Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 09, 1955, Image 12
12—Lancaster Farming, Friday, December 9, 1955 Antlerless Deer "Season Open Only December 12 and 13-in Pennsylvania Antlerless Deer Season Dec. 12 and 13 Only The 1955 antlerless deer sea son in Pennsylvania will be ob served Dec 12 and 13 only- On both days of the season hunting hours will be 7 a- m- to 5 p- m., Eastern Standard Time- The hold er of a license tor this special season is required to hunt deer without visible antlers only in the county in- which the license was issued. Persons who took a legal an tlered deer in either the archery or “buck” season this year may not hunt for, take or kill, or stand on watch for another white tail in the antlerless deer season. Farm occupants permitted by law to hunt without license may hunt for antlerless deer on the same land as for other game- If not possessed of a hunter’s license, to which is attached a kill tag report card, such farm people who bag a deer are asked Jo report the fact to the Game Commission at Harnsurg. Five Reasons Listed Based on the findings of Com mission personnel and forestry officials, and on the recommen dation of sportsmen and farm ers, the authorities established the 1955 season for these rea sons: 1. Good herd management, and also in the interest of other wildlife. 2- Diminish damage to farm crops 3. Reduce over browsing of forests growths. 4. Lessen the incidence of highway accidents involving human safety and property damage- 5. Pre vent the wast'* caused by deer dying of malnutrition in winter- The Game Commission estab lished county quotas m relafion to the need 'of harvest in each locality- The license total for Pennsylvania’* antlerless deer season of th 5 s year was set at 240,250- On Dec- 1, county trea< surers from only the counties of Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyom ing still repoited ahtlerless deer licenses available- Prior to sea son, non-residents who have a current Pennsylvania hunter% license may purchase a license to hunt antleness deer. Past experience indicates one hunter in 5 or 6 licensees will bag an antlerless deer in the two day x season Therefore, the 1955 harvest will probably fall be tween 40,000 and 50,000 legal ani mals Weather and other condi tions will, howvrr, be factors de termining the total take in this •special season Ducks Are Here Latimer Reports The Game Commission’s wat erfowl specialist, Robert E Lati mer, reports a goodly number of ducks have been coming into Pennsylvania in the last two or three weeks He says that hunt ers equipped with decoys and duck boats, and willing to take rough weather, have been get ting good waterfowl shooting of late Typically, along the Susque hanna River, ducks have been feeding in nearby fields, Lati mer says The birds will stay as long as the waier is open and the corn is available, not cover ed by snow- Except for locally-reared ducks, waterfowl hunting during the earlier weeks of the season was ssscsasssob ■^ancsistcaa T. J. MATTHEWS 278R2 ' QUARRY VILIE CONCRETE PRODUCTS CO. THOMAS J. MATTHEWS, Gen. M*r. Phone 109R2 \\siv i.Tcrs&A.q v'xrgi xssauras jcssrsasssaca comparatively slack, but with the migration of the northern birds shooting has greatly improved. Latimer reports a “pretty good number of leg bands have been turned in to the Game Com mission so far this fall ” The wildlife authorities again request that hunters send to Harrisburg the band number, date and local ity of any banded waterfowl kill Such reports are of, great as sistance to state and federal wild life agencies in planning watei fowl management- Small Game And Bear Seasons Close Preliminary estimates on the small game and bear kills dur ing the 1955 seasons are being received by the Game . Commis sion at Harrisburg- The authori ties point out, however, the of ficial total for bears will not be available until all big game kill tags are in and counted A sur vey is being made by each Game Protector prior to reporting the estimated small game kill in his district, from winch division-wide and state-wide tabulations will be made. Generally speaking, the seasons were ‘successful’’- Early reports indicate the legal bear kill for the recent season may be slightly less than the 403 reported killed last year- The switch to wild turkey hunt ing by many hunters brought about a reduction in the amount of hunting in farm areas corm pared to forest areas. In several large sections of the state small game hunting, over the entire season, was gauged at less than last year- Nonetheless, early estimates of small game kills both farm and forest game in dicated the 1955 bag ol birds and animals was as good as that of 1954, in some cases proably bet ter in several parts of the state the hold-over of small game brood stock was reported as en couragingly good at the comple tion of the 1955 season Bear Kill Tags Due; Mall To Harrisburg Hunters who bagged a bear in the 1955 Pennsylvania season are reminded to observe the legal requirement that a big game kill report be mailed the Game Com mission at Harrisburg Rat Trappers Busy Season Ends Jan- 28 Trappers began making their muskrat sets at 7 a -m, Satur day, Dec 3, tne first day of Penn sylvania’s current rat season The lure of the traplme and money for Christmas urge many farm boys and other youngsters, as well as adults, from warm beds to cold streams and marshes before daybieak Compared to the sagacious mink the rat is easily trapped, making it the boys’ “meat”. The muskiat, an aquatic rod ent, is much sought for its dark, glossy brown pelt It most abundant furbearer in Pennsyl vania and, in total, provides fur takers with their greatest cash return The season for taking the “marsh rabbit” ends at noon Jan 28, 1956 The little furbearers may be taken in unlimited num bers All traps must be tagged with metal name tags A. H. BURKHOLDER 175 Concrete or Cinder Block. Chimney Block and Lintel. Steel Sash, Cement Paint. GIANT’S PLAYTHlNG—Resembling an out-of-this-world ver sion of a playground slide, this modernistic cement structure is a ski jump. ■ Located in the- Dolomite Mountains, near Cortina, Italy, it is being readied for the 1956 Winter Olympic Games, Considerate Hunters ' Draw Praise Says Nicholas M. Ruha, Land Utilization Assistant in the Game Commission’s