Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-03-25
GOVERNOR -.

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We appeal TO you, as Governor
Of our State, TO investigate the ac-
tivifies Of the WildIife Division and
Of certain personnel within the
Wildlife Division. We resent The
fact that some state employees ap-
parentIy are using state time, sta
tionery and equipment in cam
paign of viilification designed TO
nUlIifY the efforts of the water
fowl hunters of Ohio TO obtain Just
and reasonable regulations under
which Ohio hunters can lawfully
harvest their Just share of the an
nual surplus of God-given natural
resource.
Very sincerely yours,
Lake Erie Island and
Peninsula Vacationland
Tom Finefrock, Sec'y
PS. Copy of a bulletin prepared
by an employee of the Ohio Wild
life Division is enclosed. This was
recently distributed on statewide
basis.
Bulletin
This is the Bauer bulletin, en-
closed by Vacationland in its letter
to the Governor:
Dear Hank:
| think the OWOers should be
aware Of some of the new legisla-
ton that has been tossed into tie
hopper here in Columbus recently.
I'm listing some of the more per-
tinent ones and the comments are
mine personally - they do not
represent the policy of the Division
of Wildlife.
First is Senate Bill 355 intro
duced by Oakley Collins, Republi-
can of Tonton, Ohio, which will
permit the feeding or batting of
ducks. Actually it's designed to
permit shooting over bait Probably
it was believed by the pro-baiters
that having a southern oh o
Lawrence County, man introduce
the bill would give the impression
that all Sportsmen statewide were
for batting But it just isn't so.
A recent wire service story an
nouncing Bill 355 said that it
favored Ohio duck hunters. Moth
ing could be farther from the
truth. 1t said that sportSmen were
dissatisfied because 72 arrests had
been made last year. Bunk! Pure,
unadulterated bunk. The only per.
sons dissatisfied were those baiters
arrested and others in fear of be-
ing arrested.
Bill 355 would benefit WildfoWl
ers in the marsh area of western
Lake Erie alone. Duck shooters
elsewhere in Ohio would have
poorer shooting as a result.
If that isn't enough, Collins also
introduced Senate Bill $50 which
would prohibit the Wildlife Coun
ell (and therefore the Division OF
Wildlife) from enforcing any water
fowl regulations north of US 20!
That means state game protectors
would be poWerless to arrest g
man for exceeding the bag limit
hunting out of season, before OF
after hours. 1t doesn't seem pos
Sible that legislator could con
ceive something like this - but
it's definitely in the hopper.
Here's another dandy. Senate
Bill 1877 transfers the management
of and the responsibility for fiS,
in Lake Erie to the Department Of
Public Works and away from the
Division of Wildlife.
And still another. Senate Bill 18S
provides that 1870 of the revenue
from the sale of hunting license.
be spent in the same district it wa,
derived. Except for the fact tha
it would hamstring the Division o
Wildlife's overall program,
makes no provision for those coun
ties which are in two districts -
! in the Lake Erie District () ant
either two or three. May they ge
double.
| think some of the boys shoult
hit these hard in their columns.
Sincerely,