Foster parent plan boosts whooper flock
A three year effort to establish a new whooping crane flock in the Rocky Mountains shows progress despite higher than expected mortality. Dr. Rod Drewien notes 16 young have begun fall migration from Grays Lake Idaho to New Mexico, with nine wintering along a 45 mile Rio Grande stretch. Mortality stems from crashes and disappearances. success will hinge on pairing and breeding. The total whooping crane population rose to 109, with 74 in the established flock in Texas and 26 in captivity.
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Bosque del Apache
N.M
UPI
Rocky Mountains
Rod Drewien
New Mexico
Idaho
Canada
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Drewien
Grays Lake
Rio Grande Valley
Texas Gulf Coast
Islands ice fishing season ready to break open
Islands around western Lake Erie await solid ice as winds ease after sub zero days. Guide Bill Massie reports early attempts yielded 20 perch and 30 smelt. warm rain and wind kept water open and shanties grounded. Local guides list contact numbers for bookings and regional info. Biologists forecast a strong 1979 sport walleye harvest, possibly around one million fish, with most coming from the 1977 year class and 14 to 16 inches long. Leadership shifts at Lake Erie Research Unit position Carl Baker to head the unit, with Russ Scholl moving to assist the new wildlife chief.
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Bass Islands
Lake Irie
Bill Massie
Put
Massie
South Bass Islands
Carl Baker
Lake Erie
Russ
Big Lake
Dues deadline near for LaGrange Hunting Club
Regular meeting at Belden Fire Station 8 p.m. Monday to collect dues. Applications open Jan 8 with 40 dollar first year dues for new members. February 12 trustee meeting caps roster. Club plans Sunday range work to rebuild backstops. send dues to Box 283 Hinckley Ohio with name address and 1978 badge number.
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LaGrange Hunting and Fishing Club, Inc
Belden
Rt. 83
John Hyer
Hyer
LaGrange Club
Hinckley
Ohio
Bald eagles sighted along Portage River and Sandusky Bay
Ohio Division of Wildlife biologists reported three bald eagles recently along the Portage River and Sandusky Bay. Another was seen on the Maumee River near Grand Rapids feeding on gizzard shad, and a fourth near Westerville. A waterfowl and eagle survey is underway this month with a summary report planned.
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Portage River
Sandusky Bay
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Maumee River
Grand Rapids
Westerville
Area turkey shoot calendar for Lorain County clubs
Lincoln County area listing of weekly turkey shoot dates across multiple clubs. Izaak Walton League in Penfield Township hosts Jan 7 and 14 weather permitting starting at noon. Amherst Sportsmen's Club holds Sunday shoots 1 pm to dark with trap sessions Thursday and Sunday. Litchfield Boosters and Fire Department run Sunday shoots at 1 pm in Litchfield Park. Rochester Rod and Gun Club shoots Sunday noon to 5 pm on Eagle Street. Beaver Creek Sportsmen's Club Sunday shoots 1 pm at Quarry Road. Berlin Heights American Legion Post Sunday 1 pm at Legion Hall proceeds to building fund. North Ridgeville Hot Stove Association Sunday shoots noon to dusk at Palmer Field with free coffee. Christmas trees weighted for next season angling lure fish shelters.
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Lorain County Ely
Izaak Walton
Amherst Sportsmen's Club
Oak Point Road
Cooper Foster Park Road
Rochester
ROD and Gun Club
Eagle Street
Berlin Heights
American Legion Post
Legion
North Ridgeville Hot Stove Association
Palmer Field
Bainbridge Road
Fairacres
Columbia hunter trial set for January 14 at club grounds
Columbia Game Club hosts hunter’s trials on January 14 at 8 30 am on Briarwood Lane off West River Road South Columbia Station. Time reservations via Doug Dangerfield 323 1487 or Ernie Stitz 76 0554. December results include dogs Curley Rusty Ginger Butch and more across flushing pointing derby and puppy classes.
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Columbia Game Club
Briarwood Lane
West River Road
Columbia Station
Briarwood
Rt. 82
Doug Dangerfield
Ernie Stitz
Charles Mill tailwaters yield sauger catches
Fishermen report sauger in the Charles Mill tailwaters below the dam as good weather continues. Small jigs with live minnows and bottom work with bobbers are productive. Mark Herman, Richland County game protector, notes many saugers were taken over Christmas weekend and Herman himself landed five in an hour on Christmas Day. A week earlier Mick Ries of Mansfield caught a four-pounder there. The good bite is expected to last until ice forms.
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Charles Mill
Mark Herman
Richland County Game Protector
Herman
Mick Ries
Mansfield
Decline and hope for Ohio’s common tern revival
The common tern once nested along Lake Erie shores from Starve Island to Little Cedar Point but declined due to storms, high water, habitat loss, and herring gull predation. Now a Maumee Bay dredge spoil site hosts over 500 pairs with ODNR banding studies to track migration, offering a glimmer of recovery though future nesting space remains temporary.
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Sterna
Ohio
Lake Erie
South Bass Islands
Ottawa County
Little Cedar Point
Lucas County
Milton B. Trautman
Ohio State University
Louis W. Campbell
Toledo
Trautman
Starve Island
Maumee Bay
Canada
Alaska
Bay Point
Gibraltar
Kelleys Island
Campbell
ODNR
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U.S
Colorado
Wyoming
Don Miller
Put-In-Bay
Harold Wilhelm
Steve Riddle
Bob Kowalski
Mike Massie
Bill
Middle Bass Island
Island Airlines
Port Clinton
Marblehead
Sugar Rock Harbor
Tibbels Maria
Lakeside
Edward Bahnsen
Tibbels
Baker
Russ Scholl
Division of Wildlife
Sandusky
Columbus
Carl Mosely
Scholl
COBLE
Rocky Mountain
Stove
Winston Satem
Meeker
Sun
Area
Turkey
Litchfield Boosters and Fire Department
Litchfield Park
Beaver Creek Sportsmen’s Club
Quarry Road
Rt. 113
Columbia Club
Flushing
Curley
Springer Spaniel
Jack Davis
North Madison
Nemus
Labrador
Mike Artino
Babe
Jay Kovacs
Elyria
Sandy
Jim Rogers
Copley
Rusty
Brittany
Lee Lydic
Concord
Gusty
Lydic
Sac
Bill van de Weerd
Strongsville
Ralph Orrill
Bedford
Butch
Carlo Artino
Mac
Springer
Jeff Brank
Derby
Ginger
Vince Semanik
Parma
Angel
Mitch Truoskolaski
Litchfield
Inky
Bill May
Hiram
Jackie
English Pointer
Paul Inno
Chip
Gil Crocker
Macedonia
Maumee Bay Area
Denis Case
Case
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