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A nice brown trout taken in Nine Mile Creek (Scotts Bluff County) by Charles D. Downey. A free subscription to Outdoor Nebraska to the one who guesses its weight correctly.

Elizabeth Grannini, a Californian, tries her luck in Chadron Creek (Dawes County).

Bill Sleivart and Chic Wyant cat fishing in the Niobrara River (Holt County).

The Spencer Dam in the Niobrara provides good fishing. Many cats are taken in the riffles.

The fisherman or vacationist can now find pleasant cabins like this in Chadron State Park. Rates are reasonable.

Dr. Silvernail, a well-known western Nebraska sportsman, tries his luck among the stumps near Bridgeport.

The first citizen of Nebraska (Omaha Indians) are about to partake of fried catfish.

Irma Ferree of Omaha, with trout and bass taken from the same sand pit near Fremont.

Pictures like this make it hard for trout fishermen to stay home on the job. Plum Creek, near Johnstown.

Bob Baker, Chadron, after trout in Chadron Creek (Dawes County).

The mill pond in the Minnechaduza Creek provides good bluegill fishing.

Ladonna Schrader, South Sioux City, fishing in Crystal Lake (Dakota County).

Margaret Redding and Cecile Renlph of Fremont know how to take bullheads from a Sand Hill lake.

Bobby Thomas, 11, gets his first trout. The fishermen please note the cane pole. This fish was captured at the sand pits near Louisville.

Scenes like this show that Nebraskans are interested in boating and fishing. State-owned and all other large lakes have crowds like this nearly every week end.

Fishing Season Gets Under Way

AN early spring in Nebraska made it difficult for many fishermen to await April 1, which was the opening of the season under new regulations. However, that day has come and gone, and now there are many anglers looking about to see where they can drop a hook or cast a fly or plug.

It is still too early to tell much about the 1938 fishing season. Drought conditions during the past two seasons have caused much damage. Some species of fish which were quite numerous three or four years ago are today exceedingly scarce.

However, it is believed that Nebraska fishermen will find considerable sport during the summer of 1938. Generally speaking, the river fishing has held up very well and in spite of bad physical conditions, some excellent bags have been taken.

From reports received thus far this spring at the Commission office at Lincoln, it appears that catfishing should be good this spring. The early commercial fishing on the Missouri River indicated that there was a big run of channels and that these were of good size and in good condition. The state authorities are already busy in trapping and transferring thousands of these popular fish to the smaller streams throughout the state. Particular attention is given to those sections of rivers that are shut off from the Platte by dams. Fish are being placed above and in between dams in such cases.

Streams that are being given very heavy stocking is the Blue River and its many branches, extending from the Kansas line to as far northwest as Minden, Hastings, Aurora and Osceola. The Little Blue, Sandy and Turkey Creeks are all getting a good quota of fish. Some stocking of channel catfish is being done on the upper Republican tributaries, but such streams as the Frenchman and Stinking Water have been found to be excellent spawning ground for these fish.

North of the Platte River the Elkhorn, the Loup, the Cedar and the Beaver are being given attention. Crews are working this year at the new power dam in the Loup at Genoa, where fish are being assisted up stream in their migration, and at Niobrara where they are being taken from the waters of the upper Missouri and placed in smaller streams in that part of the state.

The situation regarding the bullhead catfish is not so promising. The Commission's many propagation lakes for these fish, located throughout the sandhills, were frozen out and in many cases dried up. Where several years ago well over a million legal-sized fish of this species were available for distribution, now it is difficult to get one hundred thousand each year for the anglers. Unfortunately this fish grows slowly; therefore it is likely to be several years after our lakes and ponds are filled before the best bullhead fishing can be expected.

State-owned lakes and those larger bodies of water where the public is admitted without charge are being given first consideration in this year's program of bullhead stocking. It is believed that these lakes and some of the better streams will provide some good bags in spite of the loss during the past.

The Commission's new policy for stocking trout is bearing the first fruit this year. In the past millions of small trout have been placed in Nebraska waters. Several commissioners, led by the veteran, Guy Spencer, have been working and studying trout propagation with the view of rearing larger fish at the hatcheries and nurseries.

This spring the first of these larger fish are being stocked. Only a small number will be placed in streams at any one time, but the stocking will continue throughout the season. Areas given first attention are the irrigation drains and streams in western and northern Nebraska. Scotts Bluff, Morrill, Banner, Sioux and Sheridan counties, Pine and Plum creeks in Brown County and the Verdigre, middle Branch and Steele in Antelope and Holt Counties are being stocked. Rock Creek in Dundy, Schlegel Creek in Brown, the upper Niobrara in Sioux and Dawes, Blue Creek in Garden and a few others are also on the stocking program. Some of the sand pits at Fremont, Louisville and elsewhere are being stocked in an effort to provide some eastern Nebraska fishermen a pleasant surprise.

Among the lakes which show promise for the season of 1938 is Crystal Lake in Dakota County. An examination of this lake last month revealed large quantities of bass, crappie and pike. If good bags aren't taken here, it won't be because there aren't any fish in the lake.

Another lake of exceptional promise is Pibal Lake in Wheeler County. This was lowered recently, repaired and the carp removed. Hundreds of bass ranging from two to five pounds, and thousands of large crappie were found there. Owing to the fact that the lake cannot be refilled rapidly, this lake will not be opened to fishing until May 1, and, of course, bass cannot be taken there until June 15 because

Tips on How fo Enjoy the Outdoors

1. Do not sit or lie on bare ground; it is harmful and likely to cause sickness. It is better if caught out in the rain to sit on your hat and go bareheaded than to sit on the ground.

2. Always carry two waterproof match boxes of the hard rubber kind that will float—one full of salt and one full of matches—and do not use them all the time, but keep in reserve in case of accident. This is cheap life insurance.

3. Drink sparingly of water in a strange country; it may cause dysentery or be very constipating until you get used to it.

4. Don't drink more water than you positively have to on the trail. Ice water is inviting, but often causes cramps when you are heated.

5. If your horse won't drink water, don't drink it yourself; trust your horse, but don't trust your dog, for he will drink any filthy water.

6. Don't fail to take a good compass with a lock needle, and become familiar with it before you start. Don't wait until you are lost to do this.

7. Don't blaze a trail indiscriminately. A few conspicuous blazes are better than ten times the number that are hard to find. Always look back to make sure your last blaze is in sight before you make your next one. Place your blazes at least breast high. Always study a map before going into new country. If you are not sure you have mastered the map, try to sketch it from memory.

