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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1964
Page
9
An essay on the delights of fishing with kids and teaching them about nature. It celebrates curiosity, family bonding, and the wonder of living things, then shifts to dove season reminders and shotgun patterning tips for hunters, including practical steps to test choke and stock fit.
The Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries will open experimental dove shooting areas on the Forest Powhatan A P Hill Pickett Kerr Reservoir Wildlife Management Areas for Wednesday and Saturday afternoons during the dove season. No fee, but permits required on some sites with millet and grain plots to test attractants. Bag checks will track hunter success. expansion possible if results are positive.
The 18th Annual Wildlife Essay Contest opens September 14 for Virginia students in grades 5 through 12. Sponsored by the Virginia Game Commission and the Virginia Division of the Izaak Walton League of America. Top prize is an $800 scholarship with about $2,200 in lesser prizes. Essays must be entered via schools with official entry cards. Deadline is January 15, 1965. Essays limited to 750 words. Judging emphasizes originality effort grammar expression and topic grasp. Approved by the Virginia State Board of Education and endorsed by related councils.
The Virginia Game Commission announces a new 4 page digest titled Virginia Migratory Game Bird Regulations. It lists seasons and bag limits for doves rails gallinules woodcock and snipe plus state and federal rule summaries and sunrise sunset tables. Copies available from license agents or Virginia Game Commission Box 1642 Richmond VA 23213.
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