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j tho acton frag press wednesday o 9 1968 a the world of outdoors with a b t h a w t s the following report of hunting prospect in ontario will fill this space for this week and next since this scribe will he hunting moose for a week i journeyed into the north for the opening of the moose season on septombcr 2h and was amazed at the luck ol hunters opening day at thai tirne success was limited by the fuel the leaveiiwerc tttll iti the- trees making hunting difficult it is hoped the leaves will he off idthanksgiving hunters will have better success we talked to one official at a department of lalids and i uresis check station he reported less than 10 cars were clfccked opening day last year he checked almost 260 cars on the same day mayjsc the hunter planned to wall a couple ol weeks lo ml the crowd as our party has at any rate the department reports good winter survival among themoose in the swastika district due lo the uhall amount of snow last winter on october 27 and nov 1 there will be a shoot on he pirtrfdge walk for a trophy donated byjohn otllson 1 he irdpby wilt be awarded to the shooter with the highest xcxuit of ihe two 1 days hunting pkosiifls l6h i a successful hunting trip has many ingredients the enioyinents of a day afield caji be llavoured hy ones hunting companions human or canine the weather and the amount of elbow room available the most memorable hunts generally do have these in happy combination for most hunters however the knowledge that a reasonable amount of game is available adds considerably lo hunting satisfaction lands and forests district slaff have carelully evaluated all available information and here are their prcdttlions tor the upcommg hunting seasons moose winter surveys showed moose still abundant very heavy summer rainfall across much of the north country has produced abnormally high water levels many moose may he able to reach water without exposing themselves on the shorelines ol lakes and rivers however there will be better access via smaller rivers and streams some bush roads have washed out the best sulcis will he enjoyed by flyin hunters and hy those who get off the beaten track one portage often is all that is necessary lo escape ihe increasing numbers of hunters using accessible area deer if early november weather cooperates hunting sucyass across the eastern deer range should equal or surpass thai ol l7 the past winter was a mild one for deer most districts in the main eastern deer range predict modest gains in success if reasonable hunting conditions prevail fair hunting only is predicted for sudbury north hjv and pembroke forest districts in the western region the 110768 winter was mild deer herds are recovering from losses during the very deep snows of i improved hunting success is predicted for kenora sioux lookout and port arthur forest district success should remain ccltcnt m fort frances district though losses did occur during the lcxsod winter very high deer populations were present and hunting success was affected only slightly black bear tim year iqr8 will be remembered as the vcar of the bear black bears have gradually increased over the past few years and were present in astonishing number over most forested areas of the province this summer most northern districts predict excellent hunting for bear in early autumn the haileyburyenglehart areas are hot spots the departments pembroke district slaff have had problems with nuisance bear this summer and they are happy to direct hunters to bear trouble areas many birs were taken during the november deer hunt in central and eastern ontario last fall if mild weather keeps brum active deer hunters may see even more of him prospects for the 196 spring bear hunt are the best in years continued next week hunters bag two moose timber wolf near chapleau succkshji hunters charlie pearce doufl mason and scolly mair hanj up a cow moose and hor call in ront of dougs lakii avo homo tho nioosn wont shot in tho chap loflu district saturday slid iliolo tfrtt vrtsssporis pa north halton kart track kart races thrill charlie hy charlie thomson ii you have never attended a kart race go as i did for the lusl time and gel a groat kick out ol walclung these gokarls havel approximately lo 70 miles an hour on a kidney shaped isphall track the north halton karl club track it located on the fifth line south ol highway 7 down below liineliouse they were racing under ihe lights lasl wednesday night the executive ol the kart club is exceedingly keen and very cooperative there were seven classes and a powder puff race consisting of juniors up lo 11 six five four three two and twin one on a quarter mile track i ach class has three races and there were 50 entries this happened lo be okectc trophy night and chuck henderson was there to make the presentation thcre is no admission charge results of the races were 1st race junior class 7 cntms 10 laps 12 to 15 yrs old uinncr david ticndill 2nd john parker si yrs old 3rd 1eler llayncs 2nd llu i i lass a e nlilc s i ii laps wimur no 1 1 lnl kaii lavs s and ti k inttlis winner no m tin llan liss 1 finlius wliimi no 14 mh itan lulu lass 2 i minis winner no i lnl lap no 14 tint liliis ntlltller hlh uan junioi lass winnii puvld i until ii no 47 7lh han 4 lass 4 winner no i ihe races to this piuiil