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Invest In Montana

An Editorial

71 /t ONTANA is extending her hospitable arms to thous-

/[// ands of visitors and investors throughout the land.

Spring marks the influx of motorists seeking surcease

from cares among crystal streams, the tang of mountain air,

the whirr of the reel, the flash of trout breaking water and

the majestic solitude of natural grandeur.

Fish and game form a state asset of rare value. To vis-
itor and resident alike they are a dominant factor in making
the summer playground attractive. Millions of dollars roll into
Montana on rubber tires every year because of the attraction
of its wild life. Hence, protection and conservation of that as-
set is essential when state welfare in future years is considered.
For that reason, every resident of the Treasure State should in-
vest in a hunting and fishing license and thereby purchase a
share of stock in the commonwealth. License funds make pos-
sible the continuation of better hunting and fishing. They
aid in making Montana the goal of thousands of visitors who
expend millions of dollars, as well as making life ivorth while
to the resident.

Licenses are now in the hands of dealers. Especial attention
is directed to The Sportsman's License. This $5 document
covers the entire hunting and fishing field. The State Fish
and Game Commission has set up two separate funds to be am-
plified from the sale of The Sportsman's License. From the
$5 fee, $1 will go into the fund for installation of fish wheels
and screens in irrigation ditches. Another dollar goes into the
fund for increasing the supply of upland game birds. The re-
maining $3 goes into the Fish and Game fund for investment
where it ivill prove most beneficial to fishing and hunting.

Buy a share of stock in Montana's future welfare by pur-
chasing your hunting and fishing license early, even though
the license is never used. It aids in making possible the con-
tinuation of the program of conservation that is bringing dol-
lars into the Treasure State.

Pat c Two

MONTANA WILD LIFE

The Official Publication of The State Fish and Game Commission

VOL. IV.

HELENA, MONTANA, MAY 1, 1932.

NO. 12

AYTIME means fishin'
time to Montana an-
glers. Thousand of dis-
ciples of Izaak Walton
afflicted with the urge
to cast a fly into laugh-
ing waters will be given
the opportunity to
emerge from the winter doldrums on
May 21. For weeks the tackle has
been undergoing the annual overhaul-
ing and for weeks the itch to stretch
a line has been increasing.

For the information of Montana an-
glers, the following complete list of
closed waters and dates of open sea-
sons, is presented in such form as to
be intelligible at a glance. The list
is complete to May 1 but is subject to
such changes as may be made in or-
ders of tbe State Fish and Game Com-
mission at future meetings.

Resident anglers who purchase the
$5 Sportsman's License this year will
do so with full knowledge that $1 of
the fee will be placed in a fund to be
used for the installation of fish wheels
and screens in irrigation ditches. This
plan has been made possible through
foresighted action of the commission.
Another dollar out of the $5 collected
for each Sportsman's License will go
into a fund to be devoted to increasing
the supply of upland game birds in the
state. The remaining $3 will go into
the fish and game fund for investment
for the maintenance and protection of
wild life resources. Hence, it behooves
sportsmen keenly interested in conserv-
ing fish and game of the state to in-
vest in the Sportsman's License — and
buy the license early.

The Sportsman's License covers the
entire field of hunting and fishing. Big
game tags are attached. The $2 resi-
dent license permits fishing and the
hunting of game birds. The $1 big
game license carries deer and elk tags.
Before acquiring the big game license,
the resident must have purchased the
$2 license.

The following list of closed waters
and changes of seasons, arranged by
counties, is published for the guidance
of anglers and is presented in this edi-
tion of MONTANA WILD LIFE so that
it may be studied and analyzed before
the opening of the season, May 21.

Streams ami Lakes Closed to Fishing
During (he Entire Year

Beaverhead — Stream leading from
Decker Rearing Pond at Armstead to
Horse Prairie creek; stream leading
from Gordon Rearing Pond at Armstead

to Beaverhead river; Big Hole and Red
Rock rivers within 300 feet below the
dam.

Big Horn — Rottengrass creek on P.
T. Speer property, in NEJ/4 of SE',4,
SE14 of NE14 of Section 14, T. S, R.
32 E.

Broadwater — Deep creek and tributar-
ies, from the bridge at West Pavilion
to its source.

Caseade — Hardy creek; drainage from
Sheep Creek Rearing Ponds; Little Belt
creek and tributaries; that portion of

Save This!

Mr. Angler: This batch
of information has been com-
piled for your guidance. Pre-
serve it after giving it close
attention. If you desire ad-
ditional copies, communicate
with the editor of MONTANA
WILD LIFE. It's one of the
important features compiled
each month for the benefit of
Montana sportsmen by direc-
tion of the State Fish and
Game Commission.

the Missouri river, from west end of
State Hatchery for a distance of 25
feet out into river and in an easterly
direction down the river 400 feet, to
be marked with buoys.

Chouteau — All tributaries of the North
Fork and South Fork of Highwood
creek within the Jefferson Forest. All
the North Fork above Cow Gulch, and
South Fork above Big Coulee; Eagle
creek for 12 miles in Twps. 26 and
27 N., Range 15 E. ; Shonkin creek, and
tributaries, from the forks on the
John Woodcock ranch to its source;
Cottonwood creek, from source to the
creek crossing on 0. G. Osnes ranch,
and all tributaries.

Custer — Waters of artificial lake at
Miles City Pond Cultural Station.

Beer Lodge — Flint creek from its
source to where it flows into George-
town lake; Big Spring in Georgetown
lake, closed area to be designated by
piles or buoys, for distance of 200 feet
north and south on shore line from
pumping station and 300 feet from
shore line out into the lake; that part
of Stewart Mills creek beyond where
the fence crosses it on Bowman's pas-
ture.

Fergus — Headwaters of Olson creek;

Willow creek and tributaries.

Flathead— Big Fork of the Flathead
and Stillwater within 300 feet below
the dam; Big Fork river, closed from
dam to lake.

1 iilLilin — Sour Dough creek from
Story Crossing to Keggy Lane lVi miles
south; Watkins creek from where it
flows into the Hebgen Dam to its
source; South Fork of the Madison
from where it flows into Hebgen Dam
to the source and all its tributaries;
Cougar creek from where it flows into
Duck creek to its source; Duck creek
from where it flows into Hebgen lake
to the Yellowstone National Park line;
Grayling creek from where it flows into
Hebgen Dam to where it enters the
Yellowstone National Park; Tepee
creek from where it enters the Yellow-
stone National Park to its source, and
all its tributaries; Madison river from
foot bridge that crosses the Madison
to the game warden's cabin, to base
of Hebgen Dam; Golden Trout, Heather,
Emerald and Blackmore lakes, in Gal-
latin National Forest.

Granite — Flint creek from source to
where it flows into Georgetown lake;
Big Spring in Georgetown lake, closed
area to be designated by piles or buoys
for distance of 200 feet north and
south on shore line out into lake;
Georgetown lake, for a distance of 300
feet on either side of mouth of Flint
creek, and for a distance of 600 feet
from shore; that part of Stewart Mills
creek beyond where the fence crosses
it on Bowman's pasture; portion of
East Fork of Rock Creek, from Mun-
gas irrigation ditch to headwaters, and
all tributaries.

Hill — All the tributaries of Beaver
creek in Hill county; Little Box Elder
creek.

Jefferson — Prickly Pear creek and
tributaries above Lump Gulch creek,
including Lump Gulch creek and trib-
utaries entirely up to Park or Hale
lake; Elkhorn creek in Twp. 5 N.,
Rge. 3 W. and Twp. 6 N., Rge. 3 W..
closed until October 16, 1933; Delmo
lake.

Judith Basin — Cottonwood creek, from
source to the creek crossing on O. G.
Osnes ranch, and all tributaries.

Lake — Kicking Horse reservoir closed
to all fishing; Ninepipe will be closed
to bass fishing after May S, 1932.

Lewis and Clark — Streams and lakes
Closed lor indefinite period; 7-Mile
creek from mouth of Skelley creek to
its source, including all tributaries;
Skelly creek and Greenhorn creek;
Colorado, Sweeney, and Walker creeks
and all tributaries; Canyon creek north
of Wilborn and all its tributaries; in-

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wild lif:

eluding Virginia and Little Trout
creeks; Little Prickly Pear and all its
tributaries from Trauffer's bridge to its
source, including the North Pork, South
Fork, Lost Horse and Deadman creeks;
Little Sheep creek, Marsh creek and
Cottonwood ; Big Blackfoot river from
a point immediately below where Alice
creek empties into it to its source,, in-
cluding all its tributaries; Alice creek
and Hogum creek; Sheep creek, from
source to mouth, closed until Sept. 10,
1932; Hope creek and Dog creek and
tributaries, in their entirety; that por-
tion of Beaver creek and tributaries,
in their entirety; that portion of Beaver
creek tributary to the Sun river, closed
from the Middle Fork 1% miles above
the old White mill site to its mouth;
Gravelly Range lake; Lyon's creek,
tributary to Little Prickly Pear, until
May 21, 1932; Wolf creek tributary to
Prickly Pear, above Wolf Creek.

Liberty — Halfbreed creek, rising in
Liberty county and running in a north-
erly direction; Bear Gulch creek; Big
Sage creek, and tributaries.

Lincoln — Miller creek and all its trib-
utaries from source to Fisher river;
Flower creek and all its tributaries
from Mountain States Power Company
dam to its source; Spread, Peat, and
17-Mile creeks, located in Yaak Basin;
West Fisher creek and its tributaries
from the National Parks Highway to
its source; East Fisher creek and its
tributaries from its junction with Sil-
ver Butte Fisher to its source; LaVone
lake.

Madison — Lower Madison within 300
feet below the dam; Meadow creek be-
low point where electric transmission
line of the Montana Power Company
crosses said creek; all streams running
into and from Cliff lake.

Meagher — Battle creek, tributary to
16-Mile crek; Newlan creek and all
tributaries.

Mineral — Tributaries of the St. Regis
river, with the exception of St. Joe
creek, which is opened during the regu-
lar oiien season; with the exception of
12-Mile creek from mouth of said
stream to where it empties into the St.
Regis river to its source, which is open
during the regular open season; and
with the exception of Big creek from
its mouth near Haugan to the forks;
Patty creek; Pearl lake, Trail lake,
Heart lake, Hoodoo lake, and South
Fork of Trout creek and tributaries to
the South Fork until May 21, 1934.

