Evening star., 1935-12-09
Fishing and Hunting
BY PERRY MILLER.

reported, indicated q good season for
the nimrods. These reports may be
true, but Mr.. Hunter wants to locate
the game. Where are they? Every
one wants to know.
Some farmers say the birds are
falling victims to the skunks at night
when roosting and others say the
birds are finding their way to the pre-
serves where shooting Is forbidden.
Whatever the reason, hunters are not
getting their share Of game. The
season so far has been exceedingly
poor.
As for ducks, they are having per-
haps their most successful season. Few
hunters have molested them. Game
Warden william F. Herbert Of St.
Marys County reports that the can
vasback and mallard ducks have ar
rived in the head waters of the Wi
comico above Rock Point and along
the marshes Of the Lower Potomac
and st. Marys Rivers and that these
waters are filled with hundreds of
common ducks. However, records at
Leonardtown show only Is duck
blind licenses to have been issued.
The hunter who has good dogs and
knows how to hunt well in the wood
lands and thicketS may get plenty
birds and rabbits, Herbert reported.
But he must be willing to hunt them,
for he will not find them in cleared
places.
A CCORDING to George Knight, at
Leonardtown, the large rockfish
are furnishing excellent sport for the
late anglers and some monsters" are
being caught. States Attorney John
H. T. Briscoe, trolling from Ragged
Point to Tall Timbers, landed five Of
these gamesters, averaging from 5 to
for these gamesters, 60 prepared with
Boat captains who have their share
Of success landing rockfish are Capt.
Tom Trott and Capt. Walter Chesel-
dine.
There Is no doubt about the big
rockfish being in the Lower Potomac,
but 1t IS quite cold on the water at
this time. If you want to make try
for these gamesters 60 prepared with
plenty of warm clothing.
A PROMINENT of q group of ex-
perts to formulate a new public
policy relating to game, fish and other
wild life Of the North American Con-
tinent has been announced last week
by Walter p. Chrysler, chairman Of
the board Of trustees Of the newly
formed American Wild Life Institute.
Two committees have been named and
their suggestions will guide the ac-
tivities Of the new institute.
Recognizing the need for such
guidance" MIR. Chrysler said, in an
nouncing the appointments, "nen Of
high standing and long experience in
the application Of technical knowledge
10 the solution Of game, fish and other
wild-life problems, have been selected.
Their recommendation will form the
basis for the new institutes program" /"
OF the men named, five form q
Technical Committee and Is others o
wild-Idwe Restoration Planning Com
mittee. The Technical Committee is
headed by Aldo Leopold, professor Of
game management at the University
Of Michigan and author Of the coun-
try's only text book on the subject.
The Wfld-Life Committee Is headed
by Thomas H. Beck, president Of the
institute, former chairman Of the
Connecticut Board of Fisheries and
Game and Of the Presidents Commi-
tee on wild Life. ~.
Chrysler explained that the Resto-
ration Planning Committee will de-
velop programs for submission to the
Technical Committee, which will pass
on them from the point Of view Of
practicability, immediate and poten-
tial value.
"These two groups working to-
gether," he said, will assure the
soundness Of the institutes undertake
ings. Carrying out Of their plans will
greatly further the imperative task of
restoring the continents wild life
population. This, In turn, win be OF
inestin1able economic, educational and
social value.'' -