The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1941-05-22
Sport
Ways
BY Chuck Rattle

NgS ~
/ BY Chuck Rattle
Funtims Hits Minnesota
Traffic Proportions Rise
Wardens Halt North
south Traffic
Sp0rtsmsn Are Faced
with A Heal Job
Days End Silhouette
Resort Men Hsartened
After Opening Weekend
Hauk Lake Yields Catches
From 8 10 y Pounds
Reciprocity II Hnle
Golfers Live by
.
Summer time IL fun time In Min
nesoih. There probably isn't
n greater season anywhere than the
fun season in this North Star state.
Short launts 10 the country.
n country pesiled with lakes inn
bedded In green shore lines. Z.
picnics over an open fire, q. . q.
Waves spilling and leapfrogging on
n beach, o.. Fishing In quiet pools
or slightly moving lakes. Golf
ing and tennis. Swimming. driv-
ing. o.. n all adds up 10 II lot OF
fun. Good wholesome fun that
comes hs relief from winter mn wei
come ms opportunity herself knock
Ing. 49,.
Summer bOoms traffic through
these towns. The state Ii trav-
ersed north and south In "a vio-
lent movement Of the people
who break out their ears. pic
mic and fishing tackle. And
they're OF. Sunday night nn
endless stream Of ears, begin
ming after four o'clock. ratified
through this town Ia the south.
A procession Of lights that 20
streaming down the highways
Hike whitr-eycd monsters.
First weekend OF fishing season
In responsible for u large part.
The break Of nm early spring
earliest In years brings them
out.
Sunday night. M fishing season
got underway, all main routes from
north To south were patrolcd at
strategic points by wardena OF the
Minnesota Game and Fish Com
mission, At Little Falls they
worked the ears coming out OF the
Braincrd and Arrowhead countries
Here at Sank Centre the spill OF
traffic from directly north and tho
west was watched, To every
car was the query. Been fishing"
Minnea0tlt's real. and reel.
sportsm~n have lots of work To
do. There are stiii those who
claim 10 be fishermen and
sportsmen who win cyndc. In
perhaps small tcchnicnlitics. the
laws governing fishing In this
state, The warticns got
proof Of that Sunday.
Largely speaking laws govern
Ing the taking Of game fish ARE
twofold U Ia preserve the
sport In angling. and t2) 10 con
serve those resources Of which
Minnesota boasts.
Now II In probable that some of
these laws may miss the mark on
either or both counts Hut II
In not the privilege Of the individ-
uni fisherman even though he did
pay buck for n license to take
II upon himaelf 10 tampcr with the
laws, II Ii almost II mystery
10 me why evading game and fish
laws for some people Ii regarded
akin 10 taking silver and towels
In n hotel, The job for real
hportamen comes In at this point,
-, Ir laws are unsatisfactory to
fishing conditions In the particular
area. II Ia the appointments job To
inform the commission Of condi-
tionn M they exist In HIS sector,
-. There are proper times when
laws can be adjusted The com
poaito voice OF sportamen. properly
guided by conditions. will be heard,
am not making u point that
flaws exist In the laws, Per
haps they do: perhaps not, =.
Tho point Il II IN not the In
dividuai's privilege Ia flaunt
existing laws, II In the sports
mans real job 10 educate both
the public ana the iaw-malsing
bodies of conditions existing.
Conservation IN often mistake
emily believed Ia he prohibition
~ the use of existing resources,
. Nothing II farther from
the truth, Conservation is SIM
ply the Wise use ~ such nat
uraiiy given Items, There
l. little po,nt In refrniniug from