Ontario Outdoors John Harrington All Grouse seasons are now closed However rabbit and are still open until February 1979 You are allowed six Cottontail Hares and there is no limit on the Snowshoc or Varying Hare When out hunting these fleet foots you may even get a chance at a fox as there is no season on them In Ontario Hunting equipment Is small all you need is shot gun of any gauge preferably with a modified choke The best and most preferred shot sire is Number six although some hunters use number four even two Tor the hares but there is less shot In the charge and you need all the help you can get with these fast moving targets Avoid full choke like the plague itself Cyclic fluctuations In population of about ID years is the up years bcinggreatandthe down years a real bust when it comes to finding enough to hunt The snowshoe la a little larger than the cottontail with iger body and legs The European Hare is the largest and the fastest and can run a dog ragged Thick cedar swamps and areas of thick sapling growth will the best hunting and when it is raining they don t want to leave their Ilea or beds This is where hunting with a dog Is good although even then it is hard to get them moving Without a dog keep your Check out all thick cover and don t let any hide go unchecked The old trick of jumping on a blowdown Is still good medicine for cottontails but Is a waste of time for the hares as they He more in the open spaces of thick cover that gives them the chance to see danger coming Only the cottontail ducks into a hole the hares depend on to get out of trouble and they sure have lots of that Did you know that the new gun law states you need a certificate not only to buy but exchange and even BORROW a gun Supplies Croft Courses Day or Evening Custom Orders Repairs lamps STAINED GLASS ETC 338 St E Suit Brampton 1 3264 Nut to McDonalds Latest word 1b the ice is good on Lake Slmcoe It was nine Inches thick last Saturday at Shanty Bay well as Still wise to check in with an operator in case of bad or weak spots though So far this year I have had more phone calls from fishermen wanting information on Lake than on Lake They feel that It will be worth the time and expense to bead further north as the fishing Is more varied and more productive Lake Slmcoe is still producing and has a very bright future due mainly to the intensive stocking programs by the Ministry of Natural Resources and remember that a pound plus lake trout was taken from Lake last winter Another local spot Hal ton Hills Trout Club south of Georgetown This club is operated by John Harrington and during the summer a 10 pound trout was taken from the ponds on his property John hatched out about Rainbow trout last year and is in the midst of Increasing the membership In the club New on the horizon for John Harrington is the partnership he lias bought into with the Shamrock Hatchery in Erin There arc several ponds on the Shamrock grounds and one of them Is for FLY fishing only there is a really line club house on the acre properly Two ponds are for fishing and the hatchery and raising ponds arc a site to sec About Rainbow are hatched there each year and are sold to private pond owners as well as for stocking the club ponds Call John Harrington at or write to John Harrington Milton For the big one you get or the Salmon still in your here is a recipe sent to me by Sheila with a wish of Bon Appetite Cook in an uncovered ash 1012 minutes per pound at degrees Grease dish with butter pepper and lemon Juice Place salmon In dish and pour on lemon Juice and a little salt and pepper Place lemon wedges on top of salmon and cook Alter cooking silt take out back bone and stuff Stuff with Melted butter breadcrumbs large kind chopped celery parsley chopped onions Sheila tells me she uses her Impeccable Judgements for measurements Saute celery and onions well in butter before adding to other Ingredients Stuff secure with tooth picks put back In oven at degree f for half hour Thanks Sheila you have just added another ingredient to my enjoyment of ONTARIO OUTDOORS THE HERALD Wednesday Janairjr IT ltl Page Sports Flashback Reb wrestlers win own meet Taken from the February Herald Guelph Midgets won the grand championship at the seventh Annual Georgetown Midget Tournament held last week at Memorial Arena Georgetown advanced to the second round of the louma but was defeated by Whllby Georgetown hod de feated by the same score In the first round Bill Chapman of the Whitby team beaten 10 by Guelph in the final was chosen the tour Most Valuable Play The committee who chose the MVP was composed of Del I Beaumont Bob McMenemy and Gerry Taken from the January Itioe of The Herald Georgetown Paul popped his first goal as a Detroit Red Wing In Montreal last Wednesday The Wings rolled over the Canadiens has been paired with Boomer Baun on the Detroit defense Meanwhile Springfield of the American League feeling the effects losing Poplel from their lineup In a recent column Sam Pompcl of the Springfield Dally News We wonder sometimes if enough of us really the efforts of Paul while he performed with the Since the little defense star departed for the Wings in a trade for Ron Anderson Springfield has not won a game The clubs t been the same since left In fact the defense without Popiel has practically From the IS- Us J The Herald Georgetown Bob who Is currently holding down a firststring defense position with the Chicago Black Hawks was chosen Hawk of the Week the first George town native to make the NHL played with the Toronto Marl as a junior He turned pro at 13 years old In with the Toront Maple Leafs and was assigned to Hershey of the AHL The came to the Hawks in the big seven player swap last season The seven players in the trade are valued at approximately and it is believed to be the biggest trade in NHL history Bill Tobin owner of Hawks coveted Goldham for many weeks prior to the trade and made several attempts to sec ure him He offered Leaf own Conn Symlhc for the btucllncr but it was refused Continued from page did well included Kevin Frank who was second at Jim third at Mike Taylor fourth at Dave Allen fourth at Mark De- Heatch fifth at and Ron Martin sixth at 97 Jerry Paul managed a fifth at John Wright also had a fifth In the pound group Kevin Brown had a fine day placing third place finish of Jim NUMEROUS VOLUNTEERS The success of the was largely due to the efforts of the student volun tecrs loo numerous to ledge Individually Special mention should go to Mrs Murden who kept the cafeteria open all day and to Beaver third in the 134 pound while Foods who donated t ro llick showed great promise two victories in In two weeks time the his class journey to Ottawa to defend One of the more pleasant their title in the J S Woods surprises of the afternoon was worth tournament Beautiful Color Enlargements Coupon Special From Your Favorite Negative or Slide SAVEVa ftTtTNOWJ2 AS MANY AS YOU WISH THIS COUPON MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER FOR SPECIAL PRICE OFFER EXPIRES FEB 28 1979 8770411 Plan TOWN HALL MEETING ROSS MILNE THURS JAN GEORGETOWN Neptune Restaurant Square MEETING BEGINS AT P Come and hear Ron report on what the government it doing any questions you wish I