Marquette rattlesnake hunter shares peril and promise
George Pederson of Marquette hunts rattlesnakes as a hobby, noting risks from bites and the need for precautions. He recalls five bites in 35 years, describes venom expulsion methods, and details hunting grounds, seasonality, and a recent five-snake outing. He supplies snakes to zoos and colleges and urges care with sacks and gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Pete” Pederson
Marquette
Pederson
MarMac High School
Pete
Prairie du Chien
Pete’ Pederson
Wildlife symposium on future of hunting in Iowa
A two part symposium at the Amana Holiday Inn on Interstate 80 offers public free attendance next Saturday. Don Pfeiffer of the Iowa Conservation Commission notes the event targets Eastern Iowa sportsmen with sessions on wildlife enforcement waterfowl management and upland game birds. George Andrews of Central City displays a 14 pound 4 ounce northern he caught August 17 in the Wapsipinicon River near Waubeek, the largest of three that day.
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Amana Holiday Inn
Interstate 80
Iowa
Don Pfeiffer
Iowa Conservation Commission
The
Wildlife Society
Iowa Wildlife Federation
Tom Pritchard
Gary Swanson
Wildlife Federation
George Andrews
Central City
Wapsipinicon River
Waubeek
Izaak Walton League to host safety classes and hunting events
The Linn County Izaak Walton League will run a three night hunter safety course Sept 25 26 and 28 at 6 30 pm certified participants must attend all sessions. The group joins with other clubs for National Hunting and Fishing Day Sept 23 at the Izaak Walton grounds 42nd Street NE.
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Linn County
Izaak Walton League
Dick Fultz
Walter Gruenwald
Ron Draves
Ikes
Linn County Fish and Game Club
Waltonian Archers and Wildlife Outdoor Club
Izaak Walton
42Nd Street
Duck hunting splits and point system outlined
The Gazette notes a 50 day split duck season with two segments Oct 1 8 and Oct 21 Dec 1 and hunting hours from half hour before sunrise to sunset A point system determines lag and possession limits with bag limits 15 and possession 30 The goose season runs Oct 1 Dec 9 with five daily bag limit and two to four dark geese Possession five two white fronted limits includes regional closures of specific counties and roads to waterfowlers
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Iowa
Canada
Clay
Dickinson
Emmet
Palo Alto
Worth
Winnebago
Union
Dallas
Guthrie
Bremer
Rathbun
Brown’s Slough
Colyn
Lucas County
Forney Lake
Fremont County
DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge
Harrison County
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge
Kossuth County
Louisa
Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge
Louisa County
Tagaytay A Popular Safe Resort Destination Near Manila
Tagaytay City perched 2,000 feet above sea level sits 40 miles south of Manila and offers two major resorts with first class accommodations. Visitors enjoy swimming pools and tennis courts while views include Taal volcano and Lake Taal in the distance.
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Manila
Philippines
UPI
Tagaytay City
Lake Taal
Tagaytay
German boat trips lure holidaymakers to North Sea coast
West Germany offers mobile holidays along Schleswig Holstein's coast with trips from Dagebuell Schuettsiel Husum Toenning and Buesum. Visitors sail to the North Frisian Islands the Halliän Islands and as far as Esbjerg Denmark. A Helgoland day trip costs about 15 dollars at most.
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West Germany
UPI
North Sea
Schleswig-Holstein
Dagebuell
Schuettsiel
Husum
Toenning
Buesum
North Frisian
Halliian
Esbjerg
Helgoland
Red Cliffs
Outdoorsman Sheldon Coleman still leads Coleman Co at 76
Sheldon Coleman, 76, chairs the Wichita based Coleman Co founded by his father. He plans to retire by 2000 but remains active, leading an international firm that aims for about 15 percent annual growth, with products like canoes tents sleeping bags and over 30 million lanterns produced worldwide.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Sheldon Coleman
Coleman
The
Coleman Co
W.C. Coleman
Wichita
Sheldon
Spokesman Explains Bicycle Century Concept
The article outlines century rides as 100 miles in under 12 hours with various forms including metric and half centuries. It notes National Century Month, Hawkeye Bicycle Association Cedar Valley Century, start times from Bever Park, sag wagon support, and entry fees of 2 dollars for members and 3 dollars for non members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of American Wheelmen
Hawkeye Bicycle Association
Bever Park
Cedar Valley Amateur Radio Club
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Maxine DeGarmo
Sir William Osler
Gramps
Florida
Ken Sullivan
Wildlife Society Building Fund
Washington, D.C
Otter Creek Sportsmen’s Club
A — Whitters Turf Farms
H and J
American Family Insurance
Reliable Machine and Manufacturing
Monroe Screen Printers
Wilsons No
Quaker Oats
Wholesale Sports Liquidators
Collins
Welty-Way
Otter Creek
Paul Kosek
Robert Dobling
Robert Mack
Robert Martin
Rollie Cantrell
Mike Loeffler
Jim Toms
R.G. Prucha
Robert Pepin
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Rifle and Pistol Association
Kent Bowden
Muscatine
LeClaire
Camp Perry
Ohio
National Rifle Association
Department of the Army
Fultz
N Ave
Linn County Fkes
William C. Vesey
Bowden
Les Tebbe
David Kresnicka
William Laubengayer
Elmer Bose
Dennis Gunn
East 13Th St
Kansas City
Jefferson City
South Brentwood Blvd
St. Louis
Eastern Iowa
Ducks Unlimited
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Government Printing Office
Russ Smiley
Sandra Romashko
North America
Windward Publishing Inc
25Th St
Miami
Fla
Robert Sedenka
Red Fox Road
Lake Michigan
Kewaunee
Wis
Sedenka
Mississippi River
N.E
Henry Witwer
Witwer Insurance
Hotpoint
CNN
2Nd Ave
North Towne Lane
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