Milford chronicle., 1956-09-07
Game And Fish News
Shooting Preserve Seasons

Shooting Preserve Seasons
Although most sportsmen have
not thought of putting their fish
ing tackle away. the hunting sea-
son started Saturday. September
1. with rail and gallinule becom-
ing legal game. The shooting pre-
serve seasons in New York, Con-
necticut. Ohio, New Jersey and
Rhode Island open in September
In October the shooting pre-
serve season opens in Pennsylva
mia. West Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware, Virginia and North
Carolina. In New Castle County.
where hunting preserves are legal
the season opens on October Is
and closes February 2S. The hunt
ers are given a chance to enjoy
their favorite sport much longer
than the normal state seasons.
The Sportsmen's Service Bu-
reau has compiled regional di-
rectory of shooting preserves open
to the public in Rhode Island.
Connecticut, New York, New Jer-
sey. Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Delaware, Vir-
ginia and North Carolina. The di-
rectory includes information on
seasons, nonresident licenses, type
of game short and other facts.
You may have free copies of this
directory by writing:
Sportsmen's Service Bureau
$50 e. 43rd Street
New York II. New York
Cooperative Effort Equals
Public Gain
Milford Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Blue Hen Post 6483 has
leased to the Delaware Game and
Fish Commission a two acre tract
of land at Haven Lake for INSTALL
alton of a launching ramp and
parking area for cars and trail
ers. The State Highway Depart
ment has agreed to maintain the
road leading to the area for the
Game and Fish Commission. The
Haven Lake launching site will
add one more free access site to
Delaware waters.
At Fowler's Beach the parking
area. winch and mat facilities have
been heavily used all season with
as many as 20 cars in the lot on
a good fishing day. Commission
developed launching sites at Quill
lens Point and Massey's Landing
on the Indian River Bay, and three
sites on the Assawoman Bay are
familiar to fishermen and crab
bers.
On Lum's Pond. just north of
the Chesapeake and Delaware Can
al. and Bevk's Pond, near New
ark Commission personnel will
install concrete launching ramps
designed very much like the one
at Griffith's Lake, Milford. which
has been in use for three seasons.
DeIaware's Public Hunting Land
Probably no listing on the stock
exchange has such certain
growth potential as hunting and
fishing. Shorter working hours
mean more leisure time and
greater need for wholesome recre-
alton. So the army of sportsmen
grows and increases the demand
for the one commodity which we
do not have in over supply-game
and fish.
Public lands in Delaware man
aged for the sportsmen are hard
to come by. The largest acreage
is along the Chesapeake and Del
aware Canal. These 5000 acres of
public hunting area are desper-
ately needed in the most tricky
populated county of Delaware. The
malicious destruction of insula-
tors on the canal lighting system
and shooting over this public wa
terway are jeopardizing this areas
use for outdoor activities.
The Board of Game and Fish
Commissioners manages the canal
lands under a license from the
Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.
Commission personnel will post
canal lands outlawing the use of
rifles and pistols on these lands.
II would be too bad to lose the
5000 acres along the canal be-
cause of the thoughtless acts of
few.
Fishers Wharf-POrt Penn
Dave Holiday wharf manager,
reports 1926 persons have made
use of the facilities at State-owned
Fishers Wharf this summer The
grabbing is excellent in this part
of the Delaware River and fishing
only fair. However. there Is usu-
ally a good run of rock at this
time of year.
There are 30 small boats for
hire at Fishers Wharf. Dave says
that on week-ends all season he
has always had enough boats to
accommodate those coming to the
wharf for a days outing on the
river.