BETTERHuntin:: and Fishing here in Penn.:yivania. where you do most of it. Your interests arehere, not in the other 47 states. Do it Now! We need your support; you need ourcooperation.

If you have the time, write us a letter and state your views on different matters ... wewill appreciate the bricks just as well as the flowers. If you have any pictures or storiessend them in. Until I see you in per.son or hear from you. I am

Most cordially, sincerely and fraternally,

YOUR EDITOR. At your service.

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Pennsylvania Sportsman''In the Fields Alo7tg the Streams''

AN OUTING MAGAZINE FOR YOU AND ME

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—Courtesy of Pcnna. Fish Commission

STREAMPOLLUTIONStatement of Grovcr C, Ladmcr;

Deputy Attorney General As^

signed to the Conservation De^

partment of the Commonwealth

GROVER C. LADNER, ESQ.Philadelphia, Pa.

I>awyer, Conservationist, Deputy Attorney Generalof Pennsylvania, assigned to (Conservation Depart-mrnls. including the State Water Board; former Spe-cial Counsel of Philadelphia in the Sehuylkill RiverPollution eases. Militant leader of the fight againststream pollution. Nationally known authority on thesubject. President of the Pennsylvania Federation of

Sn'^rtsmen's Clubs. Membrr of Anti-Pollution Com-mittee of the American Fisheries Society. IfonoraryPresident of the Philadelphia Chapter of the IzaakWalton League.

Must Sportsmen Alloiv Stream Pollution?

rtf/^TREAM pollution is not a

/^^ J^ik theory. It is an actuality.

l*-^^J^>J That it exists is admittedby all. That it is increasing

year by year needs no proof. Everyoneagrees that something ought to be doneabout it, even the polluters themselves.

Unfortunately, however, there are too

many people who are contenji to give

"lip service" to the cause and shrink

from supporting any definite program.

The Pennsylvania Federation of

Sportsmen's Clubs has presented a

three-point program, which should be

adopted and supported by every right-

thinking citizen.

First: The Pure Streams Bill, i. e.,

Thompson Bill, Senate Bill No. 273.

The purpose and scope of this Bill may1)6 briefly explained as follows:

This Bill substantially re-enacts the

present Purity of Waters Act of 1905,

omitting the penalty therein imposed

on municipalities, and extends the pro-

visions thereof to include industrial

polluters. It incorporates the provis-

ions of the Pure Streams Bill of 1933,

which provisions are designed to mul-tiply the enforcement agencies by en-

abling local communities to assist in

the work of cleaning up and protect-

ing streams. There being also the add-

ed advantage of preventing a State

Board from granting the special privi-

leges v'hich result from non-action

against favorite polluters. By enabling

officials of the local community to thus

take part in the program of cleaning

up the streams, it relieves the State

Treasury from assuming the entire

burden, which could only be met by atremendous increase in appropriation

of funds to the Sanitary Water Board.

This is of course an important factor.

Second: The Ruth Bill, House Bill

• No. 323. This Bill is designed to pro-

tect the clean fishing streams. Its pur-pose is to require industries to discon-

tinue the practice of every once in a< while getting rid of their trade waste

or emptying their accumulated poisons

Into the river killing f^sh by the thou-

sands just to save a few dollars, thru

Other means of disposal.

It is unfair to expect the fishermanto pay $10.00 for every fish that is il-

legally caught and let industry get bywith paying $100.00 when it kills themby the thousands. Last year $50,000

worth of fish were killed in 30 differ-

ent streams, by industrial polluters

dumping their iX)isonous wastes into

these streams. Such procedure is un-justifiable and the Ruth Bill will endthe practice.

Third: The third point in the pro-

gram is a Mine Sealing program, aimed

to require the sealing of abandoned

mines, thereby removing from the

streams one of the most prolific yet

needless sources of pollution.

Of these three Bills only the last

has so far been passed and has be-

come law. The other two bills are

resting in committee. There was a

hearing on the Thompson Bill and the

polluters were there as usual and in

full force, opposing the Bill.|

Your readers will, perhaps, be in-

terested in a summary as to what took

place at that public hearing. The ob-

jectors based their entire argument on

the time-worn plea that fish were not

as important to the State as industry.

This is still their cry notwithstanding

the fact that in Europe it is shownthat fish and industry can exist side

by side. However, this time the pro-

ponents said not a word about fish, but

brought before the Senate Committeean important array of experts whodemonstrated the injury to public

health from the present industrial pol-

lution of our streams.

Dr. Max Trumper, well known toxi-;

cologist, asserted first, that his exper-

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ience has shown that fish are more tol-

erant of the industrial toxic poisons

than are human beings, and that health

is injured long before fish die. Sec-«

ondly, he asserted that in his opinion

founded upon some years of investi-

gation, the so-called gaslo-Intestinal

influenza, sometimes called intestinal

grippe (Which is but a waste paper

basket term adopted by doctors be-

cause of lack of knowledge of what it

really Is), Is due to the Industrial trade

wastes carried in our drinking water

In solution, which filtration does not

take out and which chlorlnatlon some-

times Intensifies. He pointed out that

the so-called Intestinal grippe seems to i

be Increasing every year, and the factj

that It Is prevalent In summer as well

as winter confirms his opinion that It

Is due to the Irritants In the drinking

water and is not of bacteriological

origin.

Dr. Trumper pointed out also, that

co-extensive with tills Increase of In-

testinal grippe Is to be found a rather

startling Increase In colitis, which Ill-

ness Is also known to be due to Irri-

tation of the alimentary tract, and In

his opinion probably the Irritant has

Its origin In.

Supporting him was Dr. Palmer,

Chairman of the State Medical So-

ciety's Legislative Committee, whostated that he approved of everything

that Dr. Trumper said, and his opin-

ion coincided with that of Dr. Trump-er. He further pointed out that there

was another Indictment to be laid

agalns* the Industrial trade wastes In

our drinking water, and that was, these

wastes give the water a bad and some-

times disgusting taste, the effect of

which Is to cut down the normal con-

sumption of water required by humanbeings. That this causes a process of

dehydration, not only interfering with

the normal functioning of the organs

but causing a dry mucous membranewhich makes a person an easy prey

for germs, especially cold and Influ-

enza. He felt that a continuance of the

former Indifference to antl-pollutlon

laws was fraught with grave danger to

public health.

Dr. Klrkpatrick of the State Dental

Society also supported his professional

colleagues. It was shown that In ad-

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dltlon to danger to public health, there

! was a substantial burden imposed by

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Industrial polluters, as well as sewage

polluters, on the municipalities. It was

shown that the cost placed upon the

shoulders of the taxpayers In Pitts-

burgh amounted to as much as $250,-

000 a year. That in the last 10 years

the cost of soda ash alone used to

counteract the sulphuric add in the

i Allegheny River has risen from $8,0000

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a year to $47,000, and Is estimated atI the present rate of Increase, within1 five years it will be $100,000.

! The Sanitary Water Board for thefirst time In its history endorsed aStream Pollution Bill and urged its

passage.

The Industrial polluters were non-plused when they discovered that theargument of the proponents was notbased upon fish. They were unable to

answer the public health argument,but having based their case on con-

trasting fish with industry repeated

parrot-like one after the other that

the Legislature should not drive outIndustry to make a fisherman's para-dise.

We are very hopeful of this Bill be-

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ing reported favorably by the Commit-;tee to the Senate and hope to have it

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passed. The same is true as to the

; Ruth Bill, No. 323, now in the House,

Iwhich we expect to have reported outshortly.

With these Bills affording a meansof coordination of all of the activities

of those interested in suppressing

stream pollution, an appreciable result

should be obtainable during the com-ing year.

You Want Your Boy

To Go Hunting Too

Every man who knows the joy of

days spent In the woods and fields with

dog and gun, wants his son to know It

too. That means that we hunters of

today must exercise self restraint. Wecan't even take all that the law allows

without depriving the next generation

of the pleasure of hunting. Every real

"sportsman" owes it to the sport to

help perpetrate It. Leave some cover

standing on the farms, watch out for

nests at haying time, feed the birds

In winter, keep an eye out for vermin,

and don't try to kill all you can.

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Page 4The Pennsylvania Sportsman

June 1935

THEPENNSYLVANIASPORTSMAN

Thf Finns "WoodsSportsman's OwnHuntiiiK iind Fish-ing MiiRazine . . .

VOL. I JUNE 1935 NO. 1

Devoted to the interests of Conser-

vation, Restoration, Propagation and

t'he moral uplift and bettei-ment of

Hunting. Fishing and all allied sub-

jects for the Sportsmen of Penn-

sylvania.

Published :\ronthly byFAST COAST SPORTS GROUP

Stlinsf;rove, Pa.

DAVID E. FISHER.. Managing Editor

G. M. KENNEDY Associate Editor

angler's creels. Trails make the stream

easy of access.

The SinnemahoTiing is another de-

lightful trout stream. The East Fork

of Sinnemahoning is accessible from

Wharton or Conrad. East Fork is about

fifteen miles in length. The headwaters

of the Allegheny River cross into Pot-

ter county. From Coudersport, this

stream is available. This is a good

brown trout stream. Although the shore

is protected by willows along part of

its length, there is also a considerable

amount of cultivated land adjacent,

and after heavy showers, the water maybe muddy. But even when roily, the

brown trout will take the angler's lure,

and there are some real honies waiting

for you. Hep to it!

FAIR SPORTSMANSHIP

HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOUR FISH-

ING LICENSE? All sportsmen want

to be law abiding, but many are simp-

ly forgetful. In order to contribute to

your fair share of the costs of main-

taining our streams and lakes, always

provide yourself with a fishing license,

even though you are only a cane pole

artist, and go after catfish and suck-

ers. Be sure to have your license on

your person when afield. Take pre-

cautions to keep away from posted

land and avoid controversy with farm-

ers and game wardens.

Much bitterness is often entailed

where prosecution follows violations of

the code of good sportsmanship, and in

ninety-nine cases out of a hundred

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We will print, f rt e of charge, pictures

of vour dogs, catches, clubs events, andincidents in all Holds of outdoor life and

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Right" to n print is given if proper credit

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WHERE TO Fish

In Potter CountyBy G. K. MILTON

For the vacationist seeking trout, no

better streams are available than

those in Potter and Tioga counties, near

the northern boundary of our State.

Owing to the second growth timber

along the headwaters of these streams,

there is less silting than in the past,

better conditions for trout life, and an

increase of insect life in and on the

surface of the water. Higher water

levels the past year have greatly im-

proved fishing conditions.

One of the best trout streams in|

Pennsylvania is Pine Creek which'

ilows tnroug •

.f, ouiiicnims new ma^v*^* v— -i binipiy uy uisnig «* ii»,u*v. ^v. — —

are many deep pools, and the sunt^^^^ hatched out by a fisherman m L^^d proper consideration for others.

current thoroughly aerea^s the wa er ^ ^^^ j^^^^y ^ j. A Knightj

^^.^ ^^^^ in thekeeping :t ^^'ôlesomewth a plentiful

^^êcasts the daily feeding time ofj^jJ^J'to annoy honest sportsmen. They

supply of oxygen. Many of the pools^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^;^^^ year of ^^^^^ ^" '^"''"^ ^

are overhung with outcrops of ledgeon the basis of the combined pull

rock, and the bottom is throughout^^l\^^ .^^^ ^^^n when passing the

rocky and sandy, ideal as a habitat for. ^ j^.^sh water stream or

game fish. In the lower i;eaches the,

êrâ^^y^^^^ compiled by Mr.

angler will find splendid brown trout g^- adjusted for any spotfishing, while the headvyaters produce [^^^^nt^cân

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'"^ ^J i.^rP^h\^fU'^'Sera'L^^^^ the" hopiTo maintain his privilege of tres-pnnted here, but w« feel assured tne p

^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^-gentleman will

"P^^^^^f^^t^ng Penn- ian rights adjacent to streLf.ns, andespecially in me sprmg. me

^"/^^"''/'-'i ^^S^ anglers verify his theory. For;

when fishing, an angler is trespassing

too strong and the water too deep for^^^J^'^.^,''^fj„nr w^^ find the follow- on private property. This of course

practical wading. Between Galeton and|

the month of June, we nna me lu^^^^^.^^ ^^ non-navigable waters, and

Walton, there are riffles and shallower mg statistics.« ^, u-. ôef af even on our larger bodies of water, the

water and the stream is smaller. The i Saturday, June 1st, fish bite best at, ^^^^ belongs to the State,

water level is usually about right fori 1.41 AM .. 1.42 PM. Simply do the right thing, and every-

fishing any time after April, and unless Sunday, June 2nd, fish bite best at ^ q.-^^ ^jh ê a lot happier in the ordin-

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many fine specimens of native brook

trout. The banks in many places are

fringed with willow, and small brush,

necessitating wading. Below Galeton,

especially in the spring, the current is|

SOLUNAR TABLES | the angler could have avoided trouble

Something new under the sun hasj^jj^piy by using a little common sense

are there solely for the purpose of see-

ing that law and order prevail. Weshould at all times strive to co-operate

with them to the fullest letter of the

law.

Only by courteous treatment of farm-

ers and land owners can the sportsman

2.28 AM . . 2.28 PM.";'r,.- •x-,.,..«« .nonev order there is a severe drought, the water ^^^^ ^m .. ^.-.u ^ xtx. aiy

lly rXsZvTaCixl^^^^c^^^^ Monday, June 3rd, fish bite best at j,,an

ai checks accepted from "Sportsmen.", ^^ Walton. Pine Creek divides, one 3.14 AM . . 3.14 PM.

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fork being known as Nine Mile Run, the, Tuesday, June 4th, fish bite best at

other as Cushing Creek. Highway. 3.59 AM . . 3.59 PM

ary performance of duty to his fellow

PLEASE

EDITORIALThis initial issue of the Pennsylvania

Sportsman come=^ to you in tabloid-

magazine form, the new type of design

that has won so much favorable com-

ment thruout the United States since

it was introduced a few months ago.

Our idea is to combine timely maga-

zine discussion with news developments

in their strong appeal to Pennsylvania

Sportsmen. Our publication will there-

fore have the double appeal of both a

magazine and newspaper, and there-

by its reader interest and appeal will be

Increased vastly to our Keystone State

Associates.

So enthusiastic has been the manner

in which the Pennsylvania Sportsman

has been received that we believe in a

route 449 follows Cushing Creek for

five miles of its course, all of which is

good fishing water. There is consider-

able brush alongshore. Nine Mile Runcan be reached by route 6. This stream

is bordered by willows, and is very at-

tractive. Ther are a number of beaver

dams in the stream that help to im-

pound and maintain a satisfactory wa-

ter supply for good fishing.

At Galeton, the West Fork or West , .

Branch joins the main stream. This vania. According to these figures, we

Wednesday^. June 5th, fish bite best

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at 4.43 AM . . 4.45 PM. I

Thursday. June 6th, fish bite best at^

5.27 AM . . 5.32 PM.Friday, June 7th, fish bite best at

6.11 AM . . 6.22 PM.Saturday, June 8th, fish bite best at

6.55 AM . . 7.15 PM.Mr. Knight's table carries on in this

manner for each month, and the fig-

ures above quoted, apply to Pennsyl-

When writing for samplecopies of "The lênnsylvani;*.

Sportsman" be sure that a dime in coinor stamps accompanies your request.

Ihis will defray the cost of wrapping andmailing.

Oh Boy ! . . . ;

what a bait!

West Branch of Pine Creek is good for

fishing for some 16 miles above Gale-

ton, with the road paralleling it for 11

miles. The C. C. C. camp at Corbett is

responsible for a trail making five miles

additional easy of access. Flowing into

the West Branch, about six miles from

may expect the fish to be more active

at the time listed, but the figures are

not to be construed as meaning the

fish do not feed at the usual early

morning and evening hours as well.

He simply claims the various species

feed more actively at the hours quoted.

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Galeton is Lyman Run. This stream and for the next hours following.

has ten miles of good fishing water,

seven miles being easily reached by

road. In the upper .reaches, there are a

number of beaver dams, and wading

the stream will prove profitable if the

angler is ijersistent.

Many fisherman will recall Kettle

Creek in Potter county with a great

WEESNER'S"WEEZEL"

FEATHERED MINNOW LURI

<;hort time we will be able to depart deal of pleasure. I fished this stream

from the original intention of a monthly

publication and in that stead issue the

Pennsylvania Sportsman every two

weeks. However, there will be no in-

crease in subscription for the present.

Thus those who enter their subscrip-

tions now for the year on the origmal

monthly basis will receive the extra

issue of the twice-a-month schedule

w-ithout extra cost to them.

The advantage to readers from the

service of the Pennsylvania Sportsman

will consist primarily in our campaign

to safeguard the game life of the Com-monwealth the while we will also fur-

nish interesting and informative read-

ing.As this initial circulation is over 10,000

copies and we have many reasons to be-

lieve that number will be doubled within

a few months that advantage to adver-

tisers at our low advertising rate i^ so

strong in its state -wide appeal that weneed say nothing further than—To reach the Pennsylvania Market

Advertise in the Pennsylvania Sports-

man.—EDITOR.

Sport and practice during the sum-

mer month.s—"Shoot Skeet."

thirty years ago, and it was good then,

and it has been kept stocked by the

State department of Fisheries. Kettle

Creek can be reached from Galeton or

out of Renovo. State route crosses

Kettle Creek near Hammersley Fork.

The main stream has over thirty miles

of good fishing water, and there are

many small tributaries at frequent int-

ervals. The headwaters are now heavi

Complete tables can be acquired by

addressing J. A. Knight, Jr., 415 LawnRidge Road, Orange, N. J. The book-

let is priced at 50c.

We would like to hear from anglers

on this proposition. Does it work?

YOUR BOOK REVIEWA good book for all sportsmen (es-

pecially those who fish) to own has

recently been published by the Mac-millan Company of New York, called

ANGLING SUCCESS. The book con-

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and the sixteen chapters each cover a

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Each chapter was* con

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Not In Style

Mother: "What seems to be the mat-ter. Betty?"Betty (between sobs) : "I've got a new

tooth but it's just a plain white one—and I wanted a nice gold one!"

has greatly improved trout conditions

Where the trees are cut off, silting fol-

lows, rains run off too quickly, and the

trout as a result do not thrive, nor

breed properly. But this condition nolonger prevails with the heavily brush-

ed shore line. Due to the beaver dams,

there are many deep pools. From Ole-

ana, wheite route 44 crosses Kettle

Creek, there is a good four mile stretch

that can be reached by walking. There

is another road crossing Kettle Creek

further up, where the Germania Branchenters. From Slider's Dam, a road fol-

lows Kettle on to the source. Cross

Fork, which flows into Kettle, offers

about 11 miles of good water, and there

are several fine smaller tributaries that

join Cross Fork.

By taking route 873 either from Re-

novo or Cross Fork, access can be had

to Hammersley Branch. This is one of

the best streamis in Potter county.

There are fifteen miles of txcellent

trout waters in the main stream, and in

Bell Branch, that will fill delighted

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Fox HimtiegMost of our fox hunting, as a sport,

is limited to the southern half of the

state, particularly in those counties

which border the state of Maryland.

The quarry sought in this portion of

the state is the gray fox, a smaller rela-

tive of the fur-bearing red fox. Thegray fox is lightly built, is very cun-

ning, and considered far more de-

structive of game than his more aris-

tocratic brother of the mountain reg-

ions. The gray fox has the advantage

of being able to climb into thickly

limbed trees, not of course, with the

agihty of a squirrel, but nevertheless,

he does very well.

The general color of the gray fox is

an ashy buff, with warmer tones be-

neath, black face, and tail markings,

and white about the throat and belly.

The brush is rather poorly haired as a

rule, and not nearly so fluffy as in the

case of the red variety. The gray fox

is not regarded as a valuable fur bear-

er, as the pelt is rather coarse as a

rule.

The gray fox is omnivorous, eating

fruit, nuts, mice, rabbits of all kinds,

insects, grubs, birds and poultry. Thereare usually not over four of five pup-pies in a litter. The young grow rap-

idly, and soon fare forth from the

rocky den on hill slope adjacent to

farm land.During the past fifteen years, bounty

has been paid on over 88,000 of these

pests. Fox hunting is encouraged bythe Game Commission as an excellent

means of holding these predators in

check. The pursuit of this wary preda-

tor is an excellent form of sport for

man and dog, and where the terrain

permits, riding afield adds zest andhealthful exercise. It is advisable never

to let this predatory animal to gain

the upper-hand, as it is certain to ruin

all forms of other hunting. Where the

gray fox thrives, there are few quail,

and fewer rabbits, squirrels and hares.

SUNDAY FISHING INPENNSYLVANIA

Time to

WAKE UP!

SUNDAY FISHINKGBy CHARLES H. GOEPEL, Jr. ,

Secretary of the Izaak Walton League of ^Y^ ^r'"^*^

America, Philadelphia Chapter, Phila- ' '" "delphia.Since starting to write about Sunday

Fishing, I realize that it takes a writer

and not an advertising man to write a

good story altho I believe my years of

work in the sporting goods field andfishing organization work gives me, as

the constitution reads, "the inalienable

right" to do my part to put SundayFishing "in" so every citizen can enjoy

it. Every citizen has the right to fish

and enjoy the sport if he wishes to doso. Every sportsman should "join up"with his local sportsmen's club or as-

sociation and help fight for this right ^30 that he can enjoy Sunday Fishing g|.^j.j. ^^^ "action" before the legisla

when the Politicians decide we canhave it.

There are so many angles to the

question; First, the rural sections do not

want Sunday Fishing for so many per-

sonal reasons, one of them being that

ture adjourns for the summer. All the

fishermen must help and not just a

few. All organizations must help faith-

fully, continously until the bill wins

and the Governor signs it.

The newspapers in the big cities andthe city fellow might catch all oiu* fish

j ^j^ every small town should and will

and destroy some of our heavenly country spots, etc. I guess about 99%% of

the licensed fisherman in the big cities

want Sunday Pishing. The metropolitan

cities like Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,

Erie, Wilkes-Barre, etc., produce morelicense money to restock our streams,

so that we may have any trout fishing

lend every facility they have to help the

cause of Sunday Fishing, therefore the

agitation should start in the columns of

the newspapers, hundreds, yes thous-

ands of men and women should write

their newspapers about their demands.

This will create a city-wide interest in

a short time and it will grow to a state

at all, than any other four counties in ^jê demand TO HAVE THE SUNDAYthe state. Where the money comes from ' pisHING BILL LIFTED OUT OFthat's where the greatest right exists

j cOLD STORAGE IN THE SENATEto decide the question on Sunday Fish- ' y^^D REVIVED SO THAT IT WILL BEing, then again that's where the great-

|pasSED AT THIS SESSION. Reniem-

est poUticians come from—the fellows|êr, if the Senate fails at this session

that want real money to put over whatj^ ^jn be a dead issue for the next two

the license payers are entitled to. The years and then the same work will haveKirr KqcoHqH If^QoriiPc npirl n tidv sum i.^ 1 i-r^-i^^-^ ,,n orroin crt nnur IS the tlmc

LEPUS AMERICANUSThe varying hare, often called, dur-

ing its winter color phase the snowshoe rabbit, is seen frequently in ournorthern counties. This name, "snowshoe rabbit," is due to its large, broadfeet which aids it materially whentraveling over deep snow, against whichit is almost invisible. During the sum-mer months, the white hair is replaced

by a coat that is grayish brown.This species of rabbit is larger than

the cottontails, and does not live in

underground runways. Its nest is

usually made of dried leaves and grass,

lined with hair plucked from the breast

of the mother. Three, four or five

babies are bom in May, and there maybe a second litter later on in August.

The varying hare is not so commonas the cottontail, but there are alwaysa number killed in Pennsylvania eachyear during the hunting season. Its

meat is coarser, but tender whenproperly prepared by a preliminarysoaking in salt water, and par-boiling,

before frying or broiling on a grill. Onereason why it is thought rare, is that

it does most of its foraging at night,

never searching for food until dusk.

The hare is not a problem to theorchardist or farmer as a rule, as it

is more wary than its smaller cousin.

However, other foood being scarce, it

will not hesitate to invade gardens andgnaw young fruit trees when hungerforces it to approach civilization. Bynature, it will show a preference for

woodsy swales, and rocky glens.

—Protect the Game Fund.

big baseball leagues paid a tidy sumto get Sunday baseball so the fisher-

man who wants Sunday Fishing will

to be taken up again, so now is the time

to get some action.

Sunday Fishing will increase the

GAME FEEDINGDuring the winter just past, 1934-5.

about $12,000 was spent by the Boardof Game Commissioners, for feeding

wild birds and game. This artificial

feeding of game birds and animalshelped materially to bring the breed-

ing stock safely through the winter.

The perseverance of our field officers.

ably assisted as they were, by interest-

ed sportsmen. Boy Scouts, farmers, andothers, in feeding quail, pheasants, wild

turkeys and squirrels, had much to dowith tiding over the breeders throughthe heavy snowfalls in many sections

which neglect would have meant deathto these creatures.

Bird feeding stations variously con-trived with the aid of corn-shock andother shelters were supplied with corn

on the ccb, as one of the main sources

of food. In addition to the corn, thou-sands of pounds of mixed scratch feed

was put cut for the smaller wild birds.

Rock salt was widely distributed in the

counties where deer are prevalent.

Word is passed along from the Boardof Game Commissioners expressing

their appreciation to the many humanesportsmen who contributed to this

worthy enterprise in feeding our game.

have to come across if he is so anxious Resident and Non -Resident Licenses

to get this Izaak Walton sport on Sun- j^ the state, it will bring more moneyday into the Fish Commission Treasury. It

What do the sportsmen of the state ^^n êlp the railroads, the hotels, the

of Pennsylvania have to do to get Sun- camps, automobiles and almost every

day Fishing? Of the 48 states we are

the only one that does not permit Sun-form of spending and finally it will

give the fisherman the right to enjoyViiV- vîi*J' wii->- »/».»»« vA'^^^.J »-w„ ^ give tilt ilOiiV-i »»*"** ,/»»^ --0 -- -- . .-

day Fishing. For years it has been left|^ê sport on the day he really dos not

to a few to try and get this "in" and[

jâve to work. It seems that this is afinally, throwing up their hands, they

jright that has been denied to Pennsyl-

have left it for George to do and Sun-: vanians and altho our state is first in so

day Fi.shing is not a one man's job. I many great things, we are the last to

There are some big organizations in; enjoy the right to fish because no real

this state of untold strength but scat- ^jig rnoney has been offered the politi-

tered here and there with little or no i ^lans to get it. ACTION by the sports-

'action." The Unified strength is lack- j^g^ and those interested will accom-ing. A concerted action of the fishermen pUsh the results desired and only.

THIS—or the Picture on the

3 rd Page

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It's Up to YOU

!

in the big cities and the broadmindedfishermen and sportsmen in the Rural

and Urban districts right now will

by unified action can it be brought upand passed before the Senate adjourns

for the summer. Let's Fight!<»_

IN REGARD TO FIELD TRIALSAccording to Ernest E. Harwood, Ex-

ecutive Secretary of the Board of GameCommissioners, Harrisburg, there seemsto be some misunderstanding amongsportsmen generally, relative to HouseBill No. 1G99, which refers to field

Trials.

This bill amends Section 718 of theGame Code, by extending the seasonfor field trials to include the month of

March fcr all dogs, the word "bird"

before dogs having been struck out.

and the fee for field trials is reducedfrom $20 to $5.

(Signed by the Governor).

SOW SWEET CLOVER| SHALL THE DOMESTIC CAT BE

One of the best and easiest ways for LICENSED?I

sportsmen to aid in feeding wild game 1 sportsmen generally should be aware

1 is to scatter quantities of sweet clover of Mr. Male's action in authoring

I seed at suitable places, while on Sun- House Bill No. 1930, providing for the' day hikes or week-end trips. licensing of house cats, the license fee

Small patches of clover scattered to be $1, same to be paid into the Gen-

through the forests in open places will eral Fund. This bill has been referred

provide food for game birds as well as to the Committee on Game for con-

grazing for deer.l

sideration. We very much approve this

This appeal is made to those hunt- |

bill "^^roduced by Mr. Male of North-

ters who also are trout fishermen and ' ampton County and the bill should be

rd drL^^heTr^sllU^^^^""

1^ nSt 'X''r^'''iSrôrr.e^nrcl?^seed during the trout season.

unlicensed cats, the night prowlers,

and homeless cats that rove about de-

stroying birds, and game, would then

Photo courtesy Chas. FofhrerSelinsprrove

A REAL MESS OF TROUTCaught near Paddy Mountain

Tunnel in Penn's Creek by J. D.

Musser, of Lewisburg. Largest one20 inches long, weight 2 lbs. 10

ounces. Balance of catch from 10

to 14 inches.

At CutPrices!

MOSQUITO DOPECarry a small bottle of eucalyptus

oil in your kit; rub a little on the face,

neck and hands occasionally.

CROW SHOOTS o..w^».e, - —"With the nice spring and summer

, come under the law, and their elimina

days comes greater numbers of the' tion taken care of.

black marauder, the crow, the great

destroyer of song and game birds* eggs j-j. ig pleasiNG:and young as well as young rabbits. ^^ ^^.^ indeed pleased to note theIt is hard to understand why more interest the various Clubs and Asso-sportsmen do not take up the enjoyable ciations throughout the state showedand beneficial sport of crow hunting, ^g ^^ advance of publication. It isn't

They are a wary lot and it's great fun often that a magazine will get as manyoutwitting them. Why not organize a subscribers in advance as we did. Dur-crow shoot? ing the past month especially we have

Editor's Note: Would you like to see received several 100% group subscrip-

this magazine organize a state-wide tions from a number of clubs and as-

crow shoot with cash and merchan- sociations. We hope your club will be

dise prizes offered for crows' feet turn- one of those to come in soon with aed in? 100% record.

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While waiting for a train the other

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Page C The Pennsylvania Sportsman Juno 1935

SPORTSMAN'SCALENDAR

COMING EVENTS

EXPLOMING THESUSQUEHANNA

CONSERVATIONAND

SPORTSMANSHIPBy DR. WALTER C. BECK

Pastor of First Lutheran Church, Selins-

grove, and Fishtrnian Extraordinary

CAPT. JACK WINSLOWBeavertown, Pa.—A joint meeting of

the Snyder County Sportsmen's Asso-

ciation. East and West Branches, will

be held on Jmie 14th at the "Rabbitjîpi^,^^.^!^ and I became imouea wun ea uu was ûun^ci. ou xx^ v.w«.^

x^" nnnv vears and despite all of the arFarm- at Beavertown. The West

^^^^ .^^^ ^^ exploring the headwaters along. In fact, after paynig us off. he many years, ana aespue an"^J^^^^^,,

Dickman and I became imbued with ed he was younger, so _he could 80 ,

the^^loveis^ oi^^me^jut^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^

Bmnch promises some real entertain- ^ thT^Su'squehaVina: Previously, we came down to the river, and saw us, ^^;,^,^„^^^/"||t'\^|,°e"n\y-nve' ySvsXl•

had taken a trip on the Lehigh, and saf^ôr. om^way_^^^^^^^_ ^^ ^^^_^

B^^^ ^^^^.^^ment, pictures and speakers.

Indiana. Pa.— Statewide Pennsyl-

vania Small-Bore Shoot, Sponsored by

Indiana Rifle Club. This will be held

at the Club's new Range July 12-13.

For programs write Alan B. Salkeld,

later, drifted down the Susquehanna"f^r " s Hanirur,. but ^^î^^ lowoS the Susquehanna as it turned

,

with u.I^J^^^^'-Jj^Ld precept up7n K

Uu- .summe-, our motto was: ^''^^- .'^^^^^Z tfSfen uSon. pXt" wrti.e,hopeJh^t_evLJuy 9ward. Ho!"^^*"- •"°-

. t J *• 11 tr.,. n,o ^^rT f ,v,vf thn rivpr vvTs wood- all huntsmen and fishermen will con-- -

. . ^. During the spring we had carefully For the mobt pait. the iivei was wooareeulations

Secretary, 74 E. Phila. Street. Indiana,^.êrhauled our skilT. and taken down ed on both banks, but there were oc- foim to

^^^/^^^^^^^^fPa.

, . ^ 1 «•« r^^ , our small single-cylinder motor, giv- casicnal farms dotting the landscape enacted and ad^^^^^^^^^ conser

Erie. Pa.—Walnut Creek Rifle Club . .. thoroueh going-over. It was at intervals. Again we fared onward, vation oi oui nsn ana game,

will hold its annual small-bore meet ^ Saturdav afternoon when we finally stopping for a night at Hyner. Be- The killing instinct is resident in

on June 16th. The club range is 10^,^^^^;, ^^ g^^. jq^.^^ o,^ q^. voyage vond Hyner. we came to a branch that nearly all humans and until that in-

miles west of Erie, on Route 20. Write . adventure I remember one of the came in from the north, and we spent stinct is subdued no man can lay claim

Roy A. Loder. 1014 Cherry Street, Erie,oirls who worked for GRIT, came down a day fishing this creek, catching a to the honorable title of sportsman.

Pa. To the River where we had our boat number of suckers and carp, which we Naturally we all like to get as muchShamokin. Pa.— Valley Gun and , . , ^^^ ^^^ bridge leading over threw out on the bank. The suckers game and as many fish as possible and

Country Club. Shoot. June 22. :

^.^ g^^^^j^ Williamsport.'

Dickie, who weren't so bad. but the carp were this tendency militates against conser-

Harrisburg, Pa.—Harrisburg Sports-, ^^.^^ ^^^^^jj ^^^^ muscular paid no at- I

mostly bones, and the meat tasted vation.

men's As.sn.—Shoot. July 20th at Club] ^g^^t^Qn to the girl. But, I could not re- muddy. As both of these fish are scav- Take the catching of trout for an

Shooting Grounds. 1 fâin from striking a pose, one foot engers. we felt that we were helping" example. When the size limit of noth-Milton. Pa.—Shoot, August 10th.

\ ^^^ ^^^ gunwale of °the skiff, and with the game fish along, by protecting their ing under six inches was adopted, manySu.squehanna League.

,

j.^^,. jând thrust in my shirt front, as- spawn. Of course, young suckers are fishermen found it difficult to return

Hazleton, Pa.— Shoot, August 31- yured Stella that each night I would eaten by the bass, but the mature to the waters the five and one half

Su.squehanna League.jj^qj^ ^p at the stars, and think of her ' suckers retaliate by destroying count- inch trout. Now, by constantly return-

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Shoot, September',^^,^^ gj^^ ^^^^g^ j.âve been duly im- less bass eggs. A sort of fish eat fish jng the under sized trout in every case,

14. Susquehanna* League. I pressed, for she leaned agaimst my preposition; all fish are more or less the practice will become second-na-Shamokin. Pa.—Gigantic Picnic. Live

| ^ôulder. and cried a little . . . and cannabalistic. ture, and henceforth you will readily

Bird Shoot. Championship Matches., j^^.^^, ^j^^^ summer, became engaged to Leaving this creek, we turned west and gladly return the baby fish, thus

a young doctor. I forgot to write to and came to Renovo. As this was a conserving the prospects of better fish-

lêj.^ sizable town, we loafed around for a

jing for next year, and besides you will

Af n.of fimp n (Tnnc\ rienl of lumber i

ây. taking in the Nickelodeon, where have a clear conscience, which is worth

wo. rn ftPd Town the river so we de- we saw the feature. 'The Great Train|

more than all the fish in the streams.

Tided to traveTonlv SgÛ^^^ "^^'^^ ^''^^^- ^^ ^^^ very Your friends may not appreciate your

M^M hoin s tieine UD at nieht The '

crude, judged by today's standards, butj kind act and may even ridicule you

after nart of the sk"ff ^^ ^^0^8^^^ '^ ^^« ^^^^^^^^ thrilling, when you tell them that you never fishafter part of the skin couia oe aecKea ,_,^,„„, „,^,,,„ ^^ ^^„, ^„ ^r. wp«t- s^^h and such a stream because you

know it contains too many small trout.

Trout should not be stocked in ourstreams during the trout season. That's

Rifles, Skeet, Shotgun, biggest sports

meeting held in the state. Exact date

and all particulars to be given in anearly issue. This will po.ssibly be held

in August or September after the Na-

tional matches. It is hoped that NewtAnderson, the man who can shoot as

well blind-folded as you can with both

eyes will be present to give an exhibi-

tion of real shooting.

OEALI have just forgotten the small place

up-state, from when came the report

over to shelter us from sun and rain

We had built it of white pine, with

Leaving Renovo, we went on to Westport, and here we came to the mouth

plenty of free-board and wide enough 1

^^ Kettle Creek which in its upper

t be thoroughly sea-worthy xwo '

^''^^^^^^^ "^ Potter county is one of^^^^^^._ ^^ ^

years before. Dickie had run away with ,' ^he be^t trout streams in Pennsylvania.! not "consei^TtTon"burextrrvrgi;nce.' For

a circus, but a bad fall had convinced We did not go very far up Kettle Creek.^^^^ ^^ ^j^.^ j^^êr statement I heard

his father he did not want his son to ^^ there were too many obstructions.| ^^^^ g^^^ authority that certain fish-

_^ be a circus performer. Old man Dick-' At Keating, we came to the mouth' grmen made a wonderful catch of trout

of a near serious 'accidenTof "the Hon. j man had a grocery and meat-store, soj

of Sinnamahdnmg. Asjhis seemedjn-| at the place where trout were planted

px-Coneressman from we were lucky in getting our staple '

viting, we turned northward, follow-1 only an hour previous to the catch.

the county of Allegheny, whose Injury

from a gun-shot wound was quite ser-

ious, and he was taken to a hospital.

The point of the thing was. he hadbeen shooting fro^s, after which he

was cleaning his gun (a .22 cal. rifle)

when it accidentally discharged caus-

ing the accident.

The open season on frogs does not

open until July 2nd and I am not

sure, but do not think that taking of

them by shooting is legal, and here is

a case of an ex-congressman violating

the game laws.

When men of such type violate our

laws, what is to be expected of the

native, the unnaturalized, and what-

nots—and as a result what is the

amount of the unknown illegal kill

throughout the commonwealth?The idea of a congressman violat-

ing law for the sport, which is natural

to our country boys, could not be called

sport by a real sportsman because the

^game does not have a chance. His

practice would have been much better

if at crows, hawks or predatory ani-

mals or at a target.

In a speech before a sportsman's

banquet, I told them that over 25%of those present had violated the gamelaws at some time or other. Tliey as

an organization were assembled as

Sportsmen in the interest of conser-

vation and better sports and sports-

manship. If that was their record,

what must the class we know as "gamehogs" be? What was the cost of our

game destroyed by illegal means?—W. M. D.

supplies below cost, and we countedj

ing its course northwestward to thejyou might just as well dump several

on fish as our principal diet. Our per- town of Sinnamahoning, where the crates of rabbits on a level grassy

ishables were stowed forward in a can- creek branches. Instead of taking the; stretch of land and tell the hunters to

vas hamper, and we had a small two- |

north branch into Potter county, we I shoot and get their limit; great fun-hole gasoline stove, to use when wet

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chose the west branch on up through i great sport! The hunt was a great suc-

weather would prevent our finding dryj

Cameron county. At Driftwood, the cess! So far as conservation is con-

wood ashore. Passing the mouth ofj

creek forks again, and choosing the;cerned with reference to the next year's

Lycoming Creek, we headed upstream, larger stream, we passed Sterling Run, crop of rabbits, a person may say,

our motor putting vigorously. By late coming to Cameron, and finally reach- "Blessed are they who expect nothing,

afternoon we reached the mouth of ing Emporium, the countyseat. Here and they shall not be disappointed."

Pine Creek, and as this Idoked inviting, we rested up, and then decided to drift xhe limit of fifteen trout per day is

we decided to explore this stream, for ,

back._ _ ,

along the line of conservation and true

a day or two.Turning northward on Pine Creek,

we reached Salladasburg, where it is

Reaching the Susquehanna, we turn- sportsmen will observe it, and will noted southward from Keating, the river

' gôwl about it just because you boughtforming the boundary between Clinton a license calling for twenty. Real

joined by a tributary, but we kept on and Center counties. We camped at sportsmen will abide by the judgmentup the main stream to Waterville. '. night near the town of Birch, and the of the Game Commission in this newwhere the Little Pine joins the larger

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next day came to Clearfield county at move.creek. Here we camped over night, and Pottersdale. We were now in moun- Along the line of conservation as per-caught several nice-sized Susquehanna

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tainous country, with much cut-over taining to the trout, I have no hesi-

.salmon. or wall-eyed pike, as they are timberland on all sides. The Alle- tation in suggesting that the trout sea-better known in other states. The ghenies were clad in a blue haze, oc- son open May first and close July fif-

next day we went on up to Cammal. '

casioned by numerous bush fires. As: teenth inclusive. On July first all game

and then on to Slate Run. We could we continued on our way, we could fish are "in" and the fishermen will

have gone on farther, into Tioga coun- hear the sonorous hum of saw-mills, have ample objectives without molest-ty, but decided to turn back, drifting

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the lumber being stacked up for ship-| ing the trout. The bass, pike, and

the way we had come and fishing on ment by rail, which paralleled the1 salmon season should close October

the way. There were plenty of bull-j

stream at various points. Near Kar-^thirty-first, for with the beginning of

heads, and occasionally we caught a thau, we passed the mouth of Mis- November the hunting season for smallbass. quito Creek, which we fished, wading

, game begins, so the real sportsman

SPORTSMENTell your friends about The Penn-

sylvania Sportsman, and patronize

your paper and when we say your

paper—we mean just that. This is

Pennsylvania's Own Hunting and Fish-

ing Magazine-Paper, by and for sports-

men in our own state.

Naturally"Did you hear what they do with

ferryboats when they're late?

"No. What?""Dock 'em."

Reaching the Susquehanna, we again 1

it for several miles above the junction

turned west. At the end of the fifth ,

with the river, and catching a number

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day we were at Jersey Shore, and wespent the day loafing around town,3ating peanuts, and drinking a lot of

soda-pop, for it was very hot. For themost part, the River was fringed withtrees, but for safety in navigating wekept to mid-stream, dodging logs, anddebris that fioated by. Leaving Ly-coming county, we entered Clintoncounty. Nothing of real interest oc-

curred to mar our happiness, and in

due season, we arrived at Lock Haven,^t this point Bald Eagle Creek entersthe main stream. We were tempted to

explore Eagle Creek, and go down into

Center county, but understood that thedoing was not so good, and frankly, it

was hard work portaging our skiff

through the riffles. In Lock Haven wedecided to lay-over a week, so as to

replenish our exchequer. Dickie andI had no difficulty getting jobs at the

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ton.

car shops, and the 'faster Mechanic

of good fish

At Karthau the Susquehanna turnssouth, and then west into Clearfield

county. We explored Deer Creek, andsaw several fawns with an old doe.

Later, we passed Lick Run, coming in

from the north. Finally, we came to

Clearfield, the countyseat, and loafedhere for several days, as it was a plea-sant little city. However, we soon tir-

ed of City life, and hied onward into

the mountains. The air at night waschilly, and a camp fire was alwayswelcome. In fact, it was too damp to

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sleep aboard our skiff, so we tied up, I

toting our tent up on the mountain- l

side. At Curwensville, we pulled ourskiff up under the shelter of sometrees, and locked it with a stout chain.Afoot, we tramped along a lumberroad leading northward toward Rock-

will have ample opportunity to try hisskill in another direction, and at thesame time it will conserve the majorgame fish.

In the last analysis this whole sub-ject of conservation dejjends upon truesportsmanship. Let us all work to-gether for the accomplishment of thishigh ideal.

THE EDITOR ASKS, PLEASEThe editor invites you to contribute

stories and photos of Trophies, catches,scenes, and incidents in all fields ofoutdoor life and spores.

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MUDDLEBy RAY E. BENSON tive legislation Congress or the states

The proverbial drunken sailor was

never more careless with his assets

than have been the agriculturists and

gunners with the nation's wildfowl re-

sources in sections of the mid-west.

Now Representative Berlin, of Penn-

sylvania, with the publicized support of

the Audubon Societies, American Na-

ture Association and American Fores-

try Association, has introduced a con-

gressional taboo on all waterfowl hunt-

Pennsylvania is not a great duck

hunting state. Latest annual game cen-

sus figures for the Keystone state show

that but 18,320 waterfowl were taken

in 1931. Comparison of this figure with

an all time record bag of 2,818.652 web-

feet in Minnesota for 1926 and an aver-

age yearly bag there of 1,250,000 ducks

up to 1930 gives rise to some few

thoughts:Should all of the country be penal-

ized for the mid-west duck scarcity?

What will happen if curtailed state

license and duck stamp sales force a

reduction of game warden forces? Whowill guard the flocks wintering in the

remote Atlantic coast marshes and the

bayous of Louisiana and other Gulf

coast states? Will duck trapping, fire

lighting and swivel gunning again be-

come rife from the Susquehanna Flats

to the Suisun marshes of California,

with game bootleggers running amok?When the waterfowl season was cut

to 30 days in 1930 duck bootleggers

simply set fire to the coastal patrol

boat of the Virginia Game Commission

and laughed at efforts to halt their

nefarious traffic. It is common knowl

may enact cannot restore a single duck

breeding marsh.We've tried hundreds—yes, thousands

—of state and federal laws, scores of

new regulations and more restrictions

described the migrating flocks as of

such enormous numbers as to com-pletely blanket the sun like summerthunder clouds.

Every prairie slough and pothole hadits busy web-footed families during

Lhan any other country in the worldj

nesting seasons. Lush aquatic vegeta-

to maintain our waterfowl resources. | tion—sago, widgeon grass, coontail and

But none of these as yet has succeeded

in doing the job. Without suitable

places to rest, feed and set up house-

keeping unaiolested there can be no

increase of ducks—or other wildlife

either.

Spurred on by unprecedented prices

oflered for grain during the period of

the great World War, America embark

duck weeds of all kinds—covered the

waters and furnished abundant food

for the ducks. Prairie grasses, bulrush

and the taller marsh vegetation fur-

nished ample hiding places for mother

ducks and their broods. The prairies

were a veritable paradise for wildfowl

of all kinds.

Today the sloughs have been plough-

ed upon the greatest agricultural ex-,^^ under or drained. Potholes dried

pansion ever attempted. Trainloads of ^^p Rivers have become rivulets. The

tractors, gang ploughs, harrows, ditch-|

prairie ducks are no more. Some have

ing machinery and mechanical farm^

moved on further North into Canada

ARE YOU DOING YOUR PART?To help in the problem of increasing

wild life, observe the following rules:

1. Prevent forest fires. Alwaysbreak your match. Put out fire.

2. Put out food during the winter

months.3. Help secure waste land for game

refuges.

4. Control vermin, including stray

dogs and cats.

5. Protect property rights of land

owners.6. Plant some fruit or nut trees each

year.

7. Always be careful when handling

firearms,

8. Never enter house or automobile

with a loaded gun.

9. Never kill more game than youcan use at once.

10. Co-operate with your local GameWarden.This schedule is suggested by our

Board of Game Commissioners.

tools of every conceivable type were

rushed into the wheat producing states

and provinces of Canada.

An upheaval and cultivation of fer-

tile prairie sod resulted, the like of

which never had been seen before and

probably never will be seen again. In

the race for more wheat over 17,000,000

acres of marshes, lakes and ponds were

drained bdhe dry. Millions who had

deserted their own fields for the bloody

battle fields of Europe needed bread.

Nature soon called for an accounting

—as she has a facility for doing. Theunderground water table in North Da-

kota began to recede. Last year it had

dropped over 50 feet, according to a

report by President Roosevelt's Com-mittee on Wildlife Restoration.

The roots of grass, bushes and vege-

tation of every kind, unable to plumb

edse to gourmets that wild duck din- ' the parched depths for the ifegiving

ners have been available at New Or-

leans hotels from early Fall to late

Spring for years. Last November three

game bootleggers were seized near

Havre de Grace, Maryland, with 86

ducks. These were canvasbacks, red-

heads and scaups upon which a bag

limit of but five per day has been set.

December last, E. Bradford White-

head, federal game warden, died at

Savanah, Georgia, from gunshot

to nest. But ,here also the greed of

man for more grain than he can profil-

ably sell has left its mark. Saskatche-

wan, Manitoba and Alberta have the

same sad story to tell.

Our wild waterfowl, however, are a

replaceable natural resource. They are

completely expendable as are such of

Nature's bounties as oil. coal and other

minerals. As long as sufficient breeding

stock remains we need but to provide

places where they may "be fruitful

and multiply." Their wants are simple

and frugal. Small water areas, food,

shelter and control of their natural

enemies are the essential requirements.

These few things can be made avail-

able to them at little or no cost in

practically every section of the United

States.

Obviously some remedy other than a

^losed season must be administered if

ve are to restore wildfowl. Creation

^f waterfowl refuges is plainly that ^ feller's always mostly man,—outmoisture, shriveled up. Hot prairie

vvinds then completed the devastation.

Spindrift 10 and 15 feet high swept

across entire counties. Every vestige of

vegetation that had served to bind

and hold together whole sections of

our western prairies disappeared. Andthen", only recently, the soil itself was

blown away, burying farm buildings

and even spreading to Pennsylvania in

_^ ^ the greatest dust storms the nation

wounds"received"when he attempted to has ever seen.^.^flsccfp

aonrehend a violator with a sack of The price paid for that profligate

ducks. A score or so duck bootleggers drainage and ^^^ncultural expan^^^^ - ^- -other states. Penn-

recently were apprehended in Call-^^^^^f^^^^^^/^^^^^^^^^^ svh^nia can do the same and once

-X^f IL^îs no license income to en- ^"^^^^^^^^^^^ thl ^,force the game laws would these and

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'. _„_:„ie ^^rs i^ little reason why the state

many other cases which may be cited, ^ ^/^^he gieat

p^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^.^.^^ .^^ ^^^ ducks andcontinue? .

catcd the V^^^^^f and te'l ducks' hold flight birds longer instead of pass-

Perhaps a closed season for a period ânvasback, ledhead and teal ducKs .^^^^^

of years would conserve the ducks we Here were the pro^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^

ftlreadv have—and those the game boot- gave birth to those almost unDeiievaoitinrpntive*?

?egSrs do not get. But all the restric- tales of John James Audubon who ^be the mcentnê^

OUT FISHIN'A feller isn't thinkin' mean—out fishin'

His thought are mostly good and clean

—out fishin'.

He does not knock his fellowmen, or

harbor any grudges then.

A feller's at his finest when—out fish-

in'.

A feller's glad to be a friend,—out

fishin'.

A helpin' hand he'll always lend,—outfishin'.

The brotherhood of rod and line an'

sky and stream is always fine,

Men come real close to God's design,—

out fishin'.

«

A feller isn't plotting schemes,—outfishin'.

He's only busy with his dreams,—outfishin'.

His livery is a coat of tan; his creed—to do the best he can;

emcdy. Everyone—individuals and or

;anizations—can help out in that work.

Connecticut, a highly industrialized

itate. has succeeded in re-establishing

the mallard as a nesting bird in that

;tate by simply enlisting the aid of

^pOltsmen and others in obtaining free

use of private and public ponds as

refuges and then stocking them with

the species.

New York is launching a similar pro

fishin'.—EDGAR GUEST,

—and that goes for the man out hunt-

in' too.

AN INVITATIONThe pages of this magazine will be de-

voted not only to stories of hunting andfishing adventures, but to complete re-

ports of all outdoors doings in the state

of Pennsylvania.Stories and Photos from Nature, Bird

and Dog Lovers are needed, while en-

thusiasts in Archery, Trap shooting,

Skeet, Rifle shooting, etc., will be given

ample space in these columns for the

account of your various experiences.

—

THE EDITOR.

Pennsylvania SKEET Association

The State Skeet ChampionshipShoot, held on Memorial Day, on the

grounds of the Harrisburg Sportsmen's

Association at Harrisburg. Pa., was well

attended, 54 Skeet Shooters being in

attendance from the various clubs af-

filiated with the Pennsylvania Skeet

Shooting A.ssociation. The clubs rep-

resented were Harrisburg Sportsman's

Association. o« HarrisbuiK. Pa.; the

Cacoosing Gun Club, of Reading, Pa.;

Twin Pike Oun Club, of Ambler. Pa.;

American Legion Skeet and Gun Club. I

of Denver. Pa., and the Grcenhill GunClub, of Philadelphia, Pa.

Gue.vt shooters were present from '

Homestead Park Gun Club and from|

Washingtf n. D. C, including Larry

"Williams, Jr.. the 10 year old Skeet

shooter, who made a score of 91x100.

The State Five Man Team Champion-ship was again won by the Twin Pike

Team, composed of C. H. Robinson.

Captain, Robert F. Jeffreys, John C.

Hoffman. Whitehalia A. Vincent andF. L. Bollinger, with a score of 447x

500. They were awarded the Field andStream Trophy Cup, which is donated

by the Field and Stream Publishers.

They also received individual prizes of

handsome leather wallets.

The State Individual Skeet Cham-pionship was won by W. A. Vincent of

the Twin Pike Club by a score of 96x

100. He had been tied by Bill Douglass

)f Harrisburg. and in the shoot off

Vincent won out by a margin of one

target. Vincent now becomes perma-

nent owner of the Appleton Trophy,

which he has won three times.

The State Woman's Championship

was won by Mrs. R. F. Jeffreys, of TwinPike Club, this being the ffrst time

the Woman's Championship has been

shot for in Pennsylvania, by a score

jf 60x100.

Class prizes were awarded as follows:

Class AR. Binckley, Denver, l.st.

C. Robinson. Twin Pike. 2nd.

Dr. E. H. Velutini, Greenhill, 3rd

Class BR. M.Gonder, Harrisburg, 1st.

C. L. Carter, 2nd.

C. F. Black, Harrisburg, 3rd.

Class CWm. Gerhart. Cacoosing. 1st.

J. A. Cox. 2ndA. W. Best. 3rd.

Class DA. K. Hartzell, Cacoosing, 1st.

J. G. Martin, 2nd.

C. Kurtz, Denver, 3rd.

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Class Ej

E. E. Hoffman. Twin Pike, 1st.

I F. Reuther. 2nd.

G. R. Stief, Denver, 3rd.

Runner prize was awarded to Bill

Douglass, Harrisburg.Longest run prize was awarde to

Ralph Binckley of Denver, with a long

run of 54 targets.

Summary of final scores:

Harrisburg Sportsman's AssociationTotal

O. K. Eshenauer 17-16-17-15—65

El. M. Gonder 21-22-23-20—86

E. M. Alleman 21-22-21-20—84

Ed. Stahl 20-20-17-19—76I

C F. Black 22-21-23-20—86,

3. M. Beni:;on 18-15-18-13-64

J. G. Martin 18-21-20-21-80

P. M. Graham 20-17-20-21—78

Wm. Dougla.ss 22-24-22-22 -90

C Forrer 25-18-19-22—84

R. H. Goudv 19-21-20-20—80

Bill Douglass 24-24-23-25—96

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E. C. Brightbill 20-21-22-21—84

E. C. Briuhtbill, Jr. ...15-14-17-19—65

Harold Benion 15-16-16-17—64

Cacoosing: Gun Club

C. R. Williamson 19-22-20-23—84

E. S. Mowrer 22-20-21-19—82

V. H. Gates 23-21-19-16-79

W. C. Gerhart 22-21-19-21—83

Dr H. E. Bowman ....21-19-20-24—84

A. K. Hartzell 22-20-18-20—80

Greenhill Gun Club

H. DuBois 22-24-22-23—91

C. E. Nigg 23-18-20-21—82

Romie Youiiger 19-20-18-21—78

Dr. E. H. Velutini 23-24-23-23—93

Twin Pike Gun Club

W. A. Vincent 23-24-25-24-96

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Pennsylvania CANHave MORE Wild

DucksThere is no mystery about it.

13ucks arc most prolilic.

They need only food, cover and pro-

tection.

How To Do It

Send for full information on the .

NATIONAL WATERFOWLREFUGE CONTEST

COMMITTEE OF JUDGESJay N. Darling, Chief, U. S. Bureau

of Biological Survey

3. Barry Locke, Izaak Walton League

of America.

A. C. Camercl, More Game Birds

FoundationMrs. William L. Wilson, Federation

of Women's Clubs

Manly F. Miner. Jack Miner Mi-

gratory Bird Foundation

Nathan Moran, California, Federal

Advisory Board. .

Edward A. Mcllhenny, Loui-siana

Conservationi.sfc

\11 vou nud is a pond or other

w:it r'area of three acres or more.

F- . booUl.ts telling,' all al.ou de-

v..I..plMfr th.. sîte as a duck Y-fnô

xvill l.r s.nt you as^V"/^« J" ^'J

, ^00,„ati.m about tlu- 'O^test Ovei ?. .00

in casli, 20 s v«r cups and valiuiDH.

mV vV'd rertiruat..s of merit by

•lfin«-' l.avliuf,' Avill bo awardrd s

nix.V.s There are no financ.a ob ..

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Around the Campfire

By GUNTHER MILTON KENNEDYWell, fellows, I've been asked to start

something, and that's all the encour-

agement I need. The idea of this de-

partment is to offer an open forum,

where we can all get together, and talk

things over in a friendly and informal

manner. So if you have anything for

the good of the cause of outdoor sport,

let's have it. If you've got some legiti-

mate kicks that you want ventilated,

right here's the place to get 'em off

your chest. Of course, we'll assume

you have some good constructive

thoughts to offer. Merely getting out

your hammer, and knocking existing

conditions isn't enough; you must of-

fer something as a substitute that will

improve conditions; otherwise, wewon't be making progress. If you've

got anything worth while to consider,

we'll back you up with both barrels!

The proper way to help along the

cause sponsored by this new magazine

is to get behind it one hundred per

cent. The publisher is willing to risk

his time and money to start the ball

rolling. But it is up to the sportsmen

to furnish their co-operation. Wecan't hope to go places if you simply

put a chip on your shoulder and dare

anyone to amuse or interest you. Let-

ting George do all the work is no wayto get anything across. Now, what do

you say, gang? I'm counting on you

to write in, and make this department

a success.

Pennsylvania ranks high as one of

the best managed States in the Unionfrom the standpoint of the hunter andfisherman. We've got a lot of good

,

fishing water, and we've got somegame. When sportsmen from adjacent

states are willing to spend their money|

to buy licenses, and the cost of the

trip to come after deer or trout, it

means that they have found conditions

better here than in their own hometerritory. But, to keep 'em coming,

and to amply supply our own outdoors-

men, we must keep every buck private

on the job. backing up the powers that

be, who have things in charge in Har-risburg. We've got an able Board of

Game Commissioners, and the Hon. O.

M. Deibler, Commissioner of Fisheries,

has done really yeoman work in keep-

ing up our streams and improving the

constantly increasing demand for moreand better fishing. They'd like to knowwhen they've done a good job, and it

is up to us to give 'em a big hand.

BUT, that doesn't mean that we havereached the millenium. Conditions are

good; granted! However, we wantthings even better ... so here's whereyou, and you, and you, have your

chance to come forward with helpful

criticisms and suggestions as to howthings can be improved.

It's a funny business about game. Alot of fellows think all that is necessary

is for the game farms to produce, andthen liberate quantities of their off-

spring in every middlesex, village andfarm. Well, that won't do the trick at

all. Deer wont' thrive where there isn't

proper cover, and the right kind of

food. Take Ohio as a glowing example.

They turned loose seven hundred deer

on an 18,000 acre reserve in southern

Ohio. There was plenty of water, lots

of forest trees, the terrain was hilly

and there was plenty of grass. Lookedas if deer ought to prosper there. But,

those deer were reared in captivity, andhad been used to being fed hay every

day. The result was. half of themstarved, because they didn't know howto forage for themselves, with food all

around; and ... a lot of 'em were kill-

ed by hill billies, who thought the deer

were for their special benefit, as theystalked them at night, and maliciously

destroyed life, merely for the joy of

killing; half of the carcasses were left

to rot because food was not the primeobjective; they didn't want the veni-

son. It was just an outlet for their

uncontrolled blood-lust. Well, we don't

want anything like that to happen in

Pennsylvania. I might say that theguilty parties in Ohio were not natives,

but some foreiRners from the coal

regions. But nothing much was doneabout it. In Pennsylvania, we have

conscientious game protectors, and it

wouldn't have happened.

There is such a thing as game get-

ting too plentiful. Michigan found that

out. In some sectors of Michigan, it

was necessary to transfer some deer to

less favored locations. Diflaculty wasencountered. Fawns, when captured,

perished; mature deer resisted cap-

ture; many had their legs broken while

being transported, others died of fright.

I was witness to an accident just out-

side St. Ignace. Four young fellows

going at a hifeh rate of speed in a light

car struck a deer as it leaped out of

the roadside ditch. The buck was kill-

ed. We helped pull the boys out from

under the overturned car ... all of

them badly injured.

Down on the Kaibab plateau in Ari-

zona, many deer have perished simply

because there isn't enough forage to go

around. Those killed during the sea-

son are often found to be mere skin

and bone. Somewhat kindred condi-

tions prevail in the Yosemite region of

California. Deer are often seen within

eye-shot of the main highway. Such

a condition does not imply good sport,i

If you don't want the fun of going out

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after your quarry, and having a little

trouble, you might as well go out be-

hind the barn, and take a plug at the

family milk supply.

Talking about things out west, re-

minds me of the time Mark Twain vis-

ited the Holy Lands. Transport con-

ditions were primitive then. Mark-ented a mule to get around to see the

sights. Becoming better acquainted

with his mount, Mark decided to call

his mule Baalbeck . . . because he was

such a venerable ruin. I was down in

old Mexico the past winter, looking for

pumas over in Sonora. I had a fairly

good hound with me. but you don't

locate cougars in the villages in Mexi-

co. I hired a mule. She was the worst

flea-bitten, moth-eaten ruin you ever

saw. My hound got one whiff of a

lion's fresh track, and started the oth-

er way. So far as I'm concerned, the

number of rope tails in Sonora is just

the same as it was before I got there.

pests. You can remove hiding places,

destroy nests, or if the menace is ser-

ious, set traps. BUT, when using traps

see that your set is so placed that it

won't catch some fellow's pet hound,or bird dog, as he is likely to get plen-

ty sore about it.

.Pennsylvania is peculiarly fortunate

in regards to fish and game. Whileone of the oldest states in point of

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settlement, today, due to the wise ad-{

ministration, and untiring ^efforts of

our Fisheries, and Game Commission-i

ers, we have as good fishing and hunt-|

ing. as most of the undeveloped west-j

ern states, and far better conditions

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than any of the mid-west agricultural

states. There is lots of wild land in

our state, and the mountainous terrain

lends itself ideally to fast streams, andgood game cover. But, we don't wantto rest supinely on our laurels; the only

way to keep conditions ace-high, is to

seek constantly to improve what wehave. Stagnation means retrogression!

Just had a letter from Chief Lutt-ringer, jr., of the Game Commission-er's department, saying he is mailingus some news items for early release.

These boys in Harrisburg are for anymovement that tends toward better-

ment of our outdoor conditions. Theydeserve our undivided support. Morepup-pupupup-power . . . say, does yourtypewriter stutter this way? MorePOWER to 'em. say I!

Fellotu Sportsmen

Pennsylvania has about 900 Sports-

men's Organizations and almost a mil-

lion licensed sportsmen. Under the

existing law the funds derived fromthese licenses are used solely for the

maintenance of the Fish and GameCommissions, and thru the intelligent

use of this fund, Pennsylvania has

been placed at the head of all the

States of the Union as a game pro-

ducing state and has purchased vast

areas for public hunting grounds.

At every session of the Legislature

bills are introduced by the basketful!

which would lessen the efficiency of

your two great boards, some of themwould have stolen our entire fund andothers would tend to destroy the very

purpose of the Boards, and all wouldwork injury to your investment andheritage as visualized in the present

status of the Game and Fish Commis-sions.

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that fund and maintain the efficiency

of the Fish and Game commissions,

and this can only be done by a Unitedeffort on the part of every sportsman.

You can do this by supporting this

magazine, which is your mouthpiece,

your own magazine, and by joining

your own local sportsmen's Club or

Association.

We were talking about raccoons at

our meeting of the Fish and Game As-

sociation the other night. Our com-mittee had purchased and liberated

nineteen of the young rascals. Now,

you'd say. that we ought to have some

oretty fair sport trailing 'em with our

dogs. But. if you know anything about

the coon, you know, he doesn't settle

down where you let him go. Some of

"em will travel a hundred miles before

he finds just the right creek that suits

his fancy, before he decides to locate.

\nd a lot of things can happen to a

?oon in travehng a hundred miles. I

'ust barely missed hitting one on a

country road not long ago myself, while

:oming home late.

There are no end of good trout

treams in Pennsylvania. Most of 'em

are pretty well stocked. But. if you

know of a "good stretch where there

\re no "keepers" that is going to

vaste. let's hear about it. We'll let the

Fish hatchery know about it, and see

vhat can be done about it. They'verot the fingerlings. and even adult fish

vhere conditions warrant. Of course,

'rout won't prosper on muddy bottom,

or in contaminated waters. They won't

?row. or even survive if there isn't

enough proper food supply in the wat-er. Trout thrive best on insect larvae,

and on certain minute crustaceans.

They go for young water snails in a

big way. Tliey will also eat water liz-

ards, grubs, 'hoppers, crickets, small

frogs, small craws, and minnows of

various sorts. Unless these are to be

had by the trout, he will not stick

around. Nor, will he survive the depre-

dations of kingfishers, owls and her-

ons, nor do well in a stream if there

are any eels present to destroy the

young. One kingfisher can destroy anentire trout spawn in a few weeks. An-other devil that can wreck a trout fam-ily is the muskrat. Keep your eye peel-

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ORGANIZE! State Championship Shoot at Valley

Sportsmen, wake up! You are faced

right now with the most unreasonable

set of reformers, misguided well-wish-

ers, and even government agencies and

officials in your history, who threaten

to impose laws and regulations to de-

prive the rightful liberty of one of the

largest law-abiding and respectable

single classes in the country.

An outstanding example of his pro-

posed type of regulation has been

shown within the last year by the

Copeland bill, the Summers bill, both

presented in the national congress at

Washington, and the Alco bill in the

California state legislature—all for the

purpose of either entering your hometo confiscate the firearms you own for

law-abiding and recreational purposes,

or else imposing restrictions which in

the end will amount to the same thing.

The proposed excuse for these mea-sures is, that by confiscating the fire-

arms of law-abiding citizens, the crimi-

nal element (with whom it is neces-

sarily intimated that we are associated)

will be so handicapped that they will

thereupon obligingly fade out of the

picture. The ridiculous proportions of

this theory make an answer unneces-

sary. However, the possibility of such

insane movements becoming law is far

from impossible and unless the sports-

men who are directly affected by such

measures as these get on their toes,

they will wake up too late and find

that the potential imposition of a few

thoughtless individuals has become a

reality. Moreover, the flair of success

Gun and Country Club at ShamokmLETTERSFrom Our Readers

This department is open to all ourreaders for the expression of opinions onquestions of interest, and offers an op-portunity for the exchange of ideas, dis-cussion of the interests of the sportsmen.Please limit your letters to 200 words sothat we can give more folks a chance to

be heard.—THE EDITOR.

Shamokin Club Enlarging Present Home

The Valley Gun and Country Club

is enlarging their present home at this

time at a cost of several thousand dol

Gap, Treasurer, and Andrew C. Long,

of Shamokin, Secretary.

This club is a member of the Susque-

lars. This ^ew addition will give themj

hanna Trapshooters League and are

«*v..v.v,.v. - — private preserve during the season.

wUl" cause" thVse' same ' individuals to|

This is well stocked with Birds and

promote other unsuspected measures rabbits and last year a doe raised two

winners of the 5 man team Champion-ship for 1934.

The Susquehanna League holds their

The Club Property consists of 20 1 opening shoot at Ashland Country'

club grounds on May 25th, followed

with the balance of the series of 7

shoots. Shamokin June 22, Harrisburg

July 20th, Milton August 10, Hazle-

ton Aug. 31, Wilkes-Barre Sept. 14,

with the Post Season Shoot, offering

double the present floor space on the

first floor, enlarging the bar and the

dining room to considerable extent.

acres for the club proper and 143 acres

of farm and woodland property which

is devoted to propagation of game andmembers are allowed shooting on this

which carry further impositions andmore far-reaching effects. It's the sameold story that so often displays itself

in our democratic government—the re-

striction of liberties of a majority of

the people for the futile purpose of

curtailing the harmful activities of a

few.

The lethargic state of the sportsmen

in these matters may be an inherent

characteristic, implied by the name it-

self—fair play and an even chance to

all. But at the same time any sports-

man who claims title to the name,should have red blood enough in his

veins to stand up and fight at such

unfair practices on his good nature andrightful privileges. And it should re-

quire very little red blood to develop a

fever heat when a high governmentofficial such as the Attorney General of

the United States has the gall to inti-

mate that he doesn't care a whoop for

the sportsmen of the United States, or

what they think or care about firearms

regulation. In other words, his opinion

and judgment is far superior to that

of any one else and he cares little for

the wishes of ten million conscientious

citizens of the country.

Fellow sportsmen, these asinine

movements and abusive attitude from

our public servants, up to and includ-

ing the Attorney General, should be

stopped. And there is one and only

one way to do it. Create the demandfor a national organization to save the

rightful and inherited privileges of this

country's citizens in general and our

own group in particular. The potential

basis for such an organization exists at

the present time. There are nearly ten

million individual sportsmen in the

country. There are thousands of local

clubs. There are a number of sports-

men's magazines and journals at his

service.

If all of these individual entities

were associated toward the commonend of national watchfulness and use-

fulness, an organization would ensue

that could develop concerted action on

a national scale at a moment's notice

to cope with sudden brainstorms whichoccasionally sprout up in our governing

bodies, both national, state and local,

and in more leisurely moments be of

equal value in promoting general mea-sures for the welfare of our sports-

man class.

Thanks to some of our more progres-

sive sporting magazines the groundwork of organization is even now being

laid. It is logical that these publica-

tions should be the agencies to stand

the brunt of initial organization at the

present time, since they already have

the facilities for reaching the indi-

xc*wwxi,o «xxv* *v...v J big merchandise trophies to be held

fawn within a stones throw of the club i Sept. 28th at some place to be selected

in a clump of woods. I by the committee at a later date. A

The Shamokin Club is located in the nice program is arranged at all shoots

heart of the coal regions and is the

ideal location for such a shoot. Easy

of access from all points by good roads

and just a nice delightful scenic drive

for all shooters. The entries on Cham-pionship day should exceed 225 shoot-

ers. Arrangements are being made for

an amplifying system for the conven-j

ience of the shooters.

Parking facilities at present are in-

adequate but the new changes will be

completed by June 9th and ample

space will be available for nicely park-

ing 500 cars.

This club during the past season

sponsored a series of ten live bird

shoots, the finals to take place June

9th—with $150 extra added prize

money. Attendance at these shoots

have been very large despite the bad

weather conditions prevailing.

This organization has a shooting

field 50 yards by 400 yards and they

are installing twenty of the most

modern pigeon traps. These arrange-

ments are being made to take care of

the Pennsylvania State Championship

shoot, February 22nd, 1936. This state

shoot is a four day affair and plenty

of real enjoyment Is promised.

At the last shoot, held at Reading,

186 shooters were present and they

shot in the worst weather ever en-

countered at a shoot, plenty of snow,

sleet and rain.

The present trap layout consists of

and all trap shooters or those inter

ested in becoming such are welcome.

The usual program being 100 targets

at 16 yards with an entrance of $4.00;

Doubles target, 12 pairs doubles, en-

trance fee $1.50; Handicap event of 25

targets with entrance at only $1.50.

Added prize money is always furnished

by the league, making the shoot really

interesting.

The Susquehanna League is in its

21st year and has produced some real

outstanding shots among which wefind Daniel Kessler of Mt. Carmel;John J. Broderick of Locust Dale;

Louis Tye, of Shamokin, now deceased;

Bud Mease; Abe Lewis of Wilkes-

Barre; John Martin of Harrisburg, andPresident of the Harrisburg Sports-

men's Assn.; Brian Teats of Hummel'sWharf; S. C. Yocum and J. J. O'Brien

of Shamokin; Dr. P. H. Marquette of

Shamokin and Penrose Marquette of

Shamokin and not forgetting Miss Kit-

ty Boyer of Mt. Carmel who was the

Woman Champion of the United States

and also Penna. State Champion for a

number of years. Miss Boyer we un-derstand is not shooting at present but

we hope to see her out again this sea-

son.

The Valley Club is planning to spon-

sor one of the largest group picnics

and Shoots ever held in the state andyou will hear more of this in the next

issue by which time complete plans

will be ready. Plenty of prizes for con-

Congratulations !

And best wishes to "The PennsylvaniaSportsman."

I am sure this new paper will be wel-

come to all Sportsmen in the state of

Pennsylvania.

Perhaps you are a little late as alocal sports magazine-paper, the state

now publishing two of their own, but

since your paper will be FOR the

Sportsman I am sure they will support

you.

Again with best wishes for your suc-

cess, and may you have the "guts to

keep everlastingly pounding for Sports-

manship and Conservation."Sincerely yours,

W. M. DOM.* * *

Best Wishes!I often wondered why there was no

magazine published in Pennsylvania

FOR our sportsmen and the news of

the state. Most all other sportsmen's

magazines are published in other

states, and contain only a very little

of our sportsmen from good old Penn-sylvania.

I am sure the sportsmen will appre-

ciate your efforts to give Pennsylvaniaa magazine of its own.

Very truly yours,

RUSSEL KOBER, Sec.

Bucks Co. Fish, Game andForestry Assn.

Mr. Fisher:I really believe that your magazine-

paper will be what you say it will, BYand FOR the sportsmen in Pennsyl-

vania—and that is what the sportsmenof Penna. need, a magazine OF Penna.FOR the Sportsmen. I believe it will

be a success because I think the Sports-

men want such a paper.

ABRAM R. HERSHEY, Sec'.

Lititz Sportsmen's Association.

If you will do your share to help

build up a real Outing Magazine for

"Pennsylvania's Own Sportsmen" lend

a hand now and perhaps for next

month we can give you a more inter-

esting magazine. Introduce the maga-zine to your friends, and get your local

hardware or sporting goods dealer to

place it on his counter.

NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS—because of a delay in coming fromthe press, advertising for the July

issue will be accepted as late as

JUNE 25th

instead of the regular closing date of

the 20th

four permanent traps and if awarded testants, plenty of cash prizes for the

the Pennsylvania Championship shoot

for 1936 they will install an additional

four traps. All traps of the latest and

most improved Napier electric style.

The officers of this organization are

Squire Wm. D. Culton of Shamokin,

President; Robert S. Ross, of Shamo-kin, V. Pres.; Jacob Leisenring, of Bear iL— -?>

vidual, club and association in every

part of the country. Moreover their

own survival depends on the existence

of the sportsmen's privileges and lib-

erty. They should be and are willing

to forget any tendency for self center-

ed interests long enough to work in

harmony toward this end, even though

the final situation might submerge

their initial importance.But at the same time, the individual

units upon which their ground work

must be based, consisting of the in-

dividual, club and association mustlikewise forget his own local interests

long enough to develop a national at-

titude and give full support and co-

operation to their work.

visitors and spectators.

Enjoy your sport this summer, prac-

tice up for the fall shooting season.

Oi*ganize a local Rifle Club. Cost is

small. Lots of fun and sport.

-Prevent forest flres.

AMMUNITION MADE TO ORDERYour rifle or pistol loads built

to your specification. Hornets

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Sportsmen, wake up! Write not only

your legislator, but also your club, yourmagazine, or your association and de-

mand that they get together and for-

mulate a plan of national organization

and action, and then of greater impor-

tance provide them with your untiring

support and efforf toward that great-

est of all ends—the chance to be andremain a sportsman.

—Gerald M. Ridenour.

We would like to have you sportsmen

write to us and state your views on

this matter Mr. Ridenour outlines for

you. We will be guided by your wishes

of course, because this is your maga-zine-paper.—The Edltdr.

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'what Do YOU Say?Till.: KI.I'IOII AVANTS to know

UT and liavf Your hay.„ „ o

?__? — ? — ? — ? — ?—•-"•"*

Which makes the best bird do-r in

ouyitate. the Pointer, Setter or Cock-

"""Which load do y.m hke b^^^^ for;

.shoc>Un^ Rabbits. Quail. Grou.c, Phca-,

.sant, Turkey?o„nfl-.Y F'shin-''

Are vou in favor of Simda\ i-.^nin^.

Shall we circulate petitions to stop

lôaS, .should be permitted on the newly

created Pymatuning Lake?

Do you think the "staggered bca.on

nn bhds should be continued?

"'W."

clt! you UnnU of "--""S m™,

duck lêding grounds and ic.,lnv„

pmcCs and thus bringing more ducks

imrk to Pennsylvania? .

Are ?ou n f^vor of heavier stocking

^viVh Qu.ul. Pheasant, Grouse. Turkc>^

Tt^? Which is your favorite of these?

Are vou in favor of more sloclung

"'wharSo you hunt most? What is

second and third in your favor?

Are vou broadnnnded? That is. n

vou do" not happen to like duck hunt-

;C would vou be interested in helping

b-Tngthem back for the man who

does'? This applies to ^-^^^^^'^rf»on deer, etc., as well as to fish.

,

Are yon in favor stocking of our

slre?ms'> If so. when should they be|

Sed? During the op.n season, m(he fall, or early spring?

Are vou in favor of this magazine

lu^h.g a state-wide crow ^lôot. grvmg

suitable cash and merchandise puzcs.

Have vou any suggestions .•'

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Have vou made a resolution to be a

beiler sportsman' in 1935 and do your

Oiire toward conservation?

"Îre vou in favor of Senate Bill No.

1351 by Mr. Kahle of Clarion count>

Ihich would require the licensing o

do s biûght into this state and used

'o; hunti4 purpose.? (The owneyi1-

ready having paid his own non-iusi

dent license fee.) If he if>^>-^^.,^^'-^,^

Zv his dog why not tax Inm extra on

liis f'un his shells, etc?

Sena e P.iU No- Til by Mr. Wood-

ward, rhila., is th. most ".?;• tat

bill cf interest to sportsmen a. t.us

; link in its present form I.us mea-

sure provides for the merr.ms of (<i-

Zu ^peeinl funds «ith ti.e C.ene al

l-und. and altho a """'f,,"/*' e '

r"xt.";m>?y'ia„,e™us to ^^'"^^^Ôf every sportsman and thei Lniteti

»HTort .nd support is urged to l»ave tlus

{m killed while it is in comm,ttrr.

This bill shnuld be ivithdrann I lOl

l^:: read this will.send ^^^^^.^«n«<Tl riid or petitions Mill! an i..<

^/^n can Set I will do all in n.v

p^êr to have this bill ^vUhdra .vn. DO

IT NOW b-fore it is teo lale. Don i

,ci tî. till pass ana put the ,am'^ cor.-

misHicn hack where it

^^^''l^.â«o and V-.^^ê the commis ,'.on b.uk mVÛffcs ami kill -1-^^ /j;ort ve na«

1,1 vo ÊXD IS THAT POST ( AR^>.

^.i^-ir PETITION TOD^V^ Vo.-;

imal Sr'u'.sman lawyer or J";<^y ;;'

N(it:'vy Mill he glad to dra". u^^ ^ P;

lition. Aanin we «^y'. ^^^ ,1 .i^^^VFLOO^ t!i:s office w»tn LLxIJ-^v

Cards and Pciitions. Il&hl for yeur

rifthls! 1 '.-,

ScivA^ Bill Ko. 577. by T^xi. J'^-^

Brown. Forest County, .-hould also b.'

defeat rd. This is the bill that provide.-

5oi th>^ celling of nvneial rights on

lands cwurd by Sportsmen.

llou f Bill No. 16P3 (Senate VA^^ Ir.^

WoodHde. Jr.. Dauphin Co.. amendtn^.

section C of the act of June 11. 1.. 1

(PL 4*)7) by exempting liceii.>cd hu J-

(M-s fj;hcrmcn and persons tramni".

dogs from securing permits to carrj

^"selK;le Bill No. 241-By Mr. Thomp-

wjn Centre Co.. making it unnecessary

to .serve an apprenticeship before se-

curing a taxidermist license, passed

the senate and is now in House Com-

mittee on Game and known as Honse

Bill No. 2861. Wê understand tnis

should not be pa.ssed as Taxidermists !

Please

are a strong link in the Game Com-

mission's law enforcement and should

be thorolv qualified. ,^what' should you do ABOUT

THESE BILLS? Your Editor will try

and keep vou posted on the progress of|

all legislation. (We hope to come out 1

bi-monthly or even weekly if we get

the proner support). When a bill is

first introduced and referred to a com-

mittee vou should contact the Chair-

man of" that committee as well as any

members of that committee from your

district When the bill is reported out

m the floor vou should contact all of

i .-our representatives or Senators, as the

•ase mav be. We will try and give you

;I fair and square insight into all legis-

lation so that you can see the thing' qua rely and in a real sportsmanlike

way. :

!Houre Bill No. 218—By Mr. Ederer.

1

i providing for private shooting grounds,j

invs is contrary to Pennsylvania's!

I 4ame Policv and must be defeated.

,

This is lost to us. we don't know if it 1

is killed, in committee or where but

v^herever it is it should be defeated.

House Bill No. 814—By Mr. Moul.

;

Removing protection from the skunk.

This ha.s the approval of all sports-

men's organizations.

! TTcuse bill No. 892—By Mr. Hirsch.

iWould increase the bounty on weasels

' from $1 to $2. The Game Commission

i^s already too heavily burdened with

Ibountv claims . . . and this appears ni

' '-ome sections to be a racket. This bill

i . hculd be actively opposed according'

,0 ilie sportsmen's organizations.—THE' EDITOR.

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BULLS EYES GALOREWhen a fellow makes a perfect score

;n any .^hooting sport—that's .ôme-

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hing. But when a chap sinks 544

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onsecutive .22 calibre bullets into ai

•ircle approximately one-half inch in I

• iamcter from a distance of fifty feet

—well, that's something else again.

That's .iu.^t v.'hat Marshall Matliis. ol

Warren (P.i.'* accomplished. He is thc

present holder of the world's recorc

for 50-foot shooting.

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Of counse. it was not the hunting

season, but we had with us an old

owelve-gauge shot gun, which old manRickman had insisted on our taking

along for protection. He had tried to

bluff us into foregoing the trip, say-,

mo we would run into Indians and,

wild animals, hinting darkly that we i

would doubtless wind up by being^

-talned. If there were any Indians, we ,

failed to recognize them, but we saw|

plenty of deer, and naturally, we, did

not shoot thein.

It was while tramping along narrow-

'.auge railroad far back in the moun-

1 tains, that we had our real adventure

I

Interspersed with the virgin timboi-

1 were large areas of cut-over land. Oc-

! -asionallv sturdy farmers were culti-

! vating this land, and we saw consid-

i

trable cattle, and lots of sheep, and

even some goats. The Pennsylvania

Dutchman liiv^s his cheese.

I was trailing along behind Dickie,

for my feet were sore. From wading

;

barefooted, my feet had become very

' tender, and my hiking shoes had worn

i

1. couple of blisters. Suddenly, off to

cur right a few hundred feet, w*; heard

a commotion among some sheep. They

were bleating, and scurrying here and

there as if pursued. Dropping our

packs, we laid low. keeping an eye

open to discover what was going on.

It v.'as early evening.

We hadnt been watching very long|

before we discovered the source of thej

cheep's alarm, for we saw a large black|

bear. It was surprising to see how agile

this old devil was getting about. He

had ahcady knocked down one sheep,

and was going after another. Appar-

enily. this was an old male that had

gone on tiie rampage.

•What'll we do. Jack?" Dickie whis-

pered, his hand trembling, as he

fumbled with the breech of his gun.

"It ain"t huntin" season."

"That bear's doing damage. I'll bet

the farmer will thank us. Here . . .

•;ive me the gun!"Dickie jammed two buck-shot loads

into the shotgun, then hesitated to

nand it to me. "I can shoot better

ihan vou." Dickie asserted.

"Well, go ahead! Hurry!" I in.sisted.

The bear crashed into view, and

Dickie put the gun to his shoulder.

iust as a panic-stricken ewe was knock-

ed over. That was the last sheep the

,W killer ever destroyed, for Dickie

et go with both barrels. The bear

•cared on his haunches, turning m our

aired ion. Blood was squirting from a

big hole in his neck, as he lumbered

forward, batting with his paws, gi'owl-

ing and gnashing his teeth. Dickie

jabbed two more shells in the breech,

but they weren't necessary, for after

traveling about a dozen feet ni our

direction, the bear reared on his hind

legs again, clawed at the air shud-

dered then crashed at full length. Wewere still standing over the kill, when

!an old, gray-haired farmer in blue

jeans appeared. He saw his dead

sheep laying in the clearing, and he

'was just getting ready to kick up a

'storm, when he saw the bear.

' "Py golly, I'm dom glad you keel

iheem'" the old Dutchman asserted

i wholeheartedly. "He keel plenty of my'sheep, py golly!"

So Dickie and I were welcome

guests, and that night we had bear

pot-pie The meat was too tough to

eat any way but boiled. But. bruin was

a welcome change from a steady fish

diet After several days' fishing with

the farmer's boys on numerous little

trout runs in the neighborhood, we

returned to our skiff.

The going on the river was getting

more difficult as we proceeded. Wepassed Lumber City, and at Mehaffey

we lingered, undecided whether to go

'-•outh into Cambria county. Finally,

we decided to try going farther west,

and at last reached McGees Mills

Here we decided that we had reached

the limit of comfortable navigation on

the Susquehanna. While loafing around

I the Mills we made friend with a train'

crew. They let us throw our skiff and

1 equipment on an empty flat-car, and

took us over to Horatio, where we

launched our craft on the headwaters' of Pine Creek, a tributary of the Alle-

oheny River. Drifting down PmeCreek, fishing as we went, we reached

the Allegheny at Mahoning. With the

current in our favor, we made gocxi

time, and reached Pittsburgh quickly.

Here we sold the boat and motor with-

out any trouble, and with cash in

hand, decided to ride back to Wilhams-

port on the cushions. The memory of

4iat vacation will always linger in mymind as one of the happiest summers

of my youth.

LUCKYMr Davy Davidson, of Eric, and a

director of the Pre.que I'->lf^;^.Sport.s-

man's League, is wearing a big smi e

these days. The cause for all this smiie

Is a Utter of seven Llewellyn puppies,

six males and one female and a^l do-

ing fine.

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June 1985 The Pennsylvania Sportsman rage 11

An Observer Says

By T. M. SUTCLIFFHardly a man or boy who purchases

a hunting license, in Pennsylvania, andi

exercises the privileges it grants, but'

comes from the woods and fields withj

very definite and specific philosophiesi

concerning game management. These i

philosophies may be born of long and

NEW; AND DOING OF THE

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONSCACOOSING GUN CLUB

The Cacoosing Gun Club was or-I

WESTMORELAND COUNTY SNYDER COUNTY SPORTSMEN

patient observation and eperience or,.^^ j^^^- ^^^^ ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^,

contrarily. the lack of both. The con- &

^SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION '. The Snyder County Sportsmen's As-

'sociation. East and West Branch, we

ck of both, ine con- °""T"f ohot Gun Rifle and Revolver ' Our organization has protested to believe are the pioneers in establishing

ception of one's ideas is. most likely, Po^^d of Shot^^^^^^^^

^^^st and o^l^ Association owned

tremendously influenced by the very ^^fî,J^ cLrlto aU ^ Department of Forest and Waters of "Rabbit Farm."'^^'\^J^^^'Z' ^^^^,

nature of the individual and the pur- tu)" that caiers lo anthe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at extremely active and has shown rea)

pose of his journeys into the field.^^-

^ j ^^ ^^ ^ne Black Dia- Harrisburg, to prohibit power boats on foresight in undertajcing this unique

The individual who proposes to roam VJA' Ztomatic Angle 16 yard trap, Pymatuning Lake, and the prohibiting rabbit rearing experiment which so fai

fields and woods not content to quit ^^^ ^^ ^ Thlmber^lin Wonder Skeei of the leasing of plots for cottages on,

has PF^ûced some excellent results .

the hunt until he has taken all the law^'J^ f^^.^ .^^rious devices for Rifie the land surrounding it. .. and much comment,

permits is. most likely, very Quick to^^^^^^^,^ ^^^^^ g^.^ll and large calibre. This is the newly created lake which ' This "farm" consists o^ about 13

assume a negative aspect. On the oth- ^^ ^^.^ members of the Pennsylvania ^ni be the largest fresh water lake in acres, located along Jacks Mountain

er hand, those whose joy it i^ to as-shooting Association which at the State and will be stocked to the ^^âr Beavertown. of which 9 acres is

sociate themselves with thii^%°^^^,t present is composed of the following un.it with fish, the taking of them not of tillable soil and the remai^^^^^^^

wild, who thrill to the A^J^ter of wings P^^^^Cacoosing Gun Club. Reading, "be permitted until the 1937 season. ,ond growth joodlan^^

v?,^,^fthe as-or the cry of the hounds, quite con- American Leeion Gun and Skeet „ ^ôfo «», ficbincr wnfpr will year with 44 does and 6 bucks the as-

lems of game managementAnd problems there are.

The "Pennsylvania System," its ulticlubs hold inter-club shoots nearly

The "Pennsylvania System," us uiu-^ ^ month, besides the Champion-

mate success or failure, is dependent

,

matches that are scheduled,entirely upon

^ >̂.^rg^^^^^^^H^^^^^ The next important shoot of the As-

fhaTfhfmeasure^''f'ourwill be held at the Harris-

conservltSr program will be consis- I

burg Sportsmen's Association grounds

^Zn^ÂJ^r^ P^^ :

state .ndi«dual ^Ôh-plongup for

dred others. Enough, of course, to keei

any sportsman, or group, busy every ship

iwiu fiKe ^juii îuu, rvixiux^^, x«., ..V.,,

I

this—and while they may or may not :-•,.. ; . ;i^' turkev hens and

from the waters.^^^^.^ ^^îng and a number of other

After State funds are spent for the g^gg ^gj.g being incubated,preservation o^^J^fture. forests game,

meeting the East branchbirds, fishes, and land of nature s lure,

, J unanimously to sanction thisto be speckled with power boat^/^^^t- '

J^Tgazin^ ^^ ^^J ^^^.^^ ^^^^^ ^^^tenng around at all hours, speed boat b

^^^^^ Federation andregattas, etc., spilhng oil upon clean * " j . .

pay their per capita to the state fed-- eration. Two moves which everyone

As civilization creeps in on such1 thought very good. They also voted

waters should not be permitted.

111 uie uiicûiv^.x w. 6« -„ .^ ^Konf Win hP hpld at New Hone Gun spots, the fishing and hunting and, t^ âve a "regular" meeting night so

min control, educational and a hun-)

sîoot will be held at New «0P^ V;^^ beauty disappears. So let s make this|

^^^^ ^^ sportsmen from other organ-

dred others. Enough, of course, to keep;

Club for the Association c^nampion^^^^^ created lake which is under the

^âtions were in the vicinity they could

day of the year

There can be little or no doubt as

to the necessity of unified, concerted

action in any conservation scheme.

There need be no apology for the exis-

tence of organization provided, of

course, it is an active one. They are forgotten

bom of sheer necessity. But after or-

ganization—what?

It has been my privilege to attend

many organization meetings; to listen

to a parade of speakers congratulate

these members for "so fine a turn-out";

to hear these same groups congratu-

lated for their efforts which never ex-

isted. As I looked over these audiences

trying to conceive something of the

latent good herein buried deep, I won-

dered how many really knew "what it's

all about.".

How many, I ask, visit, dunng the

summer, the hunting grounds they ex-

pect to frequent in November and De-

cember? Did your birds and animals

have sufficient to eat during the long

winter? Has some predator been ex-

isting upon game that would, normaly-

ly, breed and rear young in your ter-

ritory? Who was thoughtful enough,

on some early spring hike, to stick

twenty or thirty grape cuttings into a

coat lining for planting along old trails

and in hollows for future grouse and

turkey feed? If our answers must be

negative surely, as individuals or or-

Our shoots are conducted in such a

way that the shooter can shoot for the

lowest price possible, just enough be

newly created lake which is under the, jzations were in the vicinity they could

joint commission and jurisdiction ofî^g^t that night, the Third Thursday of

Ohio and Pennsylvania, a real Nature I ^^^j^ month was selected.

