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UKIAHOMA SEPTEMBER 1965 THE RING-NECKED PHEASANT may be found in scattered numbers in many parts of the state. The largest population is located in northwestern Okla­ homa, particularly the Panhandle. A native of China, the ring-necked pheasant was first introduced in Oklahoma about 1911. For more wildlife portraits RING-NECK by Dean Graham see pages 10 and 11. STATE OF OKLAHOMA

HENRY BELLMON, GOVERNOR nilTDOOR #|) WILDLIFE COMMISSION

Chairman.. Harold Cooksey, Norman Vice-Chairman. Elmer Vieth, Kingfisher Secretary Leslie Vanderwork, Taloga Member George L. Knapp, Tulsa Volume XXI Number 8 Member Wayne Wallace, Antlers Member Ed Futrell, Porum Member E. Evans Chambers, M.D., Enid SEPTEMBER 1965 Member Jack Parish, Tishomingo Published Monthly Except August

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ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION Director WENDELL BEVER Room 5, State Capitol Information & Education Chief Oklahoma City, Oklahoma GLENN TITUS Game Management Chief Dedicated to the Conservation of Oklahoma Natural Resources and KARL JACOBS to the continued benefits of wildlife and fisheries for hunters, fishermen, trappers and others of this and future generations who Assistant Chief Game Management value the opportunities of outdoor recreation. H. G. WILLIAMSON Fisheries Chief EDITORIAL STAFF LELAND ROBERTS James R. Bond ... Editor Assistant Fisheries Chief KENNETH JOHNSTON Curt Carpenter . . . Assistant Editor

Supervisor Big Game Doug Adams . .. Staff Writer ORVILLE CURTIS Superintendent Game' Farm Dean G. Graham .. . Photographer GEORGE WINT Mrs. Lula Proctor . . . Circulation Manager Assistant to Director In charge of Federal Aid Coordination and Planning FARRELL COPELIN IN THIS ISSUE Comptroller GARLAND FLETCHER PUT A DOVE IN YOUR KITCHEN 1 LAKE TEXOMA GAR SHOOT 4 RANGER CHIEFS HOW'S YOUR GAME HQ? 6 Dist. 1. Sam Hall, Fairland LEGISLATIVE SESSION COMMENTS 9 Dist. 2 Billy Ballew, Tahlequah Dist. 3- James Hughston, Valliant WILDLIFE PORTRAITS 10 Dist. 4 Toy Tipton, Chandler SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE 12 Dist. 5 Clay Boyd, Oklahoma City Dist. 6 Bill Gaines, Calumet BIGGER PENS—BETTER BOBS 14 Dist. 7 ....Clem Patillo, Mangum PRESCRIPTION FOR STRIPER SUCCESS....!6 Dist. 8 Bill Severe, Enid

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Subscription rate $1.50 for one year (12 issues) or $4.00 for three years. Clubs are permitted to retain SO cents from each subscription when ten or more sub­ THE MOURNING DOVE is one of our most abun­ scriptions are submitted. dant game birds in Oklahoma. Few doves live in Permission is granted for reprinting material when proper credit is given. The editorial office gratefully the wild more than four or five years and the receives for publication news items, articles, photo- population must renew itself almost completely graphs and sketches of good quality which deal with Oklahoma's wildlife. The Wildlife Department assumes every three to four years. Some SO million of the no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts and illu­ strative material. Credit is given on material published birds are expected to migrate through Oklahoma and payment made on quality material. Please tend during the 7965 dove season, September 1 through stamped, self-addressed envelope with manuscripts and art material. October 30. Color photo by Dean G. Graham By James R. Bond

Photo By Dean G. Graham

T,HERE' S a dove in Mrs. Green's kitchen, goes The high dove population, coupled with the the oft-seen television commercial. comparative ease with which the bird can be Well, there's a good possibility that statement hunted, makes the dove one of this state's most can be taken literally,, if Mr. Green happens to be popular game birds. ^JH Rp*^ one of the many Oklahoma hunters who will join The proof of its popularity is borne out in the in what promises to be a field day for dove hunting fact that during the last seven years, a yearly av­ enthusiasts. erage of 32,000 hunters killed an average of 650,790 State game experts estimate that some 50 mil­ lion of the birds will wing their way across the doves—or about 18 doves per hunter. Those aver­ state during this year's 60-day season, which has its ages are outranked by only one bird species—the official opening on September 1. quail. OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 Dove in lour kitchen

Doves get up early and stuff their crops with Hunting Tips For grain and seed. Then they drop into their favorite gravel pit or along the side of a road for a few rocks before taking a nap in a fence row or some Oklahoma's First handy thicket. M^ Surveys have shown that in order to survive modern farming methods and high speed ma­ chinery, the doves have begun to nest in shelter- Fall Season belts and in the fence rows rather than in open fields on the ground. Sunflower, doveweed and The entire state provides good dove hunting other preferr#i native foods replace the great and to further help the hunter, the state Depart­ amount of wheat and domestic grains once eaten. ment of Wildlife Conservation plans to report the Around four in the afternoon one may notice dove migration pattern by teletype to various news that the birds begin to arouse themselves from the media over the state. usual afternoon rest and fly to feeding grounds, The mourning dove is the only game bird which after which they drink some water and return to can be found in every state in the Union, with the the roost. Station yourself near a water hole or exception of Hawaii, which makes it available to feeding area in late afternoon and wait for the more hunters than any other bird birds tfot arrive DOVE HUNTING POPULAR LIGHT GUN BEST There are several factors which make dove A light guii, with an open choke and gauge of hunting popular, perhaps even more popular than 1 your choosing will produce the best results. Num­ the more difficult game. Sjd** ber six or smaller shot, depending on how your Light outdoor clothing puts the hunter more gun patterns, should fill:' the bill. These birds fly at ease than he would be during the cold winter fast and erratically, so you must have a quick, months. You can hunt in a short sleeved shirt, re­ smooth swing to score. lax and enjoy yourself in comfort. During the season, keep posted on the weather Elaborate blinds are not needed. A few horse St for areas to the north. If a cold front moves weeds stuck in the ground to break up your outli b Kansas, youjcan bet the doves will move are sufficient. If trees are near, use them as a blini southward into Oklahoma. Later in the season, use more precaution about If a cool September rain should hit Oklahoma, hiding in areas where doves have been hunted to as it sometimes does, the doves will move to a a great extent. warmer area. But don't get discouraged, just wait If you see doves flying from a field or sitting until the weather warms up and another flock of on the fence posts, it will indicate that more doves doves from the north will be sure to show up. e present. Harvested grain fields, sunflower fields, Once you've bagged your limit of doves don't d other weed fields are good places to hun forget that proper field dressing can mean the dif- After permission to hunt is obtained from erence between a fine, tasty dinner and a disap- landowner, walk through the field. If the doves nting meal. there, they will flush a lot like pheasants, makin Any game taken for food should be dressed and" singles and doubles a challenge. oled as quickly as possible after being bagged Sunflower patches can be jump-shot, and revent deterioration of the meat from body heat one appears to be a favorite spot for birds, you c seepage of body fluids into the flesh due to sit down in the patch and take the birds as they wounds. # come back to resume feeding. Entrails should be removed as soon as possible. Cardboard cut-outs of doves can be used as After cleaning drop the bird into a plastic bag to decoys. Trace over the full size drawing of the keep it dry and put it in an ice chest to cool. If you dove illustrated on this page, put it on stiff card­ don't have an ice chest, use one of the styrofoam board, attach the cutout to a stick, and push it buckets to cool the birds. into the ground. Dead doves can be used as decoys One thing for sure, with 50 million birds to on the ground also. Just prop the bird up with a shoot at it should be a field day for dove hunters stick and you're in business. in Oklahoma. V OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 . i

