The sun., 1918-07-03

These hunters openly admit that they
are after COW meat, ana IN exp expres sse,s
hard luck II la common thing TO near
them say after returning Lots OF moIS
but all bull, or L watched them connms
and going all day, but no cows or We wv,
hunted for cows all day, then killed Dull
| Tor dog feed and came In.
Don't Kill Females!
The keynote Of big game protection ana
propagation is. Don't kill off the females
Of season, but 1t would result In catas
| trore for the moose family ~ this habit
OF killing cows for winter meat were long
| allowed to continue.
1T must be stopped and Immediately.
The humanitarians, the naturalist the
sportsmen, the protectors of our WHO III =
/ our American moose to go furthet' -.
course there are now laws prohibiting such
| a practice; therefore full enforcement OF
| the laws 10 all that is required 10 put
stop to this poaching.
while the law permits natives ana
prospeetors in far away sections 10 . K.'
tain human life II does not contemplate
the slaughtcring Of bull moose out OF sea
the purpose OF barter at trading posts
where good stocks Of supplies can De hau'
Black Bass q Native Fish.
The black bass season. already open IN
';ew York and New Jersey. began IN tns
neigh boring state OF Pennsylvania ana
Connecticut on July l.
The back bass is native to North Amer
lea. lts natu1al habitat WAS me wa,ers "a %
the United states and part OF CANADA ana
Mexico. the only exceptions being the sew
England States, the seaboard Of the middle
States and the section west OF the Rockies
These portions have been annexed by trans
planting. and to day the black bass Is our
representative fish and the most senera!IF
The scientific history Of the black bass
has been exceedingly troublesome ana TO
greater extent than any other hsh In AZ
probs bllity. For upward Of a century the
naturalists and learned professors and
ichthyoloEists were applying new c!assih-
cations, and over forty names were given
to the same fish.
At the present time the disturbance is
often renewed by controversies as to the
respective fghting abilities OF the two
species. the large mouth black bass and
the small mouth black bass:
very doubtful whether any Of these parti-
sans would refuse chance at his less es-
termed variety; The recognized authority
he does not believe there Is any difference
In the pluck and untiring hshting quail
Ties OF the large mouth or small mouth
gives numerous quotations from other
writer's who agree on the same idea.
Small Mouth More Active Fish.
The black bass has an elongated body
half times the length OF the head and
thickest Just behind the giils The eyes
lltorm teeth sloping backward. The tongue
Is moderate IN size and is free.
The large mouth is thicker and deeper
In the body than the small mouth and all
the scaies are larger. with lesser number
in the lateral rows. The small mouth has
and the other only eight rows
The scales on the jaw and gill covers
on the small mouth are about the same as
are much smaller than those on the body.
The Jaw OF the large mouth ends back Of
the vertical line OF the eye and that Of the
small mouth ends directly under the eye
The difference in the cape Of the mouth
IL the characteristics which has given the
names to the species Side by side the
large mouth shows he is the stronger OF
tho two and the small mouth TO have tffe
more active build.
Colors Responsible for Local Nance.
The large mouth black bass will thrive In
any reasonably pure water, but the small
/ mouth requires clearer and colder waters
The great natural differences ami CON
diions OF the numerous waters. the wide
range OF climate and The changes Of food
cause less variation in the black bass than
The pr!ncipai dhnerens. IS in the color.
This Will run from black 20 almost white.
through the numerous shades OF green,
bronze. yellow. &C. Color is darkest on Nthe
back and lighter on the belly, Sometimes
spots or barred markings wi! he found
change also the age Of the FISH and there
/, no doubt that Ike other varletie- they
roundiHgs The color is apt 10 fade very
shortly when removed from the water
) This co'or variation is responsible for
the many local names given to the black
pass few are: Bass. black bass green
pass yellow bass. white bass lake bass
| river bass marsh bass. grass bass. moss
hass; chub' perch. black perch. jumping
perch. trout perch, trout, black trout
white trout and salmon
The loca! name OF trout is partly re
| sponsih!e for the scientific name Microp;c.
rus salmoifes, given to the LARGE mouth
PACK pass the meaning OF this Renu,
meaning troutiik- The snail mouth "A.
! fsmed Micropteru dolomieu. after noted
| scientist TAppAE zEE
ROD AND GUN.