The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-12-18
Let's Go Hunting
REFORESTAT!ON
IN STATE GAINS
WIDE SUPPORT
Campaign Is Answer to so
Years Battle for Needed
Action.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Hunting Editor

BY LEFTY LEE
Times Hunting Editor
The reforestation program being
carried out in Indiana is by far the
greatest opportunity the sportsmen
Of this state ever have had to re-
store the fish and game to the
proper level. The reforestation
program all over the country is at
last a recognition and a stepping
stone for the sportsmen, who have
been battling for the last fifty
years, a battle that, at times, seemed
hopeless for the orderly array Of
the forests, the restocking Of the
streams and rivers and the preven-
ton of droughts and floods.
From the anglers and hunters
standpoint, the battle has just be-
gun. The work being carried on
is absolutely worthless, if the cities,
towns and manufacturers that have
been guilty of polluting our waters
in the past, or not stopped at once.
Department Pushes Drive
In Indianapolis we have White
river, one of the most beautiful
streams, in the state. In its present
condition, it is an eyesore and men
ace to public health. An artist can
find scene after scene along this
stretch Of water for inspiration, if
the pollution is cleared. Fish also
could be plentiful as the stretches
that are clean prove some Of the
best catches made by anglers in In
diana are reported from White
river where it is clean and fit for
the habitation of the finny tribe.
The Ray of hope for this state
is the fact that the conservation de-
partment is serious in its drive to
rid our waters Of pollution and all
conservation and sportsmen's clubs
should get behind the drive to clean
things up forever. The polluter who,
in the past, has ruined the beautiful
streams to make him money by
using them as sewage disposal
plants, will find that the same
method in the future will prove
costly, for the aroused feeling
against this obnoxious practice is
general and the public demands that
it be stopped
Deadline Is Jan. 1.
Cities and towns that have not
taken advantage Of federal loans to
correct this evil have until Jan. l
to make application for the money
at a rate that never will be theirs
again. If they fail now all SYM
pity for them will be wasted when
the landowners file suits that will
prove far more costly for the viola
tor. Don't wait until you are forced
into the decency Of cleaning things
up. Act now.
A never lending argument between
Henry Scheller and Wait Hoffman
regarding the best method for TAX
ing bass now is in its fifth year and
still gonig strong. Scheller is
member oof the old school of fish
ermen and swears by the live min
now, while Hoffman is just as par
tial to artificial bait. The fact
that a tWo-pound bass was his best
during the last season has slowed
Scheller up somewhat at the stove
league this winter, but if you place
the blame for the poor season on
the type of bait he used, the never
ending debate wages hot again.
Scheller has been fishing the
streams south of the city for more
than forty years, and knows every
hole for miles around, but Mr.. Bass
must take minnows or soft craws
in season to join the other fish on
his string.
The hunter will be out today if
possible after the heavy downpour
of rain over the weekend. The re
ports of scarcity of game can be
attributed directly to the dry
weather that has made it practically
impossible for a dog to help the
nimrod track down the cottontail.
The open season on quail is near
its end and the hunters who love
to get out with a good dog for this
type of sport will have to get their
fill by Wednesday of this week,
when the season closes. Jim Flynn.
an ardent quail hunter. is bemoan-
ing the fact that he is finished for
the season. Flynn had plans made
for one more trip. but a hand in
jury that will keep him on the shelf
until after the season has closed,
prevents him from carrying out his
plans. Tough luck, Jim.
A hunter who lives on the out
skirts of the city went out last week
to get a bag Of rabbits. Piling his
dog and gun into the car. he started
for a good spot thirty miles away
The pickings were slim, however, and
he did not get in a shot. To add
insult to injury. his wife told him
of a hunter who killed two Dummies
in his own back yard while he was
away.
Don't forget. the quail season
closes Wednesday.