8. If lost in unknown territory, find a stream and follow it down; it will generally bring you out near habitation.

9. Don't follow old wood roads; they generally wander around aimlessly and lead nowhere.

10. If you are going any distance into the mountains, do not rely on an electric flashlight. Good candles are indispensable. A good light or "bug" can be made from a five-pound lard pail or jam tin, with a jagged hole in the side to hold the candle and the handle placed lengthwise of the tin directly above it.

11. Your jack-knife should not be too large, of good steel, with two strong blades, a can opener, leather punch and a file.

12. Keep all your tools sharp. A small pocket stone is very handy for touching up knives. An ordinary flat file will put a good edge on your axe.

13. Don't lug a heavy pistol around on a belt full of cartridges to back up your rifle in case it is jammed when a big bear charges you, as you read of in a book. It hardly ever happens, and, if it does, make up your mind that you will be a dead hunter anyway, for it's 20 to 1 you would not get the pistol busy in time, and it would not stop the bear anyway. The pistol and belt will make your hips so sore walking long distances that unless you are used to it it will cripple you, and it means another gun to keep clean in camp—a constant source of worry.

14. Don't forget that sewing kit in your ditty bag, which should contain safety pins, needles, thread, darning cotton, buttons, wax, etc.

15. The tail of your sweater is fine for darning if you unravel a bit ,of it.

16. Two heavy woolen lumberman's shirts are more comfortable and warmer than a sweater or a coat.

17. If thirsty and without water, put a small stone or a button under your tongue; it will keep your mouth moist.

18. Don't eat too heavily before a climb.

19. Plan your work. Let each member of your party have a certain amount of work allotted to him and every one do his share.

20. Do not have a dirty camp. It should be cleaner than your home. Crumbs dropped on the ground don't show like they do on the floor, but flies and insects find them. Destroy all refuse from the table in the fire. Don't pollute the woods.

21. Unload all firearms as you come into camp.

22. A well soaked cloth wrapped around a bottle will keep it cool. Hang it up in a breeze in the shade.

23. A little vinegar in water boiled in your pots or pans will take away the smell of fish.

24. Keep all of your extra matches in a large bottle.

25. The metal shaving-stick boxes make handy match safes.

26. Signal of distress. Three shots: fire once, wait five seconds and fire again twice.

27. Remember it is warmer to sleep in a snowdrift than on the bare ground.

28. To keep ants away from rations set a box on four sticks standing in tin cans or saucers full of water, and the ants can't get to them.

29. Talk to your dog or horse—he is just as lonely as you are.

30. Cheap guns make poor shots and poor sportsmen.

31. Don't think you know more about hunting than your guide. Remember conditions vary in different places.

32. Always take the natives' advice as to living conditions and avoid sickness. They have learned by experience, and experience may be costly to you.

33. If your boots are wet, scrape away some hot dirt or sand from under the fire and fill them with it. They will be dry in the morning.

34. To avoid sore feet, wear large shoes with small hob nails that cannot be felt through the soles, a thin pair of socks, soaped on the heel on the inside next to the feet, and a heavy pair of woolen socks over them. This will positively prevent blisters.

35. If you fall into the water, no matter how cold the weather, take off all you clothing and wring it out as dry as possible and put it on again. You will warmer afterwards and avoid colds o worse.

36. Don't get into bad water with hip boots on.

37. Never ford a mountain stream more than knee deep until you know what the water is like immediately down stream.

38. Never drift into swift water. Have plenty of steering way on your craft.

39. In crossing logs on foot keep your eye on the log, not on the moving water below. If the log is not newly felled test the bark to see if it is loose.

40. Don't try to learn poling a dugout canoe in swift water. Try it in still water first.

41. Don't trust yourself on a mountain lake with too heavy a load in your boat Sometimes they are squally.

42. If you are going to use a derelict. boat, test it thoroughly first.

43. Don't try to kidnap a bear cub unless you are prepared to go the limit with its jealous mother.

44. Don't neglect your cooking. Take time to prepare at least two good meals daily.

45. If you have no experience and want to do real mountaineering, go with someone who knows the game.

46. For ordinary climbing here are some hints: Be careful not to start a boulder or rotten log if anyone is below you. Avoid deep draws and creek beds. Angle upward where possible. Keep your balance and don't trust to branches or brush. It is easier to get up a difficult place than down it.

47. Be careful of your axe; also be careful with it. Don't swing it until you are sure it will not catch on a branch overhead or behind you. Keep your feet well back when you are chopping.

48. The secret of a successful outing is to see how little you can take along and still be comfortable.

49. Don't be afraid to test out your own theories. Develop your ingenuity and self-reliance.

KNOW YOUR FISH!

THE Bluegill is one of the popular fishes found in Nebraska. Many anglers are learning to take this little fellow on a fly line, and are having a lot of fun doing so.

In order that you can know more about Mr. Bluegill, sometimes known as Blue Sunfish and Blue Bream, we are giving you some facts and figures about his family tree, weight of his wife, size of his family and home life.

First of all, to speak scientifically, we must call Mr. Bluegill by his Latin monnicker of "Heleoperca Incisor".

The combination of small mouth, the upper jaw but reaching to the eye; high dorsal fin and long pointed pectoral fin; black spot on posterior part of soft dorsal; and absence of any bright colored spots on the sides will identify this large and well-known sunfish. Agrees with pumpkinseed in the small mouth, and lacks the bright colored spots on the sides and red spot on the free border of the opercle flap. It grows to a length of 12 inches and a weight of slightly over a pound. The flesh is firm and flaky and considered by many to be among the best of Nebraska fishes for the table.

The range extends from western New York, throughout the Great Lakes region, and the Mississippi Valley to northern Mexico. Also along the south Atlantic states to Florida.

In Nebraska, Bluegills are essentially a pond fish, though occurring not uncommonly in some of our streams. It is rarely taken in the smaller streams. They prefer the deeper and clearer lakes, and are not adverse to an abundance of aquatic vegetation. The large adults can usually be found in deep water from five to twenty feet in depth, except when spawning. The fish is common in the lakes and reservoirs throughout the northern half of the state, being somewhat less common on the whole in southern Nebraska.

Small crustaceans, aquatic insects and vegetation.

Wherever the large-mouth Bass thrives, the Bluegill does also. The two are almost invariably found together, and apparently the same factors that govern one also govern the other. They are not suitable for planting in the smaller streams, especially those with a good current.

