The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 13

PAGE TWELVE li A A A MI CH.) DA I ESS SUNDAY, AUG. 9, 1936 A REGl'LAR SUNDAY FEATURE OF THE ESC A NABA DAILY PRESS CONSERVATION PAGE DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND DEVEIX)PMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HUNTING-FISHING TOURIST PROMOTION LAND PROBLEMS RADIO HELPING TO CURB FIRES Portable Equipment Has Been Used Much of Late When Natives Say Live Bail, Go Dunk- inir It You Would Get Fish in Mil I I', i. Writ or Grayling. Mich. Maybe it was Walton who remarked.

"When iti Home, do as the do," Anyway, four ardent Waltonians who up our party, bent on invading fastnesses which abound north and west of this former lumbering town found nut that when natives suggest dunking in deep lakes for small mouth and groat northern pike, minnows it is. Four painful days of tasting and trolling a varied assortment When the fire hazard is most furious and am hreaklng out everywhere in the forest zone when Michigan's newest weapon against the fire menace, radio. indispensable. Durine the July heat wave when humidities were extremely low and fires were occurring in of the north. State Conservation authorities found that) of I uros, from surface plugs to it was Impossible to cet all bug spinners and minnows, their reports into the regional thoroughly convinced us that firA at Gaylord in time by tele- Hoc.

K. A Van Vleck. a former flone Rsdio were sent jOhio medico who has gotie native 1n. established a portable radio i and is conducting a camp the et at the Gaylord office, port-1 of Lake Margareth. four i able at district office- and I miles from here, knew that of' Immediately cleared up com-; which he spoke.

municatlon. All cal not he handled by taken rare of inr radio. Every new ported without de forces on large fire aced expi On a and on railio five Mere bur rr a pi ices by throwing fire municatlon. Ha that could i telling you right ire, were he said, when we reported with Hately by Ren Wright, a red-haired Hay was I renegade who knows every- and the thing there is to know about vere man- Michigan fishing. "that have more luck soaking minnows U.

P. LAND USE MEET PLANNED hie fire near New berry in th 1 lake than youwill nany ot er large fires have ca st ho In one Sowe now-it -alls. bolding up miles of telephone line hand inhorror at the 11 Ollg ht of led dowt atitl in a noth- anything but purist ics.pro- was hr okon in five ceedt tl whip miles the cold, 1 a power iovel. deep lak into a frothwit 11arti i 1 Selective Logging Will He Inspected at Ruse Station With Dillon Graham -----Hay Benson's story of how he dropped his routine work on a Friday morning, hopped a plane, fished off Florida's east coast Saturdav, off the west coast Sunday. and was back in New York HY GIMIF.KT I.ARSON Monday morning, likely will make neglected trout fisher- Preliminarv plans for an Fpper 1 stait mpn heretofore in our where-to- Peninsula I.ami I I'nnforr wrlfcs a rod-and- Cheer up.

1 and the New Haven I fi-hermen. Mnyhe this made at a meeting ot toros- sfJVi he anything new to you, try and state conservation A iti' ulsl hut perhaps you fished Escanaba River Near Sawmill Creek Ideal Spot For Big Trout nt of com- ficlal lur winding picked up this only up with four-pound lunker, toc ommnni' ation and carried on three-eighth-oum fire intelligence work. show for it. Plans are now being made to develop an inter-district radio network in the conservation Turn Hunkers region which now has its head-! Finally, in desperation quarters at Gaylord. AM district capitulated.

With minnows in offices under this plan would bucket, and fly rods set up. have two-wav radio sets for sup-: outboarded to tho edge of plementarv communication with one nf numerous weed beds the regional office during anchored over fire hazard we Carl Maior, F. mlist, and a I ti liass taken from I Margareib, near Midi. ment officials wiih of the l'pper Devolop-I ment burean at a camp In lio- i gobio ron ti As tentat ivdv outlined. au ning session will held in Mar- quette Thur.sday, October I.