Missoula — O'Brien creek and Blanch-
ard creek; Rattlesnake creek, closed
above the Franklin place; Clearwater
lakes, to-wit: Inez, Alva, Salmon,
Seeley, Placid, and Rainy, closed to
fishing for bass until July 1. 1933;
Clearwater river in Missoula county
closed to fishing for bass until July 1,
1933.

Musselshell — Willow creek and tribu-
taries.

Park — Spring and Bear creeks, in
Shields Valley.

Phillips — Pea lake closed until Jan.
1, 1933.

Pondera- Waters in the ditch from

Fish Experts Ready-
to Collect Spawn

BUSINESS is booming among em-
ployes of the State Fish and
Game Department preparing to
harvest the annual crop of game
fish eggs for distribution to the bat-
tery of 14 fish hatcheries. Prepara-
tions are being made at all spawn-
taking stations to make the spring
cleanup. Traps are being put into
shape at Lake Francis, near Valier,
at Lake Ronan, and renewed activ-
ity is marked at Ashley lake. George-
town lake is still covered with snow
and ice and activities at the largest
trout spawn-taking station in the
world at the mouth of Flint creek
will reach the peak later in the sea-
son. Grayling traps have been in-
stalled between upper and lower Ash-
ley lakes as well as at other grayling
stations.

Meanwhile, fish trucks are distrib-
uting fingerlings to clear hatcheries
for the 1932 program. The planting
of 1.600,000 Loch Leven in the Mis-
souri river and tributaries near Hel-
ena has been completed. Another
100,000 have been liberated in the
Tongue river near Birney in an agree-
ment with the Wyoming department.
In the Musselshell near Harlowton
200,000 have been liberated. Another
million game fish fingerlings have
been liberated in Hebgen lake. This
great reservoir will soon be made a
spawn-taking station if plans ma-
terialize.

Lake Francis to Conklin Gates.

Powell — Little Blackfoot from head-
waters to confluence of Ontario creek;
all tributaries of Little Blackfoot; Cot-
tonwood creek near Ovando; Jones lake
closed after July 5, 1932; Three-Mile
creek in' its entirety; McCabe creek,
a tributary to Dick creek; Miller lake;
Opseta lake, closed to bass fishing un-
til July 1, 1933.

Ravalli— South Fork of West Fork
of Bitter Root and tributaries, south
of Alta; Three-Mile creek and Eight-
mile creeks; all streams on Albert
Wood Game Preserve near Victor;
Hughes creek and tributaries; Lake
Como.

Sanders — West Fork of Thompson
river and tributaries; Clear creek, trib-
utary to Prospect creek, until May 21,
1933; all tributaries of the Big Thomp-
son river.

Sheridan — Clear, Park and Brush
lakes, closed until Oct. 24, 1932.

Silver Bow — That portion of Jerry
creek beginning at the Burnt dam in
approximately unsurveyed Sec. 8, Twp.
1 N., Rge. 10 W., M. P. M., and extend-
ing through the Delano ranch to the
headwaters of Jerry creek; German
Gulch creek and its two tributaries,
Beef Straight and Norton Gulch creeks.

Stillwater — Sioux Charley lake on the
Stillwater, below the riffle above the
head of the lake; Fishtail creek and
all its tributaries, and Fiddler creek,
including the North, ' South and Middle
Forks thereof; Limestone creek and
Trout creek, and all their tributaries;
West Rosebud river from Mystic lake
power plant to Lead of Emerald lake.

Sweet Grass — Limestone creek and

Trout creek, and all their tributaries;
unnamed creek on west side of Boulder
river in Sec. 26, 27 and 34, T. 1 N.,
Rge. 14 E.

Teton — Stinson slough, located 1 mile
south of Choteau; and the S. T. slough
located 5 miles southeast of Choteau,
until June 7, 1933 ; Blackleaf creek and
its' tributaries from the public road
bridge at Townsend Lane, west to the
foothills.

Wheatland — American Fork and trib-
utaries on Baxter ranch from bridge on
the Harlowton-Big Timber road to bridge
on Harlowton-Lunney road. The tribu-
taries of Big Elk creek; slough in
which loch leven are being planted from
source in W. J. Tucker's place to junc-
tion with the Musselshell river; McVey
creek closed from source to mouth.

Wibaux — Beaver creek and tributaries.

Closed Season Suspended in Rivers

Running' Through More Than

One County

Milk river, Yellowstone river, Mis-
souri river, Kootenai river.

Closed Season Has Been Suspended

Beaverhead — Upper and Lower Red
Rock lakes and channel connecting
them.

Big- Horn — Little Big Horn river,
from mouth to the Wyoming line. Big
Horn river, from mouth to the dam at
St. Xavier.

Carbon — Clark's Fork river.

Fergus — Judith river from mouth of
Spring cre^k to where river enters the
Missouri.

Flathead — Flathead lake, with hook
and line, with exception of 500 feet of
the mouth of any of the streams that
flow into the lake, upon which the
closed season has not been suspended.

Glacier — Gold, Hedden, Crescent, Har-
ry Coat, Bull, Child, Dandy Jim, Brown-
ing, Mad Plume, and Blackboy lakes.

Lake — Pablo reservoirs; all pot holes;
Ninepipe reservoir, closed season sus-
pended until May S, 1932, then closed.

Lewis and Clark — Hart lake.

Lincoln — Kootenai river; Bootjack,
Horseshoe, Rainbow and Crystal lakes;
Loon, Leone, LaVone, near Happy's
Inn; Howard lake south of Libby; Bull,
Savage, Schoolhouse, Milner lakes,
near Troy; Dickey lake near Stryker.

-Madison — Madison river near Bed
Bluff, north to the Missouri river, and
from Lower Dam south to the Hutchin's
bridge, except that portion of the Lower
Madison lake west of a line which is
designated by posts from Brannin's
cabin to the bluff on a line in a south-
erly direction to the east point.

Mineral — Missoula river, or Clarks
Fork of the Columbia.

Musselshell — Musselshell river with-
in Musselshell county.

Park — Dailey's lake.

Powell — Cottonwood creek which Hows

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through the town of Deer Lodge; Jones
lake, closed season during 1932 sus-
pended.

Missoula — Missoula, or Clarks Fork
river of the Columbia.

Streams and Lakes on Which Addi-
tional Closed Season Has Been
Added

Beaverhead — Beaverhead river, from
Clark's Canyon bridge to north line of
Ed Roe's ranch; Horse Prairie creek,
from its mouth to Brown's ranch;
Blacktail creek, one mile each side of
rearing pond; closed from Aug. 1 of
one year to May 20 of the following
year (inclusive).

Flathead — Flathead river, between
mouth of Stillwater river on north and
mouth of Ashley crek on the south ;
closed from July 1 to Sept. 30 (inclu-
sive) in addition to closed season.

Gallatin — Madison river closed to
fishing at all points where it flows into
the State of Montana before reaching
Hebgen lake, closed period to begin
October 1 and end November 30 of each
year.

Lake — Finley creek closed from July
6 of each year to and including May 20
of the following year.

Lincoln — Kilbreunan and Cowles lakes
near Troy; Martin lake near Fortine;
closed from Sept. 1 to December 1 of
each year, in addition to the regular
closed season.

Madison — O'Dell creek and all its
tributaries closed from October 1 to
May 21 of each year. Spring creek
tributary to Madison closed from Octo-
ber 1 to May 20, (inclusive).

Missoula — Harper's lake closed to
fishing from July 1 of each year to the
following closed season, until further
order by the commission. Open from
May 21 to June 30, both dates inclusive.
Miller, Butler, Grant, Johnson, Twin,
Bear, and Finley creeks closed from
July 6 of each year to and including
May 20 of the following year.

Streams and Lakes Open to lee
Fishing:

Broadwater — Lake Sewell, for perch;
ice fishing for whitetish in Missouri
river during regular open season.

Beer Lodge — Such portions of George-
town lake as are not designated and
posted as spawning waters, and all of
Silver lake during the regular open
season.

Flathead — Rogers lakes open to ice
fishing during regular open season.
Samson, Skyles, Spencer, Beaver, Mur-
ray and Dollar lakes.

Glacier — Gold, Hedden, Crescent,
Harry Coat, Bull Child. Dandy Jim,
Browning, Mad Plume and Blackboy
lakes.

Lake — Flathead lake, Pablo reservoir
throughout the year. All pot holes.

Lewis and Clark -Lake Holter, Haus-
er, Sewell, for perch.

Lincoln Kootenai river. Loon, Leone,
Horseshoe, Bootjack. Crystal. Rainbow
lakes, near Happy's Inn; Bull, Savage,
Schoolhouse, Milner lakes near Troy;

A Day's Fishin'

One day I went out fishing, with rod

and reel and flies,
But I caught more than fish that day

— I caught the bluest skies,
And I caught the golden sunbeams as

they were streaming through
The branches of the willows, to kiss the

drops of dew.
I caught the winds a' singin' and I

caught those wild flowers sweet,
As they cast a fragrance on the air

while blooming at my feet.
I caught the wild bird's chorus and the

quail's clear whistle shrill —
And the little Old Red School House,

nestled there among the hills.
I caught that dear old home of mine

where I lived when but a boy,
And besides that mess of speckled

trout I caught a heap of joy.

Dickey, Loon, Tetrault, Morand. O'Brien,
Timber, and Big Island lakes in north-
eastern part of the county; Thompson
lake.

Madison — Meadow lake, the open sea-
son to begin with the 15th day of De-
cember of any one year and close on
the 14th day of January of the follow-
ing year, except within 1,000 feet in
all directions of the mouth of Meadow
creek.

Mineral — Missoula river for whitefish
during regular open season.

Park — Dailey's lake from Jan. 1 to
March 14 of each year.

Powell — Mud lake, during open sea-
son; Brown's lake. Cooper's lake.

Sanders — Rainbow lake, (known as
Dog lake) from Nov. 16 to March 14.
both dates inclusive. Missouri river,
for whitefish during regular open sea-
son.

Sweet Grass — Glass Lindsey lake from
Jan. 1 to March 14 of each year.

Teton — Split Rock lake during the
regular open season.

Streams and Lakes on Which Closed
Season Has Been Changed

Cascade — Tintinger sloughs of Mis-
souri river closed May 9 to Sept. 30, in-
clusive; open Oct. 1 to May 8, inclusive.

Beer Lodge — Georgetown lake, closed
season April 1 to June 30, inclusive.

Flathead — Samson, Skyles, Spencer,
Beaver, Murray and Dollar lakes closed
to fishing beginning the 1st day of
July and ending the 30th day of Sep-
tember. Regular closed season sus-
pended.