But few Bluegills spawn before the last of April. Most of the nesting takes place during late May and June, and in late seasons well into July. The nest is built in various situations, ranging from open sandy shoals barren of vegetation to densely vegetated areas. The nest itself is from one-half to two and a half feet in diameter, and placed in from one-half to four feet of water. The fish often nest in colonies. Due to its pond loving habits, the Bluegill is a particularly easy fish to propagate.

MARKET GUNNERS ARRESTED

More than forty market gunners scattered through Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee were apprehended over the week-end by federal game agents for alleged illegal slaughter, transportation and sale of wild ducks, quail and woodcock. The men are charged, in the federal courts at Memphis, Tenn.; Little Rock, Ark., and Jonesboro, Ark., with offenses under the Lacey Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Evidence obtained by enforcement officers of the U. S. Biological Survey involves more than a thousand birds, including waterfowl.

Most of the market gunners arrested are old offenders. They hunted the marshes and quail country of the three states and sold their bags to individuals, restaurants, hotels and night clubs over a wide area.

The federal game agents are turning over much evidence obtained to the three cooperating state game departments. Twenty state cases, in addition, will be filed against market gunners.

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act, under which many of the federal violators have been arraigned, provides that the buyer as well as the seller of migratory birds may be prosecuted.

Birds sold out of their native states were transported across state lines by train, car and truck. Interstate violators are arraigned under the Lacey Act.

Under-cover work against market gunners has been going on for more than eighteen months, W. E. Crouch, head of the Game Management Division of the Biological Survey, stated.

Complaints have been made of continued and open violation of federal and state game laws in the three states. The Tri-State Game and Fish Association, with headquarters at Memphis, Tenn., and the three state game departments cooperated with the federal game agents.

"Such assistance from all interested individuals and agencies," says Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, "will make wholesale slaughter, endangering our wildlife restoration program, a hazardous occupation."

COOKING UTENSILS

Those that are absolutely necessary are frying pan, coffee pot, tin cup, knife, fork and spoon. These articles are sufficient, but if weight is not an obstacle the above might be supplemented by any other article that the camper may think necessary, such as pepper and salt containers, tin pail, iron pot, camp grill, broiler, camp stove, etc.

EDITORIAL

Now is the time to plant trees. Let each of us do his share to keep Nebraska known as "The Tree-Planter's State."

Many thousands of Nebraska citizens buy a hunting and fishing permit late in the season each year. May we suggest that you get your permit early instead of waiting until later on.

Those who purchase their permit early in the year accomplish two things:

First, they get more value for their money, because the permit is in force from January 1 to December 31.

Second, it aids the Commission to give the permit holder more game and fish, since most of the stocking is done early in the year. If you don't purchase the permit early in the year this work is hampered, since no expenditures greater than receipts can be made at any time.

During the past several months there has been considerable comment regarding the regulations on migratory waterfowl. Many sportsmen are anxious to see some of the present regulations lifted, or at least made more Jttberal.

It is a matter that calls for serious study. It would be foolish indeed to take any chances of destroying the good restoration work that has been accomplished during the past four or five years. On the other hand, there is no need to keep all the many unpleasant regulations if some of them can be lifted without cutting down the duck population too drastically, or endangering the work of restoration.

The 30-day period of time and the seven o'clock opening hour seem to be the two regulations that are the most unpopular. It is extremely difficult for anyone to pick out 30 days in the fall that may have any good duck-hunting weather and which will be fair and equitable to the hunters of a large group of states. Likewise to force hunters to start shooting at exactly seven o'clock or after most of the ducks have gone to the sanctuaries and larger bodies of water, is a big job. This is especially difficult in those states having standard and mountain time.

It seems to us the federal authorities should make a careful survey of the duck population late this spring and ascertain how the 1938 crop is faring and about what the duck population will be next fall. If it is promising, then allow 45 days, during which practically every state in the union can get some hunting. If it is decided there still aren't enough birds to warrant 45 days, then make it 30 days and let each state game commission select its own time. Nebraska should have from about October 20 to November 20, according to majority opinion in the several mass meetings held last winter.

Then the opening shooting hour should be made earlier, preferably one-half hour before sunrise as in the old days. After all, that was the most satisfactory and certainly much more enforceable. And we do not believe this change would cause many birds to be crippled as some contend.

Arbor Day Has Great Significance

(Editor's Note: We are pleased to publish this article by Hon. Roy L. Cochran, Governor of the "Tree Planter's State.")

THE observance of Arbor Day is more than a tribute in honor of the birthday of a great Nebraskan. It is a day that for more than half a century has been known as tree planting day. While Arbor Day has been observed for more than fifty years, it has increased in importance during the recent years of drouth. This disappearance of our trees has emphasized their importance, and the necessity for their replacement. Arbor Day has taken on a greater significance because of the interest taken by organizations such as the American Legion, the Izaak Walton League, other civic groups, and the state and federal governments in organized tree planting.

The necessity for trees was recognized early in this prairie state. It is still recognized, with increased emphasis, because of the vital necessity for conserving our soil and our water, and for providing protection for wildlife, beautifying the landscape and for providing windbreaks for our homes, as well as for other econonomic and recreational purposes.

Mr. Morton gave Arbor Day to the state, and the state gave it to the nation. It is now recognized by law or by proclamation in every state in the union, as well as in many foreign countries. This testifies to the universal appreciation of the value of trees.

To young people trees seem as much a part of our state as do the homes, roads, and schools, but to those who pioneered the state they mean something that had to be established along with other improvements. During the last few years the drouth, together with an urgent need for cheap fuel, has greatly reduced our tree population. This loss, even though part of it was necessary and the material used for a good cause, has changed our landscape to a noticeable extent. Therefore, it is a duty of the present generation to make its contribution toward repairing this loss. It is my sincere wish that every man, woman, and child in this state, old enough to use a spade, will plant at least one tree this April and see that it has proper care throughout the season. There could be no finer monument to man's faith as was shown by our first settlers.

It is important that proper trees be planted and that proper methods be followed in their care. We are fortunate in having organizations that already have plans for conducting coordinated tree planting programs in every county in the state. I refer to the American Legion and the Izaak Walton League. Local Legionnaires and Waltonians, assisted by all civic and governmental organizations will appreciate your individual assistance and in turn will furnish you information regarding proper tree planting procedure in your county. I hope that during planting season you will contact some member of these organizations and offer your help in carrying out this program. If you are unable to do this, write Marcus L. Poteet, Lincoln, Nebraska, state chairman of the tree planting committee of the American Legion, or John (Ole) Olson, Fremont, Nebraska, chairman of the same committee of the Izaak Walton League. A letter to either of these men will bring an Arbor Day program outline and details on trees that should be planted and methods for their care.

