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SEVENTH YEAR —NUMBER 1 ATLANTA, GA., JULY 15, 1946 Yearly subscription $i.so
South Loses $100,000
3-POUND' RAINBOW
ROCK CREEK, Ga.—Dick Haw
kins, of Atlanta, used a worm on
a spinner to hook and land a
three-popnd rainbow trout in this
heavily-fished stream last month.
Quail, Deer
Seasons Cut
In Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss.—The season
on wild turkeys has been closed
for two years and other seasons
and bag limits reduced by the
Mississippi Games and Fish Com
mission.
The changes were made follow
ing an open hearing here at which
sportsmen made many recommen
dations to assure restoration of
disappearing species.
The deer season was reduced to
13 days: November 20—November
26 and December 26—January 1.
Last year hunting was permitted
November 20—December 1 and
December 20—January 1. The
limit is one buck.
The quail season also was short
ened and the limit was reduced
from 12 to 10 birds. Legal gun
ning begins this year on Decem
ber 10 and ends February 10. Last
year the season closed 10 days
later. The squirrel season is un
changed, but the limit was cut
from eight to six a day.
In U. S. Game Funds
25 Shots Required
To Stop Big Bear
LAKE CITY, S. C.—A 420-
pound black bear, one of the larg
est ever reported in the state, was
killed heer recently by four Ne
groes. The bear was first seen
near the outskirts of the town and
was trailed for most of the day.
The men overtook the bear sev
eral times and he was shot 25
times before he was finally killed.
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FOLLOW THE ARROW—Top photo shows archers firing at target 100
yards away; center, B. O. Evans records scores while H. C, (Tommy) Thomp
son removes arrow from bullseye ring and W. D. Williams waits 'on totals;
bottom, squads leave targets on return to firing line. Theie photos were made
during the Southeastern tournament in Atlanta, which Williams won.
Fourteen Southern states have been allotted $510,715 as
their share of Pittman-Robertson funds during the fiscal
year beginning July 1, according to' a report released last
week by Dr. Clarence Cottam, assistant director of the U. S.
Fish and Wildlife Service at Chicago.
This is approximately $100,000
less than had been anticipated by
game and fish officials of the par
ticipating states. When the alloca
tions were announced sportsmen
over the country were served no
tice that they have a little hunt
ing to do around the gates to the
House of Representatives in
Washington.
CUT BY HOUSE
It was the House that gave the
double-cross to sportsmen after
the Senate had approved the
recommended $3,000,000. The
House held out for only $2,000,000,
and a compromise was reached at
$2,500,000. This is just one-fifth
of the surplus that has accumu
lated in the United States treas
ury from excise taxes paid by
hunters on arms and ammunition.
Allocations of funds and Pitt
man-Robertson restoration work
were greatly curtailed during the
war and sportsmen had expected
a more generous allotment in this
first post-war year, which is cer
tain to witness the heaviest pres
sure in history on game resources
over the entire country.
Many states had set up tenta
tive projects that would have put
the anticipated revenue to work
for the benefit of sportsmen.
They were prepared to match
the funds with their states’ re
quired fourth.
TEXAS LEADS
Despite the reduction, all states
will receive increases over last
year.
Texas leads the list in the South
with an allotment of $119,818. Vir
ginia is second with $36,109; North
Carolina will receive $35,615.
Maryland trails the Southern
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LICENSE SALES
IN GEORGIA SET
ALL-TIME MARK
Georgia’s Game and Fish Com
mission, handicapped the first two
years of its existence by shortage
of funds and personnel, finally has
raised a bloody head above the sur
face and now entertains hopes of
brighter days ahead.
Receipts from sales of hunting
and fishing licenses during the fis
cal year that ended June 30 set an
all-time record for the department.
The total was $294,230, which is
$71,000 more than the receipts of
1939, when under the direction of
Charlie Elliott the Game and Fish
Division of the Department of Nat
ural Resources collected $225,000.
Elliott was cheered by the 1945-
46 collection figure and predicted
that this was “the beginning of
better things ahead for our wild
life program.” The director of the
commission has always contended
that $500,000 would be a reason
able figure if all persons of whom
licenses are required would buy
them.
The $294,230 total is approxi
mately $100,000 more than last
year and double the figure for
1944.
Stronger enforcement by wildlife
rangers and a better understand
ing by hunters and fishermen of
the importance of game and fish
were cited by Elliott as the prin
cipal reasons for the notable in
crease.
FISH FRY TO SPUR
NEW CARROLL CLUB
Archers Walk 5 Miles
In Single Tournament
If you’re going’ into this growing game of archery get your
legs in shape first and worry later over your accuracy.
It requires more than a strong
arm, a keen eye and coordination
to send an arrow home. This was
demonstrated during the South
eastern States tournament July 6-
7 at Atlanta’s Piedmont Park.
W. D. Williams, of Atlanta, won
the tournament with a score of
1,962 points. He dethroned H. C.
(Tommy) Thompson, also of At
lanta, who finished second with a
score of 1,918. Jack Hyde, wildlife
ranger from Lake Burton, Ga.,
piled up 1,907 points for third
place.
In his march to the title, Wil
liams turned in a brilliant all
round performance. He used two
bows, one a 42-pound yew bow
made by George Cook, who was
field captain of the shoot. The
other was hewn by Williams from
a piece of osage which he had
bought, as a fence post for 35
cents;
A compilation of yards, targets,
BASS SWALLOWS
31-INCH SNAKE
COLUMBIA, S. C.—Ralph Booz
er recently caugh£ 'a two-pound
bass that struck yat his Yellow
Perch plug and He noticed that
the fish seemed rather heavy for
its size. He opened it up and
found a 31-inch green snake in
its stomach. From the state of
digestion the snake had just been
swallowed, but. the fish still had
enough appetite to strike.
arrows and events reveals that
Williams walked five miles and
220 yards before he was awarded
the championship. Archers fire six
arrows at the target and then,
check their scores. They must
walk from 40 to 180 yards after
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CARROLLTON, Ga.—It’s a long,
hard pull ahead to restore game
and fish to their former abundance,
but the farmers, hunters and fish
ermen of Carroll County (Georgia)
are preparing to do the job.
A large crowd will gather at M.
C. Roop’s clubhouse near here
July 30 to launch a conservation
program which leaders hope will
provide recreation in the woods
and fields and waters for this and
future generations.
The meeting will open at 6 p.m.,
and a fish fry, wildlife movie and
casting exhibition have been sched
uled, according to W. F. Gunn,
president of the Carroll County
Sportsmen’s Club. Efforts are be
ing made to have delegates from
all sections of the county on hand
to join the movement. The club
was organized in May when 45
charter members agreed that
"something must be done for our
wildlife resources before it is too
late.”
Serving as officers with Dean
Gunn are Secretary Dillard Wood,
of Bowdon, and Vice-President
Herschel Reid, of Villa Rica. The
officers, assisted by County Agent
John Mauldin, WildlYe Ranger W.
R. Perkins, Vernon Folds, Mr.
Roop and other leading sportsmen,
have been working hard to enlist
the support of citizens and land-
owners tnroughout Cacroil County.
They hope to begin on the re
stocking of streams most capable
of supporting game fish. It is
likely that they will follow the
pattern set by the Floyd County
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