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GOT ONE — Joe Ingraham tries to boat a fighting 20 pound gar while his wife Jo Ellen Photos by Dean G. Graham and Mrs. Wanda Bowman watch the action. The archers use a fiberglass arrow with a barbed point and a spin cast reel mounted on the bow.

BOATING THE TROPHY — Mrs. Bowman peers over Ingraham's shoulder as he finally lands the gar, while Mrs. Ingraham keeps a lookout for other fish.

A LITTLE HELP—While Ingraham holds the line taut, keeping the gar near the surface, Mrs. Bowman drives another arrow home in an effort to bring it into the boat. Archors Scoro at Toxoma Gar Shoot

By Doug Adams

I F Robin Hood could have been at Lake Texoma July 24 and 25, he would have had a chance to use his longbow to shoot gar, instead of shooting at the Sheriff of Nottingham. Oklahoma bowhunters spent their weekend bringing in an estimated 1200 pounds of the rough fish, in what participants described as "a heck of a good hunt." Forty nine archers, all members of the Okla­ homa Bowhunters Association, took the fish, dur­ ing their annual Texoma gar shoot. Wayne Routson, Claremore, took the largest gar, a 26y2 pound monster. Ronnie Sober took junior division honors with two gar weighing about 15 pounds each. Women's division champion was Carolyn Miller of Tulsa. Harry Milligan of Hugo won the men's division with a total of 20 gar. Most of the fish "averaged about 15 or 20 pounds each," according to John Miller, Tulsa, president of the organization.

WOMEN'S CHAMPION—Wayne Miller, Tul­ SILHOUETTES—Oklahoma bowmen wait for gar to sa, holds the scales while his daughter Carolyn roll at surface of Lake Texoma. With the early checks the weight of her 22 pound gar. morning sun behind them, and the gar lurking some­ where below the calm surface of the lake, the archers are poised for action at a second's notice. -Mow's ybm

By H. G. Williamson Assistant Chief Game Management

HIO. W successful a hunter are you? Many of us, after we graduated from problems where possible. Guess work What kind of luck will you have dur­ the single barrel shotgun and the single or opinions have no place in modern ing the coming hunting season? Read shot .22 to gas operated automatics day game management. on, my friend, because if you are av­ and 30-06's, look down on the lowly If you were not interested in wild­ erage, the facts and figures to come cottontail as sporting game. We have life conservation you would not have will reveal your hunting quotient. This joked about his reproductive abilities, perused this article to this point. Ask material is based on the results of and his continuing existence in flour­ yourself this question, "Can we afford computer tabulations involving some ishing numbers is taken for granted. to permit our conservation department 9,000 Oklahoma hunters during the In the days before the exodus from to lag behind in scientific, modern 1964 hunting season. Perhaps you were the farms, the supermarkets and the method?" We are sure your answer one of those who filled out a question­ greenspray vegetable stands when is an emphatic "NO". All right, what naire. nearly everyone planted gardens, the can you do as a start? The rabbit is The average kill figure is the most cottontail was considered a nuisance. not listed in our statutes as a game reliable index since it gives a clearer However, most of us cut our eye-teeth animal. Therefore, there is no closed picture of wildlife conditions and on rabbits. Today, nationwide, he is season or bag limit. The squirrel sea­ trends in populations. Hunting pres­ the most sought after of all game, son is set by statute from May 15 sure on different species varies greatly and few if any would like to see him through January 1 annually. Proper from one year to another. Since the disappear. management requires complete and total kill figure is determined by the uninhibited control of our wild animal Follow the squirrel through the populations. first two figures, it in itself is not same period. In 1958 more people in conclusive. the state hunted Mr. Fussbudget, with Now to get down to your H. Q. Generally we know that the popu­ the exception of rabbits, than any The survey reveals that the average lation of any game bird or animal gov­ other game. Do you have the answer sportsman spent 6.5 days afield seek­ erns the hunting pressure, but hunting to this evident decrease in squirrel ing his favorite game birds or animals. pressure rarely influences game pop­ population? We all have our pet theo­ Compare this with the number of trips ulation. When rabbits, quail, or squir­ ries: the 'coons are running the squir­ you took and the average kill per rel are plentiful and hunters can fill rels out of their den trees, the coyotes, hunter on the species you were after, their hunting bags easily, more fre­ hawks and/or owls are eating the and rate yourself accordingly. If you quent trips to the field are made. young, the chiggers and ticks are fall below average, don't be too hasty When game is scarce and we hunters sapping them to death. We just to place the blame on your wife, fav­ really have to "sing" for our supper, THINK we know! orite hunting dog, or the department. our interest dwindles and we find More crying towels were passed out other more productive ways to spend We are living in the age of space last year to hunters failing to handle our time. Thus, when the number of and moon exploration. You would not the game found than to hunters who hunters and the average kill figures take off for the moon with your family couldn't locate game in the first place. drop drastically over an extended physician as pilot of your space cap­ With few exceptions, hunting con­ period of time, the department be­ sule. Neither would you permit Astro­ ditions were average or above. If you comes more concerned. naut Gordon Cooper to remove your were above average and have run out Take a look at the table on hunting appendix. For the same reason we of awed listeners to your tall tales, results and follow the statistics on need the best qualified and most ex­ send them to us and we promise to rabbits from 1958 through 1964. Do perienced men available in the field respectfully read every single word. you need a specialist with a BS, MS, of wildlife conservation to come up The figures used in this report are or a PhD to tell you something is with basic and unbiased facts, meth­ not figments of our imagination, but wrong? ods, and applications to correct these are yours, the best and most truthful OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 Game WO ? Hunting Results for '64 Predictions for '65

