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SOLUNAR TIMES LUNAR TIMES
1992 A. M. P. M. Longitude 83.44 Latitude 32.28
Dec Minor Major Minor Major Sunrise Sunset Moonßise Moon Pt Moon Down
1 Tue 10 :1:4 04:44 ii:ii oi:iiS Hr.il ua:2B ot:ißp 05:b/a
2 Wed 11: 35 05 :25 11: 56 05: 46 07 :17 05:28 12: 51p 06:58p 06:38a
3 Thu 12:01 06:04 12:15 06:25 07:18 05:28 01:19p 07:39p 07:13a
4 Fri 12:29 06:42 12:53 07:04 07:19 05:28 01:49p 08:21p 08:00a
5 Sat 01:10 07:21 01:32207:44 07:20 05:28 02:21p 09:06p 08:43a
6 Sun 01:50 08:02 02:14 08:26 07:21 05:28 02:57p 09:55p 09:30a
7 Hon > 02:33 08:46 02:59 09:12 07:21 05:28 03:38p 10:47p 10:21a
8 Tue > 03:21 09:35 03:49 10:02 07:22 05:28 04:26p 11:43p 11:15a
9 Wed F 04:14 10:28 04:43 10:57 07:23 05:28 05:21p 12:12?
10 Thu > 05:12 11:27 05:41 11:56 07:24 05:28 06:22p 12:41a 01:10?
11 Fri > 06:13 12:04 06:42 12:28 07:24 05:28 07:23p 01:40a 02:09p
12 Sat 0v:lb 01: 02 0 1 :45 oi:3U u7:2i us: it’ll u»:is? uz:u«a usiusp
13 Sun 08:13 02 :05 08: 46 02:32 07 :26 05:29 09:43p 03: 34a 04:01?
14 Hon 09:18 03:05 09:44 03:31 07:26 05:29 10:50p 04:28a 04:54p
15 Tue 10:14 04:02 10:40 04:27 07:27 05:29 11:55? 05:19a 05:44p
16 Wed 11:07 04:54 11:32 05:19 07:28 05:30 06:09a 06:34p
17 Thu 11:56 05:44 12:01 06:09 07:28 05:30 01:00a 06:59a 07:24?
18 Fri 12:13 06:31 12:44 06:56 07:29 05:30 02:05a 07:49a 08:15p
19 Sat 01 :04 07 :17 01:31 07:44 07:29 05:31 03:10a 08:41a 09:07?
20 Sun 01:51 08:05 02:18 08:32 07:30 05:31 04:15a 09:34a 10:02p
21 Hon > 02:39 08:53 03:07 09:21 07:30 05:32 05:17a 10:29a 10:57?
22 Tue > 03:30 09:44 03:57 10:11 07:31 05:32 06:16a 11:24a 11:51?
23 Wed > 04:22 10:36 04:49 11:02 07:31 05:33 07:10a 12:18?
24 Thu N 05:15 11:23 05:41 11:54 07:32 05:33 07:59a 01:11? 12:45a
25 Fri > 06:08 12:01 06:33 12:21 07:32 05:34 08:42a 02:00? 01:36a
26 Sat > 07:00 12:49 07:24 01:12 07:32 05:34 09:19a 02:47? 02:24a
27 Sun > 07:51 01:40 08:13 02:02 07:33 05:35 09:53a 03:31? 03:10a
28 Mon 08:39 02:29 09:00 02:49 07:33 05:35 10:23a 04:13? 03:52a
29 Tue 09:25 03:15 09:45 03:35 07:33 05:36 10:52a 04:54? 04:34a
30 Wed 10:09 03:59 10:29 04:19 07 :34 05 :37 11: 20a 05: 34p 05:14a
31 Thu 10:52 04:42 11:13 05:02 07:34 05:37 11:48a 06:15n 05:55a
Majar : 2 hcurs/Mincr=l hour Accuracy to 1 minute
> Indicates peak activity.
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Seminole -Lake is six inches above normal due to heavy
rainfall in Atlanta area. Fishing activity has been slowed due to
flood conditions Anglers have had some success with Speckled
Perch near Spring Creek using plastic worms or spinner bait.