Spot, God's own country, without

man's impediments. If we wish to visit

ing charged to clear cost of trophiesture let's walk, row a boat, paddle

and operation. Our prizes ^re mostly

merchandise, the money end of it isa canoe—or stay home. The Allegheny

County Sportsmen's League, which is

the county unit for all of the localie<-'ti'Cii.J. o 1. tne couniy unii/ j.ui «" ^^ mt. *wv.",*

The Cacoosing Grounds located at sportsmen's associations, have made aOley Line, Pa., three miles below Jack-

| p^-Qtest and it is hoped that othersonwald. Pa., are open every SundayVisitors are always welcome. Experi-

enced shooters in all classes are onhand to give instructions to all begin-

ners.

We are anxious to have other clubs

develop skeet shooting. We have found

that skeet shooters make better field

shots and better sportsmen. The gameis much more interesting that straight

trap shooting and learns the shooter

to handle guns quicker and safer.

We are at present making plans to

hold Qualifying rifle matches but they

are not âs yet completed. Our rifle

captain is Mr. Clarence Reber of Read-ing

sports organizations will do likewise

This organization is very interested

in the Chestnut Grafting work of As-

sistant Game Protector Clarence Walk-er who is producing some wonderful

results with his efforts and who is to

be congratulated and commended for

his work.A joint booster meeting of the East

»orts organizations wni oo uKt^wi^^c. -

Branches, will be held onIf this new magazme-paper for the a a

^^ ^^^ ^.^^^^.^ ^^^„ ^^Pennsylvania Sportsmen will fight for

conservation and good "Sportsman-

ship" I am sure you will gain friends

constantly. No person can criticise you

for conservation and urging "GoodSportsmanship."

—WM. DOM, Greensburg,

NEW CLUB IN ARMSTRONGCOUNTY

Brady's Bend Community Sports-

men's Club was organized at an en-

thusiastic meeting of Hunting andFishing followers in the Odd Fellows'

The following

June 14th at theBeavertown.

e.I

Hall at Brady's Bend. ____

Some of our best Skeet shots are C. officers were elected: President D. R.

R. Williamson, Correll Sturgis. ThomasSturgis, A. K. Hartzell, Daniel Bren-

eiser, Paul Noll, Harvey Welsh, WilUamLindner, D. Irvin Sheeler and a score

of others who are rapidly rising as

Skeet shots. In our rifle group we have

our Captain Mr. Clarence Reber, Dr. H.

Stewart Yost, Dr. H. E. Bowman, Stew

ranizationT we are not aUve to our art Bixler, Russell Callahan. Raymond

SsnomiSi^J Heist. Paul Noll, Clarence Heffelfinger.

Responsibility does not end with the Samuel Trait and again a host of be-

purcS of a hunting license and sub- Iginners. In the revolver class we have

s^Quent obedience to the game laws. Hiram Peters, Stewart Bixler, Wilham

It bSns theJI' AS a resident hunter Gerhart, Dr. Yost and Corporal David

L becomes voluntarily a^^^^^^ Daniels ^^^he State Hghway^P^^^^^^^^^

over half a million men bent upon,

JOHN G. HAGAN5,^?!

sSng the same pleasures, accepting <Cacoosing Gun Club.

the same challenge to keep alive the

institution which is dependent upon

our co-operation rather than upon our

monetary contribution.

The care and maintenance of breed-

ing stock, in the wild, and the litters

during the spring and summer cannot,

by any method of reasoning, be con-

strued as a resposibility to be dis-

charged by game officials only. These

duties are too varied and large in pro-

portions to make individual activities

of sufficient importance.Districts, territories or counties

which maintain active associations en-

joy tremendous advantages over all

others. This is decidedly apparent by

the most casual walk through territory

where these organization members are

active. The very presence, of desirable

birds and animals speaks more elo-

quently for their activities than a

thousand pages might tell.


MIDDLEBURG RIFLE CLUBThis is a newly organized group un-

der the head of Mr. Wm. Troutman,

who has been elected their President.

"Butch," as he is best known amonghis friends is a real live wire and weexpect this club to jump right ahead

and also produce some good shots. I

understand this club is open to matches

with other clubs in Central Pennsyl-

vania for most any evening. This live

group meets every Wednesday night

and have an indoor range and are also

building an outdoor range for both

small and large calibre rifles.

Vensel; Vice President, Jake VanDyke;Secretary, L. W. Mellish; and Trea-

surer, Samuel Keller. This new club

covers a membership from East Brady.

Sugarcreek, Perry and Brady's BendTownships.After electing the officers this organ-

ization voted immediately to join with

the Armstrong County Sportsmen's

League and also to affiliate with the

Pennsylvania Federation of Sports-

men's Clubs.Present to assist in the organization

were: E. L. Shields. Armstrong CountyGame Protector; Walter Campbell,President of the Armstrong Coiynty

Hunting and Fishing Club; Clyde King,

enthusiastic supporter of all fair

sportsmen's measures; W. F. Pauley.

President of the Armstrong CountySportsmen's League; and W. E. Don-aldson, Deputy Game Protector for tenyears.

IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE OFPHILADELPHIA

The Philadelphia Chapter has taken

over in conjunction with the Safety

Rod and Gun Club their Bustleton

Grounds comprising about 40 acres.

There is a wonderful club house with

all the modern facilities for a home of

a conservation organization.

Already the work of tree planting,

fish and game committees are at workwith able men teaching boy scouts andother groups reforestation, game shel-

ters, aquatic life and elimination of

pollution by checking the flow of the

stream.The grounds have the finest traps of

any club within a 100 mile area. Arifle range is being built and an un-usual casting fleld has been laid out for

practicing surf casting and plug cast-

ing. The Dover Fishing Club holds

their annual tournament on the

grounds, which attracts the best clubs

from the entire East to attend this

meet.The Izaak Walton League is the

sponsor in Pure Streams and at the

last convention unanimously passed

Sunday Fishing.CARLES H. GOEPEL, Jr.,

Secretary.

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONSNOTICE

If your Secretary finds himself too

busy to report your organization's ac-

McKEESPORTMcKeesport Sportsmen's Association

has one of the finest small and large

bore shooting ranges in their section,

located about one and a half miles

from the city. They expect to install

traps for blue rock in the near future.

The grounds are open to the public

and visiting sportsmen and prize shoots

are held twice a month.

ARNOLDArnold Sportsmen's Club now only

uu^y cu ..H-- J -" - "- ,ten months old. has a membership of

tivities appoint a special correspondent 112 and they put some of the other

to your paper "The Pennsylvania clubs to shame with their strenuous

Sportsman." I

feeding campaign the past winter.

MONONGAHELA SPORTSMEN'SASSOCIATION

This is a rapidly growing group andhas a membership of 167 at the present

time. They own their own club roomand rifle range and are especially ac-

tive in winter feeding, controlling of

vermin and other useful activities. Theclub is very "lucky" in having as a

Secretary a newspaper man who also

carries a daily column "Of Interest

to Sportsmen" in his paper.

SANDY TOWNSHIPSandy Township Sportsmen's Asso-

ciation of DuBois, just a little over a

month old at this time, has taken in

over a hundred members. They re-

cently started a vermin contest whichwill end June 15th.


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rafto 12 The Tennsylvania SroRTSMAN Juiu' 1935

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YOUR DOG & MINE'^^ ''''' '^^ ^''^ ""''

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-' Tlie bloodhound traces its ancestry

Barks from the Kcimel bac. ^ô^^g;.»tâ„tiQmty.Î^ ha^^been

even man! The ideal bloodhound stands

25-27" high, and in good health, an

adult should weigh about 90 lbs. Al-

though, it can be trained to attack, its

greatest boon to man is its keen nose,

with which it can trail a scent that is

fx'veral days old.

The bea.gle hound is the little broth-

er of the bloodhound, and stands 13"

RiKht up to the time set for closinc; and 15" high. It has been under royal

our forms we had the promise from 1 patronage since the 1500 s. As the rab-

tUree different dog enthusiasts, that ! bit-do- par excellence, it has lew riv-

they would handle this department, and ! als. The setters are a very old breeci

then for some reason or another, they ! and so are the pointers, which is really

flunked out. Some guys who know a lot only a hound that has gone bird-mind-

about dogs, can not pass the informa- ed.

tion alon^. Others, who know how to Perhaps we should dwell on the fox

write about dogs, have an axe to

grind, or fome food, medicine or other

PENNSYLVANIA FEDEEATION OFSPORTSMEN'S CLUBS

The Board of Directors of the Penn-sylvania Federation of Sportsmen's

Clubs held a meeting at the Penn-Harris Hotel on May 20th, 1935, at

which time the following directors were

present

:

President, Grover C. Ladner;Vice president. John C. Youngman;Secretary-treasurer, Dr. C. A. Mor-

timer*Mr.H. S. Smith. Mr. Colin Reed. Mr.

Frank G. Norris. Mr. M. C. Merritts.

Mr. E. D. Haehnle. Mr. C. R. Hobson.

Mr. T. G. Norris. Mr. P. G. Piatt, andMr. William Burk.The meeting was called principally to

go over the various Bills in the Legis-

lature which have been presented sincehound before we take up the bird dogs

grind, or some food, medicine or ouier The Engli.sh fox hound was^^

well de- _ meeting on February 12th.

Ijureau. A lot of fellows think that i American Fox hound, though slightly

tlioy know dogs, and boiled down, their

information is very limited, or at least

confined to one species.

So when the boss began to look wor-

ried, he suddenly yapped: "Hey. Sno-

zola, you snicll doggie; what do you

know about dogs?"

"Well, ahem, yeh, but now, yes-

terday, well, last week." I was fussed

deliberations and before leaving Har-

risburg had a tabulation made andthe Game Commission kindly consent-

ed to have them mimeographed and

smaller became a fixed type at the end

of the 18th century. Our American fox

hound varies slightly between 20-25" - .-, „ ^ ^

in height and weighs accordingly. It 1 put in the boxes of each Senator and

is a trim, clean-cut dog, veiy sturdy, ;

Representative at the Capitol,

and fast afoot.,

A communication was received from

The dachshund is a hound that acci-;

the Bonnie Brook Fishing Club of

dentally caught its nose in a clothes Pittsburgh asking us to endorse the

t^rdav wen last weeK i wa.s lu^^û wringer and stretched out. trying to' erection of dams in the Juniata River,

l^t dfd ot want to Tdmit it. "Actually, iback'away. This dog has been used in The Board of Directors went on record

B^ss I have owned dogs all my life."! Germany for several centuries as a as disapproving the building of dams

fsmiled a sicklT smile.lnd waited for|

badger hunter.|

except at such places mf

re ^ and

the waste basket to be heaved in my ' The pointer Is one of our most valued in such maner as is acceptable to the

direction bird dogs, working well in flat country. Board of Fish Commissioners.

"All ri-^ht" said the Boss, "there's where it is too warm for the longer- The Board of Directors also went

ttv- tvnewriter

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haired setter. The pointer will worki on record as approving the appomt-

Tt^r VhP fir.; time in mv life I al- » among burrs that soon cause the setter ^gnt of Mr. Milton L. Peek, Editor ofFor the first time in my lue i ai ° .^^ i-,,,rtinfr amoner briars,distress. When hurting among briars.

the pointer often tears his tail until it

bleeds, but he goes on just the same.

Among thorny growth, the setter is

better protected by its shaggy coat.

The pointers were developed both in „_

^ , „,.,„ ^^„,, lEneland and Spain, and the American i would act in the same capacity on thethe first one., .a Pôr ftie/evu

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Engia^^^^ P^^^^^^^ ^^^^ these Fish Commission between the Com-

thJt came sneaking ^9.^°^,/^^?.?,^î Strains A good pointer should weigh mis.sion's activities and the Governor

then thumped down at_ our kitchen;^J,^;"f„ ^. ^^^ 55 lbs., and while the,a.^ Maior Biddle does for the Game

mast forgot that I was housebroke.

However. I sat down, and wondered

how this department could be handled

in an intelligent manner. Through mymind ran the long procession of dogs I

had owned, and I recalled particularly

the first one a poor little devil

the Country Gentleman and a personal

friend of Governor Earles, to an ap-

pointment on the Fish Commissionwith the understanding that Mr. O.

M. Deibler and Mr. Stackhouse wouldbe retained on the Board. Mr. Peek

door, too woe-begone and licked to go

further in search of a home.That dog was out of Dust Pan, by

between 50 and 55 lbs., and while thej as Major Biddle does for the Game

general color Ls white, they are mottled Commission, being his personal rep-

with tan, black and blue ticks.i resentative.

Broom Stick I could tell that even I The three principal setter breeds are The Board of Directors also studied

thou"^h I was very young He crouched I the English which ranges 22-25" high, the Cunningham Controlled Doe Plan

at nTv feet and wagged a feeble tail ' and 40-45 lbs. weight, being a well-de- and discussed the deer situation at

in token of surrender Then, I noticediveloped type as early as 1725; the Irish, gj-gat length. It was finally and unani-

he was holding something, he had ' a red dog. developed in Ireland about ôusly decided by the Board of Direc-

drao-ged along as a peace offering. It the same time, and of the same gen- ôrs and instruction given to Mr. Har-

wâus" an old sock so right away, my eral proportions; the Gordon, weight ^^.^^^ ô take back to the Game Com-

voung mird decided that his name was! and general lines the same, but bred m nvis.sion that they in their judgment

•'Old Socks" iScotland in the early 18th century. The ^.ûld ofTer a plan for controlling the

When I petted him, and said, "Old Llewellan setter is much akin, but a ^^^^ j^gj.j and thinning out the excess

Socks how about something to eat?" later development. The .setters as a rule ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ submit it to the Board of

h'* nearly had a fit. After I had fed him make better retrievers than the pointer, directors of the Federation at such

some table scraps, and given him a ' nnd are good covy dogs, but the point-^^^^^ ^^^. action may be taken before

howl of clean cold water, he sat up and er has the setter outclassed on single^j^^^ ^^^ ^j^^ seasons for the coming

began to take notice. birds, showing it has the keener nose^ I p^n,

-You'd tetter not bring him inside." ^f coiirse^ a lot'^^ P^^^P;^.^^^^

i^^J^^f^^^,The Treasurer's report was as fol-

Mothcr cautioned. But pretty .soon, heJ

"^"^ntor wp%et thTd^^^^ 'o^-^-

Nva^. quite at home, and he never be- andP^^^J^^;J^J^,\^^^^^ êh Balance since last meeting ....$ 73.71

^^'^^^"Î^"^^^^-^'^^ o.na tou, nii^.

That was the beginning, and since f"..^^**^! i^f.^^J^riost and vou have athen, a variegated parade of canine

•^^•^^//^^hjcra^^ Balance $223.21

friends have blessed my life. So, for this mongrel, nhich affects your laver^^^ following is the complete list

first episode. I am going to simply give lers-»,,«v>tinn of Bills which have been presented ,

a brief resume, covering in a rough way, Of the spaniels, we might mention^.^^^ ^^^^ Legislature convened totalling !

iho various breeds, as I know them. the Engli.sh springer, which is aôolly ^^ .^ ^^^ ^^.^^ ^^^^^ ^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^

,

We will start out with the larger haired dog weighing 45^1bSM ^"^^ ^^^^^j Conservation in general and the rec-

dogs, and range downward. Probably

tlK? old<\^t breeds of which we have au-

thentic record are the types of wolf-

iiound which can be traced back to the

10th century A. D. The great dane wasu^d for hunting boars as far back as

1500 A. D. Tlie greyhound was per-

fected in England about 500 A. D. Butprior to that, it was known in eastern

Europe before the time of Christ

No. 814 by Mr. MoulNo. 852* by Mr. Kinney.No. 927* by Mr. Stevens

No. 1022 by Mr. BoyerNo. 1055 by Mr. Larue.

No. 1093* by Mr. Flinchbaugh.

No. 1200 by Mr. Ederer.

No. 1597 by Mr. Rinn.

No. 1683 by Mr. Woodside.

No. 1733 by Mr. Perry.

No. 1739 by Mr. Nagle.

No. 1832 by Mr. Achterman.No. 1869 by Mr. Turner.

No. 1874 by Mr. Frank Hamilton.

No. 1885 by Mr. Stevens.

No. 1949 by Mr. Barnhardt.

No. 2117 by Mr. Parks.

No. 2175 by Mr. Spangler.

No. 2216 by Mr. Allen.


No. 2305 by Mr. Coakley.


No. 2319 by Mr. Stone.

No. 2438 by Mr. Jones.

No. 2460 by Mr. Moomaw.No. 2477 by Mr. Decker.

No. 2691 by Mr. Achterman.No. 2759 by Mr. Larue.* Approved by Governor.

House Bills OpposedNo. 47 by Mr. Ederer.

No. 59 by Mr. Shortz.

No. 100 by Mr. Barnhardt.

No. 103 by Mr. Hoopes.No. 112 by Mr. Larue.

No. 123 by Mr. Francis Baker.

No. 143 by Mr. Powers.


No. 181** by Messrs. Hermansen andMcHenry.


No. 222 by Mr. Moore.No. 586 by Mr. Carson.

No. 626 by Mr. McCreary.No. 6684 by Mr. Surface.

No. 669 by Mr. Surface.

No. 673 by Mrs. Wilson.

No. 892 by Mr. Hirsch.

No. 1058 by Mr. Ruth.No. 1111 by Mr. Merrell.

No. 1371 by Mr. Coleman.No. 1445 by Mr. Welliver.

No. 1454 by Mr. Welliver.

No. 1529 by Mr. Dent.

No. 1531 by Mr. Dent.No. 1731 by Mr. Merrell.

No. 1874 by Mr. Frank Hamilton.No. 1883 by Mr. Male.No. 2533 by Mr. Decker.

No. 2545 by Mr. Holstrom.No^ 2558 by Mr. Coakley.

No* 2671 by Mr. Robinson.No. 2688 by Mr. Robinson.No. 2710 by Mr. Hetrick.=•* Passed House and Senate.

Senate Bills ApprovedNo. 126 by Mr. Pytko.

No. 165 by Mr. Graff.

No. 273 by Mr. Benjamin Thompson.No. 819 by Mr. Lanius.

No. 1354 by Mr. Pytko.Senate Bills Opposed

No. 59 by Mr. Bennett.No. 91 by Mr. E. J. Thompson.No. 241 by Mr. E. J. Thompson.No. 412 by Mr. Mallcry.

No. 443 by Mr. Shapiro.No. 731 by Mr. Woodward.No. 1024 by Mr. Huffman.

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TRAP SHOOTING AND SKEEThairea aog weigning ho iu.> """—

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-^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^ral and the rec- An interesting booklet is publishedwel -developed as ^^^^^Pf^ ^"^"îf^^ ommendations of the Pennsylvania on this subject by the Hercules Powderearly m the 19th century The m^^

Company of Wilmington, Delaware,

r-^Z ?n.?'nhnn the same wetht as Recommendations of the Penn.syl- and it is free for the asking.

rhe'Eneli^h bJec^d The Cocker s'p^'ari" vania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs

if.cmane"'' dat'es'bISc TZ middle on Bill.s^pending in the Senate and

18th century in England, .seldom runs House, May 20. 1935

over 18-20 lbs. weight, and* comes close

to being in the toy. or pet dog class.

- - although it can be taught to retrieve

The" vôTlTioundT is "a tall." slenderly ' the smaller water fowl,

built dog. with a shaggy brown coat. The principal duck dogs are the La-

Th-v also occur in tones of grayish brador and Che?:apeake retrievers; both

buff and some are even pure white... run larger than a spaniel, and may

that is the Ru.ssian strain of wolf- itrace their lineage to the same origin^

hound 'The ideal great dane stands strain as the setters, as they can be

30" at the shoulder, and should not taught to smell birds in the field; but

weigh more than 120 lbs. when in good being water dogs they serve best as re-

shixie The greyhound is 26" tall, and trievers for waterfowl. The so-called

shDuld not run over 65-70 lbs. in Labrador stands 25" in height, and was

weight. All of these dogs have been u.sedf-^^-P^^

in En| a^^ Af^coated -ats^th^^^^"^^^ in il;y''lnl salt

by man in pursuit of game. The wolf- dog during the 19th century. Ane unes„,ithout sufTerine ereat distress.

hLnd, as iU name betrays, was used to apeake is an Amencan deve^^PJI^"^*^ ^T^^^'bHef resu^^^^^^^ us

hunt the wolf, an early enemy of man. runs up to 26 m height. 60-75 Ibs^ m inâcauainted Thus endeth the

The dane helped in the pursuit of the weight, and came to its Present form in better acquamtea. lAUS

wild boar. whUe the greyhound, an ani- the late 19th century. Both dogs have I

first lesson!

House Bills ApprovedNo. 164 by Mr. SchropeNo. 289 by Mr. John BrownNo. 323 by Mr. RuthNo. 329 by Mr. BernhardNo. 337 by Mr. SchropeNo. 648 by Mr. MoomawNo. 682 by Mr. WallNo. 729 by Mr. SimonNo. 735 by Mr. StevensNo. 736 by Mr. StevensNo. 750 by Mr. Bradley.

Puppli'.s Puppies"Raised in tho Woods"

hemlock kennel presentsi:x(:i.i.<;h .spuixc.kii spanuols

No. 1. l'uppi«s—lino bred to TripleInt. I'll, liivertsk Chancellor. Thepreatest of .show blood that are alsohnnt»-rs.Xo. 2. Puppies—By Tedwyna Talllight.The famous field trial blood from Fish-ers Island, from a blue ribbon winningfemale.Xo. :;. The greatest of field blood

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good enough to show!EXC.l.ISH SETTERS

P.v Eelipso Trail Blazer. All field

trial men know "Blaze"!BEAGLES By Ch. Lannagans Pen-man. A great show hound that leadsIlls t)Q.olC

MR. A MRS. ALLEN J. TATER. D. 3, Erie, Pa.

Ponna. Sportsmen Always welcome at

Our Kennel

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Juno 1035 The Pennsylvania Spoutvafan rni>(' 13

An Observer Says Nettys and Doings of the Clubs and Associations(Continued from Page 11)

Nothing will so quickly destroy the

morale of an organization as inactivity.

Any association lacking a programwhich includes an active project for

ALL members ALL year is on the high-

way to dissolution. And with the in-

numerable problems constantly con-

fronting the game administrators this

is, indeed, extremely regrettable.

No organization need search long for

important and interesting projects

since every season will demand spe-

,

cific activities. Active winter feeding]

will be handsomely rewarded by more,

and larger litters in sections adjacent'

to feeding station. The control of

predators requires constant vigilance.'

The planting of natural foods mayi

well be followed during the spring or

late fall. These and many others can

be the motives for instituting as.socia-

tions or clubs everywhere within the

State. Founded upon ideals designed^

to promote active, con.scientious .ser-

vice associations cannot fail in their

purposes.

Aside from the accomplishments or- !

ganizaticns may render in the fieldj

there is the element of friendly asso-

ciation with other sporUime-:—v.-here

ideas are born, traded and discarded.

Here men learn to know the other fel-

low's problems and here he may pre-

sent his own. This exchanp;e of ideas

is of the liighe.,t importance and mayeasily lend to important and far reach-

j

ing consequences. In educational di-

rections, too. we organization men have

unlimited possibilities. Sell, first of all,

to the untutored the thought that his

days afield are much more valuable

from the recreational standpoint than

from the fact that his game kill re-

port carries imposing numbers. This

thought carried to the youthful gun-

ner is of paramount importance. It

is he. above all. who should be brought

under the influence of organization as-

sociations.

^ Leaders of organizations everj'where,

awaken your members of your respon-

sibilities! Take inventory regularly

and you'll be surprised at the latent,

poteiitial strength you possess. Give

EVERY man a job to do and see that

he does it! If you lack a programconsult your Game Protector— he will

be most willing and ready to iw-jsist you

in arranging an interesting and help-

ful one. Well directed projects, aside

from their extreme material value, will,

certainly, give participants brand newconceptions of conservative problems.

Certainly happy conclusions from the

thought that they have done their

share, and more, for their little broth-

ers of the Field.


PADDY MOUNTAIN FISH & GAMEASSOCIATION

This is one of the best known andlive-st organizations in Central Penn-sylvania, despite a widely scattered

membership of between 425-450 mem-bers, covering practically the entire

state.

This organization is especially in-

terested in the raising and distributing

of trout and during last fall they plant-

CONEMAUGH TWP. SPORTSMEN SASSOCIATION

The Conemaugh Township Sports-

men's Association is staging a Crowand Vermin killing campaign this sum-mer. Tlie campaign v/ill close October

1, 1935, and the person t^hooting the

most vermin wins a hunting coat. Theclub furnihhcs the shells to all shoot-

ers requesting them. A group of mem-bers were out recently for the day and

ed 6.500 ranging from four and a half| bagged quite a number and at the^

to six and a half inches in various same time studied the feeding places^

i:ireams in the Paddy Mountain sec-

tion. Twice the number they planted

the year before so that are makingprogress. Their aim is to plant between10.000 and 16.000 fingerling trout every

fall.

This live group owns their own pools

and roosting places of crows.

EDGARD FREIDHOFF. Secretary

Conemaugh Twp. Sportsmen's\

Assn., Cambria County.|

E.1STON FISH -IND GAMEASSOCIATION

A new .set of officers was elected atthe last meeting of this organization.

We have a membership of over six

hundred and hope to double it the

ccming year. Your policy and plat-

form is very interesting and I wish

you success. Enclosed find several sub-

scriptions in advance for my;:elf andother members.

LISLE T. HORTON,Vice President.

Editor's Note: This seems to be an-other "iivc wire" club and I hope youdo double that membership. V/c will

do our part to help.

LYCOMING COUNTY SPORTSMENXXX... XX. V, t,x....i. ^ .- This is another one of the "live" or-

at Weikert and they are planning on ganizations in the state and a group

building two additional pools this sum- that has alv.'ays been an advocate of

m?r. Particularly have they been sue- fair play, doing everything possible for

cessful m the planting of rainbow the betterment of the sport, cooperat-

trout. !ing with the farmer and landowner.

A membership drive 'is being made ' This is an important thing which other

by the membership on the each-mem- clubs should also take up.

b"er-get-a-membcr basis for the sum-, This organization has a vermin c()n-

mer. Other organizations would do well trol committee and they are at this

to follow this groups action if they are time putting on a very novel shoot to

located near good trout streams. The kill crows. Thirty banded crows have

President is Mr. W. R. Bottomley; Mr. been released and they carry awards

C J Middleswarth and Mr. A. R. of one prize of $15. tv/o of $10, three

Shalter. Vice PresideaL; C. W. V/ag- of $5, and 25 for $1 each. They have

ner. Treasurer and C. H. Love, Secre-

tary.

PLEASANT MOUNT SPORTSMEN'SASSOCI-\TION

Our association has only been or

also put out over a hundred pole traps

for hawks and crows which are very

successful.

MOUNT CAIIMEL^..x c.^..w..x........ „-.... — Organired in 1333 with 13 member.-;

ganized about a yeiir and is growing this or'-mization now has a member-

; fast. We have had .some very .success- ship of over 450 and is gaining new

ful trap shoots and also a very good members every day. This is one of the

tuikev shoot. We have a good mem- "active" groups to be found and a' taership and lots of real interest is bunch of real fighters for Conservation' shown. We have installed a Gopher and "Sportsmanship."

game for the .22 rifle and expect to. rpj^^ association lias its own club

I get the young fellows that are too j-Qoin and is very active .socially. Thoyyoung for the traps interested and \^^^q ^ nice rifle range installed in the

thus teach thtm safety and the hand- baiemcnt of their clubhouse and theyling of guns. We also purchased an certainly give visiting sportsmen a

automatic trap and expect to install a hearty welcome. They are located at

skeet field this summer. Mr. Wm. y-^ -^ Third Street in Mt. Carmel.O'Hara is our President; Mr. Howard xhry keep thin';s "Alive" and hum-McLain. Vice President; Mr. David E. ,-ning there by having meeting nights

Oniell, Treasurer. i every Tuesday with special meetings

VAN L. SWIKERT. Secretary ' every Thursday night during the time\

Pleasant Moiuit Sportsmen's Assn. the legislature is in session. I

Editor's Note: You are to be con- ' Editor's Note: This plan of havhigj

! gratulated on having a "live" club. ^ -regular" meeting night or two each

iMost of the clubs around the state seem month is a good one and all organ-almost dead, at least the Editor cannot ligations should follow suit.

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! get any word from some of them. .

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i BERKS COUNTY COON HUNTERS

I ISII PLANTINGIn cur travels we meet many spoits-

nien why loudly bemoan tlie fact that

tlxcy cannot get fish to plant in their

fi.vorite stream. Inquiries disclose.

However, that the shouting has beendone locally and no real defiinle action

has been taken. If you want fish. firs:t

be sure that the fish you want to plant

are adapted to the v.'aters you are to

plant them in. next contact the properstate conservation officials or your con-gre-.snian if you are trying to get fish

from the federal ffovernmcnt and makeapplication through a written petition.

If >cu have a local sportsman's organ-izkxI group send in yoia- appliciitioii a.s

ccnnng ficm the group and designate

the ip::'cific members who are to plantIhcm. The preconceived id."a that yencannot get fish to plant is eironeousbut it does take a definite written ic-

que.'t to get them. x^nother thing,

don't give up, keep askhig until youget some action. Plaining of fish by

' sportsmen is one of tlic finest conscr-

I

vation activities possible and if you1 .^how seriousness in wanting to plant

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fi; h you v.'ill get cooperation from ccn-1 scrvation olficials.

S(JUND EQUIPIVIENTFOR FIELD TRIAL'^,SHOOTS OR ANYSl'ORTING EVENT

SPOllTSMAM S SHOPHUIVIMEL'S V/HARF, PSNNA.

FISHERMEN ATTENTIONPennsylvania's Trout law has been

changed, .so watch the quantity of your

catch or the new law will catch up with

you and instead of having a nice catch

in; you will be a nice fine out.

It's funny how the house tacked a

rider en this bill and made it effective

when it was passed in the middle of

the .season when all you fishermen were

out to catch the old limit—only to find

that the new limit was 15 trout andall over that means a violation subject

to a $25 fine.

This only goes to prove that the Fish

Commission should have discretionary

powers like the Game Commission to

regulate their seasons and numberswithin their own commission. You out-

doors loving fishermen should not

think and talk about this but .should

give it some "action" and help the

Fish Commission to help you.

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Don't keep all your information to|

-pj^^^ organization recently released

yourself. Pass it on to us. If you know' thirty raccoons, purchased from tlic

anything about any trick tackle, un- piocceds of a banquet. Altho this groupusual guns, traps, training of dogs, cure

jj^ only five years old they have releas-' of their ailments, good hunting and ^^^ p^gj. 200 coon. Field trials are held

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fishing spots, anything at all, shoot it regularly, and any coon hunters inter-\

in. This magazine is your open forum e.sted can get in touch with their Sec-

for the discussion of anything of in- retarv, Mr. Brooks E. Riitcr, Stonyterest to the sportsman's fraternity. creek Mills.

ENGLISH SPKINCER SPANIELSThorobred Pupp'cs

Males $15.00 Females ?10.00'\'\\<- SpriiiK>'r.s :iro iil«itl iill-imiposo(l.i^s. 'i"li.\v hunt nil)liits aiul birds,li> ir.v: uii.siiiiiiisscd for ri!U',iK-«ks. 'l'h«'y

SAMULL WENGER. Paradise, Pa.

CRAWFORD COUNTY * MILLERSBURGSix hundred sportsmen attended the Millersburg Gun and Conservation

annual meeting of this organization at qi^]^ recently purchased and released

Meadville recently and over two hun- qq rabbits in depleted areas. A crowdred were turned away because the .^hooting campaign in force for .some

meeting room was not large enough to weeks culminated recently at whichaccommodate the crowd. time Paul H. SchaefXer was awarded a

Addresses were made by Jay C. Gil- p^sh prize for turning in the largest

ford. District Game Protector and Rob- number of crow feet. This group has

ert McKee, District In.spector of the ^ membership of 239 at this time.

State Department of Forest and Wat-,ers. Officers were elected for the en-

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suing year and matters pertaining to

the good of sports was discussed.

WANTED:Bird do';s for training. 34 years ex-perience in developing shooting dogs;grouse, quail, pheasant Excellentreferences.

A. E. SEIDELR-2, Danville, Pa.

SPRING 3IILLS FISH .\ND GAMEASSOCIATION

sed.I

We have probably the most active

The group has over 1.300 membersjassociation in Centre County located!

X 11c f;,xumw xxi»tj v^.w. -

and is putting on a membership cam- here and many of our members I amnai'^n to increase this to the 2.000 mark sure will be interested in your work.

DR. GEO. C. THOMASBE A sport:

Subscribe for "The PennsylvaniaSportsman." Your Official Journal,

Devoted to the best interests of Con-servation. Restoration and Propagation—the betterment of Hunting, Fishing

and all allied subjects here in our ownstate of Pennsylvania, as well as the

Promulgation of "Better Sportsman-ship"—Mail your subscription Now!

pai„, . T

This group was organized in January

1934 and has attracted wide attention

for its activities.

What a Language!I've pondered this one to no avail,

For a lucid rea.son I always fail:

It's a funny thing as you drive along

You may turn right and still be wrong.

WASHINGTON COl'NTY. The Washington County Sportsmen's

Lest we foreet The Association of and Conservation League has opened to

which you are a member is yours. It all members of affiliated clubs a vermin

is for you and expects you to be for it. contest which began at noon on April

'Attend the meetings, vote the way you 15 and will close at noon June 29th.

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think best and alwavs be on the alert The contest is run on a point basis:

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for new members that are eligible and 25 being allowed for weasels, 20 for

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willing to abide by the rules of your stray cats, 15 for owls, 10 for hawks

organization Ask your friends and and 5 for crows. The entry fee into the

membt rs if they are readers of "The contest is $5.00 per club. The method

Penns>'vania Sportsman" and have of making awards is not available at

them si?n up if they are not. !this time.

Don't P'orget

MR. FISHERMANand

MR. HUNTERif you are not at present a member of

,our local Epcitsman's Club ci As-i-ociatio-i to be at the next meeting of

vrvr local ortranization. They will boglad 10 welcome you as a friend

and a member if you care to join . . .

ird ycu .«hould join, and enjoy the ben-

efits your local organization offers yon.

If you do not know cf your nearest

club ju^t dr(>p us a postal and wo will

be glad to place you in touch with the

nearest "live" organization with whichyou will be proud to be affiliated.

—Prevent forest fires. —Prevent forest fires.

Please Mention The Pennsylvanlv SpoutSxMAN whan ivrit'nuj udccrliacrs

The Pennsylvania Sportsman June 1935

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CLASSIFIED ADV ERTISINGTHE SPORTSMAN'S SHOPPING CENTER—is an open market trading: post where manufacturers, distributors, purveyors of

professional services, and our own Readers may cry tiieir wares to fellow sportsmen

at a modest cost.

Sell? Buy? Trade? Rent? Use this quick action, low cost market place that

reaches thousands of "active" sportsmen in Penns Woods.

Advertisements under this head are inserted at the rate of 7c a word per in-

sertion No advertisement inserted for less than $1.00 and CASH MUST ACCOil-PANY ORDER Each number and initial counts as a separate word. Copy should

be received by the 20th of month pncedinR date of issue. Please print all adver-

tisiner copy plainly. No advertisements will be printed in which only the box numberappears. We reserve the right to refuse any advertising. . .if we believe it unfair to

our readers. • ' *'*•''*

THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN is read monthly by thousands of real live

sportsmen—men in all walks of life, distributed all over Penns Woods—and you will

find this classilied advertising the cheapest and most effective you can buy.

" "all ADVERTISING FOR THE JULY ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIASPORTSAIAN SHOULD BE IN OUR HANDS BEFORE JUNE 20th

FOXES DUCKS, DECOYS AND EGGS

We believe that our advertisers are all pjjÊ WILD MALIÂRD duck eggs tenstraight shooters and thoroly reputable ênts each. Bobwhite Quail eggs twen-but we request an immediate report ol

j ^^. j.,,jits each. P. L. Hovey, King CJeorgeany unsatisfactory dealinga.

YOVITRYBUFF ORPINGTONS. For hatching

quality Buff Orpington eggs from prize

winners at $11.00 per crate. Write, Or-

pington Yards, Box 176, Stockton, N. J. It

PL\NT NOW, Duck, Fish, Muskrat, FrogFoods. Water lilies. Celery. Sago, Duck

potato, etc.. Bargain price list free.

Oshkosh Acquatic Farm, Dept. 11, Osh-

kosh. Wis. ^^

RABBITSAll articles having any appeal to sports-

men will find a ready sale through these

columns. Make use of them. The num-ber of classified ads that appear in each

issue is a silent testimonial of results.

S'tar Route, Fredericksburg, Virginia. It

(GENUINE GRAY MALLARD wild duckeggs $2.00 per 15. Comrade Farms,

'lalion, Ohio. It

KNOX-O-FIT cures fits, no failures.

Fifty Cents. W. P. Co., P. O. Box 7!»,

Bedford, Indiana. It

BIRD DOGSPOINTER PUPPIES, 2 males and 2 fe-males, whelped December 4th, just

right for hunting next fall. From a prov-en mating, eligible for registration andsired by a Champion dog. Good indi-

viduals and guaranteed to please. Price

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$20.00 each. R. P. Millikan, Newcastle.I Indiana. It

FISHERMEN! Why hunt baits? Preparevour own. C&tch fish when all others

fail. The Old Fisherman's Guide Book is

full of real information and suggestionsfor the fisherman. Practical advice andinstructions. Secret of catching fish andhow to attract them. Over 65 best baitsand bait recipes best ever discovered.For catfish, carp, suckers, sheephead,buffalo, perch, bluegilis, crappies, bass,l)ike, muskies, turtles, etc., over 300 otherold fisherman's hints, tips, secrets andrecipes of great value, worm culture, gunbluing, lures, lotions for mosquitoes, ivypoison, burns, stings, preserving fluid,

line dressing, waterproofing tents, leath-er, and worm getter. Original Old In-dian Guide 1935 Fishing Schedule show-ing diiys and dates lish bit best 15c; Book75c, postpaid. Satisfaction guaranteed.Linders Store. Dept. P. Delphos, Ohio. It

WANTEDWANTED: Winchester or Marlin Ham-mer pump guns. Also Remington" 44-40

Rifles. Describe fully. State best price.

(Jeorge Walters, Seven Valleys, Pa. It

SMAIiL FARM on well traveled highwayor in 'sight' of same. Five to forty

acres. Good water. Electricity. House in

fair cond. at least. Garage, Barn, Out-buildings? Some Fruit. Not too hilly.

Wooffs. Rental or Sale price must beright. Give details in your first letter.

.\ddress Box 'F' c'o The PennsylvaniaSiKjrt.sman. Humniel's Wharf P. O. Sel-insgrove. Pa.

EXCMHGE^

__ TOO LATE TO CLASSIFYA PENNY POST CARD—sent with yourmessage to every sportsman who tal<e3

this magazine would cost you over OneHundred dollars for postage alone. Youcan reach all the really 'active* and in-

terested sportsmen through these columnsfor as little as One dollar.

REAL RABBIT HOUNDS, pups andtrained dogs. Every Sportsman in

central Pennsylvania knows our dogs.

No beagles until fall. We have nothing"cheap " and neither are we too highpriced. We sell good dogs at "reason-able" prices. f:d. C. Fisher & Son, Hum-mel 's Wharf, Pa. it

RINGNECKS, Hardy, Healthy. Specialprices on large lots. Also Reeves,

Goldens. Amhersts. Gravel Run GameFann^Sa^g^M;^t^v^^^

BOATS AND MOTORS

TRAPPERS

RACCOON

EXCELLENT SETTERS, Pointers, Span-I iels, Chesapeakes. Trained Dogs, Pups.Pedigreed. Thorobred Kennels, Atlantic,Iowa 6-3t

FOR SALE: Genuine Black Raccoon for

early fall delivery. Will sell on month-

ly payment plan. Circular on breeding

and care 25c. L. S. Russell, Cardington,

Ohio^^_^,^^.^^^,^^^^^ ^..^

PHEASANTS AND GAME BIRDS

RING NECK Eggs $1.50 Per 12; Silver

$2.50; Golden $3.00; Lady Amherst $5.00.

White Guineas $125 per 15. Live stock

on request. Wild Game Farm, JohnReamer, R-4. Butler. Pa. it

NOW BOOKING orders for 10 to 12 weekold Ringnecks. Mutants and Mongol-

ians. Delivery after August 15th Or-namentals. Waterfowl and ^Peafowl.

Clausens Pheasantry, Bel Air, Maryland

SPANIELSSPRINGER SPANIELS the ideal dogs

for Pheasants and Rabbits. Huntersand Retrievers. Youngsters for sale.

Fred Sheckler. Gallon. Ohio. It

EGGS: Ringneck. Mongolian, Mutant.Ornamental Pheasants; Blue. White,

Peafowl; Wood duck. Black duck andGrey Calls; Japanese Silkies. You are

invited to inspect our stock. Write for

price list. Complete satisfaction guar-

anteed. Clausens Pheasantry, Dept. PS,

Belair, Md. ÔRDER NOW, day old Ring NeckedPheasants. 25c each. Three weeks old

50c. Delivery May and June. GeorgeWilliamson, AUison Park, Pa. it

SPRINGER SPANIELS, Grown dogs.Puppies, Four dogs at stud. One litter

double-champion bred puppies. TheyHunt, "No fooling'." W. F. Robinson.Grand Ledge. Mich. It

AMERICAN BROWN WATER SPAN-lELS. Ideal size. Excellent hunters

and retrievers land or water. Driscoll

Scanlon. Nashville. Illinois. It

COCKER SPANIELS. Champion AKCancestrv. $20.00 up. Fisher Kennels,

1104 Oak Street, South Milwaukee, Wis.6-3t

DOGS FOR SALE

BEAGLESHUNTING BEAGLES, White and Color-

ed Collies. Pedigreed pups a specialty.

Circular free. Railway View Farms.BlOl. Hastings . N. Y. it

BEAGLES, RABBIT HOUNDS. Broken.

On Trial. Kennels located near SevenValleys. Guy Werner. Hanover Junction,

Penna ^'^^

FOR SALE: Three super coon dogs. Twobird dogs. One woodchuck dog. Earl

Mercer. Dillonvale. Ohio. It

FOX. COON AND RABBIT Hound Pups.Cold trailers, tree and hole barkers.

Please state your wants. D. S. Purdy,Ithaca. N. Y. It

COON HOUNDSALMOST SILENT COONER. Record 11

coon one night. Priced $200. Trial.

D. Ward. Harahan, Louisana. it

COONHOUNDS. combination dogs, rab-

bits and foxhounds sent on trial. List

free. Mt. Yonah Farm Kennels, Cleve-

land, Georgia. ^t

THE ORIGINAL Coonhound Kennels.Satisfied customers all over America.

We sell choice coonhounds and combin-ation hunter« trained on real game. All

docs sold on trial. Write for prices.

Maness Williams. Manager. The^ South-em Coonhound Kennels. Selmer, Tenn. it

CHAMPION BLOODLINES at Stud Fee$10.00. Registered, Oorang Airedales,

Springer Spaniels, Beagles, TrumboWalker Foxhounds. Booking orders for

puppies $10.00 each. Fred Klett, LaValle.

Wisconsin. ^*

DOcffRm^WANTED: Beagles and Rabbit Hounds

for training for field trial and ShootingDoffs; excellent references. Harold Seiael,

RD-2, Danville, Pa.

RABBIT HOUND FOR SALE. Deerproof. Will please most exacting hunt-

er, $40.00. Registered Cocker Spaniels.Outstanding hunters on Ringnecks, $20.00

up. Fry's Kennels, Danville, Pa. It

FISHING SUPPUESFLY FISHERMEN: We have just whatyou have been looking for and probably

have had trouble getting. Send for ourfree catalog listing a complete line of therinest fly tying materials, gut. (naturaland drawn), fly tyers tools, custom tyedflies, bass bugs and tackle. RocklandTackle Shop, Hlllburn, N. Y. It

TRY WILLOUGHBY WEEDLESS BAIT.Send for ffee circular. Willoughby

Weedless Bait Company, 20 SummitStreet. Willoughby, Ohio. 6-3t

FLY FISHERMEN, 6 assorted genuineBucktalls for $1.00. One dozen assorted

real dry flies $2.00. L. Rudolf, 501 Burn-side Avenue, East Hartford, Conn. It

15 PANFISH hair flies $1.00, sample 10c.

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'Pennsylvania Skeet

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E. E. Hoffman 17-20-16-20—73

J. C. Hoffman 22-23-21-19—85

F. L. Bollinger 20-21-23-18—82

Mrs. R. F. Jeffreys ...16- 9-16-19—60

R. F. Jeffreys 22-24-20-24—90

Benson Mann, Jr 21-19-17-19—76

J. G. Carpenter 19-17-15-15—66

D. Hoffman 17-23-20-21—81

C. H. Robinson 23-24-23-24—94American Legion Skeet and Gun ClubG. R. Stief 18-16-18-19—71

Clyde Kurtz 19-22-20-19—80

Ivan Stief 21-19-20-19—79

P. Sensenig 19-16-22-18—75

C. R. Binckley 23-23-25-24—95

R, R. Buch 21-22-23-20—86

C. M. Bowers 22-23-24-21—90Unattached

Larry Williams, Jr.,

of Washington, D. C. 24-21-23-23—91

C. L. Carter 21-22-20-23—86

W. C. Fowley 16-18-20-14—68

J. W. NapierHomestead Park 22-22-23-21—«8

J A CoxHomestead Park 21-18-20-24—^3

A. W. Best,Homestead Park 21-18-20-24—83

Dr. J. E. Hippie 19-22-21-20—80Prank Reuther 16-16-20-20—72

J. L. Holt 15-16-15- X—46J. M. Hawkins, Prof. ..25-21-22-17—85

Boyd Edwards, Prof. ..20-22-22-21—85

H. R. Sharp, Prof 22-22-19-19—83JOHN G. HAGAN, Secretary

Pennsylvania Skeet Association,

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for sale or rent, the best way to getin touch with prospective buyers is

through "The Pennsylvania Sports-man."

SPARE THE RABBITGame men estimate that one rabbit

is killed by autos for every mile of

highway in the United States. Thinkof it! Think of the great sport that

little fellow with his first gun could

have late next fall tracking down andbagging the one rabbit you killed onthe highway.

Not all the rabbits can be saved, butthe percentage which can be spared bythe motorist who slows down and"honks" the horn is great enough to

make it worth while for every car

driver to keep this precaution in mind.Just remember the fun and sport that

one rabbit can give a fellow and slow

down automatically. Get the habit!

MY OLE FOOL DAWG!It seems almighty funnyThat there's men with lots of moneyWho can spend it all a chasin*

Some fool hobby down the line

While fer me I'm quite contented,And my purse ain't bein* dentedPer my hobby—plain an' simple

—

This OLE FOOL DAWG OF MINE!

It ain't his looks I'm backin*Per his beauty's mostly lackin'.

He wouldn't win a shoe string

At a classy ribbon show.But fer grit an' understandin*.Well! here's the line I'm handin*.There ain't no hobby goin'

That compares to my ole Bo!

Yep! There's chaps that pets their

livers.

An' there's racin' boats an' flivvers,

An* there's some that ain't contentedWithout wimmen, song an' wine.Well! Them things ihey may be snappyBut I'll bet I'M TWICE as happyJust philosophisin' peacefulWith this OLE POOL DAWG OP

MINE!

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Juno 1935 The I*enxsylvania Spoktsman PiH»(' 15

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BOARD OF FISH COMMISSIONERSIIARKISBURG, PA.

TO ALL ASSOCIATIONS:During the year 1934 we received in-

quiries from various fishermen askingwhether or not this Board had anycheck on applications for fish whichcame from the Federal Bureau of Fish-eries, Washington, D. C. This is aquestion which no doubt interests yourclub, and at the last meeting of theBoard, it was suggested a communi-cation be sent to each Association onthe subject, asking whether or not theyreceived Federal applications for fish.

Our cooperation with the U. S. Bu-reau of Fisheries has been very close

and each year we have been furnish-ing a large supply of fry for the var-ious nurseries which are operated in

cooperation with the U. S. Bureau ofFisheries, and insofar as this Board is

concerned, an inspection was made of

all the federal nurseries receiving fish

from Pennsylvania, and all fish havebeen placed in public waters. Ofcourse, the U. S. Bureau of Fisherieshave certain rules and regulations re-

ceiving a percentage of the fish rearedfor distribution to Pennsylvania wat-ers.

The Federal Bureau is now cooper-ating with the Board in not sendingpredacious fish, such as bass, pike andmuscallonge into Pennsylvania unlessthe applications are first approved bythe Pennsylvania Board of Fish Com-missioners. With the best of intentionson the part of sportsmen the stockingof some of these warm water speciesin trout waters has caused serious dam-age to the trout fishing, while failing

to produce any worth-while results

with the species planted. While thereare waters in Pennsylvania suitable forpractically all desirable fresh waterspecies, they cannot all be placed in

the same waters without disastrous re-

sults, and it will mean a great deal to

the future of Pennsylvania fishing if

the stocking is regulated by a definite

plan that will limit the species plantedin any particular water to those thatare best adapted to that water.

In view of the importance of this

matter, it was suggested a circular besent to all clubs, asking that all fed-eral applications first be sent to theBoard of Fish Commissioners at Har-risburg, so that they can be checkedas to the species requested for any par-ticular water. The Board believes it is

a grave mistake to indiscriminatelystock any of our waters and we believe

that through your close cooperationthere should be a much better balanc-ed distribution in your district cover-ing shipments of federal fish, if youwould comply with the above request.At your convenience I would appre-

ciate a reply giving your thoughts inthe matter.

Very truly yours,

O. M. DEIBLEK,Commissioner of Fisheries.

DEER DESTROYED TO PROTECTPROPERTY

There was a noticeable falling off in

the number of deer killed by farmersand orchardists, amounting to abouti'i'f , to protect their crops. In the last

two years, farmers killed 300 deer in

the act of destroying such produce aswheat, rye, buckwheat, vegetables, ap-ples and young fruit trees.

In the two previous years, accordingto the report i.ssued by the Game War-dens, upward of 2300 deer were de-stroyed to protect property.This killing was distributed over 45

counties throughout the State.The falling off during the past two

years indicates better distribution ofour deer, through the open .season onantlerless game. An open season .ondees, and a closed season on bucks is

approved, as only through this meanscan proper breeding stock be pre.serv-

ed. If only bucks are killed year afteryear, it has been found there is a pre-ponderence of does who have not beenserviced, many becoming sterile, andunfit to reproduce later, due to fattydegeneration of the reproductive or-gans.

Of the animals killed to preserveproperty, few went to waste. Those re-tained for food amounted to 92 '^

.

About 6'r were sent to hospitals. Theother 2'c were unfit for food, due toage and other causes.

•DUCKPORTS" LATEST IDE.\TO SAVE VANISHING WILDFOWL

ARE YOU INTERESTED INBOUNTIES?

House Bill No. 1949. introduced byMr. Earnhardt, of Schuylkill County,has been referred to the Committee onGame. This bill was intended toamend Section 1001 of the presentGame Code,, and gives to the Board ofGame Commissioners discretionarypowers in determining when, and torwhat, bounty shall be paid, the amountthereof not to exceed $15 on a wildcat, $4 on a gray fox, $1 for a weasel,and $5 for a goshawk. Those interestedin these bounties should take actionon same by expressing their approval,or disapproval to their local congress-man.

Wildfowl restorationists today aretaking a leaf from aviation's book ofexperience in a move to put more wcb-flooted flyers on the migratory air-ways.A great chain of voluntarily created

•duckports" or refuges, already linkingup over 100 happy landing places forwild ducks from Canada to the Gulfof Mexico, is rapidly taking form, ac-cording to the More Game Birds Foun-dation, directing the unique plan. Duckhunting seasons were cut in half lastFall, but even further slashes wouldnot restore badly needed resting andnesting areas for the drought-strickenbirds, it is pointed out.

Following nation-wide appeals by-tate fish and game officials and na-tional conservation organiz a t i o n s ,

>port.smen. farmers, bird lovers, parkofficials and groups of all types havebeen enlisted in the waterfowl refugemovement. Up to May first. 17 of theprojects had been started in New York;ind 11 each in Wisconsin and Con-necticut; Minnesota, Michigan and Ne-braska had six each under way and 24other states had five or less.

Voluntary establishment of therefuges on suitable areas of three acresof water or more everywhere is sought.Pond and marsh owners, or anyonesecuring use of any area for refugepurposes, may enter a free NationalWaterfowl Refuge Contest. Over $500in cash and scores of other awards areto be made for the most helpful sites

set aside.

Jay N. ••Ding" Darling. Chief of theU. S. Bureau of Biological Survey,heads a national committee supervis-ing the contest. Three free bookletson how to start a refuge are beingdistributed from Foundation head-quarters. 500 Fifth Avenue. New York,as a contribution to the "duckport"program.Game officials of many states are

offering expert assistance to privatepojid owners who will offer use of their

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places in the nation-wide plan. Some'states provide game warden patrol ser-vice, flocks of decoy ducks, waterfowlfood plants and a variety of other ser-vices free as inducements to encour-age widespread adoption of the pro-gram.Penn.sylvania is participating in the

movement with refuges being estab-lished by Floyd G. Smith, Punxsu-tawney. Hat Bell; Jack Meyers, BeareaOhio at Grand Valley, Pa., and BobHawley, Northumberland, at the Point.

How to Start a RefugeFree booklets on how to create and

manage waterfowl refuges are avail-able upon request to readers of thePennsylvania Sportsman. Write MoreGame Birds in America, 500 Fifth Ave-nue, New York, N. Y., for copies of thefollowing if you live near a suitablerefuge site:

Small Refuges for WaterfowlWaterfowl Food PlantsWater Areas: How to Create andMaintain Them

Prii^es totalling $500.00 in ca.sh, 20silver cups and illustrated certificates

of merit by "Ding" Darling are to beawarded for the best voluntary refugesof three acres or more established byanyone.

OUR PLATFORM AND PLEDGETO PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMEN

We want more duck feeding grounds,which means more ducks; more field

game birds such as quail, pheasant,

grouse and turkey; additional club andassociation owned fish hatcheries andgame breeding farms; more of our."treams stocked and heavier stocking;

more coon stocking. All of whichmeans more food, more land value,

more outdoors, more health, moreshooting and last but not least 'better

sportsmanship."—This is subject to

useful amendments proposed and de-

sired by the Sportsmen and Sports-

men's organizations in Pennsylvania,

for the betterment of our sports andthe promulgation of better sportsman-shin.

THE FARMER IS THESPORTSMAN'S FRIEND

If every subscriber to The Pennsyl-vania Sportsman secured six new sub-scribers our list of readers would soongrow very large. And the larger it

grows the more interesting and valu-able material we can publish, the morepages we can give you and more pic-tures too. This first issue does notmeasure up to what I hope to give youreaders in the future. I want to giveyou a state magazine that win com-pare favorably with the best. To as-

,sure this, give me your support. Doyour share. First, by sending in yourown subscription and then by .showingyour copy to your neighbors andfriends and solicit their subscription.After all, this is YOUR OWN statesportmen's magazine. Will you givethis little service on your part?

GET ACQUAINTEDwith CampinjT Sites. Summer Resorts, Lakes, Streams,

Forests and Beautiful Drives here in "Penns Wowls'

.

VACATION IN PENNSYLVANIAyou will live longer to enjoy its memories

FOR IIE.\LTH, HAPPINESS AND FUN GO OUTDOORS

Take the family for a tour for a month, a week, or over the week-end

For "Where-to-Go" Write: Service Department:

THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMANEnclose a dime in coin or stamps. Free to Subscribers.

Hunting and Pishing on the Farm-er's Lands are not Rights, but are spe-cial privileges granted to you by him.Remember then, that he is your

friend and treat him as such. Do notshoot towards his buildings, stock orfowls. Do not trample down his crops.

Don't forget to close gates and barsas you pass through. Go out of yourway a little if nece.s.sary to protect his

property, it will mean that you will

be welcome back there to hunt nextyear. Guard again.st fires. As a sports-

man you .should do these things andalso help conserve our natural re-

sources and encourage respect for andcooperation with our law.

WARNING TO ANGLERS!TROUT LIMIT REDUCED

House Bill No. 1476, which re-

duces the daily limit on trout fromtwenty to fifteen, is effective now.The amendment which sent the bill

into immediate effect was tackedon at Harrisburg.Fishermen catching more than

fifteen are liable to a $25 fine. Theminimum size limit of six Inches

remains the same.

MR. SPORTSMAN:Your Local Sportsmen's Association

NEEDS YOU —As a sportsman you may feel assured that your membership in your local sportsmen's

Association amounts to far "more than just the investment of your membership fee.

Ycur local Association works for CLEAN SPORTSMANSHIP—Conservation and

Protection of FISH and GAME so that you may have more and better sport—open fish-

ing streams and hunting lands, and many other things for the betterment of sport.

J'Jvcrij l\i\s()ii Cut ri/hi(j a Rod or n (inn Should

he a Mcmbtr of Ills Local Asaocialion

The Association needs your advice and assistance and you need the Association.

Attend the next mectins of your local Association and get acquainted.

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WHY THISNEW JOURNAL?

^ The answer is cooperation for saving our forests and

streams, and thereby maintenance of our Natural Re-

sources, so that life in the great out-of-doors may con-

tinue to safeguard public health and afford sporty

recreation to those who would hunt and fish, as well

"^s the height of delight to those who would enjoy the

charms of nature.

Tl Of course, we will print all the news of all the clubs.

Tl Thus our State-wide circulation will be of valuable

assistance to our advertisers.

^ Your subscriptions and advertising now will help us

help you. Let's cooperate. >^

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THANKS FOR THE BOOSTSBead 'em and Youll be Happy Too

IF ANYONE wanted an idea of howenthusiastically this new magazinehas been received by the Sportsmen,all he needs to do is see our mail for

any one day. Some of the most enthu-

siastic letters we ever hope to see are

coming from "live" sportsmen fromevery county in the State and frommany places outside of the State. We

thank every one for their hearty goodwishes and for the subscriptions sent

us. We wish to thank particularly the "

Editors of other Sport journals andnewspapers, every one of whom haswritten us in a most friendly spirit of

good will. The active co-operation of

our readers is appreciated, and will in-

sure a constantly improved magazine.

Endorses Conservation StandI have just finished reading your

June issue of The Pennsylvania Sports-f man, and you are to be gteatly com-mended for your effort to give a Sport-ing Magazine to Pennsylvania Sports-men.

I am heartily in accord with youropen stand for conservation. Fifteen

years ago in the vicinity of my home,I heard and saw for the first time aRingneck Pheasant. Since that timethey have steadily increased, as well as

other small game, so that today wehave mighty fine hunting.This notable increase in game is, I

believe due to, first; intelligent stock-

ing, second: good sportsmanship, be-lieving in conservation anS acting ac-cordingly, third: restricted hunting in afew areas. Restricted hunting in a fewareas is vitally important to ^the In-

crease of game, as we sportsmen all

know that game refuges established

in our State owned forests are of avalue mighty hard to compute. Know-ing this to be such a great factor in

the preservation of wild life in our for-

ests, why not establish small refuges

in oiir settled lands?There are to be found I am sure, if

one would but look, small farms orswamp lands that are abandoned,worthless for ordinary cultivation, buta veritable paradise for the protection

and propagation of birds and smallgame. I sincerely hope to s6e in thenext few years, one or more small gamerefuges established in each and everytownship in this State.

I hope you will "preach" conservation

so much that everyone who is a fish-

erman or a hilnter, becomes "conser-

vation-minded".Very truly yoUrs,

R. Stahl.

Susqiiehainha avenue, Suribtii*y.

A New York RequestOne of our staff members was re-

cently shown a copy of "The Pennsyl-vania Sportsman" by Major Nicholas

Biddle of the Game Commission.We would like to have this magazine

for our library, and request that youput us on your mailing list and advise

us as to the subscription rate.

Yours very truly,

Robert P. Allen.

National Association of Audubon So-cieties, New York City.

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Stick to IdealsCongratulations on your first issue

and I believe that there is a definite

place for you provided that your ideals

are strictly adhered to.

A magazine that will adequately,

sincerely, impartially and honestly rep-

resent all of the sportsmen of Penn-sylvania is what I hope you will beand, if not, my interest ceases.

Luck to you.Sincerely yours,

B. D. Hetrick, M.D.Secretary, The Butler County Sports-

men's Association.

A Fine, Newsy MagazineThe June issue of your magazine has

reached me, and I thihk you havestarted off in 'very good shape. Withthe aims of the magazine, its variety,

information, and lively attitude, I dohot see why it would not receive thesupport of every live and interested

sportsman in the state of Pennsylvania.

You show you are working in theinterests of outdoor Pennsylvania, andthe state's outdoorsmen should respond.

You have allowed room for expansionand growth.

I wish you all success in publishing

this and while I do not hunt or fish

in Pennsylvania I enclose herewith $3

for my subscription. Kindly start withthe June issue, since I should like to

receive an extra copy of this issue.

You certainly have a "newsy" maga-zine. I shall follow your progress witha great deal of interest and you cancount on me to help along in any wayI can. I should be glad to have youdrop in at the camp here and have afew pleasant hours fishing for trout,

bass, etc. Good luck, and again heartyand sincere congratulations on a fine

magazine.Cordially yours,

Mortimer Norton.State of New York, Consenration De-partment, Albany.

What Sp<^rtsmen NeedReceived my first copy of "The Penn-

sylvania Sportsman." After reading it

from cover to cover, I say Congratu-lations. Just what the sportsmen ofPennsylvania need.We have a number of publications

On the subject but I think yours is thebest out. t hits the spotl.

Check herewith for a year's sub-scription. Best wishes for success.

Zealously yours,

J. O. Love,Just a fisherman.

Ift^t Advertising: Mt^diilmYour magazine interests me greatly.

It brings up memories of many happydays spent in Potter, Forest and Clear-field counties.

Because of my respect for Pennsyl-vania methods of Conservation and re-stocking, you interest me greatly as anadvertising medium for my bass hatch-ery.

It may interest you to learn that wehave had four times the inquiries fromPennsylvania over any other state.

My subscription enclosed. Tell mehow much for the inclosed ad for fourmonths and may your shkdow nevergrow less.

Sincerely yours,

(Dr.) W. E. N&wcomb,Cleveland, Ohio.

Keep Up StandafflsThe magazine is fine. Keep up the

standard set in this first issue.

Andrew S. Sukel.

Secretary. Donora Sportsmen's Asso-ciation, Donora.

Western Pennsylvania ApprovesReceived your copy of the Pennsyl-

vania Sportsman and want to con-gratulate you on the firte job you aredoing. This little paper is just whatthe sportsmen hzeVe needed for a longtime and I feel it will go over big.

I know practically every sportsmanin Northwestern Pennsylvania and assecretary of one of the largest sports-men's organizations in the country, Ibelieve I can be of Some help to you. I

know what the sportsmen like to readand I believe you have it.

If I might offer a suggestion to fdu,I believe you could double the circula-tion of your paper in these parts if yOucould get John G. Mock of Pittsburghto write a column for you. He writes acolumn for the Pittsburgh Press called

All-Outdoors which is read by thous-ands of Sportsmen. He has without adoiibt the biggest following of aiiy

writer in Western Pennsyllvania. ^r.Mock is a personal friend of everymember of the Pish and Game COhi-missions and has first hand informa-tion not available to the average man,Mr. O. M. Deibler and Grover C. Lad-ner are his very closest friends. He is

a fearless fighter for the sportsmans'program, not dominated by any politi-

cal party, and I believe you could makeno mistake by gettmg in touch vHthhim.Am enclosing a copy of Mr. MOck's

article which appeared in the tHtts-

burgh Press Sunday, June 9.

Let me know how your paper is com-ing along as I'm very much interested.

Charles A. FrenchSecretary, Sportsman's Cotmcil, Di-vision F, Ellwood City.

Deserves 100 1»er Cent Stit^pdrt

I received the initial copy of yOurmagazine and think it is just ^hat thesportsmen of this state want ahd need.I have always wanted to see a maga-zine of this kind started in Pennsyl-vania.You certainly have the courage aiid

the sportsmen should appreciate thisand back you 100%. I am enclosingmoney-order for my subscription afld

also several of the other sportsmenhere and will send you mote shOrtly.

I Wish you the best of luck and thegreatest possible success with "'WiePennsylvania Sportsman."

Very sincerely,

^ Henry S. RichaM,dk " Pilchard Mfg. Company.

A yitte Little MagazineAllow me to congratulate you on the

first isstie of "The Pennsylvania Sports-man." This is indeed a fine little maga-zine and I wish you every siiccess inits publication.

The first issue contains a World Ofinteresting reading which is not onlyentertaining, but constructive, and Isincerely hope that you can maintainthe present high standard.

Sincerely yours,

Henry P. Davis,Remington Arms Company.

Glad to Hear From Many More Frieiids

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DAVID E. FISHER, Managing EditorThe Pennsylvania Sportsman

Pennsylvania Sportsman^^In the Fields Aloitg the Streams^^ '

AN OUTING MAGAZINE FOR YOU AND ME!

JULY 1!);!5

Mr, Sportsman 000 Well Still Clean tlie Water!^ "W© Folks Figlitiii'' to Stop Stream Pollmtioin Ain'tSkeer^

ed or Quittin' ^Till it's Done ^00 Let's Get Goin^

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By "THE WESTERN GUIDE"

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is

published not with any spirit of par-tisan stand but merely as the inter-pretation of an experienced observer.Our columns are open to both sides ofevery discussion.

! aaainst the bill the moment the door ity that they would step from the fry- of the session Mr. Homsher was in the

Iof the committee room closed upon his ing pan into the fire, where much more , front ranks in favor of the move.

m)'JTH the recent adjourn-

ment o fthe Legislature

there came to end one

of the most hectic ses-

sions ever held in the legislative halls

at Harrisburg. Much has been said,

little has been done but as far as the

sportsmen were concerned it was one

that made history, history in that it

was the first time that those advocat-

ing the purification of our waters ever

succeeded in bringing out onto the

floor a pure streams bill.

In the past, under former adminis-

trations that held office, not under the

banner of the Republican Party but

under that of the Pennsylvania Manu-facturers' Association, progress along

this line was impossible. With a

change there came hopes into the

hearts of those endeavoring to restore

to the people a God-given rights—pure

water.

These hopes, while not fully realized,

at least brought to light those of our

representatives who were under the

control of this sinister infiuence—it

brought from under the cover of dark-

ness those who were and are the pup-pets of the powers-that-be, those elect-

ed by the people, paid by the people

only to be putty in the hands of spe-

cial privileges.

No doubt, a short review of the bill,

which Senator Andrew J. Sordoni of

Kingston, Luzerne county, claimed put

the senators "on the spot," will be of

interest to the readers. Known as Sen-

ate Bill No. 273 and introduced by

Senator Benjamin H. Thompson of

New Kensington, Westmoreland coun-

ty, it was referred to the Senate Com-mittee on Forests and Waters on Feb-ruary 18 where it reposed until the

public hearing in the Senate CaucusRoom, Harrisburg, on March 26.

The hearing was largely attended byproponents and opponents, the former

far outnumbering those of the latter.

The ranks of the pure streams advo

spineless back.

According to the senator s biographyin the Pennsylvania Manual, he hasbeen practicing medicine for the past30 years, a fact which should place himin the foremost ranks among those fav-

oring the bill. His profession shouldplace hi min the front rank as an ex-ponent of pure water, ,an elementwhich he no doubt knows, or shouldknow, is absolutely necessary in thepreservation of human life. Instead,

we find him lined up with the pollut-

ing interests. We need but cite one ex-ample which is sufficient evidence thathis heart was not with those who elect-

ed him to office, and just another ex-ample of how the polluting of our wat-ers is traded for the princely sum of

thirty votes. The letter reads as fol-

lows:State of Pennsylvania

Dr. Theo. Appel,Chairman State Sanitary BoardHarrisburg. Pa.Dear Chairman:Sherwood Refining Company,

Warren, have recently been finedby your board because of pollutionof the Allegheny River. They claim"not guilty." They also say theywill close plant if again fined. Theyemploy about 30 men with families,

most of whom have been to see meconcerning same, Hope you can fix

this matter.(Signed) L. E. Chapman.

The "crocodilee tears" streamed downthe cheeks of the senator when con-fronted with this evidence and faith-fully and profusely did he promise to

be a "good boy" in the future. Thepromises were renewed during the pastsession when confronted again by his

constituents in his home bailiwick butHarrisburg found him up to his oldtricks. The very mention of SenateBill No. 273 started him quaking in his

shoes like an aspen in a windstorm,but behind the secrecy of the commit-tee meeting he was the bold buccaneerof the polluting interests.

Altoona, Blair county, is the home of

Charles R. Mallery, representing his

own and that of Huntingdon county.This senator has in his territory sev-

drastic laws were to be met for it mustbe remembered that the purification

of streams is a national one and nota local one.

The welfare of approximately 180,000

people in Blair and Huntingdon coun-ties means more than an empty threat

We suggest that every citizen whohas a perfect right to the heritagehanded down to him by William Peniisubscribe to every effort in opposingthe return to office of those who haveproven themselves the catspaws of thepowers-that-be. Organizations inter-

by a polluting interest who has no re- ested along the same lines are urged

cates had been largely augmented by !eral of the polluters who pollution is

civic clubs, medical, dental and phar- recognized by several senses, sight,

maceutical societies, labor organiza- smell and taste, one of the most ob

gards for anything except its own per-

sonal gain and Senator Mallery maysoon learn that to his sorrow.

Indiana, Indiana county, is the homeof Senator Edward T. Bennett, anotherof the puppets of the polluters, whofought strenuously to prevent the bill

from coming into the open. The sen-

ator, with active mines exempted,should have been heartily in sympathywith the move to purify the waters,

even though he has mining interests.

As it is, the interests of his own andthat of his cohorts come in for first

consideration—these satisfied—well, hewas ready to consider those of the

people who elected him to office.

Northwestern Pennsylvania played its

part in opposing the Thompson PureStreams Bill through the efforts of

Senator Joseph R. Ziesenheim, Repub-lican Senator from North Girard. Thefact that the Northwestern Division of

the Pennsylvania Federation of Sports-

men's Clubs went on record as endors-

ing the bill meant nothing to the sen-

ator. The fact that Erie County's 175,-

000 citizens favored the purification of

our waters meant nothing. The fact

that the plant in which he is so muchinterested in protecting was not affect-

ed by Senate Bill No. 273 meant noth-

ing. The only thing that mattered to

this tool of the polluting interests was•he vote of the 1.400 people employedat the Hammerhill Paper Mill at Erie.

TliC senator may remember that it is

s:oing to take a lot more votes than1,400 to return him to the office whichhe used to protect those who could

easily remedy a condition, even thoughthey were exempted under the bill in

question, were it only because of civic

dcency owed to the people of th com-munity.

Senator Laning Harvey, of Wilkes-

Barre. Luzerne county, a fellow citi-

zen of the senator who cried they werebeing put on the spot. A former gamecommissioner and one who would be

to post at their meeting places andplaces of gathering the following list,

heading it with the inscription "Rollof Infamy."

Max Aron, PhiladelphiaAlonzo S. Batchelor, MonacaHerman E. Baumer, JohnstownTheodore L. Bean, NorristownClarencee J. Buckman, PhiladelphiaLeroy E. Chapman, WarrenWilliam H. Clark, West ChesterJames J. Coyne, PittsburghCharles H. Ealy, SomersetLaning Harvey, Wilkes-BarreJohn G. Homsher, StrasburgJohn W. Howell, ScrantonHarvey Huffman, StroudsburgWilliam G. Hunsicker, PhiladelphiaCharles R. Mallery, AltoonaJohn J. McClureBernard B. McGinnis, PittsburghG. Mason Owlett, WellsboroHenry J. Pierson, Lititz

George L. Reed, HarrisburgJ. Albert Reed, CaliforniaWarren R. Roberts, BethlehemGeorge A. Rupp, AllentownSamuel W. Salus, Philadelphia.Charles W, Sones, WilliamsportAndrew J, Sordoni, KingstonCharles W. Staudenmeier, AshlandJoseph C. Trainer, PhiladelphiaJoseph R. Ziesenheim, North Girard."Show me your company and I'll tell

you who you are." The scandals ofMcClureism, Salusism and Clarkism is

fresh in the minds of the people. It is

an easy matter to conceive this type ofgraft and corruption embodied amongthe foregoing names who take ordersfrom those who have no respect forthemselves let alone the people whoelected them to offic. Are you going toreturn them only to continue to beowned, body and soul?

We would not be doing right by thosewho have had the "guts" to defy theorders. Those who have stood at theside of right. Hiose who have proventhey are for the people, of the peopleand by the people. This roll should be

tions, women's organizations and public ' noxious types permitted to exist and ,

expected to be fully in accord with any; displayed alongside of that of the "Roll

spirited citizens interested in the wel

fare of the people of Pennsylvania.

Sentiment was overwhelmingly in fa-

vor of the passage of the bill while the

opposition put forward the outwornand moss-covered arguments of the

past.

However, the wishes of the people

fell on the ears of spineless characters,

so-called representatives of the people.

They refused to lend any support to

bring the bill out onto the fioor andopposed every effort to that effect. Wefeel that you who foot the bill, have a

perfect right to know of the stand of

these various senators and in the fol-

lowing paragraphs may be found thereasons why.At the head of the list we would

place Senator Leroy E. Chapman andbrand him as "Pure Streams EnemyNo. 1." First, for his stand in the past,

championing the cause of the polluters,

and secondly, because of his two-faced

continue. This type of polluter has move to purify the waters of Pennsylvania. He is a manufacturer, as list-

ed in the Pennsylvania Legislative Di-held his privileges to continue his prac-tice by wielding over the heads of his

employes and the community the emp-ty and childish threat that he wouldmove to another location, were he to

be interfered with in any manner. Thefact that thousands upon thousands of

other Pennsylvanians wer* affected bythe desecration of the water meansnothing to him.

However, when one takes only a mo-ment to consider the other side of thepicture it is quite another story. Wehave in mind, in particular, one mill

in Senator Mallery's district. Hereone notes thousands upon thousandsof cords of pulp wood stacked in neatpiles. The cost of taking care of their

of Infamy" and labelled "Roll of Hon-or" proving that there are still a few

, - ,in that august body, the Senate of

rectory-two and two makes four, re- I pgj^j^gyj^j^j^i^ ^^^ ^^^ immune to dis-honor and above being tools.gardless of how it is figured

Charles W. Staudenmeier, Ashland.

Schuylkill county, another member of

the Committee on Forests and Waters.

No doubt, the citizens of Schuylkill

county were glad to learn of the stand

of their senator when he voted along

with the others to recommit the bill

back to his committee. In other words,

back to the "pickle barrel."

Lancaster county, from which hailed

the president pro tempwre of the sen-

ate. As a member ex-offlcio of all sen-

ate committees the good senator al-

ways managed to be in attendancewhen the Committee on Forests andpollution would be an insignificant fig

ure compared to what it would cost to|Waters planned a session so as to be

move this wood, the plant and equip-icertain his vote would be thrown in

ment, the probable increased cost of[

behalf of the special interests fromfreight to the market on finished pro- I which he took his orders, and when

stand in the matter, being for the bill iducts, the additional cost of bringing

I the motion was made to send the bill

When contacted by his constituents and in the raw materials and the probabil- '. back to be pigeon-holed for the rest

Roll of HonorAnthony Cavalcante, UniontownEdward R. Frey. PittsburghFrederick T. Gelder, Forest CityPeter Graff. Ill, WorthingtonFrank J. Harris, PittsburghI. Dana Kahle, KnoxHenry E. Lanius, Spring GroveGlen R. Law, SharpsvilleJohn J. McCreesh, PhiladelphiaCharles E. Miller, Mt. CarmelLeon C. Prince, Carlisle

Walter S. Pytko, PhiladelphiaGeorge Rankin. Jr., WilkinsburgJohn S. Rice. Biglerville

William B. Rodgers, PittsburghHarry Shapiro. PhiladelphiaBenjamin H. Thompson, New Ken-

singtonEdward J. Thompson, Philipsburg.


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EDITORIALON OUR WAY

The Pennsylvania Sportsman is truly

on its way. The cordial reception of

the publication's initial issue of last

month assures us that comfortingstatus without a doubt. Naturally weare gratified, and too we are grateful,

for the spontaneous enthusiasm withvviiich our efforts have been greetedirr.kes us grateful indeed.

We see before us a large Held of ser-

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tended purpose of Divine Providencefor mankind in healthful, normal liv-

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boy." The human body needs its hourof rest and recreation. They are to behad in no better manner than gettingback to nature—fishing, hunting, read-ing the Book of Nature in all its inter-esting chapters of game life, trees,

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WHERP TO Fish

In Tioga CountyBy G. K. MILTON

Adjoining Potter county on the eastis Tioga county, where there are manyfine trout streams, that compare veryfavorably with the best in its rival

neighbor. The watersheds are similarto those in Potter county, being nowcovered with considerable secondgrowth timber. The streams are rocky,and the bottom sandy or gravelly.

Many of Tioga's streams flow swiftlyalong their upper reaches, spreadingout over gravelly riffles when theyreach the meadows lower down. Mostof the streams of Tioga county areideal for the fly fisherman, with

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enough variety to avoid any hint at

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monotony. The dry fly can be used inthe many quiet pools. *

As in Potter county. Pine Creekranks as one of the major trout waters.Kettle Creek also flows into Tiogacounty, there being nine miles of goodfi.shing west of Watrous. In additionto these two major streams, there aresuch fine smaller streams as AsaphRun. Cedar Run, the Tioga River,Phoenix Run, and Slate Run. Thereare also a great many fine brookswhich the ardent fisherman can getacquainted with, through making in-quiry of the local farm boys.

Phoenix Run crosses State route six,]

which is easily reached out of Galeton.For a considerable distance, it flows

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through the State forest, and at nopoint is it contaminated by any pol-

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luted water. This is a fine brook troutstream throughout its length.

At Gaines, route six crosses LongRun. which flows through delightfulmeadowland, filled with the odor ofclover and the hum of the bee. LongRun is a good brook trout stream.Marsh Creek has as its tributary, thatfine stream Asaph Run. Forest landadjoins, there is an abundance of in-sects, and as a result the trout thriveand grow large. Asaph Run joinsMarsh Creek at Asaph, eight miles outof Wellsboro.

For thirteen miles from Ansonia tothe Potter county line, Pine Creek flowsthrough Tioga county, and affordssplendid trout fishing in a picturesquelocale that will arouse the enthusiasmof any one gifted with an artist's tastefor beauty. Not until after the highwaters of early spring is this portionof Pine Creek available for wading.Throughout the summer it can be fish-ed with ease and comfort. There is agorge on Pine Creek that is one of themost outstanding scenic sections ofnorthern Pennsylvania. The shore lineis bordered by high cliffs in places thatrise sheer from the water's edge. Al-though the fishing is excellent in thisgorge, care must be exercised by theangler, as there is risk of being drown-ed if one is not cautious. There aremany large boulders on which an anklecan be turned. But in such waters,the trout finds his ideal home, and tothe ambitious angler, this warning willfall on deaf ears.

At Cedar Run, Pine Creek is joinedby a hustling stream of clear, coldwater known as Ceder Run. There, aremany deep pools in Cedar Run wherebrown trout will be found to lurk,ready to strike at the cannily present-ed lure. And they'll take a 'hopper, oreven a lowly worm! The brown troutnaturally, will be found in the lowerreaches. In the headwaters of CedarRun there are plenty of brookies totempt the angler's prowess.Kettle Creek in Tioga county is im-

peded with many old dams, and thereare plenty of beaver ponds as well. Inthis grand stream will be found someof the largest brook trout to be foundanywhere in the State. If you listento the farmers' stories, your eyes will

bulge with trepidation lest you hookone that will tow you two or threemiles. As I am fairly bulky, none ofthem has ever pulled me under . . .

yet; but, I'm still living in hopes! It

is a beautiful stream throughout its

length, where you will enjoy everyminute as you dawdle along, filled withpeace and contentment.In addition to those streams already

featured, there are such smaller

streams as Mill Run, and Four MileRun. These streams flow through a

section of scenic beauty. Both are

brook trout waters. There is a pretty

glen on Mill Run, and on Four MileRun there is a splendid gorge, wherethe trout take on magnificent coloring.

Tioga county fishermen never tire of

telling yarns about the fish that havebeen taken from these two streams.Pour Mile is easily reached from Rex-ford by way of a forest road thatwinds along among the trees.EDITORIAIi NOTE: This information

in based on the latest data available in

the files of the Fish Commission office.

WHEREARE THE FISH?

By ET.DON H. ACKT.EY,of Westlield in Tioga County

In reading column Where to Fish

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In Potter County, in the June issue byMr. G. K. Milton let me .say that Mr.Milton is certainly correct in this ar-

ticle about the class of the streamsmentioned. Certainly no better streamsare available than these streams; con-ditions are perfect; sparkling water,many insects and everything thatmakes good fishing, except, NO FISH.

I'his article reminds me of the timeI was fishing along one of thesestreams and while going along thestream pounding the water with all

kinds of lure I happened to notice aman sitting under the shade of a tree

some distance from the stream. I pass-ed the time with him and chanced to

ask him what he was doing. He said,

"Fishing". Not being near the waterI made further inquiries. The fisher-

man said, "I can catch just as manyfine trout from underneath this tree

as from that stream and a darn sighteasier."

It is so easy for some to set by adesk and write about how and whereto catch those trout but just ask someof these old time natives, who used toget them, where they can catch a fewold fashioned native trout and theywill immediately convince you that it

just cannot be done in the streams inPotter or Tioga. There was a day it

could be done but that time has passed.There may be a few (Sportsmen?)

who have prearranged to have a truckload of those oversized (emergency)trout dumped in one of the streamsmentioned who can take a nice largeportion of that good flavored liver andhave the thrill of -playing those lovelytrout. I much prefer to fry the liver.

Many fishermen do recall KettleCreek in Potter with much pleasurebut that is history, also the mention ofthe East fork of the Sinnemahoning.I was on this stream during the latterpart of July, season of 1934 with aparty trying to find some of those troutwe read about. If I should tell youthe truth you would think it a fish

story, but murder will out, we could notfind one trout oversize, and we travel-ed from the head of the stream, fromCherry Spring Pike nearly to the Sin-nemahoning.

I have a camp on the west branch ofPine Creek between Galeton and theCCC camp mentioned, this stream doeshave ten miles of good fishing waterbut all the stocked trout have beencaught, that's the only reason I canpresent of why there are no trout left.

I fished this stream (for pleasure) all

during the season of 1934 and caughtjust one dozen trout of legal size, overhalf of them being stocked trout. Itis very easy to distinguish these fromthe old fashioned natives for the newtrout have that fine blue liver color.Most everyone who enjoys writing

about fishing cannot but rememberthose good old days about ten or twelveyears ago when the streams in Potterand Tioga had plenty of the speckledbeauties . . . but I cannot understandwhy these writers always try to con-vince us that these streams are with-out a doubt the only streams in thestate. Just one trip to any one of thesestreams this or next month will con-vince, for life, that perhaps there maybe more trout in the center counties ofthe state than in Potter or Tioga.Every fisherman in the north tier

counties are catching trout but not inour local streams, they all have NewYork State license and come home

from their streams with some very fine

catches. I cannot understand why butjust as soon as you cross the line youwill find better fishing in the samestreams that flow into Pennsylvaniaand they have Sunday Pishing, notthat I believe that Sunday fishing is

best for all but for some unknownreason it is a fact.

There is but one way left to havetrout again in our streams. Eithercloce the season for at least three yearsor close July entirely and enforce it.

Also close all tributary streams to al-

low the spawn trout to reproduce inthe natural way. A half dozen spawntrout will reproduce more trout in oneseason than the state will stock in all

of Pine Creek.

You may think I am a crank on thissubject and I will adnyit I am. I havehad the pleasure and would certainlylike to see the future and pre.sent youngfishermen enjoy as we did, but it can-not happen with the present layout.

I do hope that different conditionsmay exist so as to conserve the brooktrout and I do hope that the nextwriter who wishes to tell the fishermenabout and advertise trout streams will

\investigate and state where the trout

' are . . . and not where they should be.

I EDITOR'S NOTE: We are glad tohear from every sportsman in the state-

of Pennsylvania and we hope that you' will write in and state your views just

\as did Mr. Ackley. This is Your paper,by and for the sportsmen in this state.

It is not controlled and published bythe state. It has no connection withany political or business group. It is

the sportsman's paper . . , publishedby sportsmen for the sportsman only.Let us hear from you.

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SUNDAY nSHING IN OUM STATEBoth Sides of the Question Discussed I

By D. H. MILLER,Vice President, DunninKs Cove

Sportsmen's Association,Bedford, l*a.

In the June issue of The Pennsyl-

vania Sportsman there appeared anarticle on Sunday Fishing by Mr.

Charles H. Goepel, Jr. As the question

has been under discussion for almost

a year in our Bedford County Organ-izations, and considering ourselves as

rural organizations, I wish to take issue

with Mr. Goepel's arguments as ad-

vanced in his article.

The rural clubs are opposed to Sun-day Fishing as stated, but the causes

for the opposition are not those stated

in his article. In communities wheresmall streams are located, we find that

a stream, regardless of the amount of

stocking that is done, can be depleted

by a great number of fishermen. Asmall stream will only support a limit-

ed number of fish, because of their na-tural enemies, food and water condi-

tions. When a stream is stocked be-

yond its saturation point, we get only

small fish, disease and a decided re-

tarding of fish life, just the opposite

conditions than those hoped for. Therural game clubs through education

and club activities, watch and protect

the streams both in and out of season

and see at close range the needs andcare it takes to keep a stream fish sup-

porting. Now if further burdens are

placed upon these rural clubs, the sen-

timent I am sure would be, "What is

the use of our trying if our work is

not appreciated?"

I feel sure that if the city clubs werecalled upon to constantly guard ourstreams and report law violations

throughout the year, they would see

the fallacy of trying to protect these

streams by paid wardens.

There is nothing fair in having the

rural clubs spend their own money onimprovement work, expend their ener-

gy on organization work and law en-

forcement, if a law is passed to over-

run our streams with Sunday Fisher-

men, on streams that even now onweek days aie overcrowded. I can only

see in this law if it is passed, a dis-

couraging effect on work being done,

and already done by rural organiza-

tions.

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Simday baseball, golf and tennis laws

do not affect the rural districts, there-

fore the comparison of the Sunday fish-

ing law with other liberalized Sundaylaws in regards to sports is no argu-ment or fair comparison for SundayFishing.Now if the metropolitan clubs, which

he calls on to support this law, wishSunday fishing, why not let them haveit in their respective communities,where they have a chance to improve,stock and watch their streams and not

ask by law to go out and transgress onthe rights of others who do not wish it.

If the law is to be passed let it be a

local option law. That I think wouldbe a fair proposition to all.

So now Mr. Fisherman I ask you to

weigh the question heavily before youmake a state wide appeal for support

of this law. It is only to your own dis-

advantage if it is passed. The stocking

of fish by the Fish Commission is only

one element in the making of goodfishing. The increased revenue frommore licenses would only be spent in

more law enforcement agencies andwith a relaxing of the ever watchfulrural game club members, would meana condition far worse than it is now.Come out and talk to your rural broth-ers and I am sure you will see the logic

of their stand.

valuable as that around our lakes andby our streams. The property owners

have \\\e right to close them to Sun-day Fishing if they desire and there is

no question that such will be the case

if a Sunday Fishing Bill should pass.

Fishing is a noble pastime; in fishing

we find many sports who are not sports

and therefore we need more sports

among the sportsmen. It is a wonder-ful sport to go fishing with the right

tackle and you will always find somerough fellows, violators in every sport,

property destroyers, etc., who seem to

get a lot of pleasure out of destroying

other people's prpperty. Those fellows

can be taught in Sunday fishing just

as they learn in any other sport. Every

law has its good side and bad and the

alannists can see the bad sides morereadily than they can the good ones.

One of our Fish Commissioners or I

should say a member of the board re-

cently stated that Sunday Fishing

would not be a great hardship to the

streams, but would eventually benefit

all its owners; the state from a license

point apd undoubtedly make more real

sports out of the sportsmen.

Sunday fishing is coming as sure as

God made little green apples. At first

thought all the alarmists fear it will

destroy, which it may at the very be-

ginning; but after the ball gets rolling

the increased license money will sup-

ply more fish and after a lot of rowdy

fishermen are locked up ior trespass-

ing or violating a law that SundayFishing did not include the alarmists

are going to think back, "Gee, I never

thought of that."

The rural fishermen are thinking only

of themselves and their property. Some i

own the property and others live near{

it, the fellow who owns it lets those

who live near it fish when the season

opens and they have a merry party.

Now to bring the city fisherman along

for Sunday Fishing it would really

break up that wonderful sport they

have enjoyed. If it is a private stream

the Sunday fisherman could not fish

there and if it is stocked with state

fish—the fish have no right there!

Fishing is a pastime sport and it

should be enjoyed on Sunday as well

as week days. The man who works

all week has a right to enjoy this sport

on Sunday and it is for him this sport

should be made legal. I have fished in

19 of our states, I am a fish warden in

Pennsylvania, have been for six years

and believe in Sunday fishing.

sonal or selfish, if we want to keep our

property clean or if we own a lake or

trout stream, is it personal or selfish

if we want to keep them free from the

crowds on Sunday and enjoy them our-

selves in peace and quiet on Sunday,the day of rest? You made the state-

ment that 99 per cent of the moneycame out of the cities paid for the

trout to stock our streams. OK. Thatis where the question should be decid-

ed, again OK.You also made some statements about

the Politicians, in which we are not

interested, but, wfi are interested whenit comes to having our property runover by hordes of city folks on Sunday,

and if the Izaak Walton League wishes

to Hunt and Fish on Sundays, why not

go to the states that allow it and net

try and cram it down the necks of the

rural folks in Pennsylvania. Thesesame rural folks that you claim are

personally selfish, are the same folks

that provide you city Sportsmen with

a place to hunt and fish, and believe

me if you put the Sunday Fishing lawthrough, you are going to find that the

biggest part of the state will be posted.

A big percentage of the hunting andfishing grounds of Pennsylvania are

owned by the rural folks that are per-

sonal and selfish about the heavenly

spots they are afraid the city folks

may destroy.

Pennsylvania Waltônian Convention

You made a big mistake when youmade that remark and you are going

to find it out if this Sunday Fishing

bill goes through. You are going to

see the most of the hunting and fishing

grounds POSTED, get that fact now. . . as to increasing the resident andnon-resident licenses by Sunday fish-

ing, how will it? If there is but a

very small section of the state to fish

or hunt on. I believe you had better

let well enough alone, but if you wantto spoil things for you Sportsmen, go

ahead and put it through.

EDITORIATj NOTE: You are Invitedto send in your views on all subjects.Send in short accounts of streams youliave ])een on, lures used, number andkind of catch, pictures, etc. Let's hearfrom you.

By CHART.es H. (;0EPEL, .Tr.

AdvertisinpT man and Treasurerof the F'hiladflphia <'hapt«r ofthe Ixaak Walton Jêagu*; ofAmerica.

My article on Sunday Fishing cover-ed a way for the sportsmen and peoplein Pennsylvania to get Sunday Fishing.

I am hopeful that we may enjoy thesport in our great state just like all thesportsmen enjoy it in their state since

Pennsylvania is the only state in theUnion that does not permit it. Theproperty in the other states is just as

Bv VAN I.. SWIKERT,Secretary, Pleasant AF o u n t

Sportsmen's Association, Plea-sant .Mount, Wayne County, Pa.

In a recent article in The Pennsyl-

vania Sportsman, Mr. Charles H.

Goepel. Jr., went to some length to

state his side of the Sunday Fishing

Question. I wonder, Mr. Goepel, if

you are taking all the facts into con-

sideration? Are you sure you under-

stand the rural side of the question?

Do you own any property in the rural

districts? Do you own any property

that has a lake or trout stream on it?

Do you own any property at all? If

so. would you be willing to let us rural

folks tell you how you can run it?