Gallatin— All Of Townships 1 and 2
X., Ranges 3, 4 and 5 E.. all of Town-
ships 1 and 2 S., Ranges 3, 4 and 5 E.
closed season from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15
inclusive. Regular closed season sus-
pended.

(.ranilc — Georgetown lake, closed sea-
son April 1 to June 30, inclusive.

Lincoln- Tetrault, Big Island, Mor-
and. O'Brien, Timber lakes, closed to
fishing during June, July and August

of each year. Open to fishing the re-
mainder of year.

Mineral — Crystal lake, Hidden or Dia-
mond lake. Clear lake, Rock lake, Hub
lake, Square lake, Gold lake, Eagle
lake, Cliff lake and Hazel lake; closed
season April 15 to June 30 inclusive.

Powell — Brown's lake, closed season
from July 7 to Sept. 14, inclusive. Reg-
ular closed season suspended.

Rosebud — Lame Deer creek, open
from April 1 to Sept. 15, inclusive;
closed Sept. 16 to March 31, inclusive.

Sanders — Rainbow lake (known as
Dog lake) closed season is from July
6 to Nov. 15, inclusive, of each year.

Sweet Grass — Rain lake open to fish-
ing from May 1 to June 15 of each
year, both dates inclusive, and closed
from June 16 of that year until April
30 of the following year, both dates
inclusive.

Streams and Lakes On Which Closed
Season Has Been Extended

Beaverhead — Birch creek, above Rang-
er Station, and Birch Creek lakes, closed
season extended to July 10 of each year;
Agnes lake closed until July 1 of each
year in addition to regular closed sea-
son; Pintlar, Mystic, Mussigbrod, Twin,
Minor, Deerhead, Sand and O'Dell lakes
and all streams running into these lakes
in their entirety; all streams running
from these lakes, for a distance of two
miles or to where they leave the Na-
tional Forest, closed from March 15 to
June 30, both dates inclusive.

Beer Lodge — All lakes in Deer Lodge
county except Georgetown, Silver, and
Echo lakes, from March 15 to June 30,
(inclusive) of each year, and all streams
running into these closed lakes, which
are: Pintlar lake, Mudd lake, Duck. Sey-
mour, Upper and Lower, Ten Mile lakes,
Haggin, Barker, Lake of the Isles, Twin
lakes, Four Mile, Storm, Pozega. Thorn-
ton, and Fisher lakes; Mill Creek lake.

Granite — All lakes in Granite county.
with exception of that portion of George-
town lake lying within the county. Echo
lake and Moose lake, closed from March
15 to June 30 I inclusive) of each year,
and all streams running into these closed
lakes, which are: Race Track, Fred
Burr, Copper. Stewart, Altoona, Boulder,
Goat Mountain. Gold Creek. Tolene. Dora
Thome, Carp. Medicine. Johnson, and
Edith lakes.

Jefferson- -.North and west ends of
Delmo lake, designated by markers, from
March 20 to August 1 of each year.

Lake— Jocko lakes from May 21 to
June 21 of each year.

Hissoula — Three Cottonwood lakes.
from May 21 to July 5 (inclusive) of
each year.

Pondera- That portion of Lake Fran-
cis extending 500 feet in either direction
from canal and 5oo feet out into lake
closed until June :'.». inclusive, of each
year.

Powell— Gold Creek, Dolis, Trask,
Dempsey and Thornton lakes, from
March 14 to July 1 of each year, and all
streams running into lakes: Cooper lake
(outlet to) closed to June 30 of i
year.

Page Five

Dogs of My Boyhood Days

By Dr. Charles R. Thornton of Missoula, Montana

T^ditor's Note — MONTANA WILD LIFE, official monthly publication of the State Fish and
*-^ Game Department, offers its readers throughout state and nation an unusually interesting
series of articles with this opening installment. The series of three articles has been prepared
by Dr. Charles R. Thornton of Missoula, internationally known as a breeder of thoroughbred
dogs. Blooded dogs bred and reared in Montana by Dr. Thornton have been placed in every
state in the nation as well as in many foreign countries. He has recently received a request for
a dog from Bombay, India. Thousands of dollars have been expended in the completion of the
new Bredrite Kennels, near Missoida, yet there are many Montana sportsmen who do not real-
ize the value of the enterprise. The breeding of thoroughbred hunting dogs goes hand in hand
with the protection and propagation of game birds. The sportsman who enjoys the companion-
ship of a good dog is a better sportsman because of that companionship. In the series of ar-
ticles which will be published in succeeding editions of MONTANA WILD LIFE, Dr. Thornton
outlines conclusions gleaned through years of endeavor which will be of keen interest.

THE remotest
memories of my
boyhood days
are associated with
dogs, birds, and fish.
Born with an inher-
ent love for the big
out-of-doors, it is
not surprising that
I majored in zoology
and botany and
all their various
branches in my early
college days. Dimly
do I recall the old
neighbor who used
to take me on his
knee and tell me
Dr. Thornton how easy it was to

catch birds. He told
me that all I had to
do was sprinkle salt on their tails and
pick them up. Soon after being told this
fairy tale, I spied a flock of snowbirds
feeding near the woodshed. It was a
snappy cold winter morning. An oc-
casional snowflake flitted through the
air, but that meant nothing in my
young life. I rushed to the salt bar-
rel and with both hands filled with
salt, the chase was on. The birds were
busy feeding, evidently preparing for
tlie coming storm. When flushed, they
would fly only a short distance. Each
time it seemed to me I had almost
reached my goal. The chase continued
relentless without the remotest idea
of where home was. Had not father
found me at noon, I might not have
been here today to tell the story. Just
how long I chased them I do not know,
but from what I was able to glean in
later years from mother, it must have
been more than two hours. This lit-
tle episode resulted in two frozen
thumbs, but this did not discourage
me. As I grew older I simply widened
my range.

I knew the haunts of tadpoles, frogs,
minnows, fish, and birds, and just
where to find them. The tracks, from
the tiniest mouse to die largest game
in our locality, were studied with the
utmost care. There was something

about the way the cottontail rabbit
placed his feet in the snow that es-
pecially appealed to me, and his foot-
prints, which I chanced to find, were
visited daily until the next thaw erased
them from sight. I soon learned that
these same tracks could be made in
the mud and that if the mud was just
the right consistentcy the exact con-
tour of the foot was much more ac-
curate than those in the snow. Before
long I knew the tracks of mink, coon,
possum, weasel, and fox. If no other
track presented itself in the snow, I
would follow the hunting cat, for which
I soon developed a personal dislike.
The tell-tale feathers, or the hair of
the young cottontail in their wake, soon
disclosed him as an undesirable, many
of which my dogs and myself accounted
lor in days to come.

The crack of the gun was sweet mu-
sic to my ears. I just could not fig-
ure out why I had to go to school and
not be allowed to hunt and follow that
which was an endearing pleasure to
me.

On all these exploration trips, my

dog was my constant companion. I
say "my dog," although there was a
large family. If there was a dog on
the place, he was my dog. Whether
pedigreed or mongrel it made no dif-
ference to me, just so he was a dog.

We had a direct understanding. I
understood them and they seemed to
know just what I wanted; if not, by
some hook or crook our mutual agree-
ment was soon adjusted. The only
lonesome days I spent on the farm
were those days spent without a dog.

The first dog that I can recall came
to the farm when I was a little shaver.
He was a big, black, curly-coated, good-
natured fellow that seemed to think I
was no less a person than Louis IV.
All the affection I poured upon him
was met with approval. He was the
apple of my eye. Our friendship, how-
ever, was short. I never knew what
happened to him, he suddenly disap-
peared between two days. I grieved
his loss for days and as I grew older
I figured some definite ideas as to
where he went.

Every dog that came my way was

A trio of German Pointer pups four months old, alert on a point.

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mOMTANA

WHILE) LIFE

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Every youngster should have a dog com-
panion. Here's a picture of Irvin, 12-
year-old son of R. C. Ward of Missoula,
hunting with his little Dixie. The lad is
a splendid wing shot despite his years.
The puppy is a staunch pointer.

a stray, at le?£;t as far as I was eon-
cerned, and they seemed willing to ac-
cept me as their master. If there was
any breed that I did not have in my
early collection, I can not recall what
it was.

I soon began to get wise, for a dog
to win a home on our farm first had
to be a good ratter. The old Norway
rats were a pest in central Ohio, where
I was born. He also had to be a good
watch dog. for adjoining our farm, on
the rear, was a rural hamlet, badly
infested with chicken thieves. Hence
the necessity of a watch-dog.

When a stray came mv way, his
schooling in rat killing and guardian-
ship was started at once. The stranger
was kept out of sight and under cover
until he was thoroughly trained on
rats, if it were possible to do so. If
not, I accepted the inevitable and went
looking for another pal. When I did
find one that was promising, no one
knew it more readily than myself. His
prowess was boasted of and demonstra-
tion gladly given. I knew when I had
one that was going to stick.

I soon learned that any dog that
had grit enough to make a good rat-
ter would be a good watch-dog, if en-
couraged along tln.se lines. Placing
credit where credit belongs, every les-
son which I encouraged in my canine
friends was learned first by me from
observing the dog. The dog's actions
were observed and studied and then
developed accordingly. Success or fail-
ure in training and handling dogs are
all combined in this one fundamental
principal.

I still get a great thrill in reviewing
the experience of developing these dogs
of my boyhood days. To please me,
my dog had to hunt rabbit, squirrel,
possum, and at least flush quail. All
this was brought about by the same

patient, painstaking care which had
developed him into a successful dog
and ratter. Clubs, rocks, "nigger shoot-
ers," and bow and arrow accounted tor
many rats, now and then a rabbit, and
once in a great while a quail.

At the age of 111 I was advanced from
these primitive methods and allowed an
old 20-gauge shotgun, made from re-
boring an old cap and ball rifle. The
stock was so badly cracked that the
hammer would miss the percussion cap
about half the time. I soon learned
in adjust this before attempting to shoot
and before long began to account for
my share of the game.

My next advancement was a Gordon
setter, presented to me by a bird-hunt-
ing uncle, who was a "d ed-in-the-wool"
setter man. Was I proud of him?
Why, his sire (Old Shot) cost a round
hundred dollars when he was a pup.
and lis dam (Fanny) was the best bird
dog in three counties. This dog I
■ ailed Frank, and he was no disgrace
to his ancestry. I soon had an expert
retriever on either land or water. I
schooled him on rats until he was over-
trained. Almost got in bad with him,
for he tore down too many corn shocks
while pursuing this pastime. On quail
he was as good as the best. He knew
just where to look for them, never pass-
ing a suspicious looking bunch of
cover, and was as staunch as a rock.
I staunched him on rabbits and allowed
him to run them only on command.
I have known him to hold point on a
rabbit for 2*4 hours.