sportsmen in the world. Whoa! Who DOVES: Seekers of this erratic fly­ late summer rains and cool nights hold said that? ing migrant were about equal in num­ off into the season, stock up on plenty Every year, around the opening of bers as in 1963. However, this was 42 of shells. the fall seasons, 10 percent of the percent below those of the peak years, Season — September 1 through Oc­ previous years' license holders are sent 1958-59. The average kill still remains tober 30. questionnaires. These are in the form practically unchanged. This shows that Bag Limits — 12 daily, 24 in pos­ of tally cards on which the hunter the birds were here, and many of us session. keeps an honest score, (as far as missed out on some excellent shooting SQUIRREL: Squirrel hunters were humanly possible), on the number of and delicious pot-pies. out in about the same numbers as in days he hunted and the game bagged. Seasons and bag limits permitted by 1963; however, 70,000 less hunters These questionnaires are returned to the Fish and Wildlife Service are the were out for bushytails than in 1958. the Department at the close of all same as last year. This fact indicates The average kill was up two squirrels seasons, around January 15. Should plenty of birds to the north of Okla­ per hunter. Field men have reported you receive this questionnaire, you homa. At the present time (press seeing more squirrels in the woods can add your bit to managing our time) we have millions of summer than in the past two or three years. wildlife by completing same and re­ resident doves in nesting concentra­ They should have recovered somewhat turning to the department. tions throughout the state. Should the from the lows of 1963 and will con- RESULTS AND OUTLOOK During 1964, licenses were issued to GAME SPECIES HUNTING RESULTS OF OKLAHOMA OPEN SEASONS 211,362 Oklahoma hunters. The figures 1958-1964 do not include youths under 16 years of age or senior citizens over 65, Dove: 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 since they are not required to pur­ Hunters 49,293 49,711 29,635 28,083 28,891 30,161 28,855 chase a license. Non-residents were Average Kill 20.8 18.6 15.2 19.9 19.0 18.1 19.5 not polled either, and the results are Total Kill 1,027,759 923,624 450,452 558,852 548,929 545,914 563,257 possibly 20 percent shy of the actual Squirrel: figures. Hunters 122,330 120,418 62,289 74,347 66,034 53,308 54,503 Average Kill 15.6 17.4 11.9 16.9 13.9 10.1 11.9 Hunters spent a total of 1.5 million Total Kill 1,906,759 2,095,273 753,139 1,356,464 917,873 538,410 648,586 days afield or an average of 6.5 days Rabbit: each. For the privilege of hunting he Hunters 133,090 102,346 37,572 39,560 36,620 39,280 45,759 paid the department $2.00 annually Average Kill 20.0 16.0 11.3 9.2 4.9 8.7 6.5 or .30 per day hunted, one of the low­ Total Kill 2,659,138 1,637,536 424,564 363,952 179,438 341,736 296,121 est license fees in the United States. Quail: Day costs come cheaper by the dozen. Hunters 121,249 131,588 77,541 102,199 108,209 102,829 93,268 For special seasons the cost is slightly Average Kill 22.2 24.0 17.6 22.9 24.4 20.9 21.5 higher. Total Kill 2,689,515 3,158,112 ,364,722 2,340,357 2,640,030 2,149,126 2,005,262 Pheasant: Mr. Citizen spent an average $80.00 Hunters 9,190 7,519 7,635 10,180 12,053 5,050 7,141 annually on hunting supplies, equip­ Average Kill 2.9 3.4 2.7 3.2 3.0 2.8 2.2 ment, transportation and board. The Total Kill 26,651 25,564 20,615 32,810 36,159 14,140 15,710 grand total from one of our most im­ Prairie Chicken: portant renewable natural resources Hunters No Season 2,764 2,411 2,760 2,645 3,507 4,226 (wildlife) came to over 17 million Average Kill 1.68 1.3 1.14 1.5 1.4 1.6 dollars (no chicken feed here). And Total Kill 4,643 3,134 4,278 3,968 4,910 6,762 adding 17 million dollars to the econo­ Turkey: my of the state is not to be sneezed at Hunters No Season No Season 1,366 1,946 2,001 2,385 4,080 either. Average Kill .3 .506 .5 .53 .42 If the better-half just happens to Total Kill 409 984 1,001 1,264 1,714 sneak read this highly confidential in­ Ducks: formation, or if you are a hunting Hunters 21,491 21,129 17,011 9,772 7,469 13,585 Average Kill 4.8 4.3 5.5 1.32 4.95 6.14 widow from September to January 90,855 93,560 12,911 36,978 83,439 and have a backyard more conducive Total Kill 167,034 103,281 to fleas than flowers, plus a few pet Geese: Hunters 6,625 9,492 7,910 6,065 4,988 7,331 adjectives for man's best friend, Average Kill 1.38 1.5 1.2 1.54 2.09 1.43 don't try to change your family Daniel Total Kill 16,291 9,117 14,238 9,492 9,366 10,463 10,519 Boone, just join him. It's guaranteed Deer: to reduce tensions, waistlines and keep 21,044 26,411 30,277 31,969 37,069 37,042 42,904 you youthful looking twenty years Hunters Average Kill .11 .10 .11 .08 .10 .10 .12 longer. 1 882 2 495 3,690 3,538 3,508 OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 tinue to increase. If you like them the other. Hunting won't be easy. and other established flocks over the fat and tender, try them this fall while Birds are going to be hard to locate years, the entire western half of the they are cutting pecans. until heavy frosts and hard freezes state now has huntable numbers. We knock this heavy growth down. now have a conservative estimate of Season — May 15 through January If you are one of the average hunt- over 40,000 birds. 1. ters that can go only a few times a The first spring season was held in Bag Limit — 6 daily, 12 in posses­ year, I know you will be anxious to April of this year. This proved to be sion. be out the first days of the season. You a quality hunt of the first degree and can raise your H. Q. by saving a day promises to become one of the most RABBIT: The cottontail was still popular. If you missed the spring sea­ apparently at the bottom of its cy­ or two until late in the season when your dogs will be able to work better. son and have never had buck fever, clic-like pattern. There were 80,000 don't bet any empty shotgun hulls that to 85,000 fewer rabbit hunters than in Season — November 20 through it won't happen to you. 1958 and the average kill is off 67 January 15 — Tuesday, Thursday, percent. Reports are coming in from Saturday. Can you sit or lie in a plum thicket different sections of the state that or brush pile, completely concealed there are lots of young. These same Bag Limit — 10 daily, 20 in pos­ and scarcely breathing or batting an reports come in every year, but some­ session. eye from 30 minutes to an hour (oc­ thing happens to them before the fall casionally imitating the call of a love PHEASANT: There was a 40 per­ sick hen)? And,as you sit, a trophy and winter months. We cannot be op­ cent jump in numbers over 1963; how­ timistic about this little species. gobbler cautiously approaches from a ever, this was 5,000 below the peak distance of 300 yards to within 30 or Season — No closed season. year of 1962. Average kill per hunter 40 feet of your place of concealment. was down slightly due to the difficulty Without any display of emotion could Bag Limit — No bag limit. of flushing birds out of the big pas­ you calmly ease your gun to your tures. QUAIL: The average kill per hunter shoulder and place enough number was up over the year before, but, Crowing and brood counts are up 4's or 6's in his head to drop him in fewer hunters were out after our most with reports of broods having the his tracks? Brother, all I can say is popular game bird. More people than greatest numbers ever seen. Because I'd hate to be sitting across the table ever before complained about their vegetation is rank throughout the from you, pushing three little deuces dogs not being able to handle birds. hunting area, it will require a lot of against your full house! The present outlook beggars the imag­ walking to stomp out the birds. If you are a rocking chair hunter, you Approximately 1800 hunters brought ination. Hatching conditions have home