OCC Convention Program Features Water Problems
The Ohio Conservation Congress outlines its March 24 program at the Southern Hotel Columbus with a theme Let's Save Lake Erie and Other Ohio Waters. Saturday features Lake Erie talks by Burt Brickner and Ray Full, a post dinner speaker and a film, plus sessions on pollution control and water management led by state officials and experts.
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Ohio Conservation Congress
Southern Hotel
Columbus
Lake Erie
Ohio
Lew Watkins
OCC
Burt Brickner
Tiffin
Francis W. Montanari
Ohio River Water Sanitation Committee
Minnesota
Roger Bernard
Ohio State University
Hayden W. Olds
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Art Robinson
Ohio Department
Herbert Eagon
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
B. K. Jones
Cambridge
Ohio Wildlife Council
Waterfowl and conservation take spotlight at Ohio sportsmen meet
At Columbus three day League of Ohio Sportsmen sessions feature photography awards and hunting regulation talks. Officials discuss a broad federal conservation program, a proposed 10 million acre park land set aside, user fees, and a waterfowl strategy amid debates over feed and release plans.
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League of Ohio Sportsmen
Columbus
Outdoor Writers of Ohio
Karl Bednarik
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Bednarik
I ke s Are Active Work Party Game Dinner Scheduled
Ikes Are Active Work Party and a wild game dinner mark an active spring for the Lorain County Ely Chapter Izaak Walton League Tomorrow's work party runs 10 am to 2 or 3 pm to clear land for picnic use Members should bring axes and chainsaws Afterward a stag event is set for 8 pm at Crook St Grafton The game dinner at El Rey Grotto Hall Rt 58 near Rt 113 features venison antelope rabbit and turtle A regular meeting is at 8 pm Feb 22 at Grassie’s Way Side Inn Matt Herman president names committees for 1962 and invites volunteers Tickets for the dinner are sold at Koplin’s Drug Store Grassie’s Wayside Inn and from Eslinger 1273 East River St
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Lorain County Ely
Izaak Walton League
Crook St
Grafton
el Rey Grotto Hall
Rt. 58
Rt. 113
Bird Room
Grassie
Wayside Inn
Bill Papay
Ted Espalandin
Walt Christensen
Charles V. Neelson
J. Norman Thompson
Wiliam Cromling
Phil Rowe
William Strickler
Dennis Festig
Matt Herman
Harry Bemis
Don Miller
Art Eslinger
Jerry Kostyo
Ihe
Herman
Koplin
Dnng
Eslinger
East River St
Udall Sees Congress to Hear Broad Conservation Plan
Stewart Udall says President Kennedy will present an expansive conservation program to Congress on February 21. Udall calls it the era’s most sweeping effort since Theodore Roosevelt and hints at large spending, possibly on a matching basis. He also says Ohio will likely gain a national park, cites Ohio’s natural beauty, and backs a Youth Conservation Corps while stressing domestic travel and lake preservation.
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Stewart Udall
League
Kennedy
Congress
Outdoor Recreation and Resources Review Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Theodore Roosevelt
Udall
Ohio
League of Ohio Sportsmen
Youth Conservation Corps
Civilian Conservation Corps
Columbus
Governor's
Poaching Decline Reported In Area Deer Thefts
Ohio Wildlife officials say deer poaching has declined due to a crackdown begun last September. Since then 41 investigations and 8 arrests are reported. The Ravenna Arsenal open deer season yielded 426 kills under officer permission. Wildlife Chief Hayden W Olds notes efforts to manage hunts and curb illegal hunting. Capt T Driscoll led arsenal operations and John Waters of the Akron district provided input.
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Ohio Division
Ohio
Ravenna Arsenal
T. —_ Driscoll
Arsenal
Hunt Baseball Benefit Spurs Local Charity Drive
In Litchfield the Black River Game Club hosts a fox drive at 9 a.m. meeting at Litchfield Town Hall. Proceeds fund youth baseball programs. Food is provided by sponsors, with a Hot Stove League meal at noon. Shotguns or bows allowed. rifles and shotgun slugs prohibited. Proceeds support young players and community wildlife efforts.