Would you let us run all over yourproperty and' take it with a smile? Be-cause we say we are sportsmen, isn't

it enough to stay home six days a weekand protect our property without hav-ing to do so on Sunday? Is it per-

AN OBSERVER SAYS—To get to the point without beating

around the bush about the matter I

want to say that I am opposed to the

practice of the Fish Commission of

stocking streams during the open sea-

son.

It is my opinion that the commissiondoes this for the purpose of hoodwink-ing the Sportsmen in Pennsylvania.The idea back of this would seem to

me to be that the Commission stocks

the streams, then the next day a

sportsman or several of them will hit

this stream and naturally they will

catch some trout as the stock just re-

leased will strike at most anything(I am sure most honest anglers will

bear me out in that fact) and theytake home a nice catch of fish, the

news gets in the papers that such andsuch a party or such and such a sports-

man was fishing in such and suchstream and came home with such andsuch a catch . . . the publicity that the

commission gets from this leads all the

sportsmen to believe that the streamsin Pennsylvania ^re fairly teeming withfish just waiting for you to catch themwhereas this is not the truth. Penn-sylvania's streams are not what theyare advertised to be.

Now that we have a magazine like

this that will publish the Facts andboth sides of the question ... a maga-zine that will fight for the sportsmen... we should all get back of it andsupport it and work for it. I know the

Editor personally and I know that hewill do just as he promises us Sports-

men. Yours for better Sports and bet-

ter sportsmanship.ELMER FISHER,

Snyder Co. Sportsmen's Assn.

East Branch, Selinsgrove, Pa.

The annual State convention of thePennsylvania Division—Izaak WaltonLeague of America will be held in

Reading on Friday and Saturday, Oc-tober nth and 12tli. The hosts this

year will be the Berks County Chap-ter. The Berks Waltonians are plan-ning one of the best conventions in

years. Due to Reading's central loca-

tion and the excellent program whichis being planned, large delegations areexpected from all chapters in the State.

Reverend D. Rn Kulp, of Reading, is

chairman of the Convention Commit-tee consisting of Oscar Becker, MyronSchlegel, M. H. Garman, Lincoln G.Ruth, C. Robert Berson and W. F.

Goddard. The committee is being veryably assisted by State President P. G.Piatt and State Secretary F. Stirling

Donaldson. The Berkshire Hotel of

Reading has been chosen as headquart-ers and arrangements have been madefor special accommodations for all

delegates.

Present plans call for a special ex-ecutive meeting of the State board of

directors on Thursday evening, October10th, at 9 p. m. Friday morning andafternoon will be given over to theregular business of the convention. OnFriday night a banquet and special en-tertainment is scheduled. Hon. GroverC. Ladner has been invited as the mainspeaker of the evening. On Saturdaymorning the business session will con-tinue, closing after the election of offi-

cers for the coming year. Adjourn-ment will take place at noon.In order to entertain their guests,

the Berks Waltonians are holding their

Third Annual Field Day on Saturday,October 12th (Columbus Day). A pro-gram of contests, including fly and plugcasting, trap shooting, small boreshooting and archery is being arrangedand well known fishermen, hunters andmarksmen from all over the State arereceiving special invitations to attend.This gala event will be held at theSouth End Gun Club just outside of

Reading and is in charge of Frank J.

Yeager. Leading manufacturers of

invitations to exhibit their newest pro-ducts. The past three Berks Walton-ians field days have always been well

attended but this year's event prom-ises to be one of the biggest events of

its kind in the State. Anyone desiring

additional details should address Mr.Harry G. Cook, 817 North 10th Street,

Reading, Pa., President of the BerksCounty Chapter of the Izaak WaltonLeague of America.

All Sportsmen are cordially invited

to be in Reading on October 11th and12th and are assured of entertainmentin the true Berks county style.

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COMING EVENTS

Williamsport, Pa.—Annual Sports-men's Picnic, Consolidated Sportsmenof Lycoming County. Wednesday, July31, afternoon and evening. In case ofrain, postponed to the following Wed-nesday.

Indana, Pa.— Statewide Pennsyl-vania Small-Bore Shoot, sponsored byIndiana Rifle Club. This will be heldat the Club's new Range July 12-13.For programs write Alan B. Salkeld,Secretary, 74 E. Phila. Street, Indiana.Pa.

Reading, Pa—Annual state conven-tion, Pennsylvania Division. Izaak Wal-ton League of America. Friday andSaturday, October 11th and 12th. Head-quarters Berkshire Hotel. Field dayon the 12th with all kinds of contests.

For information write Harry G. Cook,817 North 10th Street.

Harrisburg, Pa.—Harrisburg Sports-men's Assn.—Shoot, July 20th at ClubShooting Grounds.

Milton, Pa.— Shoot, Augu.st 10th,

Susquehanna League.

Hazleton, Pa.—Shoot, August 31.

Susquehanna League.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Shoot, September14. Susquehanna League.

Shamokin, Pa.—Gigantic Picnic. LiveBird Shoot, Championship Matches.Rifles, Skeet, Shotgun, biggest sportsmeeting held in the state. Exact dateand all particulars to be given in anearly issue. This will possibly be heldin August or September after the Na-tional matches. It is hoped that NewtAnder.son, the man who can shoot aswell blind-folded as you can with botheyes, will be present to give an exhibi-tion of real shooting.

Mt. Carmel—Thursday, July 25th at8 p. m., a representative meeting of all

Associations and Clubs in Northum-berland county, for the forming of aunited county organization.Philadelphia — Monthly Inter-Club

Skeet Shoot, Sunday, August 18th atthe Green Hill Gun Club located onroute 152, Limekiln Pike, near LuLuTemple Country Club.

E NONCHALANTBy G. W. PHILPOTT

OUR CREED, PLATFORM ANDPLEDGE TO PENNSYLVANIASPORTSMEN1. To be the voice of the sportsmen

of Pennsylvania.2. To stand firmly behind broad-

minded conservation and propa-gation and to cooperate with allconservation agencies, Clubs andAssociations.

3. To be absolutely fair and openminded in our stand on any ques-tion and to adhere tenaciously towhat we believe is rigiht.

4. To make this, your magazine, in-terested in the greatest good tothe greatest number.

5. We want to see more game, moregame fish and game birds pro-duced. We stand for more andheavier stocking.We want to see the wildlife andits habitat safeguarded.We urge the universal practice ofclean sportsmanship.We urge more Club and Associa-tion owned Game farms and fishhatcheries.

9. We promote the respect for therights of the farmer and landowner; and encourage them to in-crease game.

10. We stand for establishment ofmore duck and other game feed-ing and producing grounds andwaters.

—This is subject to useful amendmentsdemanded by individual sportsmenand their organizations, for the bet-terment of these outdoor activitiesand the promulgation of better sports-manship.—EDITOR.

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"SAVE THE LOYALSOCK"IS CRY OF FISHERMEN

Williamsport, Pa.—Lycoming countysportsmen are rallying for a fight to

"save the Loyalsock." an "old favorite"stream, from pollution by coal mines.Out-of-doors clubs have appealed for

funds for the campaign with the pleathat the Loyalsock be "kept pure andpreserved for posterity."

Devotees of fishing a.ssert great quan-tities of dust and refuse from the coalplants are killing the fish and turningthe once mirror-like waters to blackand tan.

The Pennsylvania Sportsman, readby Pennsylvania's active outdoors folk.

"I'm a tellin ya man. this here lake

is chuck full of black bass by cracky.Too bad ya caint git to em withoutgoin cress this ranch, but cha caint.

These two old fo.s.sils might let cha in

an agin they mighten. I aint> a gointa make ya no promises. There's onething sure, if either one of em hadany ideer ya come from the city, you'donly git in buck.shot distance. They'dknow danged well ya were goin ta doem. They don't trust no city fellers."

My old friend Barney was giving methe "low down" on a couple of bache-

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lor brother farmers who lived up the

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road a few miles. Barney operated aroadside gasoline station with freshcgg.s (if you believed in signs) andfruit for sale. I'd known Barney agood many years. I always stopped for

gas and a few friendly words everymonth on my trip north. This is thefn\st time we had ever talked aboutfishing that I remember of, but thenI only became afflicted with this soulresting and delightful malady in thelast few years. Maybe he had saidsomething about it before and I hadn'tpaid any attention. This time Barneyhad spotted some tackle on the backseat of my car and started right in

about these black ba.ss. I wasn't head-ed for any particular place as far asfishing was concerned, having justthrown in my tackle in case the oc-casion presented itself.

Black bass fishing was a trick I'd

never tried so I wanted to get this

rather complicated situation clear.

These few words of Barney's had beensweet music to my ears, so I coaxedhim on. "Go ahead Barney. I'm all

ears." I didn't mean this literally ofcourse although Barney squinted overat my spectacle moorings.

"Well, whatcha gotta do is to parkthat big car of yourn bout half a milefrom the house an walk up. Eitherthat or take my fiivver. but if ya thatthey might recognize it. Giss ya betterwalk. Go right up ta tha door kindanoncha— . noncha— . jist like you're aneighbor hereabouts, ya know?"

"I gotcha Barney, just act like oneof the natives."

"That's tha ideer. This is virginwater boy. virgin water. Danged tewa tha folks round these parts knowbout it. let alone fished in it. No usea me givin ya a note er nothin. taintthat they don't like me. but they aintdoin me no favors. They anit doinnobody no favors.""Barney I appreciate this. Some of

these days I'll do as much for you.Well, here goes, and thanks a millionold man.""Dont thank me. thank tha good

Lord if ya make it. an pray ta Himif ya don't. Stop on yer way back."To the left of the main highway I

turned off on a country road. It wasso rough and bumpy that the farmersjust loaded on a cJin of cream and de-livered butter to the railroad station,so I understood.After bumping along for forty min-

utes or so I spotted a cottage in thedistance. If I had followed directionscorrectly this ought to be the RubrtiBrothers' Ranch.Pulling over to the side of the road.

I changed my traveling suit to a pairof overalls, an old blue shirt, and bat-tered hat. During the forty minutesdrive I had worked out a plan of in-vasion or persuasion, or whatever youmight want to call chiselling in.

My idea was to go all togged out asa trout fisherman. This would throwthem off the idea that I knew any-thing about their black bass, at leastI hoped it would. In my hat band Istuck a few flies, climbed out of thecar and locked it. and put my poletogether. I Would even have a fly

dangling on the end of my line. Ihoped they didn't fish for bass withflies. I'd always heard about plugs andspinners, and these were the items thatBarney had loaned me.Looking down at the ground, my

heart dropped right down in the dust.My shoes. My God, my shoes. Me a

I farmer, a a native in low cut tannedOxfords, shining as bright as a maid-

j

en's nose, just before the powder-puffi application, (whatever that is.)

I Old shoes or boots had completely! slipped my mind when I left the city.

; Walking over to the side of the road

j

I waded in a little puddle of water,

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then kicked up the dust in the road.

It relieved the situation considerably.

A mail-box proclaimed in large

round letters that I had reached theRuben Brothers' modest, and not too

imposing farm house.Boldly I walked up to the front gate.

A dog barked a loud beware thatdwindled off to a growling, keep away.Timidly I stepped back, then I noticedthat he was tied. Not so boldly I con-tinued through the gate and up to

the door. It was open."Hovv'dy there."

"Howja do. Whatcha want?""Wonder could I have a drink of

water?"

"Giss so. Come on round ta tha kit-

chen."

So far so good. Laying my fishingpole against the house, I aecepted theproffered dipper of water. While myAdam's Apple skithered up and downthe scale, I drained the last drop ofthe refreshing ice cold fluid.

"Thanks." I returned the dipper."Nice cold water. Spring water I

betcha?""Yea—spring water."Looking down at my shoes and wish-

ing that I had taken a correspondencecourse in the art of personality im-provement, I asked as nonchalant aspossible.

"Any trout fishin here abouts?" Be-fore he could answer I continued."Heerd bout a crick up tha road a spell.

Car run outa gas back aways so I

tliought I'd walk it."

"Stranger?""Well, no, not zactly. My pa's gotta

chicken ranch (I hoped they raisedchickens in this country) bout a hoursdrive down yonder. We're in partnerskinda."

"Didn't git the name?""Smith—er Smithers. Willy Smith-

ers' my name.""Giss I aint never heerd of ya.""Calculated ya didn't. Only bin

there a few years.""Well I don't know nothin much bout

no trout fishin. Crick up here half amile er so. Don't spect ya find eny fishin er though. Damn city buzzardscleans er out. first day comes open sea-son. Danged fool idjets smash up yerfences and trample dov;n yer grain.They aint got no bringing up atall.Las year by jiminy one of em shot mea cow then skedoodled. I aint got overthat."

I looked down at my shoes again,then up quickly. "Yea—that's what paalways says."

"Tell ya. If ya don't make a hog ayerself, there's a lake over tha knoll'there. Black bass, ever fish for em?""Oh sure. Back in Minnesota "

Then I told him about the wonderful I

black bass fishing I'd had in a dozen'

lakes that he never heard of and Ihadn't either.

"Go ahead. If ya see ma brotheron yer way tell em Jed said t'was allright."

With palpitating heart and twitch-ing fingers I lost no time proceedingto the edge of the most beautiful littlelake I ever laid eyes on.With all my inexperience, by five

o'clock I had eight bass that wouldhave been the envy of any piscatorialaddict.

Choosing one. about two pounds, Icleaned it thoroughly and placed it ona platter on the brothers' kitchen tablewith a note:

Deer mister Ruben an yer broth-er. Thanks fer that fishin. Hadpowerful good luck. Betcha thaone Ime leavin ya is as gqoda fishas ya ever smacked a lip over.Case them wild ducks I see downat that lake pester yer grain,rite ta me an send it ta Barney's

Service Station. He shure fix em,I wanta return yer kindness.

Willy Smithers.Kditor's Note: If you liko this story

and would like to see more by the samejiuthor, just drop us a postal card andtell us about it.

CONGRATULATIONS !

The Pennsylvania Sportsman wishesto congratulate and commend thesemen for being wide-awake and active,

alive to their responsibilities and dutiesas real sportsmen, may they continueto do so.

Mr. R. C. Rearick. of Pittsburgh; Dr.Geo. Thomas, of Spring Mills; Mr.John Golden, of Dunbar; Mr. C. H.Love, of Shamokin; Bill Munsell, ofEmporium; Cecil Krewson, of Tunk-hannock; Edw. G. Smith, of St. Mary's;James Gibson, of Brownsville; JohnMock, of Pittsburgh; Dr. B. D. Het-rick. of Butler; Alan Salkeld, of In-diana; Seth Gordon, of Washington,D. C; Thomas F. O'Hara, of Belle-fonte; Van L. Swikert, of PleasantMount; Abram R. Hershey, of Lititz;Vic Breneman, of Hershey; Henry S.Richard and Carl Piefer, of Blooms-burg; D. G. Shetron, of Waynesboro;Norman Ruby, of Emeigh; J. R. Stover,of Hanover; C. W. Shearer, of Free-port; Andrew S. Sukel, of Donora; Jo-seph Yeager. of Mt. Carmel; T. RoyMorton, of Petersburg; W. R. Stam-baugh. of York; A. S. Phelps, of EastStroudsburg; Edw. Iback, of Potts-town; J. W. Edwards, of Calfornia;George Zmmerman, of Allentown; W.H. Barto, of Weatherly; E. N. Black,of Falls Creek; Herbert J. Wyckoff, ofPhiladelphia ; I. E. McCune, of Browns-ville; Fred L. Meyer, of Philadelphia;Wm. N. Snyder, of Dallastown; Dr. H.H. DeGrange, of Meadville; Mr. E.Williams, of Meadville; Carl Walter, ofFishertown; Harold Russell, of Imler-town; Hon. Grover C. Ladner, of Phila-delphia; Mr. O. M. Diebler, of the FishCommission; Mr. John G. Hagan, ofReading; W. W. Wolfe, of Williams-port; Edgar Freidhoff, of Johnstown;Harold McClure, of Greenville; HarryL. Schumacker, of Erie; R. S. Sullen-berger. of Lancaster; Chas. H. Goepel,Jr.. of Philadelphia; A. M. Rankin, ofDefiance; Dr. J. F. Bonavich, of Maha-noy City; Russell Kober, of Chalfont;J. R. Rodgers, of Slippery Rock; Sny-der County Sportsmen's Association,East Branch.

All of these men deserve a medal forther activities and help in making thispublication a success. They have work-ed hard we know in sending in sub-scriptions, news, pictures and adver-tising. And to each of them we senda hearty thanks and hope that you willkeep up the good work and that othersportsmen will join the ranks. If wehave mi.ssed any one in calling this roll,please accept our apologies as it wasunintentional.

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BEAVEM vs. TMOUTBy CAPT. JACK WINSLOW

I haven't the least doubt that this

article will result in bringing downwrath on my defenceless head on the

part of some of the well-intentioned

gentlemen connected with our GameCommission. Before I say one adverse

word, let me say that I have nothing

but the keenest admiration for that

canny rodent known as the beaver.

His industry arouses my envy; his in-

telligence excites my wonder and eventakes a nip at my inferiority complexes.

I wish that I could create a dam as

successfully as the beaver with the

limited material available to his uses

. . . and I am frank to admit that I

cannot do it.

The American beaver originally oc-

cupied a wide range extending overour entire eastern terrain, and as far

south as Texas, and as far north as

the sub-arctic regions of Ganada. Con-tinued trapping and willful persecution

has greatly reduced the colonies of

these hard-working little devils. I use

the word dpvil advisedly, for he is adevil where trout are concerned. Don'tget excited before you let me go fur-

ther in the way of explanation. Thebeaver does not eat trout, nor destroy

their spawn, nor does he eat the foods

that the trout need for sustenance.However, indirectly, he destroys all thetrout in a stream, when he is left to

his peaceful intentions of providing ahome for his family.

Thirty or more years ago, due to un-relenting trapping for the fur, thebeaver had become to all intents andpurposes extinct so far as the sover-eign commonwealth of Pennsylvaniawas concerned. Strict laws were passedprotecting the animal. A fine was pro-vided for anyone caught destroying abeaver dam, or molesting one of their

FLY FISHING WITH THE BUCKTAIL

had been kicked out of the colony to

die. My compassion was aroused, I didwhat I could to bind up and mend thewounded pedal extremity. He survived,

and became very tame. Bunny, as I

called him, was very amusing ... in away. He chewed up most of my extraclothes on the way home. Arrivedhome, I installed him in the attic, asthe safest place to safeguard him fromdogs and stray cats. His nose workedcontinually, his cleft upper lip, exposeda fine pair of incissors in both jaws.

He chewed up everything in sight butcast iron. And he even tried his teethon an old iron bedstead that had beendiscarded.

I had our metal man build a longtrough about four inches deep so asto provide Bunny with an ample sup-ply of water at all times. His diet wasmaintained by a liberal supply of wil-

low, alder and poplar twigs andboughs, upon which he thrived andincreased in size until he was a huskyanimal measuring three feet, includinghis scaly tail, which measured a footin length. He sat up to beg, and an-swered to my whistle, although he sel-

dom showed himself voluntarily dur-ing daylight hours. At night, he wasactive dragging things around, appar-ently searching for things which hedesired but could not find.

One of the first things I observed,he liked to emerse his tail in water,although he did not get in the troughwith his whole body. As long as his

tail was wet, he was happy. When it

dried, his tail actually became hot, andhe evinced a condition closely approxi-mating fever. Presented with freshwater, he drank avidly; but ordinarily,

while his tail was in moist condition,he drank sparingly. From this I gath-

lodges. Very good; Augmenting the few .ered, beavers absorb water through the

native beavers which had survived theonslaught, some healthy specimenswere imported from various sources,

these were carefully reared, and theoff-spring liberated at strategic pointsalong our streams, particularly in thosecounties alpng our northern tier.

Like most rodents, the beaver is aprolific breeder. Four or five young areborn in the spring, and by fall, theseyoung have established themselves, andare ready to reproduce. Where nothingis done to hold them in check, beaverdams spring up along our streams asif by magic. The beaver is untiring andindefatigable. He knows nothing butwork from babyhood to old age, andthey survive to ripe old age when un-molested. The average lodge maintainssix adult animals. Peculiarly enough,the old lady beavers are the architects,

fuid boss the ranch. The males are theworkers and builders, taking ordersfrom the female, who picks out the lo-

cations for new dams, and new homes.When the old lady feels that she is

surrounded by too many admirers, shekicks out a few, and there is then noth-ing for the male to do, but hie forthand find some more sympathetic com-panion. No drones are permitted in thelodge. Should a worker be lucklessenough to damage a paw. by contactwith a trap, or in a fight, he is kickedout without a speck of mercy, and thensets up a bachelor establishment as abank dweller. Not even a young ladybeaver will have anything to do withhim. Those lodges found on the banksof lakes and ponds are the homes of

these unfortunate gentlemen. The nor-mal home of a thrifty beaver family is

always located in a clean, cool stream.

Now I might say that my studies of

the beaver have extended over a num-ber of years. It came about in thismanner. Years ago, while a studentat Lehigh, I decided to take a vacationtrip into northern Wisconsin in com-pany with my friend, Bink Baxter, anEnglishman who at that time residedin Canada. The fishing was good. Wecaught a lot of trout, and we discover-ed a lot of beaver dams and lodges.

Just before our return, we found a babybeaver with a mutilated paw. It waschewed, or broken off in a trap. Trueto native instincts, this poor little devil

pores of their scaly tails, which keepsthem in good condition. They eat all

forms of bark, but prefer alder, poplarand birch. During the daylight hoursthey are quiescent, unless the weatheris rainy or stormy; at night they forageand attend to their building projects.

Now, Bunny, owing to his attic habi-tat had no dam to build, but he wanteda house, and he did the best he could.

In one corner of my attic den I had alarge bookcase that stood on legs, leav-ing a space beneath about 2 feet high.Out of some abandoned waste-baskets,loose wood, and twigs, Bunny beganclosing in the space beneath the book-shelves. He found a bag of old plastic

wood, which had been left over from arepair job of plastering. All this wasimmensely intriguing. I watched his

progress with consuming interest. Buthe needed more plaster, and .what doyou think that son of a gun did? Therewere dozens of stacks of old pulpmagazines, mostly Love Confessions,and Wild Wests, to which he had easyaccess, but he shunned them like aplague. He figured out in some waythat he was not supposed to gnaw mybook shelves, so he did not attack thefront of the case, or the ends, where rt

would be observed. Now get this! Hegnawed through the back of the case,

where no one could see what was goingon, and having done so, he pulled outand chewed up Merriman's book onHydraulics, Slocum's book on Mechan-ics, and Dana's book on Geology , , .

all exjjensive engineering books thathad cost my old man $5 and up percopy. That was reaching up a little

bit too f7r!

About this time. Bunny having reach-ed maturity, developed an offensiveodor, and we discovered that he hadcreated a scent deposit carefully con-cealed under layers of packers mossand hair collected by chewing up anold davenport. By unanimous vote of

my elders Bunny was relegated to theopen spaces. He took to the woods like

a duck to water, and we saw him nomore. I hope he survived the dangersof camping in the open in a more nor-mal habitat.

Perhaps this may all seem irrele-

vant. But, these early observations(Continued on Page 13)

By REV. DR. WALTER C, BECKIn singing the praises of this form of

fishing the writer is not unaware of

the effectiveness of other methods of

fishin. But I am of the opinion thatfly-fishing with Bucktail and Spinneraffords one of the best forms of out-door exercise and at the same timegives added zest in bringing to thecreel the gamiest fish that swims. Usea good, pliable, bamboo rod not oversix ounces, 9 to 9Va feet.

The Bucktail may be made of thenatural colors, brown and white, orblack and white, with a small redfeather in the middle and extendingslightly beyond the hair on the hook.I have used many and diverse com-binations, but these two will do thework,

I have caught Bass without the redfeather in the Bucktail but the feath-er makes it more attractive. If youcan't get the red feather, then any redmaterial will do the trick, A featherfrom a guinea or starling, pheasant or

quail, or duck will be effective. Use aregular size Bass Hook, Sneck pre-preferred. I use only one hook.

Let me suggest that you use a good3-foot Bass Leader, I have tried the6 ft. and 4ft., but I can handle the 3 ft.

best and so I use it all the time. Becertain the Leader is strong and cap-able of hard usage. Test it every timeyou start on a trip, and just naturallyform the habit of looking at it to see

whether or not it has started to fray

where it is attached to the Spinner.Get several No. 3 Hildebrand or SouthBend Standard Spinners in nickel,

brass and copper.

Although it doesn't really matterwhat the color is; some men us a No. i

2 Spinner in small streams and veryclear water.For years I fished without a swivel

but lately I have been using one, tyingit on the end of the line and slipping

the leader into it and drawing it tight.

Always soak your leaders well beforeattaching to spinner and swivel,

I use a heavy Enamel Line becauseit casts better and "runs" betterthrough the guides. No matter whatkind of line you use you must watchand examine it now and then for a"break" because the wear and tear is

hard on them. Use a hard steel eye onthe tip of your rod. The line cuts asoft steel making ridges in it that will

cut the line and weaken it. Conse-quently one must watch the Leaderand line against wearing out and theLeader will weaken first where it is

attached to the Spinner, That is whythe big ones get away.You understand that you must work

the line out gradually to about 25 ft.

and then retrieve slowly but steadily

until the Bucktail and Spinner arewithin 10 ft. of you and then castagain getting out additional line, onlyso much as you can handle decentlyand skillfully. Never try to make anew cast while the Bucktail and Spin-ner are under the water the least bit

for that will likely break the tip ofyour rod. Bamboo Rods were nevermade to bail out a creek or river orlake,

I cast about 25 to 40 ft. It is bestto have the wind on your back. It will

be hard on your arm and rod to fish

against the wind. In fishing for Bassit is always best to fish down stream,straight ahead of you first so as to pickup any that may be lurking close toshore, and then out into the middle asfar as you can reach. I say this be-cause when a Bass strikes he alwaysruns down stream and off to one side

with the bait and thus you can hookhim more quickly and firmly. Aboutall you will have to do is to set thehook with a slight backward and up-ward movement of the wrist, keep ataut line and "play" him, and gradual-ly bring him to the net.

If you work close to shore you mustbe careful of the brush in back of youor else your hook and Leader will tie

up with the brush. In that case retraceyour steps with a chastened air andgently loosen it. If you lose your tem-per when that happens, just remem-ber that it is part of the game, andif you gave it "yank" as though you

were trying to uproot a tree, bettertest the Leader. And you must have aLeader as it helps you to "lay" theBucktail and Spinner more naturallyand appetizingly upon the water. It

is well that you are fishing smallstreams because one can't do muchwith this form of fishing in water over5 ft. deep. If you fish off a riffle thenstart at the head of it and down andacross. If you cast up into the riffle

the rapidity of the water will wash theBucktail and Spinner down too fastand if a Bass strikes at it, he will notbe hooked very deep—only on the edgeof the lip, and then you will lose himsure as shooting. You can fish up-stream into quiet water, and it may benecessary to do that sometimes, whenthe water is low and clear.

I have never fished the Fly, becauseI contend that you do not need any-thing- else but the Bucktail and Spin-ner. Sounds "cocky" I know, but I cansupport the statement. This style offishing gets Bass, Pike, Pickerel, Sal-mon when feeding on the top. Perch,Rock Bass, Sunfish, White Chubs, Youare bound to get some of them everytime you go out providing there are anyfish around.

If you see a Bass or any fish I havementioned chase a minnow or rise toa fiy, that fish is as good as yours. Allyou need to do is to cast that Buck-tail in tlie region where you saw theswirl of waters, and he will grab it.'

Another decided advantage in usingBucktail and Spinner is that you cancarry the Bait in your pocket and youwill always be ready to go.

My method in fishing is to cover acertain portion of the stream goingdown one side of it and then walkingback and going down on the other side.

I really hunt them like we hunt rab-bits. Always cast around a stone orlog or near brush. Then when I havecovered that particular stretch of wat-er, I take the car and drive to anotherlikely place. And it doesn't matterrnuch what time of day you fish. I

have exploded all the theories on thatpoint. Have fished all hours of theday and through the hottest parts of.

the day and in the month of August.So it will not be necessary to get upat an unearthly hour and disturb thewhole household so as to be out early

when they "bite." They will strike inthe middle of the day if they are there.

If you should pin me down to a besttime, I should say 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.,

although in mid-summer it is mostdelightful to be on the stream just be-fore sundown.

Now then let me tell you that I havefished this way for the past thirteenyears in small streams like Perm'sCreek, Middle Creek (this stream runsright through our county), the Sus-quehanna River at various points fromTowanda to Tunkhannock, in Chau-tauqua Lake (4 ft. of water), in theAllegheny River, north of Warren, Pa„in the Wallenpaupack Dam, in theJuniata River, iu the Delaware Riverfrom Milford to below Dingman's Ferry,and I have always caught a lot of fish

of the kind already adverted to. I

have never fished any later than themiddle of November and caught Basson the Bucktail and Spinner. I havecaught Bass up to 3'<: lbs. and Pike upto 20 inches. It is not necessary tobuy any other lures or flies.

If you want to try something else

then take up Plug fishing. But thatis another subject. There isn't as muchsport in it as with the Bucktail andSpinner. I use the Plug when I can't

reach the spot with the Bucktail andSpinner.The Science of the Bucktail is simp-

ly this: The hair of a deer are hollowand when they hit the water theyspread and that spreading action

makes them look like a kicking insect

and smack! You have one hooked!Well, here's good luck to you.

Mag:azine He's Been Looking ForEnclosed find $1.00 for my subscrip-

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Connerton, Pa.

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Around the CaeipfireGUNTHER MILTON KENNEDYThe ringrneck pheasant bids fair to

become our national bird, in place of

the bob white quail, as the game bird

par excellence. That is, if present

propagation continues. Most of the

farmers are becoming reconciled to the

loss of a few rows of com, and a fewdamaged tomatoes, or berry patches.

The pheasant does not injure gardentruck if there is ample water to be had.

It has been learned that they pick into

tomatoes and berries for the juice,

rather than the pulp. Out in the

prairie country, and as far west as the

Pacific coast, the Mongolian immigrant

is now plentiful. It will continue to

gain ground, so long as only roosters

are on the open list. With quail on

the song bird list, Ohio had no up-

land shooting until the past few years,

but the ringneck is now increasing.

have any information up your sleeve,

you want passed on to the rest of the

gang, you've got to kick in!

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Fishing in Florida the past winter

was up to standard on deep sea fish-

ing, and Curly Moulton of the Amer.Fork and Hoe Company tells me, hehit the best fishin' of his life on the

Shark River, down in the tip of the

Everglade State below the TamiamiTrail. Besides bass, they hit plenty of

blues in the estuary, but they failed

to connect with any tarpon. Over onthe east coast, they caught plenty of

dolphin, sailfish and kings, in the GulfStream off Lauderdale. Good roads all

the way, and only an 800-mile jump.1^ * *

Old Jack Miner, over in Kingville,

Ontario, is doing a great job of duckand goose banding, and he will appre-

ciate it, if the boys will mail him in

NATIONAL FOX CHASEOnly event of its kind in the world

The 15th annual Chas Futurity for

Foxhunters in the U. S. will be runthe first three days of the National

Foxhunters Association meeting at

Jackson, Tennessee on November 10th

to 16th.

This is the only event of its kind in

the world and is for Foxhounds whelp-ed between January 1, 1934 and Novem-ber 1, 1934 whose sires and dams werenominated before May 15, 1935.

The nominations for this national

event were closed with the largest list

of sires and dams nominated in the

history of the Futurity, with over 18

states being represented from all sec-

tions of the country.

Any person who has never been to

one of these Chases should try to at-

tend and it will give you a new slant

on outdoor sports. Any interested per-

sons can secure further informationany tags they collect. I had a damand exoerimentrare now afoSrwith funny experience the past fall shootin' ', from Mr. B. M. Fightmaster of The

the nTlanisUc moutl^^^^ i

'^^'on. Saw five large ducks on a\

Chase Magazine, Hernando BuUding,

is claimed to lay well to the dog. Mosthunting dogs have trouble holding the

ringneck, as it is prone to run long

distances before flushing. It gets upfast, and flies like a greased streak,

pond, which was posted. Of course, 1 1 Lexington, Kentuckyain't no poacher, but no one could

stop me from shootin' beyond those

ducks. Four of 'em sifted off in the

opposite direction, but one of 'em

requiri^7a"pmcriced"shrtVh7isquick;cir^ around, and came right oyer I When the water's nice and clear,

on the trigger A 20-gauge is heavy "^y head, where I was squattmg in the i As I sit there watchin', waitin',

enough to bring them down, using 4's. !

ditch beside the railroad track I

5's or even 6's, but the hit must be knocked him down, and 1 11 be dog-

well forward, either in the neck or goned if he wasn t a Muscovy duck,

head, as the body is well protected by with a band that had been stuck on

an abundance of heavy feathers. Even him down in the Argentine. Those f^ve

with a broken wing, a pheasant can ducks were a long ways from home!

often elude the retriever. :

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"^^ y°^ want to improve your shootin'

The opening day found many trout preserve, why not try planting some

fans afield. I recall the days when I

FISHIN' IN THE SPRINGHave you ever gone a fishin'

In the spring time of the year

For the wriggle of my poleI can see the minnows jumpin'In that dear old fishin' hole.

lived in Williamsport, how I made a

bee-line for Lock Haven, or up into

Potter or Tioga counties. There's somedarn good fishing in Clearfield county,

too. And. of course, we can't overlook

the counties in the southwestern cor-

ner of the State, nor the headwaters of

the streams in Wayne. Pike, Lacka-wanna, Susquehanna, Wyoming, andSullivan counties. I'm afraid Dadwasted a lot of perfectly good moneysending me to Lehigh. I was a lot

more interested in fishin' than in learn-

ing how to get ore out of the ground.

But, we had some good times, especially

when that Lafayette gang passed

through Bethlehem on their way to

call on the gals in Allentown. Gosh;I remember one peach of a shiner I

got from the fullback of the Eastonteam. Whow! I can feel it yet! Evennow, my teeth rattle.

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I durn near forgot to report that I

got a letter telling me about one old

lady ringneck at one of the game farmsthat laid 153 eggs in one season. Na-

wild rice in the water's edge, and somewild sago, wapato. burr weed, smartweed, goose grass, wild millet in themarshy land adjoining. And the big-

mcuth bass will appreciate some waterlily pads, and then you'll know whereto look for 'em. Won't cost much toown a small pond.

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Where quail, or pheasants have beenraised on a game farm, they should be

liberated immediately after the huntingseason, so as to give them plenty of

time to adapt themselves to the wild

before the next open season. Thesame applies to ducks raised on breed-

ing farms. If they are tame, they

won't know what it's all about whenyou bang into them, and the result

win net be "sport." but little short of

slaughter. Nuf sed!* * *

Many States have been making aninteni;ive study of Pennsylvania's sys-

tem of wild life propagation. Progress

in our State has been so satisfactory,

that deer and bear are plentiful, andbeaver, which thirty years ago were

When at last the night is fallin'

Sort of lonesome seems to meWith the whip-poor-will a callin'

For his mate up in a tree;

But it's awful fascinatin'

And that's where I like to beJust a sittin' and a fishin'

Underneath that old oak tree,

—Eileen Pattishall

Sunbury, Pa,

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turally, she didn't hatch them out, but 'almost extinct, today number over 300

they incubated well, and most of them colonies. Of course, the beaver is still

were fertile. That's almost as good as ' far from plentiful, but we're getting

the average for a domestic hen. In ' there. Mr. Trapper,

the wild, the average for a hen phea-

sant does not exceed twelve to fifteen

chicks. If the first hatch is disturbed,

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will bring off a second batch of chicks.

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One of the best projects any BoyScout troop, or for that matter, anygroup of Camp Fire Girls, can under-take, is the setting out of young trees,

planting aquatic growth in streamsand ponds, and setting up bird housesand feeding boxes. If they provide

who had a nest in a weed thicket near1 food, cover and reasonable security

Twin Creek. There are plenty coons] against marauding cats. etc.. Dame Na-

and foxes in the neighborhood, but the ture will do the rest. Of course, it is

rooster cackled and raised sand when-ever anyone intruded, and the old lady

up to the fishermen, and hunters to

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i desires to a safe and sane bag-limit,brood. By fall. I'll have a couple days' if these amenities are observed, it

good shootin', if some other galoot

doesn't beat me to it!

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Old Brer Fox is no particular friend

of mine. While hunting cotton tails

won't be long now, until we can haveas good outdoor conditions as ourgranddads, and their fathers enjoyed.

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Well, gang, vacation is in the offing.

last fall, I came on a fox den. Within The months slip by. and join the cara-a radius of five hundred feet. I count

ed upward of fifty white leghorn car-

casses, and there were lots of quail

feathers and a grouse besides. Therewasn't a farm yard within a mile, but

a fox will forage over a ten-mile range,

when there are young to feed.

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Have written to our Game Commis-sioner, asking to be kept posted on the

stream and field conditions. And. of

course. I'm counting on all of you for

any information of interest to us ang-lers and hunters. For. get this straight!

I'm not a ten-ring circus, and if you

van of innumerable yesterdays. Someof us will stick around, and hoe thegarden; others who have jobs, will

stick to their knitting ; a few ventore-some souls, who know the world will

not curl up and bust if they cast busi-

ness cares to the demnition bow-wows,will trust to luck and fare afield. Ho-hum! I wonder where I can g:et somegrasoline money?

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—Read the Pennsylvania Sportsman.

SHOOTER'S & SPORTSMEN ATTENTION

Don't miss the

Third Annual Small Bore Tournament

July 12 and 13 — at Indiana, Pennsylvania

Under Auspices of the Indiana Rifle Club andSanctioned by the National Rifle Association

Take the Family and make it a week-end trip—you won't regret it.

Low Entry fees—Plenty of Cash rizes andTrophies.

You can get a program by writing Alan B. Salkeld, Secretary,

74 E. Philadelphia Street, Indiana. Penna. —or obtain it whenycu arrive on the grounds.

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Mr. Salkeldtent to receii

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leased to pi

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3rd ANNUAL SMALL BOKE TOUKNAMENTAND INTEBNATIONAL TEAM MATCH ^ ^ ^

Between Canaduy England, Germany and the Unided States

The 400 Club at Camp Perry,On Friday and Saturday, July 12 and i

13, 1935, Indiana, Penna., will be takenover by the Small Bore Rifle Clan ofthe Eastern United States and Canada.The reason: The two day Small BoreRifle Matches and Tournament spon-sored by the Indiana Rifle Club andSanctioned by The National Rifle As-sociation, Washington, D. C. Programshave been mailed to over 1,800 shoot-ers and if the entries continue to pourin as they have been in the last fewdays it will be the biggest shoot everheld outside of Camp Perry, Ohio.Mr. Alan B. Salkeld, Secretary of

The Indiana Rifle Club is the "Daddy"of the Tournament and has carriedquite a load in putting the matches outin front for the shooters of the East.Mr. Salkeld will be at the registrationtent to receive you first on the grounds.

The Tournament will be held onHamilton Field, just 2.3 miles East ofthe City of Indiana. Through the finesportsmanship of Messrs. David andDrenning Hamilton, owners of Hamil-ton Field, a part of the Airport wasleased to put up the range for theseevents. In connection with the rangethe Hamilton Brothers operate a gasstation and lunch stand, where re-freshments and supplies may be hadwithout leaving the range.

The range will accommodate fifty

shooters at fifty and one hundred yardsand fifty at fifty meters. There is

parking space for a thousand cars.

Lieut. Robert M. Bair, National RifleAssociation, Secretary of the State ofPennsylvania, will act in the capacityof Chief Executive Officer and is a verycapable ofiBcer for this post in chargeof the shoot.The Range Officers will be Maj. John

W. Hession, Winchester Arms Co.; Vir-gil Richard, Remington Arms Co., andRobert Liggett, Indiana Rifle Club.The Official Scorer will be OUie

Schriver, N.R.A., and the StatisticalOffice will be in charge of Edward Wil-son and will have a staff of workersappointed by the N.R.A. to help outwith the many bulletins.

Many noted rifle shots have assertedtheir intentions of coming to the tour-nament and all efforts are being putforth to make it a real success. It is

not the intention of the Indiana Rifle

Club to make this a money makingevent, but Mr. Salkeld's slogan is "Tomake it a success for the shooters andit will be a success to the club."Over $170 in Cash and $140 in mer-

chandise are guaranteed as prizes andas the entries increase in amount, per-centage prizes will be paid out in cash.Mayor Bert. H. Lichteberger will fire

the first shot to open the matches andthe first match will be the Camp PerrySpecial Match in which the winner hasthe choice of a Rifle Telescope made bythe well known scoE>e maker, JohnUnertl, Pittsburgh, Pa., or a Free Tripto The National Matches at CampPerry, Ohio, and return, all expensespaid. This match alone will draw alarge entry list of shooters, for anyonewould like to pay a small entry fee to

try for a free trip to the GreatestMatches of them all, The NationalMatches.The Honorable Joseph Gray, Con-

gressman from the Pennsylvania 27thDistrict, has donated a beautiful trophyfor the second match to be shot onFriday afternoon and Mr. Gray will behere for the matches and will fire theopening shot in this match. Mr. Grayis a real sportsman himself and is avery good friend of the shooting clan.

ALAN B. SALKELDSecretary Indiana Rifie Club

The events on Saturday at the DewarMatch, 50 Meter Individual, 50 YardsIndividual, 100 Yards Individual andThe State Championship. And fromthe twelve best shots in the Dewar and50 Meter Matches will be picked aTeam that will fire a match betweenthe following Nations: a team fromThe Wimbledon Park Rifie Club, Lon-don, England; Deutsches Kartell fur

Jagd und Sportscheisen, Berlin, Ger-many; North Toronto Rifle Club, Tor-onto, Canada.The Canadian Team, which will be

captained by Mr. M, J. M. Watson, of

Toronto. Canada, will arrive several

days before the matches so as to rest

up and to tune up their pet rifles for

the preliminaries. They will shoot theteam match right here along side of

our team. Never before in the historyof small bore shooting has any indi-

-«

vidual rifle club brought a Canadianclub here to the United States for anInternational Team Match. Althoughthey have attended the Nationalmatches at Camp Perry, Ohio, on theirown expenses. All prizes listed will bepaid regardless of the amoimt of en-tries.

The two foreign teams from across,

the water will fire their scores in thepresence of official judges and wire thescores to the tournament.To the United States team and the

Canadian team will be given the ap-propriate International Team MatchBrassards.The leading arms and ammunition

manufacturers as well as the leadingshooters' supplies dealers have reserv-ed a space on the well known Com-mercial Row back of the firing line,where may be seen the very latest inthe shooting line. Such firms wellknown to the shooters may be seen inthis lineup as Winchester RepeatingArms Co., John Unertl, scope manufac-turer. Remington Arms Co., PaddyO'Hare (known to all the shooters),Westchester Trading Post, J. P. Mc-Connell, gunsmith deluxe, and others.

Major John W. Hession, shooting pro-motion manager for Winchester, wishesto inform everyone who is interested inthe Heavy Barrel Winchester Model 52Match Riflle that the Indiana RifleClub is giving away as the GrandAward on the field day tickets that theclub is selling—"That he will personallyselect this rifle and see that it is thebest that any shooter can get."

In the evening of July 12, the In-diana Rifle Club will entertain all com-petitors and visitors in a lunch andparty out on the range. Frank Kahrs,representative for Remington Arms Co.,will have his movies of The EasternSmall Bore Tournament here for show-ing. There will be no entry fee, butyou must have your registration ticketat this tournament.

Whether you are a shooter or not aday's outing to these matches will bewell spent and you will enjoy the ac-quaintances you will meet and see.

You will see right on the range thesame men and women who make theremarkable records at the NationalMatches and you will see a marvelousexhibition of trick shooting by a wellknown rifle shot. A fine bathing beachis close to the range where the childrenmay enjoy themselves in pure citywater.Many more things have been ar-

ranged for the public and the matchesare open to anyone. There is no ad-mission fee to get in on the groundsto see the matches or anything that is

going on.

Anyone desiring a program of thevents may secure the same by droppinga card to the Secretary, Alan B.Salkeld, 74 E. Phila. St., Indiana, Pa.

What They SayMr. Ray E. Louden, Captain Interna-

tional Dewar Team of U. S., 1934

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"Alan you sure are going to have someshoot. Your setup of prizes looks verygood to me. I am looking forward toattending these matches."Colonel Townsend Whele— "Your

matches coming so soon after the East-tern Small Bore Matches and yourrange being so centrally located in theEast, you sure ought to have a real '

attendance. I am very sorry that I

cannot attend your matches for I am

LETTERSFrom Our Readers

This department is open to all ourreaders for the expression of opinions onquestions of interest, and offers an op-portunity for the exchange of ideas, dis-cus.sion of the interests of the sportsmen.Please limit your letters to 200 words sothat we can give more folks a chance tobe heard.—THE EDITOR.

Waynesboro, Pa.I have read with much pleasure your

first issue and want to say that if youcontinue the same type of material inyour future issues you will be assuredof success. I will shortly send you mysubscripton and those of a few of myfriends.

The sportsmen of Pennsylvania haveneeded a magazine to bring beforethem the proof of such practices asare harming to their sport, so keep upthe good work and I doubt f you willhave to worry about subscriptions.Why any Teal "sportsman" would

want to down a measure to give theFish Commission the same powers asthe Game Commission now enjoys?Why they should kick against the li-cense fee being increased from $1.50to $2.00? Why a very few should evenkick against the Pure Streams Bill issomething I never could understand.

It has always been my impressionthat if we want to accomplish anythingwe would have to stand together andpush. Maybe I am wrong but it seemsto me that nine out of every ten"sportsmen" want to leave it to a halfdozen members of the respective clubsto do it all, and then assume the blameif it isn't done just according to Hoyle.May the few among the many work-ing to insure BETTER Sport and thesafety of our waters and Forests besuccessful and may you be equally suc-cessful in your venture.

Sincerely yours.D. G. SHETRON, Secretary

Waynesboro Fish & Game Assn.EDITOR'S NOTE: Thanks for your

kind wishes, we shall try to do our bestat all times in the interests of the sports-men. Our Policies and Pledge are sin-cerely made and are not simply talk. Wehope the sportsmen will take your letterto heart. We find only a small percent-age of the clubs really "active" and theofficers in only a few really alive ... atleast we haven't heard from all of themyet.

Stationed at Omaha, Nebraska, but Iwish you the very best of success."Major John W, Hession, Shooting

Promotion Manager for Winchester

—

"Alan, I do think you have chosen asplendid time at which to hold thesematches as this will be right after SeaGirt or Camp Ritchie and the matchesshould be well attended. I will makeevery effort to be there."

Virgil Richard, Remington Repre-sentative—"The firm of Remingtonhave informed me that I am to be their

representative at your shoot. So na-turally I will be there and with my rifle

for your matches and prizes sure areinviting to the shooter.'

G. R. Croft, of Croft Coat & ShootersSupplies—"Your matches interest usvery much and hoping to see you at thematches and that you have a greatturnout."

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raue 10iTiiE Tennsylvania Sportsman July 1035

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CAMPINGNews. Of Th©PeiMia. S

EDITED BY

KEENE HILLS

SKEET FOR THEBEGINNERBy JOHN G. HAGANA, ^ , How many youngsters or beginners

ac <D /r\r^li Ok if" Tl fmHH 1in shooting I ask you have bought Shot

S S-O li^ 1 iA It 1 \J lilI Guns and have gone into the field

without knowing anything about their

Monthly Inter-Club, held at the New i „^^ ôw to load and handle safely and

LET^S GO CAMPINGBy KEENE HILLS

With schools closed, vacation time at I r^^^ject o

__:^ ^..A v,«t Tiiiv rinvs here, let's go be ot leaihand, and hot July days here le s go

camping. Let's steal away fiom the

sXy city streets to the cool forest

lanes where lakes and rivers lend

beauty, peace and rest, and the chance

to go fishing. Pack up your tent and

duffle, and travel the highways to fiee-

dom, health, and happiness.

Some of us will tour to the West

Coast to explore the National Parks

and Forests; some will invade the

northern wilderness along the Canad-

ian border: others will trek through

New England's scenic land; still others

will make use of the free public camp

sites in the Adirondack Mountains; but

many of us will take advantage ot

Pennsylvania's great outdoorland.

where hiking, fishing, boating, swim-

ming, and camping afford memorable

trips afield.

Modern camping equipment has done

away with much of the hardship and

discomfort that prevailed in the old

days. Spacious. weU screened tents

"With sewed-in-floors, awnings, and

wind-break canvases make living in the

open one of the most pleasant relax-

ations and changes from ordinary rou-

tine that is available. There is room

for folding springs beds, folding camp

chairs, gasoline cook stoves and lamps,

and a nook for a folding table when

rainy weather makes eating inside ad-

visable. Screened doorWays and win-

dows let in sufficient circulation of air,

and keep out the summer insect pests.

Yearly thousands seek out the popu-

lar camping areas of the mountain or

lake districts, and spend their entire^

vacation periods absorbing the match- ,

less pine scented air, pure spring water,|

and healing rays of the sun that will

tide them through the long winter

months. Nor is their lot a monotonous

one. Sporty trout, bass, pike, and mus-

kellunge may be caught; mountains

may be climbed; canoe trips taken;

nearby amusement resorts patronized

for those who like to dance play golf

or tennis, or take airplane rides over

the forest country; the wild creatures'

of the woods may be observed and their

;

pictures snapped; and campers may

,

find numerous other activities to make

their outings pleasant and eventful.

Those. v;ho have not yet tasted the

joys of camp life .should plan to do so

this summer. Once you have caught

the spirit of the outdoors, have knownthe genuine comradeship of its follow-

ers, have swapped yarns before the

evening campfires. have heard the sigh-

ing of the wind as it sweeps through

the towering evergreens, and have seen

the incomparable beauty of soft moon-light on rippling waters, as it shines

|

from a star-flecked sky, you will never

let these privileges escape from you

!

again.I

It is largely through the medium of

camping that many of us have the op-

portunity to become acquainted with

this outdoor America of ours. We take-

house car or trailer, or pile the para-

phernalia on the back seat, bumper.

and running boards of the car, and

vLsit places of scenic or historic promi-

nence; or we may strap light outfits

upon our backs and hike to the more

inaccessible regions.

Only a moderately expensive outlay

of equipment is required for those whohave only week-ends in which to take

their trips, or for those who may take

but a week's vacation. The market of-

fer.H a variety of tent models from

which to choo.se—the selection being

Koverned by the size of the family, the

type of trips to be taken, available fin-

ances, and personal preferences. The

of securing the right tent, to

be of real service to prospective camp-

ers, should be discussed in detail. Lim-

ited space prevents doing so in the

present article., but in the next issue

of The Pennsylvania Sportsman we

shall have occasion to Uke up this

important topic.

If you have a boy or girl, get him or

her interested in an outdoor life at an

early age. The philosophy of the open

country gives young folks a broader

outlook and greater tolerance, and for-

tifies them to face with clearer minds

the responsibilities that they must as-

sume when later they enter the busi-

ness world. Camping will give them

this desired prospectus, for through its

associated pastimes of fishing and

woodcraft they come to appreciate the

value of conserving our forests, fish and

game, and they learn the meaning of

true sportsmanship.So let's plan to go camping this sum

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Hope Skeet Club, New Hope, Pa., on

Saturday, June 8th, was not very well

[attended on account of bad weather.

Only three clubs had shooters on the

[field. The scores were as follows:

Green Hill Gun Club

Dr. DuBois 44

Mr. Younger 41

Dr. Valentini 33

Mr. Kielkoff 32

Mr. Russeler 35

Twin Pike Gun Club

Benson Mann, Jr 36

R. P. Jeffreys 43

Mrs. R. F. Jeffreys 26

New Hope Club

J. Pursell 19

C. A. Magill 14

H. C. Austin 22 x 25

Green Hill Club, being the only club

with a full team on the field, was

awarded the Monthly Pennant of the

Association.*

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Next Registered Title shoot of the

Pennsylvania Association, will be the

25'ers Shoot, to be held at the Twin

Pike Club, at Three Runs, Pa., on July

4th, 1935. This shoot is to determine

the Champion 25'er of Pennsylvania.

All shooters who are members of the

also what kind of shell to use?

The best way that I know of to really

learn to handle a Gun is to shoot Skeet

and I would advise all who wish to se-

cure more game on their hunting trips,

to visit some Skeet Club in their neigh-

borhood and watch some of the moreexperienced ones shoot several rounds,

and then, try your own hand at it.

Of course you might say, "I cannever hit those things, look how fast

they go." But, have you ever seen howfast a Grouse can go? Do you think

these targets go any faster? Try it

and then the next time you are in the

field when a Grouse, Pheasant or Quail

goes out, see how you can hit them.

You will surprise yourself. I havebrought down a Grouse with one well

placed shot, that surprised all the other

men in the group. I credit it all to

Skeei shooting.

Another thing that I have heardalong the side lines, is this remark:

"You won't find me going out there to

shoot and have every one laughing at

me." I have been at all kinds of Skeet

Shoots, have met all classes of menand women shooting skeet, from the

highest walks of life to the most com-mon and I have y6t to see one of them

Pennsylvania Association or any club laugh at a beginner. In all cases of be-

affiliated with the Association are en

mer. It will renew our strength, oui, ^.^^^^ ^^ compete.

health, and our courage for busy ana,

^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^.^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^q all shoot

trying davs ahead. Pick out some lake •

or stream, or quiet mountain glen.^^^^^^^^ ^^_

where facilities for camping have been[ ^^ ^^^ winner

provided, and pitch your tent. Guard

against that worst enemy of the forest

—irreparable FIRE—so that your en-

joyment afield will not be lost. Be

doublv positive that your campfires,

matches, and live tobacco have been

extinguiiihed before abandoning them.

One moment's carelessness may cause

years of total loss. It is better to be

countious than sorry.

ers who have not acquired a 25 Straight

score, but special prizes will be award-s of the 25'er shoot and

prizes will also be supplied for the oth-

er shooters.

Next Monthly Inter-Club Skeet shoot

will be held at the Green Hill GunClub. Sunday, August 18, 1935. TheGreen Hill Gun Club can be located

from Philadelphia, by taking Route 152,

Limekiln Pike, 250 yards north of LuLuThis will be theTemple Country Club.

.. . , first shoot to be held by this club since

Readers are invited to make this de-, jQiîng the Pennsylvania Association

partnient their meeting place. Send, ^^^^ ^^^ Association members should

in short accounts of your camping i

^.^^.^ ^^^ .^ ^^^.^g

trips, descriptions of your outfits, ideas

for making camp life easier and more

enjovable, and pictures of your outings.

Let's hear from you. Enclose address-

ed, stamped envelope, if a personal

reply is desired.

Next major shoot of the Association

will be the Tri-State Shoot, which is

held every year at the New Hope Skeet

Club, the date for this shoot has not

yet been decided. This shoot attracts

shooters from New York. New Jersey

and Pennsylvania and quite an array

of the best shooters from these three

States attend.« >;: «

The Pennsylvania Skeet Association

wishes to offer their sincere sympathy

to the family of Mrs. Hoffman, whopassed away June 14, at her home near

Northwales, Pa. Mrs. Hoffman's three

sons, Daniel, John and Edward Hoff-

man, are well known members of the

. Twin Pike Gun Club and their motherTwo-Year Subscnber ^^^ ^g^ known to all the members of

I was very much pleîsed to receive^j^^ Association. She will be missed by

-.«.,.. ^r ,.r,iiv r-»iiK1ir>Qtinn nnn nPrewltn ... - .. ,,_.. o^

Likes Initial Issue i

We certainly liked the initial issue

of your magazine very much and we

know that it is going to be a mighty

fine thing for the sportsmen of your

state. Something they really need,

since it is for them and not put out by

the state.Yours very truly, .

Eugene Linxweiler,

Manager, Hounds & Hunting Magazine

a copy of vour publication and herewith

enclo"?e mV check for $2 for two years'

subscription ard I wish your maga-

zine all success.H. C. Stackpole

St. Marys, Pennsylvania

all of them. Her age was 86.

—Join your local Game and Fish As-

sociation or Gun Club.

YOUBe The Judge

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Sporl.siiiinr" for fMi.' y<itr. y«'M f. .l ynn

an> lint .Mitirdy s:it isli.d. w.- will ir-

fund DOCiU,!-: TIIK AMOUNT YOlJ

iiAvi-: I'AiP rs.

V.'.' will (lopond .ntinly upon ymirS..11SC of fiiir i)l!iy :ui(l Sportsiniinshlp

f(.r a .s(|Uiir»- d.-:il. S.iul in your sub-

scriplion T01»AV. It will start with

ji.xl inonlh's issno and you will f.'t

this month's FHICIO.

WILL YOU HELP?If you want to help ( as many of you I

have already offered to do), won't youI

.show your copy of "The Pennsylvania

Sportsman" lo all your friends who are

interested in BETTER Hunting andFishing, Shooting and all allied .sub-

jects in our own .state of Pennsylvania.

but who have not already receive* a

copy or subscribed. If you want a few

extra copies, just let us know. We'll

gladly send them.The .sooner we can balance our book

properly with the right amount of ad-

vertising, the sooner we can give you ?i

still better magazine. Anything our

readers can do to help either circula-

tion or advertising will help toward

making this a still better magazine. Weare proud of the start we have made,

and we want to improve still further

just as fast as we can. We'll appreciate

any cooperation you give us.

The Pennsylvania Sportsman, read

by Pennsylvania's active outdoors folk.

girmers, who naturally will make mis-

takes, all these shooters are ready to

give advice and instruct, even to going

the entire round with you. Skeet

shooters I believe are the most sociable

class of shooters there are.

The cost of skeet? I find that it does

not cost as much as other styles of

shooting, such as white flyer shoots.

You do not need special loaded long

range shells. You can shoot almost

any size shot from 6 to 10 and mostclubs make other costs so low that anyone can afford to shoot.

Money prizes are not shot for so of-

ten in the Skeet game. Championship1.shoots are held of course, but prizes of

\

merchandise are given in most cases

j

and a small amount is added to the en-' trance fee to take care of the prizes.

Where there are several clubs in close

proximity inter-club shoots are held,

and this attracts the beginners. Thenext time you want to find out howsporting skeet shooting is, hunt up the

nearest Skeet Club and try your handat it <if you can't locate one, ask the

Editor) ... if you are a betting manI'll take your bet that you come backfor more. If your first score is low,

don't let that worry you, stick to it,

watch the others and you will soonfind yourself. This is a fine sport for

the office man as it gets him out andtunes up his nerves and most clubs

have Shoots on Saturdays and Sundaysand during the summer months onWednesdays the usual half holidays.

1 You may say, "I am too young to

shoot skeet." Less than a month agoI had the pleasure of watching LarryWilliam:>, Jr., of Wa.shington, D. C, alad eleven years old, break 93 out of

100 targets with a 20 gauge .shot gun.

Now, go to it. Try it yourself for somereal enjoyment during the summermonths and you'll be better prepared to

have less cripples get away this fall.

Forming New Association

The Mount Carmel Game Protect-

ive As.'jociaticn, Inc., is organizing the

Northumberland County Game Pro-

tective A.SKOciation.

With Northumberland county .solid-

ly organized and united we can further

advance the conservation and caring

for of game animals and better the

sp>orts in this county.

We would like to have every as.socia-

t ion and club in Northumberland Coun-ty rcprc-ertcd at a meeting to be held

on Thursday. July the 25th. at 8 p. m.

in the Ml. Carmel Game and Fish Pro-

lective A.ssociation rooms at 128 W.1 3rd Street, Mt. Carmel.

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Jaseph Yeager

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Secretary. Mount Carmel Game Pro-' tective Association.

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NEWS AND DOINGS of ™e

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONSLITITZ SPORTSMEN'S

ASSOCIATIONWe have a very "active" organization

here with a membership of nearly two

hundred. We are affiliated with the

Pennsylvania Federation. Doing our

part to make things better here in our

own state we have given talks in the

public schools covering feeding and tak-

ing care of birds and game.We have liberated around 500 rab-

bits this spring and 40 full grown

SUNBURY GUN CLUBThe second tournament of the Sun-

bury Gun Club opened on June 24th

and the entire club has been made upinto several teams under respective

VALLEY GUN AND COUNTRYCLUB PLANS ATTRACTIVE PIC-

NIC AND SHOOT FOR AUGUSTValley Gun and Country Club of

Shamokin is sponsoring a Sportsmen's

team Captains to compete for the Club,monster picnic to be held on their club

championship.Each team consists of ten men and

the five highest scores will count; a

team having less than five memberspresent will be allowed a John Doescore of 100 for each absent member,

pheasants. We caught 45 pair of quail ,Course to be fired: 10 shots in prone

this winter and paired them up and|

position and at rapid fire in one mmliberated them to different farmers mour locality. ("The Editor says thanks

for the information, he'll be down to

see you this fall.") We have three rab-

bit pens for rearing of young and these

we liberate at ten weeks of age.

This last winter our sportsmen have

fed over 2.000 pounds of feed to about

60 different f«ieding stations. We placed

several thousand trout in our different

streams for the fishermen.

Wc are plamiing now to get someland and plant trees so our birds andgame have some place of safety andshelter over the cold winter montlis. \

We are also planning to plant trees

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and berries in our mountain lands for

our birds and game.Yours for better sport.

Abram R, Hershey, Secretary,

LEECHBURG CLUB GROWSThe Leechburg Sportsmen's Associa-

tion is growing rapidly and at present

their membership totals over 275. They[e. F. Kiger, Raymond Broscious, Rex

Geise, J. E.

Jack Gillen,

ute. 10 shots sitting or kneeling at

rapid fire in one minute. These at

standard 75 foot targets furnished bythe club. Targets are scored by the

team Captains whose decision is final.

The competing teams, team captains

and the nights on which they will

shoot are as follows:

Team No. 1, S. F. Wetzel, captain;

C. N. Boust, A. George, I. Gemberling,Rev. S. A. Sitler, Scott C. Rea, LewisSober, H. G. Neiswinter, F. Putman,J. P. Carpenter, Monday night.

Team No. 2, H. R. Kinn, captain;

H. Klinger. Bob Campbell, GrantBickle, Joe Schoffstall, W. Dunkelberg-er, Dr. S. B. Geise. R. Wagner, H. B.

Snell B. F. Yeager, Thursday night.

Team No. 3, L. R. Fleming, captain;

Michael Surgent, John Royer, Carl

Rice, R. W. Seasholtz, John Apple,

Henry Sommer. Walter Pinand, HaroldFollmer, Wm. Metzgar, not designated.

Team No. 4. H. P. Rettinger, captain;

shooting field at Elysburg in August.It is expected that over fifty sports-

men's organizations in Central andEastern Pennsylvania will participate

in active interest in this big event.

A meeting of representatives of thevarious organizations will be held July10th at the club house in connectionwith a supper at which time final planswill be decided upon and the date se-

lected.

Some of the events planned for thatday include trap shooting, high power-ed rifle shooting, small bore rifle (.22)

shooting, pistol shooting, fly and plugcasting, bait casting, archery contests,

pistol matches between "State Police

and Game Wardens and many otherevents of which sportsmen are fond.

You may see some interesting pic-

tures in the evening, hunting dogs andthe latest in supplies for the hunterand angler. Special prizes will beawarded in the various events whichare open to all and some real healthyfun is promised. Watch the next issue

for complete details of the greatest

sportsmen's outing ever held in PennsWoods. All State sportsmen are in-

vited. Programs may be had from An-drew C. Long, Secretary, Box 290, Sha-mokin, Pa.

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTYSPORTSMEN TO ORGANIZE

Members of the Mt. Carmel GameProtective Association, Incoi-porated, aresponsoring the organization of a gameprotective association in Northumber-land county, and thru the columns of

The Pennsylvania Sportsman urgeevery association and club in the coun-ty to be repre.sented at the initial meet-ing, Thursday, July 25, at 8 p. m.The meeting will be held in the Mt.

Carmel Game and Fish Protective As-.sociation rooms at 128 West Thirdstreet, Mt. Carmel.

The association plans to organizeNorthumberland county sportsmen in

an effort to further the conservationof game animals and promote bettersports in every way possible.

DONORA SPORTSMEN TO HOLDSHOOTS

This organization is at present hold-ing a vermin contest and also offering

a prize for the largest fish of each dif-

ferent species caught during the 1935

season. Rifle and trap shoots are beingheld and the club would like to ar-

range matches with other organizations

in Western Pennsylvania. Drop a let-

ter to Andrew S. Sukel, Secretary, Don-ora. Pa.

have just leased a building for a club

and also have acquired a tract of 920

acres on which they will establish a

game refuge.

For the shooters they are installing

indoor and outdoor ranges for small

bore arms and also high calibre andskeet shooting.

They are also hatching and liberat-

ing pheasants and doing their share in

conservation and propagation work.

That's mighty fine for a club that is

only two years old and a lot of other

clubs should wake up—most of themare absolutely dead during the summermonths.

Spooner, Bill Ulp, BobShannon, R. Ransford,Monday night.

Team No. 5, C. W. Baylor, captain;

H. Merrill. A. Weist, H. Vought, EarlBittner. Dr. Wentzel, Herbert Welker,Theo, Welker, Dan Park, Wednesdaynight.

CARRICK SPORTSMEN'SASSOCIATION

This group recently opened about 50

acres on Route 51 on the Doyle farmnear Brownsville. The roads are goodand plenty of parking space is avail-

able.

Plans are completed here for install-

ing ranges for small bore shooting,

high calibre shooting, blue rock andskeet. A shelter house and other es-

sentials necessary to the comfort andpleasure of sportsmen are being install-

ed. Activities are planned for everyweek-end and all sportsmen are cor-

dially invited to attend and partici-

pate in these events. A good time is

promised to all visiting sportsmen.

LEBANON VALLEY FISH ANDGAME ASSOCIATION

Tlie Lebanon Valley Fish and GameAssociation is now in the midst of atremendous stream improvement pro-ject. This work is being carried onin the Manada Creek. It is the direct

result of a similar program last yearthat made this creek one of the finest

small streams in the state for Browntrout. We hope to send you some pic-

tures of this work in the near future.

Editor's Note: We are always gladto receive pictures and slories of all

kinds of projects and events.

SPRING MILLS FISH AND GAMEASSOCIATION

This is a wide-awake group in Cen-tre county affiliated with the Feder-ated Sportsmen's clubs of that county.

They maintain a cooperative (federal)

fish nursery at Spring Mills which is

visible from the bridge crossing Penn'sCreek on Route 45. Traveling Sports-

men should stop and pay this hatcherya visit. Ten thousand brown trout (fin-

gerlings) and ten thousand rainbowtrout (fingerlings) are in the troughs

at the present time.

Dr. George C. Thomas,V-Pres. County Federation.

Editor's Note: I wish we could haveevery group as alive as this one andengaged in some work of conversation

and propagation, be it fish, game or

birds.

SANDY HOLLOW ROD AND GUNCLUB

Down in Fayette county we find this

bunch of real sportsmen and they in-

vite you to any of their meetings, whichare held the third Friday of the monthat 8:00 p. m. Only two years old andgoing strong with a membership of

275, owning their own preserve andcarrying on their own stocking pro-

gram. This group should be commend-ed for their work and if this magazine

WAYNESBORO FISH AND GAMEPROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION

Members of this association have just

completed the erection of a skeet field

and have held a very successful initial

shoot. Here is a club that knows howto keep up interest all year around,how to keep in practice for the shootingseason and how to enjoy their sport all

year around. They also conducted aheavy feeding campaign during thepast winter and from present reportsthis was very successful. At presentthey are holding a fishing contest for

members of the club and are also

sponsoring the placing of retards anddams in the streams in their section

this fall to aid in the popular streamimprovement movement which is so

neces.sary on many of our streams.

Wants Crow Shooting CampaignI read my copy of "The Pennsylvania

Sportsman" from cover to cover, andI believe you are on the right track.

If there are any errors, I assure you it

must have happened in the rush of

getting the first copies to press. Allowme to say that I thoroughly enjoyedthe magazine and am enclosing mycheck for a year's subscription.

I would like to see your magazinesponsor a crow shooting campaign.

Very sincerely yours,

V. R. Breneman,Secretary, Lebanon Valley Fish andGame Association.

LANGELOTH SPORTSMEN'SASSOCIATION

Members of the Washington CountyLeague have opened their trapshootingseason and have had several success-ful shoots. We understand that a cor-dial invitation is extended to all sports-

men in their vicinity to enjoy the fa-

cilities of the club every Monday even-ing throughout the summer and fall

months.

The Pennsylvania Sportsman, Readby Pennsylvania's livest Hunters andAnglers.

WHOSE DOG IS THIS?A real sotter owned by a sportsman in

Berwick (Pa.). A year's subscription will

be given to the first person sending in aduplicate of the original picture fromwhich this was taken with the owner'sname and name <>f the dog.

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VESTA ROD AND GUN CLUBLocated at California in Washington

county and with a membership of 48active local members and 49 non-resi-dent members, for its its size it too is

a live group.

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VALLEY GUN AND COUNTRYCLUB

This club held their shoot on June22nd and from the reports available it

starts issuing medals for such doings[ ^as successful. We regret that we

DUNNINGS COVE SPORTSMEN'SASSOCIATION

Here is a club that was organized in

February, 1935, and has a membershipof 150, and plans are in progress for

buying a school house that is no longer

used, for a meeting place. This club

this club will be among the first to

get theirs.

Editor's Note: We would like to hear

from other clubs that are carrying onwork of this nature. Pictures of your

farms or projects are also welcome.

There are so few of the clubs who keep

in touch with us that we wonder if

some of tliem shouldn't just pass out

of existence.

could not get more details for publi-

cation.

TURTLE CREEK VALLEY SPORTS-MEN'S ASSOCIATION

Having installed a Napier electric

trap the boys in this organization were

meets the last Tuesday of each month so pleased with the results that they

and the ladies are eligible to mem-j

are holding quite a number of shoots

bership. _^... ...^,

and all sportsmen are invited.

POTTSTOWN SPORTSMEN'S CLUBThs is a working group in Montgom-

ery county, meeting the second Tues-day of each month and we understandvisiting sportsmen are welcome. Thisgroup is going somewhere, owning afarm for the benefit of the memberson Route 3.

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YOUR DOG & MINEBarks froan tlie Keimel

Well, is my face red? And it isn't

aU sunburn, either. The fact Ol the

matter, right smack off the bat. myreading public consisting of a banker

HP in Grand Ledge. Michigan, writes

to the Boss, and tells him pronto, that

in my first installment of this depart-

ment I committed a grievous error.

You remember, last month, the Boss

lx)unced on me rather sudden-like and

asked me to handle this column. And

as a starter, I decided I'd just briefly

enumerate the several breeds of dogs

with which I had some acquaintance

Evidently, I got along fairly well about

the historical data, but when I got

along toward the end, and spoke of the

soanicls, I inadvertently, having my old

dog, Brownie in mind, said the spring-

er has "woolly" hair. This aforesaid

banker says the springer has flat oi

wavy hair. Most bankers are generally

correct, and this Grand Ledge man.

evidently knowing his dogs, is abso-

lutely correct. The body hair of the

springer is flat or wavy, but the hair

about the head and buttocks is curly,

the tail bushy, and the legs well feath-

ered. What I had in mind was old

Brownie, and he may have had a slight

.strain of water spaniel way back m his

Wood lines, for he certainly was more

than wavy when he came out of water

That little cuss was in our creek about

lialf the time, and springers, as a gen-

eral rule, are not water dogs, but should

toe correctly included in the field dog

classification. I guess I was nodding a

toit when I got along to the spaniels.

and even the best of bankers nod oc-

casionally. Ordinarily, I don't squawk

about anything, but I'm just going to

Jet you in on a certain deal I had with

a banker about five years ago.

This particular banker—not the one

up in Grand Ledge—was a friend of

Dad's and one day he collared me. and

said: "My Boy, I see you've got $375

on deposit in our institution that isn't

drawing you a cent of interest." I ac-

knowledged the latter admission on his

part Then he intimates, I'm missing

a bet. He tells me he's got some Ameri-

can Laundry stock that pays 6'::,that

he can let me have at $75 a share. So

being thrifty, I says I'll take five shares.

Just like that! Of cour.se. I was cau-

tious. I asked him if it paid dividends

all the time, and he said: "My Boy,

.she never misses!" So I got rid of my$375 that way. and took po.ssossion of

a handsome sheet of embossed paper,

advi.sing all and srundry that I was the

proud possessor of five shares of Ameri-

can Laundry. I had visions of having

my shirt washed at half price, or some-

thing. Well, anyway, right after I got

that stock, they quit paying G'/r, and

the market value tobogganed until the

value of shares was somewhere around

$8 or $9 and just as the banker assured

me, they never passed a dividend. No,

sir! They're paying 40c a share per

annum, so for the past five years, I've

been receiving $2 a year for $375 care-

fully invested.

Now. you've got the fact before you,

111 tell you the rest. I ran into mybanker friend about six months ago.

and asked him for a match. While

tumbling around in his vest, I said,

"Charlie, do you remember when you

advised me to invest in AmericanLaundry?"He .scratched his chin, .scowled, and

looked ten-ibly profound. "You must be

wrong." he rebutted. "I told you to buyAmerican Rolling Mill."

"You sure you said American Roll-

ing Mill?" I insisted.

"Well, maybe I did say AmericanLaundry, but I meant American Roll-

ing Mill. I just picked up the wrongpaper, and looked in the wrong part of

the column. Heh, heh, heh! Youknow we busy business men occasional-

ly make mistakes!""Yoh," I agreed. And that's how

Charlie pulled the wool over my eyes,

and that's why, having Brownie in

mind when I was writing about spring-

ers. I happened to .say "Woolly" whenwhat I really meant was "Wavy." Thewhole thing simmers down to a mistake

in choice of words.

Everybody's set right now on the sub-

ject of springers; thoroughbreds should

have wavy or even flat body hair, while

the ears being long show ringlets, andthe buttocks are fuzzy or curly, the tail

bushy, the legs feathered. Generally

speaking the springers are brown with

more or less white, but they occur in

other colors. They make splendid field

dogs on both rabbits and pheasants.

The average weight for a dog standing

20 inches high is around 33-35 poundsor even a shade lighter. The springer

has a large head, broad, square muzzle,

the body is fairly long with a good

baiTcl. and whether they are mutehunters or give tongue when questing

depends on the parent strain.

The Clumber strain are mute hunt-

ers; the Sussex strain give tongue whenhunting. Both hunt slowly, for whichreason they are far superior on phea-sants than either the setter or pointer,

whicli being more rangy often flush

birds out of gun range. There is noprettier sight than a springer retriev-

ing game, theii' head held high as theydrag in a big cock bird. They are

among the most intelligent, alert andaffectionate of all our canine friends,

and make ideal pets as well as staunchcompanions afield.

Being alert, intelligent and gentle,

they respond readily to training. I

agree with my old friend. Ozark Ripley,

that a whip is bad business. At the

most a mild twigging of a recalcitrant

puppy is all that is ever necessary, andseldom is punishment ever necessary

more than once. I usually use a willow

switch, and after the initial clip across

the buttocks if the puppy shows rebel-

lion at my command, a second twigging

is not neces.sary; the sight of the twig

is all that is required. I always feel

that brutality on the part of any train-

er is a sign of weakness. Gentle repe-

tition, in an ordinary conversational

tone, and a brief lesson oft repeated, is

.soon understood by the dog. If the

voice is raised to an angry shout, the

dog is confu.sed and rattled, and the

whole value of the lesson is lost, andthe dog's training actually retarded as

a result. As a matter of fact, a dogis merely the mirror of his master.

Dogs generally are anxious to do the

bidding of the owner for the reason

they want to merit the well-earned

caress. If the dog is fond of some .sweet-

meat, a mor.^el as a rewpj'd for goodwork is not haraiful. although I do not

recommend candy as a steady diet. Toomuch risk of worms.

Whenever you see a well behaveddog. you know that you can trust its

master. Contrarywi.se. I've seen dogs

that were arrant cowards, and even

sneak thieves ; and you can bet a dollar

of your hard-earned ca.sh. when such

is the case, you had better steer shy

of trusting the owner of such dog too

cordially. I have in mind the pariah

dogs .seen in certain Oriental coun-

tries. Those dogs are no difi"erent fromother dogs except that they are vic-

tims of bmtality and observation of

masters who are born crooks. Suchdogs will jump on you when your back

is turned.But. let's go on with the further

discus.'^ion of spaniels, since the banker

up in Grand Ledge is interested in this

breed. In my initial installment, I men-1

tioned the cocker .spaniel The cocker

deserves more than passing note. Theycan be trained to be good retrievers,

and they usually make good .shooting

dogs. in fact, the name originated

from their use in hunting woodcock.

There are a variety of cocker spaniels,

some of the toy spaniels tracing their

lineage to this strain. The hunting

type of cocker runs light, seldom ex-

ceeding 20 pounds in weight, and often

they scale down to 14 pounds. Like

the springer, the cocker keeps his tail

down while hunting, but o.scillates it

back and forth more rapidly. Thecocker's coat is thick and wavy; colors

vary, seme being plain liver, or plain

black; there are white and black, liver

and white, lemon and white, and nowand then, one sees a cocker that runs

nearly all red. They are staunch pals,

readily respond to kindness, work tire-

lessly, being slow on the trail, and for

.small game, or even water fowl, makegood retrieve%>.

Many sportsmen will deny there is

such a thing as a squirrel dog, but I

had a cocker bearing the rather por-

tentious name of Rhoderick Dhu, which

could locate and tree more squirrels

than any other dog I ever owned. Evenin early fall before the leaves hadturned, and the branches were fully

leafed, that little rascal could locate a

squirrel unerringly, and standing be-

neath the tree, tail agitated, he would

keep his eyes on the quarry until I

too, had located the elusive scamp my-self. And when my rifle cracked, old

Roddy was right underneath to catch

the falling quarry before it had hit

the ground.The water spaniel, as its name im-

plies, has great endurance in water.

This is easily explained from the oily

nature of its coat, which prevents the

body from becoming really wet. Awater spaniel on emerging from pondor creek has only to give himself a

good shake, and in a few moments his

hair is dry. One of our most docile

and gentle of all canine friends, it hasone draw-back. I refer to the unplea-

sant attribute of smelling "doggy" even

when thoroughly clean. When allow-

ed to linger by campfire or hearthfire.

one notices at once the strong odor of

"dog" given off by the water spaniel's

oily coat. Nothing can prevent this.

Many people, even today, think the

spaniels have webbed feet. All dogs

have a heavy membrane between the

toes. Where the foot is wide as in the

case of the water spaniel, the mem-brane is loosely hung, and a large pawsurface is presented to the water, mak-ing this breed an excellent swimmerand diver. The ideal water spaniel is

of moderate size, seldom measuringover 22 inches at the shoulder, thoughrather stoutly built. The ears are long

and pendulous, from point to point,

the outstretched ears often equal the

animal's height. ^

In finishing this discussion, a fewvvords about the so-called retrievers.

In America, all hunting dogs are taught

to retrieve, but in England, even to-

day, they specialize. The so-called

Labrador retriever was developed in

England by the careful crossing of the

Newfoundland, the setter, the waterspaniel and the terrier. Our ownChesapeake Bay dog was developed in

a similar way, until today it has taken

a definite form. The Chesapeake Baydog is the boon companion of the duckhunter and was brought to its present

form by the hunters of Maryland.There are several types of the Chesa-peake; those of the otter-dog type havevery short, usually tawny hair; the red

type has long hair of the color men-tioned; the curly type has very curly

hair, and usually are of a dun or red-

dish-brown hue.The Labrador retriever varies in col-

or, and form depending on the prepon-derence of parent strain. Some are all

black, others show tones of dark brown,

and patches of white. They are the

salt-water retriever par excellence, andshow no distress even in the worst of

cold wet weather in our salt marshes.Where the setter strain is dominant,the Labrador can be trained to be a

very creditable field dog; but its forte

is retrieving water fowl, and it is poorpolicy to develop an all-purpose dog.

when it shows a strong tendancy in

one useful direction.

Well, fellows, if you want to start

any arguments, just fire in a letter to

the Boss!

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Ed. Fisher, of Shamokin Dam, Pa.,

shown with three rabbit hounds that(he savs) Ret re.sults. If looks haveanvthinj? to do Avith it, Mr. Fisher's

st()ry is as good a boast as the nextfellow's.

TRY THIS PLANIf you want to get some subscriptions

for your magazine, "The Pennsylvania

Sportsman." just write us for somesample copies. Then carry a copy or

two in your pocket and show it to your

friends and if you attend a club or

association meeting have the Secretary

announce that you are there with

copies of the new magazine FOR every

Sportsman ; that you will be glad to re-

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new publication to any who have not

seen it.

You'll be surprised at how easy it is

to pick up a good number of subscrip-

tions quickly, and thus get yourself afree subscription, or some nice prem-ium, or both.

We can also send some subscription

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ested in BETTER Hunting and Fish-

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If you good fellows will get busynow you can get a LOT of subscrip-

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What We NeedTlie June issue of your magazine ar-

rived and I read it through andthrough and feel that it is a very goodexample of what we need.

Sportingly yours,

Abram R. Hershey,Secretary Lititz Sportsmen's Associa-

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Beaver vs. Trout

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naturally made me curious to observe

the beaver in the wild. His operations

being confined to the night hours, you

•will learn little about the old rascal by

wading the streams under the broad

light of day. Mostly, you will see only

what he has accomplished while you

enjoyed your well-earned rest. Thelaws being strict, I do not recommendthat you kick a hole in a beaver dam,

for you will doubtless get barked shins

as a result. In fact, you can't do muchdamage to a beaver with anything

short of dynamite. If you knock a hole

in the dam at mid-stream, the beaver

shows only trifling concern, and works

leisurely to repair the hole as cold

weather approaches. But, should you

damage the stream obstruction near

the banks, where it might reasonably

cause the whole thing to wash away,

the whole tribe gets to work in earne.st.

and the repairs are completed in short

order.The beaver dam is a masterly bit of

engineering. At the bottom imbedded

in the earth are first placed a hori-

zontal layer of large logs, some as big

as a foot or more in diameter, and as

long as several of the animals can con-

veniently roll along with their paws

and noses. How they pull these buoy-

ant masses cf wood beneath the sur-

face, and weight them with stones andj

mud is a problem I won't dilate upon,

for I don't know. The beaver places,

all his logs in the horizantal plane, and

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carefully cements thorn together withI

mud and stones, and when finished

thev are a solid ma.ss of waterproof

construction. Unhappily, the beaver is

not content to build a low dam. Werethis the ca.sc, his works would be the

object of my heartfelt commendation.

But, he continues to build higher than

necessary, evidently intending to pro-

vide an ample factor of safety to in-

sure the er trance to his runwaaysalways being beneath the surface. By|

erecting his dams imtil a six, eight orj

ten foot head has been impounded, I

he does a lot of harm. Ah. ha; your,

ears wag! Sometimes, floods result!;

When the dam causes a three or four

foot head, what happens? A pool is

created. Water is backed up. Very

fine! Trout enjoy pools in which to dis-

port themselves. But, as these pools

expand, the impounded water becomes

sluggish; the water temperature in-

creases on a hot summer day beyond

68 degrees, which is. about the maxi-

mum a trout can survive. Scum col-

lects on the pool, vegetation under

water rets and gives off noxious gases,

and creates in the water an acid re-

action. Trout cannot remain healthy

in water which has an acid reaction.

Test one of these stagnated pools above

a beaver dam, and if it turns Litmus

paper red. you will discover the trout

have vanished. Likewise, if the inlet

feeder streams are drowned until their

ripples are no more bringing in fresh

supplies of oxygen, and you have poly-

wogs in abundance, but no trout. May-be, a bass might thrive in the pool, but

the trout can't live in it, except in the

cool months of spring, and in late fall

and winter. Unhappily, a trout mustsurvive through the summer months as

well, but if conditions due to beaver

construction cause the water to get too

warm, too stagnant, the trout has to

run away, or die. Even a chub doesn't

like hot water.Therefore, my angler friends, sup-

pose you look about your streams, see

if beaver activity has gotten beyondcontrol, see whether your favorite pool

is scum covered and acid in the mid-summer hot days, and then you will

know why many of our best brooks andcreeks are no longer tenable for our

much-loved trout. Nor, is the tempera-ture, and rotting vegetation the only

trouble. As long as the pool is shal-

low, full of life-giving oxygen, the in-

sects will lay their eggs on the surface,

larvae will thrive on the clean, gravely

bottom. If no gravel beds are exposed,

the duns, the sedges, the gnats andstone flies can not propagate, as their

nymphs need gravel and logs to ad-

here to. and won't prosper where there

is a silt-crusted bottom. Just as soon

as a beaver dam is erected, silt starts

to collect on the bottom, and the high-

DO PHEASANTS DESTROY RABBITAt this time of the year there are the

usual number of reports that there is

a scarcity of rabbits wherever there are

pheasants. The claim being that phea-sants eat young rabbits.

For many years the conservation de-

partments of the various states and the

provinces of Canada have been at-

tempting to trace, to some definite

conclusion, the fact that pheasants dokill young rabbits. Invariably investi-

gations have led nowhere. In the ma-jority of cases it has amounted to hear-

say only. Someone has told someoneelse that he actually saw a ringneck

kill a baby rabbit. Upon interviewing

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such someone we find that although hedid not actually see it another hunteror farmer, or someone else, had wit-

nessed it, etc., etc.

It appears that the ringneck is moresinned against than sinning. Field

mice, strange as it may appear, may be

and oftimes the fleshy parts of the lips

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killing. These small creatures coming,

upon a nest of young bunnies havebeen known to eat the eyes and ears

and oftinies the fleshy parts of the lips

of the youngsters.

Hawks, owls, and crows kill morerabbits than all the hunters and it is

well known that a pair of crows, rais-

ing a family, can and sometimes do kill

over a hundred rabbits during the nest-

ing season. Very often the con.serva-

tion departments are asked how they

know that the ringneck does not de-

stroy rabbits.

This question can best be answered,

in part, by experiment and citing the

result : Rabbits have been placed in

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pheasant breeding and rearing pens 1

and in the course of time have had ,

nests full of young and have proceeded!

to rear these young to full maturity ,

without the loss of a single bunny on!

account of the pheasants.

Rabbits are very prolific, and. though

there may be an occasional pheasant

that will "locate a rabbit nest and de-

stroy it the general practice of phea-

sants is to let the nests alone.

Investigations have proved that al-

though there may be a shortage of

rabbts in one particular pheasant ter-

ritory the shortage is not always ap-

parent m adjacent cover.

—Outdoor News.

STOUT FELLOWGive me the bloke with a laugh on his

lips

When a dozen shots go wrong;

Give me the bird with a twinkUng eye

V/hen the game sings a sour song;

Give me the gent who can take it and

grinWhen Lady Misfortune is rubbing it

in

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Who smiles at a loss as well as a wm;He's the partner that I want along.

—Ernest W. Monigle.

Something for PcnnaSportsmnen to Shoot At

By HENRY R. RICHARDSportsman of Bloomshurp, Pa.,

(Columbia CountyA few years ago the sportsmen of

Pennsylania knew very little, if any-

thing, about the ringneck pheasant.

If, on some crisp November morning,with the trusty old bird dog, while

looking for a covey of quail or a fewscattered grouse, one happened to runacross one of these beautifully colored

ringneck cocks, the splendor of the

thing would simply cramp your trigger

finger. The audacity or effrontery

with which that cock literally defied

everything in sight would make youpui'se your lips and say, "Well I'll be

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ci— ." The old setter would look up, aj

bit sheepi.shly, perhaps, and sort of

bear out those sentiments.

My first experience with a ringneckcock was exactly like that. The initial

impulse was to .shoot, but somehowlooking over the barrel at so glorious

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a .spectacle was not enough, I watched 1

the bird as he leveled off and floatedi

to a stop in a wild carrot field, per-

haps a quarter of a mile away. I hadj

to have another look. Losing no time i

I was soon standing exactly where I \

thought the ringneck had stopi)cd. Ofi

course the bird was not there. My dogj

picked up the trail and with much tail-

wagging and evident excitement, .she

followed it. I expected soon to see the

pheasant again. Point after point

yielded no rooster. The dog and I fol-

lowed the ti-ail fully a half mile andthen suddenly it happened—the dogstarted at a full gallop and actually

raced along a shallow gully, straight

through the middle of a field. It wasimpo.'-.sible to hold her. In the midstof running, yelling, swearing, and whatnot, up went the cock, about 200 yards

ahead of me and less than two feet

ahead of the dog. Imagine my chagrin!

I thought for a minute the dog wasgone forever. I believe she followed

that bird into the next county. Aboutten minutes later she returned and, in

utter dejection hung her head withshame. At that instant I was so ex-

cited and disgusted that I could haveleaped for joy at to beautiful a sight.

and shot the dog for messing up the

picture and following the bird to hea-ven knows where.

The breeding season for these birds

starts as early as May. Need more besaid about good ringneck shooting? ByNovember of each year the woods arehterally full of them.When you consider the real sport

procured by so little effort, and by sucti'

small individual contributions, I do notunderstand how any red blooded sports-

man can refrain from doing somethingabout it. Let us all get together andhelp make Pennsylvania become the

best gunning state in the union.

er the dam, the faster the accumulation

takes place. The more dams, the warm-

er the summer temperature of the wat-

er, the greater the amount of silt, the

life-destroying scum and acid reaction

which trout cannot survive, and the

inability of trout food to propagate

and survive.

All of us enjoy seeing the busy little

beaver enjoy his activities; but a lot

of us old dyed-in-the-wool trout fisher-

men would a great deal rather see our

streams properly supervised so that the

beaver's activities are limited to con-

ditions best suited to trout health and

development.The mere fact that insects are seen

along our streams in spring and sum-

mer, does not necessarily imply that

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ply during the long winter months' when trout must hve and feed. When' nature is left unhindered there is a

happy bo lance of all things. Rightly

enough the beaver was protected whenit was threatened with extinction. To-

day, with hundreds of beaver colonies

damming our trout streams from one

end to the other, our Game Commis-sion might well give the above outline a

bit of thought. The whole thing be-

comes a moot question ... the beaver

... or the trout! Which shall survive?

We have no wolverines to keep the

beaver in check in our state. We mayhave a few bootleg trappers, but not

many. Therefore, it is up to the GameCommission to check up!

The next season a few more of these

birds appeared. I watched two or three

more fly away and then, more by luck

than skill. I killed one. From that dayon, ringneck pheasants have had myattention most of the small game sea-

son each November.

Now we have ringnecks all over the

county, and lots of them. Single hunt-ers have shyly confessed having shot

at, and missed, as many as twenty dif-

ferent cockbirds in a single day. Ofcourse there is the fellow who simply

cannot see how anyone misses so big

a target. When that same "deadeye"spends a day or so in the field withyou, however, he misses right and left

and then alibis his shooting by that

"off day" story.

This brings me to the point. Every I

county and section of Pennsylvania can '

have shooting exactly like we have it

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plenty of birds and plenty of sport. If

the sportsmen in every locality will puttheir heads together the task will be a

very simple one. We have done it ef-

fectively in Columbia county. The plan

is very simple. In each of the sporting

goods stores, and sportsmen's clubs, weplaced posters asking for contributions

and the names of contributors. We ex-

pected to get approximately fifty dol-

lars. This amount would buy fifteen

husky cock-birds. The posters wereleft at the respective places for twoweeks. At the end of that time wewere pleased to find that our total, far

exceeding our expectations, had better

than tripled the original figure. Wethen .secured a permit from the GameCommission in Harrisburg, along withcertain stocking instructions, given bythem for the asking.

About the middle of March we"planted" our ringnecks—forty-eight in

all. We placed them in spots where weknew hens to be and. incidentally,

,where farmers would allow hunting.

NATIONAL RIFLE MATCHESSCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER

The National Rifle Matches, whichhave been "just around the corner" for

the past four years, will become areality this fall. The dates for Ameri-ca's premier rifle shooting tournament,which really comprises the greatest

gathering of rifle shooting enthusiasts

in the world, have just been announcedby the National Board for Promotionof Rifle Practice, War Department, as

September 1 to 19, inclusive, at CampPerry, Ohio.

Made possible by a Congressional

appropriation of $500,000, the events

arc divided into three parts; the SmallArms Firing School, the most efficient

medium known in mass rifle shooting-

instruction, will be held September 1

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to 6, inclusive; the National Rifle As-

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.:CciatiGn matches, under the supervis-

' ion of that organization, will occupy

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September 7 to 13, inclusive, and the1 National Matches v/ill be conducted

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September 14 to 19. inclusive. In ad-

dition to the matches for large caliber

I rifles, the small bore competitions,

,which are of national and international

scope, will be held September 7 to 15,

inclusive.

