Show 1 b 6 JIM RHODY Itch less Summer Are you going to join the thou thou- thousands thousands thousands sands who will spend their summer itching and treating blisters be be- because because because cause they didn't show proper re re- respect respect re- re respect for poison ivy poison polson oak or poison sumac Talk about the dangerous wild wildlife life these life these three silent partners cause more misery every summer M ro soN POISON M Ivy OAK su uc among folks who seek recreation in inthe inthe the thc great outdoors than all the bears bobcats and poisonous rep rep- reptiles reptiles I tiles combined Most important in avoiding their bite is your ability to recognize these plants They give no warning growl or rattle so its it's up to you to note their presence and stay clear There are numerous remedies in incase incase incase case you become infected but the best is to recognize the plants and to stay away from them Study the above illustration and it may be a happier summer for you A nee A A Bass BassIN BassIN BassIN IN NEARLY every section of the United States more and more anglers are joining the hundreds of thousands who have matched wits and muscles with the bass The reason is simple Inch for inch and pound for pound the gamest fish that swims wrote Dr James Henshall in his Book of the Black Bass That is exactly what sportsmen have decided Known to scientists as ml- ml dolomieu sportsmen call him by a number of names black bass black b l 1 a c k perch bronze back brown bass gold bass little bass redeye bass and tiger bass On light tackle the last of these fit about as well as any for he is a fight fight- fighting fighting fighting ing fool when hooked The is really a mem mem- member member member ber of the sunfish family along with the crappies rock bass green sunfish bluegill sunfish and others As a rule our hero is easily separated from his two close relatives the largemouth black bass and the spotted or Kentucky black bass because he has smaller scales and his mouth extends only to the middle of his eye instead of beyond the back edge of the eye He does not have the black stripe along his sides that causes the other two to be bc called Instead the has vertical black blotches or bars of darker color The small mouth favors cool flow flow- flowing flowing flowing ing streams and clear lakes Along with several other fish it prefers lakes in the northern portion of its range and clear cool streams in inthe inthe inthe the south streams south streams with gravel or orrock orrock orrock rock bottom boulder strewn with large pools between riffles It still occupies much of its original range in east central and midwest m states I In the spring when the water temperature reaches about 60 degrees the males begin nest building The male then finds a female and drives her over the tho nest where the eggs are laid and fertilized If there are more females than males there may be eggs from two three or four females in a nest The male guards the nest keeping off of intruders and preventing the at at- attacks attacks attacks tacks of small fish on the eggs The eggs hatch in three or four days and the males continue to care for the young until they are arc about an inch long At that time they disperse and are then legitimate legitimate legitimate mate prey for any larger fish fish in in including their parents Their growth is rapid They will reach about 3 inches in the first year 5 5 to 6 inches the second and 8 or 9 in the third A small mouth 18 inches long may be any any- anywhere anywhere anywhere where from 7 to 13 years old de de- depending depending de- de depending pending on his home river and local conditions Minnows arc are the most suc suc- successful successful lure for in northern lakes followed foil owed by spinners plugs and worms Plugs generally take the larger ones The tendency now is toward to toward to- to toward ward smaller plugs A non A A Squirrel Meat Value West Virginia conservation of of- officers officers estimate that hunters in that state annually eat about worth of squirrel meat Using the 1946 kill as a base technicians estimated the annual kill to total approximately 1300 pounds on which they place a money value of 50 cents a pound It is the number one game animal in the state by preference and by number num ber killed I t |