Bednar Wins High-Scoring Indoor Archery Challenge
Bill Bednar defeated Bill Partin in a head-to-head indoor archery match at the Elyria range before 83 spectators. Bednar posted a 848 total with eight perfect ends and eight 52s, while Partin shot 834 with six perfect ends and late pushing.
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Bednar
Bill Bednar
Suffield
Ohio
Fred
Associated
Broad St
Bill Partin
Lexinston
Bills
Elyria Range
Partin
Pattam
Partia
Bednars
Hal Rothgery
Ohio Archers
American Archery Co
Chicago
Robert Repas
Elyria
Archery Event Nears as Black River Bow Benders Host Chicago Round
The Black River Bow Benders prep an outdoor Chicago round at 20 yards with 16 targets across two ends. Rain or shine, Sunday shooters compete, after last Sunday’s event produced four class winners and several top freestyle scores. Ed Doehne led freestyle with a 716, Tom Sheldon posted 710 and 7038, and other standout scores included Guy Parker 696 Jane Payne 628 Charlotte Var Bowen 682 Ruth Huckeby 638 Judy Er vin Grace Wilson. Intermediate winners Lonnie Brubaker 464 Vincent 417.
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Black River
Chicago
Ed Doehne
Tom Sheldon
Guy Parker
Jane Payne
Charlotte Var Bowen
Ruth Huckeby
Judy Ervin
Grace Wilson
Associ- Lonnie
Endangered and Extinct North American Freshwater Fishes
The National Wildlife Federation notes twelve freshwater fish species in North America are extinct or nearing extinction. Threats include erosion, drought, pollution, alien species, dam construction, water diversion, and toxic chemicals. Noted extinct or threatened species include Gila trout, Mohave chub, Moapa dace, desert dace, Little Colorado Spinedace, Comanche Springs pupfish, Pate rump killifish, Clear Creek gambusia, Pecos gambusia, Gila loach, Sacramento perch, and Maryland darter.
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National Wildlife Federation
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Nevada
Little
Colorado
Waterfowl season debate sparks Ohio discussion
Ohio waterfowlers met in Columbus sponsored by a state league to debate season dates amid regional bird concentrations and weather worries. Northern hunters report better bird counts, while overall harvest prospects remain poor due to water shortages and freezes.
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Columbus
The
League of 03
Buckeye State
Russian ducks shot in Calif
Two San Francisco hunters reported their ducks carried Russian identification bracelets. William Thornton and F. L Brown bagged birds during the 1962 65 season near two months apart, but both ducks were tagged on July 18, 1962 at Wrangell Island in the Chuckchee Sea, 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
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San Francisco
UPI
William Thornton
F. L Brown
Wrangell Island
Arctic Circle
Chuckchee Sea
Siberian
Thornton
Brown
Alberta movies shown for Medina Hank Walton League
A meeting at Medina corner of Broadway and Smith Road will feature Rudy Durinka presenting films from his Alberta trip in the Canadian Rockies. The event begins at 7 p.m. with Durinka as guest speaker and his own movies. Future Farmers of America under Orlin Duke collected 3000 Christmas trees and, with 24 volunteers and equipment, placed them as wildlife shelters.
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Albertta
Canadian Rockies
Medina Hank Walton League
Rudy Durinka
Broadway
Smith Rd
Medina
Future Farmers of America
Orlin Duke
Ohio boat fatalities drop in 1963 first 11 months
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports a sharp drop in boating fatalities in the first 11 months of 1963 despite more watercraft registered than in 1962. Accidents rose to 86 versus 32 in 1962 for the same period, with 34 reportable injuries compared to 18, and damage costs higher.
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Ohio
Department of Natural Resources
Coon Hunters Club News From Lake Norfolk Gathering
Readers write about Dick Searles and fishing and coon hunting around Lake Norfolk. The Wayne County club plans a November 17 banquet at Wishbone on Rt 20, with an outdoor movie show by Whitey Dalimple and a drive for new members.