were very lntrrcfttln sonu spills and lots or thrills hlh itan luss s and d winiui no r lll hue lass 1 wmnir no 1 lolh rui turns lass 2 winner no 17 lllh rjcc junior c i ins 7 entries se inner no 47 i2lh kaci c luss 4 7 entries one earl spun out and another lappiel iseo others winner no 44 lllh race c lass 5 and a 7 mines 14th rjie class 1 it minis no 47conludoul winner no ml kill u in i sc ins lis- 2 wlunif no i i dill it ii ioiedw till i tin iris mi ui hunt wimur ill mori y ih hinds i in lid sindy nil no 4 spun out hut sliynl in mh no is uis it idliii ill llu my unlil iliout llu kill tip trul i ill on lioulili put lnl lo tin pil nu 4 spun mil on link sin till ikl i i i lltuiiiv nil ill winni ks j mums divi i it ndi ii john iirlicr i yrs old ivln llayncs lass dohsu kivvsmii sam lluikc ins si lull i dye llivul moley irililwiiiluu- liss i will llanihrmil rci monou hon skillon liss 4tiinc moulin oid ash will i ur i is ins i jim isatiliii richard i irk ponder iull pal morcy sandy 1 irr s mil ash illis louslsted ot irophles druikini miles lasscs oil and miililllonslioui tin km lull two hunters apprehended but canada goose missing mayor to compete again ot the international mayor les duby will again compete in ihe special class for mayors at this yeart international plowing match at the gilchrist farm north of guelph the class created much interest last year when actons mayor finished second behind mayor allan pietz ot welland this years event will take place at j pm saturday october 17 prior to last years contest mayor less plowing experience was next to nil he had borrowed bert davidsons tractor to plough his own acre 17 years before albert gray an old rockwood ploughman also gave hun a few hints when judges narrowed ihe winners down to three and he was one of them mayor duby was one of the most surprised adult skaters register too figure skating club registration began last saturday at the community centre and continues this saturday the response was reasonably good but more are expected this week as well as instruction for children there will be adult instruction this season there are special rates for family groups and married couplet it follows that this years contestants will be watching actons mayor with interesi and desire to emulate the ploughing match and farm machinery demonstration is being held october ifols its expected many trom this area will attend since the event is so close albert gray ol rockwood is vicechairman of the match while doug forsyth and john lome s fletcher downs butt moose lorn s fletcher shot 1300 lb bull moose while hunting near chapleau last week in a party with albert bueky oakley end john gilbert they were the second au party of hunter from this ana to bag a moose near chapleau benham ol rockwood are ihe lands and demonstrations chairmen respectively mel barden of hillsburg is chairman of the horse show and teams smokey to coach jr raiders georgetowns junior c raider hockey club has a new coach for the 1 16860 season doug smokey richardson who has been playing some hockey lor acton tanners over the past tew seasons was appointed lo pill the post left vacant by another tanner gerry inghs gerry intends to spend a relaxed season away from both playing and coaching hockey richardson a prolific scorer is j georgetown product he came up through the georgetown minor hockes system to play junior c and then wenl up o the brampton jr bs he spent five years in a georgetown intermediate raider umtorm and was also with the championship bradford lnl a champs three seasons back he played part ol two seasons with acton tanners at least three ol last years raiders are trying out in the renegade junior a loop paul robinson and ron lane have almost assured themselves of berths with st thomas and goalie brian peavoy is trying out with guelph canada goose the only canada goose al tairy lake has disappeared and two men apprehended shooting on the lake have been turned over lo officials of the department of lands and forests to be charged they were apprehended after shooting at a goose on fairy lake- october 2 the two men were in a boat on the lake shooting with a rifle when they were seen by cons roy wood the two went ashore bill were stopped al the hreccs park the incident occurred about 6 p m on wednesday of last week there had been one canada goose al the lake and it hasnt been reported seen since lasl weeks incident there was a report or a rumor it had been shol and wounded there is a good possibility u is dead the anada goose is a big grey bird with distinctive markings and a distinctive call nobody here seems lo know for sure hut theres a possibility the canada goose was placed al the pond hv a conservation olluial browns of guelph specialists in sport 51 cork st e guelph phone 8344500 are inviting all curling and skiing enthusiasts to our preseason sale of equipment and wearing apparel to make your trip more attractive we offer the following for the abler barrecraeter aluminum ski boot press reg 495 for 285 for the curler 50 curling glove sale price 550 sale to run october 101112 at liusl one hunting party ioiiiiii llu- moose hi ihe north iiiiiiilry uwiperallve after u weeks wall hydro superintendent doug musnii hunting with live nlher hydro men liimi illlleienl points iii ihe huplemi area urrivml home sunday with a hullion cow moose mill