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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1932
Page
5
A persuasive plea notes that shooting robins draws fines from the state fish and game department. It argues birds protect crops, add aesthetic value, and enrich landscapes, urging continued protection of songbirds as essential to nature and culture.
Severe snow ice and sleet cover the state with a solid crust, endangering birds. Boone and Ft. Dodge lead emergency efforts via fish and game wardens and collections by supporters. Train distribution is arranged by rural mail carriers railroad workers Boys Scouts and farmers to feed wildlife across wide areas.
Aldo Leopold leads the game survey work for the state fish and game commission, reporting progress on wildlife assessments. The memo outlines methods, data collection efforts, and anticipated timelines for completing the survey.
Mission led by engineer Jacob Crane completes 25 year survey of the northern half of Iowa. Leopold announces gathered data on species distribution and trends, farmer-sportsman relations, future lake and marsh restorations with maps, while a southern survey and a large farm census of upland game birds proceed, aiming for a comprehensive diagnosis and necessary actions.
The article notes many hunters are arrested yearly for hunting along railroad rights of way which are natural game sanctuaries. Deputies issue warnings but violators face fines in court.
The Red Fox population in Iowa has grown due to protection, harming farmers and upland game birds. Counties petitioned the state fish and game commission for longer hunting periods, receiving an extension of time. Some counties report damage to domestic poultry and turkeys, and lawmakers are urged to repeal the law to open a permanent season.
Warning to trappers and hunters that fur bearing seasons end January 15 in both northern and southern zones unless extended by petition to the fish and game commission. Prohibited to hunt or trap fox muskrat mink civet skunk otter beaver as the season closes.
A petition grants a thirty day extended red fox season in multiple Iowa counties including Jasper Warren Humboldt Chickasaw Palo Alto Benton and more. The open season ends February 16 and ten days after the extension fur disposal rules apply.
Fred Kuhblenbeck of Henry county shot four Canadian honkers during the open season from a pond on his land south of New London. A fifth bird was wounded and later captured by Mrs. Ralph Wellington and Perry Bonar. The flock numbered sixteen and the birds weighed about seven pounds each.
Dope George Baker of Decorah holds a season tally of fifteen coons with four in one night. The Decorah Journal notes a coon dragged a dog into the river and nearly drowned it, witnessed by Baker and Henry Symonds. In Massena hunters bagged nine coons despite getting lost and falling into ditches. Near Sumner, John Carroll bagged his tenth coon helped by a good dog.
Three Greenfield hunters flushed and shot twelve Canadian geese from a flock of twenty or more resting on a pond near Greenfield. Each bird weighed eight to twelve pounds with the largest wingspread about six feet. Cedar Lake near Cedar Rapids is urged as a game preserve with a plan modeled after Merit Lake in Oakland California to protect wildlife for five to ten years, with food supplied. Dr. Shimek of Iowa City addressed the bird club on water birds and their vanished homes in Iowa.
Farmers of Independence township Jasper County petition the state fish and game commission to set aside their lands as a state game preserve for three years to protect and propagate pheasants. Farmers in Malaska township in the same county are considering a similar action.
Virgil Tallman of Mortey, a Gray Fox attack during attempted chicken catching led to a fatal struggle. He choked the animal to death after it sank its teeth on his face.
An observer tours Jefferson and surrounding counties noting the Devil Creek area near Fort Madison forming a shallow reservoir that could become a fish and game preserve. Dredging by Brewster creates deeper spots for winter safety while water from Devil Creek sustains flow to the lake.
The state fish and game commission, acting on a request from Gov. Turner's unemployment relief committee, plans to seine rough fish from Storm Lake soon to aid unemployed and needy residents in the area.
In a statement, Mr. Leopold warns that the numbers of Hungarians and quail will keep dropping despite closed seasons unless their native environment is protected. The observation highlights environmental factors as the main cause of the decline.
A story contest on reforestation in Clayton county highlights 410 clubs and a winning essay by Helen Leath of Farmersburg The piece recounts a Pennsylvania German white pine and European larch grove of 482 trees and a rural school flagpole tree The author urges expansion of tree planting through 4H clubs led by Prof P C Taff to transform Iowa forestry standards.
Attorney General's Office states the state board of conservation can stop dumping sewage into meandered lakes but cannot bar ordinary river use or watering cattle. The opinion says the state lacks power to regulate flow in non meandered, changeless streams.
Resolutions urged by the Mason City division for 1982 aim to keep Iowa streams clear and oppose those who threaten their cleansing efforts. The December bulletin, edited by Jidgar B. Gage, outlines the League’s conservation priorities.
Harold Hays of the Hays Pheasantry outlines the Chinese Ringneck pheasant in Outdoor Life. He notes the bird’s size about 2.3 to 6 pounds, high egg production, rapid self establishment if released, and strong survival traits making it a premier wing shooting game bird.
A vintage note praises Ring neck cock birds as beautiful and ornamental for bird lovers. It states a cock will mate 4 or 5 hens and that plumage is achieved by the fifty year or fall, with birds in good condition for the next spring's breeding.
An immense artificial lake near Eldon Missouri is described as the world’s largest artificial lake with a power plant feeding St. Louis. The waters boost Missouri bass catching, with claims that more bass were taken there last year than from all other Missouri waters combined. A large fish hatchery is planned on the lake.
The period for taking red foxes is open through February 15 in a wide list of counties including Adair Adams Allamakee Benton Black Hawk Buchanan Carroll Cass Cedar Cerro Gordo Chickasaw Clayton Clinton Crawford Dallas Delaware Dickinson Dubuque Fayette Franklin Grundy Hancock Hardin Harrison Henry Crawford Humboldt Iowa Jasper Johnson Jones Lee Linn Louisa Madison Mahaska Marion Mills Mitchell Monroe Montgomery Muncatine OBrien Palo Alto Polk Pottawattmie Poweshiek Ringgold Shelby Story Tama Taylor Union Van Buren Wapello Warren Washington Winneshiek Wright.
The northeast Iowa area around Lansing and nearby towns offers prime trout streams and a rich diversity of freshwater fishes. White eateries note streams near West Union Postville McGregor and Lansing yield German Brown Rainbow Brook Loch Leven and other varieties, drawing anglers to a celebrated outdoor vacation region known as the Switzerland of Iowa.
Nature has been bountiful to Lansing’s endowment with paved roads from several directions and a magnificent new bridge connecting the Iowa and Wisconsin shores. The area offers a pleasant diversion away from more commercialized resorts and remains a true nature lover’s paradise.
Residents cheer as a new dam nine feet high and 226 feet long creates a lake spanning a block and extending upstream. Women of Alden light the water with colored lamps, producing a striking nighttime sight.
The Bury and Norwich Post, a historic weekly journal, ends its 140 year single existence and merges with the Bury Free Press in Bury St Edmunds England.
Detroit authorities issue orders barring emergency vehicles from running red lights except in extreme emergencies. Fire trucks and other responders must also comply unless the situation is dire, aiming to improve traffic safety and reduce collisions.
Albany, N Y five ocean going steamers arrived at docks bringing pulp wood. The city’s port fame is reinforced as all five ships docked the same day in Albany.
Grinnell College seniors Hubert Pye and Richard Sneed journey 200 miles apart each Sunday to preach the gospel across six communities.
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