Ideal Boat for River Fishing Can Be Built at Home
The author describes a ten foot eight inch lightweight wooden boat designed for river fishing. built by one person in about 12 hours using marine plywood and fir, costing around 50 dollars. Tom Cramer provides blueprints for a dollar, and local anglers like Bill West and Jack Davis have tested the design on rivers such as the Shenandoah Potomac and Susquehanna.
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Culler Avenue
Frederick
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Tom
Bill West
Jack Davis
Bill Duncan
Red Royston
Winchester
Shenandoah
Potomac
Cacapon
Greenbrier
Susquehanna
Virginia Turkeys Recover Some After Habitat Improvement
A 1937 assessment notes Virginia Turkey populations had fallen to 34 percent of the state due to habitat loss but regulatory shooting limits and brood stock relocation boosted numbers in two-thirds of counties. Despite fluctuations, northern mountains show strongest populations while eastern and Piedmont regions lag.
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Elephant’s daily feed tops quarter ton of greens
Daily food requirement for an elephant is about a quarter of a ton of green fodder or roughly 150 pounds of hay.
Rifle Talk a By HARRY STEBBING
A new junior club member Alois Caspar from Boyce led eights with high scores at the armory. Wally Martin posted a string of 40s in standing, while others like Charlie Brumback and Dennis Moran led in prone and kneeling. The club plans to join the Shenandoah Valley league and host indoor 22 and outdoor 30 caliber matches when weather permits. Glenn Seabright coaches the senior club's going away .22 rifle team as snow and ice challenge outdoor ranges.
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Dennis Moran
Vic Bugarski
Ken Raum
Larry Carper
Glenn Seabright
Herrisonburg
Waynesboro
Staunton
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