The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1947-10-16
Fish dndGdrne
Comm. Present
GOOdPrOgrdnn
Program After Banquet
Has Instructive Addresses
and WildIife Pictures
SPORTSMAN'S AWARD
TO GEORGE c. EARLE

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Libby's first preseason Sports
mans banquet proved to be a com.
plete success last Saturday evening
The proximity of the hunting sea-
son had interest at a high pitch
and good weather conditions made
il possible for state officials and
others from out of town to be in
attendance.
For the first time since the war,
the sportsman to be honored with
The Sportsman's Award was also
present to receive the award in per-
son. The presentation was made
by President Paul Church of The
Libby Chamber of Commerce, who
with few we'll chosen words pre-
scented the award to County Clerk
George c. Earle, who is also serving
his second term as secretary of the
Libby Rod & Gun Club in which
he has given splendid service.
Receiving the award with a few
appropriate remarks of appreciation
and gratitude, Mr.. Earle went on
to state he appreciated the coopera-
ton the Fish & Game Department
is giving Lincoln County, and only
wished that the State Highway
Department would do as we'll
The turkey dinner served at $50
o'clock in the Gymnasium of the
school by the ladies of the Presby-
terrain Church, was fully up to past
banquets, and was highly apprec-
lated by the 127 members and guests
in attendance. Appropriate music
was presented during the banquet
by William Shawl and Willard M. (
Hiatt with the accompaniment of
guitar, Washtub etc During the |
course of the evening w. F. Kienitz |
of Honolulu, was introduced as one
of the charter members of the Libby
Commercial Club Cnow Chamber of
Commerce). George Ripley, for I
many years popular foreman of the
Libby Fish Hatchery, was also pres
ent, coming over from Arlee where
he is in charge of the State Hatchery. /
President Church opened the
meeting in the Junior High audi
forum. turning the meeting over
to Ed Boyes. chairman of the Cham
ber's Fish & Game committee.
The first guest speaker of the
evening was Kenneth Thompson,
Helena, assistant to Bob Cooney
in wildlife restoration work Thomp-
son stated that 75% of funds used !
IN this work are allocated by the ,
federal government under the Pitt ;
nan-Robinson Act: the other $50 i,
coming from the states where the :
work is done He gave an interest
ng description of capturing live ;
Whitehall deer in the Stryker dis
PLANTING in other areas. He also
described the capturing of antelope
n the plains sections of the state.
\ statement of intense interest to
ocal sportsmen was to the effect
hat the mountain sheep bands in
he Ural district of the county are
list holding their own with a pos n
ible slight increase in numbers S
thompson also stated that Dick 3
Iennessy and AdOlph Zajanc have Il
cen appointed to work for the Y
Irvey in this section d
State Game Warden A. A. o. A
laire was introduced to the gather ct
lg and gave an interesting dis
lssion of the deer herds. The Ct
Iarden stated that Lincoln County r;
as the best Whitehall deer territory az
! the state. He also stated that al
$4,000 has been set aside by the il
for predator control. st
he state has been divided into il
Ilr districts for this work. The r
-edatOr hunter in this section
lied in the Eureka, Rexford and Il
ortine part of the county, 50 coy he
es in June, SO in July, 80 in Aug eli
It and 70 reported in September, in
falling 295 coyotes during the four J.
onths. he
Herman Ficke of the forest SER an
&c was called upon to introduce m
ed johnson, assistant regional for lei
ter. MissOula, who spoke extern tel
yely on the deer-management an
an in various sections of the coun-
=. Johnson discussed interesting LII
arts showing how management tal
S worked with the Kaibab deer wa
I'd in Northern Arizona, and on OF
2 west slope of the Sacramento trs
nge in Southeastern New Mexico. on
e speaker stated that an extern
e study Of deer management il IA
S area, especially the Wolf Creek DO
,tion is TO- be made tying in with M
; forest service, and consisting pa
a study of food, disease and II
inter- pressure ~
A. C. Stubblefield, superintendent e
Montana fish hatcheries was in Gin
duced and spoke briefly ON the I
I'd for and ways of producing lar
re fish food in our streams. He fiel
oiscussee sle sanger 70 trout Gus
L 1 Io4kn tlsh; ano tne controi hun
me A%t.@1. Stuopieiieio neao an cas-
n neeting curing tne AFTERNOON OF
whlcn 81 sporIsnen We're wei 9th
ne. az tnlsl meeunB very m ais
estAne ptsakooyn on iisn plant the
: ana nlscasasoF OF Lincoln cou
uky streams suitable for the -
- was held Mr. Stubblefieid