After losing this dog, hounds, beagles
and spaniels came my way. But to be
perfectly frank, there was something
about my first setter experience that
was hard to get away from. Merry ac-
tion, the way he negotiated his ground,
and his masterly way of snapping into
points, just left an impression that has
cairied on. The old adage, "Necessity
is the mother of invention," fs an exact
fitting to me and the dogs of my boy-
hood days.

Necessity, however, compelled me to

have an all-purpose dog. I have de-
rived more pleasure in life from being
able to understand canine psychology
than all other talents combined.

Many men contend that there is no
such animal as an all-purpose dog. To
me any man who makes such a state-
ment is ignorant of genuine canine
ps. chology. I do not mean to tone
the idea upon such individuals thai
this is possible in every individual. 1
have had a few — very few — that did
not make good. On the other hand,
any dog that has a good nose and is
energetic and intelligent, is capable of
absorbing and doing many linns more
than they are given credit for by the
average man. You must admit that any
dog that is a good watch dog, will
trail, tree and retrieve on land and
water, is quite an all-purpose dog.

Most of my mongrels and all but
two of my thoroughbreds did all that,
and as a rule. more. I would not have
you believe that my shepherds or other
breeds would point quail. They did
not. But I always knew by their ac-
tions when they were near and they
took just as much pride in retrieving
them as a bird dog or any of our re-
trievers.

I have taken my setters and demon-
strated their ability along various lines
to old bird dog men that openly con-
fessed to me they did not believe it
possible of them to do what they did.

No matter what you are taught in
early childhood, those lessons are al-
most sure to follow you through life.
In this fact, I am no exception. I
never have and never will get away
from an all-purpose dog.

At the close of the World war, my
attention was first called to the Geb-
rauchshund in Germany. This term
means, when translated into English,
"All-purpose dog."

In this series of articles in MONTANA
WILD LIFE, I will set before you the

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Here's a group of well-mannered German Pointers, with the faithful friend at the left
retrieving while the two at the right have obeyed the master's command: "Charge."

Page Seven

Montana Fish amidl M

W. A. Brown, Great Falls.. Commissioner
Jos. L. Kelly, Anaconda.. ..Commissioner

% Game Commission

W. K. Moore, Billings.. ..Commissioner
E.A.Wilson, Livingston. .Commissioner

T. N. Marlowe, Missoula, Chairman R. H. Hill, Helena, State Fish and Game Warden, Secretary

Official Publication of the State Fish and Game Department.
Published Monthly at Helena, Montana.

Floyd L. Smith, Editor

Subscription Rate $1 per Tear — 15 cents per Copy.
Advertising Rates on Application.

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Copy for advertisements subject to approval of State Commis-
sion and must be in the hands of the editor at the State Capitol
building, Helena, on the 15th day of the month preceding pub-
lication date.

VOL. IV.

MAY, 1932

NO. 12

BUY YOUR SPORTSMAVS LICENSE EARLY

(From The Montana Standard of Butte.)

SO the State Department can secure sufficient funds for
the protection and propagation of fish and game, this
year, the Butte Anglers' Club is preparing to conduct
an intensive campaign to have sportsmen of Butte and Sil-
ver Bow county county purchase their licenses early.
Millions of game fish are lost annually in the toll taken
by irrigation ditches. Trout enter the ditches from streamy
and when the water recedes they are left stranded and
die. An effort is being made to prevent this loss each year
by the purchase of screens.

The Sportsman's License carries a voluntary con-
tribution of $2 — half of which will be devoted to the in-
stallation of proper screens. The other dollar will be used
to provide better conditions for game birds.

When a resident purchases a Sportsman's License this
year at $5 he will do so with the realization that he is
not only paying $2 for the regulation fishing and bird
license, and $1 for the big game license, but is" making
a direct $2 contribution for the maintenance of better fish-
ing and better bird shooting within the state.

The Butte Anglers' Club is anxious that Silver Bow
county assume first position for the number of Sports-
man's Licenses sold this year. Last year the county ranked
fourth with 160. Lewis and Clark county was first with
233. The total sales in the state were 2,032, according to
official reports.

"Buy Your License Early" is the slogan that has
been adopted by the club for the drive. "Only through
this method will it be possible to improve the Montana
streams for fishermen," leaders of the club stated, "and
we are anxious that funds are received early so that this
work can be started."

The Sportsman's License was adopted a year ago by
Montana's legislature and as a result the state has received
nationwide recognition. This state was the first to use
the system. A merit plan of issuance has been worked
out on which the sale of these documents in 1932 will be
based.

Learn to think. It's profitable and you'll have little com-

l" i ition.

LONGER DUCK SEASON IS URGED

DIRECTORS of the American Game Association at the
meeting on March 22 adopted resolutions recommend-
ing that in the future the federal government confine
its waterfowl regulations to major issues so far as possible,
and that all minor matters be left to the states for regula-
tion.

With improved waterfowl breeding conditions this

spring, the board recommended a continued waterfowl sea-
son of not less than two months for next fall, with the
states exercising full authority in the matter of rest days,
restricted hours of shooting, use of decoys, baiting, and
blinds.

The board decided that the wishes of the states as to
waterfowl seasons should be followed as closely as possi-
ble, and that the federal authorities should encourage the
active interest of the sportsmen by giving them reasonable
shooting privileges.

Last fall the duck hunters of many states got little
or no shooting when the government declared a 30-day
emergency season, because the short season failed to coin-
cide with the southward migration of the waterfowl.

In taking this action, directors of the American Game
Association also endorsed the position recently taken by
the Massachusetts Fish and Game Association, which in
effect opposed too much meddling by the federal govern-
ment in the management of wildfowl shooting.

A friend that you have to buy won't be worth what you pay
for him, no matter what that may be. — George D. Prentice.

SOME STARTLING DUCK FIGURES

JUST now when there is much interest in the migratory
bird- question, it may prove of interest to those directly
interested to know that: There are some 2,000 duck
clubs in the United States, with the value of their equip-
ment running into millions of dollars. This equipment em-
braces gasoline boats, dogs, duck boats, sails, decoys, mo-
tor trucks, food for live decoys, cruiser boats, and real es-
tate. Not only is duck hunting "big business" as regards
equipment, but it is conservatively estimated that from
100 million to 200 million dolars are represented for sport-
ing equipment for individual members. It is estimated that
the average hunter spends about twenty times as much on
his equipment and on hunting, ducks or otherwise, as he
does on game restoration. — Outdoor Iowa.

The palm tree grows beneath a ponderous weight, and even
so the character of man. The petty pangs of small daily cares
have often bent the character of men, but great misfortunes
seldom. — Kossuth.

CLUB PLAN MAKES BETTER FISHING

IF EVERY county game and fish association, and there
are many of them, would adopt the example of the Salt
Lake County Fish and Game Association of Utah, every-
body would have better fishing and hunting. Among other
things, this organization, with more than 2,000 members,
has invested more than $5,000 in trout rearing ponds to
grow legal size fish for stocking purposes. In addition to
the fish produced in its own ponds, state and government
fish are distributed.

In 1931 this group of sportsmen planted 168,300 legal
size trout, and about 100,000 smaller ones. This spring
they will plant more than 150,000 legal trout, and about
50,000 smaller fish.

In the neatly prepared folder inviting sportsmen to be-
come members they say:

"Investment in conservation pays. As a mem-
ber you become a producer. Our outdoor life de-
pends on the number of producers."
During the rush season about 200 of the members turn
out each Sunday as producers, cleaning ponds, sorting fish,
and doing many other things. Every Montana county
should have an equally active group at work to cooperate
with the State Fish and Game Department in its efforts to
conserve wild life.

Page Eight

MONTANA

"WEIL© IUIFB

THHEE MONTANA SPORTSMEN AHE LOST

w

W. M. Copenhaver

HEN a spring storm swooped
down on Meadow lake, in the
Madison river near Ennis, on
April 16, their boats were overturned
and three outstanding Helena sports-
men were lost. Montana associates
mourn the loss of Dr. William M. Copen-
haver, Herbert L. Zimmerman, and
Ralph H. Saum. They were leaders.
Their wholesome influence among men
who have stood firm for the betterment
of hunting and fishing in Montana will
remain as a lasting testimonial. Dr.
Copenhaver, well-known Helena special-
ist, was one of the founders of the
Montana Sportsmen's Association 12
years ago and served for many years
as an officer. For years he has been
a dominant factor in constructive ac-
tivities of the Lewis and Clark County
Rod and Gun Club and other organiza-
tions of lovers of the out of doors. Mr. Zimmerman, cashier
of the Federal Reserve Bank, and Ralph Saum, chief clerk
of the smelter of the American Smelting and Refining Co.,
at East Helena, have likewise achieved lasting results.

Dr. Copenhaver, widely known throughout the state as
a sportsman, was born in Virginia. He graduated from
the medical college at the University of Virginia, after
which he engaged in private practice for a year. He then
attended an eye, ear, nose and throat school in New York
City, where he took post graduate work.

He came to Helena about 20 years ago. It was Dr.
Copenhaver who directed R. E. (Red) Morrison to a land-
ing field site on the south fork of the Flathead river.

Dr. Copenhaver was 57 years old. He is survived by
his widow and two children, William Jr., who is complet-
ing his interneship at the Robert Packer hospital in Sayre,
Penn., and by his daughter. Helen, of Helena. Two
brothers, Eugene and Moody Copenhaver, are ranchers at
Ovando in charge of Dr. Copenhaver's sheep ranch. He
has another brother and a sister in Washington, D. C.

He held membership in the Montana Medical Associa-
tion, American Medical Association, and the Montana
Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dr. Copenhaver was the ophthalmic surgeon for the
Northern Pacific railway in Montana, Idaho and North
Dakota.

R. H. Saum was 52 years old, having been born in
Kansas in 1SS0. He had been in the accounting depart-
ment of the American Smelting and Refining Company for
a period of nearly 22 years.

He began working for the company at Garfield, Utah,
and at one time was the traveling auditor. He was chief
clerk of the A. S. R. at Tacoma, Wash., which position
he held at the East Helena plant.

Mr. Saum came to Helena from San Francisco where he
was in the accounting department of the Selby smelter.
He had lived in Helena since July, 192S. He is survived
bv his widow and bv a sister who lives in Kansas Citv,
Kan.

