The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin • 9

Blackhawk Bowhunters Gather In Greenwood Behind Onalaska H.S. with 200-yard shots. JCamp McCoy for deer hunting.lly when he raises his bow, draws Phelps says the bowhunter Other club members have shot it, pauses for a moment and sends must have exceptional stealth and bear in Vilas County and deer in the arrow into the rump of a deer stalking ability to put himself soMontana. jpainted to look as though he is The Blackhawk a has 23 walking down from a ridge. jL 7 i hxV 'r 4 :vr.v-v V- fj tj $.

rT -t. close to his quarry. it it The bowhunter may use a lighter bow than the target bowsmen, and his technique will, necessarily, be different. Skip Candahl, one of four Can-dahls who belongs to the club, It is a bad shot for Candahl, who usually sends the arrow I home. But one of the hangers-on says, Well, you got him snort-in, Skip.

And they move down to add their scores. Right behind Candahls group is a group of three women. They use lighter bows averaging about 35 pounds. Most of the female members of the club are sisters, wives or daughters of male members. targets scattered in the near a small clubhouse.

The targets are laid out groups of archers can move over the course, from one target to the next, without ever being in another archers line of fire. Backing each target is a bale of hay covered with an old inner-tube to protect it from rain and a heap of dirt to prevent the ar row from passing over the mark and into another group of shoot ers. so Once each week a little band of archers gather in the greenwood behind Onalaska and, for a few hours, fill the air with the strum of bowstrings and the furry whistle and thunk of arrows. But, unlike the Robin Hood fable. where only maid Marian was a bowswoman, the watchword of the Blackhawk Bowhunters is togetherness.

No less than 25 families belong to the club. When they meet on alternate Wednesdays and Sundays, bows taken from the backs of cars and station wagons range from 51-pound hunting bows to 15 ouncers for the little ones who prowl the hillsides in Indian headdress. The Blackhawk Club was organized with the promotion of bowhunting in mind. Club members have shot deer, bears, elk and rabbits. it Hr The bowhunter must be much closer to his quarry than the gun hunter if he is to make a kill.

Elwood Phelps, veteran bowhunter and secretary of the club, says the effective killing range of the bow is 30 yards. At this range the bowman can shoot with certainty, though deer have been taken OhMxftcmd Kecfieotljon, 23a (Cr aribun? Aug. 27, 1961 DcL RFD Auf. I They share the men's passion The target is either a bow hunting but, as a rule, they deer silhouette or a cutout of a not go around the course with snorting boar, a deer, a coon or a snarling fox. them.

With the men its hurry, hurry, hurry, one as she A (A i -Ml sr Mr -V if x-?" 5 'fl 3--j vOl a 1 fc ZS t' 4v f. 2) -4v C5v1 -v w- a tTz i j'jw J- jh we Tribio Phot ON TARGET Bowhuntregg Jenny Candahl Levels An Arrow At The Target says strings her bow. Some members have planned a deer-hunting trip to Montana this year. In late afternoon, when the sun is down and the archer feels the chill of autumn settling in the gul-! lies and along the ridges of the range, he may turn to another and say, I guess Ill have to be looking at my broadheads, it's just about hunting time. it it -d At a set distance from each target there are four yellow stakes driven into the ground.

The shooters shoot one arrow at each stake, then move to the next. Candahls group is composed of four archers and two hangers-on. He is a highly respected archer, having bagged a bear along with his six deer. Everyone watches very careful- Trlkant rhot says that bowhunting calls for more resource and a quicker eye than target shooting. The bowhunter must be able to shoot quickly and instinctively if he is to hit a rabbit or a bounding deer.

Candahl says the six deer he has shot have all been running at full speed. Each year the club organizes a hunt. Last year they went toj AT THE MARK Norman Erickson Loosens Arrow From Post Many Hunters Stay Put In Deer Season MADISON Southern and Eastern Wisconsin hunters like to get up into the north woods come deer season, but many a north-country resident follows the trail in his home county, according to results of a Wisconsin Conservation Department study. The study records residences of successful hunters during the 1959 season and underscores the fact that the big game season has a tremendous economic impact on many areas of Wisconsin. it it it The residence figures show that Price, Sawyer, Marinette and Forest Counties are the most frequent choices of Southern and Eastern Wisconsin hunters, Milwaukee sportsmen shot deer in all 67 counties open during the 1958 season.

They also bagged more deer than residents of any other county in Florence, Forest and Vilas Counties and were right behind the local sportsmen in Ashland, Iron, Jackson, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Ozaukee, Price, Washington, Waukesha gnd Wood Counties. While the study pin points details of the mass urban migration during the deer season, it also shows that many a local resident is happy to stay put. Of the successful Bayfield and Burnett County hunters, 94 per cent bagged deer in their home coun ties. The percentage was 93 for Forest and Florence Counties and 88 for Price and Buffalo. it it From the economic standpoint, the study shows that in nine northern counties three-quarters of the deer were taken by persons living two or more counties away, with almost 60,000 hunters moving into area having a total perma- an WAS HE SURPRISED! Tom Monsoor, 12, of 2126 George peers into the open mouth of a paddlefish he caught this week off Highway 53 between La Crosse and Onalaska.