Northeast Divi sion- “On the opening day of the 1955 small game season I as sisted Game Protector Bruce Yeager in patrolling Farm-Game Project No 9i. Montour County. This general area is one of the best ringneek sections in the state- Hunting pressure is ex treme, particularly on the first day “Cooperators on the project were apprehensive that unhar vested crops, especially soy beans, would be trampled and damaged- Many of the bean fields, were not posted with signs warn ing hunters to stay out because the farmers had expected to have the crop in before the sea son opened- Wet weather pre vented their doing so- The be havior of the hunters was never theless excellent There were un doubtedly $ few careless gunners who entered bean fields, but the percentage was so small compar ed to the number who acted like gentlemen the cooperators com mented most favorably on the fact- Project farmers I contacted declared that from the standpomt of hunter conduct, it was the best opening c!aj in years-” Hunter’s Dream Situation: This Bruim Comes Back William E- Fulmer, a Game Protector, reports the following: “The city of Bethlehem is build ing another large dam on i<s property in Penn Forest Town ship, Carbon County. “While digging holes to secure clay for use in the construction of the dam one of the workmen was surprised, ou a recent morn ing, to find a large bear standing in one of the pHs The bear was chewing on the handle of a shovel, probably for the salt de posited there by sweaty hands The man shouted and the animal climbed out of the hole and lum bered from the scene Later, while in the pit digging the work man looked up and saw the bear, standing on its hind legs, “in specting” the operation. The man again shouted and made go-away motions, whereat the bear drop ped to all fours and slowly left the scene ” Subscribe Now Charter Offer $l,OO First Year License Revocation Upheld By Court An important development af fecting conservation law enforce ment took place on October 18th, 1955, when the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County up held a Game Commission order revoking the hunting rights of one Leon H- Bixler. Last fall, Bixler shot and injured another man, Russel Unger Neff, while hunting- A referee hearing was held in accordance with the Game Code and the shooter was found guilty of negligence- Bix ler’s hunting license was sub sequently revoked for one year, following which action he peti tioned the couit to review the facts surrounding his hunting, license revocation- A. transcript of the court rec ord- of the appeal case reads, in part: “It • . • becomes the duty of the court to determine anew from the testimony taken wheth er the petitioner should be deni ed the right to hunt or trap with in this Commonwealth, with or without a' license, for a period of one year, and be required to furnish satisfactory proof to the Commission IL-at all required bills, have been satisfactorily adjusted before such license shall be re stored- •. • According to the -evidence there were four hunt ers in the pauy of Russell Unger Neff who was shot and three hunters in the party Of Leon H. Bixter, the petitioner. All of them, as well as two representa tives of the Game Commission who investigated the case, testifi ed- Their testimony in some re spects was conflicting. . . . Nev ertheless, considering'all of it, the court finds as a fact that Russell Unger Neff was injured by the discharge of a firearm on October 30, 1954. in East Cocali co Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, fired by Leon H Bixler, the petitioner, in a care less and negligent manner, wliile engagd in hunting,""and that the payment of hospital and medical services required by Russell Unger Neff have not been satis factorily adjusted . • • The court feels that the Pennsylvania Game Commission was justified in re voking petitioner’s huntuig lic ense for a penod of one year, and requiring him to furnish satisfactory proof to the Commis sion that all required bills have been satisfactorily adjusted be fore such license shall be restor ed.” The wildlife authorities remind hunters if the coming winter brings deep, long lying snows or an ice crust many turkeys will be saved through supplemental food placed by clubs and indivi duals, in addition to the stores of corn put in many large feed ers established by Commission personnel. Director Practices Own Preachment Dr. Logan J Bennett, Execu tive Director oi the Pennsylvania Game Commissiop, recently dem onstrated that wildlife adminis tiators are serious about obtain ing information on every banded 01 tagged bud or animal killed or found On Nov- 5 Bennett, an ardent woodcock hauler, shot a banded “timber doodle” about 4 miles west of Port Matilda, Centre County Search of the recoids revealed the bird was' trapped and banded as an adult by Steve Liscmsky, a member of the Com mission’s-research staff, on July 1, 1955, at M.ntna Furnace The release point is approximately, seven miles from the place the bird was bagged ' Information obtained from leg bands on nugatory birds is not only important to federal and state wildlife' administrators, it often provides an interesting, sidelight to the hunt- For ex ample, the woodcock in this ac count could have been banded in' New Brunswick or Louisiana. The hunter who receives in tormation on this bird, banded in some distant locality, gets lasting enjoyment from musing over the travel habits of the migrant, plus the satisfaction that comes of cooperating with game managers intent on improving his sport. Scarcity Of Winter Game Food Sportsmen seeking wild game m northern counties* this fall have noted the general scarcity of winter foods, nuts particularly. The Game Commission is aware that game food there is in short supply and has accordingly plan ned an extensive winter feeding campaign In recent years sportsmen’s or ganizations and individuals, as well as farmers and otners, have built wild tuikey feeders in re mote areas, and have kept them filled with corn during the criti cal months. - Having learned of the game food shortage many deer hunters will undoubtedly journey to their northern county camps prepared to build or fill turkey feeders in their areas ' Plagued tctilt HARD WATER HEADACHES? 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