Herbert L. Zimmerman was 43 years of age. He was
born in Princeton, Minn., where he attended school and
started his banking career. He moved to Minneapolis in
1916 and became an employe of the Federal Reserve Bank
where he rapidly advanced in rank.

Mr. Zimmerman came to Helena in 1922 to take over
the duties of assistant federal reserve agent and auditor
for the Helena branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Min-
neapolis. July 1, 1926, he was appointed cashier.

A wolf drinks water like a horse and does not "lap" it.

WISCONSIN STOPS STATE TRAPPING

WISCONSIN will rely entirely on the bounty system in
the control of predatory animals since the cessation
of state trapping activities on February 1. In co-
operation with the United States Bureau of Biological Sur-
vey, division of predatory animal control, the conservation
department two years ago began an experiment in the con-

trol of the major predators in the state. The experiment
has not worked out satisfactorily, and it was with the com-
plete agreement of the State Conservation Department and
the Bureau of Biological Survey that it was terminated.
Otto L. Coleman, leader in predatory animal control activ-
ities for the Biological Survey, who was loaned to the state
of Wisconsin to direct the experiment, has been transferred
to San Antonio, Texas, by the federal department.

By the time you have sense enough to realize that tin; old
folks "really know what they are talking about, you have kids
who think you don't know what you're talking about.

MOST DESTRUCTIVE PREDATOK

(From the Bulletin of the Florida Fish and Game
Department.)

HAWKS, owls, crows, stray house cats, skunks, and
other forms of wild life have been classed as preda-
tors and their reduction or extermination urged.
There is another type of predator whose activities have de-
stroyed more game and fish than any of those creatures
who, for the sake of their existence prey upon our game
and other useful forms of wild life. This predator does
not destroy to fill his requirement for food or other neces-
sity of existence — his depredations are for purely selfish
and unnatural motives.

This predator of whom we speak is the .410 gauge pol-
itician who, by virtue of his official position, barters or
sells our wild life for votes or political influence or fails
in the discharge of his duty for fear of losing his position
or influence by so doing.

His range is throughout the entire United States. He
will be found among public officials of county, state and
nation — behind the bars of justice, among law enforcement
officers, and in the legislative halls of state and nation.

He feeds upon votes and political patronage. The only
hope of controlling him is to cut off his food supply 1>,
electing those in his place who have sufficient knowledge of
tlie necessity for the conservation of wild life and other nat-
ural resources and who have the courage to fulfill their
duty.

Kissing a woman because she lets you, is like scratching
a place that does not iteh.

HELP SAVE THE SONG 1JIKDS

THIS is the season for slingshots, nigger shooters and
BB guns. Each year from about this time throughout
the summer hundreds of song birds are killed by
thoughtless children. In many cases nests of eggs are
made worthless by the mother bird being killed. Do your
bit to conserve the song birds. Explain the seriousness of
this to as many children as possible. Educate them to
do kindly deeds for birds, instead of destroying them. Urge
them not to shoot at birds, but at a target, if shooting must
be done. Protection is given song birds by both state and
federal laws.

[Cven the filling station operators on national highways are
worried by I. \V. W. activities — motorists who stop only for
Information, Wind and Water.

KAIBAB GAME MANAGEMENT

MULE DEER are very much creatures of habit and go
back to the same winter range and the same summer
range. They do not drift away to new ranges even
when feed conditions are better on the new ranges. Prob-
ably there are a few that are more courageous than the
others that do drift away, but the most of them stay on
the rauges where they were born and grew up. This past
fall we have put aluminum tags in the ears of a number
of deer that were caught at the traps and turned loose so
we may more definitely study drifts between ranges. — Wal-
ter G. Mann in Arizona Wild Life.

Page Nine

MOMTAMA |fcl~Wfl]UD LIFE

Cfaokar Partridges at the Game Farm

By Floyd L. Smith.

Joe Hendricks

CH U KA R par-
tridges, known
to the natives
of India as "the bird
that lives on noth-
ing," will he made
available, within a
few years, to Mon-
tana sportsmen, if
experiments now be-
i n g conducted at
the state game farm
at Warm Springs
materialize. Action
of the State Fish
and Game Commis-
sion in setting up a
fund, made up of
one dollar from each
$5 fee for each
Sportsman's License,
which will be set aside for increasing
the supply of upland game birds, has
spurred activities as well as increasing
interest of sportsmen generally. An-
other dollar out of the $5 will go into
the fund for installing fish screens in
irrigating ditches. The remaining $3
will be invested for the benefit of
sportsmen in the fish and game fund.
Four pairs of Chukar partridges have
been purchased by the department from
a California breeder and they are now
on display at the state game farm. They
will begin laying in May, according to
Superintendent J. F. Hendricks.

"The Chukar is a native of India and
his coverts are the barren plains and
rugged mountains," said Superintendent
Hendricks. "The bird should be par-
ticularly adapted to Montana. Winter
finds him on the plains and in the sum-
mer he climbs to an elevation of 7,000
feet at times. His ability to go for long
periods without food or water has caused
the natives of India to refer to the
Chukar as 'the bird that lives on noth-
ing.' The bird is noted for hardiness
and endurance and should therefore
thrive in Montana. They are expected
to take the place of the grouse family,
which is fast disappearing.

"The Chukar is unusually plump,
weighing eight to ten ounces more than
the ordinary Hungarian. They have red
bills and legs, the sides are striped with
black on the buff feathering, and the
back is slate blue tinged with buff.
Black stripes extend from each side
of Hi'' bill down the neck, joining on
the lower part of the throat. Their
smooth feathering and peculiar mark-
ings, their continual chatter and shrill
cry echoing across draws and hillsides
at daybreak and dusk, should have an
irresistible appeal to sportsmen of Mon-
tana.

"The Chukar has been successfully
raised in captivity and at the present
time Idaho is making strides in rearing
them for liberation. If common sense
and sound judgment is used in planting
them in desirable spots in Montana,

Editors Lead Move to
Grow More Quail

TWO newspaper publishers are lead-
ers in the recent organization of
the Georgia Quail Restoration As-
sociation, first statewide body of its
kind in the country. W. T. Anderson,
editor and publisher of the Macon Tele-
graph and Evening News, is president
of the group. Judge Robert W. Bing-
ham, publisher of the Louisville (Ky.)
Courier- Journal, who owns a large
hunting preserve in Baker county, Geor-
gia, is an honorary vice-president.
Among the 200 charter members at the
organization meeting at Macon were
several judges, leading business and
professional men of the state.

This is the first statewide group
whose main objective will not be the
artificial propagation of the popular
bobwhite, but restoration of sufficient
food and cover, with proper control of
natural enemies so that these game
birds may produce a maximum annual
increase. Mr. Anderson asserts that
this can be accomplished by making it
possible for landowners to derive a
profit from their successful encourage-
ment of a quail population.

"The sports bill of the United States
is four billions of dollars a year," Mr.
Anderson said. "There is no reason
why a good share of that sum should
not come to Georgia. The income from
hunting privileges, if we push this con-
servation program so that our lands
are stocked again with birds, would
pay every dime of taxes on every acre
of Georgia farm land."

G. L. Carver, professor of biology at
Mercer University, Macon, elected first
vice-president of the association, has
figured that each quail is worth $20 to
the landowner for its ability to destroy
harmful insects.

there appears no reason why they
should not thrive. Climatic conditions
should be ideal. There is an abundance
of food such as wild weed seeds, berries
and insect- life and large tracts under
cultivation will add to this natural food
supply, giving them a variety from
which to choose."

Chinese pheasants retained as breed-
ing stock are beginning to pile up their
1932 supply of eggs. Despite the fact
that the season is a week later than
last year, Superintendent Hendricks re-
ports gathering 60 eggs April 17 and
the daily crop will increase rapidly
with strides of spring. Eggs from 380
Chinese and Mongolian pheasant hens
will make up the many coveys of multi-
colored game birds which will be re-

leased in the fall for the enjoyment
of Montana sportsmen.

The undivided attention of 1,200 do-
mestic barnyard biddies will be re-
quired this year to hatch the eggs laid
by Oriental birds. Representatives of
the State Fish and Game Department,
employed at the game farm, will soon
start combing the agricultural area sur-
rounding Warm Springs for setting hens
and the motherly clucks will soon be
doing their matronly chores.

At the present time the game farm
has 392 pens, each 24 by 24 feet, in ad-
dition to 12 exhibit pens, 12 by 24
feet, 10 pens 4S by 96 feet for Hungar-
ians, and 14 quail pens, 12 by 24 feet.
These pens are devoted entirely to
rearing game birds and within a short
time will be filled with downy stripped
chicks.

Superintendent Hendricks reports
that, despite the severe winter weather,
Chinese pheasants, Hungarian partridges
and California quail liberated in Mon-
tana by the state department, generally
came through in splendid condition.

Twelve pairs of Hungarians will be
utilized this year at the game farm to
provide eggs for the season's hatch.
Larger pens have been made available.
A space under wire, 96 by 200 feet, has
been arranged to permit the Huns to
nest in as near natural surroundings
as possible. Game breeders have found
after years of experimentation, that
Hungarians can not be succesfully
raised in captivity direct from wild
stock. Wild birds trapped as founda-
tion stock must be retained in captiv-
ity, the eggs taken, hatched and then
the birds of the second generation which
have been kept in captivity are utilized
as the parent stock for those to be lib-
erated. Huns in their wild state are
excitable and their offspring have been
found to beat their wings and injure
themselves against the wire in vain at-
tempts to escape. Seven pairs of Cal-
ifornia quail have been retained at the
farm as breeding stock. Bantam hens
will be used to hatch the first eggs.
Many were liberated last season in de-
sired localities. Those liberated on
Warm Springs creek, several miles from
the game farm, have been paying fre-
quent calls to crested friends within the
wire. The quail are constantly calling
to each other. Those inside the pens
attract the quail outside and in one
case, a pair came trooping back through
a hole in the fence, bringing some 70
youngsters behind them.

Experiments were conducted during
the 1931 season by Superintendent Hen-
dricks in crossing the Golden and Lady
Amherst pheasants, in an attempt to
secure a hardier, larger game bird. The
offspring from the cross will don full
plumage this season and results may
be visualized. The crossing will be
continued this year.

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JVS.0NTANA

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Win. Carpenter

'EMBERS of the
Butte Anglers'
Club, one of
most enthusiastic or-
ganizations of sports-
men in the state,
gathered at the an-
nual meeting April
S. elected officers,
unanimou sly en-
dorsed Joseph L.
Kelly of Anaconda
for reappointment to
the State Fish and
Game Commission,
opposed the pro-
posed federal tax on
shotgun shells, asked
a change in the mi-
gratory waterfowl
season and requested the state com-
mission to keep the Wise river open
to fishing two months each year be-
tween June 15 and August 15.

