Trempealeau County hosts fifth annual sports men picnic
Conservation clubs sponsor the July 4 event at Perrot State Park Trempealeau with a big fish prize of 10 and a largest family prize. An amateur show offers cash prizes at 8 p.m. A 2:15 p.m. baseball game pits Galesville against Trempealeau and lunch will be served.
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Trempealeau
Wis
Trempealeau County
Perrot State Park
Carlton Towner
Nick Jensen
Arcadia
Galesville
Red
Rabies Outbreaks Spark Concern Across U S States
Wildlife officials report outbreaks of rabies in foxes coyotes and other mammals across several states with Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland showing notable activity. Experts urge compulsory dog vaccination and public clinics while advising avoidance of odd wildlife and prompt medical advice after bites.
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Wildlife Management Institute
Virginia
State Health Commission
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Prince Georges County
United States
Muskellunge Catches Promise at Lake Chippewa Resort
R L Cammack operator of Treeland Pines reports encouraging muskie fishing around Lake Chippewa. His guests caught 60 muskies in 1949, 95 in 1950, 102 in 1951, with strong signs continuing this season and an estimated 2400 muskies produced last year.
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Chippewa
R. L. Cammack
Treeland Pines
Large fish caught at Pecatonica River bridge in Argyle
Harlow Gierhart of Argyle netted a 31 inch walleye weighing 11 pounds 2 ounces at the Pecatonica River bridge. Arthur Hendrickson of Argyle caught a 34 inch catfish weighing 21 pounds at the same spot, with a 35 pound catfish taken there the prior year.
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Pecatonica River
Argyle
Harlow Gierhart
Arthur Hendrickson
Hendrickson
House Wipes Out Fund For Gun Courses
The House cut 130000 dollars from the Defense Appropriations Bill earmarked for the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. The Wildlife Management Institute warns this is a false economy, noting the program trains civilian marksmen and supports ranges nationwide, with cost estimates of 1.30 dollars per year per trainee. The Senate must decide whether to maintain or revive the program started in 1902.
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House
National Board
Wildlife Management Institute
House of Representatives
Korea
Bastogne
Senate
Congress Debates Echo Park Dam in Dinosaur National Monument
Senators Arthur Watkins and Wallace Bennett propose S 3013 authorizing the Colorado River Storage Project with Echo Park Dam as a feature. Conservationists oppose building inside Dinosaur National Monument citing over a billion dollar cost to taxpayers. The bill awaits action by the Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee.
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Dinosaur Monument
Arthur V. Watkins
Wallace E. Bennett
Utah
Wildlife Management Institute
Colorado River
Echo Park
Dinosaur National Monument
Watkins
Senate Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Increase Carp Canning Work
Madison bureau reports the Conservation Department has perfected fortification of canned carp for trout hatcheries and will expand production. The fisheries division raises annual canned carp needs to 120,000 cans a year for trout hatcheries, per Conservation Commission notice.
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Tribune Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Conservation Department
State Fisheries Division
Conservation Commission
State Secures Sand Creek Land for Public Trout Access
Wisconsin Conservation Commission authorizes emergency purchase of about 285 acres on and near Sand Creek in Burnett County from the county for roughly 1400. The area, largely owned by the Minnesota Wisconsin Club, is a prime trout stream and may gain an access road for public use. appraised value cited at 5118.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Sand Creek
Clam River
Burnett County
Conservation Commission
Minnesota- Wisconsin Club
J. R. Smith
Oregon challenges FPC license for Pelton Dam on Deschutes
Oregon fights Federal Power Commission over license for Portland General Electric to build Pelton Dam on the Deschutes River on federal lands. The case, before the U S Court of Appeals Ninth District, centers on federal vs state water rights and jurisdiction over non navigable streams and salmon runs.
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Oregon
Federal Power Commission
Portland General Electric Company
Pelton Dam
Deschutes River
Wildlife Management Institute
U. S. Court of Appeals
Ninth District
Deschutes
FPC
State Fish Commission
PGE
The
Power Commission
Missouri Frog Study Highlights Management Findings
The Missouri Co operative Wildlife Research Unit reports on Don L Moyle s thesis Life History of the Bullfrog in Central Missouri Farm Ponds Based on tagging 700 bullfrogs Moyle finds most mature frogs stay in place and that 50 percent breed after July 1 He suggests delaying frog harvest until mid July to protect populations and improve local water body stocks.
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North America
Missouri Co-operative Wildlife Research Unit
Wildlife Management Institute
Missouri
Don L. Moyle
Moyle
Wisconsin jacksnipe population shows tentative spring uptick
The Conservation Department reports a slight rise in jacksnipe numbers since World War II, with as many as a dozen birds flushed in Dane county this spring. Fred Zimmerman notes habitat loss from drainage projects and transects will test for a statewide upswing.
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Wisconsin
The
Conservation Department
Fred Zimmerman
Dane County
Hatches Six Goslings At Horicon Marsh Release
The Conservation Department began raising and releasing Canada geese at Horicon Marsh in 1949. It liberated 17 in 1950 and 25 in 1951. A goose from the 1950 hatch returned this spring and produced six goslings as Game Manager Larry Jahn aims to increase local geese breeding in Dodge County.
