Show I 1 J f rv T 1 nw n W U J va i ial 1 a ife JIM RHODY HO Y aa T Ig lOT g great expectations A marvelous marv clous inconsistency which has never ceased to be a source of amazement to us is displayed by the economic outlook of some game license buyers A per cent genuine dyed in the wool true blue businessman may walk up to the counter in a haberdashery and after cursory inspection of 0 the r rows 0 ws 0 of 1 hoad thatches 0 on n the shelves will select a hornberg hom berR a bowler a straw a derby or it if he is feeling exceptionally rakish perhaps a turban or a fez after several admiring glances in the mirror III he will will fling a fin on the counter jauntily perch his new chapeau atop his noggin and saunter forth into the bright spring sunshine pleased as punch with his purchase the same man will file dejectedly into a sport shop and after barking at the inoffensive manager will will reluctantly haul forth his and lay throe three limp dollar bills 0 the counter well guess its time to buy another hunting and fishing license heh lich holi heh he will say with mock cheerfulness after a minutes delay accompanied by groans of protest over tilling filling out all the rigmarole on the four lines of the license he will depart inwardly growling and bidding sad adieu to his lucre what did the man expect from his hat ile he received either a piece of oddly shaped felt or a handful of artfully twisted wheat straw this he expects to protect his balding dome from the onslaught of sun and rain and be a nuisance to be tipped in elevators but he 1 Is satisfied his five bucks were well spent what does he expect from his hunting and fishing license streams teer teeming ning with fish waiting to tear voraciously into any lure haphazardly offered fields overran over ran with pheasants quail rabbits and bird dogs and forests scarred by the rubbing of antlers anglers as crowds ot of big game animals push their N way ay between tile the too clo close e trees let any or all of these fall all short and immediately a howl bovi reminiscent of Cla gabriels briels horti horn tooting will be let forth intended to be heard from any corar of the state clear down there in balse lets take an average sportsman let us see what lie he may realize from his investment in fish fowl and game say he goes fishing four our times during the season maybe hes lucky and gets his limit each time lets sec 28 pounds of fish under the 19 1950 0 o law commercial hatcheries soil sell trout at EO cents a pound about 24 worth of fish when tingling air and rheumatism cause our erstwhile nimrod to lay aside his rod and reel and hie off to the fields and maroses for ducks and birds lets see sec how he fares economically say he goes pheasant hunting throe three times and guts gets his nine birds pheasants sell commercially in other states tor for about 3 per bird so 27 worth of pheasant meat lie ile goes duck hunting after plunking down another two smackers sm ackers for the opportunity port unity of pasting a federal stamp on his license and delivering a lecture on the evils of bureaucracy reau cracy to the postal clerk and tor for four hunting trips gets his limit of five ducks domestic ducks sell tor for 70 cents a pound that about 14 worth of ducks oh ah oh there then ROCS goes another rork rock from the wallet for a big biff ganie ta la a fearsome earsome ears bit of metal go Gour ments say veni on is superior to beef aut for practical purposes let lets just rank thern them even A pound deer bould IP be equivalent to about vio 0 O worth of beefsteak no fancy ruts cuts according to mathematics a neat worth of protein tor for the season after complaining because his blin kety bl blank ank cold storage 10 locker c ker wont hold all the loot he has fetched home from the hills the same man will stalk down to his local apoi spoils mens club or assail the car of a sympathetic barber with a pitiful tale A A A good reason A reason why game is scarce today an old arrer reminisces ces about pot shooting whole flocks of wild ducks luck with the now filea illegal il 8 9 gauge shotgun loaded with scrap iron tie ile also recall a friend boasting of nf killing seven ducr wit with one slot sl ot from a similar weapon A A A rescue project to help meet nn an expected tion lion in the migratory population dueks unlimited inc Is planning ng its largist larg st number of 0 re projects tor for this summer some already has been all allocated for restoration ol of brne urve dinK ding areas this nonprofit non profit organization dedi bedl bated to the production of water fowl completed 35 projects last year and weather permitting more will be done this summer |