Experience the past few years has shown conclusively that if hardy varieties of trees are properly planted in well prepared soil and given regular cultivation, they will grow under dry land conditions. In cities and towns where special care can be given trees, a much greater variety of species can be used.

Equally important with planting is the care we should give our older trees that have been weakened by unfavorable conditions. In some cases it may be more important or more of an achievement to save a tree than it would be to plant another. Thorough watering and proper pruning are fundamental in reviving older trees.

The question of where planting stock can be secured is always paramount in a program of this kind. Further, it is an important question, because good stock is as important in trees as it is in livestock if the best results are obtained. Nebraska has a number of good commercial nurseries, some of which have been growing and supplying trees to Nebraska people for many, many years. A reliable local nurseryman can not only supply stock at a reasonable price but also offer advice on planting and care of trees. The federal shelterbelt and the soil conservation service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture operate in certain sections of the state and furnish stock for erosion control work on farms. County agricultural agents will accept applications for seedling trees distributed at a small cost under the Clarke-McNary Act for planting windbreaks and woodlots on farms. This project applies to every county in the state.

Following are some suggested ways in which tree planting can serve a community. Many of our farms could be improved in value and as homes by the planting of a few hundred trees for shelter, shade, and erosion control. Unfortunately, most of our rural schools where leaders of tomorrow are receiving their start in education, need windbreaks and shade. A planting of trees, shrubs, and even flowers at the entrance to a city or town makes an impressive and inspirational welcome sign. Small memorial parks started some years ago by the federated women's clubs of Nebraska have proven to be an excellent way for communities to cooperate in a program of this kind. Roadside beautification has become an important part of our highway improvement program and this work will be continued this year. The planting of trees is a part of our program for improving

Do Your Part!

Plant some trees this spring. If you can't do so now, arrange a place for them and plant in the fall.

Trees pay good dividends in shade and lumber. Field corners, rough land, gulleys, etc., can be utilized for this purpose.

The pioneers and those who followed them planted many trees. Some of those trees helped to keep us warm during the depression years when other kinds of fuel were too expensive. Replant today so that those who may face a depression fifty years later can keep warm.

COMMISSION FIELD ACTIVITIES

Visitors calling at the Commission's office at the State Capitol will now come to the ninth floor. The offices were moved in February and the employees are now settled where they can "watch the geese go by". It is claimed that flies do not go above the fourth floor. If this is true, then the office force can boast—

"There may be flies on some of youse guys, But there are no flies on us."

The Game Commission, working in cooperation with the Extension Department of the State University Agricultural College, showed motion pictures in 38 counties during February and March. The work was in charge of Wm. Lytle, and it is estimated that over 16,000 people viewed the conservation films.

Burnie Maurek, regional director for the Biological Survey, spent two days with us during the conference. Burnie is now located in Omaha and since he for many years was associated with the conservation department of our neighboring state, North Dakota, he knows the problems of the prairie states and thus is in possession of much information which he cheerfully passes on to conservation departments of states within his region. Accompanying Burnie was our friend and neighbor, Frank B. O'Connell, secretary of the Nebraska Game, Forestation and Parks Commission. Frank has served with the Nebraska set-up for fourteen years and rates the title of "Dean of Conservation Officers." It is the first time that we have enjoyed a visit from him here at the capital. Come again

With several dozen workers and over six thousand dollars worth of material on the ground, great activity is under way on the State Game Farm in Madison County.

Many new pens are being built, as well as brooders, runs and other equipment necessary for the propagation of game birds. It is hoped that a total of ten thousand birds can be produced during 1938.

Most of the birds raised will be pheasants, which will be used to re-stock depleted areas throughout the state. The Chukar partridge is also being propagated, with several hundred hens in the laying pens.

Visitors are welcome at the farm on Sundays and Wednesdays. While certain parts of the farm must necessarily be closed to visitors because of frightening birds, a nice assortment of exhibition stock is available and a number of brooders and pens open to inspection.

Preparations are already under way at the several state parks to take care of vacationists during the approaching summer.

Chadron Park will have six more cabins ready for the public when it opens in April. Many improvements have been made in this park and it is now in shape to please the most exacting visitor.

Seven cabin apartments will be available this summer at Ponca State Park (Dixon County). These will be for weekend or over-night visitors to this scenic outlook of the Missouri River.

Niobrara Island Park will have six fine cabins available this year. A WPA project is now at work improving this park.

Hereafter, when carp get in Pibal State Lake, the water can be lowered and such fish removed. Two large tubes were placed in the dam this spring and a gate installed so the water can be kept under control at all times.

Frank B. O'Connell, secretary of the Nebraska Game, Forestation and Parks Commission and president of the Association of Midwest Fish and Game Commissioners, has tentatively announced June 8 and 9 as the dates of the fifth annual meeting of the association, which this year will be held in Omaha. This association comprises the states of Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska and the two Dakotas.

A fish will shrink an ounce to the pound in about 12 hours, when out of water.

Snakes do not charm birds. The instinctive fear that small birds and animals have for a snake paralyzes their muscles and prevents their escape.

When a bass strikes let him run with the line, keep a light tension, just enough to feel his tug. After he has tugged a few times strike quickly and with a decided twist of the wrist. You will land him.

In bait fishing for trout or bass the white grubs are real catchers.

SPECIAL FISHING NEWS

All waters in Nebraska were opened to fishing April 1, except Pibal Lake (Wheeler County) Memphis Lake (Saunders County), the Sutherland Reservoir (Lincoln County), the Loup River Reservoir (Platte County), and the Hastings Recreation grounds lake (Adams County). Pibal and Memphis lakes will be opened to fishing May 1, the others listed above will be closed during all of 1938.

Here is some good news for bass and crappie fishermen: Recent tests made at Crystal Lake (Dakota County) showed that that lake abounds with nice bass, wall-eyes and crappies. Likewise many bass and crappie were found in Pibal when the carp were removed recently. Several hundred bass, weighing from 3 to 5 pounds are now in this lake. Thousands of crappie are also there.

Good reports on trout come from Rock Creek Lake (Dundy County). In spite of the cold weather which prevailed on the opening day, a number of full legal bags of fifteen inch or better fish were taken. The lake is state-owned.

