The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-01-21
WITH THE
SPORTSMEN'S CLUB
BY Paul souder

street contains at least seven of the
frisky animals. The greys living
there have dens in the trees and seem
quite contented with the new living
quarters.
The club released the grey squirrels
ON the campus in the woods near the
College Library where feeders are
maintained. At times quite a few
greys are seen on the campus, so ap-
parently they run the creek bottom
to the campus woods to get food from
the feeders. The woods back of the
Mumma house is rather dense and un-
molested and makes an ideal spot for
propagation of grey squirrels as this
animal prefers woods of this type.
Rays says large number of pleas
ant, rabbits and fox squirrel live there
also. Across the creek the club main
tains bird feeder which is frequent
ed quite often by a quail covey and
other wild life.
The club takes this opportunity to
give Frederick Herr vote of thanks
for the good job he did last year as a
club director. Fred's job was that of
membership secretary which entailed
good deal of work in keeping an ac-
curate register of the constantly in
creasing membership. Fred also serv-
ed as chairman of the flower COM
mittee.
Clair C. Herr tells us that the
pheasants are still very plentiful in
the Pandora area. Herr states that a
small flock of pheasant hens have
taken over an unoccupied "a" hog
coop on his farm and go inside every
night to roost. In the morning as
Clair throws corn to the hogs, out
the birds come and eat right with the
hogs. The birds are little afraid of
Clair but as soon as he moves away
they waste no time in getting right
back to continue their feeding.
Clair expressed his desire to be
included in the Unit Tree program
being promoted by the State Conser-
vation Department, and his applica-
ton for trees is being sent to the
department by the club. Under this
plan farmers may obtain free GER
tain trees for erosion control purpos-
es and as wildlife protective areas
Farmers may obtain up to one-fourtI
acre of trees and bushes under this
plan. The club officers are willing
to handle the negotiations for the
| farmer and assist him in the planting
as much as possible. Those persons
interested please contact the club di
rectors Immediately so that your ap
plication may be sent into the depart
ment in time to get the trees for tn,
spring planting. Wilford Geiger, il
the club director in charge of the pro
gram in the Bluffton area.
Two additional applications hav,
been received by the club director
for free trees under the state wide
unit tree program. Two applica
tions were received from Vernon Yoa
kan of Bluffton, and Guy Sheidler O
Leipsic.
Two Bluffton sportmen were sur
prised the other evening to see ;
crane flying over the town winginl
it's way southwark. The crane, Otter
confused with the heron, is from ;
family comprising the largest of th'
wading birds. The birds migrate ex
tensively and ordinarily are not to b.
seen in these northern areas at thi
time of the year. The interesting
spectacle was seen by Lloyd Hard
wick and Herb Rupright on Januar.
IL as they were on their way to th'
Sportsmen's club meeting.
This column invites interesting it
ems concerning the activities of th'
sportsmen of the community. If yos
have some news for the column, tell i
to a club officer, or drop card t.
the column in care of the News.
The cocker spaniel puppy owned b!
Elmer and Ralph Short is sure cut'
little rascal, and mischievous as 8
week old pup could be! The fully ped
ligreed female was obtained from ;
dealer in Lima and is of the breed O
medius size spaniels kept for hunting
and game retrieving purposes. Th'
animal being a small dog when full!
grown makes an excellent house dos
also. Cocker Spaniels have fine silk,
hair, wavy, but not curly. Here
hoping that Elmer and Ralph vii
train the dog to be hunter; for TIL
purpose the highly intelligent anima
excels over many other kinds of dogs
Fred Zehrbach and Charles Trip
plehorn are doing their share in as
sisting in the feeding of the birds AM
wild life these icy days. The othe
day these two sportsmen took severa
sacks of walnuts and bread crusts t