- Reported by Wingate’s Lunker Lodge
Blackshear- Lake is back to norma! after flooding last week.
Water is still very muddy and more rain is expected over the
weekend. Basket fisherman report success in the channel with
Catfish. Bass fisherman began returning to the lake Friday, but
no report was available.
- Reported by Marian Stewart, Camper's Haven
Sinclair- Lake is at normal level and muddy. Winds and muddy
water have resulted in very little fishing activity. Bass was biting
spinner bait last weekend in the coves and shallow water.
- Reported by Glenn Colwell, Little River Park
Jackson - Lake is normal and stained. Cold weather has
affected fishing driving the fish deeper and disrupting patterns.
Bass and Crappie fisherman reporting mixed success. Crappie
are being caught using Jigs on trolling lines. Bass fishermen are
using rattletraps, shadraps and worms.
- Reported by Van Kersey, Kersey’s Marina
West Point - Lake is down four and a half feet and dropping.
Large Mouth Bass had been biting spinner bait in the shallow
water at tthe back of the cove before cold weather drove most
fishermen off. Hybrid have been schooling near the 109 bridge.
- Reported by John Jones, Highland Marina
Eufaula - Lake is full and stained. Winds, cold weather and rain
have slowed fishing activity. Bass are biting worms, crankbait and
spinnerbait in 2-10 feet of water . Fishing for Crappie has
slowed, but a few are still being caught around bridges using
minnows. Jig and spoons and pogo perch have proven effective
for Hybrids near ledges and creek drop offs at 15-18 feet.
- Reported by Eileen Clements, Lake Points State
Park Resort
Lake Martin - Lake is clear and full. Spotted Bass still biting in
large numbers on Texas rigged worms near the coves and rocky
points. Lake is two hours Northwest of Eufaula.
- Reported by Larry Collins, Plney Woods Restaurant
Shell Point, Fla. - Redfish and Speckled Trout are still biting
well on live shrimp. White Trout has been biting pretty well.
Grouper been excellent lately in deeper water biting squid and
cigar minnows. Sheepshead are being pulled in large numbers
using fiddler crabs and oysters. Cold weather is forecast for the
weekend.
- Reported by George Taft, Shell Point Marina
Suwannee, Fla. - Conditions very similar to last week.
Speckled Trout are biting shrimp and grubs and several boats
report catching the limit. Redfish still biting shrimp. Sheepshead
had been off last week, but has improved significantly. Weather
is clear but windy and is expected to turn cold this weekend.
- Reported by Bill's Fish Camp
Dennard spends his days hunting
By BRIAN LAWSON
Sports Editor
Even in a county full of hunters,
B.E. Dcnnard stands out as one of
the most dedicated.
Dcnnard, the Perry Police Chief
from 1965 to 1987, estimates he’s
been hunting regularly since he got
out of the Army in 1946.
"1 enjoy hunting by myself. It
helps you clear your mind. It's like
writing all your problems and wor
ries on a blackboard and then eras
ing them. You just get peace of
mind from the outdoors. For me I
don't think there's anything like it,
1 love to hunt so much," Dcnnard
said.
Dcnnard enjoys quail, dove and
deer hunting as well as fishing.
For a long-time hunter he began
deer hunting relatively late in life.
"My boys bought me a scope for
my rifle on my birthday in 1973.
They got me started deer hunting.
On October 27, 1990 1 got my tro
phy deer. My son Harry and I were
deer hunting on Bacon's Farm, just
north of Perry. There were two
bucks and all you could sec were
their racks. They came up the trail
and all 1 could get a good look at
was his side, so I shot him and he
took off. We tried to follow him
but we lost him. My son and I
went back to town to get one of my
dogs to help us find him and then
we drove back to the area. We
came back a different way and as we
drove up, the deer was lying dead
near the edge of a field. The deer
was over 200 pounds, with a 20
inch spread and 11 points," he said.
Dcnnard has had 30-40 dogs over
the years and they arc his favorite
hunting companions.
