The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-05-13
WITH THE
SP0RTSMEN'S CLUB
BY Paul Sovder

Trying to finish courses up early
at the College has caused things to
sort of pile up on the editor and this
being my last week, I'd better get
them on paper. I've been in on a
few of the tree planting expeditions
| lately sponsored by the club and, be-
lieve it or not, the Directors of the
Sportsmen's Club can even plant
| trees.
Thursday evening the Directors
held their meeting on a hill behind
Elmer Klay's property on West Elm
street where they planted one of
the tree units issued by the Conser-
vation Department -. and they did
get those trees planted too. Cliff
Elliot took pictures of the planting
The picture will be sent to the Ohio
] Conservation Bulletin for publica-
tion. Gene Benroth tells me that
photographs of most of the units
and those who helped plant them
are to be taken and the pictures sent
to the bulletin.
Saturday week ago John
Schmidt in charge of the following
group of scouts: John Bracy, May
nard Pogue, David Stearns, Dean
Niswander, Gene Patterson, Bob
Ramseyer, Don Augsburger, Maurice
Kohl, Coach A. C. Burcky and sor
Billy and myself planted unit OF
trees opposite Riley creek from the
College Cabin at the College farm
After "Schmidty" told the boys that
as soon as we had the trees in, the
eats were on him-then those trees
really were put in their proper set
ting in hurry.
The trees and shrubs in all of the
units came in very good condition
and this weather has really given
them a break, so it looks like in a
few years we may see some very
favorable results.
/
This spring weather has persuaded
me to do quite little hiking around
and / was very much surprised te
encounter on one of those strolls 8
Canada Goose. The bird was stand
ing along the opposite bank of the
Riley out by the College farm wher
we encountered it. | expected it tt
leave when it spotted US but instead
it causually strolled around and after
omitting dozen or so curious honks
it lazily took off and flew but Z
short distance down stream. Tht
bird had probably become lost dur
ing the spring migration.
Reports have come in that chuck
are plentiful this spring and Mon
day Dick Berky, Warren Sites, ant
myself secured a couple of full.
| feathered crows from a nest which
had spotted Sunday. We were rathel
surprised to find young birds almos
ready to leave the nest this early il
the season. Merlin Zurcher has con
sented to care for the two crows ant
we intend to use them as live decoy,
in little crow shooting spree in the
near future. Along with Russ Mont
gomery's owl and a good crow cal
plus few shootin' irons it look.
mighty bad for those black maraud
ers. Especially if Dick Berky ant
Wilbur Niswander keep on hitting
wing shots like they have in the pas
few days. Never again will your.
truly kid Dick about his ability tt
shoot.
For Jesse Mangus' information th'
fur output in these parts should b.
good next season. I've seen musk
rats working along the Riley, boil
night and day and the other after
noon one took a notion to gatheI
some grass not four feet from wher,
was standing. Contented that i
had enough for one trip it took t,
the water and swan down the creek
Since gas is becoming a thing be
longing only to the man with tn
&c" card more people are having
chance to enjoy themselves out il
the open. This time of the yea