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Dick Searles
Lake Norfolk
Big Hickory Coon Hunters
Wishbone
Whitey Dalimple
Ice fishing boom hits western Lake Erie islands
Ice is safe across western Lake Erie with 12 to 16 inches around the islands. Perch catches run into hundreds per angler under Sky Tours Inc guidance from Port Clinton. New four man shanties and a put in Bay motel expand offerings as a week day package includes fare, lodging, meals, shanties, two days fishing. Shuttles from Port Clinton Airport begin around 7 39 a m. to South Bass and Middle Bass Islands where many lodgings and restaurants await. Anglers report many perch eight and a half inches or larger and one veteran ice fisher praises the rapid catch rate. For guides and more info, Sky Tours Inc Box 172 Port Clinton Ohio.
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Ralph Dietrick
Sky Tours, Inc
Port Clinton
Lake Erie
Dietrich
South Bass
Middle Bass Islands
Put-in- Bay
Ohio
Cold weather dents hunting as season slows in Ohio
Ohio Wildlife Division reports good rabbit hunting in the state but few hunters outdoors due to cold weather. Interest shifts to fox hunting after snows. trappers take muskrats and a few minks. Most hunters hung up guns for winter with mixed regional outlooks on rabbit and grouse in central, northwest, northeast, southeast and southwest areas.
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Columbus
UPD
Ohio Wildlife Division
Athens
Perry
Vinton
Porter to Seek Director Post for National Wildlife Federation
The League of Ohio Sportsmen at its January meeting backed Ira L. Porter for the NWF Region Six director post covering Ohio Indiana and Illinois. Carl Knirk LOS delegate to the federation convention will place Porter's name in nomination at Las Vegas Nevada on March 8.
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League of Ohio
Ira L. Porter
Oberlin
National Wildlife Federation
Porter
League
NWF
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Carl Knirk
Los
Las Vegas
Nevada
National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship Under Way
National Amateur Shooting Dog Championship is in progress at Sand Hills Wildlife Management Area Hoffman North Carolina. Entries include dogs that have won in an amateur stake recognized by the Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America Inc. The event runs through Sunday on 55 000 acre grounds.
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North Carolina
Sandhills Wildlife Management
Hoffman
Amateur Field Trial Clubs of America, Inc
Afield by Don Miller on Florida Keys fishing and feuds
Outdoor writer Don Miller recalls a chaotic week in Islamorada and the Florida Keys as Bud Stapleton and Fritz Thornton chase bonefish and kingfish. Fishing tales include weight slips, sailfish misadventures, and chatter about local spots and rivals while Miller teases a growing conspiracy to ruin his morale.
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Io Fidel Castro
U.S
Bud
Bud Stapleton
Fritz Thornton
Bartford Dr
Elviia
Ross
Islamorada
Pla
Mary Stapleton
Fritz
Prout Chevrolet
Florida Keys
Earl Gentry
Janice
Elyria
Ohio
Miami
Thornton
Don
Rolf Till
Vermont
Ford Stacey
Wellington
Chesapeake House
Key Largo
Gentry
iFritz
Fshing
Merrily
Wip
Kingish Hole
Chesapeake
Ozarks
Norfolk Lake
Outdoor Beacon debuts as Lake Erie outdoors tabloid
The Outdoor Beacon launches as a monthly tabloid based in Oak Harbor Ohio. Editor Lowell C Woolrich oversees the publication with Robert Sprouse as gun editor and Donald Arbaugh as art director. The issue highlights ice fishing, Lake Erie areas, fish species, ice depths, bait outlook, and features 32 percent ads and 48 percent outdoor news. Produced with large type in a five column format, it ships on the 10th each month.
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The
Outdoor Beacon
Lowell C. Woolrich
Beacon
East Portage St
Oak Harbor
Ohio
Robert Sprouse
Donald Arbaugh
Woolrich
Lake Erie Island
Outdoor Journal
Lake Erie
Island
Dent
Sts
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Ark
Ozark Impound
Ned
Lefiy Lennerth
Dick Seames
D. M
William D. Pierce
Rhode Island Fish Co
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Brenton Reef
Don Miller
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