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Conservation Department
Horicon Marsh
Larry Jahn
Dodge County
Wisconsin Fishing Regulation Talks Call Off July Meeting
Wisconsin Conservation Commission cancels July 11 La Crosse session with Minnesota and Iowa officials over Mississippi River boundary fishing rules. Iowa resistance delays consensus. Bayfield meeting possible for next steps. Hunting season plans for deer, pheasant, quail, ruffed grouse, and raccoon outlined with regional zoning and open dates.
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Conservation Commission
la Crosse
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin Commission
Prairie du Chien
Iowa Commission
Bayfield
Conservation Congress
Department Game Boards
Congress
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Ovor
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Eau Claire
U.S
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Buffalo
Trempealeau
Jackson
Wood
Monroe
Juneau
Adams
Marquette
Green Lake
Vernon
Crawford
Richland
Columbia
Grant
Dane
Lafayette
Green
Sauk County
Gull Damage Reported From Lake Michigan Flooding
High water on Lake Michigan flooded gull nesting grounds on Spider and Gravel Islands near Door County. About 1 000 gulls settled on H E Olson and Ray Slady farms in Liberty Grove, nest building in 200 nests, causing damage to oat fields. Farmers were advised to shoot over the birds and drive them off. Game Manager Harold Shine investigated the complaints.
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Madison
Wis
Lake Michigan
Conservation Department
Door County
H. E. Olson
Ray Slady
Liberty Grove
Harold Shine
Spring Visitors Include Baldupate Band Recalling Migration
The spring bird watch notes that many birds pass through the state and do not stay. The baldpate or widgeon duck is a rare visitor wintering along the southern coast to Central America and breeding in western Canada and Alaska. A baldpate banded at Horicon Marsh in 1950 was later trapped in the West Indies. Reports of recovered bands aid wildlife movement studies.
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Central America
Canada
Alaska
Horicon ‘Marsh
West Indies
Sharptail Grouse Performs Annual Display at Highway 27 Edge
For the third year running a male sharptail grouse creates a display on the roadside edge of highway 27 in Rusk County. Game Manager Robert Wendt of Ladysmith wonders if it is the same bird as the year prior. The bird ignores passing cars, though parked vehicles may be nearby.
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Highway 27
Rusk County
Robert Wendt
Ladysmith
Wisconsin maps top streams for long term protection plan
The Wisconsin Conservation Commission outlines a priority list to shield about 10 percent of the state's 33 000 miles of rivers and streams from further impoundment. It targets waters for recreation and scenic enjoyment while planning to oppose new dams on key rivers like the Wolf and St Croix.
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Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison, Wis
Wisconsin Conservation Commission
Wisconsin
Public Service Commission
Lewis Posekany
Conservation Department
Wolf River
St. Croix River
Posekany
Forest County
Fox River
Winnebago
St. Croix County
Wis
Laxe St. Croix
Pollution Fund Cut In Senate Appropriations Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee bills the Labor Federal Security package as passed by the House. An $800,000 pollution control grants item remains deleted and is unlikely to be restored. The Taft Barkley Act of 1948 authorizes the funding, expiring June 30 1953 unless extended. The act promotes state federal cooperation to clean polluted streams with mixed progress.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Wildlife Management Institute
Senate
Congress
United States
Institute
Sensitivity Varies Madison Birds Nest Disturbance
In Forest County observations by Game Manager John Keener a sharp tailed hen nesting near a tractor and disk 30 feet away failed to return and eggs were eaten by a skunk. A ruffed grouse nesting near a bulldozer 3 to 4 feet away stayed and hatched its young.
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Madison
Wis
John Keener
Forest County
Keener
Camouflage Helps Woodcock Hide Near Grass
Game Manager Ben Hubbard realized there are young woodcock in the grass beneath him, but it took five minutes to spot two young birds crouched three feet away.
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Ben Hubbard
Conservation Dept Sealed Bid Sale Nets 3401.75
The Conservation Department held a sealed bid sale of obsolete outdoor equipment including boats motors and tools. H T Danielson reports the sale earned 3401.75 in proceeds.
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Conservation Department
H. T. Danielson
The
Hoover Commission Chief Analyzes Missouri Floods
Leslie A. Miller, former Wyoming governor, explains that Pick Sloan plan changes could not have prevented Missouri floods. He cites ice jams, dam operations, and conflicts between Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation, urging a merged natural resources department with an independent review board.
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Wyoming
Natural Resources
Hoover Commission
Miller
Northwest Division
American Society of Civil Engineers
Minneapolis
General Pick
Bureau of Reclamation
Pick- Sloan
Missouri Basin
Missouri
Mississippi
St. Louis
Corps of Engineers
Garrison
North Dakota
Pick-Sloan
Congress
Natural Resources Task Force
Department of Natural Resources
Board of Review
Big Muddy
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