Fontana Lake Fontana March Walleye and Bass Vistas
Fontana Lake North Carolina offers early spring fishing with walleye runs in the Little Tennessee River and largemouth bass in the main lake. A 1964 Fontana fish study advances knowledge of 23 species, aiding anglers while biologists expand data on walleye status.
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Fontana
Little Tennessee
Dick Widman
Sandusky
Fontana Lake
Tennessee Valley Authority
Futl Pool
Great Smoky Mountains
Ohio
Fontana Village
Columbus
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Lorain County
Fontana Boat Dock
Almond
Bounty debates ignite over fox control and game flow
An outdoor page feature explores fox bounty policy with Eddie Meier and Jerry Kostyo voicing opposing views. The piece links abundant fox populations to healthy game, notes rising red fox pelt value, and discusses rutime strategies for walleye and bass on Fontana Lake with guides boosting success.
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Fox
Eddie Meier
Meier
Jerry Kostyo
Outdoor notes on deer, fox bounties, and wildlife trends
The article notes the two largest Kansas deer at 300 and 241 pounds field dressed. It reports Illinois joining Michigan Wisconsin and Indiana in banning lake trout fishing on Lake Michigan. Fur prices rise from 4.50 to 6 7.50 per pelt while fox bounties at 2 or 7.50 provoke debate. It covers elk transfers from Yellowstone Park to Wyoming and Arkansas trout stocking totals 1294 tons with White River and Bull Shoals Lake as top recipients. A Texas hunter crafts a varmint call and bags a 32 pound wolf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Hi Don
Arkansas
White River
Bull Shoals Lake
Spring River
Norfolk River
Pheasants Seen Perched In a Tree Surprise
Letter writer notes a pheasant roosting on a small branch in a yard with three hens nearby. Editor recalls occasional pheasants in trees during hunts, pausing briefly before descending.
Fox bounty backlash shifts to modern wildlife management
A long critique of old fox bounty programs notes they fail to reduce fox populations and argues for modern controls. Pennsylvania leads state actions by ending bounties with July 1 scalp cutoff while officials explore contraception drugs as a safe alternative to curb fox numbers.
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Haliwicks
Pennsylvania
Game Commission
Commission
Glenn L. Bowers
Venison and Duck Liver Rice Dish With Port Sauce
A rustic venison and duck liver recipe simmers venison pieces with bacon onions carrot and celery. A roux thickens with flour butter and bouillon, then rice mushrooms and port wine are cooked into the sauce before combining with meat and vegetables and finishing with duck livers and mushroom stems. Serve immediately.
Archery Angles: coverage fades as shoot results scarce
Archery Angles notes poor press coverage after the Colt-Sahara shoot in Las Vegas and the Izaak Bowmen banquet. Results from Ohio shooters and others are incomplete or delayed, with only a few winners named and no full standings. The column will cease weekly publication unless notable material arrives.
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Izaak
Las Vegas
Nev
Jesults
Western Union
Oper Leader
Ceiba Tree Supplies Fiber For Nets and Goods
In Quito, Ecuador the ceiba tree yields bark for fishnets twine and sacks seeds for soap and its kapok fibers fill upholstery pillows and life jackets in local use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Ecuador
Ceiba
Tracer shell aid to gunner sparks debate
Bill Kelly of Winchester-Western unveils the Mark V tracer shotshell promising to help trap and skeet shooters spot errors and teach lead and follow-through. The load uses a pyrotechnic capsule igniting on firing with a conical tail to guide the tracer to the target.
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Fox
Bill Kelly
Home
Winchester-Western
Mathieson Chemical Corp
Thelthe Ballpark
Shell
Kelty
Winchester
Scott Healy
Winchester - Westerns
Kelly
Crow hunting decoy set and calling tips for beginners
The article outlines crow hunting tactics including decoy sets using crows and owls, blind construction from native vegetation, and strategic calling. It stresses wind, roost behavior, camouflage, and avoiding car noise, with emphasis on beginner practice and safety.
Bimini beckons foursome for mid February fishing trip
A foursome from Elyria plans a week of fishing off Bimini in mid February. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Williams and Dr. and Mrs. Paul Minnillo will fish for bonefish and larger game. Williams moved from Grand Bahama Hotel due to solid bookings and kept the available dates.
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Bimini
Robert C. Williams
Canterbury Dr
Paul Minnillo
Whitman
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Don Miller
Kostya
Erman. Dorsett Plastics Co
Santa Clara
Calif
Bremen
Ind
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Indiana
Lake Michigan
Reynard
Ed Horvath
Fellows
Yellowstone Park
Wyoming
Cleveland Public Library
Bill Filmer
North Island Rd
Grafton, Ohio
Bill
D. M
By Eddie Meier
Archery
Bill Bednar
Suffield, CO
Chuck Wertz
Englewood
Colo
Erie
Chuck McCormack
Sacramento
Roma Aquibb
Balboa Island
Susanne Gunder
Phoenix, Ariz
Art Smith
New Haven
Conn
Crow
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