The Washington times., 1934-11-29

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some real snappy cold weather
Duck hunting, from all reports,
is better than last year, and
canvas-backS are now rafting-up
on nearby waters. Rabbit fever
or Tourlaremia seems to be on
the wane among our four footed
friends, but don't take any
chance when cleaning same, II
you have rubber gloves wear them
and if you tind a white spotted
liver destroy the animal I'M
mediately. If thoroughly cooked,
there is little danger of Infection
by eating even an infected RABBIT.
Have you tried Virginia Tor
birds vet? The writer has
kicked up several fine coveys OF
quail on the shores OF Gunston
Cove, one of which contained
over 20 fat birds. Just a tip:
they lie less than quarter OF
a mile from Trieblers place. We
had two reports of the limit" on
Woodcock this week: who said
they had gone South?
From Floyd Rollins at MeSsicK,
Va. which is in the lower bay
section, comes the report that
ducks are very scarce, but he also
says that they have had their bag
limit every day but one. This
point is $50 miles from Washing
ton so it is a good bet to phone
first and find out just what con-
ditions are before you go down
Telephone Hampton 1878.
Since the opening OF the gun
ming season in Jersey for rabbit,
pheasant, quail and squirrel on
November 10, many fine bags have
been brought in. That is as 1t
should be. for after the close of
the season last year $1,000 rabbits
were liberated.
Half Million
According to our multiplication
tables there should be at least a
half million descendants for lucky
nimrods to knock off this fall.
There were also 10000 pleas
ants and $500 quail liberated in
the past year. Most of them in
time to raise families.
Jersey, every year is doing more
and more to attract sportSmen
from other States. Their fish
and game commission is a real
live wire. The outstanding ac-
complishment this year was the
arrangement with landowners to
permit hunters to range 10000
acres heretofore closed to them.
Last week governor-elect Of
Maryland Harry w. Nice decided
to see how much more Miami
waters had to offer in the way of
fishing than did his own Chesa-
peake Bay.
The party, aboard the two
cruisers Vairene and Bernie M,
included Governor-elect Nice,
State Senator Harry o. Levin,
Robert Irwin, of the Hearst papers,
and Erl Roman, fishing editor OF
the Miami Herald, on the Bernie
NJ, and State Policeman M. E.
Katz, Mr.. O'Donnell, of the Balti-
more Sun; Harold Wells, of the
Miami Herald, and Governor-elect
Nice's son, Harry, jr., on the
Vairene.
First Strike
Officer Katz had the first
strike just as they hit the blue
water of the Gulf Stream. It
proved to be Seven-pound mack
erel. He told everyone in hear
ing distance about it and con-
tinued to announce the strikes for
the rest of the day, regardless of
which boat it happened to be on.
Senator Levin had the hard luck
to lose a nice sailfish after he had
fought it right up to the boat.
Bob Irwin also lost nice one.
The Governor-elect hooked one
and boated it in record time. He
said he couldn't go ashore and let
the gang on the Valrene give him
the horSelaugh.
Mr.. O'Donnell landed one that
weighed 6lA pounds at the dock.
1t was entered in the contest for
the 1934-1935 Miami Fishing EN-
blem and to date heads the list.
For the angler that is hardy
enough to brave the early winter
elements we have the frostfiSh
and the ling. They are running
in great shape along the Jersey
coast. At the pier at Belmar
everyone is catching them. To
the initiated, frostfish are known
as tomcod. They invade the
beachers and rivers in early fall
and stay all winter, supplying a