Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 22

B-fi ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1965 Outdoors with Harold Br Practice Shooting Some questions are asked by Ted Gaddls, 207 E. 12th in a letter to this column: "First. I need practice shot- gunning. I have considered shooting crows. From a biological point of view, are crows so important as predators that shooting them would disturb any natural cycle, or is It safe to shoot crows? "Second.

I would like to know if there is any way or ways to cause a greater crop of doves In a given area? That is by planting certain shrubs or grain bearing plants, increasing cover and so on. can a significant Increase in dove population result? Starling Pests "Third, because of the nuisance and menace to native birds which starlings have become, is it safe to shoot them? That is are they important enough as an insect or weed- seed eaters to outweigh the facts that they are becoming a nuisance in cities and they are driving native woodpeckers, chicadees, titmice, bluebirds and so on out of their homes. run leading to a roost. There are also other hunting methods that require, a good crow caller, a stuffed owl and camouflaging. There, is a fairly new organization called the Society for the Preservation of the Crow.

Members point out that a crow eatsi 19 bushels of destructive cutl worms and beetles each growing season. They also point out that crows will risk their necks to aid a wounded buddy and therefore cannot be all bad. Yet we are of the school that believes that hunting pressure on crows will never affect the birds' population. There simply aren't that many crow hunters. Doves Plentiful Doves are under federal regulations and planting foods or baiting an area to hunt them is strickly taboo.

Doves are most plentiful and the federal authorities say that about 19 million are harvested annually by hunters. In our opinoion, doves, like all wild creatures, may congregate where food is more plentiful and there is a nearby water supply. Starlings are considered a License Plata Frames Wheel Bearing Repack Six 4-oz. Cans 3-G-268 Wheel bearings should bo repacked every 10,000 miles to avoid costly repairs. Chrome-plated, hist-proof frames.

Includes huts and bolts. Pair Shock Absorbers Seat Belt Retractors Wheel Balance Buy 3 shock absorbers at our low everyday get the 4th for only Precision balance caves wear and tear on Keep seat belts out of way when not in use. Easy to install. NOW THRU SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th Per Wheel OMM5MMMMM5 I have seen this happen many nuisance just about everywhere times. land we also doubt if anyone "Starlings are fairly fast fly- would care if they were hunted ers and often congregate in large flocks and I beb'eve might of- relentlessly.

Don Hastings, Madison County Inspector for fer some fine shooting prac-jthe Illinois Department of Con- tice." jservation points out that star- This columnist isn't an expert: lings are not protected and can but has had some of the ans-: even be killed without a hunting wers explained by biologists and! license. conservation authorities in pastj of the only other birds years. you can shoot the year around Crows have very few friends. They rob nests and often work In pairs so one crow lets himself be pursued by a nesting hen while the other raids the nest. This is one of the problems of decreasing wild duck populations in breeding areas.

in Illinois without any limit is the crow," Hastings pointed out. "The difference is that the crow is protected but has an open season and a hunting license is required. As a remind the starling black bird a 0 Rirrls i tail and stubby body," Hastings DII us continued should not be con Crows are shrewd and it isn't i fused with the long-tailed black- any simple matter to huntjbird or grackle or red-winged them. Best shooting areas are blackbird that flys in large towards evening along a crow flocks and should not be killed." Broglio May Follow Dark to Athletics ST. LOUIS (AP) Pitcher Ernie Broglio of the Chicago 1 Cubs is expected to follow coach Alvin Dark to the Kansas City Athletics, the St.

Louis Globe- Democrat reported today. It was announced earlier this week that Dark was becoming an administrative assistant to Charles 0. Finley, the A's owner. "Since Broglio is in Cub manager Lou Klein's doghouse, Dark is eager to take him off the Bruins' hands," the newspaper said. Broglio, a former pitching star for St.

Louis, has appeared In only 47 innings this season. He has a 1-6 record and a 6.75 earned run average. "I don't know what they (Chicago management) have in mind for me," Broglio told the Globe-Democrat, "but it's been a wasted year for me." The newspaper said other Chicago players "likely" to go to Kansas City include infielder Joe Amalfitano and pitcher Bob Buhl (13-9). Two Sign Card Pacts ST. LOUIS (AP) First baseman Joe Hague 21, of El Paso.

Texas, and pitcher Edward L. Davis, 18, of Shawnee, have signed contracts with the St. Louis Cardinals, it was announced today. Hague, a senior at the University of Texas, set records with the Central Illinois College League with 12 home runs, 39 runs batted in and a .362 batting average. He will be assigned to Tulsa, Okla.

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