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Show iTBy JIM RHODYf- Jj 'Bag-Worm' For Bream Despite the fact that many anglers ang-lers have been going a stream or fishing in lakes or ponds for years, they have not yet heard of the fish-taking fish-taking qualities of the "bag-worm." The bag-worm, as its name implies, im-plies, is a worm that lives in fuzzy-looking bags which are found on most cedar trees. Naturally, the worm feeds off the tree and does it no good, therefore, the angler searching for bag-worms will usually us-ually find any cedar tree owner whose trees are infested with the worms eager and willing for them to be taken. The worm-sac may be pulled from the tree with comparative ease, but when time co'mes to use the worm, it is best to have a small pair of scissors handy to split the cocoon and get at the worm. Trying to get at the worm by opening open-ing the sac with the fingers is trying try-ing and sometimes painful work. The worm, once freed from the sac and ready for use, is hooked once through the center of the body and may be fished either "on bottom" or with a cork. We personally saw the effectiveness effective-ness of this lure in a pond recently when two anglers, using this bait and none other, took dozens of bream weighing up to a pound and these from a pond where the angleworm -and fly-rod angler felt they had had a big day if they came up now and then with a half-pound half-pound bream. We have had no word concerning their effectiveness on bass and haven't tried them as yet for this gamester. ii ii i Why Not? Postage stamps have been issued commemorating just about everything every-thing yet there never has been issued is-sued a stamp to center the public's attention on conservation of the country's natural resources. This fact has been emphasized by Claude D. Kelley, president of the national wildlife federation. Kelley has called upon the nation's stamp collectors, sportsmen and conservationists conserva-tionists to demand of their congressman congress-man the issuance of such a stamp. "Our natural resources have helped make this country the strongest strong-est nation on earth," Kelley declares, de-clares, "and yet very little recognition recogni-tion to such towering strength and stability is depicted in our postage stamps." Official criteria for postage stamps designs are supposed to be distinguished Americans or notable historic events, and even the barnyard barn-yard rooster became eligible for a stamp issue, Kelley points out. By any true measure, he adds, conservation deserves a stamp issue, is-sue, and he calls upon the more than two million members of organized or-ganized conservation groups to make their demands known. AAA Fur Prices Up In a preliminary grade price list recently received from one of the country's leading fur buying companies, com-panies, trappers of the nation can expect a great improvement in the fur marke'. this winter, says the North Dakota Game and Fish News. According to this list, prices will be higher and such furs as skunk, badger and raccoon are again salable. Based on actual sales in the world's fur markets during the last few weeks, it says muskrat No. 1 extra large raw furs of fine quality are bringing from $2.60 to $3.00. These prices range downward to around 65c to $1.50 for No. 2 lightpelts. No. 1 extra large raccoon skins are bringing from $6.00 to $7.50. The remaining quotations are all for No. 1 extra large pelts of good quality: Red fox $3.50-$4; grey fox, $1.25-$1.50; skunk, $2.25-$2.50; badger, $0.25-$2.50; $0.25-$2.50; white tail jacks, 55-75 cents per lb., and black tail jacks, 50-65 50-65 cents per pound. Skins grading No. 3, 4, or lower, al kits damaged, dam-aged, etc., will be priced at value. u u u Yep, They Can! Can fish smell? The answer in general is yes. Catfish come up the current after baits which give off odors, offensive at times; we chum for blues and other fish with chopped up menhaden, which undoubtedly un-doubtedly give the fish the idea there is something good to eat from the smell. The Fisheries News Letter, from Sydney, Australia, Aus-tralia, September, 1950, reports two totally blind fish caught on hook and line; one was an 8 pound jewfish, the other a pound cod; both fish were in excellent condition; condi-tion; they must have depended largely on their sense of smell. AAA Try It For "Size" After you hav decided upon what make, model and caliber ol the big game rLle yoi1 want to buy, try the gun "for size." A very simple test will en-iblc you to judge the fit of the stock to your shoulder. Your trigger finger should just be able to curve over the trigger when the butt of the stock is placed in the crook of your elbow. Try the weapon also in shooting position to make .aire the comb of the stock is high enough to reach your ty. |