and I possibly an afternoon meetiiig on the sanie date. the ttiornitig of the 2nd tliose attending will go to lake states forest experiment station at Iluso, Marquotte here an opon air of selectivo I reo cuttinfc will be stagod. a camp dlnner and a brief speaking partidpants will drive to Kscutiaba, tho conferenco will dose with an ovo- ning ineot ing Originallv planncd for an at of about 100 people, unu nal advanco has been db-pluyed in the conference. and it is likelv that I lioso at lending or mole se qons will number woll over lino station ostab- lished in and shortly thero- after tho uational forest i 11 gol under way iu l'pper joined Saturday morning by Ed Kscanaba river i low age dur-, Tvng of i lie New York Sun and lost couple years. Foote of Field and stories to the effect that the Ki ing was even Miami at for Everglades, on DEER HUNTING AREA ENLARGED the edge as Doc Van Vleck had instructed, and drifted with Square Miles Will rr i wind into about feet of I ish Have Hard Life water.

Be Open Lower In Muddied Streams Peninsula fore vou could get cne Itrt that mi I'oiini oiit1 mi" up. another man in tho boat would of fishing sit were the jov of fishermen will provide less'sport an.l vield be fast to Sl hattler. which, find- fewer fish thi- vear than ever be- ing himself hooked, shot directly tore as a result of soil erosion, toward the sky and. more often E. G.

Holt, head of th" wild- than not. succeeded in shaking life section of the soil Conserva-1 off ihe hook. tion Service. Six bass, all over two pounds. all parts of country, came to net before the morning muddy waters and silt are dimin-1 was over, as did two great north the stock of fish he said, jern pike, one eight and a half reason is plain.

Eggs laid by pounds. In connection with between Muskegon and Hay game fish cannot survive when i latter, there i- quite a yarn. I There are 117 This fall for the first time In the history of hunting in Michigan since 11100 there be more area in square miles open to deer hunters in the lower penln siila than In the upper peninsula At its July meet ing the state convention commission establish the southern of the open deer hunting territory as roughly Highways -1 and 17 streams are full of mini and ero- 'i he pike was hooked in 25 feet hioti debris. Also, blanketing of of water by Carl Maier. NEA the bottom of streams with artist, who was fishing with a and silt is destructive to food hollow steel fly rod.

Scarcely had supplies, such as ins larvae, minnow lowered when worms and small plants. fish hit and. from antics The decreased supply of gam i in inland and their tributaries has not come about suddenly. use of the land over a period of years, resulting in an excessive run-off of rainwater, which washed tons of soil into the streams, has been steadily cutting down the of propagation Mr Holt pointed out another teason whv soil erosion can be blamed for spoiling once-jx fishing locations. Many fish thrive only in rdj deep, clear, running water hen sin fills stream uiar of fish leave, live In the of shallow th i ont rol of dltions will he said.

i- reason be brought je tor Itlgg ipr cannot waters hing great 1: Mre; Antlers of l)eer Still in Velvet lain of tho rod. you could tell that it was a Hack and forth the fish went, beneath boat and out. After 10 minutes came to the top. thrashed around for a while, and quietly was led to the net Snapped on a stringer, he remained for a time. with strength partly returned, up a ruck us.

l.ittle attention paid to him until, all at once, it was noticed bad broken the snap to I attached, and w.t* floating tlv upward, thoroughly five feet from the boat After niuili manen veri ng we finnally in netting the fish again. Fish l'il Outside of tlie miles in siila north of Ibis line, of 71 square miles arc dosed deer hunting This do it ai Leelanau county. Ui lias very few i the Heaver i land group, and larger parks. net ar open to hunters in the is 1 7 Hi stillare nule With upper peninsula co taiiiiug some I mil oi huniinu tin' total area iu which but ing will be legal Michigan tl fall is 14,146 squat en cri a of 7 7 iMi I l)(tta On 1 'isli aid Hishop of Marquetto, ihe tary-tnanager. bave p.assed, and has to and vai loti advanees for past and to phin for future.

are only beginning to understand ilio full meanlnu of the foresi to eontlnuoil Mr. Hishop. "Tho implbations of perpotuu! supplv tbrough logging. inerejised employ- proti-ction of flsh and game li bf-tter cliuiatic stability and outdoor recreation aro stili new to us. will an op- I to ionistH to uot together, talk tliilign iivr and lny plans for future tli.it will he liased on cotuluslons of authoritative spoakers.