Eastern Nebraska fishermen can try their luck again this year for trout. Sand pits at Louisville, Fremont and streams in Holt and Antelope Counties have been stocked with legal-size fish. Several reports have been received where full bags were taken at Louisville. Small spinners seem to be the best bait.

Indications are that there will be plenty of catfish to catch this summer. The run in the Missouri River is good, and a rise in that stream late in March was an aid to a good distribution of fish. State Game Commission representatives are now at work removing catfish from the Missouri and lower Platte and placing them between dams on the smaller rivers. It is expected to transfer over 200,000 legal fish. Then later the Gretna Hatchery expects to hatch 300,000 for general distribution. That should help a lot.

A study of the new application in force this year indicates that many of them do. These figures are being studied carefully and later estimates of the annual catch will be made. These figures should be interesting to the fisherman, but particularly so to the Commission in arranging its future stocking programs.

What kind of fish do you fish for? The next time you are out, ask ten fishermen what they prefer to catch. Is it trout, bass, bullheads, crappie or catfish? Then drop a card to Outdoor Nebraska and let us know the result of your survey. We'll publish it in the next issue.

Lay the fish on its side and cut along the "water line" from the gill to the tail with a sharp-pointed knife. Lift the skin, beginning in the middle, and work it up easily, being particular not to tear the skin at the fins. It is better to leave a little flesh on at these points to be removed later. When the skin is well started, use the handle of a spoon to loosen it, and when about half removed cut the bone close to the tail. Work up towards the head, and when this is reached cut the neck bone and lift the body away from the skin. Remove the tongue and gills and with the bowl of a spoon scrape off any clinging flesh wherever any remains.

Salt well inside, especially around the fins, head and tail. Always make a brine of salt and water sufficient to cover the skin in a vessel large enough to hold it without too much folding and leave it there until ready to start home. A Mason jar is best to put it in for carrying. If you use the latter, wrap it in old rags so the brine will not get mixed up with the contents of your bag. If the distance to the taxidermist is not too great, wrapping the skin when moist, in paper is sufficient.

Clean and cut off head, tail and fins. Either whole fish or pieces of two or three pounds weight may be used, pinned up in cloth. A small piece of pork may be placed inside the cloth with the fish. Cover with well salted water and boil slowly until done.

Clean and open down the back. Heads, tails and fins of small trout need not be removed. Place in broiler with a slice of pork or bacon across each half. Fish should not be broiled too long as this causes it to dry up and lose its flavor.

Clean a small fish, thrust a piece of bacon or pork into the belly cavity, salt on the outside and impale on a forked stick by which it is turned often while roasting in front of the coals. In the case of trout and other delicate fish it is better to roast without bacon or pork so that the original flavor may be preserved. When pork or bacon is not used it is well to salt fish both inside and out. Larger fish may be split down the back and roasted on triple-pronged toasters cut from shrubs.

Skewer a half dozen small fish and as many pieces of bacon or pork, alternately, sandwich fashion, upon a stick, and roast.

Sever backbone in several places to prevent curling up in the pan, roll lightly in cornmeal or bread crumbs and fry with sliced bacon or pork. If fish are very small they may be fried crisp and in this case the heads of small trout are not removed.

Clay suitable for this purpose is not always available. It is of a blue-grayish color and when wet is easily worked into different shapes. The fish need not be cleaned, but covered completely with clay and buried in the hot coals. If about a pound in weight it should remain in the fire for about three-quarters of an hour. When it is removed the clay is broken and the scales and fins are left adhering to the clay. The entrails will be but a hard mass and will readily drop out when the fish is opened.

Keep camps clean. Leave them clean. Burn or bury all refuse promptly—even tin cans—to prevent flies and to get it out of sight.

Never defile water.

Never break bottles (glass is dangerous) or leave them where the sun may focus through them and start fire.

Do not bark or chip trees needlessly, or drive nails in them to shatter a saw some day.

Do not fire pitch, birch bark or moss on trees.

Carry a compass and learn to use it. On the Pacific slope the needle does not point true north, but east of north—roughly about 22 degrees east, but with local variation. Learn it for your region and notch your compass case so that with the north point of the needle at this notch the card will indicate correctly.

Note—One chain equals 66 feet or 22 yards. There are 80 chains, or 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet to a mile.

ELM DISEASE SERIOUS

Plans for the eradication of Dutch elm disease have been changed somewhat to meet a new danger revealed by recent research in the U. S. Department of Agriculture, according to Lee A. Strong, chief of the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine.

Plant pathologists of the department find that the fungus that causes the Dutch elm disease may be present for several years in an elm without giving any outward sign of its presence. This means that the annual scouting by present methods, which depend on observations of wilting, dying foliage and branches, does not reveal every diseased tree.

These trees, however, may never become a center of infection. As long as the fungus remains within the tree, the danger of the disease spreading to other trees is slight unless broken limbs should bring the infection to the surface. The pathologists find also that Dutch elm disease can live and grow in dead elms.

These new discoveries, Mr. Strong says, may prolong the fight to save the American elm from destruction. They emphasize the need for removing elms of low value throughout the area where the disease occurs—an area radiating out about 50 miles from New York City into Connecticut, New York and New Jersey.

Scouting will be continued in all areas where the disease is known to occur and also in sections in the vicinity of rights-of-way of the railroads over which infected logs were hauled before quarantines prevented their importation and interstate movement.

Every diseased tree found will be destroyed.

As many as possible of the devitalized and largely dead trees in the infected area will be destroyed. These trees are a menace because they offer a place for the multiplication of bark beetles, the insects that carry the disease.

Elm trees of low value found in large numbers in places that are hard to scout will be destroyed. This activity will be concentrated largely in the infected area in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. Its primary purpose is to retard the spread of the disease there.

Despite the fact that infected trees showing no outward signs of the disease may have been passed over by the scouts, the department still is convinced that the Dutch elm disease can be eradicated from the United States, if the necessary manpower and equipment are on hand at the right time. There must be enough trained scouts to find every diseased tree at the onset of the infection and enough well equipped follow-up crews to destroy infected trees before the disease can spread from them to healthy trees.

Dutch elm disease came to the United States between 1925 and 1933 on burl elm logs shipped from Europe to cabinet makers in the Middle West. The fungus that causes the disease does not grow on the outside of elm trees. Its spores are carried from tree to tree by insects, particularly the small European bark beetle and the American Elm beetle, which lay their eggs in shallow tunnels beneath the bark. The young grubs feed on the wood around them, mature, and emerge to fly off to other elms, carrying with them disease spores, if the wood on which they fed was infected.

