The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-07
By Paul Sovder

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servation Department. The club
will promote such pond developemnt
to aid farmers in securing adequate
water supply for stock, help control
erosion and furnish recreational fa-
cilities for farm families. ADEQUATE
water supplies for migratory birds
and upland game, song birds, and
additional facilities for fishing will
result from the pond program.
Myron Motter, club director, will act
as chairman of the committee.
Game management and protection
of game rests considerably in the
hands of sportsmen farmers. Realiz-
ing the need for assistance in this
matter the club has in operation a
new committee, namely the Farmer
Sportsmen Cooperation Committee.
Harold Montgomery, club director is
chairman of the group which will
endeavor to work out feasible plans
for cooperation between farmers and
sportsmen. Plans for winter feeding
of game, as well as methods for
assisting farmers in regard to
trespassing, etc., will be the work
| of this committee.
Additional committees will be
headed by the following directors
/ who will act as chairmen:
Law Enforcement, Herbert Rup-
right; Membership, Gerald Huber;
Program, Silas Diller; License Sale,
Denver Augsburger; Trap Shoot,
Harold Montgomery; Flower and
House, Nelson Herr; Social Affairs,
Ralph Reichenbach; Campus Game
Refuge and Publicity, Paul Sauder
Sixteen coons have been caught
this season by Albert Garmatter, in
what is believed to be something of
local record. Albert says that his
dogs, an English" which he bought
last spring and his old standby, a
"Black and Tan" coonhound have
really been giving out with that
heavenly music" which means
"thar's coon in them thar woods, git
your gun and come runnin'!" Mon
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday o1
last week found Albert and his dogs
really celebratin', bringing in two
coon for each of the three nights
out. If that isn't coon hunters
paradise this writer resigns!
| Monday spent a very enjoyable
evening listening to Albert tell some
of his most interesting hunts, anS
oh yes, I've been invited to accom-
pany him on a hunt one of thes,
evenings, needless to say I'm look
ing forward to this event, Will
pleasure.
| Last year he caught fourteen coor
two less than he already has ane
the season is not over yet. Albert
showed me tanned skin which ht
believes is the only one of it's kline
in the country. 1t is one of the
most unusual and interesting skins
that have ever viewed.
| This peculiar skin tanned in it.
natural color and absent of it's tai
would lead anyone to believe tha
it was a light colored red fox, be
cause of its similarity in color. The
unusually beautiful furred anima
was caught last fall in Peter p
Badertscher's woods about sever
miles south of town.
This years catch is being sent tC
| w. w. Weaver, Michigan furrier
where they will go into the making
of a fur coat for Garmatter's wife
You can readily see why Mrs. Gar
matter lends her enthusiasm to hel
husbands hobby. When your editor
was about to leave, Mrs. Garmattel
remarked that her husband was one
"old timer" who would rather hunt
coon than eat when he's hungry
We detected no note of resentment
in her voice as she made this state
ment. Here's wishing a great guy
and a real coon hunter many more
successful chases.
Attention! Anyone who has wal,
nuts or hickory nuts to sell, please
leave word with any of the Club
directors. Although the State Con-
servation department is now furnish.
ing the Club with grain for birc
feeding stations, walnuts and hickory
nuts are needed for the Fox ano
Grey squirrels which were released
late this fall on the Campus Game
Refuge.
The club is now buying live rae
coon for restocking purposes. Foi
females $3.50 over fur market value
will be paid. The club will pa.
$1.00 over fur market value fol
males. Any one wishing to assist
the organization in this matter con
tact Jesse Mangus, Restocking chair