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Litchfield
Black River
Hunting Accidents Nosedive in 1961 Ohio Region
Wildlife chief Hayden W. Olds reports Ohio hunting safety improved in 1961 with 11 fatal accidents versus 18 the year prior. Non fatal incidents fell to 120 from 162. Rabbit and squirrel hunter shootings numbered 54 and 45 respectively, aided by a state hunter training program led by Robert Strohm for youths under 19.
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Ohio
Hayden W. Olds
Olds
Robert Strohm
Butch Johnson Leads Indoor Archery Meet At Izaak Bowmen
Butch Johnson, just past his 15th birthday, set the pace with 431 in a double Flint at the Izaak Bowmen indoor range. L. M. Johnson and Milt Pippert scored 410 to lead the evening. Jane Payne 367 led women. Winning team totaled 2390, including Johnson, Payne, Barson, L. M. Johnson, Pippert, Wilson and Hallauer. The Bowbenders seek better weather for a 78-animal winter event tied to SCOBA. Registration runs 12:38 to 1:31 p.m. with shooting at 1:30. The Bowbender range sits on Parsons Rd near the Black River bridge at Grafton.
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Butch Johnson
Izaak Bowmen
Johnson
L. M. Johnson
Milt Pippert
Jane Payne
Young Johnson
Vic Barson
Roxanne Pippert
Grace Wilson
Rick Hallauer
SCOBA
Jack Hollinger
Parsons Rd
Black River
Grafton
Downhill Race Began In 1930s and Duck Season Limits
Waterfowl hunters face stricter today limits but historical seasons show wide changes. From 1918 to 1929 a 107 day season allowed 20 ducks daily, later dropping to five by 1830-22, then 12 in 1933-34, ten daily from 1935-45, and down to seven, four, three and in some areas two. The 107 day season was shortened to as few as 20 days in certain locales this past season.
Camp Areas Expanded For Primitive and Class A Parks
Primitive camping areas added at four sites Beaver Creek Columbiana County Old Lians Cave Hoclang County Pumataming Ashtabola County Tar Hollow Ross and Hacking Counties with ten cent per person fee. Five Class A parks now offer running water flush toilets hot and cold showers co operated washers and dryers parking pads and picnic tables.
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Beaver Creek
Columbiana County
Old Lians Cave
Hoclang County
Pumataming
Ashtabola County
Tar Hollow
Ross
Hacking
DiSalle backs Lake Erie international commission merit
Governor Michael V. DiSalle said creating an international commission could help solve Lake Erie problems not contained to one state. He noted benefits to Ohio and Canada, citing economic issues from reduced freshwater fish demand and lagging wages in the fishing industry amid rising commercial fisher mortality.
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League
Udall
Lake Erie
Great Lakes
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
United States
Fox Hunters Take Day Off for February Hunt Prep
Members of the Erie Game Association plan a Sunday break to ready for a February 5 fox hunt in the Sheffield area. Two meeting points will be set for participants. About two dozen joined last week, but the day yielded no fox.
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Erie Game Assoiciation
Sheffield
Lakeside Log reports new state park boating zones and fees
State officials announce a new boating zone system for lakeside state parks with shore, danger, ski, zones and six mph speed limits in shore and danger areas. Tie up rates rise to 30 cents per foot with six foot minimum. Also notes APBA and Canadian Federation reciprocal race participation for eastern Canada Great Lakes region.
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Ee Ned Cames Omnet
Amere
Ice Fishing Soars on Lake Exne with Polish Club outing
Lorain hosts a Polish Fisherman's Club ice fishing day on Lake Exne near Beaver Park. The group of 16 adults and two youths bagged 350 perch and some smelt between 9 am and 3 pm, with supervision by Walter Miekarek and helpers Dale and Sharon Pavelschak noting a penalty tally.
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The
Stanley Orlowski
Some & Smelt
Dale Pavelschak
Sharon Pavelschak
Walter Miekarek
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Sportsmans Digest
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Bill Edwards
Melvin C. Balke
Cleveland
Robert Coerdt
Willow Point
John
Frosty) Anderson
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Port Clinton
Anderson
U.S. Department of Agriculture and Drainage
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Thomas Evans
Illinois Department of Conservation
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Mexico
Henry G. Schmidt
Ducks Unlimited
John D. Findlay
Branch of Management and Enforcement
U.S. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
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Ben Anderson
Willife
State Wildlife Council
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Lemploye
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Ken Mack
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