Objectives of the federal eradication campaign, now in its sixth year, are: (1) discovery and removal of every diseased tree as soon as possible after the first symptoms of infection—yellowing and wilting leaves and dying branches, which show up well in June and July; (2) removal of dead and dying elms, which are particularly attractive to bark beetles; (3) destruction in swamps and woods of wild elms that have no value and may harbor Dutch elm disease spores.

The number of diseased trees found in 1937 was far below the number found in 1936—6,128 in 1937 and 7,321 in 1936 - although scouting in 1937 in the most heavily infected areas was much more thorough than in the year before.

Nebraska's Noted Natural Park

This natural park is in Sioux, the extreme northwestern county of the state. Here lies over 1,000 acres of scenic beauty and grandeur. Besides well shaded, grass carpeted camping grounds, and cold, swift flowing trout streams, there are many attractive rock formations. Among them are two prominent and unusual formations which bear fitting titles of Fort Nature and Church Rock. Both are situated on the north rim of the pine-clad hills and rock-strewn gulches of the park's rougher portion. From the top of either one may look across the valley on the north and see the far-famed Bad Lands. Farther beyond, in fair weather, may be seen the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Strange as it may seem, local interest in this magnificent park, created by Nature, is comparatively less than one would expect. There is an interest, however, that is manifest each summer season among tourists from many Eastern states. They have found it to be an ideal spot where they may find rest and recreation while going to and from the mountains of Wyoming and Colorado.

It is there they find Nature in all her God-given splendor, unimproved and unchanged by the hand of man.

Make your hooks dull if you expect to catch wary fish like bass.

Take a match and ignite it and allow to burn until consumed. This makes the hook a bronze color and the fish will not shy at the plug.

A ranger who had just given a group of tourists the figures on the heighth of the upper and lower falls of the Yellowstone River was at a loss to answer this one: "Well, how high would that be at a lower altitude?"

Arbor Day Has Great Significance

state institutions. These, and many other tree planting projects, large or small, can serve as ways in which communities or counties can take part in this 1938 tree planting program.

By cooperative endeavor and action, Arbor Day this year can be made of great importance to our homes and communities. Plant trees as early as the ground is in proper condition and dedicate these by appropriate ceremonies on Arbor Day.

I urge the planting of trees this spring by individuals, by organized groups. What better program with more lasting and beneficial results can any organization have than the planting and caring for trees? Such a program means much to our communities and our state.

During the past few years we have lost millions of trees in Nebraska. We do not know how many. We are conscious, as we drive through any part of our state that all communities have participated materially in this loss. This may not be a temporary loss. It will be a permanent loss unless we seek to correct it. We alone can repair the damage that has been wrought by nature. It is not the other fellow's job. It is our job. It is a valuable work for all of us.

If you will pardon a personal reference, I can well remember planting a tree on our country school ground more than forty years ago. Whenever I pass that school house today, I receive great satisfaction from the knowledge of the part that I had in planting what has come to be a fine tree. The same is true of our farm home where more than forty years ago we planted a row of trees to serve both as a windbreak and for shade. Now I look with pride and satisfaction on the results produced from small but well directed efforts when I was a boy.

The loss of trees which we have suffered in recent years is a serious problem. It is a challenge to us to replace those trees. It is a duty we owe to ourselves and to posterity. It is also a fine tribute and expression of gratitude to the pioneers who planted the first trees. I earnestly urge everyone to take an active interest, individually as well as in groups, in the planting of trees this spring, and their care during the hot weather this summer.

Fishing Season Gets Under Way

of the closed season on that species from May 1 to June 15.

Memphis Lake, always a popular body of water with the fishermen, will not open until May 1. This lake has been used for emergency storage. When it opens May 1 for four days a week, it should prove attractive, as many bullheads will be left in the lake.

Elsewhere in this issue of Outdoor Nebraska are published the latest regulations governing fishing in Nebraska and such special regulations as affect certain state-owned lakes. Please study them carefully and then, before you go fishing, don't forget to get your permit. Without your dollar contribution stocking of fish would end.

Nebraska's new game farm, now being greatly enlarged, will have a breeding capacity of 10,000 birds a year. Most of the birds to be raised will be pheasants, although a considerable number of Chukar partridge are also to be propagated.

TOURISTS ASK QUEER QUESTIONS IN YELLOWSTONE

About this time of the year the experts in Yellowstone Park suffer a letdown from the season-long barrage of tourist questions and let the cat out of the bag about the "boners" the visitors pull.

This year's award for the most foolish query propounded by a park guest goes to the lady who asked: "Where can I see the talking bear?" after she had read a sign in the canon ranger station, "Bear talk, 7 o'clock." It was explained that not a bear but a ranger-naturalist would do the talking.

At Mammoth Hot Springs a man who was intently studying the terraces built through the years by the hot springs suddenly asked: "Is there a lime factory on that hill?"

A motorist on his way to visit the Grand Canon of the Yellowstone wanted to know "Which side of the river is the canon on?"

And that reminded a ranger of the time he was directing a lady to a scenic point. He told her to follow the trail to the river, then cross the bridge. "Which side of the river is the bridge on?" she asked.

Geysers seem to puzzle visitors most. A ranger explaining that it had taken 10,000 years to build Old Faithful's cone was stumped when one of his audience commented: "Then it isn't natural!"

A lady who was watching an electrically-illuminated eruption of Old Faithful one night was heard to assure her son, "No they didn't light a match to it."

A geyser water swimming pool, quite a bit like the pool in the Park in your own home town except that it is fed by warm water from a geyser, brings forth a lot of queries.

"Won't it erupt?" asked one young lady who wanted to make sure she was taking no chances. Another, when it was suggested she swim in the geyser pool, asked, "Isn't that dangerous?"

Old Faithful geyser, the best individual drawing card in the Park apparently has lost its attraction for one lady who had seen it before.

Watching Old Faithful spout to its maximum height and then die away, she remarked: "Humph, just the same as last year."

The bears also cause a lot of queries by tourists who can't seem to realize they are wild animals roaming at large and not like the creatures in the zoos back home.

A stock question the rangers have to answer is: "What time do they let the bears out?"

As old as the custom is with the bears, the ranger-naturalists have a hard time getting tourists to believe the animals sleep all winter.

Then, of course, there's the hardy perennial old gag about the glacial boulder near the canon of the Yellowstone.

"What's that?" asks a tourist, pointing to the huge, roundish boulder resting in solitude among some trees.

