Show 7 what bass eat largemouth bass eat a wide variety of foods insects and small fishes form a large part of their diet and crayfish and frogs also are taken rather frequently the young bass ass feed largely on water fleas during their first few weeks after which aquatic insects and small fish comprise an increasingly large part of their food Large mouths in the southern states grow more rapidly than do those in northern waters because the growing season is longer however the southern fish seldom live longer than eight years while a maximum age of 15 years has been recorded for northern members of the species As a matter of interest it may be noted that the worlds I 1 record largemouth caught in florida weighed slightly over 22 pounds the ba baits its used successfully in bass fishing are arc many and varied some of the more widely used natural baits are minnows crayfish grasshoppers and helar an ates artificial baits include a large variety of both surface and underwater lures for use on casting rods or fly rods among these are flies popping bugs floating and deep running plugs and spoons it may be safely stated that no matter when where or how you fish never forget the thrill of landing a largemouth which can qualify tor for the proud name old lin Un eside 11 A A A duck outlook all signs indicate that the masses of waterfowl breeding in western canada are arc determined to make 1951 one of the most productive seasons in recent years their chief a ally Is mother nature this semester apparently la in one of her most beneficent t moods summing up general waterfowl conditions in the june issue of the Duck bert W cartwright chief naturalist of ducks unlimited canada reports duck breeding conditions and surface waters are more uniformly ideal from western ontario across the prairies to the rocky mountains and from the international boundary north to the pence peace river district in northwestern north western alberta than they have been in any previous year since ducks unlimited started in 1938 11 A A A for the defense the persecution of beneficial hawks has gone on for centuries and from the tiles files of the cincinnati conservation society which ts is making an extensive study of hawks and owls some of the reasons for this persecution have come forth english game keepers shot hawks for centuries these were the true bird hawks similar to our blue darters barters dar the sharp shinned chinned and coopers hawks when the colonists came to these shores all birds of prey were considered hawks the slow flying buteas like the chwi which h were called buzzards in england became lumped wl with th the damage doing darters barters dar all hawks to the layman are chicken hawks our beneficial hawks have suffered ever since the soaring hawks or mouse hawks are easily hit bit with a shotgun and they bear the brunt of the persecution these are the birds you see strung up along fences a tribute to the farmers ignorance of the good they do no kid sf af f R richard I 1 c h a r d cameron pittsfield mass is a candidate for the alger story fishing hero of the year in maine with an 11 trout fishing outfit young cameron confounded recently all of the seasoned atlantic salmon fishermen on the gus river cherryfield Cherry field it was his first atlantic salmon fishing trip yet with a 4 oz rod four lb test leader and no 8 bucktail fly he took two huge salmon in one day the first an 11 provided such a thrill that cameron moved upriver up river from academy pool to little falls pool and proceeded to strike a one that thal get away club lunker weighing 16 lbs ibs and 11 ounces cameron played his second salmon wt hours he is one of the best fishermen weve seen in this section said game warden wally bardoli Bar barren roli Cherry cherryfield field afterwards he bad to be good to land such fish on trout tackle a A in black white Melard sm is that condition of an oversupply oyer supply of black pigment in the skin hence an occasional black deer squirrel rat or other animal and the mutant pheasant which has been bred from occasional offspring of the is the condition of a lack of pigment in the skin ab we have an occasional white deer squirrel or j other animal and the th white pheasant |