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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1937
Page
3
New year rules limit open water ice fishing to two lines and four hooks total. 1938 changes raise license fees, set pike lake seasons, and require a 50 cent general resident license for fishing all species except trout. Open seasons apply to upper peninsula areas from March 16 to May 14, with closures on designated lakes.
Veteran hunters and game officials push new restrictions to curb the rising illegal slaughter of fawns and does in Michigan. Observers blame lax spike horn rules and fear altering the deer code could end the herd. A proposed solution favors protecting spike horned bucks and does, delaying legal hunting rules to preserve the peninsula's deer population. Also, Crystal FallsIron Mountain camp enrollment shifted as 180 enrollees moved to other camps following orders to abandon Camp Agola.
The Michigan committee for Wildlife Week presents a survey of vanished and endangered species in the state. It notes passenger pigeons, grayling, elk, caribou, bison, wolverine, moose, lynx, fisher, martin, sand hill crane, spruce grouse and sturgeon as areas of concern, with efforts led by P J Hoffmaster and others to restore or protect wildlife.
Mrs J Shirley Syrotis o president of the Federated Gate clubs of Michigan Mrs Claire W Teachout of Jackson vice president of the Business and Professional Women's clubs of Michigan J F Yeager of Lansing director of Michigan Farm Bureau A G Kettunen of East Lansing director of Michigan 4 H clubs
The Michigan unemployment compensation commission set cash values for board and lodging provided with wages under the state job insurance act. Full board and room are valued at 7 dollars weekly as part of remuneration, with detailed standards for meals and lodging. Employers must include these values in contributions calculations.
A total of 558 deer shot in Michigan were transported into Wisconsin under permits issued at Crystal Falls Ewen and Escanaba. The figure is one higher than 1936 permits and 41 lower than 1935. My friend laughed when I spoke to the waiter in French, but the laugh was on him.
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