British view on U.S. hunting misses the mark
English wildlife expert WA Newlands spent three months in the United States assessing American game management and hunting. He notes the ideal of free hunting is unraveling, laws are complex, landowners rarely reward conservation, and public wildlife is managed by state systems. He argues North America remains a unique hunting culture and a last great wildlife bastion.
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WA Newlands
United States
Eloy Game Advisory Station
Newlands
North America
Europe
Arkansas Duck Hunting Woes Dim Green Timber Fantasy
In Stuttgart Arkansas troubled season sees ducks abandoning bean fields and flocking to green timber and reservoir flats. The shift reflects dry conditions and reduced acorn availability. Arkansas mallards once filled oaks now flood timber with thousands of ducks. historic counts contrast with current limits and season lengths.
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United States
Stuttgart
Ark
Dave Donaldson
Arkansas
Lousiana
Cee
Green
Reservoir Flats
Arkansas Green Timber Guoning
Wildlife hunger grows in Lorain County cold spell
Prolonged snow covers Lorain County forcing wildlife to search further for food. Jerry Kostya reports quail visiting his Elyria outskirts for handouts, with one day’s feeding totaling about 30 pounds of grains. He warns against ground feeding near cover to avoid predator risk and advises elevated feeders and open-area scattering.
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Lorain County
Jerry Kostya
Quail
Elyria
Kostya
Outdoor vehicle sales near record high in 1969
Open Road Industries Inc president Alan Robin projects 1969 closes with nearly 5000 recreational vehicles sold and total industry sales surpassing 1 billion dollars. RV types include slide-on campers motor homes and travel trailers with motor home output driving the year’s surge.
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Los Angeles
Alan Robin
Open Road Industries Inc
Robin
Hunter ends year with bow kill in Avon Lake
Samuel Cole reports a December bow kill in Avon Lake Township at Grassies Way Side Inn with a button buck weighing 80 pounds. Checkers note the deer taken on the last day of December at the Avon Point Road area. Arkansas trout stockings show anglers catching 75 percent of stocked fish within three weeks.
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Missouri
Canada
Swan Lake
Mississippi Valley
Hudson Bay
Illinois
Samuel Cole
Avon Point Rd
Avon Lake
Grassies Wayside Inn
Cole
Avon Lake Township
Checkers
Arkansas
Trail marks add four new Appalachian Trail insignia
The Appalachian Trail announces four new insignia to supplement the familiar diamond symbol. The triangular device will be placed at trail access points along highway intersections. The AT marking guides hikers across roughly 2000 miles of wilderness through 14 eastern states.
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Maine
Georgia
Audubon Sues Over San Antonio Bay Dredging Threat
The National Audubon Society sues the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission and five shell dredging firms in federal court in Corpus Christi to halt dredging in San Antonio Bay that feeds the remaining whooping cranes. It warns continued dredging could wipe out the cranes by destroying their winter feeding grounds near Aransas Refuge.
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National Audubon Society
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Shell
San Antonio Bay
Commission
Audubon Swt
Canada
Texas
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Lakester Auto Boat Debuts at San Francisco Show
The Lakester model makes its premiere as a hybrid auto boat at the San Francisco National Sports and Boat Show. It morphs from car to boat by backing into water, then uses a 3 hp motor shared by both modes, enabling a quick switch in operation.
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San Francisco National
UPI
Trout farming offers higher returns on prairie acres study says
Researchers from the Fisheries Research Board and University of Manitoba report rainbow trout can be profitably grown on small prairie pothole lakes. In Erickson Manitoba 10 lakes were stocked with 100000 fingerlings and 130000 smaller fish, predicting about 10 million pounds harvest in five years at 60 cents a pound, about 40 dollars per acre net versus wheat at 20 dollars per acre.
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Winnipeg
Aps
Praine
Fisheries Research Board
Freshwater Institute
University of Manitoba
Prairie Provinces
The
Institute
Erickson
Manitoba
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp
Two Nonresidents Hit With Heavy Wyoming Penalties
Two out of state hunters faced seven major game violations in Wyoming this season. Each man was fined 625 dollars, lost hunting license privileges for 1969 and 1970, and received an 18 month jail term.
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Wyoming
Ice anglers find Lake Erie slow for winter p r fishing
Lake Erie's winter ice season remains quiet with small catches around the islands. Inland lakes like Kipton and Camden yield bluegills and sunfish, while goldens stocked at Punderson Lake in Geauga County draw attention with notable catches. Anglers report productive spots near pilings and piers with crappies and perch, using delicate lures and live minnows.
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Lake Erie
Kipton
Camden
Lorain County
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U.S
Will Newlands
Lez Lao
Polish Fishermen's Club
Lorain
Ohio Conservation Congress
Southern Hotel
Columbus
Hunter
Bow Kill
Tional Scenic
Audubon Society
Audubon
Elvis J Stahl
State Wildlife Commission
Corpus Christi
Lake Winnipeg
Lionel Johnson
Punderson Lake
Robert A Lynch
Leavittsburg
Jim Lynch
Wickliffe
Ron Rohrer
Newburg
Geauga County
Barbara Autry
Gene Autry
Cleveland
Obanhive
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