The Wrangell sentinel., 1935-10-04
HUNTERS GET
FULL TROPHY
Big GAME BAG

Ulu uAIlu UHO
I'VE have had a wonderful time
every step of the way from the day
we boarded the train in Philadel-
phia until now" said f. T. Struble,
proprietor of the Hillside Ice and
Coal Company at State College, Pa
who arrived in Wrangell last Fri
day in company with J. c. Shoe
maker, of Shoemaker Bros, whose
firm operates a fleet of motor
trucks at State College for long dist
ance transportation.
The two men came north for a
big game hunt in the Cassiar. They
were outfitted at Telegraph Creek
by George Ball and were assigned
Lew Decker and Tom Dunstan for
guides.
They hunted the Klappan river
section and each had a full bag of
trophies with good heads in moose,
caribou, sheep and goat. Each hunt
er got a grizzly and a black bear.
They were very pleased with Balls
arrangements for their hunt and
have nothing but praise for the
manner in which they were outfit
ted
1t was not an easy hunt. Because
of the limited time they had to get
up early and stay out longer than
would have been necessary on a
longer hunt. However, it was a sue
cessful hunt and gave them much
pleasure.
Their journey across the contin-
ent was made in an aforementioned
train. At Seattle they boarded
Canadian Pacific steamer and found
keen delight in the beauties of the
Inside Passage to WrangelI. Their
greatest praise of the entire jour-
ney is given to the Darlington
Transportation Company. Every
thing possible was done for their
comfort and enjoyment aboard the
Stikine river boat, Struble said, and
in addition nature was in a gra-
weather was perfect For generous
measure bear, moose and goat were
sighted from the boat and great
flocks of ducks and geese were in
evidence much of the way.
They had intended on their re-
turn to Wrangell to go out for
some fishing and have a deer hunt.
When they found that deer is in
cluded in the big game classified
ton, despite the fact that the herds
are found only in southeast Alaska
and the Prince William Sound area
and that a nonresident license of
500 and registered guide are re-
quired they decided to forego an
Alaskan hunt and to spend their
time in loafing about town while
waiting for the steamer Louise.
They left this afternoon for Van
couver and will return home by way
of Canada.
Both men are experienced hunt
ers, although this was their first
big game hunt. Pennsylvania is
rated as one of the leading states
for deer and small game, according
to Mr. Struble. There is excellent
wild turkey and grouse shooting in
large majority of the counties
Twenty years ago the game had
been depleted almost to the vanish
ing point but through a rigid pro-
gram of conservation and propaga-
tion, deer have increased to such
extent that fine hunting is avail
able over the greater part of the
state.
In fact, the deer population is so
great, stated Mr.. Struble, that 200.-
600 have been killed every year for
the past five or six years Two years
ago the game laws were amended
to permit does being taken for a
limited time in an effort to bal
ance the herds. This fall a large
part of the state will again be
opened on does, The Pennsylvanians
believe that the hunting license
fees of their state, two dollars for
a resident and fifteen dollars for a
nonresident, are more reasonable
and practical than the fifty-dollar
nonresident fee required in Alaska