The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-26
WITH THE
SPONTSMEN'S CLUB
BY Paul Souder

misses a beautiful shot because he
had forgot to load his gun.
Last week 81 Diller and | attend
ed a Conservation meeting at the
district headquarters in Ottawa. 81
made the remark to Langstaff and
some of his wardens that it was
boasted in Bluffton by out of town
hunters, that they liked to hunt here
because no one bothered them and
they could do as they pleased in
regard to the game laws. One of
the wardens replied that these
parties would be taken care of and
that they would "pay some back
dues" Some of those fellows have
been caught alright and have paid
well for their violations, including
the back dues.
Four laws were broken by the
! party who fired at a pheasant last
Saturday afternoon. The "Sports-
man" stopped his car on the road
bordering the baseball diamond at
the college campus, rolled down the
car window and fired at cock bird
through the window. The bird was
| standing on the campus which is a
state game reserve, and firing from
public highway is serious charge.
Howard Stager standing out in the
yard of his home, yelled at the law
breaker, but before Howard could
get close enough to get the car num-
Der the hunter sped away. Firing
in the corporation limits also violates
a local ordinance and offenders are
subject to prosecution.
c. j. Whistler, residing north of
town, while hunting Monday morn
ing in his woods, found large dog
caught in a wire fence. The dogs
left hind leg was twisted in a wire
several feet off the ground causing
the dog to be partially suspended
from the ground. Whistler hurried
home for wire nippers and after
freeing the animal took him home
for medical treatment. The condi-
tion the dog was in indicated it had
been hanging suspended for at least
day and a half.
| Complying with the request for
stuffed game for a permanent wild
life exhibit for the Sportsmen's club
room, John A. Diller, of North Jack
son street, donated a mounted Kan
sas jack rabbit to the collection
Dave Steiner of Canton, Kansas sent
the rabbit as a gift to his cousin
John because of OILERS enthusiasm
for hunting the animals on visit
to Kansas several years ago.
Private James Benroth, located ir
India with the Army Air Corps
writes that he is planning on a hunt
ing expedition in his leisure time
He states there is wild game il
abundance peacocks, pheasants
ducks, geese, jackals, and also lion!
and tigers. Hunting will be con
fined to the former, so that at leas
both he and the game will have +;
sporting chance.
His outfit, located near a river
enjoys the sport of fishing, and cat
fish weighing up to fifteen pounds
can be caught. Eel fishing is con
sidered by the boys as quite fas
cinating pastime and they spent
most of their spare time in this way
In his letter James states tha
one of his buddies while fshin,
noticed large congregation o
turtles in the water. On closer in
6 vestigation he discovered the reptile
= were tearing at the dead body of
baby! While he watched hug
snake swan up, grabbed the remain
: of the body and swan down tn
: river. 'Knute" explains that fo
p some of the Indians it is a buria
n custom to throw bodies into tn
q river, or to the wild animals to b
devoured. Snakes, birds, and animal
h are as a result of this practice re
garded sacred.
These fellows who are out "hunt
ing for Uncle Sam" will miss thei
trips to the field this year and ar
going to be mighty pleased to hea
from their hunting pals who ar
still here. So don't forget, let tn
: boys know how you came out i
4 your hunting trips. Drop them
. letter, they will appreciate the hunt
: ing news immensely.
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At the monthly club meeting q
a least three interesting pictures ar
: already in store, entitled "Gran
}. American Handicap" "Silvertip, Sh