The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-06-23
Outdoors
- in the -
Arrowhead
/" MARTY Says
Like Song Birds? Bell That Cat.
Small Boats Have Right-of-way.
More Roads-Less Fishing.
Get Out Your Skeet Guns.

Many is the time We have seen thes,
dare devils" endanger the lives of &C.
cupants of smaller craft simply be-
cause they failed to respect the right.
| and privileges of others. You migh
keep in mind that once you are the
cause of serious accident where a life
is lost you won't feel much like gettinf
on the water and endangering othel
people again for quite while.
Those of you who are wood tick
conscious land who isn't?) should re-
member the following: Constant ex-
animation of the body and the wear
ing of clothing that will not permit
ticks to get inside are prime pre-
cautions. No, liquor breath or
smoking won't help.
In the May issue of the Minnesota
Conservationist, Walter j. Brecken-
ridge, widely known for his research on
animal life and for his bird drawings
has an article summarizing what is
known about predator control He says
in part: Increase in our game species
may be brought about by several means
but experience has shown that i'm
provement in the environment of the
animals is much more effective in in
creasing game populations than are ex-
IRENE measures of predatory animal
control" Some authorities recommend
determination of practically all preda-
tors while others have different ideas.
It appears that there is more to the
subject than most of us thought.
According to authorities, the Ameri-
can Indians were poor shots with
their bows and arrows because of the
poor quality of bows and the lack of
proper TOOLS. Maybe so, but they
brought home the bacon" and they
didn't have to use any of the modern
cannons to do it with either.
The surveying around Lake Vermilion
has been completed and they tell us it
won't be long before something definite
will be done toward building a road
completely around the entire body of
water. Good news for those who be-
lieve in making every spot in the Ar
rowhead accessible by auto but bad
news for the fish. When the angling
season opens every available spot on
the lake seems to be filled with nimrodS
and if a road is built around the entire
section you can bet your last cough
parts of the state will be on hand to
get their share of the finny tribe on
opening day and thereafter. Looks like
the fish hatcheries will have to start
doing double duty from now on.
In the statewide predatory contest
which closed recently more than
$4,000 crows were killed. We know Of
a place in Kansas where 10000 were
blown up by dynamite in one huge
blast.
All you crack-shots who think skeet
is child's play and cinch for duck
hunters, better step up to your calen-
dar and put a red circle around July
18th, because on that date the new
Eshquaguma skeet range will be open
to members and their guests. If you've
been telling your friends just how
you've "bowled them over" at skeet while
visiting in the Twin Cities with the
hope they'd never find OUT you'd bet
ter leave town quietly until after the
Fourth or go out to the club mad take
your medicine like man. Well be out
there to give you credit if you're knock
ing EN- down but if you're not living up
to your so-called "reputation"-well see
you in next weeks column.
They say the humming bird has
heart that is one of the most aStOund-
ing of all organs developed by living
things.
Believe it or not but Minnesota Is
suffering from shortage of females.
Yes, sir, fish life does not have the
proper sex balance and tests disclose
the ratio is six male fish to one female.
They blame this on winter fishing when
the female fish are developing spawn
and are constantly hungry-making it
easy for anglers to get their limit.
Maybe Commissioner Wenzel did know
what he was doing when he ordered