HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-09-06, Page 1212 `1'H „Kik ; .EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER: 60 197H'
HIGH FLYING BIKER Eric Jackson, No, .44, of London takes a flying;
Jump. during Motocross action at Hully Gully on Sunday. Mr. Jackson
won the 254CC •Junior class race . (Expositor Photo)
Naturally spreakLng
by Steve Cook
It is possible for modern man to survive
in the bush without today's aids. I don't
know of anyone who's tried itlately, but at
least one titan has shown that it could be
• done.
In 1913, :a; Boston artist named Joe
Knowles stripped off all hisclothes and
'strolled off' into the northern Maine bush
carrying only. his pride, determination and.
knowledge with him. His goal was to
survive for two months in the wild, When
his time was up, Joe Knowles stepped from
the bush in. Quebec, eleven pounds lighter
and; two inches slimmer, but in amazingly
good. shape.
Granted, Joe probably picked the best
time of the year to try his stunt, but it was.
still an amazing feat. August and Septem-
ber would givehim relatively fly free days
antnights and fruit and nut crops would be.
ripening, but without .even a knife or
matches, he still had to clothe, shelter ancl.
feed himself for a remarkably long sixty
days. Luckily for us he chronicled his
events on birch -bark and wrote a book
when he returned "called, "Atone in the
Wilderness."
In this book apparently he describes how
he trapped a small bear with a deadfall in
the first few days to supply him with. meat
and his fire, piece of clothing. He goes on
to tell of building rock dams to trap trout,
and: :then catching them witli. his bare
hands. He stalked and killed a small buck:
deer to provide him, with more meat and
clothing: Sinews were used. to fashion'a
bow which added squirrels and grouse to
the larder.
He had a woodsman's knowledge of
edible roots and plants 'which varied his
diet and used birch bark to fashion.
containers for cooking and storing. He
created his fires: by using the friction
method, a technique that even few troy
scouts know today. Joe Knowles not only
survived, he prospered in the face of these
hardships. --
Could we do it today? b• like to ,consider
myself something of a "woodsman" and.
do not get overly upset at the thought of
spending, a night. "in the .bush" in the
event l ever got turned around while
hunting. But, then, 1: would have a rifle,
knight, warm clothing, matches, compass
and, probably a candy bar in my pockets,
I'd make it through the night okay, but to
face two months the way Joe
hope ; I never have to tryit.
Here's a couple of camping tips you
might find useful. One of the best tools to
include with your gear. to make your
campsite more comfortable is a garden
rake,. A' few minutes with the take will clear
an area for your tent arid camp fire. You'll
be surprised how fast you can _gather a
good pile of tinder with it and raked tiails
make for much easier walking after it's
dark, It's a good idea• to shorten the handle
somewhat to • make it less cumbersome and
easier to store.
Ever try cooking: on an open fire when
you have a campfire maniac aroun:d? You
know the guy 1 mean,. Every time the coals
are getting just .:tight he sneaks in and
dumps, another armload of wood on the
fire. ,The solution is fairly. simpler Just' set
your grill up a few paces away and when
you're ready to cook. snatch, a few
shovelfulls of coals from his roaring
inferno, You'll! :be happy with: a nice layer
of coals to .cook on, . he's happy with his
three foot bonfire and the 'light' from the
flames is enough to see if the: steaks are
done. Another variation is the keyhole
fireplace which is described in most
camping manuals._.„.,,
Try adding' a length of #9 fence wire and
a pair of side cutting pliers to your camping
gear. You'll find about a million different
uses for it, from emergency car repairs to
pot hangers :and little camp 'knick knacs
that make life easier. A piece twisted
arounda tree isle lot easier to remove than
A 4" ardox'naiI, and works just as well.
• Just try taking some along once. and you'll
never be without it again,
•
Naturally speaking
by Steve Cook
Safe fish and recipes
it seems as. though eery time you: pick
up an Outdoor magazine there is an article
in it referring to .acid rain or fish
contamination. There are also areas in
Ontario thathave been closed to ,:either.
c.gmtnercial otesport fishing, or both. What
about' the averap:e fisherman. howev&
How can you and .I find out about'' the
particular fish we are catching in any pen
area?
The Ministry of the Environment and the
Ministry of Natural Resources are working
together to determine which fisti are safe to
eat. and which ones aren't. They have
published two booklets.entitled "Guide to
Eating. Ontario Sport Fish" which contains
the results• of their findings to date. One
booklet deals with SouthernOntario while
the other concerns the' Great Lakes. Both
booklets are available at no• charge front
M.O.E. and M.N.R. offices and are also
being distributed at Brewer's Retail:outlets
and LCBO stores. •
It has to be remembered. however; that
Ontario has over a quarter of a 'million
lakes and many, many moreriw ers so that
particular fishing spat of yours may not be
listed . yet. You can take your cue however,
by examining surrounding waterways and
using. those results to indicate how much
you should eat how often.
The booklet also describes the four Major
contaminants that the of the most concern,
It tells how these chemicals PCB. Mirex.
