Reluctant fish confounds anglers on Horseshoe Lake chase
Dick Denby sought directions to Spencer Wildlife Area and later planned a follow up. The Sioux City briefing notes a puzzled pursuit of a five fingered muskie like creature near Horseshoe Lake, with reports of other bass and panfish sightings and a note on canoes and Ohio canoe adventures.
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Dick Denby
Chronicle-Telegram
Spencer Wildlife Area
Sioux City
Iowa
UPI
Kenseth Wright
Horseshoe Lake
Jefferson
Wright
Us S
Pickerer City
Dublin Rd
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Canoe Adventures
Cuyahoga
Muskingum
Walhonding
Mohican
Maumee
Sandusky
Lattie Diami
Great Miami
Readers report improving white bass and smallmouth bites on lake
Anglers note strong winds hindered fishing but in recent days white bass are biting while drifting and casting. Some anglers report two to three walleyes and smallmouths with rock and white bass catches near Vermilion, Elyria, and Amherst areas as conditions calm. Local livery Ed Ryser predicts a superb week ahead before a storm.
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Don
Jim Neuman
Furnace St
Elyria
H. Smyth
Amherst
Ed Ryser
Ryser
Ruggles Beach
Art Hayes
Beaver trappers sentenced for unlawful bird rearing
Two Pardeville men Wise and 16 and 18 were arrested last February for selling beaver traps and received probation. Judge Daniel C O Connor ordered them to rear 25 pheasants each and release the birds in the fall as unusual punishment extending to September.
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Pardeville. Wise
Daniel C_ O’Conner
Mid-Michee Bowmen Win Great Lakes Regional Honors
The Mid-Michee Bowmen hosted the Great Lakes Sectional Tournament in Midland last weekend. Bonnie Repas won the instinctive class with 333 points in 28 targets, while White Grave Wilson placed fourth with 691 in the same class. Trophies go to the top five in each class by mail. The event drew about 300 shooters, with several local participants.
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Great Lakes
Midland
Midh
Bonnie Repas
Hunter
Wihite
Grave Wilson
Elyria
Sor
Repas
Mich-Michee
Elyrians bag two bears on Canadian hunting trip
Two Elyria youths Mike Bennett and Dan Dunstan hunted near a Paper company camp six miles northwest of Sudbury Ontario. A large bear approached the camp at 9 pm and was wounded but escaped. A second bear entered a garbage pit and was killed as it surfaced. They plan a rug and meat dinner and another trip next September. Both will be juniors at Ohio State University with majors in psychology and accounting.
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Ontario
Paper Company
Sudbury
Mike
Canada
Dan
Wheither
Ohio State University
Elyria High School
Elyria District
Mohawk Archery Lanes to Open by November First
Ground has been prepared and footers poured for Mohawk Archery Lanes with a plan to open by Nov. 1. The indoor range will be located at Taylor St and the new Rt 47 bypass, south of Rt 20, featuring a snack bar pro shop and walk-down lanes to keep costs down. Hal Rothgery notes new shooters now outnumber the old, with Parma and Shawnee clubs eyeing involvement. success hinges on turnout, competition from other ranges, and affordable pricing. Local shoots include Shawnee Archers invitational and Bowhunters events, with various winners in free style and bare bow divisions as crowds turn out Sunday and Tuesdays at area ranges.
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Hal Rothgery
Rothgery
Taylor St
Rt 47
Rt. 20
Hal
Parma
Jover
Rothsgery
Shawnee
Lo'rain
Asso
Elyria
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvani
Delaware and Susquehanna
Rt. 22
Pennsy
Eoward E Barrel
George Zimmerman
Larry Gallagher
Ed Doehne
Robert Kinter
Lous Buga d Jr
Dick ‘Saluga
Les Barchert
Mary Vetrovsky
Hair's a real tip Drop your matches overboard
A fragmentary note describes handling wet matches by rubbing them along a wall to dry them. It signals a curious, practical trick likely from a maritime or workshop setting, with a cautionary tone about care with fire.
Underwater sports trend tips daring divers to dangerous stunts
The July Popular Mechanics previews new skin diving games and gear. It describes chasing sharks by tail, underwater fishing for barracuda, and bare-handed Moray Eel grabs as risky pastimes with potential serious harm in the water world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ECU
Popular Mechanics
Catalina Island
Coonskin Brigade Forms At Ohio Sportsmen Event
Initiation ceremonies for youths joining The Coonskin Cap Brigade set for Sept 19 20 at Clearfork Resorts Butler Ohio during an All Sports Jamboree. Emblems cost $1.50 and the league aims to teach hunting safety and field craft to youngsters. Plans seek a statewide project and eventual expansion to other states.
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Coonskin
Clearfork Resorts
Butler
Ohio
League of Ohio
Order of the Jungle Dock
Earl Schaeffer
Jon
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Ellis Meschke
Shadlow
Leo Roberts
Lost Lend Lake
Hayward
Wise
Deer Creek
Williamsport
Ketchum’s
Cleveland Street
Emerson
Ketchum
Tire Sale
Walt Harry
4Th and
East Ave
He&how CO
Pure of
Jobber
Ilf Ferry Ct
Fager
Bonnie
Bill Partin
Hooers
Obison
American Archery Co
Dan Dunstan and
Mike Bennetti
Black Bear
Elyrians
Elynans
Mike Bennett
George Bennett
Vista Ch
Dan Dunstan
George Dunstan
Princeton Ave
Foster Ro
Penfield Township
Ikes
Plas Construction CO
South Middle Ave
Gil
Limestone
Fane
Coonskin Brigade
Smith & Wesson
Winchester
Charles Daly
Avon
Lac
East Griswold Road
Fairfax
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