a large cult alter iihniisi a week ol pedicel weather and mi ciuny the parly hud almost given up when they heard itiuose ground the tump at daybreak sulurduy morning i hey iiilckly recniiunllered and within a tew minutes hud bugged imlh moose iarller in ihe week one member of ihe purly handy wllh u muote cull hud drawn mil u hlg hull hill he succumbed lii the cull ol u neurhy cow uller f living ihe party a glimpse ol a urge unller ruck disappointed he hunters were skunked until they got tire cow and cull saturday haltonpeel minor soccer enruelown dehiuled ihe acloii hoys it on sulimlny oct ihe acloii high school he acliurxeuiu had a lol nl good chaiiees lo score hut ieiiigeliiwn delelice was sleudy wilh eictellent passing plays and iiomliiiiiiiiius ihey held control ol ihe lusl hall with u uiue ol i i kevin reeks sciiiell ihul lusl goil loi fnorgetowii on a penally kick lhal gave ihe aclon in iln no i h mi e aj ihe lop ol- the seiruul alton begun pressing lor points i lick wuttil with them and within 10 in in ii les lluve mlecaiuec uhti scored on a penalty kick rnuking ii lor tieorgelown kevin reeks scored his second goal ol ihe game on u good kick from in iroul nl ihe posts leorgelown pwyets showed real class lor a i i victory doug mason proved his liiurkhuiunshlp was sharp when he tlnil u limber wolf during the week anil i heeled the 121 bounty ihe furtive wolf weigheil uhnul 11 lbs ihey are rurely seen on hunting expeditions 1 he parly composed of scolly man from loronlo hurlle ivarcri bradford f lem ptrutor ifclou jim olerhurl a hint ii rulph i awlor deuironlo ui well as doug mason goes moose liutiliiig annually lljey reported color in llu north country winderlil lice mouse will eveufiiullyeud up in the pol by oiorlie thomson acton speedway kiiii on sunday alternoon gave drivers al acloii speedway a shpieiy tune this week in i very tace at least one car spun nut ol control al some point hill as iiiial there were no senous lupines hy the iiinili race ihe track was ireacheioiis ars i and lucky i had difficulty coiiiriilling their turns car 1h piled up on ihe corner und car liirned completely over on ihe bottom curve ihe driver was not hurl urs 71 and tififi collided holding hack the race until ihe track was cleared the winners were car h followed hy os and 4h iii llic i well til and final race ui cars started out for a 20 start making ice today arena manager harold townslsy vuvlll pull the ice making switch to the on position thii morning wednesday at the community centre unlike those whod like to tee a resumption of warm autumn weather harold ii hoping the air will stay cool for a few days anyway until he has a good bate for ice the machine mutt run two or three days to cool the floor down before flooding can commence he and hii staff have been busy for the past two wkt painting the boards and the refrigeration rooms in preparation for the season to start tapper furs 56 and 1 15 tangled mi the trip corner ar 117 spun oul followed by car 07 tars lfh and 1 15 delayed the race with a pileup on the straight away cars 1 1 1 and ho also spun out before ihe finish car ti won ihe race hcsulll nl the races iii nice 3h474 h 2ml race r7 ill 2x2 3rd nice 135 rh 4lli ruce fucteyl fuvviler full sill nice is k7h full race trophy ouili 51 5435 7llircc 11155007 hlh ruce sl07 jill rice 0s4h llllli nice 33 hii 2x2 i lib race i lucky 1 oh i2lli race lemurcsjs h 56 top driver of the iluy udt car is with three finti second was car 51 with two firm pvrta corwor 134 mju i m wlawr pmoni assaito hockey stock now on dismay from ceeperweebs ccm adidas plus assorted hotkey stldra fue tafi with all good stick ay emp4 eotitor h player 16 years and under interested in playing midget hockey undir the auspices of legion minor sports must register thursday oct 17 at 8 pm at the legion auditorium acton upstair only demonstrator sale an opportunity or thrifty buyers to save one years depreciation and still own a current model these like new 1968 cars have been licensed less than 5 months and have been driven an average mileage of 6000 miles our staff will get their new 69 as soon as the following vehicles are sold we are anxious to dispose of them and ask you to make a reasonable offer our asking prices are shown 1968 pontiac parisienne 1968 buick custom 2 door hardtop lie 4l4sh44n equipped with three speed automatic power steering posv cr brakes custom push button radio sshite walls and chrome wheel covers finished in executive a with beauli ful buckskin asking price 3760 1968 pontiac 2 2 hardtop lie 05 1291 n this smart appearing and performance equipped automobile has a black sinyl roof high perform ance 8 cl engine bucket seats console mounted automatic 4 ply nylon triple stripe while walls push button radio pouer steering and brake nice 53ojo 4 door hardtop lie j88992 vcrdero green finish with black interior trim equipped with while walls wheel covers automatic power steering and brakes driven bv our serslec manager asking mice 3490 1968 acadian sedan lie j88872 auto high performance 6 cylinder engine and white walls asking mice 2590 1968 pontiac strato chief four door lie 72292sl automatic and white walls only 1 400 miles nffi 2850 your present car in trade at a fair allowance even though not fully paid for with easy gmac financing 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