Milford chronicle., 1957-07-19
Game And Fish News


from James A. Hand and Mary c.
Hand Of Richmond, Virginia 450
acres of marshland along Little
River, East of Dover, it was an
nounced By Norman G. Wilder, Act
ing Director.
Since 1853 the Commission has
been purchasing and developing
Wetlands as measure to preserve
habitat and recreationaI areas for
public use. To date, the State has
acquired 5000 acres north of Wood
land Beach, ]. 400 acres on Little
Asawoman Bay, the $50 acre tract
at Little Greek purchased this
week, and several smaller marshes.
In addition, it holds options on 500
acres of marsh and is currently
negotiating for several hundred
acres more. The goal is an overall
total of II 900 acres in State owner
ship by 1867; monies to be pro-
vided by hunting license fees and
federal aid.
New Launching Ramp and Parking
Area Completed ON Nantic0ke River
A concrete launching ramp and
parking area have been completed
by the, Delaware Game and Fish
Commission at Cherry Walk" near
the junction of Broad Creek and
the Nanticoke River west of Lau-
rel. Harley Hastings of Bethel,
former Game and Fish Commits
sioner, provided the site for public
access to the NanticOke River and
Broad Greek. These waters provide
excellent fishing for both fresh and
brackish water fish. Good bass and
pickerel fishing is combined with
shad and herring runs in season.
Electr0nic Waterfowl Call Devices
May Be Banned:
The U. s. Fish and WildIfe Ser
vice is studying the use of cleo
tronic acknowledging devices
with a view to determining the de-
sirability of banning or controlling
their use. the Wildlife Management
Institute reports. A new call, which
reproduces the vocal noises of feed
ing geese, has been so effective in
Turing the usually wary birds into
range of hunters guns that the
Service has been forced to under
take the study.
''The effectiveness of this type
of call is so great" says Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Ros L.
Leffler, that extended use of the
device could threaten the preser-
walton of the species"
Reports received by the Service
from farms where the devices were
used last fall show that hunters
are bagging increased numbers of
geese. even on the 'blue-bird days"
when waterfowl hunting success
never is too good. On one farm
where there were four shooting
pits, the Service reports that 1886
geese were killed during the sea-
son.
Should the service take any ac-
tion to ban or regulate the use of
the electronic calling device, it is
expected that an announcement will
be made along with that of the
shooting regulations for this falls
hunting.
It's The Law
All nonresident male fishermen
over 15 years of age are required.
to purchase a $3.50 fishing license
to fish ponds, streams, and all in
land tidal waters including Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal. How
ever, salt water fishermen are not
required to purchase a license to
fish Delaware River and Bay, At
lantic Ocean, Rehoboth Ba-. Indian
River Inlet and Indian River and
Bay.
Nonresident women and per-
sons under Is years of age may fish
any in any of the waters of this
State without purchasing a license
when accompanied by person who
is the lawful holder of fishing
license or has a lawful right to
fish.
Best Fishing and Grabbing Spots
for the Weekend
Massey's Landing on Indian River
Bay-good founder fishing.
Delaware River and Bay: Kits
Humock-Trout are beginning to
bite; Fourteen Foot Lighthouse east
of Big Stone Beach-Trout; Fishers
Wharf at Port Penn-Excellent
grabbing (15 boats to hire); Rock
Pile at Lewes-Trout and few
porgies are being caught at pres
ent
Inland Lakes: Griffiths Lake near
Milford-Bass, pickerel and pan
fish; Noxen Pond at Middletown-
Bass, pickerel and panfish; Lums
Pond on Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Wildlife Area-Bass pickerel
and panfish.
THE GREAT MIGRATIONS by
Georges Blond, 1872 pages. Publish
ed by The Macmillan Company. go
Fifth Avenue, New York II, New
York; 1856. Price $4.O0
DAY and night, from one end of
the year to the other, while we
work or sleep or dream, even at
the very moment you read these
lines, there ceaselessly recurs a
mysterious planetary phenomenon,
of which we are for the most part
unaware. Millions of living crea-
lures are moving through the air
and land and sea, just as they have
moved for hundreds of thousands
of years, weaving around the globe
network of peregrinations, some
of them six thousand miles long"
With this opening passage, the
author sets about the task of dra-
matically describing the migrations
of wild geese, herring, salmon,
buffalo, and locusts and Jennings.
The book should provide interest
ing reading for persons interested
in animals and the out-of-doors.
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF
nET AWADE