The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1938-02-10
Gun Club Acts
On important
Come Matters

The Libby Rod and Gun cluD
held a special meeting in the com
munity hall at the court house Fri
day night President Whitefield
read letter from the State Fish
and Game Commission requesting
suggestions of the club on fishing
regulations for the year 1888, es-
pecially asking our opinion on the
following suggested rules;
No fishing from $50 p. m. to
4 a. m.
Fishing season to be from May Il
to and including November 80 IN
open waters.
Creel limit to be Is fish per day
or an aggregate not to exceed 10
pounds per day
A motion was carried favoring
fishing from 4 a. III. to $50 p. m.
on all streams and lakes except the
Kootenai river.
The reason for making an excep-
ton to the Kootenai river was on
account of the night ling fishing
A motion was carried that fishing
season be the same as heretofore.
President Whitefield appointed A.
N. Richards, Charley Powell and
Ira Tester Off a eeHHattee to raw
up a resolution setting forth the
reasons of this club for having the
season remain as it now stands
In support of this position the
resolution recites that many species
of fish such as whitefish, bull trout
ling, rainbow trout and salmon come
he v-s1Y Ink u
in Canada and can be caught while
running at times after November 81
and before May 81, rainbow trou
especially run in the early spring
and can be caught only at that time
in any numbers.
1t is also recited that early rain
bow trout fishing in both the Yaal
river and O'Brien creek comes ear
her than May 81. and that these
trout come up the Kootenai rive
from Canada, spawn in the early
spring and then return to the Can
adian lake before May FL.
The resolution asks for an oper
season for ice fishing on Thompson
Crystal and Bull lakes, for the rea
son that large numbers of suckers
squaWfish and other undesirable fist
are thus caught while only rela
lively few trout are taken. 1t ask
for extended open season of Crysta
and Bull lakes.
A motion was also adopted tina
the creeI limit be 30 fish of an
size per day Or an aggregate not
exceed Is pounds and one fish pc
day Motion was seconded an
carried
A motion was carried to forwar
copies of the resolution as drawn u
by Richards, Powell and Tester t
sportsmen and clubs in Troy and i
Eureka
Ira Tester moved that the $50
annual dues to the Montana WildIif
Federation be paid Motion carried
A motion made by Charley Pow
ell that the club make a recon
mendation to the Fish and Gam
Commission that Whitefish in Lir
coin county be taken off the gam
fish list. Motion was seconded b
Tester and carried.
w. j. Darlington and Ira Teste
reported capturing buck dee
which was found to be blind froi
some disease. 1t was reported
the club that q disease known j:
pink eye had infected great man
deer in Colorado, causing them
become blind. The animal is beir
kept in Testers corral and it w;
suggested that the club notify tt
state game warden thinking it be
that this deer be examined.
Charley Powell told of Pet
Hammons of Rexford, an 81 year o
sportsman, who occasionally ira
coyotes, stating that it was sometim
difficult for the old fellow to pr
cure a fishing license,
A motion was made by Mac ?
trusha that the Libby Rod and G,