Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1937-11-25
NOTES FROM THE STATE
CONSERVATION DIVISION

asking all rabbit hunters to lOol
for metal tags in the ears of an,
rabbits that they may kill, and t.
mail such tags to the division al
Columbus, stating where the rabbit
was killed and the date, giving the
nearest postoffice. Eighteen thou
sand rabbits were tagged last year
and record kept of the weight. sex
and location where the rabbits were
released for restocking purposes
This data will aid the division of
conservation in it's rabbit manage.
ment program and in making I'M
portant observations, based on data
at hand, it is said The metal tags
have serial numbers on one side
and the word "Ohio'' on the other
side. This co operation on the part
of Ohio sportsmen will work to
their advantage on "more game
program, say the authorities.
Raising of raccoon on the states
coon ranch at Milan has not proven
entirely satisfactory to many sports.
men. They have held that the per
capita cost has been high and that
the output has not been great.
These charges, in themselves, prob
ably have been true. But as ex-
planned by Conservation Commits
sioner L. Wooddell, there is a good
reason. The farm has been largely
in the nature of an experiment.
Large scale production of raccoon
has not been attempted. Rather
the workers in charge of the ranch
have attempted to study diseases,
methods Of prevention, and to learn
the best and most efficient coon
rearing methods.
Amended Senate Bill No. 100,
which became an Ohio law last
March, provides that a nonresident
who applies for hunters and trap
per's license shall pay fee in the
amount charged non-residents by
the state Of which the applicant is
resident for a similar license, not,
however, less in any case than five
dollars. Such fees in neighboring
states are: Pennsylvania, SIS: West
Virginia. SIS; Michigan, southern
half (below Saginaw, SIS, north
ern, SIS; Wisconsin, $50; Indiana,
$3.50; Kentucky, $1O.5O; North
Carolina, $15.25: Virginia, $3.50.
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Random Outdoor Notes
Average fur yields in Ohio an.
nually, based on a five year survey
by the conservation division, shows:
Muskrats 100000; opossum, 570,-
900; skunk, 100000; raccoon, no.
900; mink, $4,000; fox, $4,000.
There were 184 arrests made IN
Ohio by conservation division Off
GERS for game law infractions in
Ohio, mostly by waterfowl hunters.
A much larger number will fall into
the tolls during November, season
opening arrests indicate.
Within a few years, Ohio State
University will turn out it's first
class of college trained 'game pro-
tectors" to protect the nations two
billion dollar wild life resources.
The course, inaugurated this fall
under the direction of DR.. Lawrence
e. Hicks, will include class work,
research and field work.
Walter Aplin of Oak Harbor re-
Gently shipped by express $4,000
pounds of live carp to New York
City. They were shipped in a spe-
cially built express car with water
tanks. A caretaker goes with the
car to add ice to the water to keep
down the temperature, and air
pumps force air through the water
continuously while enroute. The
fish are taken at good prices for
the Hebrew trade
The Cuyahoga County Coon Hunt
ers' association held a sportsmen'
swapping convention" near Strong
vile, recently. All sorts of things
were swapped such as dogs, guns,
togs, equipment, etc. 1t
has become an annual affair
Russell G. Huston of Columbus
bagged a rabbit on season opening
day Is miles west of Columbus bear
ing an Ohio tag No. 66,528. The
rabbit was released on the G.. HI.
Bryson farm, on route 40, at Derby
Crest, February 23, 1897.