an additional 1000 big toms from been ideal with an abundance of green had better leave this one to the more rugged individuals. this hunt. Unfortunately, many of vegetation and insects, the foods that these hunters could not obtain turkey make up 90 percent of their diet dur­ Season — November 5 through 21. calls from their sporting goods deal­ ing the rearing season. The rains ers and were in the fields jump shoot­ throughout the early summer have Bag Limit — 3 daily, 6 in possession. ing. A good turkey call and lots of produced a prolific seed crop of native PRAIRIE CHICKEN: Hunters of practice is a must for a successful ragweeds, sunflowers and Johnson spring hunt. grass. These along with the wastes left this native grouse had the best hunt­ ing since seasons were reopened in This is the most conservative time in the fields from bumper grain crops to hunt this great bird. The hens are assures quail plenty of winter food. 1959. Reports from the chicken coun­ try are very encouraging, and hunt­ on the nests and will not respond to Predicting a fall quail population at ing should be even better. your calls. this time is like predicting the weather Booming ground and brood counts The old toms have served their pur­ in Oklahoma. You are sure to be are up by 50 percent over last year. pose, but, are not ready to give up wrong. I am not a newcomer, but I'll Studies show this species has its peak their romantic conquests. Should they stick out my neck. Bobwhites are our years and low years regardless of happen upon a nesting hen, they most prolific game bird. They are open or closed seasons. As long as the break up the nest and frequently kill capable of bouncing back from the season is set in October before the the young, if 'they have already very low to extreme high in one year birds start concentrating in the grain hatched. These old toms are a detri­ and vice versa. Refer to the table and fields, it is impossible to endanger ment to the flocks and should be re­ notice the drastic drop from 1959 to their future status by control hunting. moved. 1960, then their quick recovery in Moderate hunting pressure is benefi­ It is not possible, during a regu­ 1961. cial to the population of this one lated season, to kill off the wily old critter. By depressing the peaks at gobblers to the extent that next years' Our quail population is one of the reproduction would be affected. This highest in the nation, yet we are tied high populations the cyclic decrease is far less severe. bird could stand many times the hunt­ to a 23-26 staggered day protective ing pressure it receives,, so plan early season set by statute over 35 years Season — October 23, 24, 25, 26. to get in on one or both of these hunts. ago. Such a season is as out-moded in modern game conservation as the Bag Limit — 3 daily, 6 in possession. Hunting pressure on this species is Model T's and Maxwells on the Tur­ controlled by hunting access. Most ner Turnpike. RIO GRANDE TURKEY: Sports­ turkey are on private lands, so con­ men after the king of all American tact the landowners well in advance Seasons in our southeastern states, game birds increased by 70 percent of season for permission to hunt, act the principal bobwhite states, range over last year. Successful hunters like true sportsmen to show your ap­ from 60 to 105 days, and they con­ dropped a little below one out of two, preciation, enjoy one of the greatest tinue to have excellent shooting year and yet their success was almost of all hunts, and you will probably after year. It is impossible to stock­ three times the national average. In be welcomed back again. pile game, especially one with as great the early 1900's this bird was looked a turnover,as quail. Eighty percent of upon with the same nostalgic feelings Fall Season — November 11 through those left in the field at the end of as were the buffalo and passenger 15. each season will never see another pigeon. However, turkeys have proved Bag Limit — 1 turkey. Indian Summer. This is a waste of to be more compatible to the changing renewable resource. land-use practices. Spring Season — April 14 through 18. The growing season was the best in One small flock was introduced in years. Rank vegetative growth will be Oklahoma in 1948. By trapping and Bag Limit — 1 Tom turkey. found from one end of the state to transplanting from this original stock (Continued on Page 20) OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 owners and leasees from liability claims for in­ juries sustained by sportsmen hunting or fishing Legislative on their land. This bill was considered a "model" bill and has been enacted in 16 states. The new law should do a lot to promote better hunter-landowner relationships. Another bill standardized non-resident hunting Session licenses. Upland game licenses for non-residents are now $15 and big game licenses are now $25. This is a substantial improvement over the old re­ ciprocal law which has long been outdated. In addition, a bill providing for consignment of Comments licenses to bonded dealers was passed by the legis­ lature. However, this aspect of the bill will not become effective until January 1, since it will re­ quire a new plan of operation. BILL DISCOURAGES POACHERS Senate bill 258 makes it "unlawful for any person to pursue, harass, take, capture, kill or at­ tempt to kill any big game animal from or by the use of any motor driven land or air conveyance." This bill should discourage law violations resulting from poachers and should help to eliminate the use of airplanes for driving and hunting deer. This By Wendell Bever problem is universal in most states and the law is modeled after the other similar and effective laws. A new statute authorizes the director of the wildlife department to issue permits for control of non-game birds where economic losses are prob­ able. House bill 946 prohibits the use of nets, traps and seines by commercial fishermen within 100 yards of shorelines and during the period from March 21 through May 21 Another house bill directs the Grand River Dam Authority to work with the department in setting up waterfowl refuges on parts of Grand Wildlife Director Lake. Probably the most controversial bill was Praises Landowner whether or not to grant the department authority to manage bob white and furbearers. Although not Liability Law a department sponsored bill, it was looked upon with favor and hope was expressed it would pass. We feel it is only a matter of time until people realize that management of wildlife requires that complete authority be vested in the commission. LEGISLATIVE TOUR CONDUCTED During the early days of the session a legis­ 0FKLAHOMA', s 30th Legislature was a good one. lative tour was conducted in the western part of Some beneficial laws were passed by the law­ Oklahoma to visit department lands and sporting makers which improve both the quality and quan­ areas. This was primarily experimental, but in fu­ tity of outdoor recreation in the state of Oklahoma. ture legislative sessions, we hope to schedule two Some of the bills provide additional hunting on tours each session—one for the eastern part of the new lands, permit military personnel assigned in state and one for the western part. the state to hunt under resident hunting and fishing In the meantime, during the interim, we plan licenses, authorize the department to license shoot­ to keep the solons informed of department opera­ ing dog trials and provide for a special trout license tions. Further, because of the many cooperative for development of trout fishing in streams and programs the department has with the federal gov­ rivers of Oklahoma. ernment and because of the complexity of these I believe the most important of all the bills programs, the legislators will be advised at regular passed was HB 679, which would protect land- intervals of department needs and problems. 9 OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 yA&r*,