"You work with your dogs. I
train mine with bird wings and an
old fishing pole. Some trainers use
an electric collar but I don't use
them. If it's in a dog it will conic
out. I have one now, Mac, that I
wouldn't take anything for. A dog
is like a child if they point they ex
pect to be rewarded and they have
feelings like a human being. They
grow on you and they become like
one of the family, when you lose
one it hurts. I had an old pointer
Whitetail deer alert savvy hunters
Whitctail deer tell each other, and
savvy hunters, what’s on their mind
with their body language. Here arc
some examples of whitctail body
language which will help you
understand the deer you observe,
courtesy of Buckmasler's "Young
Buck Program." Young hunters
interested in improving their dccr
hunting skills would be wise to
subscribe to Young Bucks
Magazine, P.O. Box 235006,
Montgomery, Ala., 36123-5006.
Tail Twitching: The sidc-to
sidc twitching of a whitetail's tail
means that the deer is unalarmcd
and at case with its surroundings.
Watch whitclails every chance you
get. Notice that when something
new or different in their
surroundings catches their eye, they
come to full alert and stand very
still, often staring at the object of
their attention. When they arc
convinced that there is nothing to
fear they will twitch their tails from
side-to-side, usually one lime in
each direction, and then resume
whatever they were doing before
their curiosity was aroused.
Tail Raised: When a whitctail
is alarmed it will often raise its tail
in the straight up position and flair
the long white tail hairs which
seems to enlarge the size of the tail.
This enables other deer to sec the
Sportsmen need to protect outdoors
The most important role that a
hunter, fishermen, camper or other
outdoorsmen has is not in the
hunting, camping, fishing or other
outdoor activity, but in protecting
our wildlife and environment.
Every person uses something
from our outdoor world. Even the
"couch potato" whose sole contact
with outdoor world and sports is a
television set, uses our
environment, probably more so
than most outdoor people.
Farmers are another group of
people who use our outdoor
resources. In their desire to produce
food and make a profit. They
sometimes let environmental
standards slip. Probably the greatest
threat from the agricultural industry
has been the use of dangerous
chemicals, the draining of wetlands
tpa.
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Former police chief B.E. Dennard relaxes after a day of quail hunting.
named Dan who had so much sense.
He was born a bird dog and died a
bird dog. When he died I buried
him in my garden. He and Mac are
(he two dogs I would take hunting
i!' I could have an ideal day," Den
nard said.
Dennard began working for the
Vienna Police Department in 1950
and began working for Perry in
1953. He became a Sergeant in
1956, only days before he was go
ing to accept an offer to go to work
for Medusa.
"I was tempted. They were pay
ing good money and 1 was going to
take it. They made me Sergeant
right before 1 was going to accept
Medusa's offer. 1 was a smoker for
a lot of years and between the
smoke and the dust at Medusa I
alarm signal from great distances. If
a whitetail raises its tail and flairs
its tail hair, it's likely to be getting
ready to bolt for cover.
Tail Tucked Under: When a
buck or doe lucks its tail up
between its hind legs, that means it
is intimidated by something,
usually another deer of greater rank
in the herd. It can also signal
unknown fear. Unlike the tail raised
posture, which also signals fear or
concern, the tail tucked under
seldom signals that the deer is
going to run away. It is a more
subtle signal of concern than the
Util raised posture.
You may sec your pet dog lower
his body and slink around with his
tail tucked between his legs tl he
thinks you're mad at him. It's the
same sort of body language among
deers.
Tail at Half Mast: When a
buck walks with his tail straight
out behind him, it is usually a
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and putting marginal land which is
unsuited for farming into
production.
I have has many phone calls over
the past few weeks from people
who are concerned with the use of
sewage sludge from the authority
on agricultural land of Houston
County.
I can understand the concern of
these local people as the sludge is
known to contain toxic chemicals. I
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12. 1992-:
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would probably lx; dead by now if 1
had gone to work there." Dennard
said.
Dennard has numerous friends in
the county he bunts with and who
allow him to hunt on their prop
erty.
