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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-12-10, Page 15Turkey hunt The first wild turkey` hunt since the early 1900'1 will be held in the Napanee District next spring. This hunt is solely the result of hunter's efforts to re- establish a game bird that was once plentiful in Ontario. The season will be divided into two six day hunts, and a limited number of tags will be available. These will be distributed through a random draw pro- cess, and tags will cost $12 each. A valid small game licence will be required to enter the draw. Competition for the draw is expected to be very stiff, but the. Ministry of Na- tional Resources cautions that turkey hunting is very difficult and demands a new ( for Ontario hunters) and specialized technique. The National Wildlife Federation in the U.S. has done a lot of work with wild turkeys helping to re-establish them throughout their former range. They have also supplied massive amounts of background information to interested persons. The information is interesting to say the least, and I would like to share some of it with you. Something To Gobble About Wild turkeys, a Thanksgiving staple for American colonists, were threaten- ed with extinction only a few decades ago. But today, according to NA- TIONAL WILDLIFE magazine, these agile and elusive birds have staged a remarkable comeback, due to the perseverance of both scientists, and conservationists. Long before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, millions of wild turkeys ranged North America. Ap- parently, the birds showed little wariness toward humans, and were easy targets for the Indians. Among many tribes, in fact, it was considered CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1986—Page 15 beneath the dignity of the adults to hunt the birds; the task was usually assigned to children. At the first Thanksgiving celebration in 1621, Indians donated "•great stores of wild Turkies" as their share of the feast. Gradually, wild turkeys learned to avoid people, but soon after the arrival of the Europeans they faced another problem — loss of habitat. As the col- onists expanded their settlements across the continent, the .turkey's woodland habitat increasingly disap- peared — and with it, s8 did the birds. By the late 19th century, the creature had been eliminated from much of its original range, causing one naturalist to write that the wild turkey would soon be -as extinct as the dodo." Fortunate- ly, this gloomy scenario never came to pass. Although only 30,000 turkeys were alive by the end of World War II, today they are thriving in their natural habitat, and some two million birds in- habit forests in every state except Alaska. "It's one of the most dramatic wildlife management success stories in recent history," says one expert. At modern Thanksgiving dinners, most of us dine on turkeys that are descended from creatures once domesticated by the Aztecs. These dumpier, shorter -legged cousins of the Bowlers hit the lanes Tuesday Afternoon LadiesFaber's Gumdrops 70.5 Ede''s Bulls Eyes 70 Tudy's Black Balls 67 Helen's Rosebuds 65 •Bev's Bonkers 64 Johnson's. Jelly Beans 63 Jamieson's Ju-Jubes 61 Shirley's Candy Apples 59.5 Bev Harris had the high single for the ladies.onDecember 2 with a score of 227. Pat Taylor had the high triple with 595 and Helen Faber had the high average of 201. The hidden score prizes donated by Dixie Lee Chicken were won by Maude ,Weston and Lexie Murch. Those ladies that bowled games over 200ru included: Helen Ernerton, 202; Tudy Wilson, 218; Helen Faber, 219; Pat Taylor, 220; Sheila Keys, 221; Bev Harris, 227. CLINTON HOLIDAY GARBAGE PICKUP Thursday, December 25 & Friday, December 26 will be picked up WEDNESDAY, DEC. 24 Thursday, January 1st will be picked up WEDNESDAY, DEC. 31 Londesboro Men Caddies` Buicks Chevs Porsches T -Birds Model T's During December 4 bowling Brad Thomp- son had the high single with 310 and the high triple at 718 while Bill Roy had the high average of 205. Wednesday Night YBC Scwballs Gimme A Break Revenge Of The Nerds