THE KILLDEER can be found in practically any area of the state except for a period from about the middle of December to the middle of February. The killdeer frequents river sandbars, muddy shorelines of ponds and lakes, pasture lands and plowed croplands.

j^*feb>^ THE WHITETAIL DEER is the big game ani­ \. mal most adaptable to civilization. When given protection from human enemies, it will rapidly accustom itself to any area and even become a pest in time.

THE RED FOX has a range that is quite ex­ tensive in that this fur-bearer can be found in most sections of the United States and Canada. In Oklahoma, the red fox has his home in the eastern portion of the state. Once a fox has selected a homesite, he will continue to use it year after year. Often the dens of other animals will be used, but if the fox digs his own, he will select soft earth since he is not a powerful digger.

. WILDLIFE PORTRAITS

Photographs By Dean G. Graham

THE BALD EAGLE is our national bird. It is un­ lawful to kill, injure or capture one. The bald eagle is a fall and winter visitor throughout the state wherever larger lakes and rivers are found. It is nearly always found in the vicinity of water and has been reported nesting in eastern Okla­ homa.

THE BADGER is an animal of the plains, prairies, and rather open forests, and therefore can be found in large numbers over the western half of the state but in very limit­ ed numbers in the eastern section. The largest populations are found in the northwestern section of Ok­ lahoma, excluding the Panhandle.

THE CRAYFISH FROG is seldom encountered above ground except for a brief period in the spring when it is mating. During the summer and late fall an adult can sometimes be found by investigat­ ing a large bore crayfish hole that has a bare platform to one side of the entrance. k I Y i Tv Something

Third A nnual Event Draws Over 12,000

A PROUD FISHERMAN . . . Bumcomb creek supplied Randy with these 37 "Sandies" the final day to bring his total catch to 94.

By George Crouse

I AKE about 100,000 acres of FOUNTAIN ANGLING CHAMP the best fishing water you can For the first time in the event's find, combine this with a com­ three-year history a Madill ang­ munity that is convinced its ler, James Fountain, paraded to pleasure spot rates second to none the stand on the courthouse and you have the ingredients of a square to claim the angling World Sand Bass Festival. champion's trophy and all the Just to assure everyone that extra prizes that went with it. Madill residents knew what they Fountain accounted for 882 white were talking about, the event was bass during the contest, while spiced with six tons or more of Bob Stoddard, Tishomingo, fin­ deliciously browned fish, heaps of ished second with 779 and Vernon piping hot hush puppies and scads Crow, Fort Worth, who strung of beans. Added color to all of 272 white bass the last day, this were the beauty queens pa­ wound up in third place with a rading about and square dancers 681 fish total. swinging to lively music on the In the junior division a Del courthouse square. City youngster, Duane Tiefen- For extra excitement there brun, 12, checked in 102 white were fishing stories, a golf tourn­ bass for first prize, closely pressed ament, a fly-in fishing contest, pic­ by a Madill youngster, Elliott nicking tjirongs, water skiing, Lanham, 15, who caught 101, and boating and a whale of a lot of six-year old Randy Schroeder, good fishing. Enid, whose total was 94. This was Madill's third annual EFFICIENT SET-UP TROPHY WINNER . . . Festival Sand Bass Festival. It drew more queen, Karen Chambless, Del City, than 12,000 guests for the grand Carol Stafford, who is in charge presented Randy with the third finale of the week-long festivities. of the feed each year, had the place trophy in the junior division. 12 OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 Festival fto

BETTER BIGGER PENS BOBS!