John Berkin, known to many Montana
friends as the father of much fish and
game legislation now on the statute
books, was named honorary president
of the club. William Carpenter was
reelected president. Larry Hamilton is
vice-president, P. K. Ramsey is secre-
tary, and Walter T. Ballard is treas-
urer. The officers make up the board
of directors.

Endorsement of Joe Kelly for re-
appointment to the State Fish and
Game Commission was enthusiastically
approved because of his 17 years of
unselfish endeavor in behalf of Montana
sportsmen as a member of the com-
mission. A copy of the resolution was
directed sent to Governor Erickson.
Speakers stressed the fact that the re-
appointment of Commissioner Kelly is
a matter of vital importance to the en-
tire state with a direct bearing upon
continuation of the vast program of
wild life conservation in which the de-
partment is engaged.

The resolution urging the reappoint-
ment of Mr. Kelly follows:

Whereas, Joe L. Kelly of Anaconda,

In Camp

At home she cooks and sweeps and sews.

I puff my pipe and read.
Her dear housewifely heart just knows

My every want and need.

She pouts in pretty protest when

I rise to aid her labors.
Such work, she says, would make big
men

The laughing stock of neighbors.

But camped beside some mountain
brook,

'Tis I who lave the dishes,
Make up the bed, peel spuds and cook.

The wife? Oh, she jest fishes!

Out Fishin'

A feller isn't thinking mean

Out fishin',
His thoughts are mostly good and clean

Out fishin',
He doesn't knock his fellow-men
Or harbor any grudges then,
A feller's at his finest when

Out fishin'.

A feller's glad to be a friend.

Out fishin',
A helpin' hand he'll always lend

Out fishin',
The brotherhood of rod and line
An' sky and stream is always fine,
Men come real close to God's design

Out fishin'.

A feller isn't plottin' schemes

Out fishin',
He's only busy with his dreams

Out fishin',
His livery is a coat of tan,
His creed — to "do the best he can;
A feller's always mostly man,

Out fishin'.

— Edgar Guest.

Montana, has been a member of the
State Fish and Game Commission of
Montana for a number of years; and

Whereas, he has during his term of
office as such commissioner been a val-
uable member of the same and has al-
ways had the interests of the sports-
ment of Montana at heart, and has
given freely of his time and efforts to-
ward making better hunting and fish-
ing conditions in this state;

Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
we, the members of the Butte Anglers'
Club, assembled at annual meeting, rec-
ommend to Honorable J. E. Erickson,
governor of Montana, that he reappoint
Mr. Kelly as a member of said com-
mission and urge that his appointment
as such be made, and that the presi-
dent and secretary of the Butte Anglers'
Club convey to Governor Erickson our
recommendation and wishes in this mat-
ter.

The vote to close Wise river, except
during the two months period, carried
as a compromise measure after a mo-
tion to close the stream for two years
had been defeated, 35 to 38.

The club's recommendation will now
be forwarded to the State Fish and
Game Commission.

William Carpenter, club president, said
that in 1929, 15.0UO.0UU spawn had been
placed in the stream; in 1930, 5,11(11), 000,
and in 1931, 1,500,000. None were
placed last year but ample supplies
of fingerlings will be planted this year.

The possibilities of change in tin
open season for migratory waterfowl
was then taken up, on a request of the

Advisory Migratory Board Association.

The speakers, who included Col. D. G.
Stivers, Joseph Fabian, Patrick Geagan,
and others, declared that the present
season — from Oct. 1 to Oct. 30 — is not
advantageous to the Montana hunter.
The speakers favored a "split season"
— from Oct. 1 to Oct. 10 for the native
waterfowl, and 20 days in November,
preceding Thanksgiving, for the migra-
tory birds. A motion was carried to
make no recommendation "but to leave
the question to the State Fish and
Game Commission."

H. J. Fennimore wanted some light
on the reason for "opening the water-
fowl hunting season at noon." He said
this custom made lawbreakers out of
hunters because the men are usually
in their blinds long before noon and
when ducks appear, somebody's triggei
finger slips.

State Game Warden Robert H. Hill
complimented the Butte Anglers' Club
on the excellent work it is doing in
the interest of conservation, and de-
clared his desire to cooperate with the
club in every manner possible.

Treasurer Ballard called attention to
the fact that Silver Bow county, with
one-tenth of the state's population, is
fourth in the number of hunters who
purchased $5 Sportsman's Licenses last
year. The record showed, he said, that
Lewis and Clark bought 233 of these,
Missoula 202, Cascade 194, and Silver
Bow only 160. A committee was ap-
pointed, Larry Hamilton, chairman, to
take up the matter of agitating for an
improvement in this rating for Silver
Bow.

Pat Geagan led the criticism of the
proposal to levy a tax of one cent per
shell to finance federal and state work
in behalf of the preservation of game.
The club voted against any sort of tax
on ammunition for any purpose what-
soever. Such a law, Chairman Carpenter
suggested, would only result in many
hunters "loading their own."

Co-operation

The fast.-st horse in the world never
wins a race without a jockey to guide
him —

The world's ring champion wins his
belt by respecting the rules of his
trainer —

Every successful football team submits
to the greater knowledge and experi-
ence of its coach —

A candidate for President considers
it wise to have a campaign manager —

An army in action at the front must
have a commander in chief —

Yet quite frequently we see a worker
who dislikes to cooperate with his boss.

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wnjyD Mr:

IVild Life Message Goes on the Air

JT^ADIO " timer s-in" of Montana and sister states were given the privilege of hearing Walter
fy H. Holliday, deputy county attorney of Silver Bow county, deliver a message of significance
from station KGIR, The Voice of Montana, at Butte, Sunday evening, April 18. Mr.
Holliday, one of the best-known sportsmen of western Montana, laid before his radio listeners a
group of reasons why they should subscribe to and read MONTANA WILD LIFE, official
monthly publication of the State Fish and Game Department. His address ivas outstanding in
the series of 15-minute broadcasts from KGIR, made possible each Sunday evening through
cooperation of leaders of the Butte Anglers' Club with Manager Craney of the radio station.
During these weekly broadcasts, eminent speakers have been stressing achievements of the State
Department, the crying need for fish and game conservation and the necessity for every resi-
dent to purchase a license and purchase it early. The address of Walt Holliday is herewith pre-
sented :

Walt Holliday

T ADIES and Gen-
I . tlemeii of the
*-* Radio Audi-
/ ence: I ask your

jjL^^ indulgence, for a

few moments, while
I tell you my opin-
ion of the magazine,
MONTANA WILD
LIFE, published at
Helena, the state
capital. It is the of-
ficial publication of
the Montana Fish
and Game Depart-
ment— and carries
in every issue au-
thentic information
about the Great Out-
Doors in general
and about hunting
and fishing in particular, something
every reader can absolutely rely on
MONTANA WILD LIFE brings 'to all
who are interested, the means and
methods of fish and game preservation,
propagation and protection. It keeps
accurate statistics of fish put in our
streams each year. It knows how
many deer and elk are legally killed
any given season. Ten thousand, nine
hundred and twenty-seven deer and elk
were killed in Montana in 1931. Thirty-
seven deer were taken in Silver Bow
county and 2,042 in Lincoln county.

With fishermen from within and with-
out the state, traveling by train, auto
and airplane, our streams are certain
to be depleted unless we are alert, ef-
ficient and energetic in restocking
them.

The Butte Anglers' Club has played
a highly important part in the preserva-
tion of our fish and cooperating with
the State Fish and Game Department
and with many other clubs, has helped
materially in maintaining and increas-
ing the game and fish supply.

MONTANA WILD LIFE provides the
contact between the Sportsman and the
Great Out-Doors. The commission in
its great fight to preserve our game
and fish, has arranged for a special
Sportsman's License for 1932, costing
$5, two of those dollars constituting a
direct contribution to the maintenance
of better fishing and shooting within
the state.

MONTANA WILD LIFE, in a well-

written editorial, entitled "Preserve the
Untrammeled Places," quotes President
Hoover, an enthusiastic fisherman:
"The day is coming," said the Presi-
dent, "when there is going to be a
premium on solitude. If a man can
find a piece of land anywhere, in this
country, where he can't hear a bell
ring or a whistle blow, that's the land
he will want for a home."

"In the region tributary to the
South Fork of the Flathead river, Mon-
tana possesses practically virgin ground.
Undefiled by highways, railroads and
other avenues of transportation, this
vast area abounds with fish and game.
During recent years it has been pene-
trated by airplanes, the ships making
the round trip from the cities, even
from neighboring states, to the fishing
waters and returning with limit catches.
It is Montana's last remaining untram-
meled territory. How can we preserve
it?"

The man who reads MONTANA WILD
LIFE will know where and when to
hunt and fish. He will know whether
game is increasing, in a particular sec-
tion, or decreasing — and why. He will
know whether our fish hatcheries are
taking care of the situation or not, and
most important of all, exactly what is
being done with the license fee in the
way of conferring a lasting benefit
upon the people of our state.

MONTANA WILD LIFE is prepared
to furnish facts for the legislature, if
need be, with a common sense basis
for open and closed seasons, for proper
appropriations and needed laws under
ever-changing conditions.

I have read this magazine con-
sistently and in my judgment it has a
message for every individual, man,
woman and child, who loves the great
out-doors and who would like to pre-
serve as far as possible the wild life
still existent in Montana — as part of
that great out-doors.

Montana, as we who have our homes
here know so well, is one of the finest
scenic spots on earth. With lavish hand
Nature has touched our mountain peaks
with the whiteness and purity of the
eternal snows. She has painted the
broad expanse of our prairies with the
million lights and shades that our great

painters, Russell, Paxton, and others,
have so perfectly reproduced. And fi-
nally in a spirit of ecstacy, apparently
inspired by the beauty of it all, she
has spilled and dashed the colors from
her palette over the hills and woods,
with a spendthrift hand and with gorg-
eous results.

Montana's silver streams ripple
through meadows, tremulous and tre-
mendous with productive forces and
powers, capable to giving us 10 times
more in the way of substantial food, in
the way of fruit and flowers, than we
are receiving now or than we can ever
need or use.

The trout leaping to capture the tan-
talizing salmon fly, the fawn leisurely
grazing on the bank of the silver
stream, the song-birds adding their
gaiety to what would be the harmony
of a perfect world, if man, himself,
supposed to be superior to all other
creatures, were not quite so selfish,
all, all have a place in this little pub-
lication—MONTANA WILD LIFE.