The 20y4 pound fish was caught on a spinning rod using an eight-pound line and catfish bait. It is four feet long, including the foot-long paddle. Monsoor was fishing with Phil Blackman, 2134 George St. Monsoor fought the fish 10 to 15 minutes as it made five runs up and down the Black River. Each run was about 75 feet, using most of Monsoors line.

When the fish came into view, Blackman yelled, Help, Help, Help! Two women fishing in a boat nearby heard the cries and came over to assist. The boys net was too small, so the gals offered theirs. With one net for the tail and one for the paddle, the fish was landed. But, it really wasnt worth all the effort. Paddlefish are protected and game wardens, by law, are instructed to confiscate the fish.

Tribune Photo. Tribant Pbota TALKING IT OVER Candahl, Erickson Come In After Shoot Tribune PboU TALLYING UP Skip Candahl Adds Scores At Bristling Target FRESH-WATER PROBLEMS -1 THINK ITS safe to assume that most of us freshwater boatmen are unaware of the problems that can and do Tesult from a boat left moored in the water. Usually we figure its only the poor bloke who must go to sea in salt water who has to fight growth that attaches itself to the boats bottom and the engines lower extremities. Well, tain't necessarily so. 1 Last week I uncovered my rig which was tied to the boathouse and sitting idle for about three weeks.

(Moving from one house to another robbed me of precious boating time). Outside of a rather slimy water line just above the spray rails, everything looked shipshape. The motor started with one push of the button. But, this is where normal operation stopped. Out in the main channel, I pushed the throttle forward.

The boat picked up slowly it usually rockets out of the water and, although the throttle was wide open, I got only three-quarter throb tie performance out of her. Adjusting the high speed control did nothing, so I shut the engine off and raised the engine. Small rough objects about the consistency of cinders but sand-colored and about the size of a BB, covered the prop. I rubbed the prop blades with my hand. To my surprise, the crusty formations did not budge and in fact, almost cut my hand.

Steel wool, household cleanser and sand and water failed to budge it. Finally, I scraped the blades with a screwdriver and managed to dislodge the stuff. It left its mark, however. Tiny pitted areas are now on the aluminum prop. Back on the water, with the throttle wide open, the boat performed as usual and scampered toward the Dresbach Dam.

The point of the story Is this: If possible, avoid letting your craft sit idle in the water. If it is necessary, keep the motor raised out of the water. (Mine was down because the canvas did not fit as tight with the engine raised). Then, before you take the long-idle craft out, check the prop and lower unit for such growth. You may just as well remove it before you leave port, because your rig wlil perform badly until you do.

Slows Outfit, Too AS MENTIONED in a column last year, a coating of slime and other soft growths often attaches itself to an idle boat, and although oftentimes not noticed, will slow the craft as much as 30 per cent. It's a good idea to pull your boat out of the water a couple times a season if at all practical and clean off the bottom. In this connection, its a good idea to check your prop from time to time. Small nicks around the leading edge can rob you of speed and power and even cause cavitation. A file and some fine abrasive paper will clean up the nicked edges if theyre not too bad.

Most marine dealers will check your prop, free, and if its out of whack, will charge to true it up. See you on the water Pheasants In S.D. Up About 30 increasing concern over the increasing loss of wildlife habitat everywhere. A farmer in the Dakotas might say right, because of his need for more farm land to help him earn a living. One thought does come up.

In the present day situation of surpluses, additional farm land is not needed. Population increases in the future might put more demands on crop land. Why cant we hold our wetlands as a sort of soil bank until the time that additional farm production is ship shooting and the safety re. sponsibilities of ail hunters in La Crosse County, The Hunter Safety Course is part of a nationwide education program available to the outdoor sportsmen. The conservation department is coordinating this program in Wisconsin.

The course was designed to allow all comrau. nities in the country to educate their young and inexperienced hunters in safe hunting practices and marksmanship on a volunteer basis. R. 1 Holmen Man Heads Gun Course Anatole E. LaTendresse, R.

1. Holmen, has been certified as an instructor for the Hunter Safety Course sponsored by the Wisconsin Conservation Department in cooperation with the National Rifle Association. He has been qualified to conduct the courses in safe gun handling, techniques of marksman- PIERRE, S.D. Pheasant nesting studies made in four sample areas of Eastern South Dakota indicate that hunters may find 30 per cent more birds this fall than they did during the 1960 sea- nen! population of only 126,000, son, according to information Based on a recent university from the Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Les Berner, game chief, said re- study, these 60,000 hunters spend some $4 million on their sport with a large portion of the expen HOLD WETLANDS In previous articles, the subsidized drainage problem and its impact on waterfowl habitat has been mentioned.

Now let's look at some of the recent developments. In 1960, an effort to halt indiscriminate drainage was made. It was a memoranda of understanding between the Soil Conservation Service, the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, and the Agricultural Conservation Program. This agreement provided for diture funneled into the local Elimination Of Bounty In N.D. Drops Licenses SPORTSMANS PIGESD-? SQUIRREL TOCK afleen of these key parcels indicated interest in selling.