Ibis wlll ho in a a eonference Michigan, Wisconsin Minnesota and forestrj leader VII iasioni will he open to public. and special iuvitations will to tini ber ow and op erators and in il 11 politi'al, Industriai, eoilser I vatioii. agriciilttirai, railway, col highway and groups I Several good bave al Itrady lieen bookid, and coni 1 pioto program will annoiiucet I Stream. left Miami for thelcanaba is fished out have reach- guli at a in. I caught a ed our ears in the past, but we 29 pound ailfish.

Foote a always took them with a grain 4 in addition we boat-j of salt Some of the nicest messes ome bonita, dolphin, and of trout I have seen this year runners, losing a third sail-j came from the Escanaba river. fish to -i hark right alongside the and they were real trout. And boat. here is something else better. I Sat urdav the Flori ianii trail 77 miles straight as a ruler.

Got to the Everglades Hod and Gun t'luh. saw that guides, boats, had been ar- rangod and hit the hay. at 0. Sunday morning. breakfa-teil and boarded the boat.

We 12 miles down through Hie mangrove swamps the) call ten thousand islands to Houston river. we came Into a broad waterway where great tarpon were playing all around The sight was of most thrilling of my years of fishing. ii "We anchored alongside a mud bank and cast mulb't baits out flows into the deeper waters with 12-1 and ounce tip rods, line Anglers have been catching ss out there. We have never ard of any being caught this t. coast, river before.

The road from Rock is in fairly good condition and it is possible to drive up to the river bank. At this time of the year the trout hang out In the spring holes in the river and there are at least four good hole a half mile of the plact SPORTSMEN TO HOLD MEETING U. P. Association Will Convene Aug. 16-17 at Norway dam.

Knough said, but say I didn't warn you! A few miles above the place within I where the road leads down to where the river is the mouth of the you will leave your car. You I Sawmill Greek but don't at- have to he afraid losing tempt any fishing with a fly rod. flies, as river is enough The stream is to narrow, quite to plenty of wielding space. 1 brushy, and the foliage over- Gontrary to the rubs of trout hangs into the liver. If you use addicts.

reveal another good bait, bring plenty of it along as hob- When you arrive at tho bropk trout are voracl- river bank will notice a The angler must have plenty small wooden bridge under which of patience as he will have many trickle of water. Tlark small trout throw back. but curse for telling there are plenty of big ones you, but if you have Although this creek is inac- our second rod could be perserverimce to invade some to all but the most rabid! I and baited a beautiful tar- pretty brushy bits of stream, fol- speckled trout fan. it the best poti leaped dear of water. It low this stream almost two had picked tip the bait and niiIcs unti! come to a beaver Itsdt anvone know it or, could fougbt 9 1 isli 41) minutes.

It welghed 98 pounds. next tarpon to hit threw bait beforo 1 could grab llowever, loss of fish had Its A short whilol afterward another hit. I sot the ami fougbt it min- It weighetl 129 pounds higgest of tho six tarpon look 1 The welghed 1211 and smallest 78 trout stream we have had the opportunity to fish this year. Unfavorable Growing Conditions Have Been Hard On Partridges A detailed program for the sixteenth annual convention of the Northern Michigan association, which will be held in Norway Sunday and Monday, Aug. 11 and 17 was announced yesterday by Peter Trudell, association president, who was In the Copper Country to confer with local sportsmen.

Mr. Trudell will address a gathering of Copper Country sportsmen tonight at 8 at the Houghton Community building The complete progr.am for Norway meeting of the F. P. association follows: Sunday, 111 Noon C. S.

Barbecue at Hamilton Lakes. Paul Hoheisel, Chef. (Turn south off FS -2 at Loretto). Tickets to Harbecue and refreshments, one dollar. 2:00 p.

m. Sid W. Gordon, formerly of the Fpper Peninsula, now with the Wisconsin State Conservation Department. will givo one of his delightful exhibitions with bait and fly rods. Clftude Parmelee.