"I don't belong to a hunt club, but
I know several people who are in
terested in using my dogs. After
deer season we'll go out to their
club and go quail hunting. Among
the local hunters Dennard spends
time with arc, David Muse, Richard
Johnson, Terry Todd, Hugh Wallcy,
Frank Bledsoe and Charles Ayers. 1
enjoy dove shoots, but its getting
so fewer and fewer farmers want
hunters on their property. There arc
always a few hunters who don't un
derstand the privilege of bcinc al-
display of aggression toward
another buck or doc. This is a
common body gesture during the
rut.
Ears at Full Alert: When a
whitetail buck or doe points both
cars forward in the direction it is
looking, and holds them still in
that position, that means they have
seen or heard a questionable
movement or sound from the
direction in which their attention is
focused. Their ears will slay locked
in the full alert position until they
are satisfied that all is safe.
When a hunter can sec one or
more docs, lie need not even look
for a buck, but rather watch the
docs' ears. They will broadcast the
presence of another deer by coming
to full alert with their cars, usually
well before the hunter can sec the
other deer for himself.
Ears Laid Back: When a buck
lays his cars back along his neck, it
signifies that he is cither angry or
afraid. The same is true of does.
You will normally observe deer
with their ears in the laid back
position when they arc in the
presence of other deer which might
be challenging them for their rank
of dominance in the herd.
Forefoot poundings: When
bucks or docs stomp or pound one
of their forefeet on the ground it is
would also be extremely concerned
if I had a well or fish pond close to
the fields where the sludge is being
placed. No one knows the long
term effect that the substances in
this sludge will have on the
environment.
Even if the sludge is not
dangerous, just the esthetics of
having rainwater runoff from this
Bibb County sludge draining on to
adjoining land and into ponds and
wells is not too pleasing. If the
sludge is so safe and good for the
land, I don't see why the Bibb
County farmers aren't clamoring to
have it a foot deep on their land.
Another environmental problem
that 1 have been concerned about
and have many other people asking
about is the dumping of toxic waste
lowed on somebody clse's land. It's
making it harder for the honest
hunter," Dennard said.
Dennard's wife Ruth doesn't be
grudge his hunting time.
"She doesn't mind my hunting,
except when the weather's rough.
The thing is she doesn't like veni
son. She'll cat the quail but not
venison,” he said.
Dennard enjoys good health and he
plans to continue to enjoy lime
with his family, which includes
three sons, Ben Jr., Harry and David
and two stepsons, Rodney Locker
man and Keith Lockcnnan. He also
plans to do plenty of hunting.
"1 enjoy quail hunting the most,
because you can’t predict what the
birds are going to do when you
Please see DENNARD, page 3B
a sign that they arc uncomfortable
with the presence of another
creature in their domain. The
forefoot pounding is usually
accompanied by a loud, wheezing
snort which also signals alarm. The
forefoot pounding may be used to
challenge other creatures such as
coyotes, porcupines, skunks or
turkeys who arc coming too close
for the deer's comfort. When
pounding their forefoot and
snorting, whitctails typically carry
their tails straight up in the tail
raised position, also signaling
alarm.
Head Bobbing: As suspicious
whilctail will often drop his head
and pretend to feed, then suddenly
jerk his head upright to full
attention in a attempt to catch an
advancing predator in the act of
moving. Whitctails often do this
when they catch a hunter's
movement close by.
If this happens to you, watch the
deer's eyes. Even when he drops his
head to pretend to feed, his eyes
will be fixed upon his suspect. If
you stay perfectly still, the deer
may eventually decide that you arc
not a threat and relax. You will
know when he relaxes because he
will twitch his Util from sidc-to-sidc
to signal all is well.
into the Ocmulgcc River by Robins
Air Force Base. It isn't very popular
to question this practice, as we
immediately rccieve the threat that
the base will be closed of they can't
do it.
The Ocmulgee River is already in
bad shape from discharges in the
Macon area and any addition
certainly will not improve the
quality of the river. Just when we
seem to be making some progress
toward cleaning up our rivers, our
own government comes along to
ass to the problem.
It seems as if the government can
always come up with someone,
who happens to be on the
government payroll, to say that
chemicals, heavy metals and sewage
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