The National Rifle As.<^ociaticn's pis-

tol matches, including the Police Pistol

L'vents, will be held during the samet^cricd as the small bore matches. Atthis time police teams from all over

the country will probably be given in-

struction in the science of jui-jitsu as

well as in shooting. Civilian and Na-Lional Guard teams from every state

in the Union, as well as competitoi-s

from every branch of the service, will

be in attendance. A large number of

individual riflemen, classed as unat-

tached civilians, will also compete. TheNational Matches have not been held

.<jnce 1931, when over 5.000 competitors

shot in the various events. A larger

attendance Ls expected this fall.

PHEASANT EGGSSpecial Prues for JuJy—August

Ringnecks SL dozen. $7.v'>0 a hundreddeiWered. Cash wi*h order. Satis-

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SPORTSMEN! HARKEN TO THECALL OF PENNSYLVANIA'S

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Here is your chance to help yourown cause

"In Unity Tliere I«j Strength"

^ Every subscription aids our workfor clean sportsmanship. Conser-vation and Protection of Gameand Fish and a better place to

pursue our favorite sport.

^ As a sportsman you should sendin your subscription NOW—andjcin your local Sportsmen's Clubor Association at their next meet-ing.

H The publication of this magazineand the movement for better fish

and game conditions in Pennsyl-vania is your fight. The success

of the movement depends uponyou If you are in favor of

BETTER fishing and hunting let's

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(Continued from Inside Front Cover)LegisLitor Likes Magazine

I received your first copy of ThePennsylvania Sportsman and am de-lighted with it. It is my opinion thatthis is the first time that a magazinehas appeared in our State which willbe a direct benefit to the sportsmen. Isincerely hope that you will be able tokeep this magazine going.You will no doubt agree with me that

many of the troubles of the sportsmenare due to unsatisfactory legislation atHarrisburg. At the next session of theLegislature, when your list of subscrib-ers is abundantly enlarged, this maga-zine can be used with telling effectupon the Members of the next Legis-lature. It will of course be necessarythat you will have direct contact withthe Legislature so that you will be ableto tell the sportsmen what to tell andwrite to their Representatives. TheMembers of the Legislature usuallywish to comply with the desires of thepeople back home. If the sportsmendo not express their desires and areindifferent to legislation, the lawsemanating from the Legislature will beaccordingly.

I am enclosing a check for the firsttwo years subscription.

If at any time in the future you feelthat I might be in a position to helpyour magazine along, I desire that youfeel free to call upon me at any time.

Respectfully yours.S. P. Boyer, M.D.

Member of House of Representativesfrom Johnstown.

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Against Open Doe SeasonI have just finished reading Vol. 1,

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your statement on page 15, head secondcolumn, quote: "Open season on does,etc." You do not want to repeat whathappened in the open doe season of1931. No real SPORTSMAN will submitto that.

The copy of the Doe Plan enclosedherewith is not intended as a cure allnor is it intended to attempt to forcean issue but has been offered to theSportsmen of Pennsylvania as oneman's suggestion in an honest effort toavoid a wholesale slaughter of our deerand as a basis from which a prc^âmmay be derived. Briefly, this planmerely offers the services of selected,skilled hunters (SPORTSMEN) to theBoard of Game Commission to do anasty, yet necessary job. This plan wasapproved at the last meeting of TheAllegheny County Sportsmen League.

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Mairazine Fills Empty NicheI am just in receipt of the first issue

of the Pennsylvania Sportsman andhave noted with interest the variouscontents and subjects covered. I sin-cerely believe a real opportunity awaitsyou in this venture, for an aggressiveand constructive periodical wherein thesportsman of Pennsylvania is keptposted on matters which fail to findthemselves into the larger metropolitannewspapers will fill an empty niche inthe everyday life of the PennsylvaniaSportsman.

I am enclosing a one dollar bill topay for one year's subscription, takingadvantage of your special offer and amlooking forward to receiving the Penn-sylvania Sportsman with a good dealof pleasure.

Here's hoping you all the success inPennsylvania and lots of good healthand happiness to carry on.

John G. MockThe Pittsburgh Press

Should Be Helpful Ma^zineI was greatly pleased to receive a copy

of the first issue of The PennsylvaniaSportsman, and wish you every successwith this undertaking. This addition tothe outdoor literature of the old homestate should be decidedly helpful.

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We'll Clean the Water(Continued from Front Page)

There is another day coming. Go-vern yourself a'ccordingly. Lend everyeffort in opposing those whose namesare on the "Roll of Infamy" and everyeffort to re-elect those whose namesgrace the "Roll of Honor."

Ladner ReportsBy GROVER C. LADNER

Deputy Attorney General of Penna,In furtherance of Governor Earle's

campaign pledge, the Administrationhas sought to cope with the problemarising rfom the ever increasing pol-lution of the streams. This threat tothe health and comfort of the peoplemakes this subject one of growing im-portance.As a first step in the program, at the

request of the Governor, the AttorneyGeneral designated Grover C. Ladner,Esq., Deputy Attorney General, to rep-resent the Conservation Departmentsand the Sanitary Water Board with aview of bringing about a coordinationof the activities of these Departments.Mr. Ladner drafted a three-point

program. The first was the drafting ofthe Pure Streams Bill, the ThompsonBill No. 273, which Bill reenacted thePurities of Water Act of 1905 applyingto sewage pollution, extended the pro-visions thereof to include industrialpollution, provided a means wherebythe help and assistance of the localcommunities could be enlisted in thefight, thereby relieving the State ofpart of the tremendous costs which it

would have to bear if it sought to copewith the stream pollution unassisted.The Bill was reported out of Commit-tee favorably, but by a concentrateddrive of the polluters was re-committedand died in Committee.A second bill drafted was a Bill to

provide for sealing of abandoned mines.One of the most prolific sources ofstream pollution in the Western partof the State is the sulphuric acid whichcomes from abandoned mines. Thewaters of many of the streams couldbe rendered pure if the abandonedmines were sealed up. This bill provid-ed that the costs in the first instanceshould be paid by the State, but there-after imposed upon the owner of themine. The Bill finally emerged in theSenate Committee with the amend-ment striking out the right to collect

against the mine owners. However,since it grants authority to the De-partment of Mines now to proceed withSealing, there is a considerable advance.The third Bill was the Ruth Bill,

House Bill 333, modeled along the lines

of the New York Act and designed toprotect the clean fish streams againstdumping of waste by polluters, who usethis method of disposing of waste atthe expense of the people. This Bill

passed the House of Representatives,came into the Senate, was shifted to

the Public Health Committee, of whichSenator Hunsicker was chairman, andthere died.

Of the three bills in the programtherefore, only one has become the law.Fortunately for the people the right to

proceed against stream pollution is notdependent upon Statute Law. There is

an ancient right under the commonlaw, resulting from a recognition thatthe preservation of the purity of thewaters must be one of the first con-siderations of a civilized people.The Sanitary Water Board is handi-

capped by a lack of employes, which inturn is due to curtailment of their forceand reduction of their budget, due to

the demands for work relief, and etc.

Mr. Ladner has worked out a planto take advantage of the Mine SealingAct which notwithstanding the lack offorce on the part of the Sanitary Wat-er Board will enable definite progressto be made. According to the plandrawn up the Sanitary Water Boardwill act as sponsor of the mine sealing

program, as a Federal Work Relief pro-ject. The Federal Public Wo~rks Ad-ministrator, Hon. Edward Jones, hassignified his willingness to recommendemployment of 3,000 men to do the

lv<)rk. The work will be supervised bya cooperative Committee representing

the Sanitary Water Board, the Depart-

ment of Mines, the Fish Commissionand the Attorney General's office.

Under tht; plan a reconnaissancesquad will make a survey of the field,

lay out the work, and they will be fol-

lowed by the mine sealing squad.Mr. Ladner has also drafted the fol-

lowing plans to cope with otlier streampollution. First, sewage disposal—thepickling of the Pure Streams Bill No.273 leaves unimpaired the power of theState under the Purities of Water Actto proceed against municipalities still

discharging sewage into the stream.The Sanitary Water Board has made arequest to the Federal Emergency Re-lief authorities to consider sewagetreatment works application as entitledto primary consideration. Objectionwill be made to every community whichendeavors to engage in luxury improve-ments unless and until they have madeapplication for sewage disposal.

The Act of 1905 subjects municipali-ties to a penalty of Five Hundred($500.00) Dollars and Fifty ($50.00)Dollars a day for each day they dis-charge sewage after revocation of thepermit. This penalty clause has, sofar, not been evoked, but municipalitieswill be notified that unless they goforward with their sewage disposal pro-gram, their permits will be revoked,and they will be subjected to the pen-alties. Apparently the only argumentthat some people understand is the ar-gument that touches the pocket bookThis will be tried.

At the same time injunction suitswill be brought to restrain communitiesfrom engaging into any improvemenetsuntil first they proceed with their sew-age disposal. The right to do this hasbeen tested and vindicated in the caseof Commonwealth vs. Borough of Som-erset, and the right of the State to takesuch action is undoubted.

Industrial PollutionHand in hand with the stimulation

of sewage pollution law on our streamswill go a concentrated drive againstpolluting industries. In order to am-plify the force of inspectors, Mr. Lad-

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ner has evolved the plan, which hasmet the approval of the Departments;

involved, as follows:

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There are thirty-four Fish Wardens

and some sixty Game Protectors, Theywill be appointed by the SanitaryWater Board ex officio stream inspec-tors. They will be properly trained inthe rudiments of collecting evidenceand properly equipped to sterilize bot-tles to take samples. They will haveall the powers which the Sanitary Wat-er Board has under the law. In thisway the force of the Sanitary WaterBoard will be augmented by at leastninety men, who will be a vigilant,alert and interested campaign to re-deem the waters of the State.

The plan which proved so successfulin Mr. Ladner's drive on the SchuylkillRiver will be followed. Industries willbe given a reasonable opportunity toinstall treatment works, but they willnot be permitted to procrastinate andpretend to study problems, most ofwhich have been settled and solved bythe engineers here in this country orabroad.

It will be our policy to encourage lo-cal officials of any community sufferingthe ill effects of stream pollution tohave the use of the name of the Stateof Pennsylvania and proceed againstthe offender.

Thanks for the Boosts

(Continued from Inside Front Cover)Bigrgest Group of Sportsmen

We are interested in your work forthe Pennsylvania Sportsmen. You havethe biggest group of licensed sports-men in Pennsylvania to deal with andwe believe they will support your pub-lication.

Sincerely yours,W. H. Foster, Editor

National Sportsman Magazine andHunting and Fishing Magazine,Boston, Mass,

Magazine Is ExcellentReceived a copy of the first issue

and it is excellent. The best of luckto you. My subscription is enclosed,

John Kilcoyne, PresidentGatineau Rod and Gun Club, Inc.,

Maniwaki, Quebec, Canada(Tunkhannock, Penna.)

Pleased With ArticlesReceived your letter of the 14th and

am very sorry I did not write you soon-er, but I have been very busy latelywith Skeet activities and neglected>^ome of my other work.Your magazine is O.K., and in a very-

short time I beheve it will be one ofthe leading magazines of its kind. Wasvery much pleased with the articlesconcerning the Cacoosing Club and theState Championship Skeet shoot, hifact your magazine was the only onewho published an account of the Stateshoot, up to this time. I had sent ac-counts to two other magazines at thesame time I mailed yours.Concerning news for the next num-

ber and future numbers, all that I can.accumulate I will send in and as far asspecial articles are concerned, will domy best.

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Vei-y truly,

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THE Sam?\e Co?Vn Cent%

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^^In the Fields Along the Streams^'

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HERE IT IS

!

It gives us no end of pleasure to present to the Sportsmen of

Pennsylvania the most recent development in this magazine. ThestafT of The Pennsylvania Sportsman is most happy to conform

to the expressed opinion of the majority of its readers. It is, and

always will be. the policy of the editorial staff to cooperate with

its many friends. This is your magazine. Your wish is our com-mand.

Since the first publication, the bulk of constructive criticism

.'ent to our office has been regarding the size of the magazine.

We have spent considerable time and investigation before finally

arriving at a decision. We think that the sportsmen will appre-

ciate the time, labor, and expense that it has cost the publishers

of The Pennsylvania Sportsman to make the change. We are

sure that the magazine in this new form will appeal to our ad-vertisers. It gives the small fellows, as well as the larger adver-

tisers, a break. As far as we know, there is no magazine now pub-lished using this size. We have now, over all, three 2-inch columnsof nine inch length per page. The continuations, as you will

readily see, are many. This is our only problem. We hope youdo not mind.

This continuation business, however, has it good points. It

induces our readers to read not only one, but several articles. It

brings to the attention of our readers not one but many adver-tisements. The magazine, because it is smaller, is easier to holdwhile reading, and much easier to find the page of each con-tinuation.

Wo have encountered several mechanical difficulties to give

you The Pennsylvania Sportsman as you now have it. The me-chanical construction of this first issue is far from perfect. Onthir, matter we again ask your forbearance. The margins do notmatch as well as we would like them to. This difficulty suggestsan awkward and careless attitude on our part. Believe me, it is

anything but that. All of these things require plenty of time andhard work. You want perfection and you are going to get it!

The change in size of this publication is only one of our manyproblems. Our subscribers know that we have made a major issueof Stream Pollution. We are going to clean the streams and keephammering for honest legislation in Harrisburg until we trip inour beards and our withered fingers can no longer push a pen.If the sportsmen in Pennsylvania want Sunday fishing we willsee that they get it.

Let us know how you like the new size of your magazine. Thisis your problem as well as ours. The paramount interest of theeditorial staff is to give to its readers the thing they want andto give it to them the way they would have it.

HENRY S. RICHARD. Editor.

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The PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN1 ^^In the Fields Along the Streams

AN OUTING MAGAZINE FOR YOU AND ME!

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AUGUST 1035

ALAS ! WHERE AKE THEY ?WHY DO WE HAVE POOM HUNTING AND FISHING?

WHO IS THE CULPRIT?Pennsylvania has more licensed

fishermen and hunters than anyother State in the Union—so what!This has advantages, lots of them.The source of revenue procured

pours into the coffers of the State

until the gross amount runs into

staggering figures; the better tc

stock our fields and streams; the

better to protect our game and fish;

the better to make Pennsylvania the

sportsman's paradise.

Every year the State and Federal

Government sets aside a vast

amount of money for the purpose

of buying new forests and the estab-

lishment of reservations to propa-

gate the fish and game for the mu-tual advantage of every sportsman.

These lands are protected and look-

ed after by well informed foresters.

The stocking of fields and streams is

carried on in this as any other State,

and yet

—

Where is the difficulty? Pennsyl-

vania boasts of having over 900

separate clubs and organiaztions to-

taling some 450,000 active members.

These clubs are supposed to func-

tion along the lines of conservation,

game and fish breeding, restocking

of streams and forests, safeguarding

wild life and its habitat, promoting

the respect for farmers and land

owners, to be absolutely fair, and to

stick tenaciously to the things that

are right. Again I say what is

wrong?Theoretically we have everything.

The hunters and fishermen furnish

the revenue. The State disposes of

the money in buying new lands, pro-

tection, fish anr game stocking,

etc. The active clubs promotesportsmanship. We have a few hon-

est men in Harrisburg who want

to clean up the streams. What more

can be done?

The problem is yours and mine.

The obligation rests on the shoul-

ders of every true sportsman. Un-fortunately, in Pennsylvania, wehave "mock" or "would-be" sports-

men in abundance. We have clubs

whose sole function is personal gain

and aggrandizenjent, We. of The

Pennsylvania Sportsman, see these

things at first hand. We knowwhere the difficulty hes!

As an example, we submit to you

the main issue of our magazine,

namely, Stream Pollution. We are

fighting for clean streams every

mch of the way. What is the result?

A bill is finally introducted andpromptly "sacked." By whom? Bythe men you, in your respective

counties, elected to office. Those

men represent you and your inter-

ests in Harrisburg. What have you

done to prevent their action? Is

your club or organization a soggy,

self-satisfied group? Are you con-

tent to sit back and see the manyou sent to Harrisburg veto a bill

that sportsmen have been fighting

for ever since this filth and corrup-

tion first polluted our streams? Are

you satisfied to have a human jelly-

fish in Harrisburg, who for a few

lousy dollars, will jeopardize the

health of people and very life of our

best streams? What have you done?

What are you going to do?

This bill will come up again next

year. You, and you, and you, are

directly responsible for its success

or failure. It is up to every true

sportsman in Pennsylvania to go di-

rectly to his representative in Har-risburg and demand an affirmative

answer. If you are one of those

back-sliders who is content to let

the other fellow do it, forget that

you are supposed to be a sportsman,

get out of your local club or organ-

ization, you are the type who never

has or never will accomplish any-

thing.

We have in our editorial office a

list of all the active (?) clubs andtheft secretaries in Pennsylvania.

We have sent sample copies of ThePennsylvania Sportsman to every-

one of these organizations. We have

asked for club news and ideas for

a magazine that is devoted entirely

to the sportsmen and to the accom-plishment of everything good in the

way of legislature. This your maga-zine—a mouthpiece through which

real things can be accomplished.

What has been the result? Rotten

I say, yes putrid! The majority of

these clubs have not so much as

acknowledged receipt of the maga-zine or sent us their club member-ship. They have absolutely nothing

to say about stream pollution or

Sunday fishing, and what is morethey do not care a d '

The members of the Valley GunClub of Shamokin are sponsoring a

field day and picnic on the twenty-

first of August. They sent invita-

tions to fifty-two clubs and organ-

izations in Central and Eastern

Pennsylvania requesting them to

send delegates to the club for the

purpose of organizing and drawingplans for the day. Nine clubs re-

sponded !

Don't you want good hunting andfi.shing? Don't you wish to clean upthe streams and get honest legisla-

tion in our State? Have you no de-

sire to make Pennsylvania the best

sporting State in the Union? Arethere so few real sportsmen in Penn-sylvania that absolutely nothing canbe accomplished?

The only way anything really canbe done is through cooperation withyour local sports organization andby becoming an active member in

your group. We, of The Pennsyl-vania Sportsman are ready and will-

ing to get together with your clubs

and organiations and in the end to

achieve anything for the .sportsmen,

legardless! Let us fight this thing

together. We have everything weneed but cooperation and action.

In order to refresh your memorywe are printing again in this article

a list of the pollution ROLL OFHONOR and a corresponding list of

the ROLL OF INFAMY. Readthrougli these lists. If your repre-

sentative is for pollution, get on his

neck. If he is against it, give himthe credit he most justly deserves.

We will clean the streams once andfor all time.

Roll of InfamyMax Aron, Philadelphia

Alonzo S. Batchelor, Monaco.(Continued on Page 19)

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The Penns WoodsSportsman's OwnHunting- and Fish-ing Magazine . . .

VOL. I AUGUST W35 NO. 3

Devoted to the intorests of Conser-vation, Restoration, Propagation andthe moral uplift and betterment ofHunting. Fishing and all allied sub-je«'ts for the Sportsmen of Penn-sylvania.

Published Monthly byTHE PENNSYT.VANTA SPORTSMAN

Selinsgrove, Pa,

r»AVID E. FISHER. .Managing EditorHENRY S. Rir-HARD EditorG. M. KENNEDY . . . Associate PMitor

SUBSCRIPTION (in advance) full

year $1.00

Advertising rates furnished on appli-cation.

EDITOKIALKEEP IT UP?

Offlclal Publication of the OutdoorSportsman and Organiaztions in Penn-sylvania.The Pennsylvania Sportsman does

not assume responsibility for viewsexpressed by correspondents and au-thors or statements made by adver-ti8*»r8.

Manuscript intended for publicationshould be written plainly on one side

of -the paper only and must be accom-panied by the writer's name and ad-dress, not necessarily for publication,but as a private guarantee of goodfaith. No manuscript returned unlesspostage is enclosed.Remittances—money should be sent

bv postal money order, express moneyorder or by reglstesred letter. Tertifled

or personal checks accepted from"Sportsmen."

SHbs«'riber8 desiring cbango of ad-dress should give notice not later thanthe 20th of the month preceding dateof publication, sending in both yournew and old address. Do not ask for

back copies.A liberal editorial policy encourages

discussion of all sides of questionsvital to you and me.Manuscripts will be received gladly

for publication but at present we arenot paying for material.

Copyright 103.") by David E. Fisher.

Right" to reprint is 'given if propercredit Is given.

OUR PGtilCY—To stand fearlessly for

the right; to try to think right and

act rlgiht under all circumstances; un-

conypromising with any and all evils;

charitable where cliarlty should be

shown; desiring to help all who arc

worthy, but showing special privileges

toward none. We believe that all menare created equal; we make no dis-

tinction between gentlemen, take ad-

vantaige of no man simply bec.iuse Ik

does not like us; there Is none too

poor to be our friend, and none toe

rich and powei-ful enough to dictate.

Finally, we believe in fair play anca square deal for all.

Join your local Gun Club or Gam<and Fish Association.

The letters have been poring in,

and are we grateful! Nothing givesme more pleasure and genuine hap-piness than the satisfaction thatcomes from having done a good job.

Are we going to keep it up? Havewe the courage to get at the rottencore of pollution? Do we fear un-favorable and unjust criticism—in-dividual, collective or political pro-test? Do we? The answer, as youmight have guessed, is a loud andvery emphatic no! NO, a thousandtimes no!

We love it. If it is fight theywant, let us clear the decks for ac-tion. The hundreds of letters col-lected by this office from every nookand corner of the State proves con-clusively that we have started some-thing. More and more people arerapidly entering the fracas. Thesportsmen in Pennsylvania wantclean, fresh water in their streamsand I mean to say they are goingto get it.

The article on pollution which ap-peared in our July issue has con-vinced our readers that we are inthere fighting. If it is names anddetails you want, we will give themto you. If the representatives inyour sections are spineless jellyfish,jump all over them. If they lackthe guts to stand on their own feetand fight for pure water, it is yourduty as sportsmen to run them out—throw them out bodily if neces-sary. A man who, for a couple oflousy dollars, will knowingly jeopar-dize the health of the people whoselected him to office deserves nosympathy. The mass of sportsmen,their families, and their influencecan, and will elect men to office whowill ram the pollution down thethroats of every polluter in the busi-ness.

Let's give three rousing cheers forour Roll of Honor and especiallyfor Andrew J. Sordoni and Benja-min H. Thompson. We can not doenough to help them. They repre-sent the high type of legislation thatwe need in Pennsylvania. They pos-sess the qualifications, regardless ofpolitical affiliation to do the rightthing. Not only our State but ourFederal government can use men oftheir calibre.

We must enlist the aid of everysportsman in Pennsylvania. Makeit your individual problem. Livepollution, talk it, make it part ofyour every day fife. If you haveany ideas or information along this

line, send it to us. We want youropinion. We must have your help.We will do our part. Fan that fittle

spark in your community and watchour Fire and Smoke!!—H. S. R.

PCAT CATASTROPHE

Cats have always been tax free.

Perhaps that is why we have themin countless numbers in every sec-tion of the United States.

Sportsmen in town and rural sec-tions alike raise and plant wild tur-keys, pheasants, quail, rabbits andall kind of game in our woods andfields. They erect feeding stationsand hire men to protect this gameto the interest of every sportsman.There are multitudes of so-called

house cats without homes or own-ers. These stray house cats, leftalone to survive as best they can,become v/ild and treacherous. Theyprey constantly upon wild life, se-lecting naturally young birds andrabbits.

There are more than 100,000predatory cats wandering in thefields and woods of Pennsylvania.It is asserted by those who havestudied the matter that their kill

amounts to millions of birds andrabbits annually.

Is it not the general feeling, shar-ed by most human beings, thatthere should be a cat catastrophe?

BAIT SELLING UNLAWFULA small industry carried on al-

most entirely by small boys and theunemployed is destroyed by the re-cent State game law which prohizitsthe sale of bait fish.

Many boys for years nave main-tained a custom of catching andselling helgramites, minnows andcatties which they would keep insmall fresh water pools awaitingthe arrival of fishermen. The busi-ness is now illegal.

There has been some argumentover helgramites not being fish, butthe fish commission has ruled thathelgramites. crabs, water worms andmussel may not be sold under thenew law.

CAUGHT LARGE BASSWayne Long, a member of the

"Meats Club." of New Cumberland,caught a Black Bass in the Susque-hanna River, which weighed sixpounds, three and one-half ounces.The fi.sh was taken in the neigh-

borhood of New Cumberland just be-low the Dock Street Dam near oneof a group of small islands locatedthere.

i.^*,"""f ^'*"^ weJKh.s U-ss than noth-ing if It isn t backed by action.—Ted-

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ivSUNDAY FISHING4. / U» >S^ X

lotTsides Dlscus.cd-What Do You Thmk?

This department is open to all our

readers foV the ^'^V^-^^^^^J n?fe?s''"non questions of interest, and offf^rs

i^"opportunity for the exchange of ideas

dscussion of th.' interests of ^Ik^

siorts.n.nt. Please limit you'' »-t U-rs

to 200 words so that we canf^,\Y;' I "[;

folks a chance to be heard.—hi H i <->*-•

Editor of Pennsylvania Sportsman,

Dear Sir:—I have read your magazme ana

am very much pleased with it. You

have asked for views and comments

on Sunday Fishing from your read-

ers. As President of the East Branch

Sportsmen's Association, I submit

the following:, .

I read the letters in the July is-

sue of your magazine ^nd was par-

ticularly interested in those submit-

ted by Charles H. Goepel. Jr.. ad-

vertising man of the Izaak Walton

League of Philadelphia and our good

friend Van L. Swikert of Mt. Plea-

sant, Wayne County.

In the first place, let us look at

the issue as we should. Sunday is

not a holiday, it is a holy day and

should be respected as one. Mr.

Goepel maintains that Sunday fish-

ing will bring in more revenue. I

wonder if the revenue is the real

issue with Sunday fishing as with

Sunday baseball, Sunday movies,

and all manner of Sunday sports.

In my opinion, those people spon-

soring Sunday fishing are not doing

so because of the sport and recrea-

tion derived therefrom, but because

they are making a God of the al-

mighty dollar.

Any man who is really a lover of 1

the out-of-doors, and a true sports-|

man. can and will take a day off

now and then to enjoy it in woods

or along a stream. If he must work

every minute of the day and night

during the week, he has, in truth,

too much work to do. He should

share it with someone less fortu-

nate. The truth of the matter is

that these "would-be" sportsmen

have many things more important

throughout the week to do than to

go fishing. If they really loved the

sport they could find plenty of time

in the morning, evenings, half holi-

days, and Saturday afternoons.

Sunday fishing will break downeverything we have fought, and are

stillfighting. for. It will break the

moral of every real sportsman and

con.servationist. For years we have

been striving to make fishing in

Pennsylvania the best in any State.

We have built hatcheries to stock

our streams, reduced the creel limit

to fifteen trout, tried to elect honest

men to ['o to Harrisburg and put an

end to stream pollution. Why spoil

all of this when we are just begm-

ninp; to get somewhere?Walk along any creek on any holi-

day during fl-^hinr? season and you

will get some kind of an idea of the

things thnt Sunday fi.shing will do.

The streams are so crowded by

ncople who consider themselves

sportsmen that you can't get a line

in Thev parade up and down the

creek slamming their tackle around

like a flock of v.ild mon. I have of-

ten seen it pnd I know what I amtalking about.

I wonder if Mr. Goepel. Jr. hps

ever helped stock a stream or ever

fed the fish in dry weather. I won-

der if he has ever rounded up a

group of real .^^Dortsmen and moved

young trout from one .stream to an-

other to keep them alive when the

streams dry up in the summer. I

say that the be^t method is to de-1

crease the size limit, plant fish, not

during, but out of season, and obey

the law.

Mr. Goepel says that fishing is a

noble pastime. It is and I say let

us keep it ju.st that. He also says

that the rural fi.'^herman is selfl.sh.

I don't agree with him. They do all

the work and get no credit. They

not only enjoy fi.shing as a spnrt,

they love the streams and the for-

est.-? and they don't want to see

their lifetime work destroyed be-

caur-e of Sunday fi-^^hing.

If Mr. Goepel and his enthu.siastic

so-called city sportsmen want Sun-

1

dav fishiner. let them have it—bv

themselves! Let them provide their

I

own streams and do with them

I

whatever they please. They can

stock them every Saturday and

catch them every Sunday. Real

sportsmen don't want any part of

that stuff.

At our recent meeting held at

Emporium. Sunday fi.shing was dis-

cussed. Out of 150 delegates, only

six were for it. The reason is ob-

vious. These men are sportsmen!

Mr. Goepel is a fi.sh warden. I,

too. am a fi.sh warden. I have fish-

ed in every good stream in the State.

T am prepared to answer the ques-

tion of good fi.shing! In a good

stream, any angler can have success

the first week of trout .season. Thefish are rested up from the closed

season and they are easily caught.

But consider that .same stream three

or four weeks later with its paths

up and down both sides as tar as

you go. Of course there are no fish.

Does this speak for itself? Too

many fishermen can spoil any

stream.

Lets defeat this Sunday fi.shing

bill and keep up the good work we

are doing as sportsmen in Pennsyl-

vania. It is only through hard work

and good cooperation between all

sportsmen both in city and rural

communities that we can have good

trout fishing everywhere in our be-

loved State.Very truly yours,

Simon Kephart.

President of East Branch Sports-

men's A.ssociation.

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SPORTSMAN'SCALENDAR

Milton, Pa.—Shoot. August 10th.Su.squehanna League,Philadelphia—Monthly Inter-Club

Skcct Shoot, Sunday. August 18that the Green Hill Gun Club, locatedon route 152, Limekiln Pike, nearLuLu Temple Country Club.Clarendon, Pa.—The Kalbus Gun

Club, Open Field Day, August 18th.They expect a good representationfrom all clubs in the Western partof the State. Invitations will be sentfor the expressed purpose of organ-ising a division of the PennsylvaniaFederation.Shamokin, Pa.—Gigantic Picnic,

Live Bird Shoot, ChampionshipMatches, Rifles, Skeot, Shotgun, big-gest sports meeting held in theState. The day set for the occasionis Augu.st 21st. It is hoped thatNewt Anderson, the man who canshoot as well blind-folded as youcan with both eyes, will be presentto give an exhibition of real shoot-ing.

Mill Hall, Pa.—Sportsmen's Pic-nic. Wednesday. August 28th, byClinton County Fish & Game Assn..at Crystal Beach on Bald EagleCreek 1 mile southwe.st of Mill Hallon Route No. 64. Look for the signs.Prizes for all events.Hazleton, Pa.—Shoot, August 31.

Susquehanna League.The Delaware County Chapter

IWLA is planning an outing to beheld September 7th. The program

,

will consist of trapshooting, skeet, i

small and large bore rifle, archery,pi.'tol, fly and bait casting. The ex-act place is unknown to the publish-ers.

Wilkes-Barre, Pa.—Shoot, Sep-tember 14. Susquehanna League.Reading, Pa.—Annual State con-

vention, Pennsylvania Division,Izaak Walton League of America,Friday and Saturday, October 11thand 12th. Headquarters BerkshireHotel. Field day on the 12th withall kinds of contests. For infor-mation write Harry G. Cook, 817North 10th Street.Camp Perry, Ohio—The National

Rifle Matches. September 1st to19th.

Homestead. Pa—Allegheny Coun-ty Sportsmen's League, Field Meetand Picnic. October the 4th and5th. For information Write C. R.Hobson. General Chairman, Home-stead, Pa.

WHERETO

FISHBy G. K. MILTON

Going on a Sunday trip to thewoods? Ask our service departmentWhere to Go. You and your familywill enjoy the trip.

Although trout season is over for

the time being, reports from various

streams about the State will provea satisfactory guide when your nexttrip afield rolls around. Some mag-nificent brownies were taken fromYellow Breeches Creek, which flowsthrough Cumberland county. Othergood takes of browns were reportedfrom the Little Lehigh in the neigh-borhood of Allentown. Fishing Creekin Clinton county produced browntrout weighing over 3 pounds. Mr.Lewis of Tyrone was among thelucky anglers who creeled a troutmeasuring 21 inches in length. DanGaldino of Harrisburg caught abrown trout in the lower reaches ofYellow Breeches that ran betterthan 3 pounds.

The Pike county trout streams gotoff to a bad start owing to unfavor-able weather, but .special credit is

due to Roy CarkufT and MartinClark of Matamoras; Van Camp,Ducher and March of Stroudsburg,who made some dandy catches inIndian Ladder Creek; E. V. Steeleof Milford was successful on Ding-man Creek; Dwarfkill Creek yieldedsome dandies to Theo. Fuller andJohn Supplee of Milford. Sanvan-tine's Brook, Vandermark Brook.Raymondskill Creek, and Mill Brookall provided satisfactory catches tothe large coterie of anglers who livein Milford and adjacent territory.Warden Joel Young of Fullerton re-ports a number of fine catches onboth Saucon Creek, and MonocacyCreek, streams which are located inthe Lehigh watershed. Among thesucces.sful fishermen may be listedEd Haehnle, President of the Beth-lehem Fish, Game and Forestry As-sociation. Ed Curry was also verysuccessful, taking both brookies andrainbows from the Saucon. Dr. Lie-bert, Dick Steager and Cliff Ruthalso took a number of fish from thisstream. Jack Lantz, Floyd Roth-rock. John Birk, Walter Birk andPaul Uhler had good results fishingMonocacy Creek. Bedford countyreturns indicate good catches of

brook trout were made on Vans-coyoc and Bigfell Runs, YellowCreek, Three Springs Run, and Pot-ter Creek. Piney Creek which flowsthrough Blair county was found anexcellent stream during the earlyseason.

Up in our northwestern terrain.Warden Bergman of Butler reportedsome good catches of trout. Mr.Blevin of Portersville, Walt. Youngof New Castle, Norman Boyer ofButler, Joe Mechling of Conoque-nessing, Leo Oysterling, of Valencia,and Norman Miller of Butler allturned in a good creel on severaloccasions.

The men did not have a monopolythis year, as Mrs. Lavley of DuBoiswho learned to fi.sh last year at theSpring Creek project landed a beau-ty on Spring Creek, which is one ofthe outstanding trout streams ofCentre county. Her prize was an 18inch rainbow, and Pete Hoffman ofBellefonte was a witness of herprowess.Arthur Hahn, of Easton, took a

brown trout weighing close to threepounds out of the Bushkill, whichflows through Pike county.Wyoming, Sullivan and Bradford

counties boast many fine troutwaters. Brookies and brown troutare both to be found in thesestreams. Angler's tastes differ ofcourse, but success was had on suchflies as Blue Quill, Hare's Ear, Gin-ger Quill, Wickham's ancy. Cahill,Bcaverkill and Orange Finn. TheOrange Finn is a fly not generallyknown to novice fishermen, but itmade up: White wing, orange silkbody, orange and black hackles, withorange tips. This is a sure killer onbrookies, though brown trout seemto like it equally well. Dr Lyte ofAllentown designs and makes thisfly mounted on hooks 10, 12 and 14There are four outstanding

streams ni Wyoming county. Theseare Mehoopany Creek, Bowman'sCreek, Meshoppen Creek, and NorthBranch, which flows into Mehoop-


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NEWS AND DOINGS OF THE

CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONSHARRISBURG SPORTSMEN

HOLD SHOOTOn July 17, 1935, the Sportsmen's

Assn. of Harrisburg held the Sus-quehanna League Sports Shoot at

Harrisburg, Pa.The competition was keen and

many of Pennsylvania's best were in

attendance. Perfect scores wereturned in by Bud Neiss of Hazletonand Tom Green of Mount Carmel.Breaking 100 straight on the sixteen

yard range is a good score in anyman's show.

The Handicap shoot was won byAlbert Neiss with twenty-five con-secutive breaks from the twenty-three yard mark.The doubles event developed into

a three way tie between S. R. Yok-um, of Shamokin; N. B. Stewart, of

West Fairview, and W. H. Hartsock,

of Harrisburg.The Shamokin Club won the five

man team shoot with a total of 485

out of a possible500 over a pluckyHarrisburg outfit whose total was478.

ShamokinGreen 100

O'Brien 97

Yocum 96

Long 96

Kessler 96

Total 485Harrisburg

Rocky 97

Stewart 96Alleman 95

Martin 95

Eshenouer 94

Total 478

WALTONIANS PLANNINGGALA DAY

Plans for the annual field day of

the Delaware County Chapter, IzaakWalton League of America, are pro-

gressing most satisfactorily, accord-ing to F. Stirling Donaldson, chair-

man of the committee. Consider-able interest has already been evi-

denced by nimrods and anglers fromoutside the county, and it is expect-

ed that a record gathering will bepresent to vie for the various prizes

which are so generously being do-

nated by merchants and manufac-turers of equipment to outdoorsmen.

Paul L. Clark, who is in charge

of the pistol events, predicts a rec-

ord competition, as special induce-ments have been made to secure alarge representation of service clubs.

Mr. Clark, who is range officer of

the Delaware County Revolver As-.sociation, states that Lt. RobertBair, of Hummelstown, State balis-

tician and iruitructor of State High-way Patrol, is being invited to actas range officer for the day.The feature pistol event will be

over the police practice course, us-ing heavy calibre weapons. At 25yards, ten shots are red slow fire

and ten shots time fire (20 seconds).This is followed by ten shots rapidfire at 15 yards with a time limit ofeleven seconds. A similar event will

be held for civilians, and in con-clusion there will be an open eventat 20 yards for any calibre pistol.

The Sheriff's cup, donated by Nath-an P. Pechin, is only one of manyprizes and trophies to be awardedthe winners. Mr. Clark states thathis 220 members of the Delco PistolAssociation will practically all beon hand September 7th to vie forthe consolation prizes. The Asso-ciation has been most liberal in of-fering to take full charge of all pis-

tol events, thereby permittingLeague members to devote their en-tire energies to the staging of thetrapshooting, rifle, archery, fly andbait casting competition.

sunbury gun club"Make America once again a Na-

tion of Riflemen." With this sloanas an incentive. The Sunbury GunClub in fast becoming one of themost popular organizatioris in this

section.

Beginning with a handful of rifle

and pistol enthusiasts over a yearago the club now boasts of over onehundred members. The roster in-

cludes persons from Sunbury. North-umberland. Selinsgrove and Shamo-kin.

Affiliated with the National Rifle

Association the club beneflts and is

indirectly governed by some of the

best known shooters in the country.

An indoor range is situated on the

third floor of the Guyer building onMarket street and during the winter

months has been the scene of muchactivity. Programs consisting of

matches with the Lewisburg andDanville Clubs and team competi-

tion between members of the club

have made the winter and springmonths enjoyable.The purpose of the club is not

only to improve marksmanship, butto teach the proper use of firearmsand at all times when the range is

open, capable instructors are onhand to offer suggestions and in-

struct in the use of rifles and pis-

tols. New members are instructedfrom the time they join, while oth-ers are given instructions from timeto time on the improved methods.

The club members are at presentengaged in laying out an outdoorrange which when completed will

be one of the most modem and up-to-date in this section. The newrange is situated East of the 103rdCavalry bam, a short improved dirt

road leading directly to the field.

The new range will include a rifie

range (small bore) from 60 to 200yards and a 20 to 50 yard pistol

range, Gofort and Skeet field. Go-fort and Skeet are new to many inthis section and promises to becomevery popular.Regular shooting nights are Mon-

day. Wednesday and Friday and theclub extends a cordial invitation to

anyone interested to visit either theoutdoor or indoor range. Plans arebeing worked out for matches dur-ing the summer and fall months, for

bringing together sportsmen from all

over this section.

The equipment for the Skeet field

has arrived and is being installed.

The club has accepted an invitation

to attend a shoot at the Valley GunClub at Elysburg on August 21st andit is hoped that the open air rangeat Sunbury will be finished by thattime.

SANDY TWP. SPORTS ASSN.I have been reading your copies

of the Penna. Sportsmen and find

them very Interesting. I think it

is just what the sportsmen are look-

ing for.

Perhaps you would be interested

in a little information regarding theSandy Township Sportsmen's Asso-ciation of DuBoia.We organized in March and have

one hundred fifty members. We are

taking active parts in connectionwith the Clearfield County Feder-ation and also the State federation.

Our program includes fish stocking,


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r;|oe 8 TTTE rFA'XSYLVAXTA SpOUTS^FAN August, 19''^5y|^ 1|f;Angnst, 1935

CAMPINGEDITED -BY

• KEENE HILLS

:CTING A TENTLuNl lUDiilli this dcparUuPiiL op-

ciu'cl up with a lew general remarks

on the .subject ol enniprin^. ;»ncl ^^1"--

nomicetl that in the Aiuui.^t issue of

11 u' Penn.-ylvaiiia Spoilsman the

problem ol" seleelin>; a tent would

be discussed.

The increa:-c ol" camper.^ during

th'* pa.st few years ha« caused sev-

eral dillerent typos of tents to ap-

pear on tlie mar'.;et. Most of these

are excelbnit in every way, fitting

I'll i»urposcs. yet it is necessary to

l"!:e a luunber of factors hito con-

.'.-ideiatien when choosing your can-

vas home. Experience and compe-tition have combined to eliminate

impractical features and produce

modern, well-constructed tents. Alew n;odelo that arc suitable for

oidinary mctor-comping and hik-

hiU, or caiiocing trips may be briefly

described.

A^;ide from the strain en the

I.var-e. the prospective camper is

guided iu his purchase of a tent bythe number of people to occupy it,

tne type of trip for which it will

f-eiieially be used, region in whichit v/ill be in service tiie most, andpersonal preferences as to size,

shape, material and construction.

The main object should be to ob-

taiji one that is not only fxasonably

liplit and spacious, taut also care-

iuhy put together — the seams:.lro2it.'ly sewed and the corners suf-

licienaiy reinforced. Duiing myHips aiield 1 have ."^ccn a numberol }}'jople put up with unneccs.'-ary

discomfori lu wet v;eatiici merelyl)ceKUse thty had not ta):cn the\yjius to sf'cure the right eqiupjncnt.

Unquestionably, because of their

comp:ic'tne.->s and ease in erecting,

the Bruoks and umbrellji modeltents have become the favorites

v.ith the majority of vacationists

u:-ini; the state and national parkareas .for camping. Iêatures whicli

give them this rank are the screen-

ed curtaujcd v/indows and doorways,sewin-in canvas floors. exLensi,on

awnings under which meals may be

prepared, adjusUiblc metal arms and

poles, side canvases for protection

against wind and rain, moderate

weight, green or brown color, and

the convenient bundles in .sacks in-

U) which they can be folded. Thelarger sizes can comfortably accom-mcilatc two or three people anddumc.For one or two persons, a large

pup tent, or .small wall tent eapablc

of holding a folding cot or two,

makes a sntisfaetory outht. In these

dfiys few people sleep on the ground,

unless hiking well into the forest

when lightness of equipment is re-

quned. 'I'hen, either a balsam boughbed is made, or an air mattress is

used. There are some excellent air

mattresses on, the market whichseive very well for forest trips in

either dainp or cold weather. Forihe motor camper, though, whoslays at established sites, the newfolding spring cots are a pleasure

over the old canvas cots. They are

light and take up little space in

tiie auto.

There are two tents which espe-

cially fit the needs of the lone

camper—the explorer's and the can-

ce tents. Botii are light, shaped to

shed waler from the top and sides,

rccmy, v.-aterproof, bug proof, andcozy. The canoe tent is appropriate

xor long journeys by lake and river

when space and v.eight must beccn.servcd to the hunt. These tents

;.ie eai-y to pilch and can be placedalmost anywhere. Pvlc'lal stakes an-ehor them to the ground, and a

lope trom llie peak to the limb of

a live hardwood tiee ovcrliead se-

cures the front. Open-face lean-totents are not recommended for in-

.êct iiuestcel couiury. unlcos prop-Cily screened, but some people like

tlje round shelter tents over the ob-ioiig designs.

Ihe weeige, or "A" tent is some-times usetl. but it is not as satis-

factory as the regular wall tent, for

valuable space is lost at the sides.

A large wall tent Wiil contain four

or more cots and supplies. It has

enough room, but is at a disad-

vantage if not made to order in

lacking- windows. All tents should

have at least two windows at right

angles for best air circulation and

to keep the interior dry. The wall

tents, too, should be stained either

brov/n or dark green, for white lets

in too much heat and displays sha-

dows at night from the gasoUne or

electric lamps—a fact that manycampers seem to ignore.

If you break camp in wet weather,

be certain to erect the tent at homeon a sunny day and thoroughly dry

it before storing away. Dampnessand warmth cause mildew, whichnaturally rots the canvas. If youare starting out for the first time

this year for a tenting tour, andhave an old tent, be .sure to in.spect

it carefully for holes and thin spots.

Give it a coat or two of good water-

proofing, and avoid being soakedlater. A canvas shelter, whetherexpensive or not, is worth giving

attention to at regular periods, andif kept in good condition you will

nave many perfect vacations with

it in the outdoorland.

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BAIT DANGLING VS. SPORTSRALPH H. BUTZ

Emaus, Pa.—The washout of the

Trexler Trout Hatchery near here,

due to flood conditions, released

about a quarter of a million trout

into the small creeks of this dis-

trict.

Although this section never hadsuch fishing before and probablynever will have again, old-timesportsmen would have none of thef port that prevailed after the wash-out. Fish Warden Joel Young, whohad the busiest ten days in his ca-reer, said that tried and true dis-

ciples of Isaac Walton .scorned to

catch any of the fish which wereeasy victims to any kind of bait.

Mr. Young said that no less than15.000 fish had been caught since

the flood within a mile and a halfof the hatchery dam. Approximate-ly 2500 persons fished in this shortslietch.

It was the warden's duty to main-tain a carelul watch of the streamsin order that no dip nets were u.sed,

that no one caught more than thelimit and that every one possesseda license. With a few lojâl a.ssis-

tants he patrolled the streams dayand night.

Old-time fishermen who came tothe scene merely looked on andshrugged their shoulders, vowingthey would have nothing to do withsuch a demonstration of "bait-dangling."

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An Important Letter

From Your Editor

Dear Fellow Sportsman:

In order to acquaint you with YOUR new magazine. "The Pennsylvania Sportsman," wehave presented you with sample copies.

Effective immediately, the sending of sample copies by mail will be discontinued, UncleSam's Post Office and the Audit Bureau of Circulations have strict rulings prohibiting

sendir^ sample copies, and we must abide .by them. It's too bad it has to be that way,

but we have no alternative.

We're sorry this has to happen. But you will be the real loser, because you simply can't

afiford to miss all the things that are happening—NOT THESE DAYS!

This magazine is YOURS absolutely ... it is not controlled by and has no connectionwith, any pohtical group, clique or faction. It is an independent magazine owned andedited by sportsmen . . . FOR YOU as a sportsman in this state . . . after reading ourAims and Objects, Our Pledges and Policy you will know that we stand FOR YOU andthat we are not afraid to flght for YOUR interests.

I am sure you will enjoy the various contributions, news and views and we hope to Improveour efforts. If, after reading this copy carefully, you feel that we are "headed in the right

direction" and can "do things" to BETTER YOUR SPORT, mall us your subscription. Thesum asked for a full year's service to you is just the price of several packs of smokes,several shaves or haircuts or a show . . . when you think it over It seems this is a smallamount to give in exchange for what we can do to make our sports BETTER here in

"Penns Woods."

After all, none of the National Sporting Magazines can give You such Service as wecan and will. It is a nice thing if you are now taking one or more of these Nationalmagazines, they carry a lot of good stories and information ... I take several myself . . .

BUT ... It is impossible for them to give you tho service you would like to have . . .

because they have 47 other states they must serve too. Understand?I' you will subscribe and get your friends also to help along you will And that we canand will tackle and do a lot of things for the BETTERMENT of our sports here in theKeystone State . . . note, for example, the article on Stream Pollution. This must be9tom>ed. No national magazine could take up this fight for YOU!

As a SDfirt.-,man then may I urge you to send In your subscription at once so thjkt youwill not miss any Issues of this magazine. One doHar IS a small amount to «(lve inexchange for your magazine that will work continuously in the interest of BETTERHunting and Fishing here in Pennsylvania, where you do most of it. Your interests arehere, not in the other 47 states. Do it Now! We need your support; you need ourcooperation.

If you have the time, write us a letter and state your views on different matters ... wewiU appreciate the bricks Just as well as the flowers. If you have any pictures or stonessend them in. Until I see you in person or h«ar from you, I am

Most eordially, sincerely and fraternally.

YOUR EDITOR, At your service,

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NEW LAWS IN PENNA.This Article Revietvs the Legislation Enacted in the

Recent Session of Our Laiu Makers

50 PEM CENT LEGISLATIONIn reviewing the legislation of tlie

recent bessiou of tlie J.eKiHluture in

wliieli tile Federation of Sportsmen'sClubs werL- especially interested, it

niiylit be \v«ll to remind tlu- reader of

tile processes by whicli bills becomelaws.

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Billa pertaining- to hunting or lish-

ing may be introduced in either the

House or the Senate. As soon as abill is introduced, it is referred to anappropriate committee. A bill intro-

(iuced in the tlouse pertaining to

game, is referred to the Committeeon Came; if the bill pertains to hsh,

it is referred to the Committee onli'isherie.s. In the Senate one commit-tee liandles these bills, known as the

Commitlee on (iamc and Fisheries.

Every bill must lirsL pass a com-mittee byfore it is voted on. if, for

example, a bill passes the House, it

next gets into a committee ot the

Senate, where it must be approved if

the Senate shall also vote on it. If the

bill is iiilr(jduced in the Senate and it

passes the Senate, the same process

lakes place in connection with the bill

in the House. It is thus readily to

be seen thai the death ot about :iO%-

of the bills takes place in committee.

It mav be of value, therefore, to

sportsmen to print the nanus ot the

memoeis of these three committees,

with the counties represented by each,

for the reason that the record or these

membi-rs of the J..egislalure may be

taken into consideration when they

become candidates for re-eleetion.

CAMK AM> FlSHI':iHi:S (Senate)

Harvey, Chairman .. J..uzerne

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Buck man BinksTliompson .

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Mooinaw FranklinNolhnaslo DelawareYeakel P.ucks

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SPOIITS.MA.V it is indicated that a

total of eighty-four bills wer«' intrr)-

duced at this session of the Legisla-

ture in which the Federation was vit-

allv interested. The lioard of Director.s

of "the Federation approved forty-fourof these bills and opposed the other

Let us see first what happened to

the bills approved by the Federation:

HOUSE BILL NO. 164

To permit trainnig of dogs on Sun-davs. lêfeated on final passage Feb-ruary IS by a vote of :t.1-!t4. (In this

connection se«' Senat<" Bill No. Hfifi,

not listed by the F<>deration, but des-

cribed later in this article.

HOUSE BILL NO. 323This bill pro\ ided for additional

penalties for killing of fish by pol-

lution oV t xplosion. it passed the

Hdus.' on .Inn<' i;'. by a vote of 1^01 to 0.

In the S.iiate it promiitly met its

d.'alli in the ("..iiiinil tee on Publie

Health. For a detailed description of

the provisions of the bill re-read

Grover Ladner's article on stream pol-

lution in the June issue of this maga-zine.

HOUSE BILL NO. 329

This bill makes "it unlawful to

throw or east rays of any headlight,

spfilliglU or other artifhial

a deer, bear or elk." Thisboth House and Senate.

HOUSE BILL NO. 337.\in.nd Crimes .\<t of 18«50" ex-

teiuling the provisions of said act to

hunting lodges and their contents..Approved by the Covernor .lun^ 21,

and is now known as Act. No

light uponbill passed

171.

HOUSE BILL NO. 64»Providing for the free llcenSlnff of

certain dogs of blind persons. Passedthe House on March 7, (190-0). It

never emerged from the Senate Com-mittee on Agriculture to which it wa«referred.

HOUSE BILL NO. 682Reciuiring tht; use of lights on all

boats at eirtain hours, and regulatedthe mooring of boats without lights.Passed House on February 2« (201-1).In the Senate it was killed by theCommittee ctn Public Mtllities.

HOUSE BILL NO. 729Provided for the transfer of dog

licenses where dogs di»' or are killed.

Was never reported out by the Com-mittee on Agriculture to which it wasreferred.

HOUSE BILL NO. 735Permitted fishing under regulation

of reserv«)ir.s used for public wat^'rsupply. WaH placed in the hands ofthe Committee on Health and Sanita-tion. Committee made no report onthe bill.

HOUSE BILL NO. 750Permits the condemnation of lands

for State park purposes. Passed bothHouses, and now in hands of Gov-ernor.

HOUSE BILL NO. 814This is the skunk bill. It provided

for the transfer of the skunk from thefur-bearing animal class to the verminclass. It passed the House on June18 by a vote of 114 to :>^. You mightwonder why .^>*t men voted' against thebill. I asked one of my friends from acity who likely has never seen a skunkin the wild and only smelt them in histravels back and forth from Harris-burg why he voted against the bill,

and he replied that he was impressedby the speech of Dr. Surface fromSnvder county in behalf of the lowlyskunk.. If any of you readtera ha\eaccess to the Legislative Journal, re-

fer to the proceeding of June 18, andread his speech in detail. Dr. Surfaceadmits his scientific acumen, and heseems to be able to shape his acumento fit th<' legislation. Another greatauthority on the skunk is a fellow bythe name of Geo, E. Kramer from Val-encia, Pa., who is secretary of thePennsylvania Raw Fur Dealers Asso-ciation. H<- has written a book on thefur-bearing aninnils of Pennsylvaniain which he describes their habits andtheir economic value. He is so scien-

tific that the muskrat is an aquaticanimal, and so economic that "Theskunk is our most valuabl<> fur bear-

er" He mourns, "The catch has fall-

en from .jOO.OOO to 200,000 in the last

ten vears, (Tue largely to the willful

destruction, many being killed in theearlv dog training season." No sports-

man is gullible enough to believe thatthe Fur Dealers Association was notactive in the defeat of this measure.The hill was referred to Committee

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NEW LAWS IN PENNAThis Article Kevieivs the Legislation Enacted in the

Recent Session of Onr Laiv Makers

50 PEM CENT LEGISLATIONIn reviewing the legislation of tlie

recent session of the Legislature in

whu-h the i'V'deration of Sportsmen'sClubs were especially interested, it

might be Well to remind the reader of

the processes by which bills becomelaws. ^. ,

Billa pertaining to hunting or hsh-ing may be introduced in either the

lltjuse or the Senate. As soon as abill is introduced, it is referred to anappropriate committee. A bill intro-

tiuced in the tlouse pertaining to

game, is referred to the Committieon (.iame; if the bill pertains to lish,

it is referred to the Committee oni^'isluries. in the Senate one commit-tee handles these bills, known as the

Committee on (iame and Fisheries.

lOvery bill must lirst pass a com-mittee bufore it is voted on. If, for

example, a bill passes the House, it

n« xt gits into a committee t)t the

Senate, where it must \n- approved if

the Senate shall also vote on it. If the

bill is intnjduced in tht- Senate and it

pasties the Senate, the same process

lakes place in connection with the bill

in the House. It is thus readily to

be seen that the death of about :H)%

of the bills takes place in committee.

It mav be of value, therefore, to

sportsmen to print the nanus of the

memoeis of these three coimuittees.

With the cH)Unlies represented by each,

for the reaKun that the record or these

members of the Legislature may be

taken into con.îdeiation when they

become candidal, s for re-eleelion.

(JA.MK AM) l'MSHli:iHi:S (Senate)

Harvey, Chairman .. Luzerne(jryiC ArmstrongChapman WarrenZieseiiheim „^'"VBuckman BucksThompson .

WestmorelandIMalhry • l^lî"'

B.iUKlt IndianaHutrman .Monroe

jlilli.p Northumberlandlioberts NorthamptonRice AdamsSones Lycoming

CAMl'^ (H<mse)Schrope (Chairman) Schuylkill

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SP<)Jl'rS.\L\X it is indicated that atotal of eighty-four bills were intro-

duced at this session of the Têgisla-

ture in which the Federation was vit-

;illv interest<"(l. The Board of Directors

of the F.chration ai)proved forty-four• if these bills and opposed the other

Let us see first what happened to

the bills approved by the Federation:

HOUSE BILL NO. 164

To permit tniining of dogs on Sun-davs. Def.ated on final passagi^ Feb-ruary IS by a vote of ;t:!-!t4. (In this

connection see St iiate Bill No. HHfi,

not lisl<(l by the Fc^deration, but des-

cribed later in this nrticle.

HOUSE BILL NO. 323'I'his bill provided for additional

p.iiallies for killing of fish by pol-

lution oV eNi)losion. It passed th''

Hf)use on .Inn.' IM by a vote of 1*01 to 0.

In the S.-nate it proiiii)tly met its

diaMi in the C-.iiiM:it te.' on Pul)lic

Ibalth. For a detailed description of

the provisions of the bill re-read

Grover Ladner's article on stream pol-

lution in the June issue of this maga-zine.

HOUSE BILL NO. 329

This bill makes "it unlawful to

tlirow or east rays of any headlight,

•:potli"ht or other artificial light upona doer, bear or .Ik." This bill passedboth House and Senate.

HOUSE BILL NO. 337Amend '•Crimes Act of 18(iO" ex-

tending the provisions of said art to

hunting lodges and their contents.

Approved by the (jovernor -June 21,

and is now "known as Act. No. 171.

HOUSE BILL NO. 648Providing for the free licensing of

certain dogs of blind persons. Passedthe House on March 7, (lftO-0). It

never emerged from the Senate Com-mittee on Agriculture to which it wa«referred.

HOUSE BILL NO. 682R«'(iuiring the use of lights on all

boats at certain hour.s, and regulatedthe mooring of boats without lights.Passed Hou.se on February 2« (201-1).In the S»'nate it was killed by theCommittee on Public lTtilitie.s.

HOUSE BILL NO. 729Provided for the transfer of dog

licenses where dogs die or are killed.

Was never n-ported out b.v the Com-mittee on Agriculture to which it wasreferred.

HOUSE BILL NO. 735Permitted fishing under regulation

of reservoirs uned for public watersupply. Was placed in the hands ofthe Ccnimittee on Health and Sanita-tion, ('ommittee made no report onthe bill.

HOUSE BILL NO. 750Permits the condemnation of lands

for State park purposes. Passed bothHouses, and now in hands of Gov-ernor.

HOUSB BILL NO. 814This is the skunk bill. It provided

for the transfer of the skunk from thefur-bearing animal class to the verminclass. It passed the House on JuneIS by a vote r)f 114 to .î6. You mightwonder why .^)<i men voted against thebill. I asked one of my friends from acity who likely has never seen a skunkin the wild and only smelt them in histravels back and forth from Harris-hurg why he voted against the bill,

and he replied that he was impressedby the speech of Dr. Surface fromSnvder countv in behalf of the lowly.skunk.. If any of you readers haveaccess to the Legislative Journal, re-

fer to the proceeding of June 18, andread his speech in detail. Dr. Surfaceadmits his scientific acumen, and heseems to be able to shape his acumento flt the lr>gislation. Another greatauthorltv on the skunk is a fellow bythe name of CJeo. E. Kramer from Val-encia, Pa., who is secretary of thePennsvlvania Raw Fur Dealers Asso-

i elation. He has written a book on theI fur-bearing animals of Pennsylvaniain which he describes their habits and

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their economic value. He is so seien-

!tifU- that the muskrat is an aquaticanimal, and so economic that "Theskunk is our most valuabh- fur bear-er " He mourns, "The catch has fail-

en from .'.on, 000 to 200,000 in the last

ten vears, <Tlie largely to the willful

destruction, many being killed in theearlv dog training season." No sports-

man is gullible enough to believe thatthe Fur Dealers Association was notactive in the defeat of this measure.The bill was referred to Committee

on Agriculture in the Senate. If it

had gone to the Committee on Game(Continued on Page 20)

Pennsylvanu Sportsman when writing Advertisers

The Pennsylvania Sportsman August, 1935I'.

YOUM DOGand MEME

Barks from the Keencls

Not every sportsman owns or be-

lieves in the infallibility of thor-oughbred dogs afield. In fact, someof the best shooting dogs have been"off" so far as blood lines are con-cerned. Of course, it goes withoutsaying, to have a good field dog, orshooting dog, one must have a dogthat has been bred from sire anddame that had quality; I have yetto get hold of a good service dogthat was pure mongrel ... or barn-yard product ... or what have you.Cur dogs have no value whatever.

But, I have always felt that manypurebred dogs were highly over-rat-ed. Many a sportsman pays a fancyprice for a good looking dog, thatisn't worth a tinker's hoot in coun-terfeit money. If you go after birds,

you want a dog that will be able tosmell birds, that will hold a point,back another dog, if there are twoor more along, and even after thebirds flush, will hold point, untilyou order: "Dead bird!" And then,you want a dog that will bring inyour quarry, and drop it at yourfeet wi.thout being coaxed, orwheedled to do the right thing. Ofcourse, this is rather a large orderfor any but a first class all rounddog. You can't expect a puppy tobehave 100%, and many an incipi-ent good dog, by rough treatment is

spoiled at this stage. Puppies arenervous and high strung, and gentle-ness win accomplish far more thanhollering and shouting, if the pupfails to come to scratch as it should.

I believe it is always wise to trainyoung dogs alone while they arelearning the rudiments of the game;that is "Heel!" "Down!" "Fetch!"These simple orders must be obedi-ently understood before search is

made for birds. After the puppy hasacquired his "parlor manners," andknows that it is expected to do therudimentary things; sojourns afieldcan then be made in company withan older dog, who is field trained.Observation of the trained dog soontells the young dog what to do. Thepuppy must understand the order"Hold!" When that order is given,the dog should stop in his tracks,and not move forward, until an ad-

ditional order of "Easy!" is given,

when the dog may creep forward

very slowly. When the dog scentsbirds, it should hold a point, andany dog that will creep ahead will

cause more or less dissatisfaction.

Gentle encouragement at this pointin a dog's training is very essential.

I have seen many trainers spoil apup almost beyond redemption byissuing conflicting orders, and roar-ing when the dog fails to do theproper thing. On the first trips

afield, it is well to have the youngdog on a long leash. I do not advo-cate the use of a brutal trainingcollar armed with points on the in-side, nor is a slip noose alwaysnecessary. I know I'd rebel if mywind were cut off, and I feel thatany good dog would resent suchtreatment as quickly as I wouldmyself. An ordinary collar, a re-

straining leash is all that is gen-erally required.

To teach a dog to retrieve, a ball

or stuffed sock, and later on astufled bird will teach the young-ster what is expected. Be sure thatthe dog does not maul the quarry,or thinks it is something to beplayed with. Make him understandat once, that he is to fetch prompt-ly, and drop the ball or sock atyour feet, without being wrestledwith for its possession. To enforceobedience, a thin willow switchcomes in handy at this stage of thedog's education. Don't use it often,or severely. After the dog has ac-quired a knowledge of the rudimentsof the game, it is next advisable tolet him range unrestrained. I per-sonally, like a wide ranging dog, butone that will obey the whistle. Ifyou can't whistle sharply with yourmouth, a good mechanical whistleshould be used. As to what signalsare used for the dog's obedience inthe field, very few trainers seem tohave any set rule.

Generally. I urge the dog on, af-ter release from the leash, by simp-ly saying: "Hunt 'em, Boy!" or"Hunt 'em, Girl!" as the case maybe. If the dog gets too far ahead,I usually let out one short blast onthe whistle, which means, "Slow

down!" If the dog has been out o||Psight and I want him to return,three long blasts is the signal I usefor the dog to return. Of course,

these orders must be taught at first

with the aid of a long leash. I haveused several hundred feet of a light-

weight sash-cord at times, wherethe puppy seemed slow to compre-hend. One infallible rule for all

young dogs is to give them shortlessons, not exceeding fifteen min-utes in length at first. These shouldbe repeated, giving the dog a rest

as occasion demands. A very longlesson causes the dog to get re-bellious and confused.

In breaking a dog in to gun-fire,it is best to break them in with asmall pistol that does not make tooloud a noise. Shoot at targets un-til the dog is completely at easewhen shooting goes on. After hebecomes used to the slight noise ofsmall calibre arms, a louder reportwill not cause the dog to becomestartled or frightened. Most of theshotguns of today, even the 12gauge, do not make the terrific re-pbrt of the old-time guns usingblack powder, which let out a re-port that was truly alarming to anyanimal. Once a dog becomes gun-shy, it becomes a labor worthy ofan expert trainer to overcome thisdefect. Of course, the dogs from thesame litter will never react to gun-fire in exactly the same manner.Some pups are naturally shy andtimid, and do not develop good fieldmanners during the first season. Ihave had good dogs that did not de-velop until their third year, butmost sportsmen are not patientenough to wait this long. Patienceis the one big virtue where trainingdogs is concerned.

August, 1035 The Pennsylvania Sportsman Paffc 11

AN INVITATIONThe pages of this magazine will be

devoted not only to stories of huntingand fishing adventures, but to com-plete reports of all outdoors doings inthe State of Pennsylvania.

Stories and Photos from Nature,Bird and Dog Lovers are needed,while enthusiasts in Archery, TrapShooting, Skeet, Rifle shooting, etc.,will be given ample space in these col-umns for the account of your variousexperiences.—THE EDITOR.

Tho Pennsylvania Sijortsman \s readby Pennsylvania's JJvcst Hunters,.VnKhrs and outdoor folks.

SPRINGERSWorking Strain. 40 Youngrsters

ready to hunt this fall.Retrieve from land and water

and have been shot over.CHARLES H. SPROAT, M. D.Valley Falls -:- New York

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AROUNDTHE

CAMPFIIEBy GUNTHER MILTON KENNEDY

Some of the best trout fishing in

the State was enjoyed this year bythose fortunate anglers who visited

the Brodhead and the Tobyhanna.Owing to the gradual spring thaw,there were no flood conditions, the

snow and ice went out slowly, there

was no scouring of the bottom to

destroy the insect larvae, bottomfood was plentiful, hatches lavish,

the trout were abundantly fed, col-

ors bright, and those taken in fine

condition. A number of trout mea-.suring over sixteen inches in length

were reported.* * *

Many ambitious anglers have en-

deavored to rear trout in privately

owned pools, and most of them give

it up as a bad job. Success can be

had if a few simple rules are ob-

served. The rearing tank should be

at least four feet wide, sixteen feet

long, and titlted so the depth of

water ranges from a foot to thirty

inches. The bottom of the tankshould be covered with a layer of

clean gravel and sand. Thereshould be a free flowage of waterfrom your intake brook, where the

water does not rise above 57 degrees.

This inlet water should splash downover baffle plates so as to thoroughly

aerate the water at all times. If

there is any danger of vermin or

predators the tank should be cover-

eu with wire mesh, and the inlet

screened to keep out rubbish, thus

avoiding the necessity of frequently

cleansing the tank. At the least

hint of scum on the side walls of

the tank, the fingerlings should be

seined out into clean water, the tankwalls scoured with sand, before re-

turning the fish to the tank. Thecheapest and most easily available

food is ground fresh liver, whichshould be fed at the rate of 2% of

the gross weight of the fingerlings.

This can be augmented by an oc-

>. . casional feed of angle worms. If

) obtainable, ground silk worms make' a splendid diet, but these cost mon-

ey. Fresh water snails can be add-

ed to the diet, and these can be

ea::ily raised in ponds by placing

adult snails underneath flower pots,

the hatch of baby snails clinging to

the walls of the pot, from whichthey can be removed to be avidly

devoured by the young trout. Thetrout will also relish any natural

insects dropped on the surface of

the rearing pool. But beware of

overfeeding! Under ideal conditions

of temperature, oxygen content, andfood, your fingerlings should double

in weight within sixty days, at

which time they can be released

into your selected stream. Troutraised in shaded locations alwaysare darker and more richly colored,

than tliose exposed to sunlight.* *.i *

During the heat of summer, while

camping great care .should be exer-

cised when out on the water in a

boat, or while in bathing. Even the

best of swimmers are not immuneto cramps. It is always well to haveseveral companions along while

bathing, so help is at hand in case

of need. And while boating or can-oeing, a sudden squall can easily

cause an up-set. For this reason,

I have made it a practice to take

along an old inner tube on my trips.

When deflated, it takes up very

Uttle room. A tire pump will fill it

with air in a few moments, and it

makes an ideal life preserver in

case of emergency. Faulty diet

usually causes cramps.^i lii <^

For genuine sport, and improvingyour aim, nothing can surpass crowshooting. Anyone who thinks shoot-

ing crows is easy has not undertak-en this form of sport. I've beenpeppering away at crows for the

past thirty years, and if I am suc-

cessful in knocking down a dozen onany one day. I feel that the old bat-

ting eye is still in fairly good form.

The best time to huri them is just

after dayligiit. The crowt. are mov-ing out of their roosts at that time,

and are full of pep, as they are thenforaging for young birds and eggs.

At that time, they will answer tc

your call easier than later in tht

day. Be sure to keep your automo-bile well hidden, as this is a dangei

signal to crows; also keep yoursell

out of sigh if you expect success. A

blind of short branches placed in a

circle large enough to crouch in, is

all that is required; stick the

branches in the earth, having those

behind you higher than the ones in

front, which should be only high

enough that you can sight over

them while kneeling. The best place

to shoot crows is amongst scrub tim-

ber near a high point. Always weardark clothing, as a crow can spot

even a white handkerchief fromhigh in the air, and will instinctive-

ly give you a wide berth. Even the

face should be concealed until the

bh'ds are witliin gun-range. Ofcourse, more fun is enjoyed wlwiiseveral other shooters go along, theblinds being placed at wide enoughintervals, so danger is avoided of

stray shot. Althoui^Ui early morniii;.;

is the time best suited to getting tiie

crows, from four o'clock until du. k,

wiien the crows arc coining into \\wroost is also satisfactory. Naturailythe rst Ihing to do is to locate aroo:~t. then locale your blinds in accmmaiiding position near at handwhere the crows will naturally t!v

over. A few dead crows hung fr-uii

limbs near tiie blinds act as decuysto bring others around, as crows arevery curious. A tethered owl, orhawk, also is a good decoy. Ofcourie, a careful study of crow-callsis necessary. Witii a little practicethe proper calls can be simulated onmechanical crow-calls, obtainable j;t

any sporting good store. From earlyMay to late August is the best timeto shoot crows. At all events, besure you kill your crow! Crowsthat are shot at and missed will re-turn to your call, but if wounded,his squawks will warn away all oth-er crows within a mile range . . .

and ycur fun is over. If you cancapture and stake out a young crov/,

his calls for help will inevitablybring a lot of old ones to the blind,and thus assure your success. Wherecrows are concerned, mawkish sen-timentality is a mistaken virtue. Idon't hesitate to bang into a crow'sner^t, as eveiy one of their eggs oryoung destroyed means the life ofmany young rabbits, squirrels, andbirds savrc!. I have yet to merl anyfarmer who v;as not willing to co-operate With me to the fullest ex-tent when I asked permission to^^hoot crows on his place. Crows waxand grow fat on the seeds set outby industriou.i farmers; they dlsoprosper on birds' eggs, and thevoung of all game animals and birds.The sportsmen of Greene county,southwest of Pittsburgh have beenwaging war on the crow for severalyears; today, small game is againin evidence, and on the increase.

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Viiô 12 TlTE Penxsylvanta Spoktsman August, 1035 August, 1935 The Pennsyt.vanta SroRTs^rAN Pago 13

^'Where To Go"and

Answers ToOutdoor Questions

This column is devotetl ontiroly to

thH readers of The PennsylvaniaSi>ortsinan as a hureau of free infor-

mation. If you are planning a vaca-tion. ranipiiiK. Fishinn or Huntingtrip . . . ask us . . . for any infor-

mation you desire. An enclosed

stamped envelope will hring our re-

ply of authentic information to youby return mail.

service from our "Where to go" de-

partment.We do not issue a booklet. Every-

thing we send you is personal andmade to fit vour own requirements

—

a trip planned especially for you.

If you will tell us the nature of

your trip, how far you wish to go

and for what purpose, we will be

only too glad to give you the benefit

of our department.

Are you planning a deep sea fishingtrip to Jêlaware, IMaryland, New.lersev, New York or elsewhere alongthe r-iast (."oast?

If you have a trip of this kind in

mind and need any information, writeus in care of the "Where to do" de-)>artment. We will furnish you thedetails; tell you what kind of fish are•running," i)laces to stay, distanceand routes to your destination, costsund other necessary details. If more

The Editor:Where is Tuscacora Lake and are

there anv Smallmouth Bass in it? ithan one person don't forget to state

H you were in my place and had ''-- --'^ - ^'-^ "--^>' -^'^ »-- '""^'

only a -week to fish, where wouldyou want to stay and give us a gen-eral idea of what you want to do.

you go? If I go where you sugge.st

and catch fish you have a friend for

life. If I do and don't have luck

you will be, in my opinion, anything

but a white man.Thanks,

C. F, Davis,

Evans City, Pa.

Dear Mr. Davis:Tuscarora Lake is near Laceyville,

approximately thirty miles fromScranton in Susquehanna county.

The only definite statement madeby you was regarding the kind of

fish you wished to catch—namely,Smallmouth Bass.

If I am to be "a friend for life"

or, as ycu so dangerously put it.

"anything but a white man," I wantto have a little assurance regard-

ing your qualifications" as a fisher-

man before I make any rash prom-ises.

Are you a live-bait fisherman or

do you use artificial lures? Do youprefer lake, creek, or river fishing?

Do you wade? Have you ever caughtthe limit of Smallmouth Bass? Areyou generally considered a goodsportsman in your community andamong your friends?

If you will answer these questions

and if you are willing to go any-where in Pennsylvania I will be in

a better position to recommend agood fishing spot. Whether youcatch the fish or not will dependentirely upon your own ability. Thebass are there—plenty of them!

Dear Sir:

Please send me your pamphlet on"Where to go" as advertised in ThePennsylvania Sportsman.

J. C. George,Juniata, Penna.

Thanks for your letter asking for

DR. MOORE RESIGNSThe resignation of Dr. William H.

Moore from the Penna. Game Com-mission came as a shock to the

sportsmen of this State. While Dr.

Moore has refused to offer anycomment, it is generally believed

that he objected to certain appoint-

ments made at the State GameFarm which he thought had a po-

litical background.Pennsylvania's Game Commission

is supposed to be free from any po-

litical prejudices. President Biddle

has insisted that politicians keephands off.

Dr. Moore has been one of the

most valuable members of the GaineCommission. Under his supervision

the Game Farms have made newhigh records in production and lib-

eratiqn of game. The members of

the Commission receive no salary.

Dr. Moore has spent thousands of

dollars out of his own pocket in theinterests of the sportsmen. We areindeed sorry to lose so valuable aman.

everything else while hunting in the

fields and fishing in the streams.

They want their sons to be true-

blooded Sportsmen.This club is a Brotherhood Club.

Since labor questions were not to bediscussed at our meetings, there wasa split in the organization. Labormoved away from us leaving only

true sportsmen.Therefore, for the benefit cf any

true sportsman, we, the OliphantHunting and Fishing Club of Oli-

phant Furnace, in order to promotebetter hunting and fishing in ourdistrict, do hereby announce thefact that we do not let labor, color,

nationality, creed or politics inter-

fere with our activities. We have,

or have had, several religious sects,

nationalities and political parties

represented in our group. We arejust one great big family of true-

blooded sportsmen and we are proudto tell the world.

The Oliphant Hunting andFishing Club

Oliphant Furnace, Penna.Geoiê Adamik, Jr., Secy.

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true-blooded Sportsmen, some facts

that have caused doubt among cer-tain persons. This club is accusedof being connected with a labor or-ganization. Any such statement is

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This club was organized in 1932at the home of Charles Rockwell.The original membership and offi-

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HUGE SPORTSMEN'S OUTINGAT VALLEY GUN CLUB

The Sportsman's picnic to be heldyf at Elysburg under the auspices ofit^ the Valley Gun Club will present to

the sports fans of Eastern Pennsyl-vania great opportunity for a galaday of good clean fun with plentyof competition on the shooting field

thrown in. Prizes for the eventswill run into the hundreds. TheField contests will consist of trapshooting, large and small boreshooting with gun and pistol, run-ning bear and deer targets, gofortand skeet. For the fisherman, con-tests have been arranged in theform of plug, bait, and fly casting.

There will be special events and ap-propriate prizes for women and chil-

dren in most of the above mention-ed events.

The Club property consists of 20acres for the club proper and 143acres of farm and woodland prop-erty which is devoted to propaga-tion of game and members are al-

lowed shooting on this private pre-serve during the season. This is

. well stocked with birds and rabbitsand last year a doe raised two fawn

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within a stones throw of the clubi

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in a clump of woods.

1 The Shamokin Club is located inthe heart of the coal regions and is

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the ideal location for such a shoot.

I Easy of access from all points by

\ good roads and just a nice delight-

ful scenic drive for all shooters.

^The entries on Championship dayshould exceed 225 shooters. Ar-

! rangements are being made for anamplifying system for the conven-

Iience of the shooters.

Parking facilities at present areinadequate but the new changeswill be completed by June 9th and

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ample space will be available for• nicely parking 500 cars.

IThis club during the past season

sponsored a series of ten live bird

shoots, the finals to take place June9th—with $150 extra added prize

money. Attendance at these shootshave been very large despite the badweather conditions prevailing.

This organization has a shootingfield 50 yards by 400 yards and theyare installing twenty of the mostmodern pigeon traps. These ar-

rangements are being made to takecare of the Pennsylvania StateChampionship shoot, February 22d,

1936. This state shoot is a four dayaffair and plenty of real enjoymentis promised.The present trap layout consists

of four permanent traps and If

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"âwarded the Pennsylvania Cham-pionship shoot for 1936 they will in-stall an additional four traps. Alltraps of the latest and most im-proved Napier electric style.

The picnic grounds and the clubhouse will be thrown wide open tothe sportsmen and their families re-gardless of state or locality. Thelunch will be served on the groundsat a very small charge to those whoprefer not to pack a picnic lunch.At the meeting held on July 10th,

plans for the outing were drawn upby the delegates of several of theactive clubs and organizations in

Eastern Pennsylvania. The meetingwas presided over by Andrew Long,Secretary of the Shamokin ValleyGun Club. The meeting consistedlargely of suggestions made by thevarious delegates in attendance.The ground fee to be charged will

be fifty cents per person. This en-titles each one paying the fee, theuse of the Club House and groundsthroughout the day, and the privi-

lege to participate in any of thesporting events. The prizes are in

the form of cash and valuable mer-chandise. Handicap contests will bearranged in order to give everyone,regardless of ability, an equalchance to win an award.

C. H. Love, of the Paddy Moun-tain Club, will be in charge of thetrophy tent. The trophies will belabeled and on exhibition during theday.

Trap shooting will be in charge ofBrian Teats of Hummel's Wharf,Snyder County Sportsmen's Asso-ciation, East Branch; Curtis Yocumand R. L. Piper of the Milton

Sportsmen's Club.The running deer and bear events

will be under the direct supervision

of William Corson, member of theConsolidated Sportsmen of Lycom-ing County and Billy Peifer. Thisnew sport is rapidly gaining in popu-larity and is expected to attract

considerable interest. Any rifle,

large or small bore, may be used.

This is a splendid opportunity to

.see at first hand whether it really

was your fault last December thatthe big buck got away.

Mr. Camm. Secretary of the Dan-ville Gun Club, and the Tri-CountyRifle League, will be in charge of

the small bore events.

Pistol shooting will be handled bysuch experts as Captain Mike Sear-gent, of Sunbury, and Herb Tobiasof Reading, who was for two yearsState Pistol Champion.

It is the duty of every sportsmanin Pennsylvania to make this pic-

nic a success. The Valley Gun Clubis willing to donate the use of their

club house, picnic grounds, andtheir shooting field to the sports-men and their families for this field

day. The fee of fifty cents will in

no way cover the expense to theShamokin Club, and yet this organ-ization is willing and most anxiousto make this outing an annual event.

The club grounds are large enoughto handle thousands of people.Ample parking space for cars will

be provided.As a special feature the Club has

arranged exhibition shoots to beheld in every branch of the sport.The men participating in these ex-bitions are all professional.

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DUCK STAMP SALE TOM 1934A DISAPPOINTMENT TOCONSEMYATIONISTS

Nevada 2,449New Hampshire 1,383New Jersey 11,526New Mexico 2.542New York 20,053No. and So. Carolina 6,070*North Dakota 5,811Ohio 9,792Oklahoma 27.732Oregon 12,828Pennsylvania 7,682Rhode Island 1.699South Dakota 12,416Tennessee 6,838Texas 41,258Utah 7.120Vermont 1,563Virginia 4.497Washington 31,31**West Virginia 355Grand Total all States ..611,959Wisconsin 40.482Wyoming 3,061Hawaii 86

Duck Stamp Design for 193 5

The Biological Survey has started•to use the income from the first

Duck Stamps. 90'^ of which mustbe used for refuges and breedinggrounds, the other 10'"^ for defray-ing- the cost of distributing theslamps. aiding in the enforcementof the migratory bird regulations.and for administrative purposes.

Up to the end of March. 1935, thePost Office Department reportedGil.959 stamps issued. Since thepassage of the Kieberg Bill instruc-tions have been issued to postmast-ers to sell out the first stamps to all

comers without restriction. Theywill be withdrawn from sale afterJune 30. when the 1933-36 stampswill go on sale. URGE YOURFRIENDS TO BUY SOME OF THEOLD STAMPS AT ONCE!The sale of Duck Stamps for the

first year was below expectationsbecause many hunters had troublein securing stamps, others refrainedfrom hunting ducks and geeibe, andstamp collectors and conservation-ists who would gladly have boughtstamps to help the waterfowl pro-gram did not buy stamps becauseof the "red tape" involved. In thefuture, the annual sale of the«e

stamps should increase very decid-edly.

The complete list, which containsa number of surprises, follows:

Duck Stamps Sold to End of

March, 1935Alabama 2.440Arizona 2,477Arkansas 11.739California 37.316Colorado 10.387Connecticut 4,002Delaware 3,538Dist. of Columbia 961Florida 6.240Georgia 1.327Idaho 7.801Tfiinois 40,512Indiana 8.117Iowa 15.902Kansas 16.902Kentucky 2.074Louisiana 19.723Maine 6,407Maryland 6,020Massachusetts 12.956Michigan 23.975Minnesota 50.216Mississippi 4"i87Mis.souri 22^570Montana 14.051Nebraska 21.251

Grand Total of all States 611.959' Not separated in tabulation

from P. O. Dept.** Includes Alaska.No decision has yet been reached

on the waterfowl season this year.The Biological Survey's investigat-ors covered the important winter-ing grounds, including Mexico, andthis spring they were assigned tothe principal breeding grounds ofthe United States and Canada. Inthe latter instance, they are work-ing in cooperation with Canadianinvestigators. Their reports will bethe basis upon which the BiologicalSurvey will act.Various groups are still urging

i. that the season be closed this year.Unfortunately Congress did not ap-propriate additional funds to makeit po.ssible to enforce a closed sea-son eflectively. The American GameConference agreed to abide by thejudgment of Mr. Darling and hisstaff, and the American Game As-sociation has deemed it best to awaitthe findings of the Survey's investi-gators.

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PENNA. SKEET NEWSMuch interest is being shown by

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shooters from all sections of the

State. These shoots will be con

ducted along economical lines, in

order that all classes can partici-

pate.

More Inter-Club shoots will be ar-

ranged in order to create interest in

Skeet.

The Cacoosing Club will by Fall

take over a new location, that hasnot been decided upon as yet. TheccmniiLtee appointed for this pur-

pose is making headway and nodoubt will have everything in shapeshortly. The new location will be

;ss>ec. a; ur;;..=;; ^»^ s^-„- -- -"^%lyxas it is decided upon for the benefit

of outside clubs.

Respectfully yours,

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LETTEMSFrom Ouir Readers

Gontlemcn:We have received several copies of

your niaga/ine and think it veryline indeed. The second issue was50 per cent better than the first

It is a sportsman's magazine of real

information!

new and old Gun Clubs, in the

Pennsylvania Skeet Association. Re-

cently inquiries have been made by

the Pleasant Hill Gun Club of Leb-

anon, Rothsville Gun Club of Roths-

villc, Pa.; Kalbfus Rod and GunClub of Clarendon. Pa., and clubs lo-

cated at Erie. Corry, Ridgway,

P^ranklin and Oil City, Pa.

Interest in Skeet in Pennsylvania

had been showing little progress

but with these Clubs taking up

Skeet. Penn.sylvania will soon be

able to compete with other States

that liuve shown more interest in

Skeet in the past.

Tlie Kalbfus Gun Club is mak-ing arrangements to hold a Field

Day some time in August, the 18th.

if po:-sible. at which shoot they ex-

pect to have a good representation

from all Clubs throughout the west-

ern part of the State. Their inten-

tion is to form a league among the

Clubs uf that section and have themjoin ihc Pennsylvania As.sociation.

A very fine idea for the Clubs in

the wey.t, v/ould be to form a West-

ern Division of the Pennsylvania

Association, they would hold their

own Inter-Club Shoots, but would

participate in all Major or Title

Shoots, wherever they would be

sciicduied by the Pennsylvania As-

sociation. The Clubs in the middle

section of the State could also form

their own divi.sion. in that way the

State would be covered and should

attract all Clubs in those .sections.

Any information that Clubs should

desire concerning the Pennsylvania

Skeet A.s.sociation. can be secured

by writing to the Secretary, John G. r^ j^ ^^ k. r^T^ i\mr^^\r-fv tvt AnHag.n, 30 Park Ave.. Hyde Park, SAVAGE MODEL No. 40Reading, Pa. It is the desire of the

Association to have all sections rep-

resented. This would make Skeet

shooting more attractive to shooters

of Clay Targets.

I'iic date lor the Annual Tri-State

iShvci Champion:-hip Shoot, whichis usually held at New Hope, Pa.,

has not jet been decided upon. It

will probably be held some time in

September, and will be announcedin The Pouisylv^niia Sportsman. TheSho(.t thirt year will be held betweenthe States oi New York, New Jersey

and Pennsylvania.

Wishing your magazine the best

possible success, we remainYours sincerely,

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I am particularly pleased to note

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not propose whitewashing anybody's

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Wishing you every success, I amCordially yours,

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HOW TO HUNT CMOWSBy "KAP" RICHARD

We will not refer to the word"bird," preferring to agree withJack Minor when he says he is

a disgrace to the bird family,

so it is just "crow" with us.

Having acquired something of alocal reputation as a successful crowcaller and shooter. I am frequently

asked why I do not write somethingabout the sport, and give some in-

formation as to the characteristics

and habits of the bird itself. ThisI shall attempt to do.

To begin with, the crow himselfis, lirst and last a gangster. He is

a murderer, a thief, a coward, anda smart fellow. He is usually look-

ing for trouble and making trouble,

and has not one friend among thebird family, large or small. Hescouts out his territory, singly or in

pairs, seeking whom among his kindhe may rob and murder. If per-

chance he finds a situation whichhe thinks he cannot handle by him-self, ho promptly .squawks for help.

Such ligiiting as he does is done bythe gang method. This is not much,however, for he depends upon num-bers and noise to terrify and intimi-

date those of his enemies that are

likely to fight back. His murdersand robberies are perpetrated uponthe v/eak and defenseless, andusually in the absence of the vic-

tim's natural protector.

From the standpoint of sport, the

crow is the one on which there is noclosed season the year round. Also

there is very little closed territory,

for the farmer hates crows and will

usually gladly give the sjôrtsman

permi-ssion to hunt them, eventhough he allows no other form of

trespass. The bird's ever-increasing

numbers afford the finest shooling

sport to the initiated who canhandle him with some degree of suc-

cess.

There arc various waj^s of bring-

ing Jim, singly or in numbers, to

within rai:ge of the hunter's gun.

Some hunters use as a decoy a live

owl; ethers a stuffed owl or havvk,

or crow decoy.

Witli the aid of a good call almostany kind of a decoy will arouse

curio.îty and create excitementamong the crow mob. especially if

the caller be well hidden in a blind

where tlie birds cannot readily lo-

cate him. A wing-tipped crow tied

out. in connection with an occasion-

al low distress call on the part of

the hidden caller, usually keeps the

mob milling about for some time

within the gunner's range, even af-

ter several shots have been fired.

Learn to use your call properlyby imitating the calls you hear fromthe birds themselves. The rallying

call is a rather loud, "c-a-r-r, car-rcar-r," three or four times in suc-

cession, followed by a more excited,

longer-drawn-out call of the samenature. The distress call has a morerising and falling inflection, and is

difficult to describe. Note carefully

the call made when a crow is com-ing into your decoy. You will soonbe able to reproduce it with increas-ing success.

7'he main thing is to keep well

hidden while you are calhng thebirds into your blind. It is tiie writ-er's fijin conviction that ail bird life

sees the human eye and is more ob-serving of it. and afraid of it. thanof any other portion of man's an-atomy. My experience is that onecan call from very poor cover if hewill keep his face hidden and keepquiet — NOT MAKING THESLIGHTEST MOVE — they will

come within ranjê.

There is one call, no matter howmany birds arc milling around,should never be used by the liunterif he expects the birds to stay Vv'ith

him. This is the three or four quick,short, sharp calls that some v/ise

old bird gives when he locales you.Translated it means, "Beat it, fel-

lows, I see the Son-cf-a-gun." Andwithin five sccoi-ds one would notknow that lliere had ever been a

crow in that region. They leave,

and they v^'ill not be bai'k.

During the months from Marchto September, after the young birdsare ofT the nest, is the best time for

the novice to learn the crow lan-guage. At this time nearly everypatch of woods will contain fromtwo to six or more pah'.3 of the birds

that have- nested. The old birds

are savage, and are prone to inves-

tigate any unusual sound, while theyoung ones have a large bump of

curiosity, and v;ill readily come in.

All through the summer, aittr thenesting sea.son. tlie birds liang

around the same wood lots in whichthe young were reared, und one may

j

get good sliootlng by traveling fromone wood lot to a: ! other.

iLater, in the Fsli, the crows

throughout some forty miles of ter-

ritory usually gang together and gointo a toiibuon roobting place for

the night, spreading out again overthe saiiie area for the next day's

feeding. It is diu'ing these flights,

to and from the roosting place, that

the best and most c-porting siiooting

^s. Tlie old crows spend theday long searching out tlio

is to be had. Along about 3 o'clock

in the afternoon the birds beginworking in toward the roost. Asthey near the place the flocks be-

come concentrated; and they travel

over more or less the same course

from day to day. A god plan is to

locate the rooot. then ote the line of

flight, and put up a blind a mile or

t\v;o from the roost. The birds as

they come along can be called in

over the blind to your decoy—andthere you are!

Here is the dope on what the crowcats and why he is the robber bird.

Diuixig the mating season and at

the time the young are being reared,

the crow's diet is largely eggs, youn*;

birds, and young, tender, sproutedcorn. Jim does not care what sort

of an rgg diet he has for himselfand family so long as he can get

the ej

wholenesting places of other birds of

every variety, from iiens to hum-ming birds. Wher^^ v.ild (kicks nest,

tiirrc will be found plenty of crows.

When young birds are hatched thecn.'W tin'.e.i them without fear or

fa\cr. and ccjiUinuis to do so until

the yourig that are left are able to

escape him.

Every now and then, usually in

the magazine sections of Sundaypapers, some sob .sister breaks outin a fever over the wanton persecu-tion of the poor crow, pointing outti.at he is a great cater of grass-hoppers, beetles, and bugs. He doeseat these—after he can nd nothingmore to his liking. Grasshoppers,crickets, etc.. are his food after thegia.ss is cut and at a season of theyear when these insects are pasttheir destructivencs;.—just beforethe first frost destroys them for the.season. One flock of farmer's tur-keys will coii'jume more grasshop-pers tiian all the crows in the region.

He provides all-year sport, when-ever an hour or two can be spared;and is an excellent target on whichto try out pet loads with citherrifle or shotgun, though any stan-dard sliot shell will do for him.

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Where To Fish


any. Both the main and branchstream of Mehoopany are mountainstreams, with a swift flow over rockybottom. The best brook trout fish-

ing in these waters is above Forston.Highway 437 reaches near thestreams by way of route 220 out of

Dushore, but you will have to dosome walking. Also from Rickettson Route 487, the same waters canbe fisher, if you don't mind walking.

