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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1959
Page
4
A feature by Don Miller recounts trapping life with teen locals Paul Goins and Bob Bruce. They trap muskrats near Indian Hollow and Grafton, selling pelts in bundles amid fluctuating fur prices and a recovering market.
The Mid-America Boat Show runs at the Public Auditorium Cleve land from 16 to 24 with five acres of marine exhibits. US Power Squadrons Coast Guard Auxiliaries and boating groups will be on site alongside new models from 15 area firms. Registration prize is a Kleeco Floating Boat House.
Division of Wildlife foresees good ice fishing across northwestern Ohio with bluegill crappie and redear sunfish expected in Bucyrus Reservoir and Kildeer Plains ponds. Harrison Lake Fulton County and Oxbow Lake Defiance County should yield crappies bluegill and large northern pike as bites improve after first month of solid ice.
The Ohio Division of Wildlife expands its muskies program at Kincaid Springs Fish Farm. Hatchery attendants rear 122 juvenile tigers to supplement 22 mature breeders. The 18 month old fish average 16 inches, with normal maturation at five years under hatchery care. Risks to natural ecosystems discussed by Ray Riethmiller, Wildlife District No. 1 supervisor.
An old note describes a compact outfit to clean a gun barrel after a fall leaving leaves and snow around. A leather boot lace with a slit holds a cloth patch. the lace passes an attached patch through the barrel to remove dirt. Sporting Goods stores advise keeping barrels clean to ensure safety when shooting.
State lands remain open to hunting with pacasmts and reabdits allowed through January 15 across the state. Quail may be hunted in Tee areas including Indian Creek, Bryan County, and Delaware Area with a special season from Dec 5 to Jan 4 for quail and pheasant. Pheasant and rabbit shooting is barred on listed state lands such as East Harbor, Guilford Lake, and Magee Marsh.
Michigan conservation officials propose a looser rule allowing a strung bow to be transported in a case or in a car trunk due to bow stringing difficulty. Pennsylvania currently permits transporting strung bows. The note includes anecdotes of quick-draw archery methods and a mention of a National Target Archery Championship won by Ohio archers with Miami University hosting.
A field survey in New Mexico reports mother antelope and nearby fawns proving coyotes are not easy prey. A dramatic chase followed as the doe antelope rushed the predator and chased it three miles, breaching two fences in the pursuit.
Hushpuppies pair with fried duck and other game using corn meal flour and spice batter. Ducks are split, dredged, browned in bacon drippings, then steamed with water and wine. Also includes pheasant with chestnut stuffing using chestnut meat, onion, mushrooms, bread, and butter. bake times and temperatures given.
The National Wildlife Federation notes hazards faced by outdoorsmen from being trapped in cars by ice to battles with oversized northern pike. A hunter in Iowa fought a large fish inside a shelter, finally freeing it after the hole was widened. A man named Contourier nearly escaped a truck, aided by his wife who thawed the doors with boiling water. An injured crane at Aransas Wildlife Refuge is believed killed in a collision with a car in Oklahoma.
Herb Smart Jr. of Salt Lake City, confined to a wheelchair, used a rigged rifle mounted on his chair to take a three point buck with a single shot, proving the day’s hunting challenge can be met by ingenuity and nerve.
UPI reports no price increase for the 130 Olympic games in Rome. Ticket seats range from 48 cents to 9.80 dollars, matching the 1952 Helsinki pricing.
Fred Hawkins of El Paso Texas captures his first PGA Tour victory at the 1956 Oklahoma City Open after ten years on the circuit. The win marks a milestone for the longtime pro as he clinches the title in Oklahoma City.
Pennsylvania Game Commission reports a drop in deer kills this year with total harvest well below last year. Northwestern counties show similar totals. weather and reduced hunting hours contributed. Deer in good condition, hunters report more bucks and spikes in some areas.
Ohio shows a 10 percent rise in duck stamp sales from June 3 to Oct 16 surpassing the national decline of 10 percent from July 1 to Nov 13. National Wildlife Federation data note Ohio sold 2,681 stamps in 1959 versus 2,117 in 1958, with sales likely to rise before the Oct 24 opening of the season.
A reader letter argues that visible arrow shafts draw condemnation of bow hunters while shotgun and rifle wounds go unseen. It cites deer and duck cases, promotes self-policing by archery enthusiasts, and stresses education to prevent wounded wildlife.
New York reports Vincent Fichards who died recently was the only Olympic tennis champion in history. Tennis was dropped as an Olympic sport after Fichards won the 1932 gold medal.
Sam Williams a Los Angeles Rams end and Michigan State alumnus was drafted by the Rams prior to any varsity appearance in college. The unusual selection marks an early entry into the NFL bypassing collegiate game experience.
Time runs out for rabbit and archery deer hunters statewide. Rabbit season ends Jan 3 with archery deer closing at dark Dec 31. Elyria’s Tom Sheldon pursues a buck to set a record, having scored 24 45 under Boone and Crockett rules in 1955.
Lorain County Izaak Walton League chapter election meeting set for December 29 at Grassies Wayside Inn Oberlin Road Elyria. Banquet installation tickets on sale at the meeting. attendance limited to six on a first come basis. Gene Kinnect ticket chairman notes wives invited to the installation banquet ending the chapter's first year of activity. Members asked to bring surplus sporting goods to stockpile for a February or March event.
Wildlife personnel in District No. 2 report success with the Lake St. Marys captive goose program started in 1956. The project aims to boost production through pinioned breeding pairs, wing clipped young stock, and managed feeding with a planted cover of corn, wheat, rye, clover, and grasses. McElroy, district supervisor, says headway has been made over four years and expansion is planned as funds allow.
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