When the smoke cleared away, all 93 key parcels where interest in selling had been indicated had been approved for drainage by the county ACP committees. After complete checking of agement, and point out existing these counties, if an estimated caused an unease in but programs of wetland purchase orjfieure used to cover private has resulted a reduction in lease. Wildlife technicians would drainage, this memorandum of make recommendations to the agreement only saved about 11 ACP county committees for denial Per cent of the wetland areas that or approval of drainage based on i should have been retained, the wildlife values involved. The it -d it This, of course, is gratefully ac- agreement, however, clearly the cost censes. G.

Bue, North Dakota commissioner of game and fish, says that large numbers of foxes reported in some areas is proof that suits of study areas in southwest Brown, southeast Brule, southeast Kingsbury and northern Sanborn Counties, revealed between 60 and 100 successfully hatched nests per square mile. Pasture lands appeared to be producing the heaviest nesting success, while grainlands were yielding only slightly fewer young birds. Berner said that the hatch this year was as heavy as that of 1959, except for one important difference. By mid-August of 1959, broods of young birds had become very scarce. This year, however, young birds are still very much evidence in all portions of the prime pheasant range.

bounty did not work. bounty was discontinued six ago and the fox population be blamed on this act, he Those who are complaining too many foxes are bringing the best possible argument Gorgen Wins Regatta GREEN LAKE (AP) Chuck Gorgen of Minnetonka, Mina, won the Class over-all championship in the Inland Lake Yachting Association regatta Friday by sailing his Comet III to four straight victories. Brad Robinson, also of Minnetonka, placed second in the Class event The 59th annual regatta on Green Lake here drew 136 entries. It started Monday. Clyde Buckstaff of Oshkosh took the over-all trophy in Class A.

John S. Pillsbury Minnetonka. was second. Buddy Melges of Lake Geneva won the Class over-all crown. The Class crown was taken by Walter Schwarging of Fewaukee.

cepted, but it seems that this is the proverbial drop in the bucket when the over-all picture is looked at. The Department of Agricultures ACP policy of vesting final authority to county committees is truly grass roots home control. This is an admirable concept, but since wetland drainage has resulted in the estimated loss of one-third of all wetland habitat in the Dakotas and western Minnesota since 1955, one begins to wonder, cents. As things now stand, it appears! The the The weeks cannot said. about out against doing Big $1 and For Love Of A Dog BUFFALO, NY.

(AP)-We only paid $3 for him but Sparky the bounty system. This is has cost us a fortune in veteri-evidence that the bounty wasnt nary bills, said Mrs. Stephen M. its job, he says. Cehulic.

game licenses were dropped She was referring to the family small game licenses 50, dog, who was hit by a car, beaten I up by another dog and rescued was brought from a creek by firemen, all with- pointed out that final authority for the approval or disapproval of drainage applications would rest with the county committees of the ACP. it it Sounds good, doesnt it? Now lets see what happened. The records from 12 counties in the Dakotas and western Minnesota were investigated to evaluate this cooperative agreement. In these counties, 1,639 drainage applications were found to be drainable and qualified for cost sharing Of this number, 553, or 34 per cent, were found to have significant wildlife values, and wildlife technicians recommended disapproval of drainage applications. The county ACP committees refused cost sharing on only 128 of Most squirrel hunters know HOW ELUSIVE A HIDING SQUIRREL CAN BE; WILD BUSHy-TAILS ARE UNLIKE BOLD PARK SQUIRRELS mey excel at hide-and-seek.

BUT, LIKE ALL GAME, THEY ARE CURIOUS. When xxj caiTT locate a hiding SQUIRREL IN A TREE, THROW STICKS INTO BRUSH BEYOND THE TREE, OR CARRY A StY-ROpE TO TIE TO A SAPUNG BEYOND TREE TO SHAKE IT THESE DISTRACT AND DISCLOSE THE HIDING GAME. in a few weeks. Sparkys hardly worth it, but we kve him so, Mrs. Cehulic said.

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Skirt in suea I to II. STEREO Before You Buy, See What's New In '62! that county committees, vested about by the elimination of boun-with final authority on ties. When the licenses were in-are very susceptible to local, in- creased four years ago. the individual pressures even at the ex-lcrease was to go to the bounty pense of national and public val-jfund. Now, with no bounty, the ues.

money is not needed and the sav- Drainage. Who is to say right has been passed on to the these good habitat areas while on wrong? I say wrong because of sportsmen, he said. the remaining 425 good areas, the committees ignored technicians recommendations and approved cost sharing. In the course of their field examinations, wildlife technicians made offers to buy key wetland areas. Ninety-three of the owners SPORTSMENS LICENSES for the coming seasons are available at the county clerk's office.

Old licenses expire Aug. 3L it it it FOR THE first time in many years, Minnesota and Wisconsin duck hunters can begin shooting on the same day. Opening day for both is Oct. 14. The Minnesota goose season, however, opens Oct 1 and the Wisconsin season opens Oct 7.

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