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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1979
Page
10
The Ohio Division of Wildlife revises the 1978 sport walleye total to 1.6 million, sparking debate on a reduced daily bag limit for 1979. Officials warn a six fish limit could cut sport angler harvest and affect Ontario licenses, while perch and white bass length rules also face delay as totals rise.
Regular meeting for the South Cuyahoga Sports men's Association is Feb 7 at 8 p.m. at the Ampol Club Cleveland. Delinquent members pay a $15 reinstatement fee plus $10 per missed work party. All game reports due Feb 7 with the note no report equals no permit in 1979. The club BAS archery meeting is Feb 12 at 7 p.m. at 19300 Ridge Rd North Royalton with Junior Rifle and Pistol courses Feb 5 and 19 at Berea Armory. Fox hunt Feb 10 at Chatham grounds requires a hunting license. shotguns only. coffee and doughnuts provided.
The Division of Wildlife reports good crappie and bluegill fishing at Spencer Lake with bluegills 6 to 7 inches caught in 10 feet of water south of the causeway and crappies 12 to 14 inches taken on pin minnows tipped with maggots. Ice is 6 to 8 inches thick and the outlook remains favorable.
Foul weather including rain sleet and ice failed to stop more than 1500 hikers who completed the six mile Winter Hike at Hocking Hills State Park near Logan. Resources department spokesmen say participants enjoyed spectacular ice formations in the park's history.
The annual Ohio Waterfowl Symposium co sponsored by the League of Ohio Sportsmen and Ducks Unlimited will be held in Toledo on February 3. It starts at 9 30 a m at the inn located at Wales Road exit off I 75.
Harold Sharp BASS Tournament Director from Montgomery asks Don for venue ideas for a national bass tourney in Sandusky Bay Bass Islands or similar areas. Editor notes Bass Islands Pymatuning and Grand Lake St Marys info pending. Comment suggests smallmouth quarry on islands would be spectacular yet logistically challenging.
Lary Petersen of Head Hunters Taxidermy in Valley City bagged a rare hybrid Dall ram in mid January at Hocking Valley Hunting Preserve near Logan. The 200-pound, 36-inch curl ram is a white Dall sheep hybrid created from Nebraska releases into Texas preserves. Petersen plans a life size mount from the trophy.
The Ohio hill country offers four more weeks of grouse hunting from Oct 13 to Feb 24 with a daily limit of three and hours from before sunrise to sunset. Pressure stays light. hunters praise late morning to early afternoon gunning as best. Crows and fox close Feb 17, pheasant and rabbit seasons end 5 p.m. tomorrow. Ohio groups plan spring releases to aid Lorain County birds, while a club meeting Feb 5 sets dues. Frank Woolner named Winchester-Western Outdoorsman of the Year.
A fisheries biologist asks readers for a rare Cree Duck lure from the 1950s, seeking a buyer or supplier through the Ohio Division of Wildlife. The piece notes steel shot regulations for 1979 and potential 1980 enforcement, plus a Medina Lorain Cuyahoga hunter safety course setup and strong deer hunting results at Ravenna Army Ammunition Depot with 29 hunters and 21 kills.
The Keel-Haulers Canoe Club lists events including the Vermilion River cleanup on March 11 and the Vermilion River race from Birmingham to Mill Hollow on March 17 moved up a week. Mar. 12 meeting at Middleburg Heights Recreation Center features an auction of canoe and camping gear including club rafts.
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