"That's a glacial boulder," the ranger replies.

"Well, Where's the glacier?" "Gone back for more boulders."

Natural Wonders of Nebraska

To Eastern people, Nebraska is known as a prairie state—level and unbroken except by rivers, creeks and ravines. True, a larger portion is practically level or slightly undulating. It is to the northwest section that we invite attention.

In Dawes County, a few miles west of the City of Chadron, there stands a butte, unique in formation, composed of hard clay soil, reinforced by rocks of many sizes and kinds. AH through its massive bulk variegated bits of chalcedony—an uncrystalized, translucent variety of quartz—are found. Tiers of shelving rock mark one side, many in the lower tier being of large size.

The name given to this natural wonder is Trunk Butte, as from a side view it resembles a huge trunk. While its height from base to cone is less than 100 feet, the elevation upon which it rests enables it to be seen many miles away.

Trunk Butte is one of Nebraska's most spectacular landmarks.

WEATHER SIGNS

Changes of wind and bad weather may be expected when objects at a distance, which are usually indistinct, loom out clear.

Note the point from which the wind blows on the vernal equinox (March the 21st) as the prevailing winds for the next three months will be from this point.

If red-tinged clouds float high in the sky about sundown, wind may be expected soon.

When crows are seen to tumble and pitch in the air a gale may be expected.

When the eastern sky is red before sunrise rain may be expected; also if the sun sets with a tinted halo around it look for rain, and if the sun shines through a watery haze during the afternoon it will rain during the night.

Rain may also be expected if the moon has a large circle or halo at some distance from it; if there is a rainbow in the morning; if there is no dew in the morning; when the sky is unusually dark with the stars unusually numerous and the milky way clearly defined; if field sparrows wash vigorously in a puddle; on a fine day if dust suddenly rises in a revolving spiral column.

If chickens or other domestic fowl continue to feed when rain begins to fall it will continue; if they run for shelter, the shower will be of short duration. Damp stones usually indicate rain or heat.

When the eastern sky is dull grey and the sun rises clear, gradually dispersing the vapors, a fine day is assured. If the sun sets in a crimson sky the next day will be fine. A rainbow in the evening also means fine weather. When mists gather in the evening over water and low-lying land and clear in the morning as the sun gets higher, fine warm weather may be expected. When there are only a few stars at night and those are very bright in a pale grey sky, continued fine weather may be expected. A heavy dew in the evening is also an indication of fine weather.

Traveling off trails, sight back frequently, fixing in mind appearance of the country and bearing of objects so the return route will seem familiar. Marking the return trail is all right, but you may miss the marks. Be able to recognize unmarked objects when seen from the reverse approach. The so-called "sense of location" is mainly the habit of observing these things both in large and in detail.

If lost avoid panic and hurry. Believe your compass and map. Think and go slow. Remember the relation of downhill and uphill, and of stream courses, to your objective. If you have to give it up, stop in a conspicuous place and stay stopped so search won't be wasted. Build a fire, making it smoke by day and bright by night, and await relief. Always have dry matches.

On days when the sun may be seen, a common watch may be used as a means of determining the approximate direction in which a person is traveling. The end of the hour-hand is pointed toward the sun; a line projected from the pivot on which the hands are hung over a point midway between the end of the hour-hand and the figure "12" will run approximately south.

Confusion of directions on a prairie, where it is much more likely to occur than in timber, may be removed by careful attention to the manner in which the grass stems lean; prevalent southwest winds will eventually cause them to lean to the northeast.

BEAVER PELTS COSTLY

For illegally transporting and selling beaver pelts, Cyrus Shuter of Boise, Idaho, a fur buyer, has been sentenced by the federal court at Carson City, Nevada, to a year and a day in the penitentiary and fined $500. An accomplice, William Brennan, was released on probation. Both were found guilty on one count of conspiracy and five counts of illegal transportation and sale of furs.

Hundreds of valuable beaver skins, bought by Shuter from scattered trappers in Idaho, were smuggled by auto to Brennan in Winnemucca, Nevada. Brennan reshipped the pelts to a New York City fur trader.

Enforcement officers of the U. S. Biological Survey picked up Shuter at Boise, Idaho, on October 2, 1937. At the time that Shuter was transporting pelts, both Idaho and Nevada had a closed season on beaver.

"Unless game law violators such as these are checked," says Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson, chief of the biological survey, "the rights of legitimate hunters and trappers, as well as of sportsmen and nature lovers, will be jeopardized. The bureau proposes to see that valuable beaver, as far as federal laws are concerned, are properly protected."

A number of federal WPA projects are at work improving Nebraska's outdoors. One of these is located at Ayr, one at Niobrara, one near Norfolk and one at Nebraska City. A transient camp is operating in Chadron State Park.

LOCATION OF CAMP SITES

The one thing of most importance in locating a camp site is a supply of water. This is absolutely essential except at temporary camps where a supply of water is provided in barrels or canteens.

When camps are to be more or less permanent in nature they should be located at a point far enough away from and above the source of water supply to prevent its contamination by contact with camp refuse if this is allowed to accumulate. Refuse should, however, either be burned or buried.

This is the next important item to consider. Ordinarily, where camps are established in wooded regions, there will be found sufficient dead and down material to provide for all fuel needed either for heating or cooking purposes. But if no wood is available and a camp is to be made in open country, dry stock manure will prove an excellent substitute.

This also demands close attention. If transportation of equipment and supplies is to be by means of wagons, it is especially desirable to have the camp located at a point where wagons may reach it without difficulty and where they may even have plenty of room in which to be backed or turned about. The camp may be located in a much rougher place, however, if pack animals are to be used. In either event it should be so located as to provide easy access to whatever work is to be done.

After the questions of water, fuel and accessibility have been satisfactorily settled, the one of protection should next be considered. For example: Winter camps located on north slopes where little sunlight can penetrate through possibly heavy timber prove very dreary and uncomfortable. On the other hand, summer camps located on bare, exposed south slopes are equally uncomfortable.

In the heavy timber, before you make camp, examine the trees that could possibly fall across your camp. If you find any dead stubs or dangerously leaning ones, look for another site. Don't camp too near water level on mountain streams in freshet time. Don't camp on or at the bottom of a course of a snow or rock slide.

When camps must be established in country where stock grazes at large, it is always advisable to construct some sort of fence about the tents or other equipment.

