The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-03-11

Dick Lindemann of Delphos was
reelected president of the League
of Ohio Sportsmen at their annual
meeting held in Columbus. Tudor
Wilson of Columbus was again
elected secretary and Bob Wilson Of
Lima, director.
1t is of interest to local sportsmen,
that the League in an attempt to
end the controversial quail question,
has urged the Pittman- Robertson
group to make study of whether
or not the quail should be returned
to the game bird list.
Our local club has been taking ac-
tion on the quail problem. At the
meeting of the club Tuesday night
there was considerable discussion by
sportsmen, farmers, and the old tim
ers who hunted quail prior to 1915.
After considerable discussion an
opinion was formulated which will
be sent to the Conservation officials
in this district, neighboring clubs,
and the legislature.
With most quarries frozen over
solid these days, it sure gives fell
low spring fever to look over the
water works quarry. Last Sunday
afternoon the temperature lowered
around the zero mark, but there was
not a sign of ice on the Water
Works or National quarries! The
Buckeye was frozen solid and the
creeks were ice covered even at the
ripples. A small flock of wild ducks
were swimming on the water works
quarry, but only one was seen on the
National Several weeks ago fish
were biting exceptionally good at the
water works. The reason is appar-
ant-the water temperature is con-
siderably higher than the water of
the creeks and the Buckeye. This is
due to the quarry used as cooling
basin for the local generating plant.
So even with frigid temperatures
still enmeshing the area, fishin' is
good-if you are hardy enough to
stand the rigors of the winter!
Sam Hauenstein, chairman of the
Squirrel Management Committee, in
a report at the meeting Tuesday
night, stated that the Sandhill Game
Farm at Babcock Wisconsin is pre-
pairing to ship us shortly 33 Fox
squirrels and one Grey squirrel. The
Grey squirrel is being shipped as
replacement for one lost in transit
from a shipment of "a Greys and 3
Fox squirrels shipped last October.
In the letter, the firm stated that
live trapping from their fur farm
had been suspended for the past
three months and with spring work
now under way we can expect the
first crates of squirrels in few
days.
The game purchased from this
farm are all live trapped and as a
result the squirrels can Immediately
adapt themselves upon release. This
method of live trapping is superior
to propagation of game artificially
which often results in game be-
coming mechanically tanned, and thus
handicapped to some extent. Wild
trapped game can much better stand
the forays of predators and such
game has its instincts much more
highly developed than those animals
and game birds raised in confine-
ment.
Some years ago few of the local
nimrods decided on a squirrel hunt
ing trip to the hills in the southern
part of the state. Dragging a house
trailer behind their car, Ed Reichen-
bach, George Klay, DR.. Herring, and
John Swisher made trip south to
Morgan County. Squirrels were
plentiful and the boys were all set
for a big time. All were primed for
weeks hunting; and for little
fun Doc, Geo, and John decided to