The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1947-09-18
CONSERVATION AFFAIRS
Happenings Affecting Woods, Waters and Wildlife
By THE BLUFFToN COMMUNITY sPoRTsMEN's CLUB INC.

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holder and his son-in-law Beech,
Charles Lloyd, Leon Hauenstein, Sam
Hauenstein, Junior Hover, Leroy
Traucht, Francis Schumacher, Milton
Reichenbach, Lance Powell, Gene
Benroth, Ellis Vandemark.
Four men from Col. Grove had 13
squirrels, Francis and Harold Kohl
7 squirrels, Warren Moser and son
| 7 squirrels.
| Sees Silver Fox in Field
Harry Gehrish, who lives about 4
miles east of town on route 103, saw
two silver fox in his field while cut
ting wheat. The foxes, which are a
rarity in this area, bounded out
ahead of the binder. In most in
stances silver foxes seen in the area
have escaped from fox farms where
they are raised for commercial pur-
poses.
The last silver fox seen in this
area was picked up on the Dixie
highway near Bluffton several years
ago by George Frick after the ami
NAL had been struck and killed by
an automobile.
Red foxes are reported plentiful
in the area. Several weeks ago a
red fox was killed on the Daley
farm south of town.
Shark Gives Local Angler TussIe
Ralph Diller had a real fishing
thrill during his vacation. Ralph
and wife are touring the west and
indulging a bit of fishing as occasion
warrants. While surf fishing in the
Pacific off the coast of California
battler from the ocean depths struck
OILERS line. After an hour and a
half tussle he was able to beach the
big fish which to his amazement turn
ed out to be a four foot shark.
Speaking of fishing, Ed Reichen-
bach says Canadian Lake trout are
really fine eating. Neighbor Orrville
Basinger treated Ed to several
choice pieces of fish after Orrville
and his father-in-law Walter
Basinger returned from fishing trip
to Ontario, Canada. The two men had
excellent luck and brought home a
number of large trout which ranged
from two to twelve pounds each.
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If you are in Basinger's Furniture
store take look at the muskie Sd IL
inches long mounted and adorning
the wall above the elevator entrance.
Bill Edwards snagged the big fish
while on a fishing trip to Wisconsin.
The muslxie weighing II pounds was
shipped home in dry ice and mounted
by taxidermist at Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Hursey had
some excellent fishing at Stanley
Clum's resort near Eriep, Ontario,
Canada. The resort is popular va
cation spot with Ada anglers. Crap
pie fishing provided plenty of action
and Mrs. Hursey snagged 25 whop-
pers on one occasion. The two ang-
lers brought home with them 35 good
sized rock bass, crappies and several
pickerel. =
A photograph sent to Mrs. Roy
Butler by her husband, who is con-
nected with the Civil Aeronautics
Administration in Alaska, proves
there is really good fishing in that
far away territory. The picture shows
Mr.. Butler with a friend holding up
four large stringers of 42 sockeye
salmon, IL cut-throat trout and
rainbow trout. The fish pictured are
all large size and one of the cut
throat trout measured 10 inches and
was caught by Roy's friend Klatz
The remainder of the fish averaged
1916 inches. The photo was snap
ped at Annette Island on July 9Th
Local anglers are enjoying good
channel catfishing at the Buckeye
quarry. The other night Sam Steple-
ton had Is good sized channel on his
stringer and was going strong. Two
times Sam snagged double, catch
ing two fish at the same time or
both occasions. Another young fellow
/ had a dozen channels. Two members
from Lima had 80 channels, with
their clip stringer loaded with fish
Eugene Newlan snagged 15 during
an evening and some friends hac
over 80 fish on their stringers.
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At Tuffy's barber shop the gane
was chewing over famed fishing tale!
with some experiences narrated quite
coIorfuIIy. One experience that hap
! pened to Myron Motter should by al
means be mentioned here.
Lastspring Myronwas fixing agate
at the creek behind the house. Th'
spring sucker run was on and Mottel
was astonished to see the RIFLES
i literally alive with suckers. Graspinl
claw hammer in hand Motto,
4 whanged away at the fish and sue
ceeded in knocking two suckers II