The sun., 1918-07-31
ROD AND GUN NEWS
FOR LOCAL ANGLERS FROM JULY al TO AUGUST L.

heard about 3 O'Clock that morning. aal
placed the hunters under arrest
when the case came up before lIIea
Emerson and a jury In the supreme C'ir,
at Herkimer. pr. W. II. Kelly. vot"u.
nary surgeon OF Albany. who had formerly
been chi'f Neterintt tn the AEr cn.tHroi
Department. testified on hyp'th". al
question. that the deer could not have oesn
Killed longer than eight hours preNtoua %
2 o'clock in the afternoon OF Noremh.r D.
Other witnesses testified that the nigh,
before was so cold that water froSe in 10
strsams ,.,,,s, .,a. soou u.,,,.,,
been Killed before sunset and had iain OK
of doors during that night would not have
the next afternoon. They therefore brough,
Repeated attempts by the state to co..
lect the judgment OF $40 imposed at that
were therefore Issued by the Attornr,.
General Onlce 10 take ne s'aniods ln'o
custody.
Their movements were followed from
county to county and they were traced g.,
Watertown, where on April ~ o. tins v"t-
the sheriff Of Jefferson county placed them
argument Gy both sides, i appeared "a,
% Si ss"in on May IS 'a'' '"''
BY this time II was evident to the an
tons that the way of the trangressor .
their release. With the consent 81 80
Conservation Commission. represented hv
Of the Attorney Generals office. tnc!r g..
lease was authorized upon paymen, o..
5000. They have just paid this sum to ne
released.
The Dock Fisherman.
Pier fishing may not be so fni. o. *.
element as deep sea hshing' IN IA. =
often regarded as being rather small
business. but 1t has i;s compensation
II YOU hsh off a dock you doIi 60,
seasick, neither do yoG have 70 "a, 49,,
are small, though right here / wi,l say
that the small hsh caught from dosh.,
especially those In bays are the sNee'es,
Then again +; often happens taat ia
dock fisherman catches a greater Ne&H
brother who goes out 70 saa.
The meditative fisherman IL very a.:
to select quiet dock for his ned OF
Here it Is that he can set ,he ans /,
Of the world straight in his own n."d.
interruption OF the placid dow Of h,
thoughts IS when he gently pulls NJ
small founder or when he rrtai's IS
Then again what can compare a
those tasty lunches eaten on the do.t'
waits for bite. see them m. .hoi. ~
spread their tackle out in he -,ry
morning and see them again az r'git
with the days catch.
The dock isherman's 10: f. inI'a.
happy one In many ways for iLs..',..
easy distance OF some cheerful Np-,'.
where for consl1'ra ion h can 90:
strength and Pxhilaration.
Then again this fortunate anger hS
another advantage IN the fact thai hs IN
fish as long "a he likes and can 60 hons
when no likes.
blessed are the dock Gshe-m"u--,ri
women. Verify they ave tn" sa. ~ -
earth ARTHUR THORNTON
sheepsheai Bay. July 90.
Howard $. Pratt and Anglers League.
A recent meeting OF the UnileI Aaa."rs
League brings forcib,y I" my mind SHai.-
speare's expression VIVA; fools these more
tais be-"
The attack on one of the members as.
tihes fully Plug ugiy's' remark that It wa'
lack OF knowledge OF the leagues career
by the assa!lant. When that assailant has
cooled down a bit he would do wei -
ponder on some Of the following thing,
Howard s Pratt did wholly or he.n.i
with. Let him see II he could try to equa.
them.
from the rear Of saloon % its present
respectable quarters, getting newspaper
publicity for the league. printing in Tho
bulletin the aims Of The ,rague. drawing
up the constitution with the he'p OF orc
other member, defeating the steal Of tho
Dreamland pier. getting a New York MAJ
Commission by the aid Of GOV. whitman
speaking at Albany for the Gravesend BA|
bil the only htll we got in many v"ar'.
and securing the appointment Of Tnrrt
game "ardenS. PORGf JOE.
New York. July so.
Trout for Camp Dix soldier. in 1919
WRlHHrSTOW\. y J. July aS-I7
order TO give soldiers an oppor,uni'y {,
hsh for trout next year, the New Jr-.eF
Fish Commission has planted ratu,Sy
trout In waters flowing through Carup I.y