MONTANA WILD LIFE pleads for
a greater appreciation of Nature's gifts
to mankind. For a greater use of the
camera and a lesser use of the gun.
For including wild animals in the re-
duction of armament program, which
as yet is but a program.

MONTANA WILD LIFE pleads for
true sportsmanship, for the replenish-
ishment on the one hand of our trout
streams threatened with depletion, and
on the other hand, with preservation
of the wild life which adds so much
to the magnificence of our mountains
and the picturesqueness of our plains
and valleys.

MONTANA WILD LIFE in an interest-
ing, instructive, sparkling way, builds
into our consciousness, with each issue,
a greater appreciation of the good, the
beautiful and the true, and tells us
how we can help perpetuate it.

Permit me to quote a few lines from
an editorial in MONTANA WILD LIFE:
"The real job of living is not something
that can be banked and drawn on at
some future date. It has to be taken
from day to day. It is compounded
usually of many little experiences. The
haze of an autumn afternoon over a
flaming woodland, the confiding smile
of a child, nestling in one's arms for

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MONTANA

"wiiL© of:

a fairy tale, the smell of a clear wind
as one trudges along the beach by blue
water, the sudden revelation of tender-
ness in the eyes of a loved one, the
brief vanishing strain of a bit of mu-
sic— of such things is a satisfying life
fabricated.

"Sportsmen have learned this lesson.
They have learned that it pays to slip
away from the toil of the day or the
week and spend a few hours in the
out-of-doors, re-creating themselves in
mind and body.

"Further, sportsmen have learned that
it isn't the game or fish taken which
counts, but the innumerable pleasures
that form part of the trip. In short,
the pursuit is the excuse, the trip is
the thing desired, though game or fish
must be taken on the trip to make it
complete.

"Hunting and fishing no longer find
their greatest value in the food they
produce, but in helping us guard against
ennui and stagnation and in enticing
us into the woods and fields — in short,
in adding to the joy of living for the
hundreds of thousands who have dis-
covered that pleasure must be taken
day by day."

MONTANA WILD LIFE is a home
product. Its articles, generally, are
written by Montana men. It deals al-
most exclusively with Montana prob-
lems. It is a constructive, well in-
formed, clean-cut magazine — and in my
judgment should be in every Montana
home.

Here is a father with a boy or two
on his hands — what joy they can de-
rive from reading this magazine to-
gether, and what information they can
accumulate, how to handle firearms,
how to use the fishing tackle, how to
make the most of a trip into the great
out-doors. Nor is this joy confined
to father and the boys; the daughters
and the mother and wife can have
fully as much enjoyment and perhaps

Jackson Hole Elk

THE elk herd of Jackson Hole has
been in the public eye for more
than a decade. The Elk Commis-
sion, representing state and national
agencies and departments, has given the
needs of this herd much study. Some
of its recommendations have been put
into effect. Others have not yet been
carried out, especially the need for
more winter feeding range which must
be purchased as soon as funds are
available.

One of the problems has been to make
an accurate annual check of the herd.
The last count, made in 1927, showed
19.23S animals. On March 11 another
census was completed, and the count
was 19,855, a gratifying showing, as it
had been feared the herd might not be
holding its own.

Heretofore the counts were made on
horseback. This year an airplane was
used, and officials in charge report that
counting from the air was accomplished
with remarkable ease and accuracy.

To a Tree

WHEN God above shall call me
home and I on earth no more
shall roam,
Lay me to rest in a wooded place with
Trees to show my Father's
grace.

Let those Trees stand His love to show
that all mankind may to Him
go,

For God has placed them on the land
to show His love on every hand.

God made the Bees and Birds and Trees

that all mankind might live

with ease,
A Tree of beauty and grace and love

to speak for the Master of

love above.

So when I'm gone to him above

I want a Tree to show my love,

And let there be no marking there
except a Tree with shade so
fair.

do quite as well with the fishing tackle
or even with the firearms.

I am glad to have this opportunity
to speak for MONTANA WILD LIFE} —
I am a lover of the .great out-doors
and though not much of a fisherman or
hunter myself, I like to see other peo-
ple enjoy these splendid recreations.

James Oliver Curwood tells us "that
fishing is the greatest character build-
ing activity under the sun," and I be-
lieve the same can be said of hunting.

I am going to close with a little
poem in this month's Anode, entitled
"The Great Outdoors:"

I love to go a fishin', when the fishin'
time is here;

I love to go a huntin' and trail the
timid deer.

I like to camp and go to sleep beneath
the silver moon.

I like to hear the hootin' owls or per-
haps the love-lorn loon.

I'm wild about the song-birds, the bud-
din' flowers and all;

The bullfrog's music sweet to me and
doesn't even pall.

But most of all, I like to watch the
settin' of the sun,

And wonder how it all will end and
how it all begun.

The mountains, over there, so high, the

valleys and the plain,
The changing' colors of the sky, the

kiss of wind and rain;
They touch a chord of music that's

somewhere deep within —
They cauffj me to feel grateful, to feel

happy and to grin.

And so philosophizin', it somehow seems

to me —
That this old world with all its woes,

is a first-class place to be.
And I would rather stay here and stick

around awhile —
Than take a chance on heaven — and

miss it by a mile.

Billings Host to
Southeastern Club

W

S. G. Tonkin

HEN members
of the South-
eastern Mon-
tana Sportsmen's As-
sociation gather at
the annual meeting
at Billings on May
14, a program of un-
usual interest will
be presented. Gov-
ernor Erickson of
Montana, the gov-
ernor of Wyoming,
members of the State
Fish and Game Com-
mission. Robert H.
Hill, state Eish and
game warden, and
other leaders have
been invited to make
addresses. The Bil-
lings Rod and Gun Club will act as
host to visiting sportsmen. Officers
of the Southeastern association include
S. G. Tonkin of Billings, president;
C. L. Morris of Laurel, vice-president;
G. W. Fenton of Laurel, secretary and
treasurer, and W. C. Phillips of Laurel,
in charge of fish distribution.

At the annual meeting of the Billings
Rod and Gun Club held April 17 at the
Boothill club house, S. G. Tonkin was
reelected president. The selection of of-
ficers and directors and the appoint-
ments of committees were business mat-
ters transacted by the club, while activ-
ities and financial reports were ap-
proved. A series of discussions on fish
and game problems concluded the ses-
sion.

Other officers are: C. O. Campbell,
vice-president; Theodore W. Johnson,
secretary; Art Trenerry, treasurer. The
directors, besides officers, are Richard
Prater, Walter Fultz and John Coppo.
Committee appointments were as fol-
lows:

Fish — Pat McCrea, chairman: Frank
H. Polesky, Mearl Fagg, Orleno Todd.
Eugene C. O'Keefe and Kenneth F.
Roahen.

Traps — Charles O. Campbell, chair-
man; Richard Prater, Charles Rasley,
W. J. Curry and William C. Keil.

Clubhouse — Art Trenerry. chairman;
John W. Foote and W. P. Roscoe.

Public relations — N. G. Ashley, chair-
man; M. Jeffers and Orleno Todd

Membership — Pat McCrea. chairman;
Charles O. Campbell, Art Trenerry. M.
Jeffers, S. G. Tonkin and Theodore
W. Johnson.

Small game — W. P. Roscoe. chairman:
John Coppo. Charles 0. Campbell, Pat
McCrea and William A. Hooser,

TELL US, TOO

Judge: "Your wife says you have
her terrorized."

Prisoner: "Honestly. your honor,
I—"

Judge: "I am not asking this in an
official capacity, but as man to man,
how do you do it?"

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m®NTANA

WKIWD) LIFE

*t?-~

A.G. Fitzpatrick Heads
Lewis and Clark Club

Art Fitzpatrick

ARTHUR G.
F i t z p a trick,
well - known
Helena sportsman,
was elected presi-
dent of the Lewis
and Clark County
Rod and Gun Club
at the annual meet-
ing held at the Eddy
Cabin, April 11.
Emil Knoepke was
reelected vice-presi-
dent and reappointed
to take charge of
fish distribution. H.
H. Hendron was re-
el e c t e d secretary.
Three directors ap-
pointed by the pres-
ident are C. A. Bost-
wick, Ben Wahle Jr. and Dr. John Doane
Sutphen. Fitzpatrick succeeds Cecil V.
Wilson, who has served as president of
the club for the last seven years. Un-
der direction of Mr. Wilson the club has
become a vital force in the conservation
and propagation of fish and game in
county and state.

The club went on record unanimously
as indorsing J. L. Kelly of Anaconda
for reappointment to the State Fish
and Game Commission. The secretary
was directed to express the sentiment
of the organization in a letter to Gov-
ernor Erickson. Speakers outlined un-
selfish, sincere efforts of Commissioner
Kelly during the 17 years he has served
the interests of Montana sportsmen as
a member of the commission. During
all this time he has declined to accept
remuneration or expenses allowed by
law.

Reports of the fish planting commit-
tee showed that about 2,000,000 finger-
ling trout were planted in streams and
lakes of the county during 1931 through
cooperation with the State Fish and
Game Department. Thousands of Loch
Leven trout are being received by truck
from the state hatchery at Anaconda
for distribution in lakes and streams
tributary to the Missouri river in the
county.

J. F. Hendricks, superintendent of
the state game farm at Warm Springs,
made a stirring address which was re-
ceived with keen interest. He said that
the state game farm has liberated about
16,000 birds in two years and that they
are just getting a start. He erased the
fear that game birds could not survive
the winter in all areas of Montana by
citing instances. He told the sportsmen
that his department hopes to raise ad-
ditional thousands this year. California
ciuail, one of the most doubtful birds
in the minds of sportsmen, have proved
I heir adaptability to this climate and
will become a valuable bird in the
future, Mr. Hendricks asserted.

Dogs of My Boyhood Days

(Continued from Page 7)

history of this breed with general de-
scription, working ability, methods of
handling, together with the part good
dogs take in conservation of game. In
conclusion, my actual experience with

Here's another example of the affinity
existing between dogs and youngsters.
Eleanor, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
E. R. Anderson of Missoula, is the proud
mistress of the splendid German pointer
matron, companion and bodyguard of the
tot.

them will be detailed for all who are
interested in better bird dogs.

(The second of this series of articles
on thoroughbred dog's will appear in the
June edition of MONTANA WILD LIFE.)

OLD MAN BLUNDERED

Rastus' lawyer was informing him on
the legal status of his matrimonial re-
lationship and his chances for a di-
vorce.

