Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-12

Crisp fall days take more and
more people into the outdoors
for relaxation, and right now the
talk is more of hunting than
fishing. Dove season starts in
both Maryland and Virginia at
noon Saturday--if the nights do
not get too cold, shooting should
be good the first day. at least.
for at this writing there are
plenty Of doves in the neighbour
hood. Last year. you will remem-
Der, frost hit us in the suburbs
just before opening day and the
doves departed southwark. We
had poor shooting until flight
birds came down from the north.
We're getting lots of inquiries
on deer hunting as nimrods COM
mence to make plans for fall
hunts. Regulations are out for
neighboring States and have
been published in this column
Bow hunting is the main topic
now, with Virginia opening Hog
Island Waterfowl Refuge for a
three-week season during Oc-
tober and another season State
wide November lilo for either
sex. Maryland's bow hunting
season in certain counties is No
vember 1-14. West Virginia has
a special season from october IL
through December ! and is also
opening certain Of her State
parks for this sport exclusively
and then continuing through the
regular deer season December
3-8. Copies of most Of these
regulations can be obtained from
local sports stores.
Meanwhile fishing continues
generally good. The marlin
catches of Ocean City are phe-
nomenal, breaking all previous
records. A nice feature is the
high percentages of releases
compared to boated fish. APP
proximately So per cent Of all
fish caught so far this season
have been set free, and most OF
them tagged in the bargain
Dolphin and bonito have been
and are, very plentiful.
Chesapeake Bay fishing con-
tinues on a steady level, with
small bluefish, trout, hardheads
stripers, the ubiquitos spot and
perch giving a good account OF
themselves. Fresh water fishing
has improved with the cooler
nights and lower water tempera-
lures. Our friend Orville Price
turned in a 5-pound, 2-ounce
smallmouth which he caught in
a Virginia stream (name un-
known even to this author, Sc
please don't ask for 1t. He is
having it mounted.
And speaking of mounting fish
and other trophies, here are the
names Of several taxidermists
which you may not have listed
d. M. Oxenham. 2736 Green
mount avenue, Baltimore 10:
Ragghianti & Weber Co., 2518-
20 North Second street, Phila-
delphia, and George Schad, 31S
Boyd avenue, Martinsburg, w
Va, are the latest additions tc
our listings.
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Now that the deer season i:
so imminent. perhaps some Of
our readers would be interested
in the latest book from Tit
Stackpole Co., Harrisburg, Pa.
entitled THE Deer Of NORTH
America, Their History anC
Management" edited by Walter
P. Taylor. Illustrated with colol
plates by Walter Weber anc
drawings by Wallace Hughes
this comprehensive new volume
summarizes many years of init
mate study of deer by leading
experts in all parts of the deer
range. Sponsored by the Wild
life Management Institute, the
book is complied from the writ
ings Of state game administra-
tors, biologists Of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service
and Forest Service, educators
and practical scientists. It is the
best book by far on this subject
for more than 80 years.
Ted and Rose Huber, owners
and managers of the well known
Shenandoah River Lodge (phone
Riverside, Va, $4,000 are now
advertising float trips down the
beautiful Shenandoah River. You