The Boss Bowlers Party Animals Pinheads Bowling for the Senior ladies, Brenda Tideswell had the high single with 205 and wild turkey were introduced into Europe in the early 1500's by Cortes, after his conquest of Mexico. Eventual- ly, European colonists brought domesticated turkeys back to the New World. Many people underestimate wild turkeys, but these are truly extraor- o$ dinary birds. For one thing, they are considerably more agile than . their overstuffed domestic cousins. Most heavy birds must go through some ungainly running and flapping to over- come gravity. But the wild turkey, even though it can weigh as much as 25 pounds, is capable of instant vertical takeoff — an impressive feat for any creature and certainly for North America's largest game bird. Moreover, wild turkeys are built for speed. Biologists commonly clock turkey flight at 38 to 42 miles per hour - about the same as the streamlined red- tailed hawk. Even on the ground, a wild gobbler can dash faster than all but the best human runners, although over long distances the birds will tire easily. Ac- cording to one expert, "It is one of the craftiest, most elusive ' creatures around. A sportsman would be hard- pressed these days to find a more challenging game bird." with high s 54 51 45 41 31 30 50 41 36 31 25 27 r. fill N It 't It There were four sponsors for Clinton's midget hockey team this year. In the front row, from the left, holding up a Heywood's Sports sweater is Scott McClenaghan, holding the Beattie Furniture sweater is Mike McClenaghan, holding the Black Beard's Restaurant sweater is Mark King and holding the Dutch Store sweater is Jason Fleet. In the back row (left) is Donna Gibbings from Heywood's, Jake DeRuyter, a minor hockey represen- tative, and Ray Dallas from Black Beard's. (David Emslie photo) Minor hockey update Last week's scores December 2: Atom A 4, Seaforth 1; December 4: Midgets 3, Mitchell 2; Bantam Classics 5, Zurich 3; December 5: Novice A 14, Brussels 0. Upcoming games December 11 7 p.m. Pee Wee A vs Zurich. December 13: 1 p.m. Pee Wee Punkers vs Zurich; 2:15 p.m. Mites vs Blyth; 4:35 p.m. Atom Tier II vs Zurich; 6:45 p.m. Bantam B vs Mitchell. December 16: 7 p.m. Atom A vs Seaforth. ngles and high triples z • the high triple at 511. Patti Maguire had the high average of 170. Shawn Gautreau had the high single with 206 and the high average of 182 for the Senior men. Steve Swan had • the high triple at 491. For the Junior ladies Loisanne Lostell had the high single at 175 and the high triple with 482 while Colleen McAdam had the high average of 159.. Steven Lostell was the top bowler for the Junior men with the high single of 261, the high triple with 554 and the high average at Wednesday Night Mixed Mission Impossible Hart To Hart One Day At A Time The Gong Show The Little Rascals Road Runners Check It Out 56. 47 45 41 39 37 37 I. 1i11 ',( R1; f7u,. 1v1 •j i ts!::` !,Ao 'a;lY •ri , The Enforcers 34 Dorothy Airdrie was the top bowler for the women on December 3 with the high single at 251, the high triple with 637 and the high average of 192. For the men, Verne Sawyer had the high single with 291 and the high tri- ple at 676 while Brad Atkinson had the high average of 209. Pee Wee and Bantam YBC Cosby Kids 25 Kyrsties Silly Strikers 23 The "A" Team 23 Sheehans Pin Downers 18 Jenni£ers-Strikers 17 Knight Riders 15 Pin Busters 14 Tag Teamers 9 Bowling for the Bantam girls on December 6 Marsha Miller had the high single with 199, Kyrstie Pounder had the T Wit RE FOR DAD high double at 372 and Jennifer Burt had the high average of 145. Kevin Meade had the high single and high double for the Bantam boys with scores of 198 and 340 respectively. Dale Marsh had the high average of 155. For the Pee Wee girls Michele Shropshall had the high single with 123 and the high double at 187. Tonya Oliver and Michele Tyndall tied for the high average with 82. In the Pee Wee boys category Michael Atkinson had the high single with 125 and the high double at 238 while Stephen King had the high average of 108. 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