By L D. Smith

what it would take to construct several men of the 400-member a quail conditioning pen accord­ club, who worked on nine Sun­ V^ENTRAL Oklahoma quail ing to specifications of the Okla­ days to complete it. hunters should benefit this fall homa Wildlife Conservation De­ Jack McDowell, club president, from a little ingenuity and a lot partment. of hard work on the part of the expressed the organization's ap­ Logan County Sportsmen's Club. First, they were told by the preciation for the assistance of club treasurer that money would George Wint, superintendent of The club has conditioned and be needed. An intensive mem­ released quail for several years, the department's State Game bership drive brought in enough Farm, from which the birds were but it was only earlier this year money to build the pen. It con­ that its members decided to work sists of a 60 x 45-foot pen and a received. Wint furnished specifi­ toward a program to improve the 20 x 9-foot house. cations for the project and also condition of the quail released. acted as adviser. The pen serves Many of the birds were unable to COOPERATIVE AFFAIR five chapters of the Logan Coun­ fly any distance because they The cost of the pen, which is ty club. In addition to Guthrie, were raised in small coops. Thus, located in Guthrie, amounted to chapters also are at Crescent, a study was launched to learn $650. The labor was donated by Mulhall, Marshall and Coyle. 14 OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 At least some part of the Lo­ gan county quail population probably can be traced by some TLC (tender loving care) ad­ ministered by Mr. and Mrs. Lem Wininger of Guthrie. The bird allotment (669 this year) was brought from the State Game Farm during a cold rain and some appeared to be in pretty bad shape. In fact, 28 of them seemed to be lifeless. Wininger, who is caretaker for the birds, and his wife gathered up the lifeless-looking birds, placed them in a five-gallon bucket and rushed them into the family kitchen. Mrs. Wininger JOB WELL DONE — Emmett Jarvis, district supervisor, l&E Division, lighted the oven and placed the awards Steve Lugliani certificates as Scout Ranger, Scout Wildlife tiny birds in the bucket directly Guardian and Oklahoma Wildlife Conservationist in ceremonies before in front of the open oven door. his fellow scouts and the youth's family. Jarvis praised the scout for The warm air revived the birds his interest and labor in the field of conservation. and 25 of the 28 were saved. Logan County Game Ranger Terry Walton, attributes a great part of the high quality of the birds released by the Logan club Scout Conservationist to Wininger, who has handled all types of wildlife for many years. The club has agreed to assist Work toward some Boy Scout in the nature lodge where he any other such group in construc­ awards and the help of a Wildlife served as a counselor during tion of quail conditioning pens. It Conservation Department super­ three years of summer camp. is the belief of the club that a visor have prompted a Tulsa They also recognize the influence better conditioned, stronger quail youngster to strongly consider of Emmet Jarvis, district super­ will result in better hunting. 9 making conservation his vocation. visor of the department's infor­ Eagle Scout Steve Lugliani, mation and education division. who recently received three The youth has assisted Jarvis awards from the department, en­ in activities such as the Winter rolls this fall at Oklahoma State Conservation Camp. He also qual­ University, Stillwater, where he ified as a hunter safety instructor will begin work toward a degree in December, 1964. Hunter safety in forest conservation. study is sanctioned by the Nation Young Lugliani's awards cli­ al Rifle Association. maxed three years of work in the Steve is Assistant Scout Master area of conservation. The awards of Tulsa Troop 8, sponsored by were Scout Ranger, Scout Wild­ the First Christian church of life Guardian and Oklahoma Tulsa. Wildlife Conservationist. To qual­ Jarvis made the presentation of ify for the awards, Steve was re­ the awards while Steve's fello\ quired to earn a series of merit scouts, his parents and his older badges covering wildlife manage­ brother looked on. ment, hunter safety, first aid, Jarvis said the significance of citizenship and lifesaving, just to the program can be summed up mention a few of the 20 badges with one statement: "Even RETURN ASKED ... The secretary needed as a prerequisite to earn­ though my job is rewarding at all of the Logan County Sportsmen's ing the awards. Club indicates the band on all times, this is extremely reward­ quail released in the area and re­ SUPERVISOR CREDITED ing because it is concrete evi­ quests that any hunter downing Both Steve and his parents at­ dence that we are succeeding in one of the game birds return the tribute much of his sustained in­ informing and interesting these band to him in Guthrie. terest in conservation to his work youngsters in conservation." 9 OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 15 THE LITTLE ONES ... In this photo enlarged about down their bodies. These fry are about two months twice actual size, the identifying "stripes" of the old, and were hatched from eggs shipped to Medi­ bass can be seen quite easily running lengthwise cine Park Hatchery from North Carolina in mid-May.

By Ken Johnston SALT WATER FISH larger in hatchery ponds, and stocking them into the established Assistant Fisheries Chief The striped bass, a marine spe­ cies which enters fresh water to populations after they reached a spawn, has become established in size where predation rates are two "land-locked" fresh water low. habitats, Kerr Reservoir, North LAKES STOCKED Carolina, and Santee-Cooper Res­ Approximately 125,000 of the I HE plane bounced and tossed ervoir, South Carolina. The Kerr striped bass fry were placed on in the turbulent air as the pilot Reservoir population was estab­ another airplane at Tulsa, and dodged thunderstorms over west­ lished with annual stockings of a shipped to the Medicine Park Fish ern Arkansas and eastern Okla­ million or more fry. Approximate­ Hatchery for use in experiments homa. I wondered if the rough ly ten annual stockings were made to determine the best methods for ride was disturbing the "precious in the reservoir before the popula­ rearing the fry to desirable stock­ cargo" which was stacked along tion of striped bass obtained suffi­ ing size. The remaining fry were the right side of the aircraft, cient numbers to provide success­ taken to Keystone Lake and where normally there was a row ful spawn in the amount to pro­ stocked in the Arkansas River of seats. The plane belonged to duce an expanding population. arm of the lake. The striped bass KVOO-TV Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Numerous fry stockings into fry were stocked in Keystone the cargo was approximately two Lake because the lake was ih a million striped bass fry enroute other waters with existing fish populations have not been success­ "new condition" and the existing to the Tulsa airport from North fish population had not obtained Carolina. ful to date. Many fishery workers believe that the lack of success numbers which would cause ex­ The striped bass fry were ob­ experienced with fry stockings, cessive predation on the striped tained in cooperation with the results from low survival due to bass fry. North Carolina Wildlife Resources excessive predation by the exist­ Upon arrival at the Medicine Commission in conjunction with a ing fish populations in the estab­ Park Hatchery, the temperature cooperative effort to solve some lished impoundments. The preda­ of the water in the shipping con­ of the problems involved with tion during the early life stages tainer (63° degrees) was slowly transporting, rearing, and stock­ could be eliminated by rearing the (3-1/2 hours) increased to the ing this species. striped bass to fingerling size or temperature of the hatchery 16 OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 f redcription [or