BEANS IN THE HOLE

No dish in the camper's menu can beat beans in the hole. When you start to get dinner, wash the beans and put them on to parboil slowly. Let them simmer on the dinner fire for two hours. When you have cleared up after dinner, go dig a hole near the fire twice the size of the pot in which you are going to bake the beans; line the hole, if possible, with flat stones. In the greased bottom of the pot slice an onion. Pour in half the beans. Lay in a layer of chunks of salt pork or fat bacon. Pour in the rest of the beans. Pour in water until the beans are covered. Lay a tablespoon of molasses or sugar on top. Cover the pot with a tight-fitting cover, securing it with a stone of some weight, for if the steam escapes, the beans will be dry. In the bean hole, shovel a layer of red coals from your fire, set in the pot, fill the hole around and on top of the pot with red coals, finish off with ashes. In the morning, those beans will be baked as Boston never dreamed beans could be baked.

Potatoes boiled takes 30 minutes, new potatoes baked 45 minutes, boiled 20 minutes, sweet potatoes boiled 45 minutes, baked 1 hour, shell beans boiled 1 hour, green peas boiled 20 to 40 minutes, string beans boiled 1 to 2 hours, green corn 25 minutes to 1 hour, tomatoes, fresh, 1 hour, tomatoes canned 30 minutes, cabbage 20 minutes, cauliflower 1 to 2 hours, dandelions 2 to 3 hours, beet greens 1 hour, onions 1 to 2 hours, beets 1 to 5 hours, turnips white 45 minutes to 1 hour, turnips yellow \xk to 2 hours, parsnips 1 to 2 hours, carrots 1 to 2 hours.

In high altitudes water boils at low temperature. Do not depend on slow-boiling foods on mountain trips unless making a long stay in one place.

THE COOK FIRE

To build a camp fire over which cooking can be accomplished, select two medium thick green logs and level off the top with the camp axe. Set and brace these logs a few inches apart, so they will form a support on which the bottom of the cooking utensils will rest safely. Scrape a little trench underneath and with a few logs more form the windguard or radiator at one side. The two logs which are to form the sides of the cooking "range" should be arranged so they are about six inches apart at one end and one to two feet apart at the other end, at which the baker may be placed, facing the glowing coals. The common error of amateur campers is to build too big a fire; experienced cooks take out the unburnt wood before starting cooking, the novice puts on more and suffers from smoke accordingly for his ignorance. When leaving the camp, always be sure the fire is out. This is most important; it is also the law. Green wood is generally used for a camp fire that is intended for all-night service.

SELECTION FIRE WOODS FOR CAMP FIRES

Use dead or down trees wherever possible.

NOTICE! Fish Regulations, State of Nebraska

THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS are prescribed by the GAME, FORESTATION and PARKS COMMISSION, State of Nebraska, in accordance with Section 37-301, Compiled Statutes 1929, as amended by Session Laws 1937, L. B. No. 312, Serial No. 170, after due investigation and having due regard to the distribution, abundance, economic value, breeding habits, migratory habits and causes of depletion or extermination of the same in such designated waters or areas and having due regard to the volume of fishing practiced therein and climatic, seasonal and other conditions affecting the protection, preservation and propagation of the same in such waters or areas, and are EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 1937.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that these regulations have been fixed, prescribed and published according to law and that same have been placed on file in the office of the Commission and a certified copy thereof sent by registered mail to the clerk and sheriff of each county, the whole or part of which Is affected thereby, not less than fifteen days before the taking effect of same.

Dated at Lincoln, Nebraska, this 17th day of August, 1937.

The following fishing, hunting and trapping areas, open seasons, bag and possession limits are fixed, prescribed and published, effective September 1, 1937:

It shall be unlawful, except in the Missouri River under commercial permit, to take a daily bag or have more than twenty-five (25) fish of all species combined in possession at any one time.

All fish caught that are under the size limits enumerated above must be returned to the water at once with as little injury as possible.

"Daily bag" means fish taken from Midnight to Midnight.

"Possession any time" means fish in possession of person taking same at any and all times.

Carp, buffalo, suckers and other non-game fish may be taken with hook and line at any time without limits on size, bag or possession.

It is POSITIVELY FORBIDDEN to take the legal bag of fish and return to fishing waters and take another hag the same day. Fishermen are warned that persons so doing will be prosecuted and full damages of $5.00 per fish assessed.

Certain state-owned lakes are not open at all times or hours to fishing. The following information, which is posted at the lakes is for your information:

Owing to repairs this lake will not be opened to fishing until May 1 (June 15 for bass). Open after those dates on all days for rest of season. Fishing hours 4 A.M. to 10 P.M. daily. Bag, 15 game fish, 5 of which may be bass in proper open season.

This lake will not open until May 1, and then only on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week. Fishing hours 4 A.M. to 10 P.M. daily. The bag limit on fish is not more than 10 in any one day, all species combined.

Louisville and Fremont Sand Pits open daily April 1 to November 30. Fishing hours from 4 A.M. to 10 P.M. Bag limit, 15 game fish, 5 of which may be trout, during proper open seasons on these species.

Open daily April 1 to November 30. Fishing hours 4 A.M. to 10 P.M. daily. Bag limit, on crappies not more than 10 in any one day.

Open daily April 1 to November 30. Fishing hours 4 A.M. to 10 P.M. daily. Bag limit, 15 game fish, 5 of which may be bass taken during proper open season.

Open daily from April 1 to October 1. Daily bag and possession limit, 25 game fish, 5 of which may be trout and 5 of which may be bass during proper open season on these species. Fishing hours 4 A.M. to 10 P.M.

Open daily April 1 to November 30. Bag limit, not more than 5 bass a day during proper open season. Fishing hours 4 A.M. to 10 P.M. daily.

No fishing is permitted at any state-owned lakes from 10 P.M. to 4 A.M.

Do not use other than regular lines attached to poles having not more than two hooks thereon and not more than two lines to any one person.

Get Your Permit —NOW!

The 1938 Hunting and Fishing Permits are now in the hands of the dealers throughout the state and are ready to issue.

Get your permit early in the year. By so doing, you will have it when you are ready to go hunting or fishing and you will aid the Commission greatly in carrying on its 1938 program. Remember that it is your permit dollar, along with that of your fellow sportsmen that keeps the good work under way. Funds are needed early in the year in order to provide more pleasure for you.

A feature of the purchase of a permit this year is the filling out of an application. Please cooperate with your Commission and fill out this application. It contains important information that will be invaluable to the Commission. From it we get badly needed information about the annual take of fish and birds, and by it several abuses can be remedied.