The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-13
LET 5 % TISTIIIIY-
HUNTERS BRING
HOME CAME AS
SEASON OPENS
Rabbits Run to Shelter as
Guns Take Initial
Fall Toll.
Let's Go Fishing
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Fishing Editor

Opening of the season Of quail
Friday was a complete success from
the hunters standpoint. The MIN
rods who love to spend the day in
the open in the company Of a good
dog, enjoyed themselves because the
day was ideal and, as a rule, a few
shots were obtained, as the quail
were plentiful. Saturday the rabbit
season opened. While it may have
been Armistice day for you and ne,
B'rer Rabbit soon learned that war
had been declared on him, as thou
sands of hunters and dogs roamed
the fields and woodlands. The fields
that were thick with Dummies last
week now are deserted. Those that
evaded the hunter on opening day
took to their burrows on high. One
pleasing feature is that very few
accidents were reported, the hunt
ers seeming to take all precaution
when crossing fences, resting and
carrying loaded guns. Garry Wind
ers and his l,arty returned with the
birds Friday while Harold Gerdts
and his friends had rabbit for Sun
day dinner Reports from hunters
are welcome. Send them in to The
Times in care of Lefty Lee.
Anglers who took a chance over
the weekend we're rewarded as the
weather was ideal and the fish
really were biting OF course, the
boys took their guns with them and
hunted, but as the law says no
hunting on Sunday, they turned to
the streams for their sport yester-
day.
The anglers who won the medals
during The Times Let's Go Fishing
contest were on hand to receive
them Saturday and they were well
pleased with their reward. The
Creek Club Bait Company, on
whose bait the gold medal small
mouth bass was taken, added to the
prize award by sending some of
their bait to be given the lucky con-
testants. AS this award was a sur
prise, you may be sure it was we'll
received.
The Central Indiana Rifle League
opened its season at the local range
In the basement of Tomlinson hall
last week. The Hoosier Rifle and
Pistol Club defeated the Indianapo-
lis Rifle Club, AGA ito 416. Plain
field defeated Eli Lilly, 439 to 434.
Greenfield won from the Eleventh
infantry, 463 to 451, and Shelbvville
defeated Pennsylvania Railroad. ASS
to 430. The correspondence sec
ton, consisting of the following
teams, will open the season to-
night: Chrysler Corporation, New
castle; Terre Haute Guard, Terre
Haute; TlppecanOe Rifle ASsocia-
ton, Lafayette; Burris school
Mitchell; Vincennes Rifle Club, Vim
cennes. and Danville Rifle Club.
Danville, Ind. Any rifle club or
individual wishing to enter the
league is requested to get in touch
with Charles Ridden at the Em-Roe
Sporting Goods Company.
Farmers are paying their taxes
this year by charging hunters. In
former seasons the no hunting"
sign was al1oSt universal, but the
hunter now will find that a few
dollars is the open sesame" on
millions of acres, where they are
welcomed by land holders. Texas is
leading the nation in solving the
hunting problems and how to pay
taxes for farmers in this way. &C
cording to figures supplied by Will
liam j. Tucker. game department
executive of that state A total of
100000 acres is open to hunters
this fall under special regulations
which set season leasing rates to
hunters at not more than IS cents
an acres, with day hunting priv
ilegeS at a maximum of 81 a day.
The land owners collect it all.
Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey.
Iowa, Wisconsin, Colorado, Nebras-
ka and North Carolina also plan to
offer financial incentives to farmers
for accomplishing the increase of
pheasant and other species of game
birds on their lands The Indiana
conservation department stocked
pheasants on farms this year. with
the farmer pledged to protect the
birds. When an open season is de-
clared the farmers will be rewarded
for their work. hunters being re-
Quired to pay the farmers for the
privilege of shooting on the grounds.
Present plans call for a payment of
so cents for each bird taken. the
farmer to receive all the money.