The North Branch of MehoopanyCreek is not so swift as the mainstream, and although rocky bottom,it drains some cultivated land, andfor this reason, after rains may beroily. The lower reaches of Me-hoopany produce some nice brown-ies on occasion, but you will have to

be persistent.

Bowman's Creek has long been afavorite of a select coterie of ang-lers, and can be reached over Route92, by way of Route 6 out of Tunk-hannock, or from Wilkes-Barre overRoute 309. which connects withRoute 92. This creek flows throughNoxen.

For those who prefer meadowfishing, there are two tributaries of

Meshoppen Creek, known as Riley'sand White Branches. The banksare brushy but for the most partthey drain and flow through mea-dows. Reached out of Me.shoppenon Route 6. Brook trout predomi-nate.

In Sullivan county are the fam-ous Loyalsock, the Little Loyalsock,Lopez Creek. Double Run. GlassCreek, Black Creek, and HoglandRun. All of these are swift moun-tain streams in which brookies pre-dominate, although in the lower ex-tent of Loyalsock and Little Loyal-sock browns are fairly numerous.All of these waters may be reachedby Route 220 out of Dushore.

Another of our northeastern coun-ties that should not be overlookedis Bradford county. Shrader Creekis the only outstanding brook troutwater in this section. Occasionalbrowns are also taken. This streamhas been frequently stocked. It canbe reached over Route 6, and Route220 out of Towanda. Go via Mon-roeton to Powell, then take dirt roadwhich parallels Shrader as far asLaquin, a distance of ten or elevenmiles. The best fishing is all aboveLaquin.

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Editor's Note: This informationis compiled from latest reports onfile in the Fish Commissioners' of-fice.

SALKELD CAPTAINS U. S. TOVICTORY IN INTERNATIONAL

RIFLE SHOOT AT INDIANAThe Indiana Rifle Club, under the

commandei;'hip of the Indiana club

secretary, Alan B. Salkeld, broughtto a close the two-day state, nation-al, and international Small BoreRifle Tournament held on the Ham-ilton Airport field July 13. Thetype of shoot was the second largest

rifle tournament of the country andconsidered by many of the well-

known Sportsmen as one of the best

tournaments ever conducted in thenation.

The twelve best marksmen of the120 United States competitors rep-resenting the nation's rifle team,captained (by choice) by Alan B.

Salkeld, of Indiana, won the fournation tournament by a narrowmargin of seven points. The final

scores of the International eventwere: The United States 3895; Eng-land 3888, Germany 3856, and Can-ada 3793.

In the other important champion-ship shoot, out of a field of 67 en-tries, M. Israelson, of Akron, Ohio,was crowned the PennsylvaniaSmall Bore Champion with a 987.^corc. nosing cut his rival, Thur-man Randle, by a bull.

The official results as compiled byMajor L. Q. Bradley, actiing trea-

surer of the N. R. A., with the as-

si:-:tance of Miss Geraldine Tweed,of Indiana, are as follows:

Dcwar Individual Match No. 1

(96 entries)

1. Israelson, Akron, Ohio 3972. D. Bashline, Toronto, Can. 3963. W. J. Young, Toronto Can. 3964. J. W. Crolley. New Kensington 3955. V. Z. Canfield, Canton, Ohio 39550 Meter Individual Match No. 2

(106 Entries)1. C. H. Berlin, Oil City 2002. Dorothy Kelly, Ellet, O. 1993. Thurman Randle, Dallas, Tex. 1984. T. T. Carlton, Hancock, Md. 1985. F. J. O'Hare, Maplewood, N. J. 1986. R. E. Louden, Butler 198. 50 Yard Individual Match No. 3 .

(91 Entries)1. Dorothy Kelly, Ellet, O. 2002. Dr. R. E. Rainsberger, O. 199-14x3. =-C. F. Black, Harrisburg 199-14x4. A. L. Rarkow, Akron, O. 199-13x5. M. Israelson, Akron, O. 199-12x100 Yard Individual Match No. 4

(93 Entries)1. R. D. Burkheiser, Lebanon 2002. T. Charlton, Hancock, Md. 199-14x3. D. Bashline, Akron, O. 199- 6x4. W. L. Wilson, Erie 198-lOx5. Dr. E. D. Shumaker, Scio 198- 9xPenna. Small Bore Champ Match

(67 Entrties)An aggregate. Scores made in

matches 1. 2, 3 and 4 constitute thescore in this match.

1. M. Israelson, Akron, O. 987

2. Thurman Randle, Dallas 986

3. T. T. Charlton, Hancock, Md. 985

4. Dorothy Kelly, Ellet, O. 985

5. R. D. Burkheiser, Elymira 984

U. S. Selected on the basis of scoresc

made in the Dewar Individual andthe 50 Meter Matches.

United StatesThurman Randle, Dallas, Texas 398Dorothy Kelly. Ellet, O. 397M. Israelson, Akron, O. 396J. W. Clorrey, New Kensington 393C. H. Berlin, Oil City 391C. J. Kress. Pittsburgh 389C. R. Ripley. Dennison, O. 386R. E. Louden. Butler 385W. Beers, Greensburg 384F. J. O'Hare, Maplewood, N. J. 376

t>

Total 3895

L. C. Barrett, Akron, O. alternate

V. Z. Canfield, Akron, O. alternate

Alan B. Salkeld, Indiana, captain.

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^ Alas! Where Are

They?

(Continued from Page 3)Herman E. Baumer, JohnstownTheodore L. Bean, NorristownClarence J. Buckman, PhiladelphiaLeroy E. Chapman, WarrenLeroy E. Chapman, WarrenWilliam H. Clark, West ChesterJames J.- Coyne, PittsburghCharles H. Ealy, SomersetLaning Harvey, Wilkes-BarreJohn G. Homsher, StrasburgJohn W. Howell, ScrantonHarvey Huffman, StroudsburgWm. G. Hunsicker, PhiladelphiaCharles R. Mallery, AltoonaJohn J. McClureBernard B. McGinnis, PittsburghG. Mason Owlett, WellsboroHenry J. Pierson, Lititz

George L. Reed, HarrisburgJ. A.lbert Reed, CaliforniaWarren R. Roberts, BethlehemGeorge A. Rupp, AllentownSamuel W. Salus, PhiladelphiaCharles W. Sones. WilliamsportAndrew J. Sordoni, KingstonCharles W. Staudenmeier. AshlancJoseph C. Trainer, PhiladelphiaJoseph R. Ziecenheim, North Gir-

ard.

"Show me your compa-ny and I'l

tell you who you are." The scan-dals of McClureism, Saluism ancClarkism is fresh in the minds oi

the people. It is an easy matter tc

conceive this type of graft and cor-

ruption embodied among the fore-

1

going names who take orders fromthose who have no respect forthemselves let alone the people whoelected them to office. Are you go-ing to retain them only to continueto be owned, body and soul?We would not be doing right by

those who have had the "guts" todefy the orders. Those who haveproven they are for the people, ofthe people and by the people. Thisroll .should be displayed alongsideof that of the "Roll of Infamy" andlabelled "Roll of Honor" provingthat there are still a few in thataugust body, the Senate of Penn-sylvania, who are immune to dis-honor and above being tools.

Roll of HonorAnthony Cavalcante, UniontownEdward R. Frey, PittsburghFrederick T. Gelder, Forest CityPeter Graff, III, WorthingtonFrank J. Harris, PittsburghI. Dana Kahle, KnoxHenry E. Lanius. Spring GroveGlen R. Law, SharpsvilleJohn J. McCreesh, PhiladelphiaCharles E. Miller, Mt. Carmel

Leon C. Prince, CarlisleWalter S. Pytko, PhiladelphiaGeorge Rankin, Jr., WilkinsburgJohn S. Rice, BiglervilleWilliam B. Rodgers, PittsburghHarry Shapiro, PhiladelphiaBenjamin H. Thompson, New

Kensington

Edward J. Thompson, Philipsburg.We wish also to commend the fol-

lowing clubs who have helped us inthese current problems by their con-tributions, their subscriptions, theirletters of encouragement, and clubnews. We expect to have your clubin the next issue of our magazine if

it does not already appear there.You help us by contributing yourideas and submitting your prob-lems. We, in turn, v/ill help youby demanding action and accomp-lisching everything fair in the wayof legislation in Harrisburg.

The following clubs and organ-izations are, to the best of ourKnowledge, "active" organizationsI we hear from them one or morecimes each month) and, have asinembers, men who are true sports-men and gentlemen:

Girardville Game & Fish Prot.Assn., GirardvilleCacoosing Gun Club, ReadingMt. Carmel Game & Fish Assn..

:vlt. CarmelIndiana Rifle Club, IndianaButler Co. Sportsmen's Assn., But-

ler

Snyder Co. Sportsmen's Assn., EastBranch, SelinsgrovePaddy Mt. Fish & Game Assn.,

ShamokinNorth Central Dist. Fed.Topton Gun Club, ToptonHummelslown Shooting Assn..

HummelstownBoiivar Dist. Sportsmen's Assn..

BolivarNew Boston Rod & Gun Club,

New BostonPerkiomen Valley Sportsmen's

Assn., SchwenksvilieTuscarora Game Club, TuscaroraCameron Co. Rod &z Gun Club.

EmporiumBerks Co. Chapter I. W. L. A.,

ReadingBroad Top G. F. & F. Assn., De-

fiance

Westmoreland Co. Sportsmen'sAssn., GreensburgU. S. O. P. No. 217. Hunlock CreekSandy Twp., Sportsmen's Assn.,

DuBoisTamaqua Fish & Game Assn., To-

maquaPleasant Mt. Sportsmen's Assn.,

Pleasant Mt.North Borough Sportsmen's Assn.,

BellevueLititz Sportsmen's Assn., Lititz

Wing Gad Rod &; Gun Club, WindGapNazareth Rod & Gun Club, Naza-

rethSauson Rod & Gun Club, Coop-

ersburgGallitzin Sportsmen's Assn., Gal-

litzin

Tunkhanock Rod & Gun Club,Tunkhannock

Salix Sportsmen's Assn., SalixSpring dale Dist. Sportsmen's

Assn., Springdale

Unity District Sportsmen's Club,Center

Oakdale Sportsmen's Association,OakdaleRoscoe Sport-smen's Assn., RoscoeMechanicsburg Sportsmen's Prot-

Assn., MechanicsburgBucks Co. Fish, Game and Prot.

Assn., DoylestownEverett Chapt. I. W. L. A., Ever-

ett.

Thornhurst Sporting Club.K .Ik.Thornhurst Sporting Club, Wilkes-

BarreSlippery Rock Sportsmen's Assn.,

Slippery RockBirdsboro F. «Sc G. Prot. Assn.,

BirdsboroSharon Rifle Club, SharonState Game and Fish Assn., Sandy

RidgeEmigsville Rod and Gun Club,

Emigsville

Penna. Sportsmen's Council—Div.F. MeadvilleShade-E-Cabin Club, BarnesboroFrecport Sportsmen's Club, Free-

portTurkcyfoot Fish and Game Assn.,

Confluence

Fasten Fi.5h and Game Assn., Eas-tonHuntingdon Co. G., F. and F.

As.sn., HuntingdonKrayn Sportsmen's Association,

KraynMahanoy City G. & F. Prot. Assn.,

Mahanoy CityCon.solidated Sportsmen of Ly-

coming Co., WilliamsportPatton Sportsmen's Assn.. PattonCarrick Sportsmen's Assn., Pitts-

burghGreenville Camp Mercer Co.

Sportsmen, GreenvilleMadisonville Game and Sporting

Club. MadisonvillcConemaugh Twp. Sportsmen's

Assn., JohnstownTowanda Gun Club. TowandaAshland Gun and Country Club,

AshlandHawk Rod and Gun Club, Hawk

RunPresque Isle Sportsmen's League,

Erie

Federated Sportsmen of Lane. Co.(Continued on Page 23)

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Pnco 20 TnK PEXXSTLVA^^[A Sportsman August, 1935

New Laivs in 'Pennsylvania O(rontinufd from Papc &)

and Fishorus as most proponents of

the bill Mni<-ipai<(l, it would tjot havesoon liclit of day, for thi- sportsmenhad alri-adv liad sr.me uiiphasant ex-perience with the latt.r nanud eoni-

mittee with rffertnee to the raeeoonhill. As it turned out. tho rommittt-eon Aprieulture rtporti d the skuni< hill

f)Ut, and it M'as defeated on June 20

hv a vote of 1!t to 2.'.. In this con-nertion, it v.-ill he Intirestinp: to thoraccoon liuntcrs to conipar.- these 2'>

navs as recorded in the Journal v.ith

the names f>f tlu Senate Caim- aiid

I'-jsh Pommittec. In this way liny e;ui

determine a|>pi'"Xiniate1y wiio the Sen-alors Were that •pieUled" (heir rac-

coon hill.

BILL.Troll ihlts the s

AiMnoved hy theknown as act Xo

NO. 852lie of t-ertain piker.overnor .ind noA\

BILL NO. 927Requirfs owners of ahandrmed hi-

tuminous ooal mines to seal opening.Approved })y Governor and kno>\'n asArt No. !'».'.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1022At the previous general session of

the TifKif^l-iture an act was passed re-niovinp: tiie raccoon from the "fur-l>earinp: animal" class, plaeintr him in

tho "same animal" <'lass only. Thenim and ohjeet of the TiCfAislature to

pass this act Ofay 22. V^V^. P. T.. ''01)

was to ijrohihit the trappinf? of rac-coon, for it was the understanding!: of

the Legislature that "{.vanie animals"may not he trai>pi'd.

There are. liowever. some specifichiws pertaininjr 1o the Irapytinu ofraccofin, v.liicli. iiv oversii^lit, (he Ijcy-islalure of T.C'.P, fail«'d to repeal. (^n

r. (pit St l>y tile Tioard of (lame Tom-missioiiers for an opinii'tn from theAttorney (h-ueral. he stated in «ff< et

that (he clause iiermittiu}:: raccoons1o he taken in traps had not been re-p.al'd. The iHt. th'-refnr.', did notaccomplish wJ\at it was intended toaccomplish.House i;ill Xo. 1022 was then just a

corri <ti\(' me;)s\ir<' If) repeal the clausein our trame laws whicli permifr; tlie

trappiiiir of raccf»f)n 1o uecomplishwhat llii» VXV.\ Act intended. Thi-; 1)111

passed tin- House on .MaJth i'.' hv a

Vfite of 2!'.^ to .". The hill was pickledl)y the merciiiary minded Committeeon CJanie and I'-jslieries in tlie Senate.Senator Ihuloiian was in open oppo-sition to fhe hill: :nul. sine-- he wasthe Republican lloor leaders in theSenate, he had enoua:h influence wihthe other members in tlie Coniiiiit ticto put tiie bill in the bottom of thebarrel. As a llepublienn. I su^-^prest

that the coon hunters of I'.ueks countytake <otrnixance of this fact at thenext Tiepubli<an St.ate Si iiator pri-juary election. Theri- is stronp' sue-Viicion that the Fur Pe.ibrs Associa-tion also had somethint;- to do with thisbill when it was pendiuK' in the Sen-ate ('committee.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1055".\n act to i>rohil)it the keepinc of

anim.als, wild by n.iture. in captivityfor lh<" |)urpos.' of at t ivict in'^' trade.This bill remained in tiie Committeeon Came. Sii^nefl i)v the Cf)Vernor.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1093Simply clianued tin- licensure

for motor boats. .Approved bycrnor ;ind is now .\ct No. .^>!).

HOUSE BILL NO. 1597Makini; emiloves f)!* Hie Came

mission eliiiil)le to the Stateployes' Retiremi'Ut Systi-ni andins an appro]iriation from the

NO. 1885in the DelawareGovernor and is

NO. 1949

yea r

ov-

Coni-Em-niak-(Jame

Fund. Passed both Houses and in|

lKina.s of Governor.HOUSE BILL NO. 1683

Ts an amendment to the "UniformFirearms Act" permitting those hav-in^' huntinv"- or fishing- licenses to carrypistol. Approved by Governor and is

now Act Xo. 15S.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1733

Is a taxidermist bill, and I presumethe Game Committee felt that the sub-lect was well c-overed by present laws,

and for that reason did not report it

out. The Federation failed to give this

Ijill piil>lieitv.

HOUSE BILL NO. 1739Is a do^- bill. It was referred to

(Committee on .\ftrictilture. This wasa «ood l)ill and shf)uld not have beenpiekl.-d. It provided for the paymentof licensed do'is illefrally killed.

HOUSE BILLF'ertains to fishint?

River. Approved hynow Act Xo. 131.

HOUSE BILLGave tlie Game Commission power

to reiRfulate the payment of bountieswithin certain limits. It passed theHouse (1,')0 to 0) but was buried asusual in the Senate Committee on(âme and Fisheries.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2117Authori7:( a the Fish Commission to

close streams or parts thereof afterstockinpr. Ts now act Xo. 12.").

HOUSE BILL NO. 2175Provides for new penalties for

caicliiiiiT or killinp: bullfrof^s, tadpoles,or terr:>pin out of season. Xow ActXo. 108.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2216Rerû.latin^- the estalilisliinK of nurs-

ei-y waters. Act. Xo. 121.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2273T..imiiin>r tlie numl)er of deer and

l)ear wliich may be retained for foodl>y landowners. Not reported hy Coin-miltee on Came.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2305I'rohil)its tlie use of eel chutes. The

(ômmiftee on Fisheries evidently didnf>t .it^re- witli llie Federation, ornot consider its wislies, and justthe bill in Committee.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2315Prohibits the use of fitclies for hunt-

ing' l>Ui'l>oses. Act. X^'o. IIS.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2319Is n lish.im;- bill Avith a pnît many

details. It has passed lioth Houses,and will likely be law by tlie time you.'ire reading this article. I susreest youwrite to the Secretary of the Com-nH-nwealth for a copy of the Act em-hodyinp- this bill. The other Actsnienlioned in this article may also beprocured fiom the same source.

HOUSE BILL NO. 2477.Amends tlie fish law

inv: it unlawful to inli

deflectors, et>'. XowHOUSE BILL

I'rohibitinf,'- of fishlnu" at ni^ht dur-ing certain liours. The (^lmmitteeevidentl.v liad a different inclinationfrom (he Federation toward niiiht fish-inp: for it did not report the l)ill out;or the Ftderation did not inform theCommittee of its wislns; or Hie Com-mittee may ha\"e assumed, perhapsriiilitlv, that the Federation did nothave enoucih political influence to givethe bill anv consideration,

SENATE BILL NO. 126Sets Up rei;uUitions for the stockiuir

of waters In whi<h fishimr is deniedby th<' owners f)f tlie land. HMie in-Huenc«» of the Federation, if any wasbrf)U?;ht, fell flat with the Committeeon Game and l<'isheries, for the hill

died in CommKtee.

didleft

of 102.'; my mak-rfere witli dams,Act Xo. ll:].

NO. 2559

SENATE BILL NO. 165Provides for the denial and revoca-

tion of hunting licenses in certaincases. In han<Ts of overnor.

SENATE BLL NO. 819

U the Thompson Bill, better knownas the Pure Streams Bill. This bill

was referred to the Committee on For-ests and Waters on Feb. 18. It waskept in this committee until June 10

—

almost four months—before it was re-

ported out. Two days later, on June12, the bill was recommitted to thesame committee for permanent burial.For description of the bill, refer to theJune issue of The PennsylvaniaSportsman.

SENATE BILL NO. 819

Conferred additional powers to theBoard of Fish Commissioners, permit-tinp: the Board to make reprulationspertaining? to catch, size, and seasonlimits. The Committee on Game andFisheries kept the hill in Committee.You can eruess their reason for doingso as well as any one else.

SENATE BILL NO. 1354

Amends the fish law by dftfinlnp: ad-ditional j?ame fish, provides additionalmethods of taklnpr fish, and changesthe season and creel limits. In thehands of the Governor.

SENATE BILL NO. 1466As far as I know the Federation did

not take any action whatever on thisbill. It permits the training of dogson Sunday during the training seasonwith the consent of the owners of thelands. The bill passed the Senate bya vote of 26 to 15; the House hy a voteof 114 to 64. It is in the hands of theGovernor.Up to this point I have discussed

l)ills which were approved liy the Fed-eration. I shall now take up bills op-posed by the Federation, and, yetwithal, passed both the House and theSenate.

HOUSE BILL NO. 181Amends the Fish T..aws of 192.'), per-

mitting eel chutes on the Northl^.ranch of the Susquehanna River tothe Wyoming- Luzerne county line.

This bill passed the House by a voteof 110 to 61; the Senate hy a vote of34 to IS; and is now Act ô. 157.

Those of you who attended the gen-eral meeting of the Federation on Feb-ruary 12 will recall the address of Dr.Surface In favor of eel chutes. Im-mediately after his -address the meet-ing voted on a resolution pertainingto eel chutes; ,and, as I remember, theFederation was unanimously againsteel chutes.

The Legislature reacted to thisresolution in a(>parent contempt ofthe wi.shes of the Federation by ex-tending the waters in which the chutesmay be used.As a delegate to this meeting of the

Federation, and also as a member ofthe T..egislature, I am witli the TiCgis-lature. If the Fwderation believes thatthey can meet once a year, pass abatch of resolutions, and then assume(lieir legislative worl< coniple(ed. theyare Very badly iiiistak<n. The aver-age member of the Legislature is po-litically minded, and he is interestedin what his constituents back homethink about the bill pending. If hissportsmen constituents are disinter-ested, he will not become over-en-thusiastic about any game or fish bill.

[ believe that the Federation shouldnot continue to neglect this phase of

the work. This work certainly doesnot lielong to any other organiaztion.

Aup:ust, 1935 The Pennsylvania Sports^tan Pas:e 21

• GUNSand

AmmunitionsQuestions Will be An.swered and

•Commented on When Accompaniedby a Stamped Envelope

This new rolumn will he used in thefuture as a Gun and Ammunition col-umn exclusively. Any ideas that voumay have may he submitted and willhe used by ns under this heading.Some hunter.'! prefer the double crun tothe pump action, still others like thenew over and under as a compromise.

.Since there are rifles of many cali-bres, sizes, types and actions, thereare bound to be ideas among the var-ious users of these guns as to theirpraticabiHty, effectiveness, accuracy,ballistics, etc.What do you use for small and large

game? "Whv? Let us know what yourexperience has been with the guns youare using.

If there is any quention in your mindconcerning the proper gun to buy oruse. send us a letter stating yourproblem.Watch this column regularly for

news about new guns and ammuni-tion. Read you own statement or th.itof vour fellow sportsmen under GUXSAXD AMATFXITION.Please kee]i in mind that your own

idea backed up hv your ex(ierienceand jiroof may be just as gof)d as tin-

next fellows and may lead to some-thing new in the shooting field.—Yf)TTR GFX EDITOR.

Discriminating rifle shooters, whodemand the fine.st combination in

accuracy, speed and penetration, will

find their requirements filled in thenew .257 Remington-Roberts (.25

Roberts) Cartridge .iust announcedby the Remington Arms Company,Inc.

And Remington provides the fin-

est gun in which to shoot the newcartridge. This is the new Reming-ton Model 30S Bolt Action ExpressRifle especially chambered for the.257 Remington-Roberts (.25 Rob-erts). A remarkable degree of ac-curacy and efficiency is obtained inthis combination. The new car-tridge is ideal for deer and all small-er game, and will be a boon to thosewho hunt woodchuck. "sod poodle"and other "varmints." Both thecartridge and the rifle have the en-dorsement of such outstanding au-thorities as Capt. E. C. Crossmanand Col. Townsend Whelen.Here is what Capt. Crossman

says: "This cartridge is the fine.st

yards—a wonderful 'chuck rifle, anda still better deer and bear rifle.

You are going to find a flock of

them u.sed on deer and bear nextfall. It is a Super .250, with farmore power—350 to 550 feet morethan the 87 grain in the factoryloadings, and 200 feet more than thehighest in the 100 grain. The 87grain bullet went through a steel

plate about 3-16th inch thick at 300yards, while the 87 grain .250 bulletmerely dented it. No mal-functionsor case trouble and remarkable ac-curacy. It is a match rifle in accur-acy and at 600 yards shoots like ahouse aflre."

Speed, accuracy and power are all

there in the following ballistics ofthe new cartridge: The cartridgeloaded with the 87 grain Hi-SpeedMushroom bullet develops a muzzlevelocity of 3350 feet per second,muzzle energy of 2160 foot pounds,accuracy groups of V'^ inches at100 yards and V- inches at 200yards and penetrates 10 pine boards^s-inch thick; the 100 grain Hi-Speed Mushroom bullet—muzzle vel-ocity 3050 feet per second, muzzleeneergy 2065 foot pounds, accuracygroups of V^2 inch at 100 yards and3 inches at 200 yards, penetrates ten"^-inch pine boards; the 117 grainExpress Mushroom bullet—muzzle

|

velocity 2700 feet per second, muzzleenergy 1900 pounds, accuracy groupsof 1 ^ inch at 100 yards and 3 inchesat 200 yards, pentration twelve %-inch pine boards. These cartridgesare also adapted to other high graderifles chambered for the .257 Rem-ington-Roberts (.25 Roberts).The Remington Model 30S Bolt

Action Expre.ss Rifle, equipped withLyman No. 48 .sight, sells for $66.50.Rifle and cartridges are immediatelyavailable.

€LU«S AND ASSOCIATIONSIf your Secretary finds him.self too

bu.sy to report your organization'sactivities, appoint a special corres-

one developed .since the war, extra-|

pondent to your paper, "The Penn-ordinary accuracy—3 inches at 300 ' sylvania Sportsman."

RINGNECK PHEASANTSn?,:t hatched, $1..">(>-$1.75 each.Green I'arrakeets ?f..")0 pair; Yel-low i'arrakeets .$5.00 jiair. F. O. n.Suli.sl)iny, X. C. Cash with order.

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Pasre 22 The Pennsylvania Sportsman August, 1935August, 1935 The Pennsylvania Rportsman Pa 2:0 23

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISINGTHE SPORTSMAN'SSHOPPING CENTER

distributors, purveyors of professional services, aad our

w cost^'nmrket" place that reaches thousands of "active"—is an (.pi-n niarl<et tnuliiif? i)ost wlirn; manufacture rb,

own Ilfad Vs may rry tluir wares to fellow sports.nen atown

^^\:|f!;\^^J^.yTrade? lient? Use this quick action, lo

^^^^^^^Xd^.;i\srn;:';;is^p;;:ii^: ti.s head ^^^^^^î^^^j;i^ t;;,.^.^;;!;;' ^-^^î^^ u^^'^''^^. î:^!îVii V No Hdvortis.-ments will be printed ni which only

anv adveitisini . . if Wf believe it unfair to our readers.an>

^^Y, .y^^^•^.^^^,•^;•^y,^vAXlA SPORTSMAN is read men

of life, distributed all over IVniis Woods-and you will fi

tivc you can buy. .— ~ —

_ ogpTFMRFR ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN SHOULD BEALL ADVERTISING FOR THE SEPTEJVI^BER ÎSSUEÔ^î^^ AUGUST 25th

rate of 7c a word per insertion. No advertisement in-

Y OllDER Each number and initial counts as a separate

eedins date of date. Please print all advertising copy

the box number appears. We reserve the right to refuse

thly by thou.sands of real live sportsmen—men in all walks

nd this classified advertising the cheapest and most effec-

IN

DUCK AND FISH FOODSATTIIACT IH'CKS, muskrals. Plantnow. Ducks meat, celery, Kiant wild

rice, burrweed, etc. P.arâiii prices

free. ( >slikosh Aciuatic arm, Dept. 11,

(•.siiUo.>--.h, Wis.

UiX(;Ni:<M\S, Hardy, Healthy. Si)e-

lial jirices <»n larve lots. AlsoReeves, Coldeiis, Aiiiliersts. Crav.lRun (lame Farm, SaeKerstown, Pa. 0-3

1;i:A<!1J':S, RAPRIT Hounds. Broken.(Ml trial. K'ennels located mar Seven

Valleys, (luy Werner, Hanover Junc-tion, Peiina. t>-&t

PHEASANTS, Ringneck, Mutants, 8

weeks and older, range raised birds.

Monastery CJame Farm, Peosta, Iowa.

RESULTS!

NOW BOOKIN(.J ord.rs for 10 to 12

week old Ringnecks, Jklutants andMongolians. Delivery after Augustl.'.lli. ornamentals. Waterfowl andi'eafowl. Clausens Pheasantry, UelAir, Maryland.

Western Union Telegram

No. 10 SY CK 11

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The Pennsylvania Sportsman,

Hummels Wharf, Pa.

Repeat my spaniel adv in the

July issue check in mail.

DriscoU Scanlon

BIRD DOGS

Ri:<;iSTERED REDBCJNE Coonhoundpup.'^, lieagle pups and trained stock.

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All articles having any appeal to

ai)ortsmen will lind a ready sale thru

these columns. Make use of them.The number of classilied ads that ap-

pear in each issue is a silent testi-

monial of results.

l<:X('i:i.T.ENT SETTERS. Pointers,Spaniels, Chesapeakes. Trained dogs.

Pups. Pedigreed. Thorobred Kennels,.Atlantic, Iowa. 6-3t

1<]XC3RISH SETTER brood and shoot-istered. Also Setter puppies. .1. P. Mil-istered. Also setter puppies. J. F. Mil-ler, Northumberland, Pa. 7-2

DOGS FOR SALESMITH BASSET HOUND Kennels.Spring Valley, Ohio. Hunters, Pups.

Illustrated Descriptive Folder and list

lOe. Thirty Basset Pictures, list 25c.AT35

BEAGLESWELL TIIAINIM), Registered Beagles,gun bi-oke. I'rice .$2."j up. Shipped

on 10 days trial. Dale Sutton, R. D. 1,

New Haven, Kentucky.

BEAGTiES, RABBIT Hounds. Broken.On trial. Kennels locat« d near Seven

Valleys. Guy Werner, Hanover June-tion, P<Mina.. <i-5t

FOR SALE—Beagle l>u|)s, good blood-lines. J. A. Hudspelh. Ripley Miss.

COON HOUNDS

COON Hl'NTERS: Take notice: Savedisappointment this season, sacrifice

mv two 4 vear coon dogs never before

olTered to any one (reason for selling

Rladlv furnished). Strong well madeexperienced open trailers, solid tre*

dons and great water dogs, fox stock

and rabbit as well as deer proof. Ontrial anvwhtre $25 each. Jim Wilson,Rox 1G5, James Road, Binghampton,Tenn. ^^^...^

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NEWS AND DOINGS OF CLUBS(Continued from Page 7)

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THE

YLVANIAMAN

SEPTEMBER

1935

».,:.-. ..u». M^

15

HUNTINGSHOOTINGBOATING -

. FISHING

. CAMPINGTRAPPING

The OSLY Outdoor Mugadnc PublMcd FOR (he t^porhmen of the State of Pemuylvaiiia,

u

'.^

TELL THE SPORTSMEN

Sor Who knows and loves the lorests and f^^f"l^^^^^^

,f doorin its pages could bo pictured in the language o the Out of door

fnii- nvinv choice bits of information which could be "amea omy

thmuo^ Tears of experience and study in close contac with his

suLlect \nlls pages, too. though, perhaps hidden ^n the smo^ h

St vie of the author's work, would come a cry to all those men

?rVdin- ms book, to lend their influence in the rebuilding of the

Emp r? ot the Animal Kingdom of our State to its former period

of QUANTUM SUFFICIT. which in many localities is reaching the

danp^rrous incline of near extermination.. ^ .^ , 4.„i f^ fv.o

fhoso. and hundreds of allied problems "^^^^^^cly vital to the

heart of every lover of rod and gun. correctly and interestedly told

as thev mav be could but scratch the surface of such a vast sub-

iPct The author, lest he be gifted in the super-natural power

o7bein^ able to look into the future, could only give us a picture

of ^^at he has seen, with a warning to the future Should his

w'aining be taken seriously, there is no doubt a grea deal of good

could be accomplished in the way of game restoration. But we

humans have a way of forgetting ... and there lays one bad

fault of such a work. „„.+;„„And again, some (perhaps, many) sportsmen would question

the authenticity of the writer's message. He is but one man, with

one man's point of view ... and there being no means of com-

munication in which to air the conflicting ideas that must natur-

ally ari.se in the course of the book's circulation, interest would

wane, warnings would be fbrgotten, the author's work at last to

lie on the shelf, dusty and unread.

Yet. we need such a publication, you say. Of course we do.

Messaj-es that will put across to the Sportsmen of our State, the

truth of all conditions as they exist, as the Sportsmen should

know them. In the State goes thousands and thousands of dol-

lar.'; from the pockets of the Sportsmen. WHERE DOES THISMONEY GO? FOR WHAT PURPOSES IS IT INTENDED? IS

IT USED JUSTLY? WHO IS SEEING TO IT THAT ALL THESETHINGS ARE DONE TO THE BENEFIT OF THOSE PAYINGFOR IT? ARE HE MEN FILLING THESE POSITIONSPOLITICIANS OR SPORTSMEN? These and innumerable ques-

tions ever hovering in the background of the minds of the menwho each year must fill the coffers, should have some means of

communication. We are entitled to know what's goipg on, or

why it isn't, if it isn't. That is our right. We should insist upon

it. if we expect to have good sports afield and along the streams

of the future. BUT, how?For years the same question has been asked with no forthcom-

ing answer. Then came THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN! If

ever the Sportsmen in Pennsylvania got a break it was through

the birth of the idea that started this great magazine. It hasfilled a crying need, and should continue to do so.

Every Sportsman's Organization, each individual who loves

such sports should be a constant reader and .supporter . . . andbooster ... of this paper. It can do for us what no other meansof expression can do. It can bring us together, make neighbors of

us, that we can discuss and be able to see each other's problemsin that light that we can come to the assistance of him in need.

IF OUR GAME IS TO BE RESTORED TO ITS FORMER STAGEOF PLENTY IT MUST BE THE SPORTSMAN WHO DOES ITAND NOT THE POLITICIAN. And to do this we must Organizeand come together as neighbors through the medium of theFRIENDLY pages of our magazine. THE PENNSYLVANIASPORTSMAN. LETS BEGIN TODAY. GET BACK OF OFYOUR ORGANIZATION TO GET BACK OF "THE PENNSYL-VANIA SPORTSMAN. "—R. O. S.

The PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN''In the Fields Along the Streams''

ll^ AN 0UTI:N^G MAGAZINE FOR YOU A:ND ME!

SEPTEM13EU 1935

THEIR GAMERALPH OLIVER BAYLOR

^OUNG CORBIN stopped

to let off steam, and to

recover his wasted breath.

'His brisk climb up the

steep mountain had somewhat re-

leased the tension of the burning

anger that was gripping his heart

stubbornly. .

For the first time m his sixteen

years he had seen red. A red hat-

red, that had merely been halted mtime to prevent murder. Never

would he come nearer killing a manthan a few minut'es ago. A shud-

der passed through his tall, lithe

frame as his thoughts brought the

realization of this fact home to him.

What if he had killed a man? Whatthen?

It wasn't the thought of death

that troubled Corbin. Dan was used

to death ... had been accustomed

to it all his life, since he was old

enough to squirm from his cradle

and crawl out-doors. It was his

conception of justice as he had been

schooled to expound it. He believ-

ed as do most men of his environ-

ment and training, that there were

certain causes for which men, com-

mitting such offenses, could be put

to death by man, from whom the

law should seek no retribution. But

he did not believe in relentless, use-

less death. When he killed in the

woods, the game he brought down,

was for food. He never killed just

for the sport of killing.

As his mind labored with these

things, his eyes looked back over the

trail he had just come, until they

came to rest upon the men who had

taken that wnlch was lawfully his,

and were now in the act of remov-

ing it to their camp that lay just

over the ridge.

He didn't know much about the

law of man, as it was interpreted

in the courts of human relations;

but he knew the law of possession,

and the rights it brought. His prop-

erty was his to hold against the

claim of others to the extent of tak-

ing life, if it became necessary. Hehad just had such privileges to kill,

yet he had hesitated. Law is law,

but death is another matter.

Dan knew, as any experienced

hunter knows, that it was his shot

that killed the deer. But his claim

was ignored by those men, who now

were taking his deer to their camp,

claiming it as their own. Had there

been but one man, he might have

persisted in his rights; but he knew

he had little chance against two

men. So he had relinquished his

argument, before his growing anger

had overwhelmed his better judg-

ment.

Far in the distance a bell was

tolling. He turned his face toward

its sound, and began his walk home-

ward. He needed more time to think

this thing out, to find a way to com-

bat such sagacious practice exer-

cised by an increasing number of

alien hunters each season.

Since he was a mere child, his

father, a crack shot with any man-ner of gun, a hunter of the old

school, had taken Dan under his

wing, and had schooled him until

he could teach him nothing more

in the art of woodcraft and gun-

craft. He had become even more

expert than his teacher, and his

mountain friends were the first to

concede the fact. Jealousy was little

known among these simple living

folks in the hills. They gave andaccepted favors as a matter of

course, and the success of one in

their clan was considered a credit

to their community as a whole, and

not as an individual accomplish-

ment.

They received and treated strang-

ers with the utmost in simple cour-

tesy. Shared their bed and food,

gladly, asking but a minimumamount for such servitude. Theyobligingly took them where the

game was most plentiful. Every

year these same men came back.

Each time they were made welcome.

They were sportsmen. And they

were gentlemen.

But in recent years, since good

roads have run more into the wil-

derness, more and more men sought

out this sector, and in their midst

came some undesirables. Men whose

scruples, if they had such, could not

be compared with the curriculum

that went in the makeup of the

sportsman. They were both hated

and feared by the sports lover, and

most of all by the local ingenue.

And since such depredations were

of recent origin, Dan's father had

not foreseen the need to warn his

young son about such men. But

he had given Dan a measure, while

it had not been intended for any

specific reason, was, nevertheless,

an answer to this very problem.

Dan reached in his pocket and

removed an oblong shaped piece of

cardboaard. He carefully folded

and refolded it until it was no more

than an inch square. He placed

this in his watch pocket. One side

of his mouth raised in an ostensible

smile. He would play their GAME!

His noon meal finished, Dan again

beat a trail over the hills to the

north. There game was more plen-

tiful. Hunters were influxing there,

driving in large numbers, bringing

the deer back and forth along the

dense ridges of hazel wood. Watches

were posted and waited their chance

to get a deer, from in front of the

drivers. Dan would place himself in

a likely place, and watch his chance.

Time passed slowly. A half hour.

An hour. Nothing could be heard

but the noise of the drivers. Theyseemed confused! They were! Their

forces had united, and they were

now making in a body directly for

Deer Creek crossing, just below

Doering. Dan knew that hundreds

of deer would be crossing there soon.

Five minutes and he was there.

Hardly had he recovered his breath,

when things began to happen. Rifles

cracked from both ridges, and their

intonations echoed and re-echoed

back and forth across Juniper Hol-

low in an irregular staccato of

thunder. Deer were coming his way!

Several does scampered by. Moreand more does and their young off-

spring followed excitedly. Thencame his chance. A large buck,

with a nice rack, was making downacross the ridge to his right. Rifles

spoke. The graceful beauty seemed

to be gliding through the thick un-

derbrush with a charmed life. Dan's

rifle spoke: Once . . . twice . . . three

CContinued on Page 9).


The PurNNSYLVANTA RPOTITSMAN

EDITOTRIAIARE WE ALL OSTRICHES?

to DRAG you. UNLESS you ai^

unable to go for yourself. JglWhether you know it or not . . .

whether you afrree to it or object:

money that you and I nay into the

roffers of the State in Hunting and

By RALPH OLIVER BAYLOR pishing Licenses is being used to

a quality, we must go back to tne SPORTSMEN OPiSri spark that i^mted the ideals upon

^^^^^^^^LVANIA

!

•which it was

ô""f^^f-^^y^^^ôf th^ They might make some people

pevoted to the Interests of Conser- ideals, alone. rest the laurels 01 me^^^ ENTIRELY FOR

ration, Restoration, Propagation and jâgazine. and nothmg else. Be- oîi

K» T«r>ffti nnUft and betterment oi iv,^^Tri,qiio1 nnrnnse

The Penns WoodsSportsman's OwnHunting and Fish-ing Magazine . .

VOL. I AUGUST 1935

they might paintvation. Restoration, i'ropasHtM..i «.- magazine, ana nornum cir,^. -^ sportsmen

Su^trnrVi^sSrn'^ l^t a"ii"aîi^S"-b-' yond the Jjîvidual purpose 0^â^^m

X^'^^'^S^ ^,^ ,^, .^me hue and" —^-^ ^'

'''Z ^êôr^w^c^'waf^^^^^^^^ -^ as the subjects they cover, asrors'7or^{he"iponsmen o'r Penn- ôf the publication, beyond the mosyivanla. tive for which it was iîstigated^ it -^ ^^-^ know and will cover them

does not intend gomg. and will not / „ , ^^^^^ Ê believePublished Monthly by ^,^^1".^^ '"o.rrT^" Whether the but they can not make ME believe

THK PKNNSYT.VANTA SPORTSMAN of their own accord. ^Whether the^^ ^^ ^^^

n^^rr^rn^VnJ^n^îvf^^^____ niotivation be fore selfish gam or;,\;^^f^^^ ^^^^^ g^^ ôast of it in

VÂVTD f/ftshkr. -Managing Fditor the covering up of ^ô^^^J^^j^^. "^ the bargain, that they are political.

G M kSnnkSy ... Associate Editor the field of its endeavor, it matters ^%^\^^^^ ^^nt to be led around

QT^^î^^^^^îû (in advanc^T^ "o*- ^J* ^,^^ ^^^^^'ITn.'.'JnffntlTt ^v the nose (And you needn't have

^'vea^ ..•••• w *îf^""^ like the sun, re^7âi^s_^,^Jff' a Durante one. either!), forced to

AdJertlslng rates furnished on appll- îth a changeless policv. That is^^^^^^^ ^^^ unsavored dishings up

nation. , nature. Try ajid alter it.^^ ^ pampered political viewpoint.

Offleial PuhUoation of the Otitdoor ^vTow, would you as a Sportsman, j-^ther than the truth ... a truthSportsman and' Organlaztlons in Penn-

^^^j^g^. ^^^^ ^ magazine published y^^ ^^^ ^^ somethinff about, if yousyivania.

=norTsman noes by an independent, non-politi cal.'j^j-e a mind to . . . then just ignore

noT^Ls^mrreTponsibnitv for views open minded, unselfish concern or this warning and let the State coast

expressed bv correspondents and au- ^ne put UP bv those who have their iminterrupted into Dictatorial In-thorfl OP statements made oy

,

aaver^^^^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^ ^.^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ley c^ppendence, and vou'll find where

^'^STnu-crint intended for publication mieht remain in power? Would you y^^^ ^^^^ conditions will soon be!

should be written plainly on one side prefer putting on your rose colored jj yo^ have had direct dealings with

of the paper only and must be^<'^^J^- crlasses. pick up vour magazine and the distribution of game, through

panied byJJl^jr;*f,'V%;;i?';jSbhration. lead, dreamily of how plentiful srame the powers that be. vou will under-

buTÂsâ private triiarantee of good of the State is . . . when you know ^tand what I am trying to tell you.

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or personal checks accepted from ^^ ^^^ ^^j^^ ^^ y^^ continually misled."Sportsmen." . .^ or do VOU eniov an opnortunitv tosubscribers des5^ring^chang«^ôrâj^^

^^^^ occasionallv . . . that you might

tbr20th"Sf the month preceding date s^p through glasses unpainted by

of publication, sending inJ^^^J^J"!"!! political inference? This issue is on.

new and om address. Do not asK lo ^^^ .^ ^^ ^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^

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discussion of all sides of questions the forests, or a rod along the •

.^âl fightvital to you and me.

. . , ^,„ streams or lust visits either for the * «rv.Qf qva vnii tyninp- to do about it.

,on=SS,rt *a't ;r4r w-î'î^ *- ^V of bemg Jn the Otrr-OF- ^,'^V^^rorZln°Osm^Tnot paying for material. DOORb.

^jj ^^^^^ then, put all you've got

Copyright 1995 by David T^. Fisher jf however, you are the type of hack of vour move to help TheRight to reprint is given u pruy«

Sportsman who is willing to sit back Pennsylvania Sportsman, and it willcredit is given. ^^^ <,|g^ George do it." I can say. I help lis greatly in pulling our game

nun POT TOY—To stand fearlessly for only hope that George proves him- situation from the fires of indiscre-

»,«r«o-bf to try to think right and self ft Real "Soortsman," and a tion of the vote seeking politician.

act right u^der all circumstances; un- suDCT-human being. It takes Real ,

onninromising With anv and all evils; men, men of red blood, to come what others say of me matters

rbTTitible where charity should be forth and fight for the things they httle. what I myself say and do

Bbnwn- desiring to help all who are believe to be their richts. Men, who matters much.—Hubbard,wortbv but showing special privileges as the men of the pioneering days,

—tr;eZ:.rr^r :i'r ^^^.x^'jrz^'^ t„e cove.- -con ^^:rr :r„T„';an,arir;.et ^^^"Z^^^^ A-êas Most Popu.ar T.aner

ioes not like us; there is none toe I'jf sports. You will sense it, and "The Home or Wh^<^lR" $375

r friend, and none toe \ battle it so" that it does not become .fo^. Detroit

in Pennsylvania FOR the Sports-

men of Pennsylvania, or for that

matter, anywhere.

Take the matter up with your

local club, as I am doing. Make an

issue of it. It is of vital impor-

tance. And the fact that you call

..An.1 *n i^« nur friend, and none toe \ Datuit; it so iiihl it uui^s xiut become ^ ^ .'•^•j±- '^^.•"^— - „jv,o, nr\A

Th „:« pot/rfir ."ou,.h to dictate /kevltable. YOU and YOU alone. For Camping, H,,n jn,.. TourinR and

Fibally, We believe in fair play and must see to this . . . and not iu.st — --

f^.

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a square deal for all. ,poor, old, over-imposed GEORGE! —-—r^ „ \\ JThe other fellow lias his problems.

Join your local Gun Club or GameiJ^^, .r^ .4. «,—.«* u;_and Fish Association. 'the same as you. Don't expect him

For Information Address:

L. S. OBERIIOLSERGap, Penna.

Please Mention The Pennsylvania Spoiits:man nikcn writ'wfj advertisers

September, 1935Paê 5

1 POLIÛTION.What Ab

By CAPT. JACK WINSLOW

decay. With a dearth of oxygen in

the water, the fish could not sur-

vive, nor could the usual fish foods

propagate on the dirt-encrusted

bottom: so the fish died both from

lack of oxygen and lack of proper

foods. The lumber industry, how-

ever, having done its damage, is now

being redeemed through widespread

reforestation, and this phase of~,, ,.„„ Tf ic .=«1H hv stream pollution is a thing of the

Naturally. I'm not a pugnacious this sort of pollution. It is saia oy^^^^ ... to a large degree,

fellow, what with my game leg, and the Health Department authorities ^^^^^ ^.^^^ humanity's gathering

various other disabilities, but when that the average stream, ""^^ss very.^^^ thickly settled communities.

I see a subject which has always low due to dry weather conditions, ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ manufac-

been mv pet peeve, juggled around will clear itself of all noxious germs^^^.^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ gj^^gg ^^ ^^n-

in a manner which showed the chap in from three to seven miles ae-^^^.^^ ^^^..^^ ^^ ^^ prepare the hides

who was doing the spouting knew pending on the degree of fan, or^^^ jpather. The chemical effluent

damn little about the matter, I current in the stream; and of course,^^^^ ^ tannery does not hurt hu-

rather get up on my haunches, and the nature of the bottom . . .sana, ^^^ ^.^^ ^^ ^^^ extent, as the acids

do a fine show of bucking and snort- gravel, rock or mud • • • "fs some- ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ noxious fumes to es-

Ing And this thing about stream thing to do with the problem, ana^ .^^^ ^^^ ^.j. ^j^gê the inhabi-

pollution has a number of angles no harm can come to those people^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ breathe the atmos-

that are not always given proper drinking the water downstreani out- ^^^^ g^ ^^^ Health Department

consideration. So. just for the sake side of these limits. In extremej^ ^^^ worried about a tannery; but

of prolonging the argument. I'm go- droughts, the stream may not clear^^^^^^^.^^5 ^q ôt help the fish in a

ing to get a few gasps off my chest, itself, and that is when sickness fol-^^^^^^^ ^ê bit. Tannic acid, gallic

so to speak. lows. This of course, if a matter up^^.^ formaldehyde, creosote, fusel-

In the first place, stream pollu- to the Department of Health, andîi. bleach compounds, and the more

tion is a natural corollary that fol- in most states, they control the non-^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^, sulphuric, mt-

lows fn the wake of all human en- navigable ^^êams. In other wor^d^ P^^^^ hydrochloric, all of which

tPrnrise Just as the dog follows human excreta is dangerous to hu- ^ .^^ ûr streams by our

rânfn his migrations, as the quail manity but does litt e or no harmJ^^^^gîes, our paper mills, our dis-

Snow^ the Tarmer. civilization the to the flsh^ So âmtary pollut^n, factories, iron plants

flfl^ so any gathering together of which is the thing our Health De-industries, etc., are rumous to

Suman b^ngs causesârli to our partment watches, i^^ôutside our ^.^^ ^.^^ ^^, ^, ^^, materially mvirgin streams and ponds. From .sportsmen's concern. We don t have

^^^^g humanity, as in most instancestsmen's concern. We don't have -humanity as in most instances,

ti!.p'"'^nnrtsmen's anSle" onlv the sort to worry about this phase of pol- ^

supplies for human conhump-

ofpotion SiatSo^s fish life is lution, so long as it does not reach J^^%^PP

,„^g fôm the polluted

major proportions, and that is

'^^^tion do not come from the polluted

F \y.r,inr imnnrtance nm.iui jjiuH^.oiv...... c.•: " 2}°^ stream, but from wells driven deep

f major importance.^.^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^, ^^^^^^ ^^_

,nto the earth or from some remoteWhere

^V^^^^^^yforegathers and

^.^^g^^ will not permit any stream'.^^J^^n stream', .spring-fed. removed

to^vns develop, we have the natura^^ ^^ ^^^^ dangerous to human

JJi^r^^'the factoiw district, or thepollution occasioned by human

^.^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ôm tne i

âter-works is

^loTdra^na'^Je^'s ofmSi^fa^nxX On the other hand the.effluent TocrtedTafIbove the point of con-

ô far as the fish are concerned, from nearly all n^^nuâcturing pro-^^^^^^tion. ^^

^

Sanitlry sewers pollute the water, jects is more or less harmful to fishg^ ^^^^ ^^ ^he crux of the contro-

nnd if not properly watched may life. Years back, our trout streams health Department is

cause epMemi^so^^^^^^ were practically destroyed by theJ.igiV concerned with human health

er human' ns but the average fish, tons of rott ng â^ûst which went.^ ^^^ essentially worried about

even Those classed as "game," are into the water, along with the cut-^^^^^^ ^^ ^he fish in a stream.

!î V Li l^fvio iM^t All fish ting down of our forests, as a na- ---^'--

" rSS A"£eSS ^r^^^ZrX^'^"^Human ofTal which might easily

damage human health does little or

no harm to the fish in a stream.

ged through the water at the outlet moved the principal means of hold- ^^.^^ ^^^g gfj^^g^t from manufac

of any town sewer. Perhaps, it is ing back rainwater, as the eavesTories seldom causes human distress.

?ust Ts wd^ you don't investigate and roots of trees take up much of^^^^ .^ ^.^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^nd des ruc-

this or vou may not be so keen the rainwater, and the topsoil was^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ the polluted

about eat ng a savory bass, or perch, protected as long ^s even a portion^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^y ^y de.stroying

or catfish But, a fish is no more to of the trees remamed^ However our^^^ lifg.îving oxygen in the water

be condemned than a barnyard forefathers were rather Pjo^^g^/^^ but by direct attack on the gills of

chicken which is just about as their wasteful "^^thods and along^^^^ ^^^.^ ^^^^ ^ byproduct of

rhoicv asTbuzzard when it comes with the large trees cut down for^^^^^ ^^^^^ g^.g^ ^ minor

to eating The effluent of any town timber, most of the remaining small-^^^^^^^ în mevitably destroy all

or village or city sewer is not a er growth was smashed, knocked ^^^^^ ^y corroding the

pLas^nt thing to L^^^ ^«^^"- ^^^"T^. ''' n^^fn^mfne of ^^^''- Other noxious effluents flow-

any circu^^^^^^^"^'^"^'

"'^^''u Jh. The ^m ^ from various manufactunng

n? the stream bottom nearby ex- the streams followed! The silt^^^ ^^^^ ^f the fish

amined unde? a micro.scope would drowned the ^tream vêtation, o P.^^^^^ necessarily destroying their

^^-l^tS^^ ISdSfrom tî^ôê^s^ ..Continued on Page I3>


SPORTSMAN'SCALENDAR

The Delaware County Chapter

IWLA is planning an outing to be

held September 7th. The program

will consist of trapshooting, skeet,

small and large bore rifle, archery,

pistol, fly and bait casting. The ex-

act place is unknown to the publish-

ers.

Reading, Pa.—Annual State con-

vention, Pennsylvania Division,

Izaak Walton League of America,

Friday and Saturday, October 11th

and 12th. Headquarters Berkshire

Hotel. Field day on the 12th with

all kinds of contests. For infor-

mation write Harry G. Cook, 817

North 10th Street.

Homestead, Pa—Allegheny Coun-

ty Sportsmen's League, Field Meet

and Picnic. October the 4th and

5th. For information Write C. R.

Hobson. General Chairman, Home-stead, Pa.

Butler—Annual Field Trials, in-

cluding Trap Shooting, Small andlarge bore rifle shooting, pistol

shooting. Fly and Bait Casting, etc.

Trials are for both Bird and CoonDogs. For information, write H. A.

Patten. Secretary, Butler, Pa.

New Castle, Pa.—Lawrence Coun-ty Sportsmen's third annual Field

Trials on Saturday, October 5, at

New Castle Fair Grounds. Bird,

Springer Spaniel, Rabbit, Coondogtrials as well as Skeet, Shotgun,

Rifles, Pistol, Bait and Fly Casting

events. An all day event. For in-

formation write Louis McClung,City Treasurer, New Castle, Pa.

New Castle—Field Day at NewCastle Fair Grounds. 3 miles east

on Route 108, Saturday, October 5th.

Bird. Coon and Rabbit HoundTrials; Rifle, Pistol and Trap Shoot-

ing; Exhibition of trick and fancyshooting; Lunch served on the

grounds; Everyone invited and ad-

mission is free. Sportsmen's wives

and sweethearts ESPECIALLY in-

vited. Lawrence County Sports-

men's Association, John Boyles, sec-

retary, 318 Lincoln Ave., New Castle.

Shamokin — Sportsmen's Outing,

Valley Gun & Country Club, Sun-day. September 29th. Blue Rock,Wild Cat, Running Bear and Deer,

.22 Rifle and Pistol shooting. Sun-day, September 22nd, Live Bird

Shoot. Details from Andy Long,Sec'y., Box 290, Shamokin, Pa.

The Pennsylvania Sportsman

WHERETOHUNT

By G. K. MILTON

i

This year year promises to be a

good shooting season for the sports-

men who enjoy going after grouse.

From observations made by the

game keepers, the birds have been

successful in bringing out large

families, and as a result, there

should be good shooting for all com-

ers. Unlike the pheasant, which is

essentially a lowland bird, the grouse

sticks to the hill counties and will

be found in the same terrain where

deer predominate. In the upper

tier, best results may be had in

Warren, McKean, Potter and Tioga;

next to these they abound in Forest,

Elk, Cameron, and Clinton; farther

south we find them in Clarion andJefferson, while there are plenty of

grouse in Clearfield, Lycoming, Sul-

livan, Wyoming, Bradford, and to a

lesser degree in the balance of the

Northeastern sector. Of course,

there are a scattering few in the

wooded sections of other counties,

but the above listing may be count-

ed on for best results.

PI FA^F When writing for sampler iLiEi/iOCi coplps of "The Pennsyl-

B.vlvanla Sport.sman" be sure that adime in coin or stamps accompaniesyour request. This will defray thecost of wrapping and mailing.

While grouse can often be seen

early in the summer around farm-ing communities, as the shooting

season approaches, the birds range

more and more in the rougher andhigher altitudes. The bag limit as

for several seasons past remains 2

per day, 10 per season; either sex.

The male and female grouse look

much alike, especially on the wing.

Grouse lay close, and often will

not flush until almost under foot,

but once off the ground, their flight

is swift and by some instinct, the

birds seem to show uncanny ability

to immediately line their flight withtrees or thick growth intervening,

so the successful hunter must beadept at snap shooting. Waitingthem out for a better shot will in

most cases result in failure to get

your bird. The grouse is perhapsnot so swift on the wing as the

quail, and offers a bigger target, butowing to the unexpected loud flutter

of wings as the birds get off the

ground, the best of hunters are quite

apt to be startled into holding fire

until the bird is well on the way.

The grouse is heavily feathered by

the opening date, and it takes moremore than one or two shot unless

in a vital spot, to bring them down.

A well centered hit, however, will

prove effective even with the 20

gauge, and a .410 three-inch shell

will also be amply heavy enough,

if the shot hit the target. Number7 or 8 shot are favored by the aver-

age sportsmen for best results.

Heavier shot produce a more open

pattern. Many of the old timers

still swear by the 12 gauge gun, but

for a man tramping over hills andhollows this size gun will prove tir-

ing for all save those who can stand

a lot of punishment.

Excellent grouse shooting may be

found in the hills and woods north

of Clearfield, east of DuBois, south

of St. Marys, and on both banks

of the west branch of the Susque-

hanna in the region around Hull

and Wharton. There are a numberof good locations east of Punxsu-tawney in the neighborhood of Big

Run. In the eastern section of the

State, good grouse hunting may be

found in the region north of

Stroudsburg. in the Poconos east

and south of Scranton.

For those hunters who visit the

northern counties by automobile,

take Route 6, which follows the Sus-

quehanna northwestwardly fromScranton to Towanda. At Towan-da. Route 6 heads west through

Troy, Mansfield, Galeton, Couders-

port, Smethport, Kane and on upto Warren. Local inquiry of the

filling station keepers along the

route, many of these boys being

hunters themselves, will be found

advantageous, as they are usually

advised of the direction in whichgrouse have been seen, and will

gladly give you accurate informa-

tion as to the correct locations to

shoot in the neighborhood. It is

also well to get definite information

as to any protected areas and al-

ways advisable to secure permission


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September, 1935 Page 7

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Aromnd the State With the

POMTSMEN^S CLUBSButler County Hunting and Sandy Township Sportsmen's Sportsman's Council Division F

Fishing Club Association Members Honored

In the Western part of the State I" conducting our vermin contest, Hon. Robert Lamberton, member

in Butler county they hold a real covering a period of from March of the Board of Game Commission-

event on October 9th .. . the great 15th to July 31st of this year, the ers from Franklin, recently enter-

biff annual Field Trials The event members succeeded in disposing or tained the members of Sportsman's

is held just one mile East of Evans 729 specimens as listed below: Council Division F. The host served

City on the Butler-Evans City Road Crows 334 a most delicious picnic dinner in the

and any sportsmen attending will cats 70 gôye on his estate and a very plea-

find plenty to keep him busy and ^^^. „^^„g. ^^^^ 7 sant day was enjoyed by those at-

he'll have a real time . Trap ^^^^^ Horned owis/ tendmg. The meetmg was the an-

shooting, rifle shooting in both large Barn Owls 8 nual affair of the Council and offi-

and small bore; pistol shooting, bird Watersnakes 90 cers elected for the ensumg year

dog trials, coon dog trials, fly and Rattlesnakes 32 "Included the reelectiaon of Judd

bait casting. Refreshments on the weasels 6 ?• T''?.^''°^

^"J"'''!^!? V?.^M.i"p^rniind and nrizes ealore and the

Weasels o ^^^^ y^^.^ president, Frank G. Nor-

trTarDrizefarfiash D^H Tsan! Cooper and Sharp Shinned ris of Butler; treasurer, W. E.

deVtroTBuUeris''pr?sM?n^^ Hawks 55 Hughes of Oil Cityêcre^^^^^^^

Patten of Butler is secretary, and Goshawks 2 B^ White °^ New Wilmmgton. In

Frank W. Christie is treasurer. You Lesser Hawks 6 ^^^1^^°",^! ,.,ww HpIJ^^p. werecan get a program or details by crow Eggs 99 elected the followmg delegates were

writing any of them. They have a Hawk Eggs 20 P^fs^nt John f^JJ^"'/,^/"^^;^!^^^^^group of real live officers and the Porcupines 5 county, Harry J. J^P^^graff Clanon

directors of this organization are all Prizes were awarded to the flve ^^''''X''^^},^^^^^^^^^^sportsmen and they guarantee you a niembers turning in the highest I^Z.^Ta^^.Z^J^wL^^^^good time. There is no entry fee number of points. Our association f^^'^LandeTs^ 1^^^^^^^Whatever, we are told.

Tthtl.'^Z^^n Jê'ZtT ^^^ '^rS^^Ti^MerlT:^^^^Â STATFlVliST AND A fJ}iT ^ Bêsts attending were Hon. Charles

rORRFCTION W K Hulear SeCv A. French. Fish Commissioner fromCORRECTION W. K. Hulgar, Secy,^^j^^^^ îty; John G. Mock, Out

We received the August ûe and^,„K_WA,fli.i^ Doors Editor of the Pittsburgh

are more than pleased. The new Cacoosing Gnn Club-ReadingDivision Game

size is very nice, it is much easier In the very near future the Ca-^'r?tector and Dr W D Imbrie. of

to handle and I am sure it will be coosing Gun Club will move into^^;^^l^^^^^ Di-

appreciated by all the sportsmen, their new home just recently pur-"^[J^^^^^f^ an upTnd doing organ

-

we wish you to make a correction chased^>fo7d'TZ'nstVIhoot'^Sn SionVnd ^he^^success of'the'or-

On page 12, column 2, you will made to hold a monster shoot on ... . rprtiintv due to thenotice a lin^ reading "This is a the opening day which will be an-

f^^îf^^^^^êmtLTSeen the Di!brotherhood club." We wanted the nounced as soon as the grounds are 100%^ cSXners CouncVl offl-

statement to read just the opposite, in shape. The location of the new^l^J^^'ciubTkiX Division the S

An explanation will probably clear grounds is one mile west of Gibra^^fsTon'îfme Ctecto"^^^^^^^^^

this up. tar. Pa. .on Route 83. and can bep-otectors

This club was organized in 1932 easily reached from all sections. ^^„u-i ^.iî.!, i,,,ir WaU««

at the home of Charles Rockwell. John G. Hagan, Philadelphia Izaalc Walton

At that time all men were men. Secretary. Vf?"* t «„«,.. o«,^There wasn't any dispute over who Sportsmen Nature Lovers and

was a Union and who was a Broth- SAUCON ROD & GUN CLUB Conservationists will be interested

erhood man. But about a year or Coopersburg in the amb tious program sponsored

so later Labor troubles broke out This Is one of the smaller but by the Ph ladelphia Chapter I Wand men took to different sides, growing organizations. They just L A., iri its efforts along the imes

Thus, our original club was divided, installed a rifle range and purchas- of visual education as it applies to

A majority of the Union Men left ed 5 acres for installing a trap practical game feeding and shelter

our club and started a club of their shooting field. They are members projects.

own. Rumors have been going of the Lehigh County Federation This program as outlined and

around that this is a Brotherhood and will get somewhere because they planned by District Game Protec-

club. Therefore our statement to are "active." tor Edwin W. Stucke, is one which

all Interested Sportsmen, that we The meetings of the club are held cannot be consummated in a day or

are not in any way connected with on the third Monday of each month a month but provides for a perma-

any Labor, Political or any other at the Highway Garage. The offl- nent seasonable demonstrationpartisan party . . . except for Sports- cers of the year are Kenneth Read, which lends itself very readily to

manship George Adamik, Jr., Sec. president; L. E. Green, vice presi- expansion and to educational pos-

Oliphant Hunting & Fishing Club dent; Edgar D. Knerr, secretary- sibilities.

Oliphant Furnace, Pa. treasurer. (Continued on Page 15)

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CAMPCMAFTAND

WOODCMAFTEDITED BY

KEENE HILLS


fish will be working inshore again

after remaining in the cool depths

during the hot summer days.

Another chief pastime for camp-

ers during -September is hiking ancL

mountain climbing. The cool an- ijB

enlivening, making the effort o^^

walking less tedious, and less likely

to sap the strength, than is the case

in earlier days. The atmosphere is

generally clear—especially when the

fog has hung over the water on cold

mornings, and risen slowly—making

it a suitable time to view groups of

ranges and watercourses from some

tamped envelope. ., . i,ove a wall tent With an ab- Years ago wuuuoin^.x ...v.^^"-—-f sootember t.ôs stove pipe hole and a small nothing of walking many miles rom

With the coming o S^ptembe^^^^^^^^^^^^ ,tove. Such a tlieir camps to a neighboring town

many outdoorsmen pack avay then .hee ^^^ ^"^^^^^^ .j^se attention, for supplies, or through the forest

camping equipment,f]^^^^^^^^^^ but the he^t it radiates may drive for the simple pleasure of observing

daily drives into the fo^^^^^^^^^'l^'^,'^^^^ outside By checking the draft, the animals. It is said that ovei m

The reopening of ^î^««l^,^,^.^^t,t ind mUng it w^th hardwood chunks, the Adirondack Mountains of New

situation to a l^^'f^,^^t^^^^

: f^v '^ the fie till last a good length of yoik State one man used to walk

is also a result of>l^^^^^f, f^^^î^,' 'me and keep the inrerior snug. from Long Lake to Glens Falls just

tent life in autumn is, o",^^^^îi°7 ' ^'"to u' vTaim at night, use a thick for the purpose of buying some little

di..agreeable. However, h^^,;^^^^^^^.J^l,^^^ ^^^^"'or a cSt or spring bed article he wanted. That was way

far from the truth, as man, vaca -J^cpnig Dc..,^^ ^^^^^. .^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^

tionists can testify from actual ex^

h^^^^^^^^^^^j^.ts. If you do ,vere only trails or wagon roads in

pericnce. They know that this h^c^^J^^îeî

^^^. ^^^^ .^t. the Adirondacks. Imagme anyone

inonth can afford some of the plea ôt ha^^^ a m^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^.^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^.^^^ ^^.^^^ ^ to

santest days afield..^vcninus vou to eliminate the chill and damp- buy some tobacco, a pound of coffee

The cool "ô"\"^=%and evenings yo^to^nmn^^^^ ^^.^^^^^ y^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^.^^.j ^v^^.t of

lend an invigoration ^^^^^^%.^^f'_| h'vc more covers under you than ^s have become foot-lazy from rid-

that is lacking in ^he^^^^.^^^ \/^,^ê? over and the chill air will not be i^g too much; we need a few tramps

July and August. Midday is caeei oveu ana i

^^^ ^^^^.^ ^.^^^^ . ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^,lop

fully warm, and at night the camp. ^ P^f^'^^^'îjûnder at the foot of n.uscles we have forgotten we pos-

er keeps comfortable m his caiwa^^

?he Sd and ^long the sides half ,ess. Walking a certain distance

home by using plent> ol jfânêts^ lit ^^".^^ ^ ^^^ your feet will âch day on the city pavement does

The mountain.,f'^^,^^^^^^ ^^^îme otê icicles ?n the morning. ,L bring the best resy^ts; it is the

tormenting "^^^^^^ °^,^^" "\\'^"Jie During the day wear thick-soled vigorous hiking on forest trails, and

^^^îriSoi'VôrSs^coJ^mS- w^ds^ S.oes, woolen^sock.J.eayy breathing pure air, that gives ;^J.he

,.., _... .,. may be purchased at laiu.-,'^f^^/^/f

uutiiwi^... ^^ ;---r. „;;,._.uie ^ût The notion seems to be rife that according to the number and styie

rainy periods aiccU^^^^^Scpt.-Oct. lack the attractions for cf extra fixtures desired. These aie

this dees rot ^î 'Cou^ ^^"^ campuig that July and August hold, exceedingly comfortable, cozy, easi-

outdoorsman. I"^,^f^ ,

.^ ^^^^^^ ^^^ The f ct of the matter is that au- ly ,varmed. weather-proof, and are

soothing music to the P^^'-^^,'^^ ''V^'^^ tumn opens up an area of recreation tiie last word in making camp lite

^'''''^''^':^:ô^%ê^^ arhUcLtiivJ as that of .summer. anMhing but troublesome. However^

an appeal of its own^ ihe cami^^^^ ^^^^^^. ^^^^ ^.^^j^_ ^.j^^^^^^^. ^ ^^^^ y^^^. vacation m

should remembe ^.^ôu< :^,iK>t lô

^^^ ^^^ ji^^^y inhabit tent, trailer, or house car, you will

touch the ^îde or oo ^^ ^^^^^tent "^B "P

^^^.^^ ^^^^ ^n the ti^d that autumn days afield are

during a^^"f^" ^^.^^^..'feT ookout for food. Bass. pike, pick- ,ome of the best the calendar has

canvas is well wateipiooiea i

mu.skellunge. and oth- to offer.

-i. wPll wnteruiooled lor in ioukuuu x... xww... ^.^^.^. -----:, ^^me of the best the calendar has

c-anvas is

^.^^^.^/^^Y^''^^,., ^ to erel. pan fi.sh. mu.skellunge. and oth- to offer,Its tense .state it is \eiy ta^y i^

er species may readily be taken, un-cause it

^°^^;^.^^^"' ;^;\ 1,0 one der favorable water conditions, and co-operate and A.ssi.st-not Criti-

from foreT ake o stêa n.' ZÛ will put up spirited tussles siinilar to îze and Find Fault-Elbert Hub-fiom foiest laKe, 01 .,ut

those offered during .spring fishing, bard.

'"''^''^^nn^Tnd tSht ^^ndow and Both live bait and artificial lures

doorway flapfcan' be Tde warm, will receive keen attention, for the To err is human. To forgive divine—

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^mes. The deer lunged forward,

Ulling heavily several yards beyond,

and lay still. In an instant Danwas beside his game, ready to bleed

it-

voice of a hunter bearing down on

him. Two others followed the

"Not so fast, buddy," came the

speaker. Dan looked up and smiled.

"What do you mean, not so fast?"

Dan wanted to know.••That's my deer. How d'you get

that way trying to claim it?"

Dan was on his feet now. He was

still smiling.

•T killed this buck. It is mine,

and I can prove it," he warned them.

They looked at each other and

laughed. The spokesman faced Dan.

"Scram sonny. If you know what

I mean. We have no time for ar-

gument. Besides there ain't no ar-

gument." Dan hesitated. "Beat it,"

the leader spoke again, raising his

gmi threateningly.

Dan walked until he was out of

sight of these men, then he ran fuli

speed for camp. He would do it. He

reached camp, and found Steve San-

ders, the game warden. He told

Steve what had happened.

"But. Dan," the warden wanted to

know "How can you prove it was

your shot that killed the deer? You

just admitted that the man who

claimed it was using the same make

and caliber gun as yours." Danseemed sure of himself.

He said. "Come along, Steve. I'll

show you."

A few minutes later they came

upon the men. in the act of cleaning

the door. When they saw Dan they

seemed surprised.

"What! You back again?"

"Yeh. I've come to get my deer.

That deer there."

Again Steve wanted to know of

Dan how he could prove his claim.

The buck was hanging from a

tree. Dan walked over, and with

both hands pried open its mouth.

A small square of cardboard fell to

the ground. Dan picked it up and

handed ic to Steve, who watched

every move. The warden unfolded

it, the while his eyes never left the

faces of the three strange men.

They seemed to be uneasy, and were

casting furtive glances at each oth-

er. It was Dan's big game tag.

"Hum. That's queer." Steve said.

He turned to Dan. giving him the

cardboard. "Looks like you're the

rightful owner, all right. Dan." Heturned back to the three men. His

eyes no longer were smiling. Heknew he was not dealing with the

average sportsmen.

"You had better come with me,

and try and explain how this young

man's *big game tag' happened to

be on 'your' deer."

CLARION COUNTY BUCKTAILSWith an estimated crowd of 3,000

interested sportsmen and their fam-

ilies the first Clarion County Buck-

tail outing held at Cook Forest onLabor Day was a real success.

Mayor Wm. McNair gave a talk

dealing with Pollution and especial-

ly that in the Clarion River (Stop

and see the Susquehanna sometime

Bill) that was certainly entertaining.

Exhibitions of shooting and cast-

ing were given by representatives of

the Winchester Arms Company and

the American Fork and Hoe Com-pany, makers of True Temper and

Al Foss products for the fisherman.

In the .22 Calibre rifle team matchEast Brady won with a high score of

986 points with Clarion on the losing

end with 982 points, which wasmighty close.

Klugh of East Brady, and Mackayof Clarion won the individual high

score medals.Small bore event—telescope sights,

offhand, was won by G. Hobaugh,

East Brady, after a necessitated

shoot off because of a tie with H. A.

Barney. East Brady.

In the smallbore, iron sights event,

Mr. Lowden, of East Brady, washigh.The muzzle loading shoot was won

by George Sheffer. Clarion, with Jo-

seph Cook, Cooksburg, second.

George Hobaugh, Petrolia, was

high score in the small bore event,

all sights, with Herb Bornell, Pe-

trolia, second.The pistol match was won by T.

Wess. of Ford City.

In the 100-yard high power shoot,

off-hand. C. R. Anthony, of Rimers-

burg, was the winner. High man in

the same shoot in the prone posi-

tion, was Merton Mealy, Oil City.

With over 50 contestants, the run-

ning deer shoot was won by KenShearer, Worthington; and second

place went to N. J. Reinsel, Clarion.

A 3-way tie had to be shot off for

second place.

In the bait casting events. Wil-

liam Taylor. Cooksburg. was first;

Dale Pûrlong. Clarion, second, andDr. N. C. Mills. Clarion, was third.

The lucky drawing for a cash prize

was won by W. E. Pugh, of NewBethlehem, R. D.

Trap shooting over three traps

was conducted all day with somevery good scores.

The Bucktails of Clarion county

are planning on making the outing

an annual event and are planning

to form a field of their own in the

near future.

MANY CLUBS INSTALLING"GOFORT" -GAMES FOR

SMALL BORE SHOOTERSA good many of the clubs are in-

stalling the Parker-Everett "Gofort"

Games to pep up members and in-

terest new members and create moreactivity in the organization. This

is an interesting game for youngand old and even the pistol andblue rock shooters find it mightyexciting.

Two can play or forty and it is

certainly full of thrills and fun for

every one. It is one of the nicest in-

vestments that any club or groupcan make to keep the members to-

gether. It is one of the finest thingsto install to teach the Sons andDaughters how to properly andsafely handle a gun.

You are shooting at natural col-

ored targets of small game and be-lieve me you have all the action ofshooting at a cotton tail, squirrel,^

Crow, Pheasant, Ground Hog and'Gopher as you would at the real

thing. Plenty of Speed and live ac-tion to this game . . . and the costof an entire day's fun is very small.The outfits, complete, are quite in-

expensive and no club or groupshould be without one of these out-fits. Get yours now and you will

find that you would not be withoutit.

SPORTSMEN SHOW ACTIVITYIN BATTLE AGAINST WAlÊKSNAKES THROUGHOUT STATETh«' Fi.sh ('oinmi.s.sion's drive aâiriBt

water .snuke.s throughout the State hasa.s.surned intensive proportlonH thisyrar, report.s available indicate.Sportunien'.s org:anization8 have spon-sored individual canipaign.s of theirown againHt these dcHtructive rep-tiles, and results are gratifying.As an example of the water snake

killing campaign spon.sored by organ-ized sportsmen, the work of the Hunt-ingdon County Game, Fish and For-estry Association gives as an example.These active sportsmen informed the

Fish Commission recently that thesnake-killing drive in that section ofthe State which thoy sponsored hasalready accounted for 573 watersnakes killed by boys.

In addition to paying a bounty of.^ cents for each snake killed, theHuntingdon group offered a ])rize of^'2 for the largest individual kill. Thisprize was taken by ('harles K. Wil-so!i, of Thret- Springs, II. D. Wilsonkilled sixty-five of the reptiles duringthe contest.The interest taken by boys In aid-

ing the better lisliing cause throughkilling of these destructive reptiles is

regarded as significant in the Penn-sylvania conservation movement.Boy Scouts and others under ^'^

rears of age who kill more watersnakes this summer will be given a(•onservation medal by the Fish Com-mission, in order to win one of thesemedals, a bov must report his kill to

the leader of his Boy Scout troop, afish warden or game warden or offi-

cer of a sportsmen's organization, whoin turn will verify the report and turnit in to the Fish Commission.

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DOBS fnd^ Hounds. This department

is conducted for the P^^P°%1°^ ^^^chanaing information on dogs and

5oo brelding, health, care, training.

etc. Questions for advice or infor-

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ed, addressed envelope is enclosea.

I have found that female setters

are more dependable than males;

vice versa, I like a male pointer

better for field work. The pointer

works better on single birds, while

the setter is better at finding covies.

The setter having a heavier coat is

better protected from briars, but.

tires and gets hot quickly, if the

weather is warm. Likewise, the set-

ter is not so good when there has

been a long drought. Their noses

seem to require damp air to bring

best results. Burrs soon cause them

distress.

One of the best setters I ever

owned was a cross between a Lle-

wellyn and an Irish setter. This

little lady, and she was small, com-

bined the hard-working quahties of

her Llewellyn sire, and the deter-

mination of her Irish setter mother.

She was tractable, and learned

quickly. I like a dog with plenty of

white, so you can see them at a dis-

tance. Belle was very small, and I

learned a trick from an old buddy

down South. I refer to Bob Sealy

of Panama City, Florida. Bob's dog,

Sealy's Jake, was one of the best

covy dogs in his section. In fact.

Bob was willing to pit him against

all comers, and he had money to

back his assertions. Jake was a

small lemon and white setter, and

Bob hunted him with a small r.heep-

bell attached to his collar. As long

as that bell was tinkling, you knew

Jake was hunting. In tall sedge you

couldn't see the little dog. but once

that bell stopped tinkling, you were

sure Jake had found birds. I used

a bell on my dog Belle with very

satisfactory results in like manner.

She had a habit, however, of every

few hundred feet rearing on her

hind legs, and looking back to see

that I saw her; but the bell was

helpfull, as she was a wide ranger.

Out of Belle, I got the best all-

purpose dog I ever owned. Regu-

lation dog fanciers will hold up their

hands in horror at what I have to

say about Belle's litter of cross-

breeds. I wouldn't recomment this

to every one, but I wanted a dog

that I could use on quail, pheasants

and rabbits. This is pure heresy

from the standpoint of the purebred

dog fancier. They will shout: it

can't be done! As a matter of facr,

I proved, at least to my own satis-

faction that it can be done. But,

it is a dubious experiment, and you

must know what you are going

about. As I said, I wanted a hunt-

ing dog that I could use three ways.

Belle was a staunch quail dog,

but was wild as a lark on pheasants,

and couldn't hold one on a bet; in

fact, she flushed them on all oc-

casions, always beyond gun-range.

But. I had a humdinger of a spring-

er dog. who was good on both phea-

sants, and rabbits. My thought was

to combine the GOOD qualities of

Buck, anft Belle; so I mated them.

Belle brought forth three nice-look-

ing pups; two males and a bitch. I

particularly liked the little female,

which was smaller than her broth-

ers. All predominated white, with

patches of liver, and a touch of lem-

on. I sold the males, and what be-

came of them, or how they turned

out. I can't just say. The pupswere of setter build, but the tail

was shorter, and inclined to bebushy rather than feathered as in

the setter strain. The legs werewell feathered, the body hair waspractically flat, with just a sugges-

tion of wave. The ears were longer

than a setter, and the belly-hair

was longer. Lucy, the female that

I kept, at maturity weighed 48 lbs.,

and stood about 22 inches in height

at the shoulder. I put her throughthe regulation course of sprouts as

to training. From somewhere in herancestry, she inherited the faculty

of tonguing when pursuing a rabbit,

the tail working rapidly, as was the

custom of her sire. When she struck

a pheasant scent she shut up like a

clam, and worked slowly, trotting

from side to side, as she advanced

through pea-vines or other cover.

And when she had the pheasant

sitting, or at least holding still, Lv-would drop on her belly, and I kr

what to expect. Nor would she

up and race around ahead, when I

shot; but waited until I said,

"Fetch'" And many a time, she

brought in a winged bird, that trav-

eled a thousand feet, into some

fence cornet, or buried itself under

cover, where many another dog

would have lost it entirely. Onquail. Lucy worked like a true set-

ter; she held a beautiful point, and

backed my pointers. Duke, and

Deuce, as staunch as the best bird

dog that ever worked a field. Andwhile the pointers followed the

singles. Lucy could be counted on

to retrieve the dead birds, before

following her field mates in mark-

ing down the scattered covey.

Lucy is now an old dog. and en-

joying a well-earned retirement; but

I wouldn't think of leaving her be-


OUR CREED. PLATFORM ANDPLEDGE TO PENNSYLVANIASPORTSMEN1. To be the voice of the sportsmen

of Pennsylvania.

2. To stand firmly behind broadmind-ed conservation and propagation

and to cooperate with all conser-vation agencies, Clubs and Asso-ciations.

3. To be absolutely fair and openminded in our stand on any ques-

tion and to adhere tenaciously to

what we believe is right.

4. To make this, your magazine, in-

terested in the greatest good to

the greatest number.5. We want to see more game, more

game fish and game birds pro-

duced. We stand for more andheavier stocking.

6. We want to see the wild life andits habitat safeguarded.

7. We urge the universal practice of

clean sportsmanship.8. We urge more Club and Associa-

tion owned Game farms and fish

hatcheries. ^ ^ ,. ^9. We promote the respect for the

rights of the farmer and land

owner; and encourage them to in-

crease game. ..... * ^#10. We stand for establishment or

more duck and other game deed-

ing and producing grounds andwdicrs.

—This Is subject to useful amend-ments demanded by individual SP07*"men and their organizations, for the

betterment and their organigationh.

for the betterment of these 0^}°°^^activities and the promulgation of bet-

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SPRINGERSWorkinp: Strain. 40 Younersters

ready to hunt this fall.

Retrieve from land and waterand have been shot over.

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WHAT DO YOU LIKE?What features do you enjoy most

in your magazine, "Tlie Pennsyl-vania Sports"? In what features

are you least interested in a Sportpublication?These questions are of enough

importance, both to you and to us,

to merit a prominent place in this

issue of your magazine. They give

you a chance to request those fea-

tures that appeal most to YOU.They will help us to give you whatyou want.Those of you who are interested

enough to write us about your pref-

erences may be sure that your let-

ters will receive every consideration.

Naturally, net all of you will be mostinterested in the same things. If

there were no difference of opinion,

Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Shoot-ing, and the other things we are in-

terested in would become as exiinct

as the dodo-bird. However, the

more of you who write us aboutyour wishes, the better we cangauge your preferences, collectively

aiid individually.

Here are just a few of the points

on which we would particularly like

an expression of opinion from as

many as possible:

1. Which do you prefer reading—reporto of local shoots such as

Skeet, small bore, blue rock, live

bird, etc., or stories of hunting andfishing or do you like articles oncurrent subjects such as Stream Pol-

lution, the Deer Problem, etc. Ar-ticles on legislation? Conservation?

2. Do you like the reports of out-

ings and shoots in a fairly con-

densed form, or do you like themwith all the details of all the win-ners, etc.?

3. Do you like the feature of the

Sportsman's Calendar? The WHERETO FISH or WHERE TO HUNTcolunui? The Around the State

with the Sportsmen's Clubs? TheCamping Column? The Dog Col-

umn? The column Around the

Campflre? The "Where to Go" and"Answers to Outdoor Questions?"

Pemia. Skeet News? The Gun Rack?Would you like us to start a col-

umn on Boats or, any other subject?

4. Jusi what subjects would youparticularly like to have discussed

in your magazine in future issues?

5. Are photographs of special in-

terest to you? If so, have you anypreference as to what you like to

see in illustrations?• e. Can you suggest to us somen:cn whom you regard as especially

well qualilied and capable of writ-

inii" nitercsLingly on the subjects

which interest you—preferably those

who are not writing at present for

any journals?

W/jcre to Hunt(.Continued from Page 6)

from the land owners for the privi-

lege of trespass. Often a good mealcan be had with the farmer and his

family, by paying fifty cents or adollar when entering upon his prem-ises. This outlay of cash is little

enough, as after all. the landownercan prohibit inlrujiion if so minded,and a friendly bond is established

by the hunter with the farmer if

his rights are respected, and ac-

knowledged by offering at least to

pay for the hunting privilege. Of-ten the gesture to pay is all that is

required to establish friendly rela-

tions, many of the farmers refusing

to accept pay. and gladly offering

every accommodation and helpful

advice in getting a good day's shoot.

Be sure that your dogs behave, if

yciu have any along, as farmers donot relish having the domestic fowls

chased all over the place, while los-

ing a few mouthfuls of feathers in

the process. It is a Strang fact that

many amateur hunters harbor the

opinion that anytiiing that trots onfour legs and wags a tail is a hunt-ing dog. As a matter of fact, a hunt-er often handicaps himself hope-lessly by having along a good for

notning mongrel that kicks up moretrouble than any possible benefit

that might accrue. I firmly believe

that a good dog increases any hunt-er's chance of success, but be cer-

tain that you have a properly train-

ed dog. and not any old curb-stonescrub that can be picked up for the

occasion. A poorly trained dog is

worse than none.

Reports indicate that there are

more quail this year than for sev-

eral seasons past. The quail is the

farmer's friend, and you may be

sure to see covies in the region of

cultivated land. Through years of

close association the quail has

reached the point of semi-domesti-

cation. While best quail hunting

may be expected in those counties

located south ci a median line

drawn east and v;est throuch the

State from Butler on the west to

Mauch Chunk in the east, it is

plentiful in all sections except the

extremely mountainous terrain, as

quail, like the phea.sant, is essential-

ly a lowland bird. Also, the quail

is non-migratory; when you locate

a covey one year, you may bee fairly

sure of seeing a covey in the sameplace year after year, unless the

covey is completely shot to pieces,

which is not the rule, but only oc-

curs where the sportsmen have

shown poor judgment and hunted

the covies too close, and cleaned

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out the singles. There is no ques-

tion as to the quail being plentiful

all over the lower levels of the State,

but obtaining the farmer's permis-

sion to hunt them is another prob-

lem. However, where the sports-

man shows the proper spirit, anduses a little diplomacy, permission

to hunt within the bounds of de-

cency and good fellowship is usually

obtainable. The pot hunter andgame hog is largely responsible for

the ill feeling prevailing towardshooters generally. " Fellows whobreak down fences, open gates, andprove a human menace to safety of

the cattle, and farm fowl do moreto disrupt friendly relations thancan be reestablished by those de-

serving chaps who observe the nor-

mal amenities. For my part, I can't

blame the farmers for feeling a bit

sour toward the city sportsmen, but

wherever normal good fellowship is

shown, the farmer's cooperation is

not difficult to obtain. In all cases

where permission is secured, it is

no more than fair, that a strict ad-herence to the bag limit is observed;

and leaving a few of the birds withthe farmer's wife is quite liable to

lead to an invitation to come backagain. The bag limit on quail is 6

per day, 24 a season.

As with grouse, the best dogs for

quail hunting are the setter and the

pointer. For best results, it is well

to take one or two setters, and also

a pointer. I may be all wrong, butI believe the setter make.-; the bet-

ter retriever as a rule, while thepointer can be relied on to markdown the singles with more unerr-ing accuracy. That has been myexperience, but of course, there are

good dogs of both breeds that de-

velop into all-round animals for all

purposes. Some hunters have hadvery satisfactory results with the

.springer as a field dog on grouse,

but I believe the springer's forte

lies in the direction of phea.sants,

which must be hunted with the less

rangy dog for satisfactory results.

There are several strains of .spring-

eis of course; some that tongue, andothers that hunt mute. Naturally,

the noisy dog makes a better rabbit

dog than bird hunter. But, whenit comes to the old cottontail, I like

to rely on the hound, for half the

fun of gunning for bunnies is lis-

tening to the music emanating from.vour dog. Incidentally, in closing

this brief resume, this year shouldprove a marvelous rabbit year, as

reports from all over the State in-

dicate that the rabbits have beenmore than usually prolific. As in

the past, the snowshoe rabbits, or

varying hares will be found in thehilUer counties. •

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neighborhood of Livermore, Pill-

more, and north toward Clarksburg,

Iselin and West Lebanon. Frey is

the proud owner of a fine springer

bitch, and I hope he will have an

extra pup when he breeds her the

next time.

campfireBy GUNTHER MILTON KENNEDY

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A hair raising tale of fishing suc-

cess was told me recently by one

of my angler friends. He prides

himself on being a purist of the

deepest dye. Not for anything un-

der the sun would he descend to the

u.se of live bait. No indeed! He has

a beautiful fly-rod and a most elab-

orate collection of fur. hair and

tinsel gadgets, many of his own de-

sign. Frankly, I had been havmgrotten luck for several weeks, so

when he came into my shop, fairly

radiating sunshine, and unrolled a

canvas sack, and from a bed of

damp moss, exposed a magnificent

4-pound small-mouth bass, I ac-

tually turned green with envy. "He

broke my line!" my friend exclaim-

ed, "but I didn't let him get away!

I leaped in the water, and shooed

the fish up into a small inlet and

scooped him out with my hands!"

"Where was your landing net?" I

asked. "Oh, it wasn't handy," he

explained. "And you caught him on

a fly?" I pursued. "Surest thing!"

he asserted. At that moment, the

bass gave a flop, opened its mouth

wide, and from its gullet, out pop-

ped a very badly lacerated helgram-

ite, hook and bit of leader still at-

tached. "Oh, I see; you caught him

on a fly ... an immature dobson•• I remarked. Was his face

red! He took his fish and walked

out without another word.

Pheasant breeders will have bet-

ter success, if they introduce a few

unrelated roosters to their hens

each season. Old hens should be

mated to young cocks, and old roos-

ters mated with young hens, for

best results. Exchange with other

breeders can usually be arranged.

The strange birds should be kept

in holding pens for several weeks

prior to mating so as to prevent any

possibility of innoculating your birds

with disease. Often shipping is the

cause for birds to become unhealthy,

and this may not show up at once.

Never place a strange rooster in the

same pen with your parent stock, as

the old stock will fight the intruder,

and the fight is usually to the death.

A large hooped landing net with a

handle about five feet long, is a

handy thing to have about a breed-

ing farm. With this net, any birds

that should be segregated can easily

be captured without risk of breaking

a wing, or injuring the feathers.

Breeders should not be excited: they

should be handled carefully, and it

is well to avoid any quick motions

while working among the birds.

Pheasants can be reared m open

pens if one wing is clipped. Wh£nboth wings are clipped the birds can

clear a seven-foot enclosure. Whenclipping, only the first ten large

flight feathers need be cut off, but

be cautious not to cut so close as

to draw blood, and also avoid pull-

ing out feathers, as new feathers

will quickly grow to replace those

lost. Always have a few pole traps

at strategic points about the breed-

ing farm so as to keep owls and

hawks under control. Rats are a

great pest around breeding farms

and all enclosures should be made

rat proof, as these pests will de-

stroy the eggs and young chicks, if

given any chance. Pheasant hens

do not lay their eggs in nests, but

drop them in the grass wherever it

suits their convenience. Care must

be exercised not to step on the eggs,

which should be gathered and stor-

ed until sufficient are taken for in-

cubation. Fertile eggs can be de-

termined by the weight and the

usual candling method. To properly

store the eggs, bed them in sand,

bran or wheat chaff with the small

end pointing down at an angle of

30 degree, and be sure to turn them

at least once a day. Eggs should not

be stored more than three weeks be-

fore setting.

What do you say, fellows? It's up

to you!

George Crites, division engineer of

the B. R. & P., located in Punxsu-

tawney, whom I just interviewed,

reports seeing a number of snow-

shoe rabbits in the woods around

Mt. Jewett, west of Smethport. Healso stated the grouse have brought

out a number of sizable famiUes

southeast of Big Run, north of

Hoover Road, which is near the city

of Driftwood, north of Hull on the

West Branch of the Susquehanna;

between St. Mary's and Lock Haven

is also good grouse country, while

other good shooting may be found

west of Kane. Route 119 south out

of DuBois will take you into good

grouse territory. Other fair grouse

shooting is located southeast of

Scranton, in the territory north of

Selinsgrove around Sugar Hollow,

and for the boys in the western part

of the State, success may be had in

the rougher hill country around Un-

iontown, Connellsville and Greens-

burg.

