The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-30
ROD AND GUN NEWS


apply to all persons VINO possess migratory
Permits are issued free OF charge by the
Secretary of Agriculture. through the Du-
reau OF Biological Survey, authorising per.
sons TO acquire limited number of wild
waterfowl to be used as the nucleus of a
of birds already possessed. and to possess
and traffic in donesticated migratory wa
terfowl for food purposes.
Federal permits. marking packages in
which the birds or eggs are shipped, ana
reporting to the Secretary of Agriculture
on operations under the permits. tho breed
Ing and traffic In the birds are carried on
entirely under the supervision of the
States.
Oscar T. Maokey OF the Anglers Club.
DO you know oscar T. Mackey OF the
Anglers Club OF New York; Been casting
the best OF 'em at the tournaments held
at the big lake in Central Park. He IL tho
youngest old man on the platform. He has
good form and casts the quarter and hail
distance well and Is no SLOUGH with tho ny.
Weather conditions must be right or he
does not cast. Incidentally. he takes great
interest In the platform and fences sur
rounding II. This year he 10 trying all
lengths of rods 20 better his work. He likes
TO Ivy rods and would be happy in q tn exile
shop.
streams. He IL some fisherman. He invites
many friends to dinner and has such a
bump of generosity he gives extra prises at
tournaments Some boy Is Oscar T.
hackey. DISTANCE FLY.
New York. April 20.
Fritz. Frankfurter Man. Missed.
Tho absence of Fritz tho frankfurter
man. has been commented upon along the
piers rom Ninety-sixth street north to
Kinssbridge. Doubtless when he knows
OF the largo aggregation OF fishermen out
on Sunday he will hasten to make up for
lost time" says frequenter OF the Hud-
son River piers.
Ink Causes Outbreak In Rhyme.
Albany. April aS.-The Conservation
Commission received a complaint from an
upstate county clerk about the color of
the tisis hunting licenses. The woma n
the commissions verse expert, Agnes G
okeefe. answered in kind. The letter and
To the Conservation Commission:
What allied the hunting license man
now appeal to you
When he made the 'le license,
So deeply, darkly blue?"
Blue ink, black ink. red ink. pencil
All sink in and fade away
Ana thirty seconds later
Can't be read by light OF dav
While making out the llcen.e,
For all these Corning dubs,
m wearing out my glasses
Reading pedisrees' from stubs
The City Clerk don't wear EN- We,
But before the year goes by
He'll have TO wear out several pair
Or be blind in either eye.
Ne.t yea Ee hope you'll make EN-
A light and cheerful yellow.
wen rise UP and call YOU blessed
And real good fellow.
ALICE DEAN, Deputy City clerk.
Corning, y. Y.
Miss Alice Dean:
At hand. your interesting not.
OF very recent date;
And we've noted very carefully
Tho Facts therein you state
We note your strong objection
To licenses dark blue"
But we must sadly state q was
the best that We could do.
For scarcity OF paper
And hues that do not wear
The only answer we can give
Is this one. "C'est la Guerre"
Tie licenses. II possible.
Wen make light green next time,
Ana thus prevent our critics
From breaking forth in rhyme
Nou are welcome
BY AGNES C. OKEEFE
Open season for Game Fish In Vermont.
BROOK. brown, golden and Loeb leven
trout April Is TO-. August 81; minimum
Seaa or rai nSS .ra % Sr P0nHd t. Steel:
81; minimum length. 10 inches; limit
pounds Lake trout. April Is to August
81: minimum length. /! inches; limit, 10
pounds. Landlocked salmon, April IL 10
August 81; Is inches 10 pounds
season on ponds and lakes opens May I,
ny fshing is lawful in Little and c;r,at
AveriH lakes from May / 10 Octobar /:
angling In trout waters 10 perm!ssabis from
one hour before sunrise to two hours tter
sunset
Muscallonge. June Is TO Apri. IL. Black
pass June Is to December 81: minimum
,enEth. 10 inches; limit - Zone hour be-
iore sunrise till two hours after sunset,
PIKE perch. May to February IS: 10
inches Pickerel. May i to March *,
pounds. ''''' 80
Pop Maloney Missed from Hudson Pier.
Pop Msloney. 81 years young. who hsh.s
from the lS9th street pier. has not been
nshine or late, due TO Illness