Busy campout schedule looming for Trail Blazers
The Black River Trail Blazers, affiliate of the National Campers and Hikers Association, announced five club campouts for coming months plus six regular programs and state and national meetings. The schedule includes a family camping show at Mill Hollow Park beginning today and running through Sunday, with monthly meetings and several locations noted.
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Black Rover Trail Blazers
Mill Hollow Park
Walter Schroeder
Black River Trail Blazers
National Campers and Hikers Association
Trail Blazers
Central Bank
Avon
Berta's
Vermilion
Rts. 2
East River Rd
Mount Vernon
Carolina wren A cheerful tiny sprite and state bird
Alexander Sprunt Jr notes the Carolina wren as a favorite eastern wren and South Carolina’s state bird. He describes nesting habits from jars to rafters, eggs four to six, and a 43 day cycle to fledging. The wren’s year round song and 95 percent insect diet endear it to observers.
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Midwest
United States
South Carolina
Arkansas fish farm yields golden channel cats
At Lonoke Arkansas Ben Nelson and partner Faye Anderson developed a unique albino channel catfish strain. They dispersed albino stock into 13 ponds, bred dark females with albino males to balance fertility, and observed albinos’ later golden hue and potential for scientific study. Some original albinos reach over twelve pounds in open ponds.
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Ben Nelson
Annette Daniel
The
Arkansas Democrat
Nelson
Faye Anderson
Lonoke
Piedmont angler nets 26-pound muskellunge at reservoir
Laverne G. Dunmire of Barnesville becomes the latest angler to land a large muskellunge, a 26-pounder, at Piedmont Reservoir during a late May outing using a Bomber lure.
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Laverne G. Dunmire
Barnesville
Piedmont
Dunmire
Beer Baked Bass Fillets And Oyster Mushroom Harvest
Recipes describe beer baked bass fillets with a beer egg batter and breading, then baking until fork tender. The mushroom section notes oyster mushrooms appearing from June through October, how to locate logs, and a buttered mushroom soup method with milk and seasonings.
Drop noted in pheasant population in Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife biologists report a statewide drop in breeding pheasant numbers, with declines in most areas except the northern and northwest regions. The spring upland game censuses show rabbit populations up in the east, down in central Ohio, and stable in the west, while quail remain below the late 1950s highs in most areas.
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Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife Game Biologists
Ohio limits trout stocking under warm water limits
The Ohio Wildlife Council decides to stock only trout obtained at no charge as some waters remain suitable while many waterways become unsuitable due to very warm conditions, limiting overall stocking.
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Ohio
Ohio Wildife Counal
Birds and their notable traits described in a brief note
The text notes a rabbit with a bulging curved eye for rearward vision, calls the barn owl the feathered cat as a foe of mice, and mentions the trumpeter swan weighing up to 40 pounds as the heaviest flying bird in North America.
Fewer gunners to hunt Magee Marsh in 1962 fall plan
Wetlands biologist Karl Bednarik proposes Magee Marsh limits of 112 shooters per week versus 233.6 historically, with 28 blinds and a schedule by odd and even days to reduce marsh burnout. The plan echoes past bag-limit declines and a $10 daily permit, seeking earlier permits amid tighter access as 1962 season looms.
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Whio
Magee Marsh
Karl Bednarik
Magee
Bednarik
Mage Marsh
Archery Club Expands to 28-Target Field Events
The Black River Bow Benders switch to 28 target field shoots every Saturday at 1 30 p m with handicap scoring. First shoot winner was Robert Ervin at 547 on handicap. Izaak Bowmen resume American rounds at Kostya's Archery Shop and Shawnee range in Lorain host shoots May at multiple venues amid activities like owl and hayride shoots. Minor notes mention robins at the butt, carp trends at Bardshar's Marsh, and ongoing club events across Oberlin and Bellevue areas.
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Black River
Robins
Wae
Dane Haan No Maatn
Roberts
Griswold Rd
Murray Ridge Rd
Robert Ervin
Tom Sheldon
Vic Barson
Kostya
Oberlin Rd
Izaak Bowmen
Ikes
Far Grassie
Bellevue
French Creek
Beng
West 38Th St
Lorain
Harry Sloan
Jeanette Earl i
Coonproof Duck Nests Falter Against Raccoon Raid
Naturalists trial of metal rocket type wood duck nesting boxes to deter raccoon predation failed at Mercer County waterfowl refuge where two nests were found occupied by raccoons.
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Mercer County
Pollution blamed for Ohio fish kills in 1961 report
A Public Health Service study shows Ohio suffered 31 pollution related fish kills in 1961, mainly on creeks and rivers. The Sandusky River near Fremont saw 11,000 fish die over four miles, with 96 percent forage fish and two percent game fish. Channel catfish were heavily affected, blamed on mining operations along the Sandusky River. Agricultural poisons, domestic sewage, industrial wastes, and unknown causes filled the rest of the cases.
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Ohio
Public Health Service of
U.S
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Norwalk
Huron River
Rocky River
Meidina
Sandusky River
Fremont
PHS
Kenneth Wahl
Port Clinton
Ohio Wildlife Council
Wahl
Sandusky
Sandusky Bay
Kenny
Bees identify honey flowers by color then scent
Experiments show bees recognize honey yielding flowers first by color and second by scent. The findings indicate color cues drive initial flower selection before olfactory signals. Researchers note potential implications for pollination strategies and crop productivity.
Four-Foot Lake Erie Eel Catch Leaves Angler Mysterious
A Lorain area angler hauled a rare four-foot eel from Lake Erie near Beaver Park. After a brief look at Buzzy's Sunoco, he disappeared with the odd creature, which possesses teeth and revived when watered. This marks the second eel reported in Lake Erie in two years.
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Beaver Park
Lorain
Buzzy
Sunoco
Oberlin Ave
West Erie Ave
Lake Erie
Ohio deer policy outlined for future harvests
State biologists presented a general deer policy to the Ohio Wildlife Council after recommending a brief deer season this year. The plan would sustain a harvest with a three year harvest framework, a Thursday and Friday season in the third week of December, an archery season from October 15 to December 31, and compulsory harvest reporting. The council received the report but did not act.
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Ohio
Ohio Wildlife Council
Council
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