The Game Commissioners' office

reports 2.500 wild turkeys were tak-

en last fall; more than this number

have been planted, and the best

shooting is located in that territory

bounded by Somerset county on the

west, Franklin county on the east,

and up toward the central part of

the State as far as Clinton county.

All of this south central part of the

State will be open territory. The

bag limit is one bird per season.

Turkey shooting is not the easiest

sport in the world, for these birds

and canny and hard to locate. Look

for them in the thick swales not far

from water. If you can lay in wait

near a roost, your chances of a suc-

cessful shot is greatly improved.* * 4>

Although Pennsylvania has anabundance of natural water-ways,

if it is hoped to build up our water-

fowl crop, many additional ponds

and lakes must be provided. A small


M. E. Frey, one of the active

sportsmen of Blairsville, and past

president of the local Fish and

Game Association, reports manybirds along the west side of Mahon-ing Creek. All of the local boys are

looking forward to a good shooting

season as soon as the opening day

rolls around. An unusual number of

young birds have been seen in the

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: POLLUTION

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doing away with the chemical oflal ourselves. To this extent^^ should

of noxious manufacturing establish- be able to brow-beat the legislators

ments, and the experiments haven't in sticking with us. But, until

gotten to first base in most in- means are discovered of making the

stances. It so happens that some products of manufacturers now go-

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f^nen, are bucking the manufacliir-^^^^^^^^ ^„ ^ ^^^ ^ „ ^. _

ers! Among the manufacturers, who ^^^^^^ *have installed filters that ^^g jnto our streams harmless toare polluting the streams, are many j^ satisfactorily to a degree; but ,. manufacturers canfirst class sportsmen. They are not

^^ ^^^'t work in the great ma- ^^ ^^®' ^^ ^^® manuiaciurers can

maliciously trying to spoil our fun. . ^^ ^j instances. So pollution do somethmg tangible toward cor-

They'd like to see the fish survive. 'gs on and on; and litle can be recting existing evils, over which we

But. one of the first things they Joê about it, except to let me fishermen have precious litle con-

ask: "How are we going to make stem-winders of our sportsmen's or- trol in streams already polluted; tne

our chemical effluent harmless? Can ganizations get on their hind legs best thing for our sportsmen sor-

you suggest a way out of the diffl- ^^d let them gyrate and ballyhoo, ganizations to do, is to do a little

culty?" I believe most manufac- ^ ^îse Cain generally ... for the solid sensible thinking, and less

turers would gladly install any sort general purpose of hearing them- fancy shouting, yelling and cussing

of filter or other device that would %^^^^ ^^ke a loud noise . . . which in open "iefîê.-.. unless they

render their offal innocuous if it jg getting no one anywhere particu- have solved the difficult problem of

could be done within the bounds of ^^°^ j^ ^hese same sportsmen can doing away with pollution at a rea-

reason so far as expense is concern- perfect a filtering apparatus that sonable outlay of capital Of course,

ed. But. they are going to get up ^^n remedy the trouble, the fac- if the sportsmen are willing to as-

and fight, if the angling fraternityTories will listen to our pleas, and sume a vastly increased tax burden

arbitrarily tells them they have to^^^ favorably toward correcting the occasioned by shutting down the

shut up shop, and quit using the poUution evil; but, when we suggest guilty manufacturers Plants ...streams as a means of getting rid of fât "hey go to hell, shut up shop, okay! But I am already hollering

their waste. If we. the sportsmen. ^^^ q^^^. dumping their offal in the about my tax burden!

can show them any way to clear up streams without redress of any sort, As one honest sportsman candid-

their waste in some inexpensive or j ^.^j^.^. 'gg^ ^^ly they shouldn't in- ly proposed, "Why not make 'em

even reasonably expensive manner,^^^j^^.^^ ^heir politicians to do a little (the factories) dig a deep hole into

all of them would Usten attentively yoking in their interests ... all of which to pour their waste?" I've

to our arguments. which may look as if the politicians dug several fairly deep wells in myThe great trouble with many are double-crossing the sportsmen, time, with a capacity of a fairly

sportsmen—I mean the average pro- we, as a body of fishermen, aren't large gallonage, but the average

letariot cane-pole artist-he wants paying very much of our state's op- waste of most manufacturers wno

fish in the streams, so he can enjoy crating expense, when it comes right are polluting our streams runs into

his week-end trip or vacation. When down to brass tacks. So why, in several hundred thousand gallons

he finds pollution has done away God's name, should the sportsmen per day, if not per hour. The gôuna

with the fish, he sets up a howl, and feel they are a privileged class who soon becomes saturated, and will aD-

great to do, saying the manufac- should have sovereign rights over sorb no more. As a spienam ex-

turers willfully destroy his pleasure, all the waterways in the state?^"^î^ ^^^.^^^^Sf Jf^Y, u^^^^

THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT THE Sportsmen aren't a bit more im- anglers propose, ^^ might be possible

CASE! The factories are necessary portant to the body politic than the to bore a ôle clear through tne

to human progress; the tax money manufacturers, who pay a major!,f

^^^"^^^!,Vp „rn^^^^

they pay into the state coffers keeps portion of the state's operating ex- fit of our waste products, as iney

the wheels of progress properly Senses. I believe any fair-minded are always suffering from eith^^^^^

greased, and turning over. They person will agree to this. famine or floc^^"^f°J_,T^/^ ^^rk'

have had possession of the streams i for one would like to see the ê a swell idea .if it would worK^

as an outlet for their waste over a ideal condition develop where we I've sat thr°"f^/^^°^^ °^.j^^^^^

long term of years; they have cer- would have no stream pollution. I men's"^^^Vi^^ ,f"f,^^^'^'^,^^ LSss-

tain rights to the streams as well have no knowledge of how this could lution problem discussed, ^^^îscuss

as the angler, who for the most part be effected, or I am sure the manu- ed, cussed and re-cuêd and to tne

contributes very little to the tax facturers would be beating a path best of my know edge not a single

wealth of any state. The angler has to my door, and offering me a fat sensible^^^f^[^f^^/^°f^Jat wL

his rights to pleasurable enjoyment; salary for my services. The manu- ed from^"/]^„^„jl°f_.^^' ^^^^^^^

the woods, the streams are his to facturers have prior rights estab-^^J^J^^^^^m

the congested^^^^^

enjoy wherever he can nd them; ushed to certain of our streams and Most of the,^îf^'„ °"^^^^^

but, we can't be too radical about it. until means are perfected of clean- cause ajot of damage suffe^^^^

and say offhand, in kingly fashion: mg up pollution, these streams will loss to ^'^^^^ting goin^? concer^^

"To hell with the factories; they have to be accepted as poor fishing^^^"^/Jf^^^ ""J?,^^'^^ ^

can't destroy our fish!" Without streams . . . streams which support dependent for hvelihoodthe^ben^^

?Se tax money of the factories, civil gar, carp, catfish, chubs and suck- ^ts to be derivedT^^^^^J^f\7^^'^^^^^^

government would soon go on the ers perhaps, but which will not per- and at the most, beneficial to a^min

locks The factories are a very mit game fish to survive. The best o^^^y group . ..and that is wn^^^^^

nSary . . . shall we say? evil! so we can hope to do, as sportsmen, is "^^"Anêncan to my way of th^^^^

far as progress is concerned. The to prevent any further inroads on as myV^^^^^^^.^/jf '°"S

factories must continue to exist! or our clean streams, by making the the best possible to the majoruy.

el^ all our vaunted progress would manufacturers stick together in the even hough this may work only

go into the discard. congested communties, where pol- theoreticauy^

Many chemists and scientists have lution is already beyond co^troL Ifcooperation in mentiong The

been working for years endeavoring we can^ha^g on to the many

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Pane 14 TJI13 1*ENNSYLVANIA Sl'OllTSMAN'f)

AS]K '^DOC"Anything About Hunting, Fishing

(•j~<i3

Id (his (iriiartinciil v.ill In- aii-

s\V( i-((l all (.|U< .slioiis iiirlainiiij;' lo\VIi)-:KI': to -ao; JIOW to .!;<t: Ih.n ;

WIIA'I' to li.-h ami hunt; WHO willaccoiiiiiiodati': \\'1N%.\ Use siasnnopi.u;>; a'ld all ( Hit (looi-.s t.jin .si ions.

AN OPEN LETTER TO THEPA. GAME COMMISSION

.\. 'I'., I'll I.- bur;; li—<'aii you t< Jl w.r.

win* uoii 111. ,i(t yards individualmalcli at llit- rrctiit Indiana Inl.iMia-tional sniaIi-l)on lillc shool .' Dor-othy Keily, of Ohio, vâs the hic;h-Kcorer :il this match and also winnerof tht 50 yards individual event.

.M. '., S«ran(<'n—Win i<' can I I'os-.•îlily slim. I a jtdlical in 1 V nns\ i\ a nia ?'•''

I am told that ycu would likely beable to net one in Monroa county upin tlic PticonoG net so far from you,possibly near Buck Hiil Creek sec-tion.

.1. »;. S., Harrislmr.^—What is lln-

li'st tiiiH' (iT tin- ><'ar to ;;o lor<;r«iund;;s and wli-r.? •

I like thembest in October and Novembjr. Mostany clover field in most s'jctions hasthem. A good spot is a little valleyaoout two miles south of Sulinsyroveon Route 11.

.1. i:. !•'.. fidl.id.luhia— I liav.- l.i>. ii

tnld that <juail will roll Lintastlv.s inIcaxis or bury tlnnisi lv« s \\ innAvoundi (1. Is this tin '.' • There aren lot of stories like this floatingaround among sportsmen, but thesetales are not borne out by actual ob-servation.

J. Al., l'ittsl>ur;;h— 1 am t(;ld liar.-i.s fj;i)<)d Jishin^' and Imntin;^' inar lOni-lioriuni. In diiviny tin re whom couldI scf to si furi- sonif truth on lln^ sui>-j(<l? We are told that there is

plenty of good Fishing in the streamsin Cameron county. Get in touch witnWm. G. Munsell at Emporium or tiie

Warner Hotel. ^S. l:., Nandi i'.u;rifl— I und« island

tin re will br In Id a In Id tri.il lor birddoj^.s in (.his Nicinity in tin- tnar tu-tuif. »'an I oiilt r ii!.\ <lo-? Winici.< il in Id .' • This will he held Oct.9th at Evans City by the Cutler Coun-ty Hunting and Fishing Club and youCan no doubt enter yuur dog. Lcokunder the "Sportsman's Calendar" forfurther details.

If. Al. W., Cr. tnsburj-',—Win n is theXa]>;« !• i:ii itric 'rra;i mad.? ' Thisis made in Pittsburgh, but we do nothave the firms name or address.

(Jill slions for ,\d\ici or inroianalionwill 1«' answer* d win ii slaniiud. ad-dr.sst d t ii\'i l<>i>( ]-• <'in-l'^-' d. I'l. ascl»c .sur<- and ti'Vi' your i (Mni-l. tu- nan,.and addriss v.inn writiftj'—in iirint-

in;;" ><>ur <|U<stioi;s, onl;. \()ar initials

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& Decoy Co.DELPHI, INDIANA'JMii 1 !o(.'.ii r ..Nil 1 Mi'al

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Get our "How to Shoot Crows"Pamphlet. From your Dealer or mailwith one call 50c.

Gentlemen:The Honorable Governor of the

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

George H. Earle. has now completed

his selection of Members for the

Beard of Game Commissioners. In

.so doiny he has tried to pick the

best from the many nominees sub-

mitted by tiê .sportsmen of this

Commonweallh. No doubt the Gov-ernor was thoroughly criticized bymany who v.'ere disappointed in not

having' their nominee appointed to

Ihis Board. The Governor no doubtdid hi.3 best and Uijed good judgmentin niling the vacancies caused by

rciignations and "dismi-ssals" of for-

mer members.

In selecting this nev/ Board the

Governor has appointed four mem-bers liom the Democratic party, theremaining four are Republicans.

Thi.s was good judgment and also

an acknowledgment that tlie Boardis being divorced from politics.

Dr. W. II. Moore and Hon. J. Q.Cieveling remain as members of the

Game Commission. The Governorshould be coiigratulated for keep-ing these two gentlemen on theBoard. Having served during the

former administration they have;:ome knowledge of wliat happenedin game conservation matters. Theywere honest, faithful and conscien-tious servants and have the indorse-

ment of many Game Protective As-SGw-iaticns. One of the new appoin-tees is the Hon. Ross L. Leffler. agentleman who is nationally knownin game conservation matters. Com-missioner Leffler's knowledge in con-servation matters should be an im-portant factor in steering this newBoard on the road to success.

It is hoped by thousands of sports-

men who are united in many Fed-erated Sport:smen's Association.s,

that this Board v/ill make a decenta,ttempt to place Pennsylvania's wildlife conservation on sound footing,

.so tha^. this Commonwealth can benationally known as foremost inwild life conservation. If an open.statement from this Board, makingknown the i)olicies. were to beadopted, I venture to .say that the(^laire membership of the rank andJ lie would respond wilUngly to backevery attempt to honestly u.se theGame Fund for the purpose forwhicii it was created.Surely this Board will not disap-

point the Governor and the sports-man, but with big ideas, soundjudgment and iionest effort, attack

!

the sportsmen's problems sincerely,

in calling on the rank and file for

support. Gentlemen, when this

Board becomes so big that they neednot the as.sistance or sugge^^'O^s of

the sportsmen, the cause is lost andthere is no use of beginnhig. With-out the support of the rank and file

nothing worth while can be accom-plished.

Gentlemen, having traveled overmany sections of this Common-wealth and into the remote moun-tainous sections in collecting ma-terial for a book on Wild Life Con-servation in Pennsylvania, I havemet with many experiences. Muchof my time the past three years hasbeen spent in the outdoors in this

Commonwealth, gathering this ma-terial, volumes could be written onwhat I have discovered. Havinghunted shore birds in the southeas-tern counties, turkey in Fulton,Huntingdon and Mifflin counties,

deer and bear in Clearfield, Centre.Cameron and Potter counties, andtiie lordly grouse in the centralhardwood sections, I have come incontact with the many field officers

of the Game Commission. Havingbeen on daily patrols, special patrolsand other duties assigned these of-

ficers. I learned to know these fine

and faithful servants of the sports-men.

Having first met many of thesegentlemen several years ago, I en-vied them in their po.sitions. I

found them full of happiness andv.illing to work hard at their duties.

True philosophers, tirelessly work-ing night and day to apprehend.some violation, when knowing thatsatisfaction of success would betheir only reward. Nevertheless,they carried on and on in theirwork. These laborious experiencesportrayed vividly the many fine

qualities they possessed. I grew tolove these men. and never kept awayfrom them if it wâs possible to bein their company. The months thatI spent with them were joyous andfull of wonderful experiences, never.suspecting there would ever be a

their daily habits, I

v/ould be wonderful to

entire

i

change inthought it

spend anthese men.

Alight I

important

lifetime among

suggest that here is ancondition the present

Game Commi.s.sion should look into.

Maice an impartial investigation in-to the differences between the olTice

• Continued on Page 19)

I'Lcaac McuCiOii TiiE i*£X^•;si•LVAÎA Si'Oi;T.«s.MAX ivhcii icritlng advertisers

•

September, 1935

A VALUABLE FUR CROPOndatra zibethica may be only a

muskrat to you, but by any name,

his fur is eagerly sought by all

young trappers. Upward of half a

million pelts are taken in Pennsyl-

vania each year.

This large rat is known to almost

every angler and is famihar to every

outdoor lover who lingers beside our

streams. It burrows in the banks of

streams and ponds, and his mudhouses located In swampy localities

may be found adjacent to rivers,

ponds and lakes. The average

weight of a mature rat is about two

pounds, and they will measure as

much as twenty inches from tip of

nose to tip of tail.

The hind feet of the muskrat are

partly webbed, and have five toes;

the front feet have only four tous.

Its tail is long, scaley and sparsely

covered with hair. The tail is flat-

tened at the sides, and makes anadmirable rudder when the animal

is swimming. The under fur is soft

and silky, waterproof, and is pro-

tected by a longer, outer hair which

is coarser. Most muskrats are

brownish above, and paler beneath,

although specimens taken in dif-

ferent localities may vary consid-

erably. The tail is always black, andthe feet dark brown.

The muskrat is very prolific, andhas two or more litters each year,

the young numbering from four to

as many as fourteen. The babies

are born naked, and are helpless for

a week or more.

These animals eat a variety of

aquatic plants, crawfish, mussels,

and fish. It is active day and night,

though more so at night. Aroundponds, the muskrat burrows into the

bank, and the nest is at the end of

the tunnel. In streams, the nests

are often constructed like a beaver,

on a smaller scale, of sticks, mudand stones; the nest being above

water, but the entrance beneath the

water. These mud houses are coni-

cal in shape and often two feet

high. The muskrat does not become

torpid during the winter, although it

stores up food. It is the "Hudson

seal" of commerce.

INVISIBLE LUBRICATION ONRIFLE BULLETS

Invisible lubrication! Tliis newand outstanding achievement of bal-

listic science now allows .22 calibre

cartridges to be carried loose in the

pocket without taking up lint, grit

or other particles which might be

injurious to the rifle barrel.

The new lubricant is Filmkote, a

patented process that reduces wear

on the barrel, improves functioning,

leaves no residue and insures a uni-

form barrel condition, which is an

aid to increased accuracy.

Filmkote was developed by the

Peters Ballistic Institute, which is

headed by Col. W. A. Tewes, one of

America's foremost ballistic engin-

eers and internationally prominent

in rifle shooting circles. Utilization

of spark photography in the pro-

gress of ammunition manufacture,

and the belted bullet are examples

of ballistic improvements pioneered

by the Peters Institute.

The necessity for a temperature-

resisting, high-test bullet lubricant

has long been apparent. Filmkote

now fills those requirements with the

added quality of not being appar-

ent to the eye or touch. A gun pis-

tol or rifle is a heat engine in the

same sense as an automobile motor.

In the gun, however, there is no"scavenging" stroke as in the motor,

and consequently the residues of

combustion (powder, priming and

grefise lubricant) are left in the bore

to be cleaned out by the bullet of

the next shot. This creates a var-

iable in the barrel condition, which

affects accuracy. Proper lubrication

is as imperative for a bullet as for

the piston of any engine, and for

years exhaustive experiments have

been made in an endeavor to pro-

vide a bullet lubricant which would

possess all qualities so necessary to

maintain proper functioning andgreatest accuracy. Filmkote, an in-

visible lubricant which stays stable

under extreme atmospheric condi-

tions, solves the problem.

Page 15

life shelter possibilities.

A demonstrational tract has been

planted with sorghum, lespedeza,

millet, clover, cow peas, sunflower,

Sudan grass, flax, hemp and buck-

wheat, and each individual specie

and plot marked with its respective

common name and a brief descrip-

tion of its particular value to gameand wild life. Berry bearing shrubs

and bushes being included in this

tract along with practical demon-strations of hedge and fence row

values.

Plans are underway to include a

collection of native wild flowers and,

as this tract includes both woodland

and meadow land, it is hoped the

esthetic and educational value will

reward all efforts along these lines.

Artificial winter feeding methods

and appliances will further be

stressed by a permanent display in-

tended to demonstrate adaptability

to species and terraine, and the

whole project will be embellished

with bird houses, baths, etc., for song

and insectivirous species.

It is felt that in a metropolitan

area, such as Philadelphia, a pro-

ject of the nature outlined above

will be of considerable interest to

conservationists and particularly to

Scout organizations; we have found

that it provides an excellent outlet

for the pent up physical energies

of the office worker, and as a pro-

ducer of blisters and aching backs

it has no equal—try it.

"L. C. L P. L."

Are you a member of the L. C. I.

p. L.? If not, why not? Where is

headquarters? . There ain't none

Who are the ofQcers? No got some.

How much are the dues? You'll be

surprised. Can I pay my dues

ahead? And how!! Just what do

those durned initials mean anyhow?

Well, just turn to page 17 for de-

tails.

Prevent Forest Fires, it Pays.

Arotmd the State


To date the reforestation commit-tee under the able guidance of

Frank B. Smith, arborculturist, as-

sisted by Douglas M. Cull andGeorge Haldane, have made a

marked transformation in the

grounds surrounding the club house

at Busleton with plantings of both

deciduous and coniferous trees; this

will be supplemented in the fall with

further plantings of wild fruit, nut

and berry bearing species as well as

those which lead themselves to wild

MECHANICSBURG SPORTSMEN'SASSOCIATION

Down in the South central section

is located this live group of Sports-

men. During the past summer they

planted more than 5.000 trout in

nearby streams. Yellow Breeches

Creek is being stocked with BrownTrout and they are also plantmg

over 10,000 bluegills. black bass, cat-

fish, rainbows and brooks.

They have built several deflector

dams, wing walls, retards in streams

in their section and have established

two game refuges. They released 90

Ringnecks and are going to release

Ringnecks along with Quail and

Rabbits. They carry out an exten-

sive winter and spring feeding pro-

gram and all in all certainly do

their share along these lines to make

better hunting and flshing.

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CLINTON COUNTY FISH ANDGAME ASSOCIATION

Rearing ponds in which brown

and rainbow trout will be produced

for restocking of the streams of

Clinton county, under the auspices

of the Fish and Game Association,

have been completed near the plant

of the Mill Hall Manufacturing

Company, at the side of the old ax

factory on Fishing Creek. Theponds, which would have cost at

least $1,500. in the opinion of Fish

and Game Association officers, if

they had been built on a contract

ba.As. have been constructed at a

total cost of about $400, by virtue of

many gifts of materials and .services

froni people who are sympathetic to

the plan to rear trout for local re-

stocking.

The new rearing ponds are the

most modern system of such pools

in the country, said Mr. Marshall

today. They are 100 feet long by

ci[;ht feet wide, the three pools con-

necting with each other on a slight

incline. Each has a depression in

which the fish will lie while the

pools are receiving a daily scrubbing

under the supervision of Mr. Bau-man. The fish themselves will be

given a weekly bath in the bottomof the pools, to keep them in a

healthy condition.

Application for fish for the pondswas made some months ago and it

is expected that baby trout will be

received within a few days from the

Federal hatchery at Lamar. Thecapacity of the ponds is 75,000 fish.

The fish will be turned out this

Fall, it is planned, when they are

four to five inches long. Some maybe held over in the ponds thru the

winter for spring stocking of larger

fisii.

Tub Pennsylvania Sportsman

LETTEMSFroMi Our HeadersThis dcrartment is open to all our

roaders for the expression of opinionson ((uestiuns of interest, and offers an()))portunity for the exeliangc of ideas,

(liscu.^.sion of the interests of thesi)ortsnu;nt. Please limit your letters

to 200 words so that we can give morefolks a chance to be heard.—EDITOR.

September, 1935

The Pennsylvania Sportsman is read

by Pennsylvania's liivtsL Hunters,

Anplcrs and outdoor folks.

M

Received magazine and like it a

lot.

Roger L. Franke,Deputy Protector,

Millersburg, Pa.

I have been mighty interested in

our magazine and am sorry I havenot written you before this, but

your August issue sure has gotten

me busy and enclosed find checkfor my subscription.

"Hap."

I have received, read and enjoyedour magazine and it is about timeI should join the crowd. Enclosedyou will please find my subscription

and I wish you plenty of success.

Clint B. White, Sec.Sportsmen's Council, Div. F

New Wilmington.

I received the August, 1935 "Penn-sylvania Sportsman," and congratu-late you on your article, "Alas.

Where Are They?" I also hke the

new size and form of the maga-zine. I hope it continues to get evenbigger and better.

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^'oul mii.na/iln wishes to securer<:il "faets" on such thinj;s and hun-dri'ds fif sporlsiMiti want to know, and.\ ou <:in •.irn tlieir uratiiudr \>y join-ing our stall" of eorresi)ondents. WeMicd '•Sitorisnien" in every county in

tlx' State who ciin spare about 1.")

minutes i.idi month to let us havesu<lt infornKi t ion. If .\ on want to yivit'l'ljow s]iorlsniin ala\ oritf hunt im: andcondiijons in your(.ivd toDAVID E. FISHER,

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. ^^ r. ^"highway 144, south of Olcana, north

ArOUud the LjUUI pjlVC of Wimamsport east of highway min the woods bclov; Liberty. Bear

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pond is not an expensive propo-

sition for any sportsman's organ-

ization to undertake. Of course a

concrete dam is best for perma-

nence, but an earthen dam if prop-

erly constructed will answer every

purpose. Pick out any isolated val-

ley where there is an assured water

supply. A plow and scraper is all

that is required to drag the earth,

which should be of clay and not

sandy consistency. Do not make the

dam too high, and have a spillway

protected by a stone facing; m fact,

best results are a.ssured, if the up-

stream face is covered with a creek-

rock dressing over the well-tamped

earth This will prevent erosion. To

attract the birds, plant some sago

pordweed in the edges of your im-

pounded water. Also scatter some

other cereals around the pond. Of

cour.se. protection from vermin must

be assured by the owners of the

pond, as stray cats, rats, and loose

dogs will defeat your enterprise. No

-hooting on the refuge .should be

permitted during the migrating sea-

son. Fish .stocking and boating dur-

in"- the in-between seasons are per-

mrj;.-.able. To attract vidting ducks,

plant some tame mallards, or call-

ducks during the initial sea.son. The

visitors will welcome a feed of waste

graui thrown into the edges of the

water Out on the west coast, lakes

in the heart of Oakland. Santa Bar-

bara and Seattle have become the

permanent playground of large

numbers of migrating ducks, and

-ince the establishing of the lakes,

many ducks have settled down to

make their homes in the vicinity.

Lake V/ashington in Sevvard Park.

Seattle, was .sponsored by a retired

department store ovaier. Establish-

ed only six years ago. today, the

ducks \'isiting this lake literally

number thou.sands. The grain used

is waste swept from grain cars, and

gathered ud about elevators, which

could not be used for human con-

sumption. The pond on your refuge

need not be large, and a shallow

bodv of water is better than one

having considerable depth. If there

is any danger of your stream flood-

ing provide a by-pass around the

dam to take care of this spring tor-

rent. - - -

The bear season will be limited to

three davs this year. December 5th.

Gth and 7th. Best bear hunting is

located south of Cook Forest Park,

north and east of Clarion, and west

of Brookville. Other good bear ter-

rain is located south of St. Mary's,

north of Wharton, east and west of

L. C. I. P. L.

We v.^ant you. Brother Sportsman,

for a participating member in the

L. C. I. P. L. (Less Cats in Pennsyl-

vania League). Dues? Report the

demise of one cat per annum . . •

well take your word for it and,

better 'n that, offer a prize to the

sportsman who has his dues paid

farthest in advance by December

1st, 1935.

There is only one olliccr and he

resigned—Dr. B. D. Hctrick, Secre-

tary of the Butler County Sports-

men's Association who for a short

time held the ollice of Chief Think-

erupper in the LCIPL.

Report to your magazine. ThePennsylvania Sportsman, when you

piiy your dues (don't send in cats

or any part thereof) and look onthis page for the membership list

and tell the St. Peter of Cat Heaventhat business v;ill pick up! Come on

you Sportsman. Kill the destruc-

tive stray cai>. This is addressed to

snoitsmcn and as such they should

me judgment at all times. Pet cats

of little boys and girls should wear

a bell and then they will be safe . . .

but. Kill the Stray Cat. Who will

win the prize offered on December1st.

B-A-SPORTTak. a ( haiMc. .^'tud namt- of Fish-.•ni:aii i-'riiiid and r.ik- and see whati;;.i<l( w.'ll Si nd you! You'll ]» sur-

lirist d. T< 11 us kin of lishinu you dt*.

V<,ur iiion- V IcK-k if not i.l< iis'd.

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r, -stocki:!.; purposes. .\lso w.- Hir-

nish cotton-tails in nny nun.l..r tor

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racje 18 The PENNSTT.VANTA SPOTITSMAN'{->

Am Observer Says^^^ Yotir Dog and Mine

The Fall shooting season is almosfc

here. How much of an opportunity

you will have to enjoy the privileges

of Hunting (as well as fishing) de-

pends entirely upon yourself.

The thing that we all should re-

member when we start out on a

hunting trip is to respect the rights

of the owner of the property. Theaverage farmer or owner of the land

on which you will hunt is usually a

good fellow and will appreciate your

cooperation.

Make good any damage you doand report that done by others. Youmay want to come back to Hunt, or

fish again.

Don't forget also to do your part

for fire prevention. If you build alire be sure it is out when you leave.

Be sure your cigarette is out whenyou toss it away and break your

matches.

If you happen to see some Verminwhile hunting, such as Crows,Hawks, or Weasels, have some sport,

kill the vermin and save the game.Obey the law and insist in the en-

forcement of your Game. Fish andForestry laws. If you don't think

they are fair obey them any wayand try to have them changed.Breaking them won't help any.

There are two kinds of Sportsmenwho go into the woods and fields to

enjoy this sport of ours . . . the

regular guy . . . and the piker.

Where do you fit? It is a decidedcompliment to be known in yourcommunity and among your friends

as a clean "Sportsman" in everysense of the word. Wear your Clubor Association membership buttonand be a credit to yourself, your or-

ganization if you belong to one, andto the good sportsmanship fratern-

ity.

Remember—while your face maylook good to the farmer, he cannotget it in his pocket. If you do anydamage, be "Sportsman" or "Sports-

MEN" enough to pay for it. Theaverage farm has farm produce for

sale, and, as most of us can use

something of this kind, buy it, andput it in your car. You will be all

the more welcome to come back andhunt the next time.

THE PIKER MAKES US ALLPAY A PENALTY—He is the cause

of the increasing number of "NoTrespass" signs we are finding all

over the State. So don't be a piker

and if there is one in your crowd,

see if you can't change him into aSportsman. The land owner sup-plies the streams, the woods andfields. You are taking from both.

What are you giving him in return?


hind when hunting season opens

up. Belle was never cross-mated

again, so I can not tell what results

I would have had with another lit-

ter.

In closing, just a word about dog

feeding. I believe the best rations

are none too good for my dogs. Onaccount of the depression, good

food runs into money, so I haveshortened down on my kennel, but

the quality of food has never deter-

iorated. There are some very good

prepared foods on the market, andall of them have some merit. I do

not believe the horse-meat prepar-

ations should be given to a dog very

often, as it heats their blood, morethan a beef-cereal combination.

Dogs are a carnivorous animal, andmust have meat to keep in goodshape; I feed mine the best beef

hamburger obtainable, with a bit

of liver occasionally thrown in as a

delicacy, and for giving the dogstrength. No potatoes, and no chick-

en bones; but a good soup bonekeeps a dog's teeth in trim. For a

good all-round ration, nothing beats

corn-meal mush, butter-milk, andhamburger, thoroughly cooked, the

meat and corn-meal about equal

parts. The butter-milk should be

added after the other ingredients

have been cooked together. Any dogwill relish a feed of salmon as a

change from his regulation diet.

This contains useful vitamins, andtones up the dog's blood. Also, as

occasion demands, I add a fewspoonfuls of cod liver oil to the

mash. Raw hamburger once a week!

CLUB SECRETRIESPlease forward changes of off-

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PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMANHummels Wharf, Pa.

All News and Reports for pub-lication in the next (October)

issue should reach the magazinenot later than September 25th.

«"You tell the Sportsman . . . the

Sportsman will tell the State*'

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One thing I never feed a dog is

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There are many staple dog reme- m iwt th. perfect hu.. »»e. i on»tr>i. ted entirely oi n.-r. m»j-

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September, 1935

An Open Letter


force and the field force. Promise

fair play with these field officers

and guarantee them their positions

are safe.

After all, game conservation is like

a living tree. It has its roots andbranches, and it is hoped that this

Board will investigate deeply into

this growth and cut out the evil

roots, and clip the ever-spreading

fungus from the branches. There

are many branches on this tree

which depend on good sound roots

for support. The healthy growth

of this tree will depend upon the

chief surgeon's knife to cut awaythe unhealthy parts. There are

several branches of this tree which

will need attention.

(1) The new Board is now organ-

ized. Let them be members of good

intentions. Surely they have bigger

Ideas for wild hfe conservation than

mixing with the duties of the field

officers. Field work, including ap-

pointment of deputy wardens de-

pends largely upon knowledge andexperience. Let the field officer

handle this part of the work. If he

can't do this part of it he is not cap-

able of his position and should I.e

dismissed.

(2) The "Game Fund" is created

from licenses purchased by sports-

men for certain wild life conserva-

tion purposes. See that this fur.d

is so used and give the sportsmen

a full dollars worth for every dollt.r

spent.

A. There are several executive po-

sitions in the Harrisburg office of

the Game Commission that should

be eliminated. It has often been

heard, "why is it neces.sary to main-

tain the position of deputy execu-

tive secretary at a salary of $3360.00

per year when this position is of no

benefit to wild life consen-'ation,

but a drone on the payroll and leech

on the Game Fund?" It also seems

that certain executives have placed

themselves in virtual dictatorship

positions and have been using the

"Dictators Club" over other execu-

tives who are far superior in knowl-

edge and experience in certain work.

These dictators get nowhere with

this type of predominancy, other

than to believe that they are "put-

ting the fear of God into the sub-

ordinates."

B. The co.sts of motive power,

purchase of horses, equipment, feed

for game, and other materials should

be thoroughly investigated. Muchwill be saved to the "Game Fund"when the entire purchasing system

will be changed. An investigation

should be made regarding the ex-penditure of monies by Commis-sioners at certain game lands andrefuges, in the building of certain

other "hobbies" which are of nobenefit to sportsmen.

C. The positions cf the Division

Game Wardens should be eliminat-

ed. The expense of maintaining this

branch is costly, and investigations

show that it's only a duplication of

duties.

D. The Game Farming system

should be thoroughly investigated.

The sportsmen have a large amountinvested in this program and they

are not getting the results for their

investment. The manner of raising

game birds and releasing them hasbeen without success and it is a well

known fact that 75 per cent fail to

become "gunner's sport."

I have been with officers whenthey were releasing game, and sawquail and ringneck pheasants so

young and frail that I agreed with

the officers that they would not live

the night through. I have seen tur-

keys released, and several days lat-

er have found them trespassing onfarms, feeding with domestic poul-

try and v/alking the highways wheremany were killed by cars.

(3) The manner of selecting offi-

cers to fill vacancies should be

changed. The present system is not

meeting with the approval of the

sportsmen and is an injustice to the

unpaid wardens. Deputy wardensgive much of their time and person-

al expense towards game conserva-

tion, and when a vacancy occurs

these deputies should be considered.

It certainly is not fair to deputy

wardens to devote years of time andexpense for the interests of sports-

men and when a vacancy occurs

the position is filled by some un-experienced person or politician.

This is not good game conservation

and is costly to the sportsmen.

A thorough investigation into

the appointments during the pa.st

two years will reveal some interest-

ing facts. This investigation will

show that there has been some high-

handed tactics pulled in order to

place certain per.sons on the payroll.

It is a well known fact among sports-

men that deputy wardens who took

the so-called competitive examin-ations, and who rated high in points,

were not considered in filling these

vacancies. These positions should

be thoroughly investigated and if it

is proven that these employes wereplaced on the payroll politically andare not capable for the position,

they should be dismissed and their

places filled by experienced depu-ties.

C4) There should be a complete

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understanding between the office

and field forces. There can be nocooperation between them if onebranch is causing ill feeling with theother. In the past it is beyond anydoubt that the field force had some-what suffered undue criticism whichshould have been placed upon theshoulders of the office force.

Gentlemen, when you have finish-

ed reading this summary, please bearin mind that I have no axe to grindwith any employe of the Game Com-mission. I am not attempting to

obtain any position myself or for

any other party, but have furnishedthis material from what I have col-

lected after three years investiation

and work in obtaining facts for thebook which I intend to publish. Inmany cases I have obtained state-

ments which would be of no u.se to

you at this time. They are the truth

in every respect, and if I were to re-

veal the.se statements they wouldonly hamper your efforts to "pull

out of tlie rut" and into better

game con.servation in PeniLsylvania.

Much will depend upon what occursduring the year whether I will in-

clude the findings of my investiga-

tions, as part of my book. It is upto the Board of Game Commission-ers and the sportsmen to make adecent attempt to straighten outthis mess. Later, if I can be of as-

sistance in this attempt I will gladly

reveal all that I know.

Let's make it the motto to "notdisappoint the Governor and tiic

sportsmen and to carry on the workwhich will make PenrLsylvania asportsman's paradise and one of theforemost wild life states in the Un-ion."

Very truly yours,

ED. (Sir Ike> DOMAN.

Mr. Real "Sportsman":Patronize the advertisers you

find in this magazine. They arethe Public-spirited firms who makePennsylvania's own Sports Maga-zine possible. Let them know it

is appreciated so that we may havetheir continued support, and sothat you in turn may enjoy "your"magazine.

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The Pennstlvanta Ppoti'tsman

Septem'bor, 1935

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Edited by

RETTINGER

This department is an open forum

on how to shoot. Shotquns. R'^'es,

Pistols and their ammunition are al-

ways interf^stinq; how to I'se^*^.^'^

even more so. You may have an idea

that will interest others, or. if it is

a question you would "ike answered

kindly enclose an addressed, stamped

envelope for reply.

What Price Carelessness?

We are wondering how many of

our readers have had the sad ex-

perience of a ruined barrel on their

pet rifle due to carelessness about

cleaning. This growing carelessness

in the cleaning of firearms is no

doubt due to the advertisements of

the ammunition companies on their

new type of ammunition such as

Kleanbore. Staynless. etc.. which

claim that when using this type of

ammunition your guns do not have

to be cleaned. While this is a great

help to the .shooter and you can

possibly set your gun away without

cleaning it. when using this type

ammunition, our advice is clean

them once in a while, just to makesure, because some time or other

you may get a hold of ammunitionwhich does not have the non-cor-

rosive primer and your carcles.sness

will surely mean a ruined barrel.

Due to the large number of 30.06

rifles in use today, and the large

amount of war time governmentammunition for sale at various sec-

ond hand stores which is ab.solutely

corrosive as well as very cheap, a

large number of shooters are using

this ammunition for practice, and

bv neglecting to properly clean their

guns after u.îng this ammunitionhave ruined their barrels. I do not

condemn the ammunition, as it is

cheap and one of the most accur-

ate cartridges made for target worlc

and the shooter .should experience

no trouble whatever if he will

properly clean his gun immediately

after using .<âme. This does not

mean merely making a pass at the

gun with an oily rag. The best

method I have found to dissolve

this corrosive primer deposit is an

old Army method, and will absolute-

standard receiver sights, that is Ly

man, Redfield and Pacific.

Cheap Hunting Rifles

As hunting season draws near na-

turally our thoughts turn to our

hunting rifles. This article is not

for the man who already has a good

deer rifle and it is not intended for

the fellow who has the means of

purchasing a good deer rifle if he

does not already have one, as I

hesitate to recommend any one type

of rifle to this fellow. If he is to

be satisfied with the rifle he buys,

he must choose for himself, regard-

less of the advice of his friends,

- because when seeking this advice,

« ^„r^ tôrfprtiv every one will have a different gun

''r^'TITJnf boiing water to to recommend and in the end he

Z^l^ ^J^^ ?HflesoaD powder will have to make his own decisionwhich add a httle soap oowaen

^ writing this articleholding th^ muzzle right do^m an>way^ î^^^^

with very limitedthe can and

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^^"^ ^^^^^ hunting deer.and forth through the barrel Do ^^"^^^^^ ^^ ê an excellentthis a dozen or more times and ^he way p

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with any good gun oil and your gun"^|_i^7_^?ê s^^^^^^ sum of $7.50. I

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A Skeet Nei^sThe following is an account of

.shoot held by the Pennsylvania

Skeet Association at the Greenhill

Gun Club, near Philadelphia, onAugust 20, 1935. This was one of

the largest Monthly Shoots ever

held under the auspices of thePennsylvania Association, a total of

fifty-eight shooters were in atten-

dance from the various clubs, suchas Grove Skeeters Club of WestChester; Cacoosing Gun Club of

Reading; Twin Pike Gun Club of

Ambler; New Hope Skeet Club of

New Hope; American Legion SkeetClub of Denver, and visitors fromthe Beaumont Gun Club of Wilkes-Barre. The following scores weremade:High Gun. T. Brackenbridge,

Greenhill Club, 49x50.

Second High. R. Younger of

Grenhill and W. Fields of New Hopetied with a 47x50 and in the shootoff for place Younger won with aperfect score of 25x25.

Long Run. T. Brackenbridge witha run of 31 straight.

Ladies' High Score, Miss MaybelleN. Little of Grenhill, with a score

of 20x50.

High Team. Greenhill Club, five

man team, score 230x250.

Class A— l.st. W. Fields^ 47x50;

2nd, W. Cox, 46x50; 3rd, R. Binck-ley, 46x50. i#ipr|

Cla.ss B—l.st. C. Nigg, 42x50; 2nd,

H. Givens, 42x50; 3rd W. Graham,42x50.

Class C—1st. D. Hoffman. 35x50;

2nd. E. Hoffman, 35x50; 3rd, C.

Maclntyre. 35x50.

The scores by Clubs are as fol-

lows:

Cacoosing: E. Mowrer, 41x50; C.

R. Williamson. 43x50; J. G. Hagan,28x50; C. Heffelfinger, 21x50; H.Herbein, 32x50; D. I. Sheeler, 37x50.

Twin Pike: E. Lamerson, 43x50;

C. Blittle, 43x50; W. Vincent, 44x50;

E. Hoffman, 35x50; W. Graham,42x50; D. Hoffman, 35x50; Dr. Fax-on, 40x50.

New Hope: C. Pursell, 41x50; H.

Austin. 41x,50; W. Fields, 47x50; W.Clark. 41x50; H. Martz, 32x50; Dr.

Magill. 32x50.

Denver: C. Kurtz, 39x50; S. Wag-ner. 33x50; H. Kulp, 45x50; R.

Binckley, 46x50; C. Bowers, 43x.50;

G. Stief. 38x50; E. Showalter. 31x50;

P. Sen.senig, 44x50; G. Leed, 37x50.

Grove Skeeters: Penrose, 44x50;

W. Cox. 46x50; H. L. Goodwin, 45x50;

V. Hoffman, 39x50; G. Baldwin,

40x50; A. H. Becker, 44x50; Mac-Farland. 33x50.

Greenhill: T. Brackenbridge,

49x50; E. Dress, 37x50; E. Velutinl,

39x50; C. Nigg, 42x50; S. Bracken-

bridge, 34x50; W. Quarles, 30x50;

H. Brackenbridge, 44x50; Miss M.Little, 20x50; Givens, 42x50; Mellor.

35x50; H. DuBois. 45x50; H. Roe.ss-

ler, 45x50; Kirkhoff. 39x50; R.

Younger, 47x50; Maclntyre. 35x50.

Unattached: E. Storr. 38x50; WHoshower. 40x50; Lukens. 3.5x50;

Collins. 13x25; MacDowell, 34x.50;

Boyd, 19x50; J. P. Hansen, 31x50;

Fahnestock, 15x50.* • *

The members of the various Clubsof the Penn.sylvania Skeet Associa-

tion will make a Goodwill tour to

the Pleasant Gun Club. Lebanon,Pa., on Sunday. September 8. 1935.

who have recently in.stalled SkeetTraps and will conduct the LebanonCounty Championship .shoot on this

day.

Plans are being made to organize

Western, Northern and Central Di-visions of the Pennsylvania SkeetShooting Association. In the West-ern Section the Homestead GunClub, of Homestead Park, is form-ing the Clubs into an Association;

in the Northern section. The Beau-mont Gun Club of Wilkes-Barre. is

orming the Clubs into their division,

and in the Central section theWaynesboro Skeet Club is gather-ing them together.

* * *

Recently several of the Clubsjourneyed to Waynesboro to visit

the Field Day held by the Sports-men's Clubs of Franklin county anda Skeet Shoot was made the mainattraction of the day.

John G. Hagan.Secretary.

Page 2D

STATE WIDE CHANGEIN EMPt-OYES OF GAME

AND FISH COMMISSIONIt is rumored and we predict that

the preseint political set-up pro-

poses a State-wide change in the

employes of the Game and Fish

Commissions.We understood that politics was

not to enter here.

SHORT SHOTSRev. John Onofrey. of Mt. Carmel,

caught five different specie of fish

of large size where Black WalnutCreek meets the Susquehanna nearTunkhannock . . . Peter Patricoski,

of the Atlas Bait Company, tells usthat they are catching Pike andSalmon on plugs in the Susque-hanna near Catawi.ssa . . . Pat Reed-er. .who runs a gas .station on theCoudersport pike near Hyner in

Clinton county, tells us derr hunt-ing is good in his section. Some of

the boys will stop at Pat's for thenight . . . Jim Miller, at Northum-berland, has a real nice lot of birdylooking Setters and quail arc get-

ting more plentiful for them, so I

suppose I'll be seeing Jim in a fewdays myself . . . Bill Troutman,President of the Middleburg Rifle

Club, is quite handy with the .22

and is a booster for the new GO-FORT game for small bore shooters.

The Gun Rack

^Continued from Page 20^)

though it looks more or less like a

club, it is absolutely accurate. Later,

as means permit, you can work this

up into a real classy looking .sporter

bv changing stock, sights, etc.

There are also a number of old

nodel Krags on the market at rea-

GOnablee prices and while they donot compare with a 54 Winchesteror 30 Rpmington. they do make ex-

cellent deer rifles and I have seen

some very efficient work done with

them.

A Man-Size "Twenty-Two"With all the "heft and feel" of a

fine, light weight, small bore shot-

gun. Remington has just announceda new .22 caliber autoloading rifle

designed to meet the requirementsof thou.sands of sportsmen who haverequested just such a gun. The newrifle, known as Model 241, has the

same type of action as the Reming-ton Model 24. but embodies a num-ber of new features.

Far from being built along "toy"

lines, the Model 241 weighs approxi-mately 6 pounds. The 24-inch bar-

rel is gracefully tapered and prop-erly proportioned to give perfect

balance with extreme accuracy. It

is constructed to handle the mod-ern Hi-Speed cartridges and to give

lasting service.

The new semi-beavertail type of

fore-end with its correct shaping,permits .steady holding. The stock

is considerably larger than that of

the Model 24 and has a shotgunstyle steel butt plate and pistol grip.

A new locking device, similar to thatu.sed on the Remington Model 31

repeating shotgun, insures a tight,

rigid fit between the barrel and thereceiver. The length overall is 41 ^/i

inches, length taken down 24 inches.

Those equipped with a .22 Shortmagazine are of 15 cartridge ca-pacity. The .22 Long Rifle maga-zines hold 10 cartridges.

The gun is now ready for deliveiy

and will meet with an enthu.siastic

welcome Irom thousands of spoits-

mrn who have enjoyed the Model 24,

but who have lound it smaller thanthey desire.

Please Mcnti())i The Pennsylvania Spouts^l\n when wrifiuf/ advertisers

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ALL ADVERTISING FOR THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN SHOULD B£ IN OURHANDS BEFORE SEPTEMBER 25th

DUCK AND FISH FOODSATTRACT DCCKS, Fish, Muskrats,

Willi natural foods. Plant now.Describe i)la(e, get suggestions free.

Jf) years txixrience. ()shl<osli A<iuatieFarm, l)ei)t. 7, Oshkosh, Wis.

PHEASANTS, GAME BIRDS

RliN'CNKCKS, Hardy, Healthy. Spe-cial i»rices on large l')ts. A1s(j

Reeves, (Joldens, Amhersls. CravelItun Came Farni. Saegerslown, Pa. G-3

IUXcJXKCK: pheasants for .sale.

Now is tlie tim«! to restock with 14Weeks old birds for fall shooting. L..

S. Oberholser, Cap, Pa.

RESULTS!

Western Union TelegramNo. 10 SY CK 11

Nashville, 111. 10:55 AM June 25

The Pennsylvania Sportsman,Hummels Wharf, Pa.

Repeat my spaniel adv in the

July issue check in mail.

Driscoll Scanlon

BIRD DOGS

NOW BOOKIXC. orders for 10 to 12week old Ringnecks, ^lutants and

Mongolians. Delivery after August15th. Ornamentals, Waterfowl andPeafowl. Clausens Pheasantry, PelAir, Maryland.

BEAGLES

BAMBOO RODS built to order. Re-pair Work a specialty. Details on

request. Earl Pardy, Now London,Now Hampshire. 6-3t

All articles having any appeal tosjiortsmen will lind a ready sale thruthese columns. Make use of them.The number of classitied ads that aj)-

pear in each issue is a silent testi-

wionial of results.

REAL BIRD DOGS—English Setters.Registered FDSB and AKC. Some

real i)uppies out of Dr. Kniseley's RedRose, Ch. Red Rose Tim, (^h. John E.,(;h. Shores Ben, Ch. Speed Ben.Priced at half real worth. Also sev-eral trained dogs. Can be seen any-time. No better to be had regardlessof pri(;e. If you are looking for a goodiiird dog write or come and see, JimMiller, Water Street, Northumber-land. Pa. PR35

1 HAVE ELEVEN Strong HealthyI'^nglish Setter puppies 3 months old

that boast of Cayboy, Phil I'^ssig,

Nugym, Eugene M, Mohawk 11, MasterBin, Rodfielda Dan Jr., Momoney,Marks Freelance and a little sister ofDetour, all in first four generations.These puppies should go places anddo things to the real satisfaction oftheir owners. Come and pick your-self a real shooting dog. $30 each.Dr. Sherman Ames, Easton, Pa.

Ido^JorsaleBEA(HJ:S, RABBIT Hounds. Broken.On trial. Kennels located near Seven

Valleys. (Juy Werner, Hanover Junc-tion, I'enna. 6-E>t

WELL TRAlNi:i), Registered Beagles,gun broke. Price $2r> up. Shipped

on 10 days trial. Dale Sutton, R. D. 1,

New Haven, Kentucky.

BEAGLES, RABBIT Hounds. Broken.On trial. Kennels locrated near Seven

Valleys. Guy Werner, Hanover Junc-tion, Penna. 6-5t

COON HUNTERS: Take notice: Savedisappointment this season, sacrifice

my two 4 year coon dogs never beforeoffered to any one (reason for seJling

gladly furnished). Strong well madeexperienced open trailers, solid tree

dogs and great water dogs, fox stockand rabbit as well as deer proof. Ontrial anywhere $25 each. Jim WiKson,Box 165, James Road, Binghampton,Tenn.

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SMITH BASSET HOUND Kennels.Spring Valley, Ohio. Hunters, Pups.

Illustrated Descriptive Folder and list

10c. Thirty Basset Pictures, list 25c.AT35

ENGLISH BLOODHOUND Pups,Championship mantrailing and hunt-

ing stock. J. Sutton, Decatur, Michi-gan. 7-2t

SFANIELS

BEAGMO.S—Beauties. Reg. AKC.Lester Witiuer. Middleburg, I'a.

^coofmrnsOLD FASHIONED COON HOUNDS.

All knds of vermin hounds. Trial.

Satisfaction guaranteed. Ozark Moun-tain Kennel, Springfield, Missouri. 7-6t

SALE: 2 OLD ("OON Hounds. Goodtree dogs. Young started hound.

Pups. Charles Fetetr, Factory Street,Csiilisle. I'a.

COONIIorNDS. Michigan, NorthernLakeland wild game geters. Straitjht

Cooners, Deer. l''ox, Rabltit proof. De-scrij>tions. Pjcturi^s. Terms. Prices,

(dime) Ljikehind Fur Exchange, Sal-

cm, Michigan.

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your message to every sportsmanwho takes this magazine would cost

you over One Hundred dollars for

postage alone. You can reach all the

really "active" and interested sports-

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little as One Dollar.

^DUCKS^Ê^^STARTED MALLARD DUCKS for

decoys, and guinears, 30 cents each.

Cyril Mengos, Turbotville, Pa. 7-2t

COCKER SPANIELS. Champion AKCancestry. $20.00 up. Fisher Ken-

nels, 1104 Oak Street, South Milwau-kee, Wis. 6-3t

Photography

MECHANICAL "WING - FLAPPER"Owl, Crow, Duck Decoys. Cheap!

Write Raynalds, Decoy Factory, For-est Park, Illinois. 7-3t

REGISTERED Black and Tan Coonhound puppies $10.00. Trained

hounds $15.00 to $50.00. Joe Wagon-er, Route 6, Cynthiana, Kentucky.

We believe that our advertisers areall straight shooters and thoroly rep-utable but we request an immediatereport of any unsatisfactory dealings.

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ROLLS DEVELOPED—Two beautifuldouble-weight professional enlarge-

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ld|YOU WANT MORE DUCKS^^ MORE MUSKRAT AND FISH—you'll have to Ret busy and plant

their natural foods. Ducks, musk-rats and fish must eat the same as

anything' else. All over the state of

Pennsylvania are many ideal spots

that could be made attractive andinviting if a small group of sports-

men (or associations) would just

make up their minds to do so. Rightnow, THIS fail is nature's planting

time.If we want to attract wildlife to

our rivers, ponds and marshes wemust have therein the various foods

that make up their menu. Of coursethey must have shelter too, especial-

ly the marsh loving kinds of duckssuch as Mallard. Pintail, teal . . .

where they can find hiding places

and protection from the winds andcold in marsh grasses and weeds.Make up your mind to do some real

planting of wild celery roots, musk-grass, coon tail, water lily, watercress, burr weed, sweet flag, ducksmeat. etc.

Let's do our part as individuals

and organizations and start an ex-

tensive planting program during themonths of September. October andNovember.

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description he priven of every articleoffered, and its COXDITIOX'. Trans-actions of this sort must and are bas-ed entirely on sf)od faith and mutualsatisfa<'tion. br.th i)arties are swi>posedto be "sportsmen." Delilierate jnis-

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males a specialty.\(inr cliildrin. PricedPotteiKer, SelinsKrove,

HAIR, Great Danefemals; spayed fe-The Ideal pets for

$•_':. up. A. U.Pa.

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in Berwick (Pa.) A y.-ar's subscrip-

ti(m \vill be f;iv.n this monlli to tlie

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NOVEMBER, 1935

PENNiYLVANIA

MAGAZINE PUBLISHED FOR THE SPORTSMEN OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

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allied sports. The Pennsylvania Sportsman

will hrin*; you eaeh niontli all that is good in the

outdoor fi<'ld. Fine pictures, (^ood stories. Cluh

and Association news. The hest writers and

sportsmen will add to your interest in Hunting,

Fishing, Shooting (Small and Large Bore, Skeet,

Blue Kock, Live Bird, (iofort. etc.). Camping,

Trapping. Game Breeding and Stocking—and

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and all allied sports for the Sportsmen of Pennsylvania

CONTENTSFrontispiece 2

Once Too Often—By Jim Kjelgaard 3

More Information on Pollution—By Grover C. Ladner 5

Let the F. H. A. Provide Your Rustic Cabin 7

Pennsylvania Skeet Association 8

Berks County Third Annual Field Trials 9

What Price for a Puppy?—By W. F. Robinson 10

The Gun Rack—Edited by Sgt. P. Franklin 12

Ask "Doc"—By Henry Charles 13

Capital City Field Trials—By Al Clark 14

Around the State with the Sportsmen's Clubs 16

Pennsylvania Sportsman's Hunting Manual 18

Letters to the Editor 24

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"AIN'T HE A BEAUT?"


ONCE TOO OFTENBy JIM KJELGAARD

Two men stood on the big flat rock.Separating them from the other side

of the valley was a creek, a bunch of

aspens, and not more than one hun-dred yards of distance. Runningthrough the aspens, and not so veryfast at that, was a big grey buckwith a magnificent spread of antlers,

which more than made up for what helacked in points, of which there wereonly two on one horn and three onthe other. Each of the men held in

his hands a modern, high poweredrifle against which, according to pop-ular theory, game stands no chance.However an eye witness to what fol-

lowed might with reason have dis-

carded that theory for if ever thetwo men had been earnest aboutanything there was small doubt thatboth of them was trying very seri-

ously to shoot the buck. Their rifles

cracked steadily and bullets whackedinto the aspens.The buck kept climbing as though

anything the riflemen did was of

small interest to him. He was almostover the summit when in a final

frenzy of accuracy each man restedhis gun across the crotch of a tree,

took careful aim, and fired. Twobullets flew; so did twin piles of

gravel, one on each side of the buck.Still unhurried, he kept on. In aminute, he gained the summit, wherehe shot back insult and injury byturning broadside and stopping to

look around. What a chance! Oncein a thousand times comes a shot like

that, and the riflemen took full ad-vantage of it.

Again levelling their guns over thecrotch of a tree they took aim andpressed the trigger, to be rewardedby a pair of hollow clicks as the fir-

ing pins descended on empty cham-bers. With a final contemptuousglance the buck walked over thecrest of the hill and disappeared.Johnny, who was half the riflemen

looked at me, who was the other half.

The disgust on his face could havebeen stirred with a spoon. The daywas still young, but with one accordwe hit the trail that led home.Johnny, it should be explained, is

really a good shot. I'm nothing un-usual; I've hunted deer in the Key-stone state ever since I was bigenough to haul a twenty two around.There's a million deer in Pennsyl-vania, and at one time or another I've

taken a shot at a fair portion of these.

There's still a million deer in thestate, so far as I am concerned.We found it necessary to do little

bragging about the big five pointer

we had seen. Though we had swornoff deer hunting, because we couldn't

make such an easy shot, next morn-ing we swore on again and an hourbefore daylight went back up theWetmore.Where the valley split, we sepa-

rated. Johnny followed the right

hand branch while I took the other.

However, we agreed to meet at noonon the big rock to compare notes, andeat lunch. Each of us also had asneaking idea that we might see thegrey buck again. I climbed the ridgeon my side of the valley and still-

hunted all morning. I jumped twelveor fifteen deer but none that I sawwore horns, though a couple thatflushed wild might have been bucks.At noon, as we had arranged, I wentto the big rock.Johnny was already there. He mo-

tioned me to silence, so I crept care-fully up to see what variety of PotterCounty fauna was now engaging his

attention. I kicked up a few pebbles,broke a couple of twigs and tore mypants on a brier while creeping up,

but such trifles couldn't scare this

particular animal, which was a little

spike buck, proud as a cock pheasantand looking at least as important as

a bull elk, as he strutted on the hill

side. Then, evidently forgetting his

dignity and position, he began to rearin the air, paw the ground, butt thetree trunks with his forehead andotherwise go through the motions of

a young buck having a darn good

I have lined for eighteenyears in Potter County, Penn-sylvania and nobody but anHonest-to-John Potter Countydeer hunter can even guess just

how much it would be worth to

me this evening to be back in

my old camp under the CherrySprings Pike with my pipe jull

and my feet propped up on theporch rail watching a couple ofbucks come down for a lick at

the salt block. If you've neverhad that feeling I hope younever get it.

Got in a week in the Adiron-dacks last year. It took me asolid week to get a small spikebuck. Me for Pennsylvaniaafter this.

time all by himself. Suddenly hehoisted his tail over his back andhotfooted up the hill, and no wonder.On the ridge behind us, a group of

jolly good fellows had got togetherand blended their voices in what is

technically known as a deer drive.

It was enough to scare even us, let

alone a poor little yearling buck.The drive swept towards us and it

soon became evident that, in some

unknown manner, we had managedto inject ourselves between thedrivers and the watchers, thus get-ting into a fine position to be accusedof pot hunting. A pot hunter, it

might be said, is rather less to be de-sired than a viper in his bosom tomost hunters and not wishing to bevipers in anybody's bosom, we slidoff the rock, and crouched iDehind it,

hoping to remain unseen until thedrive was over. Presently we knewthat the drivers had put at least onebuck up the valley! Came five shots— spaced about a second apart! Who-ever the bird was, he was evidentlystopping to aim. The drivers, work-ing on the theory that a lot morenoise might help, redoubled their al-ready commendable efforts. Thensuddenly a little way to our left wesaw the grey buck; the same one. Hetook the creek in leisurely fashionand started up through the aspens,just as the drivers broke over thehill. There were six of them, and all

started shooting at once!As the lead began to scatter around,

the grey buck decided that he couldrun if he really put his mind on hiswork; he gathered a little speedwhich soon put him out of harm'sway, because five of the drivers wereevidently armed with either twentytwo's, or twenty five twenty's; fero-cious guns when it comes to knockingsparrows off the back fence, but notworth a toot on a five cent whistlewhen it comes to deer hunting.

From the upper end of the line camethe steady blast of a big gun and theman behind this, was not doing at all

badly considering that he was shoot-ing through brush at a running deernearly three hundred yards away.One of his bullets clipped a twig with-in inches of the buck's head; anotherskidded across a boulder and blew alittle dust into his belly, whereuponwe got a lot of new ideas about howfast a deer can run. A third shotfrom the big gun whacked into thetrunk of a tree that the buck hadbeen standing beside, about one tenthof a jump before. After that, thewhole bunch might well have saveda lot of ammunition that they didn't.

The deer was well over the ridgeand only an occasional glimpse of

him was had as he flitted through theaspens. Drivers and watchers thencollected and, against the advice of

the one with the heavy rifle, whoopined that the old "rocker" hadmade a neat escape and it might prof-it them to start another drive, thesmall calibre army dashed off in thedirection taken by the deer.Johnny gazed at them as they

climbed the ridge."I doubt if they catch him," he

said, "not unless they figure on run-ning steady until about a week fromTuesday. I'll bet a nickle, he don'tmove a mile from here at that."

For the rest of the afternoon, we


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"I shot a little crotchhorn."

hunted together on some brushcovered knobs. Between us we sawat least thirty deer but we met thesame old trouble; hard as we looked,we couldn't look horns onto even one.The season wore on and pretty near

wore out without either of us achiev-ing anything super-ordinary in theway of deer hunting. I offered severalvarieties of excuses for failing tobring in a buck, mentioning amongother things that the leaves were dryand noisy which they were; thatthere was no snow, and that un-usually hard hunting had made thedeer unusually wary; all time-wornalibis, but they work in a pinch, be-cause one of them proves itself, andthe other two, nobody can disprove.Then, out of a clear sky, as it were,came two inches of snow and withhigh hearts and that cheerful opti-mism necessary to everv hunter un-less he intends to hock his rifle andtake up knitting; next morningJohnny and I again bent our stepsto the Wetmore.As usual, we separated at the forks

of the valley, but this time there wasno prearranged meeting place; if wedid not chance to cut each other'strail in the woods both agreed tohunt as he saw fit and return to campwith the night. I hit for the top ofthe ridge on my side and before I wasa quarter of the way up the hill hadcut so many deer tracks that I hadcause to wonder how anyone couldhimt there for half an hour even,without getting a buck. Half way up,while working through a small thicketof hemlocks I halted abruptly. Therewas a deer partially screened in thebrush not forty yards ahead. I couldnot see its head but it stood, looked,and acted like a buck. Ten times, Iraised the rifle and sighted on him;ten times I all but squeezed the

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trigger, and ten times I pulled the gundown. Was it a buck? Then the shift-ing breeze carried my scent to himand he broke cover; a magnificentbuck with a great curl of antlers. Afutile fusillade followed him as hebounded up the hill, but he was safe.Before I reached the top I countedseven more deer, a little spike buckand six does.

I hunted up the ridge, jumpingdeer twice, but each time they flushedwild, and I could not tell whetherany of them bore horns or not. Then,almost at the head of the valley, I

came across another hidden in athicket, much as the first buck hadbeen. Walking slowly, I approachedto within fifty yards before he tookalarm, but this one did not come outwith quite the breath taking celeritythat the first had shown. I saw thatit was a crotch horn, a legal deer,and I outdid myself, at the secondshot he crumpled in the snow! Icould not suppress a slight feeling ofremorse when I saw how very smallhe was, but I consoled myself bythinking how much better eating hewould be than the old residenter I'dhad the first brush with, and afterdressing him out, I grabbed him bythe horn and started for camp.Now, it is quite a job to take a

deer, even a small one out of thewoods all by yourself, as anyone whohas ever tried it will admit, unless heis one of those brothers who canstraighten out a horseshoe with hisbare hands and then look around forsomething that will really test hisstrength. I dragged the deer straightdown the valley, which route broughtme close to the big rock where I wasonly too glad to stop and rest. Iclimbed the rock and sat there smok-ing, feeling just a little cocky for hav-ing finally got a buck, and in my ownmind living the whole hunt overagain.

Then, I was jerked rudely out ofthis pleasant day dreaming for there,streaking through the aspens just

across the valley, twenty feet to thejump and leaving little black markswhere his hoofs plowed into the dirt,

went the five point grey buck! Johnnywas not in sight; my rifle laid at thefoot of the rock, and there also laid

indisputable and conclusive evidencethat I had filled my license for theyear. I did the only thing I could hdo; sat and watched him run.

It took him less time to get throughthe aspens this trip than it takes to

lose ten bucks in a friendly crapgame. Snow dust flew in puffs everytime his bunched feet hit and theyhit frequently in spite of the fact thathe seemed in the air most of thetime. He reached the top, and I sawhim for one or two jumps after hehad gone over; then he was gone, forgood I thought.From the ridge behind me, unex-

pected as a punch in the ribs, camethe sharp crack of a rifle. I waited.I thought I recognized Johnny's 30-06but I figured that he had just madea wild shot. Without 99.44% of goodluck on their side, nobody could hitthat deer. Then, a second afterwards,came Johnny's hail.

"Hey Jim, you there?" he called.

I made my presence known."Follow that buck; will you?"

Johnny asked. "He went down be-hind some hemlocks. I'll stay herein case, he gets up."With pounding heart, I advanced

up the ridge taking five minutes tocover what the buck had in so manyseconds. As I broke over the ridgeI held my rifle ready for instant use,but it was unnecessary. There, in alittle depression where he had rolledwhen Johnny's bullet caught him,laid the grey buck with the wideantlers. He had run past that rockjust once too often!

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The grey buck shot byJohnny. A brother hunterhelps to display his rack.


Photo by Chas. Fechrer, Selinsgruvo.

By GROVER C. LADNER,Esq.

Philadelphia, Pa.

Lawyer, Conservationist, Deputy Attor-ney General of Pennsylvania, assigned toConservation DepartmentSv incJuding theState Water Board ; former Special Coun-sel of Philadelphia in the Schuylkill RiverF^ollption cases. Militant leader of thefight against stream pollution. Nationallyknown authority on the subject. Presidentof the Pennsylvania Federation of Sports-men's Clubs. Member of Anti-PollutionCommittee of the American Fisheries So-ciety. Honorary President of the Phila-delphia Chapter of the Izaak WaltonLeague.

More Information onPollution

Captain Winslow presents in theSeptember Pennsylvania Sportsmanthe view point of the polluter in anable manner in his article on thesubject of stream pollution, but he is

somew^hat mistaken as to his facts,and needs to be set straight as tocertain statements made thereinwhich are founded on faulty or in-complete information. I hope hewill not take offense if I discuss thembriefly, in order.

1. "Sewage is not harmful to fish

though by reason of the dis-ease germs it contains, it is

harmful to human beings."

The statement that sewage is notseriously injurious or destructive tofish or aquatic life is far too broada statement. Such a statement is

only true in a qualified sense. If nomore sewage is deposited in a streamthan it can digest or assimilate it

does no harm, otherwise it does. Letme make the point plain. Fish needoxygen to live the same as we do.We extract the oxygen from the airby means of our lungs. Fish extractthe oxygen out of the water by theirgills. But they can only extractwhat is called the dissolved oxygenin a stream. Of this there is normal-ly in river water only about eightparts to a million parts of water.Some fish, such as trout, require atleast eight parts and cannot thriveon less. Other fish, such as carp, canexist in water containing as little asthree or four parts. If there is lessthan that, they also die.

Now when you put sewage into astream it uses up this dissolved oxy-gen because that is how nature di-gests the sewage. Nature replenishesits dissolved oxygen through the sur-face of the water absorbing it from

the air. If, however, you add sewageto such an extent that it robs astream of its oxygen faster than it

can be replenished from the air, theeight parts per million store of dis-solved oxygen drops until you reacha point where there is none left, ase. g. in the lower Delaware and theSchuylkill. In such case, no fish orany aquatic life can live.Other facts beside the quantity of

sewage come into play also. Thus, if

industrial pollution goes into thesame stream which also uses up thedissolved oxygen, it follows there is

less left to digest the sewage andconsequently less for the fish. Again,if oil is discharged in the stream it

spreads a thin film over the surfacewhich acts as a blanket, keeping theair from getting in contact with thewater and preventing it from replen-ishing the supply of dissolved oxy-gen. So also the rapidity of thestream flow, the amount of water,dams and waterfalls all affect theability of the stream to replenish its

oxygen. The more the surface of thewater is broken up, the quicker andthe more dissolved oxygen it can ex-tract from the air.

It must be plain, therefore, thatsaying sewage does not harm fish is

inaccurate. It depends on the con-ditions above mentioned and princi-pally on how much sewage you dis-charge into a given stream. Goodpractice, therefore, dictates that sew-age and trade wastes should, by ap-propriate treatment works, be re-duced in such amount as will causethe minimum oxygen demand on thestream.

2. The Captain is also in errorwhen he makes the brbadstatement that sewage is harm-ful to human beings but not

to fish, while industrial wasteis harmful to fish and not tohuman beings.

Certain trade wastes are harmfulonly in their oxygen demand on thestream, as e. g. paper mill waste, tan-nery waste are just as harmful to fishas sewage when deposited in greatquantities. Others, such as the sul-phuric acid from mines and certainchemicals that become part of thewater in solution are a terrible men-ace to human life. Dr. Max Trumpet,noted toxicologist of Philadelphia,asserts that as to these trade wastes,fish are more tolerant than humanbeings. In other words, health is in-jured before fish are destroyed. Thus,e. g. many doctors assert that the so-called intestinal influenza or summergrippe which at times in our largecities reach epidemic proportions, isnot grippe at all, but an irritation ofthe lining of our intestinal tractcaused by these chemical tradewastes in solution which no filtra-tion plant can take out and whichthe chlorine added to public watersupply frequently intensifies. Thissame irritation can be blamed for theincrease in kidney diseases and stom-ach or gastric diseases, and perhapseven cancer, which are showing asteady increase, apparently keepingstep with the increase of pollution.

3. Are the industrial pollutershonestly trying to remedy orimprove conditions?

Next, the Captain criticizes his fel-low sportsmen for their seeminglyharsh criticism of the polluting in-dustries. Undoubtedly there aresome industrialists who are them-selves good sportsmen, and are sin-cerely striving to better their condi-tion. But my experiences teach me

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that the vast majority are not. Themost of them speak fair, kid the pub-lic along, but won't make a move to

better conditions until you crackdown on them. To them the al-

mighty dollar is the first considera-tion. They dismiss recreational

rights of other people as unimportantand secondary. The late ex-Presi-dent Taft once said that the greatestdanger our country has to face is

that the greed for gold is making uslose our souls. I know of no state-

ment that fits the industrial pollutersbetter.

Let me illustrate by a few typicalcases. A mine that has been pump-ing sulphuric acid drainage in astream polluted for many years.

Suddenly the mining company fig-

ures it can save money by tunnelingthrough into another valley wheregravity makes it unnecessary to

pump. It saves the wages of apumping crew and cost of maintain-ing pumps, but it now drains into a

clean stream—a water supply stream,full of fish, which was never beforepolluted, kills the fish and destroysthe people's water. Is that a decent,consideration of its fellow man? Is

it any wonder the fishermen howl?Yet this has been done not once, butmany times.

Here is a tannery putting an un-believable amount of pollution into

a stream which has very little pollu-

tion from other sources. Since 1923the Tannery Association stalled thepublic along in a belief that theywere honest in their purpose of ex-perimenting in conjunction with theState to solve what they claimed to

be a difficult problem of tannerywaste disposal. Finally, when theycould stall off no longer it was an-nounced, in 1929 or 1930, that theproblem was solved, but out of the17 operating tanneries in Pennsyl-vania, only about 7 have put in theprocess. "The remainder of them arestill stalling.

Again, here is a paper pulp, a sodaash mill. It can, but won't take careof its trade wastes and hides behindthe fact that the sulphite paper millshave an unsolved problem of wastedisposition. Here is a sulphite papermill waste. Assuming that there is

no satisfactory solution of tradewaste (an assertion which is dispu-table), it is equally true that manysulphite mills have found it moreeconomical to buy their sulphite pulpfrom Maine and Canada, processingit here. This because there is nopulp wood to any extent left in

Pennsylvania and it is far cheaperto import the concentrated pulp thanit is to pay freight on the logs andconvert it into pulp here. All shouldbe required to do the same, andthereby save the Pennsylvaniastreams.

Here is an iron and steel process-ing company. They make a terrible

trade waste known as pickling acid,

into which they immerse the iron

and steel to take off the rust scales.

The spent acid can be neutralizedand so treated before discharged into

the stream as to be harmless and in-

nocuous, but every once in a whileto save a few dollars they quietlydump the contents of the vats into a

stream, kill thousands of fish andsometimes pay a fine of $100.00.

Here is an oil refinery. They useacid in process of refining oil. Formany years it was customary to treat

the acid and re-use it. Now sul-

phuric acid is so cheap that sonie

refineries callously dump their acid

into the stream and buy new insteadof cleaning it and re-using it.

And so we may multiply examplesof the indifference of industry to-

ward the people's rights. The sug-gestion is sometimes made that theState ought to solve these variousproblems of the industries and showthem what to do. There are twoobjections to this theory. The first

is, that even when they are shownwhat to do, as in the case of tan-neries, they don't do it unless threat-ened with a big stick. Secondly, wecannot admit that it is the duty of

the State of Pennsylvania to solvethe various problems of some 300different types of industries. Theyget the profit out of their industries.They should bear the burden of solv-ing their own problems and they caneasily do it if they want to, and with-out much expense, for the simplereason that they have in their ownemploy the experts of their line.

Their own experts know more abouttheir process than anyone else. If

they didn't, they wouldn't be kept in

their employ. There is much bally-hoo and pretense among the manu-facturers as to what they can do orthey can't do. The fact is the prob-lems have been met and satisfac-torily solved in Europe. What hasbeen done there can be done here,and in many instances profit is madefrom the by-products so carelesslythrown away. Some 20 years studyof the problem permits me to assertwithout fear of contradiction thatwith the exception of 2 or 3 kinds oftrade waste, there is none that can'tbe satisfactorily treated by filtration,

sedimentation, evaporation or incin-eration.

4. Industries have n o divinerights to pollute the public'swaters.

Finally, the Captain made his su-preme error after a tearful plea thatfactories are necessary to humanprogress and support the State bytaxes, etc., (guess he forgot that untilGovernor Earle forced the issue thisyear manufacturers never paid cor-porate taxes thanks to Grundy) andso they had acquired a kind of prop-erty right to destroy the public wa-ters of the Commonwealth.

Captain, you're wide of the mark!In the first place, the polluting in-dustries are in the minority. Mostmanufacturers do not pollute, butmost of them do need clean waterfor their processes and must install

equipment to clean out the other fel-

low's mess before they can use it

themselves. Why not reverse theprocess and make the polluters takeout the filth before they put it in thewater rather than compel the othersto assume their burden by cleaningit before they use it. In the secondplace, there is and there can be noproperty right against the Common-wealth to pollute a stream. The pub-lic waters are primarily for the

health and use of the people, not for

sewers. A paper mill on the Sinna-mahoning is a big polluter, but it

needs pure water and much of it for

its processes. Well, some years agoa New York concern planned to puta paper mill further up the stream.Of course its pollution would have )Aruined the existing mill. Did that ^mill howl and pull wires to stop theproject? You can bet your bottomdollar it did. Yet the new crowdhad as much right to destroy the wa-ter as the old one for the old mill

has no right at all.

Fortunately our law is settled that

a stream polluter has and can gainno property right to pollute, and wemust keep alert to maintain the lawin that status even if we have beenlax in enforcing it. Sooner or later

the time will come when we will en-force it.

Now a word for the sportsmen. Ofcourse some of us occasionally growwhite hot on the subject when wesee the havoc wrought in our so-called enlightened industrial age.

But remember, we sportsmen seewith a loving eye far beyond thevision of ordinary man. We see thestorm about to break. We know thatpollution must end because it is amenace to health, because it is eco-nomically wrong, and if we don't de-stroy it, it will destroy us.

Another World

In cities, large or small, one cannoteasily get lost. There is always a signpost to guide the traveler home. If

the sign post is lacking, one may in-quire as to his whereabouts. But farfrom the beaten paths—in the soli-

tudes of the wilds and forests, thereare no sign posts, and hardly everanyone to ask. When lost in the forestthe wanderer must read the "guid-ing sign of nature" if he would find

his way back home.To a person, unacquainted in the

wilds "everything looks alike." Somebecome terror-stricken and almostdie of fright. Others take the situa-tion calmly and continue to walk by"guess"—only to find themselveswalking in a circle. The latter methodgives one good exercise—but doesn'toften take him home.When following a stream, one can

sometimes find his way back—if hewatches which way the stream runs.Another guiding sign is the sun—ona dark day, of course, this "compass"cannot be used. What then? If youdon't know East from West, or Northfrom South? Nature's "green com-pass" always points to North.At the base of trees—on the north

side, you will find a thin blanket ofmoss. Also, the bark on that side is

sometimes of a dark-greenish color.If you have become disabled and can-not go farther, you might use the"woodsman's distress signal."This consists of building two fires

about 50 feet apart. The smoke there-from (the thicker the better) will at-tract anyone passing by—especiallythose versed in outdoor lore.When marooned on an island, with

all other communications cut off, thissignal brings aid without fail.

Sportsmen's "Calendar"

Tionesta, Pa.—Field Trials November16th. Pennsylvania Field TrialClub, S. A. Magee, Sec'y., Box 105,Harrisville, Pa.

Elysburg, Pa.—Pennsylvania Cham-pionship Live Bird Shoot, Feb. 20,21, 22, 23, 1936. Valley Gun andCountry Club, Andrew Long, Sec'y.,Box 290, Shamokin, Pa.

West Alexandria, Pa.—Field Trials,November 9th. Twin Valley Rodand Gun Club. Jess Meyers, Sec'y.

Vinita, Okla.—Field Trials, Novem-ber 11. Thirty-first AmericanField Futurity. American FieldPub. Co., 222 West Adams St., Chi-cago, 111.

Reading, Pa.—Inter-club Skeet Shootof the Pennsylvania Skeet Associa-tion. Sunday, December 15, 1935.Held at Cacoosing Gun Club, twomiles west of Gibralter. All Skeetshooters invited to attend.

Sportsmen Oppose ClosingPymatuning Area

On October 6, 1935, a meeting washeld at the LaFayette Hotel in Mead-ville, Pa. The meeting was called forthe purpose of discussing the rulingof the joint Pennsylvania-Ohio Com-mission in closing the Pymatuningarea for hunting. Many prominentsportsmen of the Division as well asmembers from the South WesternDivision were present and it was theunanimous opinion of the sportsmenpresent that a great injustice was be-ing meted out especially to the mi-gratory bird hunters. Game Com-missioners Lamberton and Lefflerwere present and were interested lis-

teners to the statements of those at-tending. About one week later wordwas received to the effect that thearea would be open for hunting thisfall. The good news will certainlybe welcome to the migratory birdhunters.

New Items for SportsmenNotwithstanding the fact there

have been dozens of types of RecoilPads placed on the market for all

types o f shooting requirements,nevertheless the Frank PachmayrCompany of Los Angeles, Calif, arethe first firm to produce a Recoil Padthe exclusive use of which is in-tended for Skeet shooting only.Many of the uninitiated or ama-

teurs in the Skeet Shooting are un-der the impression that any type ofrecoil pad will serve their purposefor Skeet. But the truth of the mat-ter is that a recoil pad to be usedfor shooting Skeet should differ radi-cally in design from that in the or-dinary recoil pads, for various rea-sons. In the first place Skeet re-quires that the gun be broughtquickly to the shoulder without anyfrictional surface which might im-pede the gun being drawn to theproper position against the shoulder.The friction or drag of many recoilpads or something not objectional ingeneral field use is something thatparticularly handicaps the Skeetshooter. As a consequence the new

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It is not necessary to own the prop-erty on which you wish to build. If

you have only a small equity on theproperty, arrangements may be madefor the loan and as long as five yearsmay be taken to pay it back. Loanscan likewise be secured when thecabin is to be located on land leased

"White Line" Recoil absorber as pro-duced by the Frank Pachmayr Com-pany has a longitudinal ribbed anti-friction surface which is an aid rath-er than a hindrance to the Skeetshooter. This longitudinal rib anti-friction surface is proving to be ofgreat benefit to Skeet shooters.

from the forest service. In the sev-eral such National and State forestsin the State of Pennsylvania suchsites are available for this purpose.A moderate annual fee covers the useof the cabin location and includes theprivilege, subject to the supervisionof the local warden, of cutting trees(trimming out) for the cabin con-struction and firewood.The illustration above shows the

appearance and features of a care-fully designed rustic cabin, typical ofthe design and construction availablefrom the private firms who special-ize in this type of building. The onebig room is 25 feet by 15 feet, withtwo small bunks at one end and kitch-en and storage space at the otherend. The walls are paneled and theceiling beamed, making the appear-ance very attractive. Rough or milledlog siding is used for the exteriorwalls. Double construction makesthis cabin comfortable in the coldestweather this country experiences.The fireplace illustrated is optional.Such cabins will be designed, con-structed and financed for the sports-man by the builder, with a guaranteeof good materials and workmanship* * * or, you can build it yourself.

If you are interested in the subjectof camp cabins, get in touch withyour local builder or write to thisdepartment of the PennsylvaniaSportsman. Further information willgladly be given.

8 THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN

Pennsylvania SKEETAssociation

Tri-State Championship Skeet Shoot

The Tri-State Championship SkeetShoot, held on the grounds of Co-calico Post No. 492, American LegionSkeet and Gun Club, near Denver,Pa., was the largest attended Tri-

State Shoot ever held. Seventy-fiveSkeet Shooters from New York, NewJersey and Pennsylvania faced thetraps and competed for the Cham-pionship. The famous team from theRoseland Gun Club of New Jersey,

who also hold the World's Champion-ship, were acclaimed the Tri-StateChampion Team. Frank R. Kelleywho was a member of this team, also

was awarded a beautiful cup for

High Gun, having made a score of

97 X 100. W. A. Vincent, Pennsyl-vania State Champion and FrankValgenti of the Roseland Team tied

for runner-up honors and in theshoot-off, Valgenti won the place.

Ralph Binckley of the Denver Club,was awarded the Long-Run Trophy,with a straight run of 64 targets.

Ladies' High Gun was awarded to

Mrs. E. K. Klipstein of the LontakaClub of New Jersey with a score of

73 X 100. Runner-up Ladies' prize

was won by Mrs. F. G. Tallman, Jr.,

of the Roseland Club. The Five ManTeam was composed of the follow-

ing: F. R. Kelley, 97; F. Valgenti, 96;

E. E. Garland, 95; F. G. Traeger, 95;

F. G. Tallman, 93.

Class prizes were as follows:

Class A—1st, L. C. Delmonico, Lon-taka Club, 95.

2d, Dave Sklar, HuntingdonClub, Long Island, 94.

3d, F. G. Tallman, Jr., Rose-land Club, 93.

Class B—1st, D. A. Parks, GroveSkeeters Club, 87.

2d, Dr. E. H. Veluntini,Green Hill Club, 86.

3d, R. J. Jeffreys, TwinPike Club, 85.

Class C—1st, Clyde John, GroveSkeeters Club, 78.

2d, Dr. I. G. Wagner, Amer-ican Legion Club, 77.

3d, C. W. Beese, unattachedfrom Bareville, Pa., 76.

Class D— 1st, Henry Wahls, GroveSkeeters Club, 69.

2d, A. K. Hartzell, Cacoos-ing Club, 68.

3d, C. W. Brightbill, Pleas-ant Hill Club, 67.

Class E—1st, Mrs. R. F. Jeffreys,

Twin Pike Club, 62.

2d, J. P. Hansen, GreenHill Club, 57.

3d, Miss Maybelle N. Little,

Green Hill Club, 54.

The following is a summary of all

shooters:Cacoosing Gun Club of Reading, Pa.

C. R. Williamson, 93E. S. Mowrer, 87Dr. H. E. Bowman, 81A. K. Hartzell, 68

American Legion Skeet and Gun ClubRalph Binckley, 94C. W. Kulp, 94Cyrus Bowers, 91

Ivan Stief, 89

P. Sensenig, 88W. Leed, 86M. Hollinger, 79George Stief, 77Dr. I. G. Wagner, 77

Green Hill ClubDr. H. DuBois, 91Dr. E. H. Velutini, 86O. S. Sked, 85H. Roessler, 85R. Younger, 84

H. Brackenbridge, 83C. Nigg, 81J. G. Kielhopf, 73J. P. Hansen, 57Miss Maybelle N. Little, 54

Pleasant Hill Gun ClubChas. A. Whitman, 74J. T. Kirby, 73J. F. Reilly, 72A. S. Keterin'T. 71C. W. Brightbill, 67Dr. T. P. Culhane, 66

Grove Skeeters ClubW. Penrose, 93Ted. Baldwin, 89D. A. Parks, 87G. D. Baldwin, Sr., 86Frank Crosley, 82A. N. Penrose, 80Clyde John, 78H. Goodwin, 77Dr. Henry Barker, 74G. D. Baldwin, Jr., 73Douglass Gilpin, 72J. Bieber, 72Henry Wahls, 69

Harrisburg Sportsman's AssociationE. M. Alleman, 93R. M. Gounder, 80Wm. Douglass, 79

Twin Pike Gun ClubW. A. Vincent, 96R. F. Jeffreys, 85C. W. Blittle, 81Wm. Graham, 80Benson Mann, Jr., 71Mrs. R. F. Jeffreys, 62

Huntingdon Gun Club, Long IslandDave Sklar, 94

Roseland Club, New JerseyF. R. Kelley, 97F. Valgenti, 96F. G. Traeger, 95E. E. Garland, 85F. G. Tallman, Jr., 93C. W. Scranton, 90C. K. Etherington, 89Mrs. F. G. Tallman, 72Mrs. C. W. Scranton, 46

Lontaka Gun Club, New JerseyL. C. Delmonico, 95R. L. Lamborn, 93C. C. Delmonico, 92C. H. Tooth, 92D. R. Nichols, 89E. H. Klipstein, 83C. Ward, 83Mrs. E. H. Klipstein, 73

Unattached ShootersC. W. Beese, 76W. Clausen, 77A. W. Perry, 85Mrs. A. W. Perry, 65

ProfessionalB. C. Edwards, 92Wm. Hoshower, 82

The next Inter-Club Skeet Shoot

of the Pennsylvania Skeet Associa-tion, will be held on the grounds ofthe Cacoosing Gun Club, 2 miles westof Gibraltar, Pa., on Sunday, Dec.15, 1935, this will be an open shootnot registered. Club Championshipwill be shot for, and all other shootersdesiring to shoot Skeet are invited ^tto attend. The program will last all W*day, starting at 9:00 A. M.The Annual Meeting will be held

on the evening of Dec. 15, 1935. Ar-rangements will be made for a dinnerat one of the hotels of Reading, thelocation to be announced later. Anumber of important matters will betaken up at this meeting, vital to all

Clubs of the Association. A largeturnout is expected.

John G. Hagan

The Wild CatThe bay lynx, lynx rufus, bob cat,

catamount, or plain varmint is awidely distributed critter that de-serves no mercy from any one. It

differs from the Canada lynx, in thatthe ears are not surmounted by atuft or twist of hair, and it is small-er. It is also browner, and moreheavily mottled than its more north-ern brother. It is chiefly found in ourmore remote wooded regions, and is

often thought scarce, because it for-ages only at night.

In Pennsylvania, the wild cat is

chiefly found in our northern andcentral counties. These animals donot usually weigh over twenty-fivepounds, but the most hair-raisingtales are told about them, none ofwhich can be substantiated. Theyare feared because of their unearthlycaterwauling at night as they huntfor food. The wild cat instinctivelyfears human beings, and like mostof the cat family is a coward, pre-ferring to run away, than to standup and fight. Only when corneredand wounded will it turn at bay, andonly then has it been known to at-tack people.The wild cat is one of the most

persistent enemies of all small game.Grouse, quail, all ground nestingbirds, rabbits, squirrels, and evendeer on occasion are caught by them.They are cunning in their hunting,and during a protracted winter havebeen known to practically extermi-nate all the smaller animals in theirrange. During heavy snow, deer cannot run fast, and fall easy victims tothis insensate killer. The partiallyeaten carcasses hunters see in thewinter woods, are usually the victimsof wild cats. Today, the wild cat isconsidered well under control. Is it?Three to five kittens are born in

April or early May. They are sight-less when born, and spend some timein the rocky den, but later on, maybe seen playing about the entry tothe cavern. Even when young theyare never easily tamed, as they spitand scratch instinctively. Over 6000wild cats have been turned over tothe Game Wardens for bounty, since1920.

A ton of talk weighs less than noth-ing if it isn't backed by action—Ted-dy Roosevelt.


—Everybody loses when fire entersthe woods. #

Short Shots

The Sportsmen would like to knowas to the apparent political dictationin the appointment of Wardens. Dep-uties and Refuge Keepers * * Whymore deputies are not appointed andworking as there are more game andfish law violations this fall than forseveral years past and it is impos-sible for present protectors to covertheir districts efficiently * Whatmethod the board uses in determin-ing the number and specie of smallgame to allot to a district or division* * Small game should not be givenany individual or private party forstocking private lands * What be-came of the wild turkeys raised onthe farm at Beavertown * * It is theopinion of some that the refusal totake out licenses for fishing in theSusquehanna might help the pollu-tion problem and two clubs have goneon record to do just that * * Allclubs and associations in the Stateshould get together with the idea ofremoving both boards (Fish andGame) and their employees from po-litical control either by legislation,civil service or license control * *

Protection of small game would behelped by increasing the bounties onweasels, etc. * * Some legislationfor the control and establishment ofthe legal status of the house catshould be enacted * * What aboutmore vermin killing contests by theclubs and sports groups * * We re-peat, watch for both small and largegame as you drive along the high-ways * * Be careful in the woodsand wear RED * How about streamimprovement by WPA under thesponsorship of your local club * *

The present bear season is not lookedon with favor by the boys in the bearcountry who KNOW their bear butthe commission made their decisionregardless of recommendations *

Bounty should be paid on Goshawkall year as many of them nest andrear young in this state * * We'dlike to hear from more of the boyswho enjoy the sport of hunting theWiley coon * * Plenty of Bear "sign"around the head of Parker Run, SizerRun, Four Mile and Waldo Run inCameron County and also aroundCrooked Run, Buffalo Switch, HuntsRun, Bailey Run and Chicago Springs* * It's best when in the woods notto have a gun that will shoot whereyou look but a "man" behind the gunwho will look where he shoots andbefore he shoots—it's no fun to shootat a 10 oz. duck hunting coat and sayafterwards that you thought you sawhorns on it * * I've been around thewoods a few years and haven't seena coat with horns yet so rememberthat gun of yours carries plenty ofpower and you are out to shoot gameand not a friend so be safe and youwon't be sorry because it is betterto miss a DOZEN shots and have thegame running in the woods for nextyear than it is to have made a quickshot and kill a brother sportsman *

Did you get your copy of the GameLaws? if not write the Editor for acopy; it's free * * We hope the boysare making out OK about keepingthe dam out of the Clarion River anddespoiling Cook Forest Park.

Berks County ThirdAnnual Field Trials

The Muhlenberg Gun Club groundswas the mecca for owners of 44 dogs,entered in the Third annual fieldtrials of the Izaak Walton League ofBerks County. The opening dayhonors were divided between Dr. E.K. Tingley of Marietta and JamesBatdorf, of Breiningsville.Faraway Jake, a wide ranging

pointer, was selected by the judgesas the winner of the derby stake. Dr.Tingley's entry met keen competitionin Vad's Buccaneer, owned andHandled by James V. Cramer andthe setter, Fairview Freckles, handledand owned by Mrs. Jack Davis.

In the puppy stake, Annwood Mack,owned and handled by James Bat-dorf, was the winner, with Dr. E. K.Tingley's male pointer, Jack's BelleDoone, second and the English set-ter. Queen's Nelle, entered by WilliamH. Sauers of Reading, Third.

