Pheasant Killing Aftermath Leads to Jail Time
Merrill Strouse and Zon Sloan were fined and jailed after pheasants were killed out of season. Deputy wardens August Miller and T. J. McMonigle later captured them for unlawful possession. In Muscatine and Wapello counties each man faced thirty days in jail or a $100 fine. Louisa sportsmen vow to curb illegal shooting to protect costly birds and aid farmers. Citizens urged to report violations to wardens or the Des Moines Fish and Game Department.
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Merrill Strouse
Muscatine
Zon Sloan
Wilton Junction
August Miller
Bothmen
Justice Coster
T. J. McMonigle
Burlington
Wapelo
Louisa County
Fish and Game Department
Des Moines
New State Conservation Board Welcomes Fresh Members
Praise swells for the new state conservation board as William P. Woodcock and Mrs. Grace Gilbert King join Spencer and West Union. Governor Turner earns commendation for strong appointments and Mrs. Henry Frankel is praised as the newly chosen president.
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State Conservation Board
William P. Woodcock
Spencer
Grace Gilbert King
West Union
Turner
Henry Frankel
Frankel
Hundreds Attend Meeting One of the Very Gratifying
A large crowd gathers for a public meeting described as highly gratifying by organizers. Attendees include numerous local residents and community leaders who express support for ongoing initiatives and future plans.
Iowa's 25 year plan draws strong support in state
Allen Green, Oakville resident and wildlife advocate, writes on outdoor Iowa matters, endorsing the hawk controversy and the broader 25 year plan sponsored by the state fish and game commission and the conservation board. He describes traps and threats to ducks from hawks, owls, snapping turtles, snakes, and notes a significant count of 44 young moccasins recovered from a snake.
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Iowa
State Fish and Game Commission
The
Conservation Board
Allen Green
Oakville
Burlington
Mr. Green
Jack Miner
Miner
South
Snakes Coiled Quickly as We Probed Them
Jong recalls snakes partially covered with membrane that coiled and struck at sticks within sixty seconds. The passage notes private groups aim to establish local refuges supplementing the state system, with a large plan requiring patience for area results.
Fine Work by Burgoin Feeding Birds in Silver City
J A Burgoin writes from Silver City praising efforts to feed pheasants and other birds. He describes feeding three parts corn oats and wheat, posting landowners land and suet for birds, and notes five dead turtle doves likely frozen. He commends the bird lover’s dedication.
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Burgoin
Silver City
J. A. Burgoin
State Crafting Conservation Plan For Iowa Refuges
The Iowa Conservation Plan under Jacob Crave proposes buying or leasing land to create refuges with active management to protect wildlife via water, food, cover and predator control. Aldo Leopold notes upland wintering grounds can form on waterfowl refuge margins, while sedentary upland refuges may not justify state cost. The plan invites federal help to set migratory bird refuges and calls on counties and municipalities to participate.
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Jacob Crave
Iowa
Sit
Aldoeopold
The Lovetrap Romance in the Metropolis Hotel
Mary Kennedy, a pretty secretary, loves Steve Moore but Buck Landers, her wealthy fiancé, pressures her to marry him. Landers threatens Steve and Mary fears for his safety as she plots to protect him while navigating Landers demand that she leave Steve and join him. The tale ends with Mary seeking a plan to save Steve.
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Mary Kennedy
Buck Landers
Steve Moore
Landers
Ward
Buck
Steve
Mary
Mary Steve
Ary
Metropolis
Nelson
Mrss Kennedy
Mr. Landers
Pheasant Starvation Reports From Iowa Counties
Deputy game warden Dean Glanville reports pheasants are not generally starving across several Iowa counties. He notes one Cerro Gordo location with a farmer's 40 acre corn patch where pheasants are fed, and only this spot shows material damage as weather fluctuates. A few wild mallards remain near the lake this time of year.
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Iowa
Dean Glanville
Mason City
Cerro Gordo
Cars Kil Many Pheasants In Iowa Report
Deputy game warden Ross Moses reports from Emmetsburg that pheasants and partridges are holding up for shelter and feed, with cars causing more bird deaths than hunger. He notes a flock of about twenty five birds moving to corn shocks for feed and back to cover. A. J. Lebeck from Walnut says local farmers feed upland birds and report deep snow and hard road conditions hindering access. He mentions quail numbers, a farmer feeding forty at a crib, and a pheasant flock of sixty three, while foxes press southwest of the area and rabbits decline.
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Ross Moses
Iowa
Emmetsburg
A. J. L. Lebeck
Pottawattamie
Geese Fly Over Sloan In Unseasonal Flight
Reports from Sloan Woodbury county indicate a large flock of wild geese passed over the town heading northwest. The Sloan Star calls it another freak of nature and notes the birds started late going south or early if headed north.
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Sloan
Woodbury County
Sloan Star
Licenses On Way From State Game Dept For Iowa Hunters
The Iowa state fish and game department will issue 286 900 hunting and fishing license blanks and 21 000 trapping licenses. Applications should be made through county recorders in each county. Licenses become available April 1 when the license year begins.
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State Fish and Game Department
Iowa
Pheasants Policy Shifts Focus in 25 Year Plan
The Fish and Game Department reports hundreds of pheasant and pheasant egg applications. Leopold oversees the program noting pheasants will be encouraged where native birds cannot thrive and landowners will be urged to provide food and cover. In the northwest, conditions favor pheasants with emphasis on winter and nesting cover and demonstrations on pheasant management to be announced.
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Fish and Game Department
Leopold
Prairie sanctuary plan excludes pheasants where possible
Readable text notes areas to be selected as prairie chicken sanctuaries with pheasants to be excluded insofar as possible. The fragment hints at management aims and selective protection, but lacks full context or specified locations.
Pheasant Planting Policy Aims Across State Regions
Aldo Leopold leads a game survey under a 25 year plan assessing pheasant potential. A diagonal band from northeast to southwest shows promise with loess soils and planned egg and pheasant releases. The southeast region is doubtful, and management may exclude pheasants from designated native game areas to test plantings and removal effects.
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Aldo Leopold
Leopold
Black Mallards Drop In at State Farm in Lansing
W R Albert state game warden reports two black mallards appeared at the state game farm in Lansing Allamakee county. Keeper Herman Magnusson trapped one. the other remained. The species breeds in pairs from New York and Iowa northward to Canada and winters to the gulf.
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W.R. Albert
Lansing
Allamakee County
Herman Magnusson
Canada
New England
New York
Iowa
Gulf
Soft fish distributed to needy families in Storm Lake area
Weekly hauls of sheepshead are distributed to low income families in Storm Lake with sales at two to four cents per pound. The state collects revenue from these sales and oversees all work through the state fish and game department. Farmers statewide are feeding upland game birds amid heavy snow in northern and western Iowa.
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Storm Lake
Sheepshead
State Fish and Same Department
Iowa
Towa
Parmer Feeds Pheasants Here
Parmer cooperates with farmers by feeding pheasants, a cooperative effort highlighted for community farming support, with continued coverage on page RR.
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Robert Terry Shannon
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Tee
Parmer
Herman
West Main Street
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