The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-01-02
Let's Go Hunting
FISH HOGS ARE
ATTACKED FOR
TACTICS IN ICE
Many Anglers Taking More
Than Limit: Law
Is Urged.
BY LEFTY LEE
Times Hunting Editor


The fox hunter and the sportsmen
who are against the fox being given
the protection Of the conservation
department, are continually at war
and some interesting arguments are
being waged between The factions
In his article on conservation that
appeared in The Times Saturday
William F. Collins quoting Henry
Sipe and Mr.. and Mrs Lon Weddle
tells that the fox certainly is a
wonderful animal, and that fox
would not think Of eating a chicken,
quail, pheasant or. in fact anything
larger than a field mouse. OF course
they did state that if the fox were
starving and could not obtain any
field mice He probably would take
on a plump hen that you had picked
out for your Sunday dinner, but
only under those conditions. The
hunter and fisherman from
KnightstoWn, whose letter appeared
in Mondays Times, is equally sure
that the diet of a fox is chicken,
quail or pheasant and that the field
mice merely are playmates of Mr..
Fox Fables and children's story
books always have credited the fox
with being the most willy Of all Of
the furred animals and the argu-
ments seem to prove that he is, for
he certainly has made some staunch
friends, as well as bitter enemies.
The ice fishermen are having
their innings in She lake region now.
Reports that have reached us tell
of many fish hogs being on the
lakes and taking more than their
limits of blue gill that bite extreme
ly well this time Of the year. The
reports we received stated that tire
angler would get his limit of tWen-
ty-fve, return to the shore, put
them away and then go out again
and repeat the performance. If
this report is true, the anglers who
are trying to have a law passed
prohibiting fishing through the ice
are justified AS well as the writer
enjoys this type of fishing, a law
of this kind is needed if the fish
hog predOminates among this class
of fishermen. The size of the blue
gill taken at this time OF the year
is large and any person who would
want more than his limit to be
content, does not deserve the priv
ilege of the sport.
The hunting and trapping season
will come to a close Jan. Is. 10
date the trapper has been enjoy
ing one of his pest seasons, but the
hunter has had the misfortune Of
too much dry weather. The ain
and snow of the last few days
have helped this condition, how
ever, and the final two weeks should
prove to be the best.
The Hurt family Of, champion
shooters certainly has held the
spotlight for enough years to place
them in the front rank as rifle
men par eXcellanCe. An odd feature
was the winning of the state title
by Jimmie Hurt Jr., d. His dad
copied his first title at this age.
Both members Of this family have
attended the national matches and
always have made the other en-
trants perform in record breaking
style to keep them away from the
top of the heap. Jimmie Hurt Jr.
is the present title holder with the
high-poWered rifle. At one OF the
national meets at Camp Perry, the
Hurt team won the father and son
national championship. The Hurts
also copied runnerUp honorS The
following year.
The drive for members is proving
successful and the Marion County
Fish and Game Association bids
fair again to take its place as one
of the outstanding conservation
clubs in the state. The membership
dues in this organization have been
reduced to ST a year, which means
that all SportSmen should enroll
now. Let's go for 5000 members in
1884
Some of our Indiana cities and
towns can declare a happy New
Year for they have taken advantage
of the federal governments offer of
a loan to provide new sewage dis
posal plants that will eliminate the
pollution of many Of our streams.
Aside from the standpoint of the
angler, the cleaning up of the
streams will mean that the city or
town that has shown the proper
spirit and declared itself in favor
of this move soon can have clean
waters as proof that the community
is a good place in which to live