Fpper Peninsula big game hunter and Winchester rifle and shotgun expert in a demonstration of plain and fancy shooting. During afternoon Music Trap Shooting 1 guns will bo available for visiting sportsmen) and other amusements. Holiday, 17 9:00 a. Committee meetings at the Community building. Headquarters for visiting sportsmen 10:00 a.

m. Moving pictures of wild at Rialto theatre. p. convention in the Assembly hall of the I Community building. All mem- hers affiliated clubs are entitled to all privileges of tho I floor exci'pt the vote hich is confined to accredited delegates of affiliated clubs tho of delegate for every fifty or major fraction thereof, All clubs are entitled to a minimum one delegate.

6:30 p. m. Annual banquet 111 1 EHT I.AKSON failures to flush even a sin-1 S( hall Served by the It is the belief a great many pie bird during different visits to of St church The A study of habits of the that conservation the favorite feeding places were of Conservation and ing-n. pheasants in north- commission erred in announcing recorded. I Commission of the State of Mlch- est Iowa, bj an Iowa experiment Ian open leaaon on partridge again Worm Infected neeional Forester of tation.

showed that 44 nests I I Peninsula this year. Another fact that bads us to. n-BUla, 76 il most iiiifnvorahlc con.ll -1 that a nirtrlrt an.l other unsuccessful. listed dlowili nont in be nt ni Vr ir Porcupine Mountain Itoad Open in ft Aufh alises of t.illi this ma 111; all failures; abandonment 0 sites, dump dutches, i per ceil! 111 plained 18.1 per 76 9 I The most unfavorable condi-! believe that a dosed It ions prevailed for the part- should have been inaugurated was rblge family the past or the of killing worms in per 19 lisa is md 1 cent; fl totally am two. To begin with, Vow ebb of many that were shot year cycle during which last fall Some of worms number of birds increase and measured ovr six inches iu was last year.

and reed ilio birds, even has been several theories advane-l thron.1' breast. It is about this cycle, but Is ti that out tangible evidence to uphold bird: shot found who make Last fall'to inteeted with this string- 11 prominent in State anti National Wild Life Administration have accepted their invitation. Banquet tickets, one dollar. No. I Reports llonlulu James Harvey with calchili world largest swordfish pouiuls.

01 more than any lauded. up 01111 fis ng data rnieu consti the Institute I has found ien in and i hr it hi 1 iter, etl VN till ma i and le Word Horn Ocean it Md credits Paul and Jack Townsend, oils of Failed Senator John Tow 11 send. Jr. with setting a world record tor marlin swordfish. uot seven Paul four and Jack three I'he former mark w.i" held Hill Hatch marlin in one day caught at lliinlni.

Hahama Senator Townsend a 7 marlin swordfl mer Senator of Connecticut, for many hunters were unable to even I sight a grouse, and only ho acquainted with habits, laud hang outs of birds were able any hooting Kven who did have ily to finti them atlmitted that number bail reused and in most places partridges wer Finqerlinqs Show Much Endurance During Heat Wave Hatchery men report that Ihf July heat wave produced ill in a ami The 1 9 il i hunting were issi 7 009 91 tishing 1 and tour 1 8 7. 5 1 Id di ill! dan in th ud picked 11 was you ir hitting Ai 1 7 tlsliei lit a total of ig and had 111 catch of 990 fish per tn Ili-M a conipb't iu in Michigan serve as a 011 alni will In lent iu vork. ordfi latlo ught ,1 fish 100-p pronii game mar li the com Hit bou til the this ve ted nerves ext! antlert and in State distr New Jersey I vear. Ileporth lireetling farti I 1 0.000 quali will be a few day .1 er 00 of hatching. tdrds liberate Wild lif 'f goveri 9 worm Many partridges that were found in the woods result the attacks of parasites.