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water (71° degrees). Fish are very sensitive to sudden temper­ ature changes and this "temper­ ing" process was necessary to prevent losses when the fry were placed into the hatchery water. The fry were held in aquaria and fry-troughs inside the hatchery building until their development had reached the stage where feeding was possible. During this early life stage, the fry receive their nourishment from a yolk which is retained in the yolk sac after hatching. This nourishment process is similar to that found in the development of a chicken, except that the chicken uses the yolk prior to hatching. FIRST FOOD The fry were seven days old when the mouth parts and diges­ tive organs developed sufficiently to permit the utilization of food. The first food taken by the fry consisted of the early instars of Daphnia, a microscopic aquatic animal which was also in its early stages of development. The majority of the fry, ap­ proximately 90,000, were placed into two hatchery ponds shortly after the first feeding activity was CHECKING TEMPERATURES—With the aid of an electric noted. The ponds contained a rich thermometer, Jimmy Aterberry, Medicine Park hatchery plankton growth which had been manager, left, and O'Reilly Sandoz, hatchery superintendent, provided by a fertilization pro­ bring temperature of stripers in bag equal to tank water gram prior to the arrival of the temperature. young striped bass. The plankton

OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 17 in the ponds provided sufficient food during the first month, but as the striped bass increase in size, the particle size of their diet increases and the demand for food must be supplied with some­ thing other than plankton. In na­ ture, this demand is met with the utilization of the larger aquatic insects and small fish. This de­ mand could easily be met with the use of commercial fish food; however, striped bass do not readily utilize this type of food. LEARNING TO EAT The young striped bass fry were practically "taught" to uti­ lize the commercial food. The feeding operation began when the fish were placed in the ponds in order to get the young stripers "trained" to take the feed before they reached the size where ad­ ditional food other than the plankton would be needed. PROBLEMS NOT SOLVED Under the supervision of O'Reilly Sandoz, hatchery super­ visor, and Jim Arterberry, hatch­ ery foreman, department per­ sonnel succeeded in rearing ap­ proximately 12,000 striped bass fry to fingerling size. All the problems are not solved, but the success achieved this year, along with the information determined by other wildlife departments conducting experiments on the striped bass, may very well open the door to some outstanding fish­ ing in the near future. 9

NEW HOME—The fisheries biologists put the 250,000 stripers in a tank especially prepared for the experimental fish. The plastic bag contains mostly "eyed" eggs, which are on the brink of hatching. The stripers were flown into the state from North Carolina, and were stocked in Lakes Texoma and Keystone. Striped bass are a salt water fish, although they usually seek fresh water during spawning season. If successful in raising stripers, Oklahoma will be among the few states to establish a fresh water striped bass fishery. When grown, the fish are expected to aid in reducing excess rough and forage fish.

FISH FOOD — Sandoz inspects plankton, a microscopic "animal" on which fish feed. It has been strained from pond water with the aid of a special plankton net. This is drawn through the water and plankton is strained through into the special jar. 18 OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 Miss Stewart's appointment fol­ NEW EDITOR NAMED STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER lowed steps that were taken to set up coordinators for the two fed­ Dean G. Graham, a graduate of eral aid programs which have Southern Illinois University, has been directed by a single coordi­ been named staff photographer nator in the past. Her assignment for Outdoor Oklahoma. calls for work with programs de­ signed for wildlife restoration, A former chief photographer supported by apportionment of for the Daily Republican Times funds derived from a federal ex­ of Ottawa, Illinois, Graham grad­ cise tax on sporting arms and am­ uated with a Bachelor of Science munition. degree in photography and a major in zoology. He has been ac­ tive in conservation work for sev­ Veteran Employee eral years, serving for two years She has handled much of the as photographer and assistant to responsibility in her secretarial the curator at Southern Illinois work in the game division over University Museum. the past 21 years and is no stran­ An avid hunter and fisherman, ger to the details involved. Graham considers dove and duck In the future Ken Johnston, as­ hunting among the finer things in life. sistant chief of the fisheries divi­ sion, will serve as coordinator of Graham makes his home in the Oklahoma Wildlife Conserva­ Norman. tion Department's Dingell-Johns- ton program, which involves James R. Bond federal aid for fisheries programs. The federal aid fund for the Din- James R. Bond, former state gell-Johnston program is financed newsman and journalism instruc­ by an excise tax on fishing equip­ tor, has been named editor of ment. Outdoor Oklahoma. The federal aid funds are used Announcement of Bond's ap­ to reimburse the state wildlife pointment, effective July 1, was conservation departments at the made by Glenn Titus, information rate of 75 percent of the cost of and education chief. approved projects. Bond succeeds George Crouse, who is taking over exhibit work of the department. The new editor has been head of the journalism department and director of public relations at Northeastern Oklahoma A and M college, Miami, for the last three years. Before taking that position, he was a photographer for The Tulsa Tribune. Dean G. Graham He has also worked as a park ranger for the United States De­ P. R. COORDINATOR partment of the Interior, Yosemite National Park, California. Miss Eva Stewart has been des­ Bond, his wife, Jo Ann, and two ignated coordinator of the Pitt- man-Robertson federal aid pro­ daughters, Pamela and Teresa, gram for the Oklahoma Wildlife have established a home in Ed- Conservation Department's game mond, division. Eva Stewart OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 19 What's Your

