| Show w 51 9 WN key JIM RHOD y save your game if you want to prevent waste on that hunting trip of yours this autumn it would be wise to follow these directions issued by the U S forestry service GO take at least a hunting knife belt axe 30 feet of H inch rope some twine several pieces of clean wiping cloth red flagging and four muslin sacks each large enough to hold a quarter of the animal you hope to get A small meat saw and some black pepper will also come in handy DRESSING OUT KILL KILI tag animal as soon as it is killed and do not destroy evidence of sex open carcass from crotch to throat turn animal downhill so it will bleed freely be careful not to puncture the intestines or the paunch in all operations prevent hair from coming 4 A e 1 4 P dont make a target out of yourself by carrying an exposed hide or anglers antlers ant lers in contact with meat open chesto chest cavity by spreading with a stick drain oft off blood and wipe with clean cloth do not wash with water it if the animal must be taken out of the woods before cooling and quartering leave the liver and heart in the body cavity COOLING because the animals body heat causes rapid spoilage your kill should be completely cooled as soon as possible preferably by hanging in a shady place quartering it if st state ate laws permit it is best to quarter the animal before moving the hide is worth saving and should be removed in one piece if possible place quarters in clean muslin bags and hang in shade in war warm in weather hang out only at night and wrap meat up during the day ALWAYS KEEP THE MEAT COOL transportation D dont on i make a target of yourself by carrying an exposed hide or antler sl dont transport the animal on an automobile tender fender next to a heated motor transportation is of course easier it if it is possible to pack the animal from the woods in quarters on a horse or in a pack sack STORAGE always unpack meat as soon as possible and store in a dry place it weather pern permits dis it should be allowed to cure tor for about a week or 10 days before storage A A A no value in dollars and cents can he be attributed to the recreational values of the sport of fishing and hubli hunting 9 the fact that fishermen and hunters annually take lake to the field with rod or gun is proof how ever that this ibis type of recreation is considered valuable to a large seg men ment of our population A A A picking pheasants according to experts on the subject many people who skin pheasants are destroying the tine fine flavor of this game bird because of its tender skin the pheasant is difficult to pick once it has become cold after shooting they may be picked very easily without breaking the skin however by brushing oft off the feathers immediately after the bird has been killed in warm weather the bird should be rough dressed in the field and the cavity stuffed with coarse grass corn husks or newspapers to help the cooling out process after picking and dressing the birds should be dropped into individual paper sacks before being placed in the hunting coat head and feet should always be left attached in the field for or identification on A A A under a new taw law effective july 1 I new york state game gains protectors lone alone may issue hunting bunting licenses to minors under 17 seeking their first licenses and then only after the protector his has schooled the applicant in the proper handling of firearms A A A adirondack deer deer hunting prospects for the tha tall fail of 1949 will be better in the tha Adiron adirondacks clacks than they were iasi year in the catskills there will be b little change with some counties coun tiei improving others declining in the western counties where bucks and does were legal iasi fall the deer population is substantially ly less than a year ago but in the other counties 0 of f the th region a general increase in number of deer will be evident |