"Mistuh Johnson, I has discovered I
can get you yo' divorce on the grounds
that yo' marriage ain't legal on account
of her father he had no license to
carry a gun."

The Iconoclast Says:

I could die happy if:

Writers of fishing stories would write
just one story without using the phrase
"down among the alders."

African hunters would get wounded
some other way than by being "mauled
by a lion."

Western story writers would leave
out "the rim of the canyon."

Duck hunters on cold mornings could
have something for breakfast except
"cakes, bacon, eggs and steaming hot
coffee."

Trout stories were from some other
place than "The Nipigon and Lake of
the Woods."

Some writer of hunting and fishing
stories would please give us a new or
original story.

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MONTANA

WHILID) of:

Plaee Drops Hay 66Bomb§" to Feed Deer

PORTSMEN of Shoshone
county, Idaho, have
made possible the sav-
ing of lives of main-
deer stranded in deep
snows during the last
winter, through calling
an airplane into serv-
ice to drop "hay bombs" at vantage
points where it could be reached. Ed
F. Helmers of Coeur d'Alene, one of
the leaders in the enterprise, has writ-
ten an interesting description of the
manner in which the plane was han-
dled. It is presented herewith for the
information of readers of MONTANA
WILD LIFE:

"Numerous reports of starving deer
on the upper Coeur d'Alene river caused
unusual comment on the part of the
Shoshone Chapter of Izaak Walton
League members during the 30 days
preceding February 1. The Larson &
Johnson logging operations which con-
tinued from approximately November
1, 1931, to the present time were re-
sponsible in part for these rumors. A
traveling lumberjack would hike down
river and report that he had seen a
deer dead or dying from starvation.
Probably in the course of a few days
a brother jack would encounter the
same facts and possibly the same case,
and so on. To those unfamiliar with
conditions a combination of these re-
ports made three or four deer dead or
dying, and when repeated several times,
the number increased astonishingly.

"At the close of the unusually heavy
snowfall the forepart of February, it
became an accepted fact that the deer
would be facing a crisis. The Sho-
shone Chapter of the Izaak Walton
League planned to sponsor a few men
to cut willows and browse and take
them to the marooned deer. The total
snow measurement was 70 inches. The
browse-cutting expedition was finally
abandoned and arrangements were made
with the Mamer Flying Service to take
in alfalfa hay via the sky route to be
dropped at the Forks, Cinnamon creek,
Rock City an'd Berlin's ranch. Local
interested sportsmen of that region vol-
unteered to be on the ground when
the hay was dropping from the heavens,
gather in the sheaves and distribute
where necessary.

"The writer left Wallace February 12
for Spokane to purchase the hay, su-
pervise the loading and rebaling, direct
the pilot and drop the hay.

"Nick Mamer had all the seats, ex-
cept the pilot's, taken from a six-place
Buhl cabin. Even the left door was
taken off and left behind. The day.
Saturday, February 13, was ideal but
cold for this experiment which, as far
as we knew, was the first of its kind
attempted.

"The bales, averaging 14n pounds
each, were divided into halves and a
few in thirds to make use of every
possible space as well as to make it

as easy as possible to handle in the
plane and for the men on the ground.

"The plane was first loaded in the
rear. Pilot Mamer crawled in and we
shoved hay in at his right side, under,
and back of him. in fact everywhere
but in his line of sight. My position,
when the plane was fully loaded, was
a space about one foot by four feet
on top of the hay and against the root.
Turning around on the hay in flight
was impossible and questionable with
the left door open. My feet were hold-
ing in the last two bales in the door-
way. My head was on Nick's shoulder
or near the knees.

"We took off about 10:30 a.m. with
the first load of about 800 pounds.
Major Breene of the 41st Division, Spo-
kane, decided to follow us on this first
trip and take pictures during the drop-
ping of the hay. Breen's engine de-
veloped trouble near McPherson's ranch.
Needless to state, the major left for a
more likely landing than that which
stared him in the face near the forks
of the river. However, he succeeded
in getting at least one picture. Upon
our return we found one badly scared
army officer.

"Four trips were made, and as far
as Nick and I were concerned the ex-
periment was a decided success, but we
were somewhat troubled about our ex-
actness in spotting the hay near where
the men on the ground wanted it.

"Upon returning home Sunday, Febru-
ary 14, it was learned that the men at
Cinnamon creek (a timbered flat) were
finding the hay but it was a job to get
it to the deer. This was due to the
fact that there was about three feet
of loose snow above the three feet of
old. It was felt that if the hay could
be found in the timber there was no
question of finding it in the open

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"None of the bales were broken in
their downward flight, but a few were
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pulling out of the lower layer of hard
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"At the time the flights were made
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MONTANA ivj WK1UD> LIFE

Get That Crow I

RGANIZATIONS of
sportsmen throughout
the state are waging
determined, relentless
warfare against preda-
tory birds and animals
classed as common ene-
mies. The Montana
State Fish and Game Commission has
offered cash prizes aggregating $500
to clubs entered in the contest which
file certified reports showing the total
number of vermin and other enemies
of wild life taken during the drive.
Points are allowed for mountain lion,
wolves, coyotes, lynx, bobcat, weasel,
Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk,
pigeon hawk, duck hawk, goshawk,
great horned owl, magpies, crows, king-
fishers, groundhogs and gophers. Eggs
of predatory birds count half as much
as the bird of that species. A bounty
of $25 each is also offered on mountain
lions and wolves. Clubs desiring to
compete in the contest should commu-
nicate at once with Robert H. Hill,
state fish and game warden.

Sportsmen agree that the crafty crow
is largely responsible for thinning the
ranks of prairie chickens, Hungarian
partridges and other game and song
birds.

The crow is a merciless murderer
and does not confine his depredations
to eating song and game bird eggs, but
also devours the young birds in their
nests. Some maintain, however, they
do some good in eating injurious worms
and bugs, but analysis discloses the fact
that the harm they do is more than
the good with which they are credited.
It is a noticeable fact that in sections
where crows are plentiful, game birds
are scarce and where crows are few,
game birds are more plentiful.

If we want more game and song birds
we must get rid of the crow. It is in-
teresting sport to outwit the crafty
plunderer and a satisfaction to feel
you are protecting our game and song
birds.

This is the time of year when many
sportsmen's organizations are conduct-
ing crow shoots, a most commendable
form of recreation for the hunter who
likes to feel the swing of his gun dur-
ing the interminable period between
December and October.

He who does is pitting himself against
a worthy antagonist — the crow is so
wary that we need not fear bringing
his kind to the point of extinction.
Many stories have been told of his
sagacity and those who have had a
crow for a pet can at least vouch for
his ingenuity. That they are able to
count to at least three has been proven
by an experiment tried some years ago.
A blind was built near some carrion
on which crows had been feeding, and
one hunter went into the blind. The
crows watched from a distance but did
not go near the bait until the hunter
left the blind. Two hunters went in, and

Sun Dial and
Butterfly

By Constance Marion Simpson

Which is the wiser? the stony dial,
Marking the shadows of a world;

Steadfastly pointing the hour of trial;
Or the butterfly, poising with wings
unfurled?

Poised on the hand of the passing
hour
Clothed with the sunlight, fed with
the dew ;
Finding infinity hid in a flower —

Which is the wiser when death passes
through?

One, the1 gray watcher, silent, alone —
One thrilled with pleasures, careless
of death ;
One who makes time and its pleasures
his own ;
Or the one who sees happiness gone
at a breath?

one came out — and the crows stayed
away. Three hunters went in, and two
came out, and they remained away. Four
hunters entered the blind, and three
left, and the crows came back, indicat-
ing that three was as far as they could
count.

Mass formation may be good football
strategy but for crow-hunting the soli-
cary stalker has the edge, particularly
if he takes advantage of the crow's
natural and over-powering hatred of
owls.

In nearly every community there is
at least one more or less life-like
mounted specimen of the horned owl,
or snowy owl which can be used to
good advantage by the crow-hunter. The
method of procedure is as follows: Se-
cure the owl to the top of a post set
out in the open within easy range of
a blind built in nearby cover. Get a
crow call, or if you are adept at it,
use your own ability, get into the blind
and start giving the crow's alarm call.
If there is a crow within hearing he
will come over to get into the fight,
and the time to sock him is when he
makes a swoop at the decoy. Some-
times two hunters in separate blinds
can use the same decoy, waiting until
a good opportunity for a double shot is
presented.

A tethered cat, surrounded with
wooden crow decoys, and aided by skill-
ful use of a crow call, will sometimes
prove effective in drawing the black ras-
cals within range. Or a dead rabbit, or
other carrion, may prove effective bait
for a good rifle shot lying in ambush.

The use of crow traps is most effec-
tive earlier in the spring, when the
northern migration of crows is at its

height, and they do not seem to have
the wariness displayed later in the
season.

The destruction of crow's nests, eggs
and young will also have a salutory
effect on the species. Where the nest
is placed in an unclimable tree, several
well-directed shotgun volleys should
do the work. But be sure that the nest
is occupied by crows.

The horned owl is an inveterate killer
of game birds, and the other owls not
nearly as harmful, living mostly on
rodents. The hawks that should be re-
lentless pursued are not the soaring,
slow-flying large ones — they are the
slender, long-tailed darters that shoot
through the thickets and groves and
are quite small. They are the Cooper's
and sharp-shinned, and in the north.
the goshawk — these live almost entirely
on birds. All hawks and owls are
birds of prey, however, and any in-
dividual of any species is likely, just
as mankind, to develop criminal ten-
dencies that puts that individual outside
the pale of tolerance. This is particu-
larly true in the vicinity of game farms,
or any place where there is a concen-
tration of young birds.

A REPLY AT LEAST

A shipment of college boys were vis-
iting the booby hatch and one of them
asked an inmate his name. The man
replied "George Washington."

"Why," said one who had visited the
institution before, "the last time you
said your name was Abe Lincoln."

"Yeah, that was by my first wife."

ALL GUMMED UP

"The wiring in my house
Got all mixed up —
The telephone was
Spitting ice cubes,
The Frigidaire was
Playing "Oh Hum," and
The. radio was talking
Back."

AND LEAD A QUIET LIFE

Banker: "What is vour ambition,
Willie?"

Willie: "I ain't got any. I just want
to be Vice President.

JOB FOB A PLUGGER

"Could you learn to love me?" asked
the young man.

"Well," sighed the young lady, "I
learned shorthand in three weeks."

BESIDES HE'S ALWAYS AROUND

Bill: "Why do you always scratch
yourself?"

John: " 'Cause I'm the only one who
knows where I itch."

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