Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-02

at the head of the Severn |
River say no perch have APP
peared there. although they |
may be expected any tide now. |
Stew Wells of the Largo Sport
Shop reports q few of the yellow
neds were taken on grass shrimp
at the head South River last
Sunday. along with some pike.
but nothing to get excited about.
Stew drove down to the ole
Queen Anne's Bridge over the
Patuxent on Sunday and found
that the sign Bridge Out"
referred to the fact that the
planking is being replaced. You
cannot cross this bridge now.
and it probably will be several
weeks before the work is COM
pleted. You can, of course. fish
from the bank on the west
shore. To get to the old park
ing lot on the east shore, take
the Central avenue route across
the new Queen Anne's Bridge
and turn right on the first road
after you cross 1t. This will take
you where you want to go.
Tuesdays warm rain will do
much toward raising water tenn
peratures sufficiently to stir up
the perch and when they do start
to move they come in with a
rush. With continued high tenn
peratures and warm showers,
activity among them may start
on any tide.
Sucker fishermen are very &C
tive all through Maryland and
Pennsylvania with the spring
runs Of these fish just starting.
We had occasion to drive up to
Bedford Sunday, and there were
cars parked and anglers at work
on every stream we crossed
which had any real flow Of wa
ter. Our trip was to attend mop
up" day at Harry Beegle's Bed
ford Hunting Lodge situated on
Route 220 about five miles north
Of Bedford. Monday was the last
day Of Pennsylvania's controlled
pheasant hunting season.
Five Of us gathered for the
days hunt. Harry was down with
a touch Of flu and couldn't join
us, but Buck Krause Of the Al
toona Tribune had hunted there
before and, with the help of q
wise old setter named Sport, we
made the rounds all right. The
only things that marred the trip
for us was the muggy. warm
weather, which no one could
help. a bad spill we had over a
piece of concealed wire that
might have been serious but
wasn't, and one member Of the
party who evidently thought he
was still Notwithstanding Reds
IN Korea. he was that trigger
happy.
If he was within 40 yards Of
any bird we put up, you may be
sure he loosed lead its way, re-
CARELESS Of whose shot it was,
resulting in double shooting of
birds more than once. That boy
"a most likeable chap otherwise
was really out to mop up
pheasants. Being a guest, we
felt it was hardly up to us to call
the turn. so we just called it q
day at lunchtime and. after a
talk with Beegle, drove back
| home.
Beegle has been running this
farm since 1916. It is the result
Of dreams he had during his
Army days In the last war when
he figured it would be an excel
lent way to insure some good
hunting for himself. He says he
hunts less now than he ever did,
the running Of the lodge takes
up so much Of his time. The
birds we killed, and the five Of
US collected IA of them during
the morning. were all in good
shape, the cocks beautifully
feathered. The terrain is some
what hilly. but there is all sorts
Of cover. Being a muggy. foggy
morning, most of the birds were
In the hollows and brushpiles,
which was a help to your scribe.
Climbing high hills on a warm
morning when you're overdressed
is kinda rough. We look forward
to shooting at Bedford Hunting
Lodge another season and hope
maybe we can wangle wild tur-
key as a bonus. They're I'D there.