Summaries of First Day:Puppy Stakes

1st, Anwood Mack, male pointer,owned and handled by JamesBatdorf, of Breinigsville, Pa.

2d, Jack's Belle Doone, male pointer,owned and handled by Dr. E. K.Tingley, of Marietta, Pa.

3d, Queens Nelle, English Setter, Fe-male, owned and handled by Wm.Sauers, of Reading, Pa.

Derby Stakes1st, Faraway Jake, pointer, male,

owned and handled by Dr. E. K.Tingley, of Marietta, Pa.

2d, Vad's Buccaneer, setter, male,owned and handled by JamesCramer, of Phila., Pa.

3d, Fairview Freckles, setter, female,owned and handled by Mrs. JackDavis of Fairview Kennels, Birds-boro. Pa.

Other Dogs entered in the eventswere as follows:

Members Shooting DogsNo. 1. Sherman's Lady Bess, handled

by Dr. Ames, Ben's FlashyBoy, handled by E. Lingle.

No. 2. Queen, by G. Dolan, Com-mache, bv G. Haas.

No. 3. Chinko, by G. Dolan; GingerLady Supremme, by G. Haas.

No. 4. Die Shier Peggy, by E.

Lingle; Tito, by B. Cameron.No. 5. Frank of Sunny Lawn, by C.

Forrer; Don, by Bob Parla-man.

No. 6. Betty, by L. Thompson;Happy Beck, by C. J. Mc-Glynn.

No. 7. Ferris Cash Dixie, by G.Haas; Ephrata Rex's Tom, byG. Leeds.

No. 8. Sunny Ridge Benn, by E.

Lingle; Bill, by N. Post.Puppy Class

No. 1. Fairview Danny, by Mrs. JackDavis; Dave's Royal Benn,by D. Callaghan.

No. 2. Joy's Sudan Mohawk, by A.Kettering; Jack's B. by E. K.Tingley.

No. 3. Annwood Mack, by Batdorf;Fairview Hannah, by J.

Davis.

No. 4. Queen Nell, by M. J. Savers;Jo Jo, by L. Thompson.

No. 5. Jonquil, by E. K. Tingley;Chief, by L. Thompson.

DerbyNo. 1. Fairview Freckles, by Mrs.

Jack Davis; Faraway Jake,by E. K. Tingley.

No. 2. Annwood Ray, by Batdorf;Vad's Bucaneer, by Cramer.

No. 3. Wagon Wheel, by Tinley, JoJo, by L. Thompson.

All AgeNo. 1. Hexer's Carolina Jack, by

Tingley; Ann's Skip, by S.

Fake.No. 2. Eight Ball, by Kettering, Fu-

gene Stylish Hawk, by Colk-ette.

No. 3. Sylvan Joe, by F. R. Perfect;

Bill's Fred, by M. C. Spacht.No. 4. Hiker's June, by L. Colkette;

Marietta Joe, by E. K. Ting-ley.

No. 5. Groton Frank, by L. E. Tuck-er; Frank of Sunny Lawn, byC. Forrer.

No. 6. Sherman's Lady Bess, by Dr.

The second day of the Field Trials

was the most enjoyed by the fol-

lowers of these trials. The ideal hunt-ing weather, furnished good scentingfor the setters and pointers entered.

Dr. E. K. Tingley's pointer, Hexer'sCarolina Jack, from Marietta, Pa.,

winning the Amateur All Age Stake,gained his second leg on the IzaakWalton Cup. He showed rare formranging wide, yet always under con-trol, displaying a keen nose in mak-ing two bird finds. Hiker's June, anEnglish setter owned and handled byLippincott Colkett of Philadelphia,finished second to Hexer's CarolinaJack and also won the final event of

the day, the Members Shooting DogStake. Mr. Colkett annexed theKagen Trophy. Frank of SunnyLawn, owned and handled by C. For-rer of Rana Villa, Harrisburg, Pa.,

placed third in both the Amateur All-Age Stake and later in the MembersShooting Dog Stake. Second honorsin the latter class went to the Englishsetter. Hiker's Gadder, handled byMrs. C. B. Piatt of Philadelphia.The judges were Dr. Parke J. Long-

enecker, former President of theEnglish Setter Club of America, andHerrman Garman of Harrisburg, Pa.,

Secy, of the Capital City Field TrialAssociation.

John C. Hagan

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IVhat Price for a Puppy?By W. F. ROBINSON

We have been seeing movies andreading stories about "What Pirice

Glory," "The Woman Pays" and"Bought and Paid For." As a matterof information, I would like to in-

quire why some one does not write

an article on "What Price A Puppy?"Being a banker by trade and a dogbreeder by choice, someone haspicked on me to give my views onwhat a puppy should sell for. Likemost bankers, being a sucker for a

"fast straight one" or a "left hook,"I am going to try and do just that

thing. Having: been a breeder of

Springer Spaniels for the last 10

years, the little experience that I

have had naturally runs to that

breed in particular, but I imaginewill apply to most all breeds gener-ally.

During the last three years, andmore particularly in the last year,

there has been a mushroom growthin the number of breeders and in the

dog business as in most business,

with the coming of keener competi-tion, comes price cutting. A naturalresult of price cutting is now, or will

be, QUALITY cutting. This is badfor the breeders and worse for theparticular breed in question. It is

bad from an economic standpoint to

have the breeding of dogs collapse

entirely as there are thousands uponthousands of dollars spent annuallyin the breeding, showing and han-dling of dogs. It would be evenworse to see the life work of many abreeder destroyed entirely and somefine breed of dogs dissipated thruprice cutting and the evils whichnaturally go with that sort of thing.

Being a breeder, I suppose somewill say that I am biased or that I amtrying to pave the road to profiteer-ing among the breeders. I will tryto be as unbiased as possible in whatI have to say. I never heard of any-one getting rich in the dog business.Also, in my own small way, if I domake a few dollars profit from mykennel it is always spent in tryingto improve my breed. I believe thesame to be true of all small or me-dium sized breeders while manylarge breeders and sportsmen mustspend, annually, hundreds of dollarsmore than they would ever realizein profits if they were to raise andsell dogs for a thousand years.Now let us delve lightly into the

cost of producing a puppy. Let ustake a case of Mr. Average Breeder.He has a modest kennel and runs,costing him in the neighborhood of

$500. He has four brood matronsvalued at $100 each and other equip-ment valued at $100, making a totalof $1,000 invested. This, I thinkevery one will agree, should yieldhim 10% or $100 as a first cost beforehe starts to raise puppies. Now, asa matter of argument, let us assumethat he raises 30 puppies per yearand sells them for $25 each, a returnof $750. A handsome return on $1,-000 invested isn't it? But, as the olddarky said, "de ducks" got the mostof his cotton crop. First they "deducks" the seed, then they "de

ducks" the labor, etc., and when "deducks" got through he didn't haveanything left. Let us consider thecost of producing said $750 worth of

puppies. I will list a few of the costs

as I see them. Interest on the in-

vestment $100, kennel license $15,heat and light in kennel $50, feed$350, stud fees $140, veterinary serv-ices $25, and advertising $50, totaling

$730, and leaving the whole sum of

$20 left for a year's work. This doesnot include material for cleaning ordisinfecting the kennel, repairs andupkeep on the kennel, or losses. Asa matter of discourse let us considera few of the larger costs separately.Feed for instance. Many will saythat it does not cost that much to

raise the said number of puppies. I

arrived at my figure this way. In akennel with four brood matrons rais-

ing 30 puppies I figure that I wouldhave an average of 10 dogs to boardthe year around. If Mr. Breederwanted to quit breeding dogs hecould easily get 10 dogs to board at

$6 per month each or $60 per monthand assuming that he makes 50%profit in boarding at $6 per monthhe would spend $3 per dog per monthor $30 per month for 10 dogs and$360 for the year. The next largeitem is stud fees. Being only anaverage breeder he does not own achampion sire, but being a goodbreeder he always has uppermost in

his mind the betterment of the breedso he goes out to another kennel whois fortunate enough to own a realproducing sire and breeds his ma-trons. The average cost would notbe less than $35 per mating or $140for the year if bred only once. Thesmall costs can easily be varied a fewdollars either way according to thetaste or luck of the individual breed-er in any one year.What I have to say next is directed

to Mr. Average Breeder. Do youkeep books so that you have an ac-curate record of the cost of the pup-pies sold? (I find it mighty easy forthe kennel to get in the "red" unlessa record is kept and the selling costadjusted accordingly.) Do you breedyour matrons on a "pick of the pup-pies" proposition? Would it not bebetter to breed to a champion sirewho is a known producer, eventhough you have to pay a cash feebut have the first choice of the pup-pies yourself, for your future breed-ing stock? If you keep a stud dogdo you require a cash fee or do youbreed on puppy proposition? Do younot feel that breeding, on a puppyproposition, allows a great manysmall breeders to cut prices? Do yougrade your puppies and sell them ac-cording to their real value or do youjust say females $10 and males $15or any other figure which you hap-pen to be selling at? Would it notbe better to set the price accordin>^to the type of puppy rather than onthe sex?Now Mr. Sportsman just a word

to you. You as a class are very fairminded people. You believe in fairplay. You believe in giving the game

and fish a chance. Many of you arebusiness or professional men and will

agree with me when I say that nobusiness, however great, can operateat a loss indefinitely and still survive.Such being the case I do not thinkthat I am encouraging profiteering Mf,among dog breeders when I ask wthem to sell their product at a smallprofit. Dog breeding with most of usis more or less of a hobby, but at thesame time it requires a considerableinvestment as well as many hours of

labor, and a lot of headaches to pro-duce the fine dogs which are worthshooting over.

It occurs to me that the pricewhich we pay for things is largely amatter of habit—or I might say edu-cation. We know that a certain brandof clothes sells for $22.50, a certain

motor car delivers for $695 or a cer-tain brand of cigarettes sells for 15

cents. No one of us would offer atobacco dealer 10 cents for a 15 centbrand of cigarettes, neither would wewalk into a Packard sales room andoffer the dealer $696 for a car pricedto sell for $1,800. We know, throughadvertising, that the price asked is afair price, that the value is there,

that the manufacturer cannot sell theproduct for less and still stay in busi-ness, etc. Now, Mr. Sportsman, whenyou go out this fall to buy that gooddog for this, and several more sea-sons of shooting, and the breederasks you $100 for a dog, do not fly off

the handle and say that no ddog in the world is worth thatamount of money or that the breedersaw you coming and is trying to

make a sycker out of you. Keep cool

and ask the breeder why he consid-ers that particular dog worth $100when you can buy one that looksjust like him for $50. The chancesare that this particular dog is an out-standing performer in the field, or agreat producer at stud, or both. Per-haps he has worked years to producejust such a dog as this particularspecimen and for some reason is

forced to sell him.

The following dialogue is a typi-cal one. The stage is set at Mr. Aver-age Breeder's kennel any bright sun-ny morning. Mr. Breeder is goingabout the usual chores of cleaningthe kennel or grooming dogs when acar drives up. From this car stepsMr. Looker, Mrs. Looker and severallittle Lookers. Mr. Looker ap-proaches Mr. Breeder and says,"Good morning, are you Mr. Breed-er?" "I am." "I understand thatyou raise Springer Spaniels." "I do.""Have you any puppies for sale?""Yes, I have two very nice litterswhich I am offering for sale now.""Well now, Mr. Breeder, the situationis just this with us. We want a dogto be a pet for the children. I dowant is just a dog. But we want anot hunt much. We do not care for•» .«how dog and I am not particul?"about the papers. In fact all wegood looking dog, one that is in goodhealth and one that is intelligent,etc." "Well, Mr. Looker, just howmuch do you feel that you can spendon such a dog? If you will give mesome idea as to what price you wishto pay, perhaps I can show you justwhat you want." "Well, Mr. Breed- ^.er, you realize that times are hard ^

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and I do not feel that I can afford tospend over $15." "As a matter offact, Mr. Looker, I do not make apractice of selling my stock for $15.

That amount of money will hardlycover the feeding costs of the puppiesup to this age. I have, however, onein each litter that I will sell for thatprice. They are not as typey as someof the others but they are in goodhealth and will make a good pet andprobably will do quite a little hunt-ing this fall. Here they are, this oneis a male and this one a female. Youmay take your choice." "I don't likethe looks of either of these. This onelooks a little long on the back and is

inclined to have light eyes and thefemale's ears are set too high and is

a little crooked in front. How aboutthat puppy over in the corner—theone with the dark eyes and long ears.

Yeah, that's the pup I want. I'll giveyou $15 cash money for that pup andtake him along today." In the mean-time Mr. Breeder has had a faintingspell, but recovers in time to gasp:"That puppy is sired by ChampionSo and So and is from my championbitch. The stud fee cost me $50.

That makes $10 invested in him to

start since there were only five pup-pies in the litter. I had him inocu-lated against distemper, that cost me$3.50. I have had to feed him up to

this age and that has easily cost meanother $10. But more than that I

showed him at a puppy match heldby our club recently and he wasplaced Best of breed. The judge told

me that he is one of the finest speci-

mens ever displayed. I would notconsider selling him for less than$100." "Well, I would consider anyone a *!—& fool who would pay that

much for a puppy. Good day, guessI will have to look elsewhere." Mr.Breeder glares after the retreatingfigure of Mr. Looker and mutters,"The nerve of that ? * !— guy to offer

me $15 for a coming champion."

I trust that no "sportsman" hasplayed a part in the above act—I amsure every kennel man has playedhis. The moral is, Mr. Sportsman, if

you want to buy a cheap puppy youcan surely find one but do not askfor the "flower of the flock" at theminimum price.

A certain high grade magazine re-

cently came forward with the boldstatement that they would accept noadvertising from any breeder whopriced puppies at less than $50. Thismay be a step in the right direction,

but I believe that it may be going a

little too far. I have raised a num-ber of puppies for which $50 wouldbe an excessive price, while on the

other hand I have sold plenty for $25or $35 that were well worth the $50The only solution is to grade yourpuppies with possibly a minimumselling price of $25 with ordinarybreeding. Where either or bothparents are champions, either benchor field trial, a large stud fee is in-

volved, it seems that a minimumprice of $35 to $50 would not be ex-cessive, unless it be for some one in-

dividual dog in the litter that wasentirely wrong. When a puppy is

too poor to be of use to any one hehad better be destroyed rather thanhave some uniformed person use

him for breeding on the strength ofthe pedigree.

I might say in closing that my rea-soning, if you may call it such, per-tains to my own breed of dogs andto pure bred A.K.C. stock, or dogsregistered in any other reliable reg-istration body. Furthermore that I

am open to criticism in this matterand would be pleased to hear fromany sportsman or breeder regardingthe issue.

boys and girls should wear a bell

and then they will be safe. Who will

win the 1st prize offered by theL. C. I. P. L.????

Li, L/. 1. X • Lj»

Less Cats in Pennsylvania LeagueAltho organized only two months

ago dues have been registered bymembers very nicely. The dues be-ing the report of the death of onestray cat * * which pays you up forone year. We'll take your word for

it as a Sportsman. Simply send in

your report to the Editor (don't sendcats or any part thereof) and watchthis page for the membership list

each month.A prize of a nice hunting knife will

be given to the person who has his

dues paid in advance by December31st—so far John Snyder of New Bos-ton heads the list with 22 to his credit.

Here's the record:

H. L. Dolde, 380 Center Ave.,West View 5

Dr. E. A. Waugaman, Avalon 2Your Editor 1

John Snyder, New Boston .

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12 THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN 13

The Gun RackEdited by Sgt. P. FRANKLIN

To the rifleman who gets his great-est pleasure from hunting, the sub-ject of sights is always of interest.These accessories are to the shooterwhat the various reels, lures andbaits are to the angler. They are thespice of the game, for even thougha hunter may possess the rifle of hisdreams, one of his main pastimes is

that of changing and experimentingwith all kinds of aiming devices, hop-ing to find a panacea for his shootingailments.

Notwithstanding the many excel-lent sights there are on the market,and the thought that has been givento their design, we are frequently sur-prised by some new idea, which seemsso simple that we wonder why it hasnot been developed before.

Front Sights

The gold bead front sight has beenaccepted as the very best generalpurpose hunting sight for so long thatto question its superiority seems quitefutile; yet it has only been in the lastfew years that any particular em-phasis has been placed on makingthe front sight a gold post or bladeinstead of a bead, although the rec-tangular black front sight has longbeen a favorite among target shots.Now we find the gold post sight be-ing recommended very highly, andrightly so, for it makes an excellenthunting sight, and by the simple ex-pedient of smoking it carefully, itcan be used satisfactorily againstpaper targets. Ivory, silver andbronze sights have also had theirruns of popularity; but now we findthe red bead and post coming intotheir own, challenging the others forsuperiority.

There has never been any questionas to the conspicuousness of redagainst the landscape. Red uniformsfor field service are taboo among thearmies of the world. The red tileroofs of cottages, and the bright redbarns in pastoral scenes stand out asno other colors, unless it be white,which disappears in a snowy back-ground—yet in spite of these facts,it was only recently that red facedfront sights first became seriouslyconsidered for sporting firearms. Theyare now used extensively on shot-guns, rifles, and pistoJs, with excel-lent results. A few years ago whenthe D. W. King Sight Co. began tospecialize on red beads, Mr. Kingsent me one of the new Ramp-Red-Bead-Reflector sights as he called itand asked me to give it a fair try-out and him my opinion of it. Some-what incredulous, but with the inter-ests of the game in mind, I mountedit on my favorite Springfield sporterand spent an afternoon on the rangetrying it against all kinds of back-grounds with very surprising results.

A few trials convinced me that thered bead theory was sound, and thechromium plated mirror reflecting thesky made the red bead quite lumi-nous. Several other riflemen presentthat day became enthusiastic aboutthe new combination sight, and hav-ing fallen for the idea myself, I usedthe sight while big game hunting thatfall in British Columbia. Up therein September, one finds a landscapeof sepia and green one day, and thenext a terrain blanketed in snow. Healso finds that the deer blend nicelywith the autumn foliage, the goatswith the snowy landscape, and themoose become indistinct against thedark evergreen background. The red-bead-reflector sight seemed superiorto anything I had ever used, althoughthe particular one on my rifle wasthree-thirty-seconds of an inch indiameter and a little too large forlong shots. Last year a one-sixteenthbead was alternated with a red postsight of the same size, proving betterfor my purposes. These front sightswere used with a Lyman No. 48 rearpeep sight. The results to date havecaused me to have many of my rifles

and pistols equipped with these redKing sights.

Rear Sights

Although the relative value of rearsights is now well established amongexpert riflemen, and the telescopesight is given certain advantages overthe iron peep sight just as the latter,in turn, has a decided advantage overthe open rear sight, this writer hasa great sympathy for the host ofhunters who use the open sight

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either through inexperience with theaperture sights or because they can-not afford the better and more ex-pensive kinds. Some, having usedopen sights for years, find it difficultto change to peep sights. Such hunt-ers should not lose confidence in theirrifles, for after all, more deer havebeen killed with open sighted riflesthan have been killed with all otherkinds.

The important factor in consider-ing open sights is that they will al-low the same aim each shot. For thisreason the flat horizontal bar, witha U shaped notch, is the best. Withsuch a rear sight, either a bead orpost front sight can be used. Careshould always be taken to see thatthe notch is wide enough to permitthe bead or blade front sight to beeasily and clearly centered in thenotch. As a normal method of aim-ing, the sights should be aligned sothat the top of the horizontal edge ofthe rear sight is in line with the topof the bead or post when it is centeredin the U notch. This will assure agreater uniformity of elevation forthe rifle, and a greater probabilityof hitting the point aimed at.

Sighting-in a Rifle

Probably ninety per cent of thedeer hunters of Pennsylvania shouldgive considerable thought to sight-ing-in their rifles before going aftergame. It matters little what kind ofsights are used—if they are not prop-erly adjusted we cannot expect to hitanything. The time and money spenton this essential of marksmanship willrepay the sportsman a hundred foldin success and satisfaction—to saynothing of the confidence gained fromthe knowledge that a rifle is accur-ately sighted for whatever may beencountered.

It has been repeatedly claimed thatthe average range at which the deeris killed among the brushy, woodedslopes of the Alleghenys, is generallyunder eighty yards. If an older modelrifle and cartridges of medium ve-locity are used for such work, thehunter should sight his weapon forpreferably seventy-five and not overone hundred yards, so it will hit thepoint at which it is aimed at thatrange. He should then assure him-self by actual practice at this dis-tance that he can hit a spot the sizeof a deer's neck. If he cannot do that,it doesn't matter how his arm is

sighted, for all the game he gets willbe the result of luck and not skill.

For deer shooting, where the hunteris more likely to get long shots, it

is desirable to sight a rifle for twohundred yards, especially if it is ofthe high velocity type with a flattrajectory. With rifles using suchcartridges as .30-06, the .270 Win-chester, or the 7mm. Hl-speed, thebullet will not rise high enough abovethe line of aim to miss the vitals ofa deer between zero and two hundredyards; and if the range should be un-derestimated, the bullet will not droptoo low for the next twenty-fiveyards. For example, using the .30-06cartridge with 100 grain bullet, firedat a muzzle velocity of 2700 feet persecond, and with the rifle sighted for200 yards, the bullet will hit 2.8inches high at 100 yards, and 9 incheslow at 300 yards. For rifles with lessvelocity, the vertical deviation is

greater, and one should know howmuch higher or lower to aim.Regardless of the arm and ammu-

nition one uses, or what knowledgehe may have of the ballistics of hisweapon, the smart thing for anyhunter to do is to spend a few dol-lars each fall on enough ammunitionto carefully sight-in his rifle, at therange at which he expects to shoothis game.

Shotgun ProblemsAs the bird season draws near, the

smooth bore gunner anticipates hisshooting quite differently from therifleman. He is not concerned muchwith sights, for aside from regulationtrap shooting where the gun is care-fully lined up before the command"pull" is given, the chances are tento one that he never sees the beadson the rib or barrel of his gun. Heis, however, concerned with manythings that affected his shooting lastseason, and if he has been readingthe output of the shotgun editors, hemay have absorbed several ideas heis anxious to try out in the comingseason. The shotgun enthusiast hasmany advantages over the rifleman

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when it comes to practical training.With the advent of Skeet, he has beengiven an all-season opportunity toparticipate in the finest kind of prac-tice for bird shooting, and if he canafford to indulge in the new game toany extent, he will soon find that hisfield marksmanship is greatly im-proved.

Skeet was introduced with the pur-pose in mind of providing a gamewherein the gunner could get prac-tical training in field shooting withhis favorite field gun. Like manyother games, it has to a large extentfailed in this mission, because of thedesire on the part of many of its fol-lowers to make high scores. To dothis, it was soon discovered that openbored and quick handling guns werebetter adapted to the game than thefull choke, long-barreled guns towhich most duck and bird shots havebeen accustomed. The result is thatthe skeet gun is a highly specializedarm, bored to throw a wide patternat skeet distances, with heavy loadsof small shot. These guns vary froman improved cylinder to a modifiedchoke in boring. Evenness of patternis obtained by many gunners by theuse of devices such as the Poly Chokeand the Cutts Compensator.Skeet has accomplished in a prac-

tical way what much sound advicefrom shotgun authorities has failedto do. It has demonstrated that forupland bird shooting, at least, fullchoked, long-barreled, heavilycharged guns were unnecessary. Skeettargets are broken at from 20 to 40yards with number nine shot. Thetarget presented by the spinning claysaucer is less in area than that ofbirds at which Pennsylvania gunnershabitually fire, and yet the openbored skeet gun not infrequentlypowders the tiny saucer.

For ruffed grouse in the thick coverin which they are generally foundor for ring-neck pheasants in the or-chards it is rare that a shot beyondtwenty-five yards is possible becauseof intervening branches or foliage.Even in the open I venture to saythat more "Chinks" and "Huns" arekilled under thirty yards beyond thatrange and the open bored gun willcertainly kill cleanly at that distanceif properly pointed.

When the Western Cartridge Co.introduced the "Super X" shells in1920 they revolutionized the manu-facture of shotgun ammunition byusing progressively burning powderand heavier game loads than usual.These long range loads encouragedthe development of a long range shot-gun or magnum gun as it was called.This gun was bored with a very tightchoke and given more weight toequalize the heavy recoil. Patternsbetter than 80% were customary andthe possibilities of long range shoot-ing were freely discussed by the armsand ammunition editors of sportingmagazines. Many wildfowl shotsseized on the new gun as the curefor their poor shooting, blindly be-lieving that if its killing range hadbeen increased twenty or more yardsthey should be able to get many ofthe high-flying ducks they formerlymissed. This conclusion was quicklyexploded, for the magnum guns wereso closely choked that they required

very close holding at short rangesand much more skill in estimatinglead for long shots. The mediocreshot who could occasionally kill duckswith his old gun soon discovered thathe could not hit a thing with the mag-num at any range. When he addedthe handicap of close holding to thedifficulties of handling the heavierarm he gave up in disgust and wentback to guns with more open pat-terns, leaving the magnums to thesuper experts of the game.This department is an open forum

on how to shoot. Shotguns, Rifles,

Pistols and their ammunition are al-ways interesting; how to use themeven more so. You may have an ideathat will interest others, or, if it is

a question you would like answered,kindly enclose an addressed, stampedenvelope for reply.Today for duck shooting we find

ourselves better equipped with a gunthat patterns 70% at forty yards with

ffAsk **DocAnything About Hunting

and Fishing

By Henry ''Doc" Charles

In this department will be an-swered all questions pertaining toWHERE to go: HOW to get there;WHAT to fish and hunt: WHO willaccommodate; WHEN the seasonopens: and all Outdoors Questions.

one barrel and about 62% with theother, especially at ranges at whichwe are able to hit consistently. If

we will take the trouble to deter-mine which load and shell shootsbest in our particular gun and stick

to that charge we will get the mostsatisfaction out of our wildfowl shoot-ing.

R.J.T., Indiana—I am looking fora pair of shoes to wear trout fishing,

something that will stand up underconstant wading. Do you know if

the old time Watsontown Ipggingshoe is still made? It is just whatI want and was formerly sold at

every cross road store. Can't findanything on this R. J. perhaps oneof our readers can supply the in-formation and we will see that youget it.

P.F.B., Sunbury—Did you ever seeor hear of a special license tag withthe name "Game Saver?" Yes, wehave. This is patented by Dr. B. D.

Hetrick, 24114 S. Main Street Butler,Pa., and is an excellent idea andshould be adopted by this and everyother state.

M.F.J., Pittsburgh—What are thechances for my getting a deer or bearin Cameron County? From the re-ports received if you are not afraidof some tough work you can get abear; as for the deer they tell me it

is so full that you can't get up someof the hollows. If you don't want topark in your car I advise you to makereservations for a bed and guide wellin advance.

M.F., Philadelphia—Can you tell

me the name of the gunsmith in thewestern part of the state who is aspecialist on Mauser rifles? Believeyou want Edward Flaig, 1309 SpringGarden Avenue, N. S. Pittsburgh.

D.F.S., Wilkes-Barre—Are visitorsallowed at the Brook Trout Hatcheryat Cresco? We understand visitorsare allowed to visit this hatcheryany time and you will find it mostinteresting.

B.B.R., Reading—Can you give usthe recipe for making real SourDough Bread? Here's the only recipewe have for this and I'm sure you*lllike it. Mix a half teaspoon of salt,

a tablespoon of sugar and enoughflour to make a thin batter in a pintof warm water. This should not betoo thick, about like pancake batter.Then set in a warm place and allowto ferment; ordinarily this requiresseveral days. When you want toraise bread add flour to the above tomake the proper stiffness for breaddough and bake in hot oven. Mix ina few raisins if you want variety.

Banner Year for Game in

Washington CountyFrom all appearances this is going

to be a banner year for the sports-men in this vicinity. Just a fewdays ago I called on a farmer friendand in a stroll over his farm whichlasted only an hour, my setterpointed six beautiful pheasants and I

feel safe in saying 50 quail and wesaw numerous rabbits. Now this

same farmer tells me that two yearsago there wasn't a pheasant on hisfarm, but due to a bit of stocking byour club and the State Game Com-mission it seems as if the birds areon the upgrade now.

Sports and Game in

Schuylkill CountyFish and Game conditions have

been much improved in and aboutMahanoy City due to the activities offour live wire organizations in thatsection. Mahanoy City Fish & GameProt. Assn., Grier City Rod and GunClub, Quakake Rod and Gun Cluband the New Boston Rod and GunClub all of which are affiliated withthe Schuylkill County Sportsmen'sAssociation. Fishing conditions arenot what they should be just yet butthey are slowly improving. There is

promise of a good rabbit and grouseseason due to extensive conservationand propagation of game.


Capital City Field Trials

Ginger Girlie, a white, black andticked English Setter, working underperfect field trial conditions, won theDerby Stakes in the October field

trials of the Capital City Field TrialsAssociation.Ginger Girlie, owned by G. D.

Richardson of Dahlgren, Va., toppeda classic derby field of fifteen nation-ally known pointers and setters.

The trials were run in two daysover a possible amateur champion-ship course at Indiantown Gap—

a

course recommended to the NationalAmateur Field Trial Association forthe locale of the 1936 championship.Ginger Girlie, an English setter

bitch, ran a consistently clever trial

and was a high class derby perform-er. She took in the outside rangeswell and showed extreme speed andintelligence in all departments offield work.Second place in the Derby fell to

Ginger Hawk, another setter. GingerHawk ran a more spotty trial thanthe winner, ranged wide and did notshow the sustained drive or staunch-ness of the winner. This entry, how-ever, is considered a high class derbyprospect.Faraway Jack, a black and white

pointer, was third. This pointer is

owned by Dr. E. K. Tingley of Mari-etta. Faraway Jack seemed to lacknecessary experience and revealedbeautiful sustained pose and rangedwell.The winning dog is owned and was

handled by G. D. Richardson, Dahl-gren, Va. The place dog is owned byDeitrich and Gambrill. It was han-dled by Dr. R. W. Baer.

Dr. C. E. Wagg, president of theEnglish Setter Club of America, whowas one of the judges, characterizedthe derby field as "exceptionally highclass in every department and eachentry showed extremely well hand-ling and range."A Gettysburg-owned liver and

white pointer, Eagle Wing, ownedand handled by R. F. Bell, accountedfor the championship in the Ama-teur All Age. Second place went to

L. E. Tucker's, Groton Frank, apointer. Third went to LakeviewFarm's Investigator, owned by J. H.Miller and handled by E. G. Minster.

Eagle Wing, an attractive pointerbitch, was run under perfect hand-ling. She took in the outside fringesof the course well, showed intelli-

gence, covered the course perfectlyin her range and in the bird field

made several spectacular finds—five

in all—and was found honoring thesecond place dog. The second placedog, Groton Frank, showed uncannydisplay of field wisdom and workedintelligently.

Sixteen entries formed this divi-sion with all entries showing cham-pionship possibilities.

The novice all age was short in

entries but possessed average qualitydogs. Due to the lack of entries the

results easily resolved itself into thefollowing order: Long Island Boy, a

pointer, owned and handled by E. G.Minster; Ginger Blimpy, a setter,

owned and handled by John A.Parks, HarrisburgJ Rodney's FrankMike, a setter, owned and handled byPaul C. Howry, Shiremanstown.

The Shooting Dog Stakes drew anattractive entry of fifteen extremelyhigh class shooting dogs.

Eagle Wing, winner of the amateurall age, made a second championshiprun in this event to win it from a

classy field.

Betty, a pointer owned by ClarenceRose, and Tip's Comanche Proctor,owned by Monroe Reber, were thesecond and show dogs.

Eagle Wing, handled by Bob Bell,

did every thing well and revealed a

wide range, sustained speed, clever

course working and performed ad-mirably in the bird field and on herpoints was staunch and failed to

flicker under fire. The second place

dog, Betty, rivaled the winner in al-

most every department. The intelli-

gence of the show dog, aided thehandler to hold her into the winningform.

Dr. Wagg, who shared the judgingwith Tom Baldwin, an extremelycapable field dog 'trial judge, washighly pleased with the course of theIndiantown Gap Military Reserva-tion, scene of these trials. He highlyrecommends this course as the site

for the 1936 Amateur trials.

Every entry in all divisions hadexcellent points and splendid finds.

Pat Regan, nationally known foot-

ball official, under whose guidancethe trials were staged, has an excel-lent entry in Goldie Spots. Thisbitch worked well in the bird field

and showed extreme range.

The shooting dog stakes werejudged by two well qualified experts.George James, Cumberland countyfish warden and nationally knownbreeder of Gordon Setters workedthis division with C. V. Quigley, theClark's Valley dog expert. Theirwork was well liked by the largegallery.

Derby Stake

Entries:

Name of Dog OwnerGinger Hawk ...Deitrich & GambrillSchoolfield II O. H. SwangerIrene Pat Chas. W. RauchGladstone Donnie .Wm. M. DouglassJack of Sunnylawn Chas. FarrerKeefer's Eugene Girlie

Paul G. KeeferLucky Peggy Joyeuse .H. W. WatsonRichardson's Ginger Girlie

G. D. RichardsonValiant Sportsman . . .Ford E. YoungTeil Baird ...Capt. N. D. WoodwardFaraway Jake Dr. E. K. TingleyJack's Carolina Belle

Dr. E. K. Tingley

By AL CLARKMarietta Joe's Peggy John ParksMarietta Kate John ParksRosedale Jack's Buck ..Mark Spacht

Winners:1st. "Ginger Girlie" White, Black

and Ticked Setter by GingerJake-Ginger Sweetie, G. D.Richardson, Owner and Handler.

2d. "Ginger Hawk" 234566 White.Black and Ticked Setter, byGinger Rock-Hawk's Virginia

Belle, Deitrich and Gambrill,Owner. Dr. R. W. Baer, Handler.

3d. "Faraway Jake" Black andWhite pointer, by Jerry Touch-stone-Farrar's Belle, Dr. E. K.Tingley, Owner and Handler.

Amateur All Age Stake

Entries:

Name of Dog OwnerHawk's Fancy . .Deitrich & GambrillEagle Wing Robert F. Bell

Groton Frank L. E. TuckerSylvan Joe Dr. F. R. Perfect

Rodney Frank L. H. LambDoc Pucker H. W. WatsonLakeview Farm Investigator . .

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J. H. Miller

Lakeview Farm Dot J. H. Miller

Long Island Boy E. G. MinsterGinger Ghost G. D. RichardsonGinger Tony G. D. RichardsonDuke's Laddie Boy Paul HowryBill's Fred Mark SpachtHexer's Carolina Jack

Dr. E. K. TingleyMarietta Joe Dr. E. K. TingleyClark's Valley Dan W. L. Rockey

Winners:

1st. "Eagle Wing" White and Liver,

Pointer, by Eagle Ferrie-DappleJoe's Beauty, R. F. Bell, Ownerand Handler.

2d. "Groton Frank" White andLiver, Pointer, by Pequot Caro-lina Cash-Waterford Maid, L. E.

' Tucker, Owner and Handler.

3d. "Lakeview Farm Investigator"White and Liver, Pointer, byHippo-Hagman's Doughboy Lady,J. H. Miller, Owner, E. G. Min-ster, Handler.

Novice All Age StakeEntries:

Name of DogDodger of WoodstownRodney Frank's LaddyRodney Frank's Mike .

Juniata Jack RoyGinger BlimpyLong Island Boy

Owner. . P. N. Bretz. .L. H. Lamb.Paul HowryPennypacker

. . John ParksE. G. Minster

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Winners:1st. "Long Island Boy" Pointer by

Village Boy—Lady Bow, E. G.Minster, owner and handler.

2d. "Ginger Blimpy" 220967 Whiteand Black Setter, by GingerGhost—Hawk's Prisky, John A.Parks, owner and handler.

3d. "Rodney Frank's Mike" 212004Setter, by Rodney Frank—Mo-hawks Pal Girl, Paul C. Howry,owner and handler.

Shooting Dog StakeEntries:

Name of Dog OwnerGoldie Spots P. L. ReaganBen Florendal A. C. AckermanDuke Laddie Boy Paul C. HowryBabe C. N. RoseBetty C. N. RoseMinnie Ha Ha M. G. ShaffnerHexers Duke Dr. E. K. TingleyMarietta Joe Dr. E. K. TingleyClark's Valley Dan . . .W. L. RockeyMissouri Frank John ParksPenbrook Don Harry RuhlEagle Wing Robert P. Bell

King Kelley Lynn Irvine

Tip Comanche ProctorC. Monroe Reber

Birdie M. G. Shaffner

Winners:1st. "Eagle Wing" 202199 Pointer by

Eagle Ferris — Dapple Joe's

Beauty, R. F. Bell, owner andhandler.

2d. "Betty" Pointer by Cares DappleJoe—Gross Done Mud, ClarenceRose, owner.

3d. "Tips Comanche Proctor" 224558,

Pointer Tip of Joyeuse— Chico-pees Stylish Susie, C. MonroeReber, owner and handler.

Save the Bittersweet

Save the bittersweet. This appeal

applies to all those who so thought-

lessly remove these vines for decora-

tive purposes.Climbing bittersweet (Celastrus

scandens) is a twining shrubby vine

found rather commonly in many sec-

tions of Pennsylvania. It occurs in

open woods, along the edge of wood-lands and along farm fence rowswhich have been permitted to growup to briars and shrubs. The orange

scarlet globose berries are very or-

namental in autumn and early win-ter.

Bittersweet is also extremely at-

tractive to game and other birds as

food. It furnishes much of the nor-mal diet of birds in sections whereit is abundant. Grouse, wild turkeyand quail, in particular, are fond of

it. The obtaining of sufficient nat-

ural food is very difficult for birds

during the winter months and the

fact that the berries of the bitter-

sweet persist for a long time makesthem particularly desirable as foodfor game as well as song birds.

The game in any locality will in-

crease up to the amount of its avail-

able food, and no further. It is.

therefore, to the interest of sports-

men to do anything possible to in-

crease the food supply in their sec-

tion. A great contribution can bemade by urging everyone to discon-

tinue the use of bittersweet for homedecoration and encourage its beingleft to grow where it serves a moreuseful purpose in the Creator's

scheme of life.

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Game News.

Field Trials for Grouse DogsBy S. A. Magee

Some twenty-five years ago someof the members of the PennsylvaniaField Trial Club, an organization ofbird dog lovers which had been run-ning field trials for quail dogs in thevicinity of Carmichaels, Greene Coun-ty, Pa., conceived the idea of runninga field trial on the wily ruffed grousein its native haunts. This idea, like

most innovations, occasioned not alittle skepticism, especially when it

was learned that these men proposedto use fast, snappy descendents ofthe popular quail champions of theday, this at a time when ninety percent of the dogs used in huntinggrouse were the large, ungainly, foot-scent hunting, belly-crawlers so rarelyencountered now.However, the club was happily

governed by a group of men of broadvision, possessed of abundant enthu-siasm and soon those who "Came to

scoff, rem.ained to pray", and this trial

rapidly took rank among the highestand most widely patronized in thecountry. Sensing the need for an in-

centive for owners and breeders theNational Championship for GrouseDogs was sponsored by this club anda Grouse Dog Standard, listing therequirements of an ideal grouse dog,was drawn up and adopted, thusgiving the owners and handlers amark to shoot at. From the first it

has been the policy of this club in

this National Grouse Dog Champion-ship stake that if no dog shows suffi-

cient Championship qualities the title

shall be withheld, and to show howclosely this policy has been adheredto, it may be st&ted that the title hasbeen withheld as frequently as it hasbeen bestowed.For several years this club was

alone in its field, but as the fame of

the Grouse Champions grew otherclubs were started that held trials for

grouse dogs and at present two suchtrials are held in Michigan andseveral in the New England states.

It is doubtful whether any field

trial club, especially when the local-

ized nature of this one is taken into

consideration, has ever made a com-parable impress on bird dog breed-ing that this one has made upon setter

breeding. To prove the truth of this

assertion one has only to take up thepedigree of his favorite setter andnine times out of ten he will find thename of one or more National GrouseChampions or all-age winners with-in three generations.The program of the Fall trial of

the Pennsylvania Field Trial Clubhas been recently announced, and is

as follows: Three stakes will be run,an open derby, shooting dog, andopen all-age. (The Championshipwill be run in March, 1936.) The trial

will commence on November 16thand it is expected to be completed in

two days. Headquarters will be theWeaver Hotel, Tionesta, Pa., and thetrial will be held on a 12,000 acre pre-serve where birds are reportedplentiful. The judging will be in thehands of C. D. Henline, Bradford,Pa., and James H. Van Pelt, ofOwossa, Mich. These men both havehad years of experience with grousedogs and are men of unquestionedintegrity. Entry blanks and full in-

formation may be had of the Secre-tary, S. A. Magee, Harrisville, Pa.

A Warden's PleaSportsmen; when you're in the woods

this fall,

Whether you're a preacher, clerk orcountry squire;

Please put out your match, cigar orcigarette ....

Don't set the woods afire!

Perhaps you think that only the trees

will burn.And others will grow in the years to

come

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Have you thought of God's creatures

you bum to death?Is that true sportsmen's fun?

And in going afield with your high-power gun.

Please don't take a quick or hastyaim;

Before you send forth that messenger

of deathBe sure you clearly see your game!

Don't shoot if you see somethingmove in the brush,

And think on a lucky shot to depend;You will always regret it the rest of

your life.

If you've taken the life of a friend!

Just one careless death from yourrifle.

Or the burning to death of our game.Is MURDER any way that you take

V V • • • •

Don't let my plea be in vain!

By Frank J. Groner, D. P.Selinsgrove, Penna.

Outdoor ThoughtsBy M. M. Kaufman (Clarion, Pa.)

Want more squirrels? Plant morenut trees.Natural growth hickory trees take

years to reach bearing stage; graft

them and they bear earlier.

There are black walnuts that are

thin shelled, that crack out the meatsin halves and quarters, that have su-

perior flavor. Why not graft this

kind on your poorer black walnuttrees?Did you notice how black the wa-

ter is in the Clarion River? That is

the acid pollution from Paper Mills,

Chemical Works and Tanneries at

the headwaters. Join the Bucktails;

they will stop this pollution!

Next Spring, take a bundle of live,

thin willow tree limbs, cut in lengths

convenient to carry in your fishing

coat pocket. Stick one in the groundevery 20 feet, on the banks of the

trout brook, in the open places wherethere are no trees. They will grow,will shade and cool the water andwill produce crops of bugs for thetrout to fatten on.

Leave the owners' fences and otherproperty as you found them.Are you sure you put the fire out

before leaving camp?Sportsmen's enemy No. 1 is forest

fire!

Next Spring, plant hickory andblack walnut seedling trees or thenuts that have been "stratified" all

winter, in the fence rows and richground. Later graft them with im-proved kinds, thus insuring best nutsknown.


Around the State with theSportsmen's Clubs

• ANTHRACITE RIFLECLUBThe Trevorton-Shamokin Rifle

Club has reorganized under the nameof the Anthracite Rifle Club of Sha-mokin. Anthracite Coal being theprinciple product of this region, theyadopted this name for their club. Or-ganized two years ago this club hasbeen active in shooting circles incentral Pennsylvania and this fallthey were admitted to membershipin the Tri-County Indoor League andplans are being made for many win-ter activities. Anyone desiring to getin touch with this club should writeR. J. Startzel, c/o Jewel Oil Com-pany, Shamokin, Pa.

• VALLEY GUN ANDCOUNTRY CLUBSeveral months ago the Valley

Gun and Country Club at Elysburgwas awarded the PennsylvaniaChampionship Live Bird Shoot,which will be held at the clubgrounds on Feb. 20, 21, 22, 23, 1936.The Officers and members of thisclub are putting forth untiring ef-forts towards making this the out-standing shoot of all time. Thegrounds have been graded and beau-tified. A new set of five of the fast-est traps in the region has been in-stalled. Plenty of parking space,well electrified and protected is pro-vided.A recent addition to the club house

makes it one of the most modern andwell equipped club houses in centralPennsylvania. A tentative planbrings the Pennsylvania State LiveBird event on Feb. 22 and the Na-tional Event Feb. 23. Secretary, An-drew Long, Box 290, Shamokin, Pa.

• INDIANA COUNTY FISH ANDGAME ASSOCIATIONThe new skeet field of the associa-

tion was completed in July and hasbeen a scene of activity ever since.In addition to the sport of shootingskeet many veteran gunners are find-ing it a grand place to tune up forthe opening of the bird season. Dur-ing the summer holidays the shoot-ing was on Wednesday, Thursdayand Sunday. Now the club is shoot-ing regularly on Wednesday andSunday.Two weeks ago the first interclub

meet was held with Johnstown onthe home grounds. The latter club,having the most experience in thissport, won the meet by seven points.A return meet will be held at Johns-town, shooting skeet and regulartrap.The new rifle range has been com-

pleted in time for the deer and bearhunters to sight in their guns andget some practice. This range givesthe small bore enthusiasts an oppor-tunity to do all the shooting theywish up to one hundred yards.A field meet will be held on its

club grounds Thursday, October 24.The meet will run all day and is opento every sportsman, whether a mem-ber or not. As this meet comesshortly before opening day we expectan enthusiastic gathering, A highpower rifle shoot will be held on theone hundred yard range for practise.The skeet field will be open to thepublic all day long. The feature ofthe meet will be a dog show. Thisis to be informal and orizes will begiven. Everyone is to bring a dog;bird dog, rabbit dog, coon hound, fox

Clint B. White, Secretary,Sportsmen's Council, Division F,

hound or just plain hound dog—nopedigrees asked or given.The writer has been prowling the

woods for the past two months andIndiana county should have a grandhunting season. The woods are alivewith squirrels, and plenty of rabbitsare seen. The new limit on rabbitsshould go far toward building up thissport. During the past two years therabbit shooting has not been so good.Lots of grouse are in evidence andit appears we are to have the bestquail shooting we have ever enjoyed.Yesterday Game Warden Lew Litz-inger confirmed the reports of abun-dant game and said there were prac-tically no pre-season violations.Hunters will be faced with manyposted lands because the farmers arecompelled to do this to protect theirlives and property from the few ir-responsible hunters who disregard allproperty rights and rules of safety.However, permission may be securedto hunt over much of this land byapplication to the owner and by ob-serving proper precautions for thesafety of his stock and his homestead.

What little bass fishing pollutionhas left to us has been far from satis-factory this year. Most of it is donein Mahoning Creek and the Nick-town Dam. Scarcely any satisfactorycatches have been reported and theunusual high water conditions duringthe summer get all the blame. Weenjoyed the best trout fishing inyears due to stocking Yellow Creekwith brown trout. These fish madethemselves right at home and manylarge ones have lately been observedmoving into the head waters for theirspawning.

• DIVISION F COUNCILNOTESDuring the last few weeks Field

Trials have occupied the spotlight ofthe sportsmen in our division. Theannual Field Trials of the followingclubs have been held—VenangoCounty Rod & Gun Club; PresqueIsle Sportsman's League; Deer Hunt-ers Association of Harrisville, ButlerCounty; Oil City Buck Tails; GroveCity Sportsman's Association; Lawr-ence County Sportsman's Club andthe Butler County Hunting & Fish-ing Club. Each club sponsoring theevent was favored with ideal weath-er and thousands of sportsmen in ad-dition to the other spectators havewitnessed some of the finest FieldTrials ever held in the division, bird,rabbit and coon dog, rifle, pistol, go-fort, trap and skeet shooting, fly andbait casting events were scheduled ateach meet and each club sponsoringthe meets certainly deserve the mostworthy commendation.

• GROVE CITY SPORTSMAN'SCLUB UP AND GOINGOne of the fastest growing clubs in

the Division is the Grove CitySportsman's Association. This clubis under the able leadership of Jo-seph Hamilton as president and A.W. Madge as secretary. Those whoattended the annual Field Trials ofthis club held at Millbrook on Sept.28, will agree that this club doesthings right.

Mr. Frank Fair, Mercer Countysheriff and also director from thiscounty to Division F, was the winnerof first place in the bird dog trialsheld at Clinton, Pa., on October 5, bythe Allegheny County Sportsman'sAssociation. The sheriff can well beproud of Holt's Major Rap who wonthe beautiful trophy from a largenumber of entries.

Frank L. Coen, Game Protector forLawrence County reports that thereare more ringnecked pheasants in thecounty this year than ever before.

Bill Jackson of Conneaut Lake, Pa.,reports that the migratory water fowlare learning fast the whereabouts ofthe Pymatuning Dam and that thiswill soon be the mecca for waterfowl hunters.

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Joe Landers, delegate from ForrestCounty says thai the deer in hiscounty are more plentiful than usual.Harry Updegraff of Shippenville,

Pa., has been kept busy judging birddog events for several weeks pasthaving acted in this capacity atGrove City, Evans City, Bullion,Rockland, Beaver Falls, Connells-ville. Rolling Rock, Venango CountyGrouse Trials and at Olean, N. Y. Hehas also received a request to judgethe Michigan Grouse Club event heldat Flint, Mich. Mr. Updegraff cer-tainly knows bird dogs.

A. C. White of Grove City, Pa.,recently passed the examination withthe highest grade of the applicantstaking the examination for GameProtector for Mercer County and nodoubt he will soon be wearing anolive drab uniform. He is well andvery favorably known by manysportsmen in his County.Joe Johnston who has been a dep-

uty warden in Mercer County andwho spends much time in the openreports that deer are becoming quitecommon in his County.

Victor Minteer, contractor andbridge builder from New Wilming-ton, Pa., is one of the greatest bassfishermen in the Division. Vic holdsthat the best bass fishing in WesternPennsylvania is on the Alleghenyriver from Tionesta north for a dis-tance of ten miles and to prove hisstatement he brings forth the state-ment that on three different morn-ings of this season he has caught thelimit between the hours of daylightand eight a. m. He also has proofthat his statement is true. Howeverthe best argument he has is that hekeeps nothing under twelve inches inlength.

Howard Alexander, director fromWarren County recently returnedfrom a two weeks vacation in Cana-da. Howard has the photographs toshow that he caught some dandies.Wally Dean, of Meadville, Pa., was

recently reelected delegate fromCrawford County. Wally probablyknows as much about the Pymatun-ing Dam as any one in Pennsylvania.Anything you want to know justwrite him.

"Blink" Buchanan of Franklin, Pa.,was recently elected the delegatefrom Venango County. He is aprominent mortician in his hometown and a real hunter and fisher-man.John Himebaugh, director from

Erie County certainly was a busyman at the Field Trials of thePresque Isle Sportsman's League.The question is: When does John-

nie Mock sleep? Go wherever youwill to any sportsman's affair inWestern Pennsylvania and there youwill find Johnnie. His All OutdoorsColumn in the Pittsburgh Press isworth many times the cost of thepaper and by the way Johnnie is go-ing to keep everlastingly at it until hegets the streams purified and we arewith him to the end.

Officers: Judd C. Turner, EllwoodCity, President; Frank G. Norris,Vice-President; W. E, Hughes, Treas-urer; Clint B. White, New Wilming-ton, Secretary.

• SNYDER COUNTY SPORTS-MAN'S ASSOCIATIONEAST BRANCHThe club's annual banquet was

held October 18 and an excellentevening was had by all. those pres-ent. This group plans on havingtheir own club house and shootingfield before long.

Officers are: Rowland Fisher, Pres-ident; Chester Ludwig, Treasurer.

• GRIER CITY ROD ANDGUN CLUBThe shooting grounds given to the

Grier City Rod and Gun Club byDaniel F. Guinan have been officiallyopened over the week-end. Severalshooters and sportsmen appeared onthe grounds the previous Sunday andtried out the new trap installed bythe club. Although rather windy,the average kill was good. This pastSunday the boys again tried theirluck and did much better. In a fewweeks they should round out to per-fection and secure a team to take onsome opposition. The grounds arelocated in the rear of Guinan's poul-try farm at Grier City. Everybodyinvited.

This is a live wire club in everysense of the word. They liberatedmany rabbits and fed game duringthe winter and hatched 300 ringneckswhich they liberated in nearbywoods.

• QUAKAKE ROD ANDGUN CLUBHere is a live wire club. They

have been liberating Fish and Gamethe past five years or more to theextent that Fishing and Hunting isgood throughout the Quake Valley.They are affiliated with the Anthra-cite Fish and Game Nursery at St.Johns and receive yearly quotas oftrout and ringnecks.

• NEW BOSTON ROD ANDGUN CLUBHere is a club that does not know

the meaning of the term "non-active." Shoots are held at regularintervals. There is some activityevery month regardless of theweather. A large shoot is plannedfor November 3 at the club grounds.During the past year the member-ship has increased to 182 members.Prizes were awarded at the lastmeeting to winners of the vermincontrol contest sponsored by the club.John Snyder of New Boston headedthe list with 38 Weasels and 22 straycats (That pays John up 22 years inthe LCIPL, don't it "Doc"?) andthree crows. His prize was a .22 rifle.

Edward Shevera, New Boston wassecond with 26 weasels and 18 straycats (Keep it up Ed. you'll soon bepaid up for life in the LCIPL) andhis prize was a fine hunting knife.John Forgac of Mahanoy City cap-tured third prize with 19 weasels and16 stray cats, walking off with a fish-ing rod as his prize for the goodwork. As a result the hunters of thisvicinity can expect a good rabbit andbird season. This club did consider-able restocking with pheasants andrabbits and believes the surest wayto keep the boys together is to keepthem "active." (To which the Editorsays a sincere Amen to the "active.")—Dr. J. F. Bonavich, Mahanoy City,Secretary.

• SENECA ROD ANDGUN CLUBThis club is certainly making

things comfortable, having installeda steam heated range for indoorshooting for fifty and 75 feet. Havingplaced members on both the Inter-national rifle team and the Pitts-burgh rifle team representing all therifle clubs in Pittsburgh area speakswell of the kind of shooting done atthis club. The range is located at2120 East Street, North Side, Pitts-burgh and shooters are welcomeevery Monday evening.• CORAOPOLIS SPORTSMENSASSOCIATIONOn Thursday evening, November 7

this group will stage their third an-nual banquet. The "feast" will begame bagged by the lucky membersof the association. All sportsmenare invited to attend.

• FORT PITTRIFLE CLUBLocated on Laketon Road and

Graham Boulevard this club has cer-tainly had an active season that hasgiven the boys plenty of fun andthey are to be congratulated as oneof the most active clubs out here inthe Western part of the state.

• THORNHURST SPORTING CLUB.WILKES-BARRE, PA.The Thornhurst Sporting Club of

Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Miners Mills andParsons sections) was organized onJune 24, 1929 and received a certifi-cate of incorporation on Nov. 16.1931.

This club really got its start on the21st day of June 1927, when a groupof sportsmen met and decided to helpthe past president of the club to builda summer cottage in Buck Twp. Lu-zerne County in the beautiful Poco-no mountains with the privilege ofusing the cottage for a club-house.On June 24, 1929 the group held a

meeting, officers were selected, by-laws drawn up and the ThornhurstSporting Club was created. Theclub was organized to preserve wildlife, establish preserves for the con-servation of game and fish, to assistin enforcing the game, fish and for-estry laws as well as to promotestream purification, forestry protec-tion, outdoor sports and social inter-course among the members.Immediately after organizing the

club leased 60 acres of land alongthe Lehigh River, in Bucks Twp.three miles above Stoddartsville.Ten acres were set aside for a picnicand recreation center, where familiesand friends of the members conductoutings and enjoy such sports asswimming, baseball, tennis, dancing,and other games. Clay bird trapswere also set up, where the membersand friends conduct trapshootingevents.The other 50 acres were set aside

for a game refuge; it contains excel-lent food and shelter for game. Quail,grouse, squirrels, rabbits and deerseek food and shelter on this refuge.The members take care of the ver-min, constant watch is kept for ver-min not only on the refuge but formiles around, many stray cats,weasels, foxes, hawks and other kill-ers fall to the guns and traps of themembers. The club takes a very

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Pennsylvania Sportsntan*s

Hunting Manual—Fatl 1933Some practical articles on

game and bird shooting in

the State of Pennsylvania . .

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hints on when and where to

hunt . . . ideas on guns andammunition . . . instructions

in regard to caring for game. . . helpful clothing andcamping suggestions.LATEST SEASON AND BAGLIMIT REGULATIONS, COM-PLETE FOR ALL GAME ANI-MALS AND BIRDS

A Hunting Guide of Interest to

Veteran and Novice Alike

DEERSeason

REGULAR BUCK SEASON*, De-cember 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, withtwo or more points to one antler. Baglimit; one to an individual or 6 to a

hunting party.ANTLERLESS DEER SEASON**,

three days only, December 12, 13 and14, (only 14 counties). Bag limit;

one to an individual or 6 to a huntingparty.*DEER, Legal male: The season

given above includes the entire State.

However, no legal buck may be takenanywhere in the State on December12, 13 and 14.

*DEER, antlerless: By special

resolution of the Board an open sea-

son was declared December 12, 13

and 14, in the following counties:

Warren, McKean, Potter, Tioga,Bradford, Forest, Elk, Cameron, Clin-ton, Lycoming, Sullivan, Clearfield,

Centre and Pike. A hunting party,

hunting on a roster, which has nottaken their camp limit of six duringthe buck season, may complete their

camp limit with antlerless deer, re-gardless of size or weight, in any of

the above named counties. The per-son killing such deer shall within 72

hours after killing the same, mail ordeliver to the Board of Game Com-missioners, Harrisburg, a card ormarker, as prescribed by the GameCommission, bearing the name andaddress of the person killing saiddeer, the county where killed, dateof killing and approximate weight ofthe deer. A hunter is entitled to kill

only ONE deer, either a Buck or aDoe, but, NOT both. Watch yourlocal newspapers for any furtherchanges or announcements.

T N my travels through the forests•*- of the State of Pennsylvania I fre-quently come upon hunters who, inmy opinion, are poorly equipped forthe task they are hopeful of perform-ing, namely, bagging a deer. It hasoccurred to me that a few suggestions

which I have learned by practical ex-perience may prove a benefit to

others.

I have found that the most practicalequipment, insofar as firearms areconcerned, is the standard 30-30 cal-ibre Winchester. Ammunition forthis type of gun can be bought anyplace almost as readily as postagestamps. There are many other goodguns on the market such as the Model1917, Cal. .30-06 Enfield, SpringfieldSporter in the same calibre, the Win-chester 54 and the Remington Model30. The hunter's clothing should beof the warm type and of water repel-lant material. Shoes should be ofmedium weight—not too heavy—andcalked or equipped with hob nails asmuch of the country is rough going(unless you happen to be a roadhunter), and this may prevent acci-dents in climbing over logs andthrough slippery zones.

"My advice to a hunter goiiig

after deer is to know his gun.Often I have met a hunter in

the woods who saw a big buckstanding at close range andmissed him clean as a whistle.Sight your gun in at one hun-dred and fifty yards on an eightinch circle and if you can hit it

four out of five shots that's goodenough for deer. I prefer thepeep sight for it does not bluras much as the open sight, andyour chances of over-shootingare not as great.

I sometimes think that inmost of our more open districts,

one would be better off if heused a shotgun and buck shot.I once hunted Centre Countyand cLunng five days of hunt-ing I saw seven bucks and nevergot more than one shot at anyone deer."

P. Franklin

Deer generally feed at night andjust at the break of daylight is con-sidered the best time to hunt. "Still"hunting is often resorted to by somewho cannot withstand the strain ofhiking—the hunter locating a promi-nent runway, catching the directionof the wind, so as to be down windfrom the deer, then quietly waitingfor the deer to approach. It has beenstated that more deer are killed inthis manner than by roaming thehunting regions in pursuit of the ani-mals.

In order to prevent accidents, theclothing worn should provide a dis-tinguishing mark. For instance, a redhat or red shirt or a coat coveredwith bright red flannel is seldom if

ever mistaken for a deer. Deer are

not afraid of colors—on the contrary,they have been known, through curi-osity, to approach closely to thebrightly-garbed hunter.

Bringing the kill out of the woodsis quite a problem to the novice. Thefirst thing to do is to knock the deerdown—cut its throat and bleed it. If

the head is desired for mounting pur-poses, cut the neck lengthwise, deepenough to reach the jugular vein.Never cut it crosswise. And don'tforget, it is very important that thesexual organs be removed at once, soas to keep the meat in the best pos-sible condition. The proper way toremove the entrails is to hang thedeer on a "gamble" stick—in otherwords, place a stick between the hindlegs and spread them open. Makeabout an 8 or 10-inch incision in thedeer, starting at the crotch and cut-ting toward the breast. This shouldallow the removal of the intestines,etc., then close up the opening toprevent contamination by dirt andflies.

In transporting the deer out of thewoods it is a good policy to make a"pack" of the carcass. This is accom-plished by cutting the front legs loosefrom the knee joints, skinning backhalf way toward the hoof. Then cuta slit in hind legs above knee joint-pass lower part of front leg throughslit in hind leg, and this will give youan easy pack to carry.

It is important that every hunterplay safe. Keep track of directionat all times. If you should becomelost, the first thing to do is to locatea stream of water and follow it down,and within a short time a way outcan be found. It seldom requiresmore than two days for a lost hunterto come out in safety.

Avoid fatigue while hunting. Thehunter who takes it a bit easy gen-erally comes out with more game thanthe one who "plunges" in wildly afterthe sleek deer.

In passing, I would say that thisKeystone State of Pennsylvania offersthe deer hunter much to be proud of.The protection and care given theherds by the state, and the loyaltymanifested by the majority of hunters,do much toward preserving the herdsand keeping a sufficient supply forthe killing when open season arrives.

Before leaving your deer, securelywire or tie your tag to it's horns. Ifnecessary to leave in the woods overnight, leave a handkerchief, glove,sweater or some little article of cloth-ing hanging near and this will keepaway any predatory animal thatmight otherwise molest the meat.Be careful in the woods! You had

better miss a chance to get a buckthan to make an illegal kill or pos-sibly kill another hunter. Be surethat you see the horns before youshoot.

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BEAR

Season

December 5, 6 and 7. Bag limit;1 only, over 1 year old, by individualor hunting party.

If the hunter desires a new bearskin rug the chances for getting onethe coming season, seem very favor-able. In some localities we are toldthey are quite numerous enough tobe a nuisance. Some hunters preferbear meat to venison if it is youngand fat.

A few practical hints for the inex-perienced hunter going into the biggame country: The best rifle for bear,in the opinion of this writer, is theOld standby the 30-30 carbine or the300-303 Savage. Any smaller gunthan the 30-30 is likely to cripple thegame, especially bear, which is verytough. Therefore, choose your guncarefully and make a finished job ofyour shooting. Steady nerves and acool head are worth more than adozen random, hastily fired shots.

Any standard ammunition put outfor the above named rifles, with a100-180 soft nosed bullet, is sure tolay your bear down if the shot is wellplaced. These loads travel 2,200 to2,800 feet per second muzzle velocity.

If you want both good meat and agood pelt, go into the mountain mea-dows among the blackberries andhuckleberries and pick your bear fromabout one hundred fifty to two hun-dred pounds. He is sure to be fatwith a fine, glossy hide and the meatwill be tender and well streaked withtallow.Look for bear in the early morning

or late afternoon, which are the usualfeeding times. The bear dependssolely upon his nose and his ears forhis safety as he is very near-sightedanimal. If possible, approach on hiswindward side while stalking.

After the kill is made the bearshould be bled at once. Place him ina down-hill position after his throathas been cut and allow to bleedfreely. Old-time mountain huntershave taught this writer to skin a bearby starting a cut just through the hideon the inside of the hind legs a bitforward of the gangloin cord, meetingat a center line at the belly, then upto the throat. Start laying hide backfrom the belly, working toward theback. If flies are bad the insidesmay be removed before skinning, thentransport the bear to camp if enoughhelp is available. Hang bear up bya stick through the ganglion cord.After hide is removed and insides aretaken out, split carcass down thebackbone. Cut in two crosswise nearthe ribs. This will make four chunkswhich can easily be handled for trans-portation. A good sharp huntingknife and carborundum stone are in-dispensable on a hunting trip.

The inexperienced hunter shouldpay heed to the oft-repeated precau-tions for safety. Avoid long rangeshots at objects thrd are not quite dis-tinguishable; a domestic animal oranother hunter rnay be killed. Whengame is sighted in an open meadowkeep cool, get within shooting rangeand look your game over. If a bear,he may be an old one with a worth-less, patchy hide. Or he may be toolarge to handle.

COONOctober 15th to December 15th in-

clusive * Northern counties (byindividual or hunting party, usinggun or dog).December 1st to December 31st, all

counties (by trapping only). Baglimit; 3 a day or 10 a season.RACCOONS: Northern counties,

October 15 to December 15, whenhunted with gun or dogs, as follows:Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Biair,Bradford, Butler, Cambria, Cameron,Centre, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton,Columbia, Crawford, Elk, Erie, For-est, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson,Juniata, Lackawanna, Lawrence, Lu-zerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer,Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northamp-ton, Northumberland, Perry, Pike,Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset,Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union,Venango, Warren, Wayne, Westmore-land and Wyoming.RACCOONS: Southern counties,

November 1 to December 31, whenhunted with gun or dog, as follows:Adams, Bedford, Berks, Bucks, Car-bon, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin,Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton,Greene, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh,Montgomery, Philadelphia, Washing-ton and York,

Other SeasonsRABBITS (cottontail) November

1st to November 30th, both inclusive.Bag limit; 4 per day, 24 per season.HARES (snowshoe or varying) No-

vember 1st to November 30th, bothinclusive. Bag limit; 3 per day, 15per season.SQUIRRELS (red) November 1st

to August 15, 1936. Bag limit; all youcan find and shoot.SQUIRRELS (Gray, Black or Fox,

the combined kinds) November 1st

to November 30th. Bag limit; 6 perday, 20 per season.BLACKBIRDS, November 1st to

November 30th. Bag limit; all youcan find and shoot.

PHEASANTSSeason

November 1st to November 30th,inclusive. Bag limit; two birds perday or ten a season, males only.From my experience in the field

after the elusive pheasant, clothing is

very essential, especially good foot-wear. To go into the field with anold pair of ill-fitting and wornouthightops is anything but pleasant, to

say nothing about the aches, painsand blisters you will be doctoring upfor the following week. Get a goodpair of 14 or 16-inch hightops, nottoo heavy, but comfortable, as youare getting them for the protectionof your feet. A light pair of silk

socks next to your feet will add com-fort; a light pair of pure wool socksover these will keep your feet coolerthan cotton and will give comfortthroughout the trip.

For outer clothing on a big gamehunt it is natural to wear wool, sinceit is less noisy and more comfortablethan khaiki. In the fields for birds,however, I prefer the latter, as it willnot pick up burrs, thistles and briars.

A few hours in the bird fields andcover, wearing woolens, would haveyou emerge from the brush lookingmore like a "porkey" than a sports-man!

We all have our own ideas aboutguns. Our own is always the bestgun, hardest hitter and farthest shoot-ing! Mine is a little three-shot, 20guage which handles No. 7 shot verynicely, altho I prefer No. 6 or 8 shot,with the high speed shell. If youhope to pick up a Hun or two and afew quail, the smaller shot will helpconsiderably.

In the early morning you will findyour birds in the open alfalfa or hayfields, stubble and weed patches. Thebirds soon leave the open countryand hit for cover, and in the after-noon you will have better luck in thecorn fields, creek bottoms and woodpatches. Evenings, your birds willshow up again, but the morning huntis always best.

GROUSESeason

RUFFED GROUSE, November 1stto November 30th. Bag limit; 2 perday or 10 per season.The Ruffed Grouse of Pennsylvania

is a son-of-a-gun, scare-you-to-deathbird. To most of us he is just plaingrouse however.Any good store will show you a

wide range of guns, ammunition andclothing from which you may chooseequipment with which to pursue thiswonderful native game bird. A 12-guage is probably the best gun. Youmay want a 16 or 20-guage, but agrouse can carry away a lot of lead.A fairly heavy load of No. 5 shot willkill at long range, but your gun maygive a better pattern with 6's or 7's.

Try out some of each in your owngun. Use the load that gives you thebest pattern at thirty yards.

If it is a cool or rainy day wear ahunting coat and keep yourself andsandwiches dry. If the air is warm,leave your coat in your car and tieyour grouse (if you hit 'em) on yourbelt.

You will find your birds from thelowlands to the heavier mountainsections. Watch around berry patches,grapevines. Look for dusting placesin the trails and droppings on logsand stumps. Like most game birds,grouse feed morning and evening.During the heat of midday they sit

quietly in the shade of the trees andvines, usually near water, beginningto move about and feed around 3:30or 4:00 P. M. You may be able to getalong without your glass of Scotch tostimulate your appetite for dinner,but your grouse must have his bit ofgravel before his meals. So if it hasrained in the forenoon and cleared upafter lunch he will sail from the treesstraight to an old road or trail forhis appetizer near his favorite feed-ing patch. When you flush him hewill probably fly down hill. Holdunder him or you will shoot over him,just as you have missed a rising chinkby shooting under him.Use a dog if possible. A cripple

will crawl into a mountain hole orunder a log, you fail to find him, yourday is spoiled, and you wish you hadmade a clean miss. Another thing

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VIRGINIA PARTRIDGESeason

November 1st to November 30th, in-

clusive. Commonly called Quail,

Gambel, Valley (the combined kinds).

Bag limit; 6 per day or 24 per season.

Few suggestions in regard to the

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which we have in the state—the Vir-

ginia Partridge.Calibre of gun used in hunting

Quail can be any 12, 16 or 20-guagegun, full choke, using long range am-munition with shots 71/2 chilled. Theclothing to be worn in hunting these

birds should be of light khaki or

tweed as this usually is sufficient for

the weather conditions for this kindof shooting.Nature of the country inhabited by

Quail: Early morning, found in the

edge of wheat fields feeding; middleof the day, in high grass on hillsides

adjoining wheat fields; middle of

afternoon, found around wateringplaces; early evening, feeding in grain

fields; late in the evening, found in

heavy grass cover, vines, etc., wherethere is plenty of cover for the night.

The counties most inhabited byQuail are located south of a Medianline drawn East and West, on anymap of the state, starting at Butler

on the West and ending at MauchChunk in the East. They are really

plentiful in all sections except the ex-tremely mountainous terrain, as quail,

like the pheasant, is essentially a low-land bird. They are more plentiful

this year than ever in our State. Whengoing out hunting these birds oneshould use a little common sense andtake only a jew birds out of a coveyand not more than one or two of the

singles ... if you do this, you cango back next year and get a fewmore.The first day of the hunting sea-

son you will find Quail in large covies

of from ten to fifty birds. They will

lie under cover in grain fields orheavy grass fields until the hunter is

within fifteen or twenty feet. All at

once the whole flock goes up togetherwith a clatter and a whir of wingsand an inexperienced hunter willjump nearly out of his boots and standwith his mouth open and look! Bythat time they are out of gun range.They will not sit so well for dogswhile in large covies. After huntersshoot at them a few times they willscatter and fly around hillsides, withone or two in every patch of grass orcover. This is where a good birddog gets in his work. After the sea-

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son is open for a few days and Mr.Quail has been shot at a few timeshe seems to know the range of theshot and as the season goes alonghe generally adds 15 or twenty yards.

WILD TURKEYThe Game Farms have planted

more than 2500 of these splendidgame birds this year, so there shouldbe some available for the sportsmen'sguns. The open territory is confinedto the south-central part of the state.No open season on Wild Turkeys

during the 1935 hunting season inBerks, Bradford, Bucks, Cameron,Carbon, Clearfield, Dauphin, Fayette,Jefferson, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Le-high, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe^Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Tioga,Warren, Wayne and Wyoming coun-ties.

Once plentiful throughout the east-ern half of the United States, thisnoble bird is fast becoming more andmore difficult to find. However, ourGame Commission is doing yeomanwork to propagate and distributesome of the birds each year wherethe terrain is suitable for their de-velopment. The wild turkey fre-quents semi-marshy swales and wood-lands, usually not far from water.They establish roosts, which they con-tinue to use until disturbed frequentlywhen they migrate to some less settledlocation. During the day, they travelconsiderable distances from the roost,feeding on berries, wild grapes, nuts,and various vegetable food, and to-

some degree on insects, grubs, etc.The gobblers will answer to the simu-lated call of the hen, but these birdsare wary and not easily fooled. Asthey are strong fliers, and are heavilyfeathered, it takes a good load of 4or 5 shot to bring them down. Evenwhen winged, they will run, if thelegs are not broken. The best wayto secure one of these coveted prizes,is to locate the roost, and then hide-out in a blind, when a shot will bepossible either in the early morning,as they move out on their daily feed-ing, or again in the late afternoon,as they come in for the night. Whilethe shot-gun is satisfactory where thebirds are on the wing, often a goodopportunity is had to bring one downwith the rifle when they are feeding.No real sportsman would shoot thebirds while on the roost. The openseason is from Nov. 1st to 30th in-clusive; the bag limit is 1 per season.

WATERFOWLThe waterfowl of Pennsylvania are

derived from two distinct flyways.One flyway originates in and north ofLabrador and the region around Hud-son Bay. These birds follow in ageneral way, the Delaware River intheir southward flight. The otherflyway originates in that great in-land breeding grounds known as theNorthwestern Provinces, and to alesser extent, the Dakotas. Thesebirds following down the Missouriand Mississippi, branch off when theyreach the mouth of the Ohio, andheading east, follow the Ohio and its

tributaries into western Pennsyl-vania, then they continue east alongthe western branch of the Susque-hanna before they turn south for theirwinter play ground in Florida. Un-


til the sportsmen do a lot of construc-tive work in the way of establishingrest ponds and protected reserves,there will not be a large crop ofducks and geese to shoot at in ourState. However, there are some to

be had, and for those hunters whoknow the ropes, a fair bag can behad if perseverance is a dominantvirtue of the particular Nimrod whoseeks this sort of game.The open dates this year are from

October 21 to November 19th, bothdates inclusive; shooting limited tothe hours between 7 A. M. and 4 P.

M. Standard Time. The wood duck,the ruddy duck and buffieheads areprotected, and may not be shot. Ofthe other varieties, the bag limit is

ten of all breeds in the aggregate.Four geese and brant may be taken,and not more than this can be had in

possession at any one time.No gun larger than a 10 guage is

permitted, and none can be takenfrom an automobile, airplane, poweror any boat under sail power. Nobaiting of shooting grounds is per-missable, either by the use of corn,wheat, oats or other grain, whetherdeposited or distributed by the hunter,or accomplices. In the taking of anyvariety of water fowl, the use di-rectly or indirectly of live decoys is

not permitted. Neither is it per-mitted to use any sort of floating de-vice for the purpose of concentrating,driving, rallying or stirring up themigrating birds.The law requires that a duck

stamp, costing one dollar, ($1), se-curable at any post-office, be attachedto the regulation hunting license, if

the hunter is endeavoring to shootany variety of waterfowl.The following Federal Regulations

apply to migratory game bird shoot-ing: Season begins at 7 a. m. on theopening day, and each succeedingopen day, and closes at 4 p. m.; shot-guns only may be used, capacity lim-ited to 3 shells and size not largerthan 10 gauge; use of live decoys pro-hibited; shooting over baited lands,or waters prohibited; boats or anyfloating craft must not be used morethan 100 feet from the shore line orfrom the edge of vegetation visible

above the water at time of shooting.In addition to the migratory water-

fowl above listed, there is an openseason on the several varieties of

rails. Of the rails, excepting the soraand coot, fifteen of all varieties in theaggregate is the bag limit. The openseason on rails, except coot, is fromOctober 1st to November 30th. Forcoot, the open season is limited to

October 21st to November 19th. Thesora rail limit is 25 birds. The Wil-son snipe or jacksnipe is more or less

an upland bird, though always foundnear marshy land. The bag limit

on snipe is 15 at any one time.

Around the State(Continued jrom page 17)

active part in winter feeding distrib-

uting food and building shelters for

the game.Two years ago the club secured

ringneck eggs from the Game Com-mission and succeeded in raising sev-eral pairs of birds which were liber-

ated in the vicinity of the club house,but with little success as the countryhere is not suitable for the ringneck.

On the 1st of October 1934 theclub leased the entire Clickner Farm(including the refuge and recreationcenter) of 200 acres, the farm con-tains a large 10 room house, barn,garage and other buildings.

After much fixing and remodelingthe house was put in first class shapeand is now used for a clubhouse.The club allows the public to use all

their land excepting the refuge. Askeet field will be installed in thenear future.A membership of 30 is carried, but

at present there are 15 active mem-bers, all employed in and about thecoal mines, regular meetings are heldon the last Sunday of each month at

the club house.

• LEBANON RIFLE CLUBThis group has just arranged a

program of matches for the comingindoor season. There will be a pro-gram of pistol shooting the secondFriday of each month and the last

Friday of each month will be de-voted to rifle shooting. Thesematches will be shot at the clubrange in the Masonic building onNorth 8th street in Lebanon. Allmatches begin at 7 p. m. and areopen to anyone. This club has twicewon the outdoor inter-county cham-pionship and the Indoor Champion-ship.

• LEBANON VALLEY FISH ANDGAME ASSOCIATIONThis group located at Hershey the

Chocolate City has just completedenlarging their Rabbit Farm south ofthe city and now have over threeacres of breeding pens fenced in andvermin proofed. This is a new proj-ect of this club and the outlook is

very promising.The officers are: Paul Gehret,

President; James Skinner, Vice-Presi-dent and V, R. "Vic" Breneman,Secretary and Treasurer.

• TREVORTON-SHAMOKINRIFLE CLUBThe fall out-door small bore rifle

matches were held on Sunday, Octo-ber 6 and despite the threateningweather a large gathering of the boyswere present and the Northumber-land County and Susquehanna Val-ley Championships matches wereflred.

Dr. Metthifciger of the Geisin^erHospital at Danville won the countymatch with a 197x200. The coursefired in this match was 20 shots at

50 yards in the prone position.

Alfred Kamm of the Danville Rifle

Club won the Susquehanna Valleymatch with 386x400.

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Whistle Pigs

!

It is always a good policy, duringthe summer months, to keep the oldshootin' eye in shape. Live-bird,skeet, blue rock, and small-boreshoots of course dominate the field

and serve as an excellent outlet forthe smell of gunpowder and the"trigger-finger itch."

The only bad feature in the abovementioned recreations is the cost.

The average gunner who finds it nec-essary to work for a living cannotafford to spend three or four dollarsa week for practice alone. There arethose too, who have invested practi-cally all of their loose cash in a rifle

for bear and deer. This rifle is theone with which they really needpractice.Enter the whistle pig, woodchuck,

ground-hog, or just plain hog to you.This fat little fellow has all of theinherent qualities for destruction parexcellence! Right in the middle of agrain or wheat field he tunnels in,

creating, thereby a deadly trap for

farmers' horses. A horse with abroken leg is a dead horse! The"whistle-pig" is a sociable sort andvery charitable toward neighbors of

his own kind. Well-trodden paths,sometimes a half mile long, directlythrough the heart of a field, betrayhis presence only too well.Now for the fun. Any rifle will

do—last year's shells and that new,or trusty old deer rifle will make anexcellent combination. Speaking ofpractice in mid-summer, there is

none that combines all of the goodfeatures that are yours for the takingin hog shooting. You have real live

game and plenty wary, if you please!First of all, the problems of sun-glare and windage makes the spacearound the hog ever so large. Thedistance of shots cannot generally begoverned and provides ample oppor-tunity for sight adjustment. Add tothese difficulties, the size and shapeof the hog and a good clean hit at150 yards becomes a marvelous shotin any man's circle.

A popular gun for summer shoot-ing is the 22 caliber. If you are go-ing hog-hunting with a light weightgun, be sure to use high speed am-munition. Many sportsmen havepurchased the new 22 Hornet for thisshooting. The Hornet shoots withdeadly accuracy. It has marvelouskilling power at long range since it

propels a light weight ball at a speednot less than 2600 feet per secondat the muzzle. The trajectory ele-ment is an important one. The Hor-net will shoot almost point blankfrom 100 to 250 yards. That is realshooting advantage. The 32 Special,a great favorite with big game hunt-ers, is a handy gun to carry along ina car, as it is also a good hog killer.

The new 115 grain ball recently de-veloped for the 30'06 caliber is thedream load. This bullet travels at arate of 3500 feet per second at themuzzle and man, it splits the hogswide open. Government ammunitioncomes very cheap for the 3006 andprovides lots of inexpensive shootingand hog practice for those who likemeat-house.

I suggest that on your hiking andfishing trips you take along the oldshootin' iron and keep in shape. It

is plenty of fun and will provide agood side sport. On one of my ownfishing trips to the Delaware River, I

saw and shot at not less than twentywhistle pigs. They are easy to find

and most every large field in thecountry has one or two in it. If yousee a hog and the shot is not toogood, blow your car horn or whistleand he will sit up as pretty as any-thing you could wish for. One welldirected shot will bring down his

heat-house.As a parting thought, if while hog

hunting you happen to run across acrow, hawk, or stray house cat, blowhim down. You might just as wellget plenty of practice and do the jobright!

Tricks o' MindBy Ralph Oliver Saylor

It was one of those days when yourheart skips a beat, as you lookedlongingly across the hills where na-ture had begun her first handyworkwith autumn's paint brush. It wasone of those days when all is still,

and the smoke drifts lazily from thechimney and lingers close to theground, as if reluctant at leavinghappy surroundings. It was one ofthose days in early fall, in the foldsof Indian Summer. It was quiet, yetlife was all about. It was still....

only it seemed as though you couldalmost feel life about you, abundant,plentiful.

I took my 'sixteen' down from thewall, and run my hands caressinglyalong its shiny length. A warm glowkindled the fires of my heart, and I

was a boy again. Memory revivedthe young land of days gone by, thehunter then.... the hunter still. Myhands trembled, a mist dimmed theobjects about me. In revery, I re-viewed events of long ago.

There, across the fields, still wetwith dew, we hurried to our favoritehunting ground. Danny was along.We had made our plans the eveningbefore. The morning held manypromises for the two young lads, yetin their early 'teens. We must getback in time for school, but weweren't thinking of that now. Oureyes, our thoughts could not strayfrom yonder wood where we knewthat squirrels were abundant.Danny reached in the pocket of his

torn coat and his hand came out witha shell for his gun, and wordlesslyput it in place. His eyes bright andexpectant, met mine for a moment,then sought the wood beyond. Awarm glow raced the length of me,as I loaded my small gun. Danny be-gan to whistle, and catching himself,looked at me for some word of re-buff. Getting none, he edged nearerand whispered. "Betcha I get thefirst one, Bill."

"Betcha don't," I answered.These were our first guns to call

our own, and this morning v/as to betheir christening.When we stole silently into the

forest, it was not yet daylight. Treessilhouetted weird shapes against thegrey sky as their few clingling leavesstirred in the slight breeze occasionedby the coming day.We knew exactly where we were

going to keep our first watch, andsoon were there. We located about

fifty yards apart, and began our waitfor the sun.Soon grey streaks appeared in the

east, followed in a few minutes byrose and amber, and then Old Solhimself reared his sleepy head abovethe horizon. Golden shafts of lightpierced the forest about us, sendinga warm glow into our chilled bodies,stiff from the moveless wait.Here and there the creatures of the

hills began to stir to activity. Far inthe distance could be heard the ming-ling sounds of crowing chickens, barkof dog, and lowing of cattle. An owlgave its last low call that rose andfell in a mournful plea.

And, then, directly in front of mea squirrel began barking! My heartalmost leaped from its customaryplace. Hot arrows of electricity shotup and down through every part ofme, while I strained my eyes andears for the little fellow causing all

this queer, pleasant excitement.My ears, sensitive as an animal's,

caught the sound of small claws onbark. I knew that my quarry wasabout to hit the ground in search ofbreakfast. It was getting more lightevery second now. My eyes scannedthe underbrush for the slightestmovement. Thud! and I knew he wasdown. The leaves rustled with hisevery movement, and then he wouldbe still. .. .listening, or perhaps try-ing to discern the meaning of stranpeodors of human scent. A few minutesand he moved again. This time com-ing out into plain view, not morethan twenty yards awav.

Slowly, so as not to alarm him,I raised my gun to my shoulder. I

glanced down the barrel, my heartthumping like a trip hammer, apounding in my throat. I was grip-ping the forearm with desperate de-termination. I must not miss! Dannywould have the laugh on me.The front sight found him....

dimly.... he was not moving now. I

squeezed the trigger as Dad had toldme, and heard the resounding reportand felt the pleasant 'kick' of re-sponse. Instantly I was upon my feet,reloading my gun as I made for thespot where the grey rascal had waitedso graciously for my aim. I couldalmost feel the warm softness of him,as I would pick him up and put himin my coat. Too, I'd won my bet.I'd got the first grey. I was happy.

It should be about here. . . .but, no.... there was no squirrel here. I

looked about me to make certain.Yes, this was the place. . . .just at theend of this fallen log. A queer achingsense of disappointment crept overme....my heart seemed swollenmuch beyond its normal size, for it

hurt at each thump. I scarcelybreathed, as my eyes surveyed thetrees nearby for a sight of thesquirrel. I must have missed, or, per-haps, might have crippled him, andhe had crawled away somewhere todie a miserable death. There was nosound about me. It was quiet as achamber of the dead. I was about toleave, when I remembered how trickya grey can be especially when heis hit hard.

I was on my knees now, searchingthe leaves closely. Yes, I had hit him.There were spots of blood. There

(Continued on page 24)

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What About the Weasel?

The weasel, were he the size of a

dog, could easily exterminate the en-tire human race, so fierce and bloodthirsty is he by nature. As it is, heis small and slender, but powerfullyand sinewy built. He is the terror of

the animal kingdom. Rabbits trem-ble, scream and flee when they mere-ly catch his scent. Squirrels andrats fear him as well, and run awayin sheer desperation. They knowhim as a dread foe, for though hefollows silently, his pursuit is rapid,

and generally fatal.

Weasels always kill much morethan they need for food, thus beinga predator of the worst type. Often,

they merely suck a small amount of

blood from their victim, passing onto the next. One weasel can destroy

a brood of chicks, quail or grouse,

and once in a hen-coop will seldomstop until they have killed every-thing within reach. They are knownto kill as many as three to five rab-bits in a night.

The summer coloring of the weaselis brown above, white beneath; in

winter, they are a cream white, witha black tip at the end of the tail. In

the winter coat, the fur becomesknown as ermine, and is rated valu-

able.The young are born in April, in a

nest of leaves and hair beneath arock pile, or in a log or burrow. Atbirth, they are hairless and helpless,

but develop rapidly, and soon start

hunting mice, later on attacking

young rabbits, squirrels, and thenbigger game.

Since 1915, the Game Commissionhas paid bounty on 645,000 that wereturned in, while many more thou-sands have been destroyed by sports-

men, farmers and trappers, on whichno bounty was asked. In spite of

this, the weasel is a menace, andshould be relentlessly destroyedwhenever, and wherever encoun-tered. A dollar bounty on weaselsshould be gladly paid out for thebenefits to be deprived in propagat-ing useful game.

—Just a reminder. Send in yourreport of game killed as soon as pos-sible.

—It's a fact. There are more rab-bits killed along the highways byautomobiles and cats than by the li-

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Letters to the Editor

To the Editor and Staff of thePennsylvania Sportsman:

The game and fish supply of theState of Pennsylvania was put herefor the wise use and enjoyment ofhumanity. Under present conditions,one of its highest uses is to lure toil-worn men and women out of thecities to enjoy the thrill and health-ful recreation to be derived from thepursuit of these denziens of theforest and stream.

Such being the case, the policy ofany magazine published in the in-terests of wild life conservationshould be one of non-political nature.It should be published in the in-terests of the many rather than forthe benefit of a few self-centered in-dividuals. In no other program willthe controversies develop which doarise in the management and controlof wild life and it is my hope thatyour publication will strive to cementthe sportsmen of this state into onebody, whose sole interest is the con-servation and perpetuation of wildlife and not individual gain andpolitical prominence.

I believe representation should begiven to all "sportsmen", whethermembers of a group or not. I believein honest, conscientious and construc-tive criticism where no personalitiesare involved. Knowing you as I do,I feel this will be the policy of yourpublication.

Let the Game and Fish Commis-sions continue their work of raisinggame and protecting and restockingof the hunting and fishing grounds.Let the sportsmen hunt the predatorat least as much as he hunts game.Let the sportsmen's organizationscarry on their activities with a broad-minded program of propogation, pro-tection and perpetuation of all wildlife, each group working towards anultimate cooperative program to makethe State of Pennsylvania a paradisefor those who enjoy outdoor recrea-tion.

I want to congratulate you on yourpublication and to extend to you mycooperation in every way possible. I

feel that every real "Sportsman" inPenn's Woods will do likewise.

Sincerely,Howard F. Straub, M. D.

Member: National Rifle AssociationSnyder Co. Sportsmen's Assn. (East

Branch)High. Valley Rod and Gun ClubPaddy Mt. Fish & Game Assn.Herndon Rod & Gun ClubMiddlecrcek Rod & Gun ClubSunbury Gun Club.

—Prevent Forest Fires. It takesyears to bring back what you candestroy in a minute. Tramp yourcigarette, pipe and cigar ashes. Breakyour matches.

Editor's Note—The original an-nouncements concerning the inaug-uration of the Pennsylvania Sports-man—in the form of an invitation toall sportsmen's organizations to sub-mit reports for publication—con-tained this statement of editorialpolicy:

"The Pennsylvania Sportsmanwill not be the organ of any cliqueof sportsmen or self-seeking organ-ization. The editors and publisher,themselves incurable fishermen andhunters, believe that what's neededabove all else is a publication devotedto progressive, intelligent game con-servation, and to telling how to getthe maximum enjoyment out of ourFields, Forests and Streams here inour own State of Pennsylvania.

The editors will at all times wel-come constructive criticisms or com-munications from any reader."

As a monthly, the PennsylvaniaSportsman is available to all personswho Hunt, Fish, Shoot, Camp, Trapor enjoy the outdoors—at an annualsubscription fee of only one dollarfor twelve issues (single copies 15c)in the hope that a majority of theState's active "Sportsmen" will ac-cept it as an important and construc-tive journal. With over 500,000 suchsportsmen in our own State of Penn-sylvania vitally interested in first-hand and impartial information onthe subject of Fish and Game, thesole and independent purpose of thePennsylvania Sportsman will be tosupply it.

The editors again invite the com-ment and suggestion of every reader.If you like the present issue, write inand tell us so. If you are in contactwith an activity which should berepresented but isn't—if you haveideas to improve "your magazines"interest and usefulness—your letterswill be equally welcome.

When I received the sample copyof your magazine, I was most en-thusiastic. Should have sent in mysubscription before this but any wavhere it is. I subscribe to four nationalmagazines and when yours came Iwas in the midst of a peeve aboutall of them, wondering if every camp-fire had to be built of birch or cedar,if all travel was by canoe, and howsome of their prize footwear wouldturn out on our rocky hillsides. Sureis a place for Pennsylvania's ownmagazine and you should receive thesupport of every man in the Statewho pulls a trigger or casts a fly.

You won't of course, but I'm hopingthere are enough men in the Statewho love the outdoors sufficiently tomake "THEIR" magazine a success.

RoYDEN J. TaylorIndiana, Pa.

The Black BearThe Pennsylvania bears belong to

the species known as ursus ameri-canus. They are the comedians of thewoods. They are the only NorthAmerican wild animal which canwalk easily on the full length of thefoot in an upright manner. The bearis muscular, bulky, has small eyes,and poor vision. Its coat is glossyblack or dark brown, with occasion-ally a lighter smudge on the chest orbelly. Our mountainous countiescontain more of this species than anysimilar terrain in the United States.Bears are great tree climbers. They

can plunge through brush and overrocks and logs with great speed.Their eyesight being poor, they oftenrun toward human beings, when dis-turbed; but this should not be under-stood as an attempt at attack. Onlythe female when protecting her cubswill attack, and then, it is more of abluff, and she will turn tail, if youstand your ground. Given half achance, bruin will always run away.In fact, his ears being good, and hisscent keen, he will take to his heels,if he is approached.The cubs are born at the end of the

winters hibernation, usually in Feb-ruary, and for some time are com-pletely helpless, and very small. Youwill not see the cubs until the ad-vent of warm weather. They wanderand forage with the mother, playingwith each other as they search forfood. Cubs number one to three, andon rare occasions four.Bears are very fond of insects and

honey; they eat small animals, fruits,berries, nuts and roots. The sheepkillers are usually old males and thisusually occurs in the early sprint?months, when he is starved from hislong winter's sleep. He will stoo hisdepredations if peppered a few timeswith light loads of small shot. If hepersists plug him with a rifle!

