Evening star., 1930-11-30
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER.

on Monday, December 8, at 10 am. at
the bureau. Fish commissioners of
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and
Pennsylvania will be present. The sub
Jects to be presented are: The closing
of the Maryland and Pennsylvania,
markets to the sale of black bass, aboli-
ton of purse netting in Chesapeake
Bay, license fee in fresh tidewater in
Maryland the same as in Virginia and
the matter Of pollution in all its phases.
TALBOT DENMEAD, assistant United
L States game conservation officer of
the Department Of Agriculture, has
returned from three weeks tour of the
wild fowl haunts from Boston to Vir-
ginia. Denmead reports he observed
great flocks of broad-bill ducks, ap-
proXimately 10000 or 10000 birds in
groups of 500 to 1000 each. OF Salem,
| N. j., on the Delaware above Cape May,
he reports having seen approximately
| 10000 black ducks. Although no canvas
backs were observed by Denmead, he
attached no unusual reason to this,
saying that 1t was too early for the
huntsmen's pride water fowl to make
| its appearance.
The wild turkey does not come under
Denmeads observation or study, but as
a sportsman and q hunter he has had
more than usual experience with the
habits and haunts of this bird. He
predicted that within the not distant
| future the wild turkey, except in re-
gionS protected by private persons or
| by the State, will become thing of
! the past The cutting down of forests,
the killing of by hunters and the "open
season" allowed by many States in the
| Spring, when hunters are permitted to
shoot the male turkey, is a grave factor
IN the decrease Of wild turkeys, Den
mead reports.
| Following closely on Gov. John S.
Fishers proclamation against smoking
| or building fires in or near any wood
land of Pennsylvania, issued as an
emergency measure to prevent forest
| fires after the drought, the Board of
Game Commissioners has asked hunters
to leave their tobacco behind and take
sweet clover seed instead.
"A profitable solace to smokers at this
pressing time of pipeless bereavement"
quoth the commissioners, "can be found
in few handfuls of sweet clover seed.
Costing no more than the same amount
of tobacco, this should induce even bet
ter hunting dreams, while at the same
time, If properly used, insuring their
realization.
by scattering clover SeedS over likely
places in the open woods, the hunter
will be providing choice and much
needed food for deer, turkeys, grouse,
rabbits and other game
This plant, although eaten each
year, will spring up again and seed the
surrounding territory. And If 100000
hunters distribute a half-pint of seed
apiece, they would place great amount
Of food in the woods for our game birds
and mammals" the commissioners said.
The Sportsmen's Luncheon Club, an
auxiliary organization and an offspring
Of the Washington, D. @. chapter of the
I. w L. A., held its first luncheon at
the Raleigh Hotel Monday. Twelve at
tended, which is encouraging for
starter. The object of the luncheon
club is more or less a social gathering
to get the members better acquainted,
but at the same time, according to the
president of the local chapter, matters
coming before the open monthly meet
ings will be briefly discussed and diff
ferences ironed out. The luncheon club
will meet twice a month.