Infected 1 the hatcheries which were bitiis could be easily distinguished worst in a decade and refuted by their long, scrawny, drawn out I notions about tho appearanee while stiug lance fingerling trout. he. Last winter goes down in there would tremendous here in previous I history ot the buuian 1 a- under sustained water tem- to be of coldest and most disastrous in modern times, and it was also that to partridge Fared over the task of warm numbers of birds killetl themselves by itito trout rearing stations, persist hard on snow. It is the I. habit of the partridge to int the snow aiul burrough tlw 1 K1 I tiotis remarkably.

We had not night. Many breeding birds per 1 ished this way. Spring and with it unfav nesting and rearing contli The months of May and I 'June were verv wet atnl told. I these stations cannot definitely I ascertained at this time. The re markable resistence of hatch erv-reared trout adverse condi nr urei ing year how 121,320 ml combination and fishing licenses with a revenu The total numli (regular, issued amount with a revenir iilie the total license) with a revenu ti un peratures 70 said A H.

Cook supervisor fisheries operations. a matter of fact, temperatures of SO degrees or higher were noted at several of ing for several days. fisli survived these condi believed it was Serious losses in young fish were sustained at but two rearing stations. The extent of these inroads on the trout population at Young gr ha gained the 1 I reputation being the most deli- idv fi rhe I Hot liei ed churning propeller of notorboat isn't so injurious pawning fish many in fatt, the I Fisheries Hesearch of the ition I igan tlepartment of ror.servati here says a propeller apparently no detrimental effect whate.x of I on spaw ning fish. This announce- ment may serve tlispd alarm over operation of motorboats in inland during the 1 spaw ning season.

it I lid Conservation ourse Year Old road wa he dis Si liUhw Deer Tally Started in State Thompson Hat cher if Is lit ing Uetnodeh i1 the lost the ini heir work, migratory hire tl as will ti luotatiotr, of lias put tale to deal texts of hunti details of wild is a mull hose li i He por from 50 11 weight, have bei and gun Yoi- ts of giant tuna. 0 to 1.000 po off the Atlanti heard by eas iters. Philadelphia cate of young wild life to raise anti damp weather and surrounding are almost fatal to entire broods. This spring proved to be of the poorest breeding and hatching season-t in many years. Now comes summer with its heat, drouth, and fires In the summer months, particularly in the later months, the feed on berries and wild fruit.

The hot, drj eathei dtfet herrv crop to nothing and there the ponies customarily are only a few cherries and other game ild ft ult Orubs and iBfM leave the only wild food In FLAPPER FANNY SAYS: tions, however, is to the fisheries men. In all instances fish in the rearing races survived as well as wild fish in tho streams. I ses Hollywood Robert Greig, a hararter actor who eighs than 300 pounds, plays polo I keep fit. He rides large horses Dll says 11 "Three of tuna fi reported to havo been hari 1 by commercial boats tl thus taken weighed about pound- h. le believe the stories 0 front three the giant tuna 1 at appit ximately sume in old grounds out fron ned oui larder and dry weather is not et duoive to insect breeding.

Water is hard to procure, but the summer conditions will only, lead to puny partridges completes the picture of the depletion thousands of acres of tiniberlands now racing with fire furnishes the impetus to drive out thousands of the birds to seek lu-vv homes Valuable game cover is now in the process of being tie- si ed through man's carelessness. This the Moi of what the partridge lias hud to uverfonio to xist, in one ear perititi eiul- Hta pat orr ini dti Ili 'tit tl e.n a i It hVfius that man will align himself with Nature again to bring about (be vast ut hit) of un-1 other of our luetnbers of wiltl lands as man did with the i rier pigeon, buftulo. and other aui-l maU and birds It is hoped that Commission will reconsider its( i so'action and close the season for at least two years In order that the! birds may have a fighting chance to return to normalcy. situa-j tion is serious than the cas-j na I may suspeci and now i- to bo to is the to act, before it is too tuck up arr apt to Iradfi do without food for three years, i late. ihornj Giistonc.a.

This is a reiiiarkaute rorma of coral and whb abhoi'ietl trawlers and visit At Citv tuna dub the noni bave been discussing possibilities of iking the tuna of the ers due of captains is go firmly convinced of smashing records that he volunteered the trip without, cost if nr, 500 pounds wa re mal un.