Tricks O' Mind(Continued from page 22)

was not enough to trail him. Hecould pull himself in a hole, undercover somewhere. I continued mysearch. Then I saw him .... at thefoot of a stump .... not five feet away

curled in death, almost concealedin the leaves.As I picked him up, life seemed to

snap back through my veins again.I remembered hearing several shots.They had been near. It must havebeen Danny, whom I'd forgotten inmy excitement. I must find him. Istarted toward where I last saw him,walking slowly and quietly, that IW9uldn't spoil any possible shot hemight have. I met him coming myway. He was frowning happily."Hey, why all the noise. Bill?" he

burst out. "If I'd kept a little quieter,I'd shot some greys."

"Didn't you get any, Danny?" Iasked with considerable satisfactionall the while I had my hand on thebump caused by the squirrel in mypocket.He was smiling broadly now.

"Sure. I got three, but if you'd kepta little quieter, I'd

That's about all there is to tell ofmy story, except that we were latefor school, and had to stay in thatafternoon and it was a swell eveningfor squirrel hunting.

OPEN SEASONS—193SREGULAR BUCK SEASON

m1935 DECEMBER 1935

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

2 3 4 5 6 7

9 10 II

WEAR REDGive your brother hunter

a chance to spare your lire.

Protect yourself by wearing

plenty of

RED

ANTLERLESS DEER SEASONLOOK BEFOREYOU SHOOT

Be sure you are shooting

at legal game. Don't fire

at a movement or a noise.

Protect your brother

hunter

PLAY SAFE

1935 DECEMBER 1935

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRl SAT

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BEAR SEASON1935 DECEMBER 1935

SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

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PRE' cNT FORESTFIRES

It takes years to bring back

what a moment of careless-

ness will destroy. Trample

your cigarette, pipe and

cigar ashes. Be sure your

camp fire is out

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SPORTfMANThe ONLY Outdoor Mag^azine published FOR the

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Devoted to the interests of Conservation, Restoration,

Propagation and the betterment of Hunting, Fishingand all allieji sports for the Sportsmen of Pennsylvania

CONTENTSWhat Lies Ahead ? 2

Along A Wilderness Stream—By Mortimer Norton 3

Pomanandus and the Bobcat—By Cajit. Jack Winslow 5

Around the Campfire 7

Where to Buy a Pui)py 9

Your Dog and Mine 10

Ask "Doc" 11

The Gun Rack \2

Penna. Field Trial Club's Grouse Trial 12

Around the State With the Sportmen's Clubs 13

My Own Column 16

David E. Fisher Managing Editor

GuNTiiER M. Kennedy Associate Editor

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WHAT LIES AHEAD?

PBusiness BigshotsIn Fight To SaveHunting, Fishing

.<pri'il In The Pilfsbutpli /'>rnNEW YORK. SfjH. 7 Hm Allidl'ii! Wild Life taslilutc. loinicd by

(innif oj ilic riMu.trv^ sirnli-Nt Aiiiiiictcr.v and ^porl^•mrn, has ukrn up'the rudKi'l for huiUcr.N iiiitl fi.-hpini'"n

lookril uixin as Ihf nrfau-st ofEmli.ili .1 npi l.i (imclinii loi III* I

»flt»rf of oiitrtoorMnm Ihr in^tltulp 1% cnnipnM'd o( 33 oinsnndingAmrrirnn flKurc.^. »ho.-.r husmrs-, stmiHuv: .\\ *.; ,

|i,. 1.1. k,i;,' ,,{ i, ii.liotis Of dollars

Th<- list of onidaU reads like theloll call at a millionaire's banquet.ClinirniAii of U\c b-urd is Walter P.ClirysliT. Thomas H Beik, presi-dent of the Crouell PublLshinn Co.

pre.sident; Powell Criisley Jr. la

ch.itrin.ni ttl the executive coininit'

Charles S. MrVeiKh, N>w Yorkattorney and sp«)rtAnian, l<i vicepreMrtent; T E Doremus. of K I.

Du Pont. IS treasurer, and SethOt)rdon. of WashmKion, notedfltihter for sporUsmen's rights, ujecretar>.Tluse are oiiU' a few of the men

«ho. lovihf; a day with a rod on a.strenni or flflild with a good docand Kun. are .seekiiiK to preservefor paslerit) some of the sport

liu h lliev enjoyed Ainotlft theolhpn flic presidenis of r.ulioads.ne\v.-|Kipei puhlishcts. oil ronipanyh'*«<l.s. lorniiT Coiicres-smen. andflhinc tackle .ind «uii manufac-turers

Purpose or the Instiittte. aecord-init to Treasurer Doremus. l.» tocoiisoIirt.T!" and federate state ftamaa.vsocialttni< and various huntiHfand flshtnR associations Into aunited tKKlv

Tlien. with an esiunaied votinc.•trencih of lOIXWOOO sportsmen, aroncenlraled eftort will be made toeliminate the political evils which

jhave crept lotn the administrationI of hunting and nshing licensefund.s.

* • •

Dirtcl Shot ot Poliliei•Its the tlgfi-s'. thin« o.' its kind

ever attempted In tins country '

r>oremu< st«ie« and I think it 1$llie f»rst aiienp- ever made to con-entrate ihe i-.mer ot outdoorsmen•The laiiiiite was organlred to11 a long-fcK w.int for a medmm• speak for hi:nlers and anglersho were t.-d up with conservation

i"ethids in the pint Often thesemethods have Vrn politically coiHrolled and h.tvr re.uUed in spoil .

lu'-ris unds beine diverted Inlj road building budcets. campa.cn'tunrtsand olher stale afTairs m no way related to conserv.mcin•Already the insti 1.1,. has started a program Dunni: the first week

in February Presidinl Hiv. ..velt. very enthu,i»stii- ahoi;t Ih- o.e,inl2a-1

tioii win call a National Wild Lite Confess in Washinu'on In whicHspoi'^men will he given a chance to air llKlr views A grcu esposilionIS pi.iiined fiir tl.ls convrntmn

Keucational prosrams in five states have been pl.mned fv determineways .-rd ireans of conservation and restoration of villi life Thes^proRim. nii; he handled In iand grant colleges in d.reren- .sections ofthe CI' ir.lrv

'•

So Incensed is Pre iden' Betk at the way politics has entered m'aconserva'lon that he h.is d'ne away with the word altogether, and sub-stituted in I-. place the w,irri icstoralion

•Our SiTi Is 10 re .lore the environment necessary to natural breedingand nesting." -hr eaplains, -rhere has been an enormous waste ofnatural area by deforestation, ovcnraiing. and erovon and hr Ihereduction of naiural water levels in eBorts to reclaim Und :or un-

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neede^l agricultural purpo.-.es

• • • •Money No Handicap to Them

Much of this has been due to pohlics and we know thoae poll-ticians who spend «S |xr cent of their appropriations lor warden* andwardens- cars, and thei can expect liitle help from us

•They probabiy won t like us much, either, tor we re out to ImproveI

condiiions for ducks and fish, and neither can voteThat sporumen can count on the wealthy business men who formed

the msiitule to spend some of thrir own money to start the ball rollingIS seen in another statement by President Be> k

' We mean to restore game and other wild hfe by vigorous meiiwI and we expect to spend considerable sums ol our own money 10 restorenesting and breeding grounds (or mifratory g.ime. ' he says

•Ttie iiutitute is absolutely nonpolitical and nonpront-making andfwe hope to educate Congress and individual state liegislatures to theimportsnce of not only conscning. but restorine. American wild lite"

Tis a mighty big task these men have cut out fcr themselves, butthey have conquered larger obMarles th.in,croups of petty politicians,

I and 11 s a pood tjet that hunting and fishinc an going to be made safe*I for tiie future thiouRh their eflort.s

Reproduced from Pittsburgh Press

rOWF.I.L « KOSI.I.V JR.

Powell Croslev Jr.. above, fm-einnatl manufacturer, who ownsIhe Nallnnal league rinrinnillReds. Is chairman of the Ame-i.ran Uild life Institute's exr. 11-

live committer.

During the past several months much publicity hasbeen given as shown by the reproductions on this page.

It is because of these that we ask the question WHATLIES AHEAD?

From the one article we learn that 20,000 acres of

land has already been purchased in Perry, Huntingdonand Bedford Counties and we have heard that some"bu5jiness big shots" are negotiating for over 500 squaremiles of similar lands in the State of Pennsylvaniaalone.

Is this going to lead us to a point where all of ourhunting and fishing must be done on privately ownedshooting preserves? Is this what we are spending ourhunting and fishing license money for?

If such is the case. . .how many of you who are read-ing this can afford to pay $10 to $50 per day for theprivilege of shooting (or fishing) on these private pre-serves?

In this State of ours we have approximately three-quarter of a million sportsmen who annually pay theirfees so that they may take theii' gun or rod and getsome real enjoyment from the outdoors. Most of usget at the most only a few days in the entire season.Are you represented in, or by, this big organization?

If you are one of the sportsmen, who at the end ofthe season put your gun (or your rod) away and for-get all about it until next season, you will probably notgive this much thought or "action." If, however, youare one of those men who are really interested in yoursport all the year around you will do something aboutit.

It is hardly possible to believe that these men willpool their vast financial resources and buy up thisland simply to save it and open it for hunting andfishing grounds for the average sportsman. . .if this is

really true... this magazine, published entirely FORand representing every single man in this State wholikes to hunt and fish will be the first to get back ofthem in such work and aid in every way possible ... if

,

however, it is just another "skin game" being pulledon the sportsmen of this State, we are going to FIGHT!Every individual. . .whether he hunts or fishes or

does both . . . and every club and association should getin touch with us at once with any information youhave on this matter and express yourself throughYOUR magazine as to the stand you want to take.Right now is the time to express your views on thissubject which is vital to your interests. . .not nextweek, next month or next year after it is all over.

DAVID E. FISHER,

Editor and Publisher.

[0 BUY 'WORN our

1 20,000 Acrea of Rural Land^

Will be Purchated i

PmnaylvanU.

HARRISBUPO. Oct. J2 fAP)A. W. Manchester of New Havcr.1Conn., regional director cf landutilization, announced today lh.it

$199,000 wfill be spent for ZO.IlfO

acres of "poor and worn out'farming country in Pennsylvania.This land, he said, will be u>ed

to i>T\ng forests and game back to

sectloni no longer suited (or

'arming. The Pennsylvania pur-

.thase includes land in Perry.

unt^1gdon and Bedford Coun-ties, The more extensive areaswrff t>e in the latter two.The directors said all the land

been voluntarily offered forale and the checks for the pur-hases will be forvv.irded as soons the legal division has clearedproperty titles.

'All the land to be acquiredis located either near or adjacentto state forests, he said, "hencet}ie reforestation of this area willfit right into the picture of Stateforest development. •'

Manchester also sai* "consld-able employment will be createdin the development of the pro-ject. First choice of jobs willnaturally fall to the farmerswhose lands are being purchas-ed."The resettlement administration

said that nearly all of the 80 fam-ilies in the area are in want and amajority of them are on rc-Uef.

"The resettlement pi igramnow offers these people t! c op-portunity, to relocate on, betterland, (or which admWi«^ationWill give all who wish it expertKuidance and help in their plan-ning for the future,' the regionaloffice anld.

Manchester said the projectwill be supervised by Stanley EMunro, for whom headquartershave been established at Huntini^don. Pa.The regional office in New

Haven is in charge of the admin-islration's activities in the NewEn.^land States, New York, New'ersiy, Pennsylvania, Marylandnd Delaware, .

Reprinted fromSunbury Paper

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THE PENNSYLVANIA S P O R T S M A N

t

Along a IVilderness Stream

•

EXT to an extended hike.."^ through the forest, visiting highpeaks, no better way to view thernountain regions and their wildlife is available than by canoe tripsthrough chains of lakes and deepstreams. The panorama of woodedor rocky elevations is superb, andgives the explorer a vivid concep-tion of the expanse and character ofthe wilderness.

The August sunshine glared uponthe beautiful lake where our tentwas pitched, causing the water tosparkle dazzlingly as it rose and fell

in frothing waves. It was the kindof a day that makes a person rest-less—intensifying the urge to visit

hidden lakes and wild spots. Longhad we awaited the opportunity togo adventuring through silent for-ests on winding streams in canoes.We wanted to go fishing at someother lake than the one at whichwe were camped, where there wasmore than "standing room only." Wechose Fly Lake, where untamedpickerel and large brook trout fightfor supremacy, as our destination.

From our tent, Frank Rix, LutherHolmes, my brother Morgan, and I

paddled to the head of the lake—

a

distance of four miles—where wewere to start the actual journey upFall Stream to eventually reach FlyLake. Under a bridge were swiftrapids through which we hauled theloaded canoes. This was no easytask, for footing was insecure andpulling difficult. It was quicker andeasier than carrying the crafts over-land, consequently we did not mindthe trouble or the wetting we re-ceived when a slippery rock "dunked"us.

Soon we had conquered the rush-ing current and were drifting in thedeep still-water around a bend thick-

ly screened by low bushes. Silentlywe dipped the paddles, and presentlyLuther and I were speeding alongahead, intending to stop at intervalsand observe the animal life undis-turbed in its wild haunts.At the outset tall evergreens lined

both banks, while farther along theydwindled in number and gave placeto a compact hedge of alders. First,the stream was narrow and curving,but after a mile the channel grewwider. A soft breeze ruffled the openwater. There came a straight coursefor a half mile, with low bushes oneach side, farther away the alders,and last of all a few stunted trees.In the distance arose a range ofmountains.

This was a fine place to drop overa trolling line for pickerel, for thewater was deep and the banks af-forded excellent cover. The red andnickel spinner was twirling alongsmoothly when there came a vicioustug on Luther's line. A momentlater came a second jerk, and thefish became hooked. It darted forthe seclusion of the tangled bank, butLuther changed its purpose. Afterseveral more vigorous rushes, ourfirst fish came to the canoe. It wasonly an ordinary two pound chainpickerel, but we were glad to haveit and the fight had been spirited.Luther did not toss in the spinner

again, for we passed into the mean-dering portion of Fall Stream whereit became hemmed in and shallow.At one turn, tall grass grew andbirds of bright colors were dartingand swooping about, and gayly chirp-ing. A mischievous kingfisher sweptpast our heads and winged its wayto a lone tree, where it clung to adead branch over the water and sur-veyed the landscape in lordly man-ner. Luther gave a short, loudwhistle to scare it, and we heard a

ByMORTIMER NORTON

startled squawk from the grass toour right. Turning, we saw an enor-mous blue heron arise and flap withcumbersome wings to some solitaryretreat.Upon rounding a bend, we came in

sight of a porcupine squatted on anewly fallen spruce tree half-wayacross the stream. It stopped feed-ing and sat up to gaze wonderinglyat the figures in the strange craft.As we neared the tree, the animaldropped to its front paws and sham-bled off, sniffing the bark as it went,and appearing to be in no hurrywhatever. It was like a moving pic-ture of a game preserve—every fewfeet presented a new scene of theactivities of our forest dwellers, en-acted for our entertainment. Or per-haps it resembled a story book aboutfeathered and fur folk, only withthe added charm of its actuality.The stream became so shallow

after two miles that it kept us busydodging in and out among the rocks.We saw an old beaver dam a shortdistance ahead that had been tornaway in the center. Driving ourpaddles with force, we easilyskimmed over the few sticks remain-ing under water in the middle, withno danger of damage to the canoe.

Outstretching, dead and dried al-ders obscured the banks, and occa-sionally we would hear a "plunk" inamong them. We were unable todetermine the cause, beyond the sur-mise that it might be a mink or otter.Sometimes we saw a large swirl inthe water, and once were sure wecaught a glimpse of a muskrat crawl-ing out on the opposite shore from

THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMANwhere a noise had sounded a fewmoments before. At times we coulddistinguish some brown shapes creep-ing along close to the water's edgein the shadows of the overhangingbushes.We were pleased to see a large,

magnificent deer peacefully walkingthrough the tall grass, unaware ofour presence as we glided past. Redsquirrels scolded as we driftedthrough an evergreen woods, and onedropped a cone on the end of thecanoe, presumably intending it forour heads, A brace of partridgeswere frightened when we came closeto a low evergreen; signs of minkwere abundant; a large red fox slunkaway at our approach farther up thestream; and minnows scurried toshady coverts when we were almostover them. Dainty tamarack treesflashed by as we increased our speedto stay ahead of the other canoe, andFly Lake Mountain became visible.

What can be pleasanter, and morebeneficial, for a truer understandingand appreciation of nature than aquiet cruise on a stream teeming withlife? Look closely, and you will seemanv interesting things that go un-noticed by the hurried traveler.Such a wilderness trip is like takinga "holiday in a vacation" ag Dr.Henry Van Dyke expressed it.

We came to the first lake, FallLake, which is only a wide spot inthe stream, and quickly paddledthrough. Looking to either side, wegazed upon high mountains, grand inappearance as they stood so sharplyoutlined against the clear azure sky.Flowers of many varieties and colorsflanked both sides, and yellow waterlily pads covered the surface.

Steep banks hidden by coarsemeadow grass confronted us a mileor so from Fall Lake. Several old,dry otter slides lined these banks atcertain points, with a fresh one onlyoccasionally showing. We edgedaround one bend, backing up to getby some logs, and plunged the pad-dles deep to rac^ through a densepatch of lily pads. As we werespeeding onward, bull frogs croackeda sonorous defiance and vanished,while scores of Dragon flies whirredin every direction, A whistling ofwings came to our ears, and welooked upward to see a pair of ducksflash by as though on a non-stopflight to the Arctic regions.

When we were about a mile fromthe second lake, we found a snow-shoe rabbit half-way down the bankchewing some herb. The bunnymerely looked up as we passed,flicked its ear, and went on eating.The next one, though, was so fright-ened as we hove in sight that it frozefor an instant, then cleared the bankwith one leap and disappeared intothe jungle of vegetation.

We had gone through the secondand larger beaver dam, and thestream had grown wider andstraighter. Signs of beaver wereplentiful, and many deer trails lead-ing to the water were visible. Al-though we did not see any, we werein bear and bob cat country.When we were nearing the end

of Fall Stream, another blue heronflew up, and two big fish hawks

swung recklessly overhead. We dis-covered a small brook that connectsFall Stream with the second lake

—

Vly (or Fly) Lake—and, pulling thecanoe along at the protest of a bandof crows, we shortly entered the lake.This is somewhat more extensivethan Fall Lake, and nestles in a hol-low amidst mountains. It is abouttwo miles long and three-fourths ofa mile wide. To the right of the maininlet was a rocky shore and cliff,

and it was for there that Luther andI steered the canoe. At this spot wesaw two of the largest water snakeswe had seen in many months. Theywere over four feet long. Thesesnakes were basking in the warmsunshine, and seemed to be consid-erably startled when we drew near.In a thrice they had wriggled intotheir holes by the rock, and we hadno regrets at their forsaking our so-ciety.

Soon Frank and Morgan came, andwe prepared to cook a meal. Thiswas eaten while we were comfort-ably seated on a shelf of rock at thebase of Vly Lake Mountain, whichcommanded an exceptionally fineview of the country to the north andwest. Directly across the lake wasa limited area of flat, grassy ground.Such a small treeless plain is calleda vly—hence the name of Vly lakeand mountain. This peak is the onlyone for miles around that is covered,at least on the north slope, withwhite birch—an impressive sight asone approaches.Once more in the canoe, we headed

for the center to troll along a line oflily pads that extended to the lake'swestern end. Luther put over hisspinner, and I threw in a red-and-yellow feathered spoon. A hundredand fifty feet of silk line each, withno sinkers, attached to light baitrods and level-winding reels, madeup the rest of the outfits. Frank andMorgan had similar rigs, Morgan us-ing the reliable pork rind strip inback of a spinner. They headed forthe shallow water near the irregular

shores, while my friend and I keptmore to the middle.

It was not long before Luther hadhold of another pickerel, and soonafterward I took one from its homeunder the pads. On the second trip ^^we each missed one, but made up v^vfor it on the third by landing two ^^that were larger than any of theothers. These created a big fuss be-fore they would submit to the net,and made us work for them. Wecircled about in time to see Morganbringing one to his canoe, and he washaving a lively time with the resili-

ent split-bamboo rod. He gave thefish the spring of the rod, letting it

reveal its combative powers to thefullest. Imagine our great surpriseto find that a large spreckled troutwas fastened, insecurely, to the hookinstead of a pickerel. With thisknowledge, Morgan exercised morecaution in tiring the fish and kept atight rein on the line.

Just when everything looked rightfor a safe capture, and Frank wasadvancing the net, the trout gave aviolent lurch backward, easily strip-ping out the hook. Frank made afrantic jab with the net, but thetrout had gone the way of other bigfish. We were keenly disappointed,but the scrap had been very sporting.Fishing on a short time longer, Franklanded two fine pickerel, and thenwe started homeward.The return journey was as inter-

esting as the one upstream, and fur-nished added pleasure in the form ofnew birds and more four-footed folkgiving us a glimpse of their habits.The composition of Fall Stream it-

self took on a different aspect whenviewed in the opposite direction.With all its waterways, forests, fish,

and game, the Wilderness is an idealvacation land for the lover of theoutdoors. This may be hiking or ca-noeing in Pennsylvania's Wilderness,the Adirondack Mountains, the Greenor White Mountains, or in Maine'scelebrated North Country. Whereveryou go, you are afforded by the Wil-derness an excellent opportunity tocamp, swim, hike, fish, hunt, and en-joy winter sports. And it was justthis spirit of the outdoors, and itsboundless advantages, that took holdof our minds as were sweeping alongthe cloud-reflecting expanses of FallStream.Luther and I pushed swiftly on-

ward until we came to the larger ofthe beaver dams. Right above it, atthe water's edge, was a lazy porcu-pine chewing a stick that a beaverhad felled. We stopped to watch, butthe animal was not annoyed. Lutherpoked the hedgehog with the paddle,and not even that made him budge.He merely paused an instant to peerat Luther, seeming to scowl disap-proval. We whistled and shouted,but our spiny friend refused to noticeus any longer. Not until Luther al-most tipped him over with his paddledid the animal move.Back through the limpid watery

areas we rushed, round bends thatwere exquisite in their soft reflec-tions, past vegetation that v.^ould longinterest a naturalist, shooting overforbidding rocks, giving the chubsthe scare of their lives, and on to thebridge—the trail's end.


1

Potnanandus and the BobcatBy Capt. JACK WINSLOW

WAS pelting the dust, comingback to the city from down South,

after looking over some apatite de-posits for a nationally known corpo-ration. At the time, I was workingin one of their branches and justwhat their interest was in a phos-phate rock deposit, I am not privi-leged to say.

Just outside of Salisbury, NorthCarolina, when I was hitting herup around 65, my car gave a lurch,there was a sickening hiss, and myright rear wheel began to bump in

an ominous manner. However, bykeepin? a tight grip on the wheel,and not applying the brakes, toohard, I came to a halt within a hurdred feet or so, right side up, andstill on the highway. It was at thattime of day when dusk has changedto a dull, purplish haze, character-istic of this section of the South.Getting out of my car, I inspected thetire, and let out a choice assortmentof profanity. Thoroughly clinched to

the rubber was a beautiful mule shoefully decorated with its quota of

shining nails.

While still wondering what to doabout it, I became aware that I wasnot alone. Reclining on the daisy-bedecked bank adiacent to the roadwas a large colored boy, and no ordi-nary colored boy at that. So far as

build was concerned, he made MaxBaer look like a pygmy. Clad in

overalls, his bare feet protruded six

inches below the bottom of his trous-

ers. And such feet; probably no shoemanufacturer had ever had a hidebig enough to make him a pair of

shoes, assuming he had ever hadmoney enough to buy them.

"Ain't this hell?" I communed to

myself."Yas, suh; it sho' looks bad;" the

colored boy offered, without display-

ing any serious emotion, as I esti-

mated the damage done."The worst of it, I haven't any

jack;" I continued."I kin help you;" he volunteered.

"I'se lots stronger than I look."

This big colored boy looked like

the central figure of the Laocoon,group, as he slowly stirred to hisfeet. The illusion anent the statu-ary was occasioned by a number ofheavy garlands of daisies which hehad idly wreathed about his should-ers and twined about his muscularbare arms. This in itself was enoughto arrest my attention. But his size

was enough to command admirationanywhere. Alone, he could have ful-

filled all defense requirements of aNotre Dame backfield. Casting asidehis decorations, he found half a dozenlarge rocks handy. These he de-posited at the rear of my car. Thenhe wrenched a long rail from its

place in the nearby fence. Insertingthe rail beneath the back of my car,

he lifted the wheel from the ground,as I slid the rocks beneath the axle.

With little effort, he soon had myspare attached, and I was ready tocontinue, on my way; but by this

time, I was interested in the big,

lazy boy. He was very anxious to

please, and very deferential.

"What's your name?" I inquired,as he grinned, straightening up, afterthe tire change."Pomanandus Washington Lee Jef-

ferson Harvey Snider Rebb;" heenunciated, his eyes rolling as thenames poured forth.

"Your mother was evidently a highbrown; married more than once!"

"Yas, suh;" he declared proudly."Where is your father?" I asked."I ain't never saw him;" Poma-

nandus announced wistfully.

"Where is your mother, now?"

"I don't presackly know, suh.Sometimes, she's in Asheville, andsometimes, she's in Winston-Salem.She don't stay long no place, and I

ain't saw her for nigh on fo' yeahs,""Who raised you, Pomanandus?""My gandmammy. She lives back

heah a ways;" he said, jerking histhumb back the way I had come."You aren't giving grandma the

air, are you?" I inquired."Well, yas suh, no suh; fack is, we

done run out of po'k, and de cornmeal was nigh gone, so she done tol'

me, I'd better stir along and fin' mea job."

"You haven't found a job, yet; orwer': you tired out from looking?"

"I hain't looked yet;" Pomanandusreplied with disarming candor."Would you like to go up North

with me?" I demanded, frowning abit.

"Yas, Captain; I'd go anywhar withyou I"

So, we got in the car, and startedon. In Salisbury, Pomanandus atehalf a dollar's worth of baked beans,and came back to my restaurant, andwas waiting for me, bowing andscraping as I came out to my car.

Arrived in Washington, D. C. mycolored boy gazed with wonder at

the ornate government buildings. InBaltimore, he commented on thenumber of people of his own race,and said, he reckoned, it would be anice place to live. However, he saidhe was going to be my body-guard,and we reached Philadelphia withoutmishap. That darn mule shoe, thehandy rocks, and the rail fence be-gan to seem too much of a coinci-dence."Pomanandus;" I demanded se-

verely, "did you by any chance tossthat mule shoe under my car?"He did not answer at once, but

THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMANhung his head. He backed off in thecorner of the car, but of course, I

had no intention of hitting him. I'msix foot and healthy, and I keep thatway, by not antagonizing anyonewho is six foot six.Pomanandus made himself comfort-

able in the small woodshed back ofthe kitchen. I gave him an old armycot, and he declared it was the soft-est bed he had ever slept on.The next day, I made my report at

the office. After examining and ana-lysing the chunks of ore I hadbrought along, I told the Boss, thevarious borings had indicated a fairlylarge deposit."What are the chances of buying

the land?" the Boss demanded."I told the owners, the deposit was

probably small, and not very highgrade;" I announced. "That wasright, was it not?""Very good; but, the ore is there,

eh?""Probably a million tons, or more.""Very good; we'll investigate the

title, and can evidently get it at afew dollars an acre.""That is not in my line.""Well, you've done a good job."

He handed me a cigar."Thanks, I'd like to get off a few

days. Feel a little fuzzy around theedges.""You've just been on a trip;" the

Boss commented. "Can't you settledown for a few days?"

"I thought I'd take a run up theDelaware in my house-boat...."He furrowed his brow, and looked

doubtful. Then he went out, leavingme twiddling my thumbs. Fifteenminutes later, he returned, lookinggrim, and my heart fluttered. I

thought to myself, "No vacation.""Very well; we feel thajt you are

entitled to a week off. But, don'tstay any longer!" He handed mean order on the cashier. In parting,he remarked: "You will never diefrom overwork!"

I thanked him, and that night, Po-manandus and I started chugging upthe Delaware. Of course, we did notexpect to catch any fish, but justloafing along was satisfactory. Myboat was only twenty feet long, sevenfeet wide, in which I had installedan old Buick motor. At the most, it

drew only six inches of water, andby coaxing it along, we could makesix or seven miles an hour. For-ward, was an open deck, then camemy general living quarters, withtable, built-in bunk, and a smallstove, big enough to cook mulliganstew, and boil coffee. Aft, I had an-other small cabin, or engine room,and along the wall was anotherbunk, which Pomanandus made hisheadquarters.Three days up the river we passed

the last of navigation and had thingspretty much to ourselves. We werejust below Water Gap, and for wildand unspoiled scenery, this portionof the Delaware is hard to surpass.Tieing up to the bank, we made our-selves comfortable.

* * * *

Pomanandus had long since turnedin for the night, and was sleeping thesleep of the just. My gasoline lan-tern was sputtering and about empty,so I knew it was the right time to

lay aside the book I had been read-ing. Through the window, I couldsee the moon, shining like a silvershield high overhead. The air wasbalmy, the gentle rocking of the boatwas conducive to slumber. Yawningprodigiously. I threw off my clothes,to turn in. Although I did not havea watch, I knew it was after mid-night.

I was just closing my eyes, andsnuggling down comfortably undermy blanket, when my muscles taut-ened and I lay rigid, every nervealert. From somewhere outside,came the most awesome, blood curd-ling cry. It sounded like a baby be-ing strangled. It woke me up, all

right! By the subdued glow of themoonlighted cabin, I could see Po-manandus in the doorway betweenmy room and his. He was bent overso as not to hit his head. In spite ofhis heroic build, he was shakingfrom head to foot, his teeth chatter-ing together like a pair of castanets.His face was chalky.

"Fo' Gawd, Captain; what wasdat?" he managed to stammer.

"I don't know;" I admitted, al-though I had my suspicions."Dat sounded like de time, my nex'-

to-last stepdaddy choke my Ma!""Why did he choke her?" I asked,

as an item of information."He done caught her makin' eyes

at another man!"Of course, we were talking in sub-

dued whispers, awaiting a furtherdemonstration from outside, and wedid not have long to wait. Thatnerve splitting cry was repeated, andthis time, I located it as directlyabove the roof of n.y cabin. At thissecond outcry, Pomanandus lungedinto my cabin, slumped to his knees,with his hands folded, eyes lifted, ashe quavered: "Now, I lay me; now, Ilay me...." He certainly prayedfast!

I got up from my bunk, and tookmy old service revolver from beneathmy pillow. Twirling the cylinderand making sure it was loaded, Icautiously opened the d^or leadingto the forward deck, and peeredabout. Craning my neck, out fromunder the portico above the door, Isaw the cause of our alarm. Perchedin the top of a decayed water hick-ory, I saw a large bobcat. Poman-andus was hovering behind me, hisbreath blowing stertorously on theback of my neck, I could feel hishuge body shivering from head tofoot; in fact, he was shaking so hard,the whole boat was quivering.

I could see no reason why the bob-cat had fled up the tree, but all atonce, he arched his back, lookingstraight up at the moon, and let outanother blood tingling caterwaul.That last yowl was just a little toomuch for my peace of mind. Ithought of the many deer this oldrascal had probably destroyed in histime, and while I am not a cold-blooded killer, I have no use forvermin, or predators of any sort.Raising my arm, I took careful aim,and squeezed the trigger. I caughthim just behind the left front leg,and down he came with a crash,landing squarely in a heap on myforward deck. But, even in thethroes of death, he was able to

treddle his legs, and spit venomous-ly, as he thrashed about."Gawd;" Pomanandus ejaculated,

"was dat what it am?"Stepping past me, Pomanandus

grasped the cat by the throat, andswung it around, I could hear thespine crack, and the cat relaxed witha sigh. But, Pomanandus did not es-cape; his arms were slit almost tothe bone, and it took me the balanceof the night to patch him up, andstaunch the flow of blood

!

BV'er FoxVulpes fulva, the red fox, is the

hero of many a tale, dating back toAesop. In Pennsylvania, the red foxis limited to our northern counties,where the terrain is mountainous.He is a swift, alert hunter, and hasa remarkably keen sense of smell.He preys on poultry, squirrels, mice,rabbits, grouse and quail, and whenhunting, he stalks like a movingshadow. Often, he lies beside thetrail and captures his prey as theysaunter by unconscious of danger.The red fox hunts mostly at night,but is often seen in the day time.

A hollow log, or a burrow beneatha stump, or in a hillside is used as aden wherein the puppies, one to tenin number are brought forth. Theyoung are very small at first, butgrow rapidly, and may be seen play-ing about the entrance of the bur-row, which is often betrayed by theworn surface, and numerous car-casses of chickens and other foodscattered about. The parents bothforage for the young, and bring themwhole birds, chickens, rabbits, stillkicking, which they permit theyoungsters to tear asunder, therebyteaching them the trade of hunting.The first prey of the adolescentyoungster is quite likely to be an un-wary field mouse, or rat.

Foxes are a serious menace to use-ful game, but the red fox is not re-garded such a destroyer as his closerelative, the gray fox. Bounty waspaid on over fifty six thousand redfoxes during the past fifteen years.Of course, many were killed byhunters and trappers, on which nobounty was collected. The bountyon red fox was removed in 1929.

The red fox is larger, and morevaluable as a fur bearer than thegray variety. It has a large bushy tailthe reddish body being pleasantlydecorated by black nose, ears andfeet. The tail is white tipped. Agreat many hunters enjoy much ex-cellent winter sport by trailing thefox as a pastime, the quarry beingrun to earth, but not destroyed.

The natural history exhibit at themuseum in connection with otherstate relics collected at the capitalin Harrisburg is one of the most com-plete and comprehensive of its kind,and anyone who is at all interestedin outdoor matters should make it amatter of business to spend a fewdays getting acquainted with ourstate museum.

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by GU NTH EFS^MILTON hENNE.DV

Over in the northwestern part ofour state there are a number of fairsized lakes; Lake Canadohta, LakePleasant, Edinboro, Sugar Lake, andof course, the large new PymatuningReservoir, at the head of the She-nango River. In the summer time,these lakes are good fishing, andEdinboro, or Conneaut can usuallybe relied on for a musky, and whenthey are striking, there are plentyof crappies, bluegills, perch, catfish,

with some nice sized largemouth bassthrown in by way of excitement.However, this fall I was interestedin seeing whether there were anyducks. In the marsh north of Edin-boro, I saw several small flights; butthere weren't many.

I don't want to stir up any need-less excitement, but by the time this

sees print, it will be too late, any-how, to change your plans. How-ever, I don't mind saying, that notfar from Cross Fork on Kettle Creekin Potter County, I counted fifteen

deer, and I also caught a distant

glimpse of what looked to me like

a three-year-old bear. The section

north of Renova, and south of

Coudersport is easy of access byhighway 144, or 872. My best loca-

tion has always been just north of

Cherry Springs, and northwest of

Corbett. A fellow who can't find a

deer in this neighborhood had better

have his eyes tested.

For the fellows who hunt the east-

ern part of the state, I could recom-mend the Saw Creek section in PikeCounty. The Big Swamp is acces-

sible bv taking the D. L. & W. to

Stroudsburg. Almost any of the boysaround Stroudsburg, can give you the

latest dope, and if you hire one of

them to take you out in his machine,you will hit into good deer territory.

Your chances of getting a bear is

also good, and for grouse, grey squir-

rels, varying hare, and cottontails,

there isn't any better hunting in the

whole state.

Within easy motoring distance of

Stroudsburg, near Brodhead Creekin Monroe County, there is i^ood

shooting north and east of Canaden-sis. The terrain is mountainous, andyou had better wear hob-nail shoes.

'This is good deer country, and oc-

casionallv, you'll run foul of a bob-cat if you aren't looking for one.

Also, there is plenty of hares andrabbits, and good grouse shooting.

Having lived in Williamsport, I

naturally have done most of myhunting in the northern part of the

state. There's a chap named Wil-liams living in Conrad, Potter County,

who is a darn good guide. If hecan't show you a bear and get youwithin gunshot, there's somethingwrong with you. Of course, he won'tshoot the bear for you, but if youmiss, that's your bad luck!

I landed a couple of nice sizedsmallmouth bass out of Lower Ket-tle the last time I was out. You canget a lot of interesting informationabout hunting in the neighborhood,if you get on the right side of oldman Schutt, who runs HickoryTavern at Coudersport. Most ofPotter County is sparsely settled,

with plenty of cover. Take the Ger-mania-Oleana turnpike and you'll

see some deer, and plenty of grouse.

Old man Crites of Punxsutawneyis right handy with a gun. He getsall over the northern tier of countiesas Division Engineer of the B. R. &P. I don't know just where he is

going to take me this year, but healways delivers the goods. I've hadthe old Marlin out, and shined herup, inside and out. This old blunder-bus of mine is a lever action, andplenty safe. It shoots a .44 soft-nose,steel-jacketed shell, and while it

hasn't the high velocity of some ofthe more modern arms, it has whatit takes to bring down anything I

get a bead on. My lamps aren't asgood as they used to be, but this

gun has knocked over a mountainlion, out west, in the old days whenCrites and I were railroading for theMexican branches of the SouthernPacific, and any gun that will bumpoff a big cat will stop a deer.

The older I get, the more cautiousI become. I never used to have anyfear when out in the woods, and I'mnot afraid of any of the wild animals,big or little. But there's a two-leggedcritter, genus homo, who has mebuffaloed. Last year, I got dustedthree different times with a showerof small shot. And once, a bulletcarromed off a rock, and didn't missmy ear by more than five feet. If

you want a good belly laugh, youought to take a squint at my hunt-ing coat. I've got it decorated aroundthe shoulders, chest and back witha liberal assortment of patches of

red flannel. One of the biggest dan-gers a hunter encounters is bringingin his meat. After you've dressedout your deer, you have him bunchedup around your shoulders as-

suming he is not too big to packin some infernal jackass is quiteliable to take a pop at you, when hesees the flag bobbing ud and down,as you tramp through the brush onyour way back to camp. If hunterswould only keep cool, and make

certain they know what they areshooting at, there would be fewerserious accidents. The best way to

safeguard against making a fatal mis-take is to carry a good pair of binocu-lars around your neck. Before tak-ing a snapshot at what you may thinkis game, it is a good plan to size upthe situation carefully. By using apair of marine ''lasses, or even a pairof "opera glasses," you can size upyour target, and see whether it wearshorns, and whether the coast is clearto bear down. I never forget thetime. Rube Santmyer plugged mewhen I had my snoot in a spring tak-ing a drink to wash down the cottonin my throat, after four hours ofhard going. I let out a yell youcould hear a mile, and Rube wasmore scared than I was. Fortunate-ly, he was only using a .22, and hemanaged to dig the slug out of thefleshy part of my rump. I cussedhim out plenty, and asked him:"What the hell did you think I

was?" Old Rube was so rattled hekept stuttering: "D-d-darn if I know!I only saw your rump sticking up in

the air, and it was a beautiful target!"

In that section bounded by Dela-ware Water Gap on the south, Mat-amoras on the east, Honesdale onthe north, and Wilkes-Barre on thewest, there are a great many smalllakes and ponds, and of course, thereis the big lake, Wallenpaupack. Thisis your best bet, if you like to geta few ducks for the table. Get into

your blind before dawn, and lay lowuntil seven o'clock. Most of theducks will be stirring around, andsome of them will have gone on abouttheir business, but there's a fair like-

lihood, you'll have several good shots.

Ducks are pretty wary, and you won'thave much show, if you make anynoise, or thrash around the water-edge after daylight.

Haven't heard of any of the boysknocking down any turkeys this

season. Some years ago, I managedto get a fine gobbler, while trampingnear the Juniata. I'd been huntingin Bedford and Huntingdon counties,

looking for a deer. Even if youhaven't any luck, it's a lot of funswapping yarns with the boys whohang around the Bedford SpringsHotel, in Bedford, or the Brunswickin Huntingdon, the Kenmar at Mt.Union, or Green Gables at Lewis-town.

Up near Erie, on Leboueuf Lake,there used to be plenty of ducks. Youcan get there by way of Union City.

In season, its a good place to fish.

The night clerk at the JohnsonHotel, Union City says some of theboys landed several nice muskies,and plenty of big bass the past year.Not far out of town, if you don't seeany ducks, there are always rabbitsand plenty of 'em, and also lots ofsquirrels, and a fair number ofgrouse.

It seems a darn shame that owingto pollution, the old-time fishing in

the upper waters of the Alleghenyaren't as good as they used to be.

I suppose something should be doneabout this pollution, but we won'tget very far as long as our senators

8 THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMANare controlled by the monied inter-ests. Grover Ladner, our DeputyAttorney General, is making a gal-lant fight in the interests of thesportsmen, but it isn't a one-man bat-tle. If all the out-door men wouldjust get together, and bring pressureto bear, we might put the fear ofGod into these greedy manufacturers,who think they have a Divine Rightto play hell with our streams. AsLadner pointed out in his article inlast month's issue, the streams belongto the Commonwealth, and are forthe pleasure and benefit of the com-mon people, and no one has anyright to dump their refuse into anystream. Outside of a very few man-ufacturing processes, this debriscould be easily controlled andscreened out either by filtering, sedi-mentation, evaporation or incinera-tion. But, this would cut down a fewdollars on the profits, so the pollu-tion continues, in most cases un-abated. One of these days, if wevalue our health, we'll rise in ourmight, and do something about it;

but, it's the old story; "Let Georgedo it!" Sportsmen, as a usual rule,are lazy and easy-going; they don'twant to be bothered!

Over thirty varieties of shore-birdseither visit our State on their migra-tions, or are residents along ourlarger water-ways. Rightfullyenough, they are on the protectedlist, for it is of record that they killcountless quantities of grasshoppers,locusts, army worms, cut worms, wireworms, and clover leaf beetles . . .

all of them noxious pests that dogreat damage to crops.

Have you ever stopped to thinkwhat you are getting when you buya fish sandwich at your favorite hot-dog stand? The chances are, you aretold it is jack salmon. The jack sal-mon of commerce is really an under-sized wall-eye, or pike perch, or Sus-quehanna salmon. Up in the farNorth it is known as the dore, andthe various Indian tribes call it va-rious other names; while out in Mis-souri, a first cousin is known as thesauger. It is neither a salmon, nor apike, but belongs to the perch fam-ily. Of course, all hot-dog standowners are not overly scrupulous, andyou may be getting a mud-cat, oreven a sucker.

In the headwaters of the Monon-gahela, and Allegheny now and thena specimen of muskellunge is caught.They are also taken in ConneautLake, and several of the lakes in thenorthwestern part of the state. Justwhy the fish is not more generallydistributed is hard to understand, forit is a fierce predator, and attacksmost other forms of fish life. Pecu-liarly enough, a small muskie is sel-dom caught; if so, it is usually mis-taken for either a pickerel, or a com-mon pike; but for fighting qualities,a muskie of any size is in a class byitself, and on a par with the small-mouth bass, and the Atlantic salmonof vaunted prowess.

When using a fly-rod, many nov-ices bungle their cast by jerking backon the rod too vigorously. When re-trieving the fly, it is best to lift therod with a slow, easy movement untilthe line and leader clear the water,with just the fly resting on the water;then, by a quick flip, the fly is carriedback without danger of putting abreaking strain on the tip.

Black bass, after the mating sea-son, usually take possession of somefavorite nook or cranny, and if youget a rise, and miss one day, you cango back later, and try again, for largebass, do not move about over a wide-range from their home. Generally,it has been found, the mate will notbe far away, and you may be luckyin landing both.

It is a mistaken fallacy that gutleaders should be kept in a damp box.If you do, you will find they will rotas readily as a silk line that is notproperly dried out after use. Ofcourse, you must wet the leader be-fore you start using it, in order tomake it flexible.

I am in receipt of a bulletin fromheadquarters at Frankfort, Ky., giv-ing some very amazing figures con-cerning the robins of that state. It

was found that there is an averageof one nest to every acre in the state,each nest averaged four young birds,in addition to the parents; during themating season, the average daily con-sumption of worms and insects con-sumed by this specie of song bird,alone, ran un to the astonishingamount of 3000 tons per day. Therobin is very plentiful in Pennsyl-vania, probably even more prevalentthan in Kentucky, so our youngstersshould be instructed not to molestthese birds at any time, owing to thegreat benefits derived by the farmersapd florists of our state.

Walt Beaver, of Berwyn, Pa., dis-tinguished himself at the last Ameri-can Trap Meet at Vandalia, by run-ning a string of 635 clay birds with-out a miss. He used a RemingtonModel 32, Over and Under, and Rem-ington Shur Shot shells. Fred Tom-lin, of Glassboro, in our neighboringstate of New Jersey, made a newGrand American Handicap Profes-sional record by breaking 430 straightat the same meet. Mrs. "Bunny"Sanders of West Virginia broke 114straight; that's shootin'!!!

The American public is branchingout as the greatest nomads in theworld. In years gone by, the English-man was the recognized traveler; butyou only have to keep your eye peeledas you whiz along the highways andobserve the many fancy trailers tonote that at least half of the motor-ists are visiting outside the limits oftheir home states. Pennsylvania thepast summer entertained its quota oftourists, as on one occasion when I

checked up at a campsite near Har-risburg, cars from twenty-sevenstates, including Ontario and Quebecwere present.

The duck situation which causedsuch a stir for several years past,

with federal legislation limiting theseason to a few days, has evidentlypassed the crisis, for the open seasonhas been lengthened, and bag limit

on ducks fixed at 10 per day. Penn-sylvania is included ip the northernzone, with a season running fromOctober 21st to November 19th. NewJersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginiaand the states further south are in-cluded in the southern zone, in whichthe duck season does not open untilNovember 20th, and runs until De-cember 19th. Of course, there is noSunday shooting, and no shootingfrom sundown until a half hour be-fore sunrise. As in the past no openseason on wood ducks, buffleheads,Ross' geese, snow geese or swans inthe states bordering the Atlantic.The new regulations prohibit thebaiting of shooting areas with corn,wheat or other grain; and no livedecoys are permitted. No gun shoot-ing more than three shells is allowedunder President Roosevelt's proclam-ation, and all guns used must be shotfrom the shoulder; this last apparent-ly aimed at the pot-hunter who mightuse a swivel gun in the salt marshes.In addition to state hunting license,sportsmen must buy the federal duckstamp on sale at all first and secondclass post offices, in order to be with-in the law on waterfowl. No hunt-ing from aeroplane, power or sailboat. If you have a shotgun withbarrel shorter than 18", it must beregistered with the U. S. Collector ofInternal Revenue. Possession of suchgun without proper registration is

a misdemeanor punishable by heavyfine.

IVhere to Buy a Puppy

In addition to the drying up of thenorthwestern nesting grounds duringthe past few years, now fully re-covered from the prolonged drought,observation shows that the crow hasgreatly extended its northern migra-tions, and is responsible for destroy-ing million of duck eggs and nestlingsin that vast territory extending fromthe Dakotas into North West Terri-tory and the Yukon. While some ofthe ducks visiting Pennsylvania comedown from the region of Hudson Bayand Labrador, a considerable numberoriginate in the far northwestern partof Canada, follow down the Missouri,the Mississippi, then turn eastwardalong the Ohio Valley, across Penn-sylvania, and down the eastern coast.

Many hunters find after using theirhunting coat for several seasons thatthe blood smeared inside the pocketsattracts moths and vermin. Also,unless the inside of the pockets arethoroughly washed out from time totime, the odor is far from pleasant.A handy blood-proof game bag is

made by L. L. Bean of Freeport,Maine, which can also be used fortoting a lunch, and when empty formsa good protection against catchingcold by using it to sit on instead of awet log, or damp ground.

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tBy W. F. ROBINSON

(NCE the children have fathertalked into buying them a puppy

for a pet or father has mother talkedinto letting him buy that hunting dogthe great question arises at oncewhere shall be go to buy the said"pooch"? Would it be better to driveover to So and So's kennel and lookaround or would we get a better bar-gain from Mike the ice man who hasa litter of puppies for sale.

Mother who has an idea in theback of her head to salvage enoughfrom the family budget to purchasea new rug for the front room speaksup and says, "Well, Mrs. Smith toldme yesterday at club that So and Sowould not sell a puppy for less than$35.00 and I think that is too muchto pay for a puppy. Father abouthad his mind set on one of those fineSpringers to use on pheasants thisfall but happened to think of nextwinter's coal bills and a possible layoff at the plant so he allowed thatMother was about right. However,Junior, who had been doing a lit+le

detective work thought differently.He spoke up and said, "Dad, youknow Billy Jones' daddy went overon Bridge street to a place wherethey had some puppies for sale andbought one for $15.00 but in four oi

five days the puppy came down withdistemper and died. Billy's dad paidthe veterinary $5.00 for medicine sonow they are out $20.00 and haven'tany pup either. Billy and his dadwent back to the place where theybought the pup but the man didn'twant to replace it, as he said that it

was all right when he sold it. Be-.sides, he couldn't replace it as hispiippies were all sold and he would-n't have any more until next year.Bill's dad says the next time he buysa puppy he is going to go to an es-tablished kennel even though he hasto pay a little more."Thus the arguments ran during the

ensuing week until Saturday after-noon, Pa and Ma, and the childrenclimbed into the family flivver andwent puppy hunting. For some un-known reason the car turned towardMr. So & So's kennel. Upon their ar-rival there they found a medium size

kennel comprising approximately 25dogs. Mr. So and So showed themhis two sires, one of whom had justcompleted his championship at anEastern show. He also showed themhis four brood matrons and three lit-

ters of puppies of different ages. Byseeing both the sire and dam of thepuppies they were able to gain somekind of an idea of what they mightexpect to have from one of thesepuppies when grown. They also no-ticed that the kennel, while not largewas ample, clean and well cared for.

The runs were well constructed, ofample size, clean and shade providedfor the dogs during the heat of theday. Each run was supplied with asupply of clean fresh water. On thewhole, everything was ship shapeand the dogs showed it. They werein good flesh, their coats were glossy,

eyes bright and every dog on his toes

showing that they were in the bestof health.

Upon inquiry into the puppy's ped-igree, Mr. So and So gave them avery clear concise account on thepedigree of all of his dogs, his ideason line breeding and why he used acertain sire with certain matrons andwhy he did not use certain sires withcertain other matrons. Upon inquiryinto the various diseases with whichdogs are sometimes afflicted, he veryproperly advised them that the first

thing to do was to consult a veteri-nary immediately, should a puppyshow signs of becoming ill; and alsogave them many practical hints incaring for a puppy, which he hadlearned thru his years of experience.Upon being asked what kind of aguarantee went with the puppies hestated very frankly that he did notmake a practice of selling any dogsfrom his kennel unless they were in

perfect condition as far as he wasable to determine but should a puppybought from his kennel develop dis-temper, for instance, in less than theminimum number of days of incuba-tion for the disease he would assumethat it had been exposed before leav-ing his kennel and that he would re-place the puppy free of chargeshould it die. Thus the conversationran, Mr. So and So giving much val-uable information on breeding, feed-ing, training and many other phasesof the dog business but still theywere not quite satisfied to pay $35.00for a puppy when one of the samebreed could be bought for $15.00, sothe family again climbs into thefamily flivver and drive to the otherside of town to see the said litter of$15.00 puppies.

Upon arrival they found a smallkennel, not any too clean, the runswere dirty, no shade provided for the

dogs, a pail or two of stale dirty

water was the only relief afforded

the dogs. The dogs themselvesshowed lack of care, being roughcoated and dull eyed. The puppieswere small for their age and appar-ently not receiving the proper food.

Upon inquiry into the breeding of

the puppies the owner replied that

they were from Such and such astrain, the sire was owned by afriend of his over in the next town,that the dog was a good hunter andeligible for registration but that wasall he knew. When asked about theguarantee they were informed verypromptly that when they bought apuppy and took it home it was their

puppy regardless what happened.So after a very unsatisfactory half

hour in trying to find out just whatthey were to get for their $15.00,

they once more took to the fliver andstarted for home. But when theycame to the Main street father didnot turn toward home. Rather heturned in the opposite direction andit did not take Junior a moment to

realize that they were headed towardthe So & So kennels. Within anotherhalf hour they were on the wayhome with a fine puppy and every-

body was happy except the man whodid not want to go to the bother lo

raise anything but $15.00 pups.

The above little story, while moreor less fiction, describes the situationquite accurately of a novice startingout to buy a dog. The buyer is notto be blamed entirely, as naturallyhe wants to buy the dog as cheaplyas possible. I hope however I maystart an educational movement whichwill be carried on by other dogbreeders and other magazines where-by the unsuspecting public may be alittle more secure when they start

out to buy a dog. It is hard to con-vince some people that a Setter is

not always a Setter, or a Terrier notalways a Terrier, not taking into con-sideration the difference made byproper breeding, proper feeding andproper care.

If you will pardon me I would like

to mention a little incident aboutbreeding which occurred in my ownbusiness a short time ago. Lastspring in answer to some of my ad-vertising, I received an inquiry aboutpuppies, grown dogs and brood ma-trons. I immediately wrote thegentleman about my puppies, grownstock and a brood matron or two, en-closing pictures, pedigrees and myvery best sales letter. The prices

ran from $25.00 for small puppies to

$100.00 for a bred matron. About 5

days later, to my surprise, I receivedmy pictures mailed back to me withno comment made. I immediatelywrote the gentleman again askingwhy he made no comment. If hehad bought elsewhere, or didn't like

my dogs or if the price was too high?I then received a very fine letter andit gave the low-down on the situa-

tion. It ran something like this. "I

was very much impressed with yourdogs but could not afford to pay the

price. I want to get into the Springerbusiness but had only $25.00 to spendso went to a couple of places nearhere and bought a female for $10.00

and a male for $15.00 and I am goingto raise some puppies."

The gentleman also enclosed a

copy of the pedigree on the new pur-chases, none of whom I had everheard and no doubt the dogs werenot known outside of the townshipin which they were raised. This of

course did not mean necessarilv that

they were not good dogs but judgingfrom the price, the pedigree etc. onewould naturally assume that theywere not more than second or third

rate dogs. Yet this gentleman pro-poses to mate these two dogs andraise puppies for sale to the public.

In this same letter the gentlemanasked for any advice which I mightbe able to give him which wouldhelp him to get started in his newbusiness. This I was glad to do, giv-

ing all of the hints possible aboutthe breeding, care and sale of dogsbut concluded by advising him to

train these two dogs so that theywould hunt well and sell them to

some one who wanted just a shoot-ing dog. That by so doing he couldprobably double his money or moreand then go to some established ken-nel and buy a proven matron, bredto a proven sire and thus get started

in the business with a firm founda-tion.

10 THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN THE PENNSYLVANIA SPORTSMAN 11

In conclusion I come to the ques-tion of where to buy that puppy andmy opinion in the matter is to go to

an established kennel. Not necessar-ily the large kennel or a small ken-nel but one that has been in the busi-

ness for some time. One that has a

reputation for honest dealing. Onethat owns brood matrons and sires of

correct type and if it is a huntingdog that you are buying consider

whether or not the owner hunts his

dogs frequently and understandstraining. It is a huge joke to me to

see some one raising and selling

hunting dogs, advertising them as

trained or partly trained when this

same man never spends a day in thefield with his dogs, neither does hehire them trained. Some people goon the theory that the hunting in-

stinct can be bred out of a strain of

dogs by raising generation after gen-eration without ever giving them achance to hunt. If this is true howlong would it be before this kennelwould be selling "just pets" for real

hunting dogs?

If you were to be offered a newcar, the first one ever built by a newcompany you would no doubt hesi-tate and say, "This is a fine lookingcar and it seems to be well built, butI will wait until they get the "bugs"out of it before I buy, one." This canhappen in the dog business. If youwill pardon another personal inci-

dent I will give you m" own experi-ence. About 10 or 11 years ago I

was the owner of two fine litters ofpuppies; at least, I considered themso and in each litter there was a"flyer." Right away I came to theconclusion that there was nothing to

this dog breeding. Just mate a cou-ple of dogs. Pick out the "flyers"

and go out and clean up the dogshows but to my sorrow I learneddifferently. After a brilliant butshort show career these two flyers

died from distemper and I startedout to raise myself another pair butthe sad part of it was the same mat-ing used time after time failed to

produce anything out of the ordinary.Here is the point. Had I sold thesetwo puppies to some breeder forbrood matrons he probably wouldhave been very much disappointed in

the offspring as I later learned thatthese two "just happened." It wasno scientific breeding on my part thatproduced them, neither was it due to

any particular greatness on the partof the sire and dam. As I said be-fore they "just happened" and nodoubt would never have producedanything out of the ordinary. NowI am coming to the conclusion. If

you are buying a dog try and buy it

from an established kennel or breed-er. Not that I have a thing againstthe breeder just starting, in fact I

feel sort of sorry for him as I knowsomething of the row which he willhave to hoe. A few years will soonroll around and if he has intestinalfortitude enough to still be in thebusiness he will then be an estab-lished breeder.

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If you want good Hunting and Fish-ing, be a sportsman, Obey the Law.

The Readers of The PennsylvaniaSpoktsman arc made up of realsportsmen, tha sort who can affordand must nc( essarily possrss GoodShooting Dogs and Hounds. Thisdepartment is conducted for the pur-pose of exchanging information ondogs and dog breeding, health, care,training, etc. Questions for adviceor infoi'mation will be answeredwhen stamped, addressed envelope is

enclosed.

In order to have your dog in capitalshape for good service afield, it is

necessary to start early in fall witha routine of daily exercise. To hardenthem up for the strenuous work of anall-day hunt, a good worming is re-quired at the beginning of the season.Care about the dog's diet is especiallynecessary; in addition to the usualtable scraps, and occasional cannedration, substantial feeding on fresh-cooked mash, with raw hamburger,and a spoonful of cod liver oil onceor twice a week, also some cannedsalmon once or twice a week will helpbuild up the dog's reserve. It is nonxore than fair to see that your dogsare in perfect health before sendingthem out for the grueling work of

hunting grouse, or quail. Any manwho has spent weeks at an office desk,

and then goes out for several daysafield will inevitably show the effects

of strain after a few hours of tramp-ing; then why expect more of yourdog, after weeks of being housed up,

or confined to the limited space of

the average kennel. To be absolutelyhumane, no dog should be asked to

hunt more than half a day, unlessgiven a good rest during the warmerportion of the day. If possible, it is

well to use two sets of dogs, in eventyour hunting vacation is of short

duration.An unconditioned dog, or one that

has been given only a perfunctorywork-out a few days before the openseason is in no shape to give a goodperformance. He can't hold out in

heavy cover, but after the initial

spurt will begin to dodge cover, hunthstlessly, and show distress by hunt-ing water, with tongue lolling out.

Much dissatisfaction of dog owners is

not the dog's fault. The owner is

probably in no position . to give his

dog a workout under proper condi-tions. Today, there are so many pro-fessional trainers, whose prices arereasonable, that every dog should beput through a preliminary course of

sprouts under expert guidance. Toput a dog in perfect form, at least

two months' training during the clos-

ing weeks of summer and the begin-ning of fall are necessary, and the

preliminary workouts should be givenin terrain similar to that hunted later

on. While dogs have good mem-

i

ories, the best of them need to havetheir previous education brushed upfor best results. When a sportsmanplans weeks ahead for a few days'

outing, he should certainly not hand-icap himself with a dog that is in noshape to hunt.

The ailments that afflict setters,

pointers and springers, also assail thebassetts, beagles, and other varieties

of coon, mink, possum, skunk, fox,

and wolf hounds. The hounds areperhaps more apt to have foot ail-

ments, owing to the rougher terrain

over which they usually work. If nosuperficial cuts, or bruises are appar-ent when your dog goes lame, it is

well to wash the sore feet in as hotwater as the dog will stand, then givethe injured foot a careful examina-tion under a powerful magnifyingglass. Small blisters between thetoes occasionally are the cause of

distress. Sometimes a foreign sub-stance has burrowed deep into thepad, and is not discovered until after

a thorough bathing. For muscularlameness, bathing with rubbing alco-

hol is good medicine for any dog.

Sore pads will react favorably to acombination rub of alcohol, alum andborax; followed by an application of

resinol salve. Too many huntersthink their dogs will round into form,if left to themselves and allowed to

lick their wounds. This is damn poorsportsmanship in any man! Treatyour dog as a pal, and he will standany amount of hard work gladly andwillingly.

In closing, it might be well to men-tion the retrievers used by the duckhunters. These dogs should be ac-customed to the hardships of swim-ming in cold water for several weeksbefore the flights come down fromthe north. Although by nature, theyfeel no discomfort when wet, still

they should be hardened up by work-ing them among weeds, reeds, andshore growth and given a bit of pre-liminary training each fall before theactual work of bringing in the deadbirds, and cripples. Most of theseretrievers are kept by their ownerswhere they can not disport them-selves in water every day, or if so,

there is a vast difference between thecomfortable warmth of water in asmall pool, or shallow stream, andthe cold temperatures of larger bodiesof water, where ducks foregather ontheir migratory flights. Only whenyour dog is properly trained to un-dergo the hardships of the hunt, canyou expect it to put out a creditableperformance. So, give the poor, dumbanimal a reasonable break!

tCan^t Find Any Bassin Penn^s Creek???

By Dr. W^ALTER C. BECKPastor of First Lutheran Church, Selinsgrove, and *

Fisherman Extraordinary

In the last week of July, year of1935, I drove about 12 miles north-west of Selinsgrove (Snyder County)and plug-cast for bass. I fishedalong the north shore of the streamcovering about 100 yards of thatparticular stretch of water withoutany results.

I had been told about the vainefforts of some of my friends in thisstretch of water and I concluded theymust be right. When I came to thetail-end of that water I noticed outin the middle of the stream a"pocket" about ten feet long andtwenty feet wide but I could notreach it because of the brush alongthe shore and I could not wade inwithout going over my boots.

So I decided to go up the streamat a riffle and take a chance in wad-ing out to that pocket from the otherside. I did this and hooked into a

2V2 pound bass and creeled him. I

did some more casting without re-sults.

But I was convinced there weresome bass in those waters. The first

week in August I again went back to

this place, crossed the riffle at thehead of this stretch of water andplugged through it without any re-

sults. On the way up the stream I

noticed a likely looking place for

bass and dropped back to this spot,

waded out about ten feet, cast theplug up and across the stream,mumbled the words, "Fishy, Fishy,bite," to which I received the re-

sponse of a smashing attack andafter a real good scrap I brought thebass to the net. This fellow weighedexactly three pounds. I also caughta few more at several other spotsalong this vicinity of Penn's Creek.

So, the first Tuesday in September,I ran across Elmer Fisher, of Selins-

grove, and he told me he couldn'tlocate any bass and that he was go-ing to quit fishing. Then I said to

him, "Tell you what I'll do. We'llgo tomorrow and I'll take you whereyou can hook into a three poundbass." So we went up to that par-ticular spot on Penn's Creek, wadedacross at the riffle, walked down a

path in the weeds along the shoreabout fifty yards, speaking only in

undertones. Then I placed him at

the most likely looking spot, told

him where to make the cast andwhile he was casting I muttered that

"Fishy, fishy, bite" sentence, andafter he had made a few turns onthe reel by way of retrieving theplug, IT HAPPENED! He hookedinto a good sized bass and before I

could get his net he hoisted that bass

about ten feet to the shore in thegrass. It was a beauty and weighed

almost three pounds, just about twoounces under that weight to be exact.Was he happy? I'll leave that up toyou other fishermen to judge. Yes,he finally admitted there are somebass in Penn's Creek.

Editor's Note: There's a fellow bythe name of "Pete" in your town (ABass Fisherman DeLuxe??) Rever-end, whom I'd like to see you showhim some bass this next season.

Ask ''Doc**Anything About Hunting

and Fishing

By Henry "Doc" Charles

In this department will be an-swered all questions pertaining toWHERE to go; HOW to get there;WHAT to nsh and hunt; WHO willaccommodate; WHEN the seasonopens; and all Outdoors Questions.

T. S., Sinnemahoning—What is theaddress of the Triumph Trap Co.?''This company has consolidated withW. A. Gibbs and Son, Inc., Chester,Pa.

J.K.H., Pittsburgh—I am interestedin purchasing a trailer and wouldlike to have several questions an-swered. What trailer would you rec-ommend? Would it pay me to buildone or buy a factory made? CanI use this as a camp when hunt-ing for deer in our forests? *Thereare quite a few makes on the marketand most of them are g^ood dependingon personal desires. We suggest how-ever a trailer with a semi-roundedfront (not necessarily pointed) and astreamlined rear rather than squareat the rear end. This makes for eas-ier handling and towing and at lessexpense. This is a matter of choicebut I think you would find a ready-

built trailer much more satisfactorythan building your own. As far aswe know you can park this in thewoods or along the highways any-where with proper precautions. Sug-gest you write the Department of

Forests and Waters on the subject.

Vox Pop, Philadelphia—Is it legal

to use ferrets in Pennsylvania? *It

is absolutely illegal to even own oneas far as we can learn, unless a spe-cial permit is granted by the GameCommission.Thomas, Philadelphia—What is the

best way to get into deer countryaround Emporium, Pa., and the dis-

tance from here? ='=Take U. S. 30from Greenhill Farms at city line

to Lancaster and then on 230 to Har-risburg and follow this right up FrontStreet along the Susquehanna on 11until you come to the toll bridgeleading to Sunbury where you willtake a left turn at the Y in the roadand take route 404 to Lewisburg,without going into town you will hit

route 889 after crossing second RRtrack right on 404 which will takeyou to Mazeppa where you will thenhit 880 up through the narrows (this

road at present under constructionbut passable) until you hit route 220make a right turn and follow this

into Lock Haven and shortly after

you enter town you will turn left

on 120 which is a straight shot into

Emporium and all the deer countryyou want .... and you might find abear in that section as well. Localinformation can be secured from Bill

Munsell of the Cameron County Rodand Gun Club or at the AmericanHotel.

W.H.S., Huntington, W. Va.—Fiveof us are planning a trip into Penn-sylvania for deer. What sections doyou recommend? *There is a lot of

good deer country in Pennsylvaniaand each group of sportsmen havetheir favorite spot, but you'll findCameron, Potter, Lycoming, Sullivancounties all good as well as somesections of the Poconos altho in this

latter section it is rather well postedon the private lands.

A.S., Easton—The hunting seasonbeing almost over for this year mymind is turning toward the comingfishing season. Is there a guide pub-lished for Pennsylvania covering thedifferent counties and streams andthe species that can be caught in

them? *Up to the present time, so

far as I know, no such book has beenpublished, but I am advised by theEditor that such a book is now beingPrinted and that it will be availablein a few weeks. . . . PENNSYLVANIAALL OUTDOORS FISHING GUIDEand the price is less than the cost of agood fiy or spinner. Further infor-

mation can be had by addressingJohn G. Mock, 4026 Perrysville Ave.,N.S. Pittsburgh or "Bill" Munsell,Emporium.

G.B., Johnstown—Is it permissibleto use a double barrel shotgun for

deer hunting? *Yes, you are per-mitted to use this gun using standardloaded shells with a single ball.

Buckshot is not permitted in this

state.R.J.T., Indiana—I'm sorry, but I

have so far been unable to locate anyof those Watsontown logging shoesfor you.

12 THE P E N X S Y L \^\ X I A SPORTSMAN

1^4CftEDITED bY^GT.P. FhANHLIN

At the end of the season when weput the old (or new) rifle away until

"next year" as a lot of us do, losingall interest during the summermonths, most of us give the barrela good cleaning with the ram-rodand this or that then a good oiling

with 3-in-l, Hoppes, or some of theother well-known and advertised gunoils and set it away and forget aboutit.... too many just make a pass at

their gun with an oily rag and con-sider it cleaned and then a fewmonths or a year later they wonderwhat caused all the damage to theirfavorite gun.The best way to clean a rifle and

be sure it is clean was told to me bya gunsmith friend several monthsago. Take a can of boiling water andbe sure it is boiling, add to this alittle soap powder holding the muz-zle right down in the can and thenwith a bristle brush on your ram-rod pump the water back and forththrough the barrel. Do this a num-ber of times, as many as a dozen if

necessary, keeping your eye on thewater in the can as your guide as towhether your gun is clean or not.

After you are satisfied that you haveit clean, dry the barrel thoroly withpatches and when it is dry swab it

with a patch saturated with a goodgun oil and your gun will be thorolycleaned and protected.

If you are one of those all-year-round sportsmen who like to shoota few over every week-end at crowsand other predators just for thesheer fun of it and for the joy ofbeing out of doors as much as possi-ble it is not necessary to give yourgun such a good cleaning. .. .but it

won't do the gun any harm to do it

if you wish even then.

Cheap Ammunition AgainDoes it pay you to use it? We say

emphatically, No! While you maybe saving a few cents now it maycost you considerable later on. Youmay use it all your life and havefair results with no harm to yourgun and then the very next time yougo out your gun may develop abeautiful piece of open work in theside or the muzzle may blossom outat the muzzle like a lily which theyput in your hand when you cease to

be interested in the price of things.

Small Bore Action ShootingIn addition to the game of "Go-

fort" which is so popular among thesmall bore shooters who desire to

shoot at something with a bit of "ac-tion" to it rather than at a stationarypaper target there is now on themarket one of the slickest and neat-est "plinking" targets that has yet

been brought to our attention. De-signed for indoor use it is a cracker-jack outside as well. While it doesnot have the advantage of more thanone target holder, as does Gofort, it

is simple and efficient and will giveyou some enjoyable shooting hours.This new target is known as the Van-au-matic breakable disk target andholds ten different colored targets at

one loading. The magazine can bemoved from the holder for loading.The bottom disc, fed by gravity, is

always fully exposed to the shooterand when the disc is broken by theshooter another drops into place.

Ricochets to the rear are preventedby special perforations in the funnelshaped target holder. The targetweighs but 6 pounds and is madeheavy enough for high-speed .22 long

rifle cartridges and all others less

powerful in the same calibre at a dis-

tance of 20 yards or more. It will notstand heavier loads such as the .22

Hornet, .38 special revolver or .22

W. R. F.This will appeal to any shooter

who likes to see things "bust" whenthe trigger is squeezed on your fa-

vorite rifle. . . .and many an afternoonand evening's fun can be had. You'llget just as much fun shooting this

game and Gofort as you would outhunting regular small game andyou'll give the small game a chance

—

we don't have an overly heavy sup-ply of it anyway. Where can youbuy it? What does it cost? Darnif we didn't almost forget about that.

The Fred Groat Company, Brooklyn,New York, are the makers and thecost is $4.50 for the target and thebreakable colored discs are 60c per100.... and I think these are a bit

cheaper in larger quantities.

The New Mossberg Rifle

We have received several inquirieson this new low-priced rifle but wehave been unable to secure one eitherwith or without the scope for testing

either in the field on "chucks" or onour favorite game of Gofort andPlinking. We are told that they areunable to supply the demand beingso swamped with orders. As soonas we can get hold of one of thesewe will let you know all about it.

Pennsylvania Field Trial Club^sAnnual Grouse Trial

By S. A. MAGEE

THE 24th annual Fall trial for

Grouse dogs sponsored by thePennsylvania Field Trial Club wassuccessfully concluded at dusk onNovember 17th. For the first timefor several years this Club got a"break" from the weather man, bothdays being ideal for running grousedogs.Headquarters were again the Hotel

Weaver, Tionesta, Pa., which is ope-rated by Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Port. Amore comfortable hostelry or onewith a more inviting cuisine is hardto find, and the genial proprietorssurely do everything in their powerto make the stay of the field trial ahappy one.

This trial, as is probably known to

most bird-dog men, is run on grouseunder natural conditions, a differ-

ent course being used for each braceof dogs. The derby and all-agestakes were run this year on the pre-serve of Mr. Vernon F. Taylor whichis situated some three miles from Ti-onesta, and the open all-age stakewas run in the Newmansville district.

Grouse were not found in the amountanticipated, but sufficient were raisedto successfully demonstrate the quali-ties of the dogs participating, in mostinstances.

The officers of the club are: Presi-dent, B. W. Druckenmiller, Pitts-burgh, Pa,; Vice-President, W. E.Hughes, Oil City, Pa.; Sec.-Treas., S.

A. Magee, Harrisville, Pa.; Directors,

Jared M. B. Reis, New Castle, Pa.;

Frank D. Fair, Mercer, Pa.;J. C. Wil-liams, New Castle, Pa.; and H. J. Up-degraf, Shippensville, Pa.

Wm. Carpenter, Game Protector ofForest County, J. C. Gilford, District

Supervisor of Division F, and Mr.Taylor's caretaker acted as marshalsfor the trial, and as these men arefamiliar with every foot of this ter-

ritory, it is needless to say that thetrial proceeded expeditiously.

Owing to illness, neither of the ad-vertised judges were able to officiate,

so the following members of the clubwere pressed into service in the var-ious stakes. Derby: H. L. Walley,New Kensington, Pa., and S. A. Ma-gee, Harrisville, Pa.; Shooting DogStake, H. J. Updegraf, Shippensville,Pa., and Sam Light, Punxsutawney,Pa.; Open All-Age, Dr. L. A. Wygant,New Castle, Pa.; and Jay C. Gilford,Oil City, Pa. These men gave pains-taking attention to all that transpiredand in general their decisions werewell received.

A large and interested gallery fol-

lowed each brace and all seemed to

derive much enjoyment from the oc-casion.

This grouse trial usually draws en-tries from a wide area, and this onewas no exception, dogs from Ken-tucky, Ohio, and New York states, aswell as many from Pennsylvania,competing.

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• THE WINNERS AND OTHERSDerby Stake

This stake, in your humble scribes,opinion, was undoubtedly one of thebest ever run at a grouse trial, and,because of the unusual uniformityand high quality of the contendingdogs, a hard one to judge.Golden Sue, a white and orange

pointer bitch from Kentucky, han-dled by C. H. Stockebrand was thefirst place winner. This is, I think,beyond a doubt the fastest dog I eversaw run in the woods. Talk aboutsetters hitting the brush. Boy, youhaven't seen anything yet if youhaven't seen this pointer go throughthe woods. With all this speed, shedisplayed wonderful style and han-dled nicely.Sam L's Eugene, white and orange

setter dog, owned by Sam Light ofPunxsutawney, Pa., and handled byH. J. Updegraf was second. Thisdog was braced with the first placewinner, and like it ran a derby racegood enough to place it most anytime.Third place was divided between

Molly's Gail, a white and black Eng-lish setter bitch, owned by Mrs. C.E. Wallace, Pittsburgh, Pa., and han-dled by C. W. Nicklas, Connoquen-nesing. Pa., and Glendale Toby, W.black and tan English setter dogowned by Harry R. Hyde, Ridgway,Pa., and handled by J. P. Steis.

While neither of these dogs displayedthe class of the two placed overthem, they both ran consistent,searching heats with plenty of style.

Back of the winners two dogs thatwere unfortunate in that they gotlost, probably jumping deer, stoodout. These were the white and liverpointer bitch Rex's Willing Dot,owned and handled by P. D. Lock-wood, and the white and orangesetter dog, Cookie Apache Doc,owned by J. K. Cooke and handledby C. H. Stockebrand. Had either ofthese dogs finished they likely wouldhave been placed. Blue Tarn,owned by Dr. L. A. Wygant and han-dled by Fred Druckenmiller, ran aslashing, stylish heat but did not re-port as frequently as a grouse dogshould. Besides the dogs previouslymentioned the following competed,Glendale Sampson, Melvin Lewis,owner; C. H. Stockebrand, handler;Shermans Gladstone Lady, Dr. Sher-man Ames, owner; C. H. Stocke-brand, handler. Judy Lyle, Dr. Sher-man Ames, owner; C. H. Stocke-brand, handler.

Results1st—Golden Sue, W. and O. pointer

bitch, Mr. Fetcher, owner; C. H.Stockebrand, handler.

2d—Sam L's Eugene, W. and O.setter, Sam Light, owner; H. J. Up-degraf, handler.Equal 3d—Molly's Gail, W. Blk. &

Tan setter bitch, Mrs. C. E. Wallace,owner; C. W. Nicklas, handler.Equal 3d—Glendale Toby, W. Blk.

& Tan setter dog. H. R. Hyde, own-er; J. P. Steis, handler.

Shooting Dog StakeThis stake was an innovation for

this Club and it was thought thatit would attract a large number of

grouse hunters who keep a good dogor so for their shooting, but suchdid not prove to be the case, therebeing only four entries.

Results1st—Crum's Princess Pat, White

and orange setter bitch. R. B. Crum,owner and handler.2d—Joe Mustard, white and liver

pointer dog. Martin Reiber, owner;C. W. Nicklas, handler.3d—Rodney's Fannie Ghost, W. blk.

and tan setter bitch. H. L. Walley,owner and handler.

Open All-AgeGlendale Ted, the winner of this

stake is a nicely put up setter, ownedby H. R. Hyde, of Ridgway, Pa., andhandled by J. P. Steis of that place.Ted has been a consistent winnerin the grouse trials, but on this oc-casion seemed to leave much to bedesired in the minds of many. Hewon his place here by a find in thesecond series, Jake finding him onpoint after much searching. Thiswas very meritorious bird-work.Second place went to Ghost's Ohio

Rebecca, owned and handled byDave Hamilton, of Youngstown, O.Becky, as she is affectionately knownto her owner, is undoubtedly agrouse dog of the first water andwas rightly placed here, as her bird-work was of high order.Glendale Madam Queen, is an-

other of H. R. Hyde's splendid set-ters, handled by J. P. Steis. Whilenot running up to her usual form

on this occasion, due no doubt tothe fact that she has been huntedhard all season, she ran a merry,searching heat.

Back of these placed dogs wereseveral that may on another occasionchange place with them. Amongthese, Rodney's Fannie Ghost, ownedand handled by H. L. Walley, of NewKensington, Pa., looked good. Otherdogs in the stake were: Lehigh Tony,setter dog, owned by B. W. Druck-enmiller and handled by Fred Druck-enmiller. Gay Danny Boy, setterdog, J. C. Williams, owner and FredDruckenmiller, handler. West PennBeezy, setter dog owned and handledby S. A. Magee. Danger's Ghost,setter dog. Dr. W. A. Cave, owner;Geo. Weiss, handler; Big Question,setter dog, J. G. Castle, owner andhandler. Ebbie's Peg Brooks, setterbitch, A. I. Eberhardt, owner andhandler.

Results

1st—Glendale Ted, white and blacksetter dog. H. R. Hyde, owner, J. P.Steis, handler.

2d—Ghost's Ohio Rebecca, white,black and tan setter bitch. Ownedand handled by Dave Hamilton.3d—Glendale Madam Queen, white,

black and tan setter bitch. H. R.Hyde, owner, J. P. Steis, handler.

AhOUND THESTATEWITH

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• INDIANA FISH AND GAMEASSN., INDIANA COUNTYIf the Game Commission could

control the weather as well as theseason and bag limit it would receive

the thanks of every Indiana Countysportsman. Thus far it has been any-thing but good hunting weather. Thegame must think so too because earlypredictions of a plentiful supply haveproved false, especially as to rabbits.

They are plentiful only in spots orpockets, and, as this is primarily arabbit hunting territory the disap-pointment at the scarcity of game is

keen. Squirrels are plentiful butvery shy. The quail shooting is thebest in years while many hunters re-

port grouse in large numbers. Thedry weather, however, makes forwild birds. Not many ringneckshave been taken. One reason forthis is not enough stocked birds.Other sections get far more of thesebirds for stocking than does IndianaCounty. With her sale of eight thou-sand hunting licenses the county is

entitled to a much greater share ofringnecks for stocking purposes thanthe Commission has seen fit to allot.

It might be that a better directed

effort on the part of our Associationwould produce results.Perhaps one reason for the scarcity

of rabbits is the heavy kill on open-ing day. I know of one "gang" whichkilled 34 rabbits the first day and upto three P. M. of the second day theyhad taken fifteen. While withintheir legal limit this is a lot of rab-bits to take out of a restricted area.In view of the large number ofhunters in the woods and fields noneof our limits is too low. If sports-men wish good hunting in this sec-tion they will restrict their kill towell within the legal limits for allkinds of game.

Indiana County reports only oneaccident on opening day the result ofcarelessness, as usual. One man wasshot in the arm in mistake for asquirrel. He was leaning against atree and another hunter thought hesaw a squirrel and shot. We havebeen hunting squirrels for some fortyyears and never yet have seen onethat looked like a man's arm. Thevictim made the mistake of leaningagainst a large tree in the half lightof the first morning with the woodsfull of shooters all set to fire at anyunusual sight. Why, if it is neces-sary to lean, does not the hunter pick


out a small sapling where his bodycan be seen from all sides? He willthus lake at least only ordinary pre-cautions for his own safety.

Just prior to the opening the Fishand Game Association held a suc-cessful shoot and dog show on theirgrounds. There were very closematches in both skeet and trapshoots. We had visiting shootersfrom Armstrong, Cambria, Clear-field, Jefferson and Somerset Coun-ties. Many sporting dogs were onexhibition. These were ably judgedon bench show basis by Dr. WallaceB. Stewart. Dr. Stewart is first of

all a breeder and judge of bird dogs,so when he came to the beagles hehad the expert assistance of Patrol-man "Punch" McGregor, who hasbred and hunted this popular type of

dog for years.Royden J. Taylor.

• PERKIOMEN VALLEYSPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATIONThe boys in Perkiomen Valley are

staging a vermin contest and will

present some very nice worth whileprizes to the adult members and thejunior members who turn in thelargest number of crow bills; largestnumber of harmful hawk legs; larg-

est numbers of foxes and weaselskilled, affidavits for same and larg-

est number of water snake tails.

Up to the present time B. B. Hast-ings, chairman of the Game Commit-tee has reported 856 crow bills killed

by Fred B. Smith of Schwenkville.Mr. Joseph Bechtel turned in 139crow bills. Fred Smith walked off

with the prize last year.In the snake contest, up to the

time of this report, 442 snake tails

were received. The largest numberturned in by individuals were byWm. Weirman of Schwenkville 181;

Tyrus Jordon, Hatfield 133; Roy Lan-dis, Rahns, a junior member 65. Wm.Weirman was the lucky winner ofthis contest last year.This group we are told is one of

the most active in the southeasternpart of the state.

The club meets regularly on thesecond Thursday evening of themonth. Officers are Howard Shall-cross, President; Elmer S. Zepp, V.Pres.; Ahram B. Wenhold, Treas. andS. L. Horst, Secretary.

• QUAKAKE ROD ANDGUN CLUBThis club is making a drive for

large attendance at all meetings. Theinfluence and strength of an organi-zation of sportsmen is based on theunited front, through a mobilizedaction of its individuals. Certainlyin order to be effective and progres-sive, individuals must back up theirmembership by regular attendance ofits organization's meetings.

Membership may be subdividedinto three classes. The inactivemembers who give a financial andmoral support; the group which forthe most part is inactive but liableto seasonal spurts of unusual activ-ity, and last but not least the fewwho have a continual interest, withtheir fingers always at the pulse ofthe club.New and "active" members are

welcomed and desired by all sports-men's organizations. However, wherea new field of activity is opened by

such newcomers it is very poorsportsmanship to organize such anactivity and then unload it unto themachinery of the club already bur-dened.

Unless our clubs have a more regu-lar attendance of a majority of theirrolls, we cannot expect to achievemore than a passive display of ourtrue rugged strength.

John Bonavich.

• OLIPHANT HUNTING ANDFISHING CLUBOLIPHANT FURNACE, PA.This club was organized during

early fall of 1932 at the home ofCharles M, Rockwell, Sr. Its mem-bership and funds being quite low at

first, have increased considerablysince 1932.

This club was organized for aSportsmanship purpose. The club'saim was to make it possible for hunt-ers and fishermen to have good, cleanSportsmanship while in the fields andstreams; To make Sportsmen of everyman who hunted in the fields andfished in the streams; To inform all

Sportsmen of the Game and FishLaws of Pennsylvania; and to informthem of what our State governmentwas doing for or against betterSportsmanship and to take action in

defending the rights of true-blooded,law-abiding Sportsmen.A petition, in many copies was cir-

culated throughout our district. Ina few weeks 735 signers had beenfound on these petitions. Copieswere made and sent to officials ofour state government. Action wasneeded. Action was taken. A changewas made in the law.

Since then several petitions havebeen mailed to our state governmentwith reference to some bill that wasup for legislation. Each time somedefinite change was made in behalfof the hunter and angler.Does it pay to organize for the

benefit of Sportsmanship?In our vicinity within the past two

years, there have been as many assix hunting or fishing clubs organ-ized with an aim to make Sports-manship for Sportsmen. Does it doany good to organize? Just thinkwhat an impression a petition with735 names will make on our Gov-ernor? On our State Representa-tives at Harrisburg? Just think what10 such petitions from as many or-ganizations will do to impress ourGovernor that we the Sportsmen ofPennsylvania want cleaner, betterhunting and fishing in order to makeSportsmanship what it really oughtto be?

• NEW BOSTON ROD ANDGUN CLUBThe big shoot held under the aus-

pices of the New Boston Rod andGun Club, on November 3d was adecided success. The outstandingpigeon shooters of the day were BillDewey and Anthony Wise of Frack-ville. Jack Davidson, Dr. Bonavich,Ed Torasa and Joe Berner of Maha-noy City and Stanley Merook of NewBoston. At blue rocks Dave Truscottof Ashland, John Draper of Wiggansand Jack Davidson of Mahanoy Citytook the honors. Mrs. J. F. Bonavichrepresented the fairer sex with a .410

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gauge gun and sure did come throughwith flying colors. At a recent meet-ing of the club it was decided to haveanother vermin control contest opento all sportsmen. Prizes will be an-nounced at a future date. The con-test was under way just a few dayswhen John Stets of New Boston shota gray fox about a hundred yards inthe rear of the Lincoln school build-ing. The L.C.I.P.L. reports Ed She-vera of New Boston with a kill ofone and Mike Gnall also of New Bos-ton with the execution of two straycats. The lovers of rabbit hunting

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My OwnColumn

By David Eugene Fisher

The last issue of ThePennsylvania Sports-man has brought manyletters of comment. Allso far have been favor-able and a few of theseappear on another pageof this number. I have

tried to stress the fact that The Penn-sylvania Sportsman is an outdoormagazine for "just every day folks,"

for every Hunter, Angler, Shooter,Camper and Trapper in Pennsyl-vania. It is 100% Pennsylvania andpublished entirely FOR the sports-

men of our own state as a friendlymagazine to bind us together in acommon cause. In other words it is

the only magazine published that youcan really call your own. It is notthe organ of any clique of sportsmen,and is not controlled by any political

group.

There are many problems andquestions with which we will haveto deal and it is my purpose to dealwith them as desired by the majorityof the Sportsmen for the best inter-

ests of all. Because, there are somenew readers who do not know of ourCreed, Policy and Platform, we arere-printing these in this issue.

Selfish interests are always on thejob, trying to secure for private endand profit the natural resources thatshould by right belong to all of thepeople. Your magazine is the me-dium that will do all it can for youin the fight to retain these God givennatural resources—our mountains,fields, streams and lakes.

The October issue was skipped so

as to make the improvements youfound in your magazine with the No-vember issue. The December issue

has been combined with the Januaryissue to make further improvementsand so that we can get on a produc-tion schedule to bring your magazineto you regularly each month on time.All subscriptions will be advancedaccordingly.

Our Policy

To stand fearlessly for the right;

to try to think right and act rightunder all circumstances; uncompro-mising with any and all evils; char-itable where charity should beshown; desiring to help all who areworthy, but showing special privi-

leges toward none. We believe thatall men are created equal; we makeno distinction between gentlemen,take advantage of no man simply be-cause he does not like us; there is

none too poor to be our friend, andnone too rich and powerful enoughto dictate. Finally, we believe in

fair play and a square deal for all.

Our Creed, Platform andPledge to the Sportsmen

of Pennsylvania

1. To be the voice OF THE SPORTS-MEN of Pennsylvania.

2. To stand firmly behind broad-minded conservation and restora-

tion and to cooperate with all

conservation agencies, Clubs andAssociations.

3. To be absolutely fair and openminded in our stand on any ques-tion and to adhere tenaciously to

what we believe is right.

4. To make this, your magazine, in-

terested in the greatest good tothe greatest number.

5. We want to see more game, moregame fish and game birds pro-duced. We stand for more andheavier stocking.

6. We want to see the wild life andits habitat safeguarded.

7. We urge the universal practice ofclean sportsmanship.

8. We promote the respect for therights of the farmer and landowner; and encourage them to in-

crease game.9. We stand for establishment of

more duck and other game feed-ing and producing grounds andwaters.

—This is subject to useful amend-ments demanded by individual sports-men and their organizations, and forthe betterment of these outdoor ac-tivities and the promulgation of bet-ter sportsmanship.—THE EDITOR.

AROUND THE STATE WITHTHE SPORTSMEN'S CLUBS

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report a scarcity of game in spite ofthe fact that the club liberated 102rabbits in the nearby woods. A com-mittee was appointed to contact thehunters and also to make a study ofthe game conditions in this vicinity.

A report will be submitted to thePennsylvania Sportsman for publi-cation in the next issue. Sportsmenwatch for this report in the next is-

sue as it will be an honest-to-good-ness survey of game conditions with-in a radius of forty miles.

New Boston Rod and Gun ClubDr. J. F. Bonarch, Sec,

Mahanoii City, Pa.• DUTCH HILL SPORTSMANSCLUB, TAMAQUAThe Dutch Hill Sportsman Club

was organized in the year of 1931 andboasts of a membership of 248. Theyhave secured a charter and also owntheir own club house. They are buy-ing 150 pairs of rabbits for restock-ing after the close of the season. Thisis a live wire group and they alsohave their own game refuge in therear of the club house and we expectto hear more from them.• DUNNING'S COVESPORTMEN'S ASSOCIATIONThe Dunning's Cove Sportsmen

have purchased a vacated schoolhouse (two rooms) which they areremodeling into a club house. Weexpect to have it completed by Janu-ary 1, 1936 and are planning a bigdedication.

Game appears plentiful in mostsections here but food is very scarceand if we don't do some extensivefeeding the game will suffer greatly.

Our plans call for doing a lot offeeding this winter and also thebuilding of shelters. fl|j|

We are attempting to make our ^pclub one of the busiest in the state.

Keep up the good work with our ownwonderful magazine. The Pennsyl-vania Sportsman.

Harold Rusfie^L Secretary.•CAMERON COUNTY RODAND GUN CLUBHere is one club that certainly has

done a lot in behalf of the Fisher-men of this state. Located in thecenter of about 400 miles of the finest

trout streams in Pennsylvania it canbe well called a sportsman's para-dise. Each year this group plant100,000 trout in the streams in theircounty and if you ever go up therefishing and contact any of their mem-bers you will be delighted.A survey made by personally ask-

ing the sportsmen of the vicinity asto "what luck" on their trips in thefields show that the largest percent-age of them say "not so good"—norabbits to speak of and few birdsand they are wilder than hawks.What is wrong with the rabbits? Whoknows? Many different reasons areadvanced, but none quite seeminglythe right answer. One thing is sure,they are not here. Perhaps no oneis at fault for this was stocked withquite a number the past year.Squirrel are quite plentiful, however.Plenty of deer and some bear too.

• MT. JOY SPORTSMEN'SASSOCIATIONThe Mount Joy Sportsmen's As-

sociation at their last meeting (No-vember 11, 1935) laid plans for alarge program of feeding gamo dur-ing the winter and continuation oftheir restocking of game and fish.

This Association only organized inApril, 1935 boasts of a membershipof 115; has restocked a large areawith birds, rabbits, quail and fish.

They have a most active TrapCommittee which has secured a field;

constructed a trap course, built acomfortable home and now doing aprofit-showing business—all in thelast three months.

Russel P. Stoner, Sec.

How's the Hunting andFishing Up Your Way?Your magazine wishes to se-

cure the real "facts" on suchthings in your county and vi-cinity—hundreds of brothersportsmen want to know andyou will earn their lasting grati-tude by joining our staff of cor-respondents. We need "Sports-men" in every county in this

State of ours who can and willspare 15 minutes each month tolet us have such information.If you want to help your mag-azine and give your fellowsportsmen the real facts andtips on hunting and fishing spotsand conditions in your vicinity,drop a card or letter to theeditor.

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