Game HQ? (Continued From Page S) Be Sure DUCKS: Last year, due to less fed­ r eral restrictions in the framework and bag limits, duck hunters enjoyed the best season since 1961. Hunters in­ creased in numbers by 82 percent and To Read the kill by 125 percent over 1963. This does not necessarily reflect any large increase in numbers of ducks, since destruction of their brooding grounds in the northern states is con­ Your tinuing. One bright spot in the coming sea­ Hi sons is an experimental teal season from September 22 through 30. This MEMORIAL SERVICES for will permit state hunters to have a October Forrest Clark, Muskogee game chance at these fast flying targets at ranger, were held in his home­ the peak of their migration. Seasons on regular waterfowl not announced town July 7. at press time. Mr. Clark's death, resulting from a heart condition, came after GEESE: Goose hunters nearly Hunting doubled over 1963; however, the kill a brief illness July 3. was practically the same. Since geese He had been an Oklahoma game nest much farther north than do ducks, ranger since August, 1947, and their brooding conditions are not as was well known among hunters seriously affected. Food conditions in Issue Of the states to the north control their and fishermen who frequented the migrations into the state to some ex­ popular eastern Oklahoma area in tent. Geese seem to be contented as which he served. long as food is available, regardless Clark was a native of Calico of the cold weather. Outdoor Rock, Ark., and would have been Seasons to be announced. 53 years old on August 3. He DEER: Big game hunters set a new graduated from Central high state record last year with nearly school in Muskogee and saw mili­ 43,000 seeking venison steaks. The kill Oklahoma tary service in 1942 and 1943. was down by 30 deer due to the late fall. Leaves were still clinging to the He leaves his wife, a step­ trees during season hindering the daughter, his mother and father hunters' success. in the immediate family. Reports of an excellent fawn crop, more liberal seasons and, for the first time, opening some of the refuges to controlled hunts, will enhance your chances for bagging a buck. FWUTDOOR Hunters are still mistakenly classi­ fying the whitetail as a mountainous animal. Deer were originally found I UKbWMA SUBSCRIPTION RATES: in large numbers in the central and i Store Capitol — Room 5 One year—12 issues . $1.50 western sections of Oklahoma, and Three year s=—36 issues .._...__$4.00 under the department's trapping and j Oklahoma City, Oklahoma transplanting program have been re­ To avoid errors please PRINT established in huntable populations. Much of this territory is underhunted, NAME (Please Print) ADDRESS (Give St., Rt., or Box Number & Postal Zone) and it is suggested that if you have been unsuccessful in past hunts, you try this more open country. Seasons — Archery - October 30 through Npvember 14 and November 29 through December 12. Bag Limit — 1 buck. his subscription-sent in by Address: Seasons — Gunning - November 20 through 28. find $_ D New subscription • Renewal Bag Limit — 1 buck. Happy Hunting! 20 OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 W^gTHfrtfOi

only the hunter and fisherman, OUTSTANDING RANGER but everyone interested in con­ OUR NEW LOOK Virgil Williams, game ranger at servation, so that each might ben­ Roff, was recently elected outstand­ efit from Oklahoma's wildlife re­ ing ranger of 1965. He will repre­ YY E HAVE a new face and sources. sent the enforcement division of the name, and we hope you like it! wildlife department at the South­ We would appreciate your com­ This marks the first edition of eastern Association of Game and Outdoor Oklahoma, formerly ments on the new format of the Fish Commissioners Conference in known to wildlife enthusiasts as magazine, since it is published for Tulsa, October 11-13. At the meet­ Oklahoma Wildlife. you and other outdoor enthusi­ ing he will receive a certificate of asts, and we want it to be the We at the Oklahoma Depart­ recognition and a $50 cash award. best! ment of Wildlife Conservation BIOLOGIST NAMED hope you approve of the changes. USEFUL BLUEGILL It's all a part of our desire to Ron Jarman, formerly of Stutt­ gart, Arkansas, and now from Medi­ serve you better. A heap of folks enjoy fishing for bluegill with light tackle and there cine Park, took over as Southwest The new name, Outdoor Okla­ Regional Fisheries biologist with the homa, was chosen to broaden the could be more interest in the lively Oklahoma Department of Wildlife coverage of outdoor recreation in scrappers if there were more meat Conservation this summer. Origi­ the state. on their bones. It is possible to turn nally from Midwest City, Jarman attended Oklahoma State Univer­ The single "O" used in OUT­ bluegill complaints into valuable fishing, reports Ken Johnston, as­ sity, where he received a degree in DOOR OKLAHOMA signifies fisheries management in 1962. In that Oklahoma is an outdoor con­ sistant chief of Oklahoma Wildlife Arkansas he worked at the federal scious state composed of citizens Conservation Department's fisheries fish farm experiment station man­ who are concerned for the wise division. aged by the U. S. Bureau of Fish use of all outdoor resources. It and Wildlife. He is married and has implies that Oklahoma and the a 10-month old daughter. When outdoors are one and the same. quizzed about his new position, he Its appearance as a single letter only said, "It's good to be back in is symbolic of the strong tie be­ Oklahoma." tween the Department of Wild­ UNEXPECTED CATCH life Conservation, the outdoors and all creatures therein. Game Warden Richard Pinckney of Lampasas, Texas, reported two The colors blue and green in fishermen were using a gig to take our name have particular signifi­ rough fish at night. In the darkness cance. The blue depicts the water areas which are increasing by leaps and bounds, much to the WHO'D THOU6HT I'D EVER BE delight of Oklahoma anglers. The A test has been underway this TAKEN PORA green represents vegetation summer in a southern Hughes coun­ CARP ?,;-:. ty ranch pond to determine just which abundantly covers our rich what can be accomplished by sys­ Ml *'-&/' land, thus supporting more and tematic feeding of bluegill that varied game for the hunters. over-populate state ponds and small The outdoor recreation that is lakes. It is likely, Johnston said, that available day and night is repre­ the cost of feed for producing blue­ sented by the emblem, depicting gill up to a pound in size may be the sun and the moon. about equal to the cost of killing they harpooned a large beaver. Re­ out a bluegill population in a pond sults: one man with a slashed hand, There are many other changes with the use of chemicals. Results fourteen stitches to repair the dam­ in the magazine, and we hope you of tests, started this summer, will be age, plus two men who will deter­ will notice—and enjoy them. We known this fall, Johnston said. Trout mine if the next fish that swims by want to inform and entertain not chow is being used to feed the fish. has fur. OUTDOOR OKLAHOMA, SEPTEMBER, 1965 21 Let's Go Dove Hunting And Make It A Family Affair!

Dove hunting is some­ thing special in Oklaho­ ma. It's the time of year when the whole family joins Dad in this popular sport.

Warm weather during this season makes it an ideal time to take the family hunting.

Very little extra equip­ ment is needed. A light shotgun is ideal.

%& Game will be plentiful, providing sporting tar­ gets for the entire family.

And they're tasty too!

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Oklahoma City 5, Oklahoma

I GIVE MY PLEDGE AS AN AMERICAN TO SAVE AND FAITHFULLY TO DEFEND FROM WASTE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF MY COUNTRY - US SOIL AND MINERALS. ITS FORESTS. WATERS. AND WILDLIFE Let's Go Dove Hunting And Make It A Family Affair!

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