Mercury and DDT '• are used in industry
and how they wind up being concentrated
in fish. Its major function, however, is to
describe as many species of game fish as
possible and tell us whether they are safe
to eat regularly, occasionally, or not at all,
For instance, in a sampling of fish taken
from Lake Huron near Gederich, rainbow
trout up to 18.22 inches are considered safe
with fish over that size being testricted to 1
Ib. of fish consumed per month, Yellow
perch, however, in the size commonly
caught (6 to 12") have no restrictions
whatever. Up in the Douglas Point: area,
SMallinouth bass over 18", Rainbow over
1tw' ,and •Chinook salmon over 12" are all
on the restricted list and mustonly be
consutned inli.mited quantities.
Tis is agood reason to enjoy some catch
and release fishing.. Catch and release
'Meats • that .you get a great deal of
,err oyment .out: of cathing a big fish. •and
then carefully return 'it to its own
erty itentnerit to spawn and :produce more
fish to . attih*in the future.'
' T've often talked about catching fish. but •
seldom mentioned eating them, so here
I'm goof g to ,gis e you two of my favourite.
reipe"s, Both these recipes use fillets and
are art excellent way to treat perch. walleye
and bass,
The•frst recipe is for frying fish with a
'batter. and the whole secret lies in the
batter. 1 siMply take some Aunt. Jemima
pancake mix. stir up a thin batter using a
;bottle of beer as the wetting agent, season
to taste and fry in oil 'till golden brown.
Simple and delicious.
The second recipe concerns broiling fish.
1 lay the fillets out tonly one layer! in a
shallot pan and pour over a bit of melted
butter that has been seasoned with a little
garlic powder and salty Sprinkle some
paprika: over everything, add some sliced.
almonds if desired and 'pop under a
preheated broiler. Depending on the.
thickness of the fillets. only 4 • " minutes is
required so be sure to have the rest of the
meal ready. By the time you get the rest of
the food on the table, your fish will be done
and can be served. ,piping 'hot. Potato
pancakes and stewed toimatoe5 make
delicious tide,dishes for this entree.
. * «.r•
Stroked fish is delicious, and very easy
to make. This month's issue of "The
Angler And Hunter in Ontario" has: two
,good sets of plans for construc'tin'g a stall
smoker. if you're interested, :pick a copy t
on the newstand or borrow k from a friend'.
Most people are hooked after only trying
hot smoked fish once,
g oils
►yiCorolOotto POO
Preparatimaare well: owlet
way for the 8th ,Annual
Seaforth Men's Invitation;
Tournament coming .up ap;
P rth Far.
BY PAT LYNCH,
RICHARD SMELSKI
This was the main Idea
given by Prof. Tom Lane over
a year ago at a Soil & Crop
Improvement Twilight meet=
ing. He named one product e
Gypsum. He referred :to
another group of soil cop
ditioners, additives r
and other .,
miracle products. In his.
opinion, he thought it was
wrong that these products
could be promoted without;
research to back up. the
claims made. Tont should be
happy that this wrong is now
being righted. This past
summer one company was.
fined $7,500 for misleading
advertising in connection•
with Clay Buster. .In the
'meantime, there are still
other products around.
The latest issue of Country
Guide has good advice'. on
Saturday. This is truly the
highlight of the men's ,golf=
ing season at opt club. The
field consists; over 100
golfers from; all over south-
western Qntario and as far
away ,as Bermuda .England .
Damm
this type of product The
editorial informs us that, tit;
the !inure, all sial! condit-
ioners, stimulators,.end other
soil additives, mast have a
registration number:, This.
number must be on the
product label. The label will,
contain very .definne product
claims, These realms will be
backed up by Canadian re-
search. Howeverthis ap-
plies immediately only to
nee produetS. Established
pre ucts may be sold Asithout
a registration number until
the end of the year
How can you protest your-
self? First, shed. for the
registration number Then
carefully read the label.
Don't take the s,ttesmen's
word for it. Be specially ovary
if the salesmen's claims are
not specified on the label. Be
cautious of special offers that
and Scotland. What; an inter-
national flavour hast been
added to our tournaments! '
Last year two friends from
Bermuda made the jour-
ney to Seaforth and this year
theyare bringing six addition
d
al Bermudians, As a preeau
tion that the Bermudians will
have some competition, for
the "Overseas" trophy" one
golfer from England; and one
from Scotland are alp enter-
ed in. the field.
busters
expire atyear end, especially
if there is: no registration
nu tuber.
FIRST SOIL AND CROP
PROJECT COMPLETED
Last fall, Dennis Dow from
the Staffa area, set out a
demonstrationon winter
wheat. In fact, he set put the
same fertilizer demon-
stration in two fields. Dennis
soil tested for winter wheat.
Then he applied the rate of
fertilizer suggested by the
soil test. In addition, he had
a second strip that received
anextra 67 lbs. of potash and
a third strip that had an extra
133 lbs, of potach per acre.
The results were the same in
both fields.
The results! You guessed
it. In both fields where he
followed the soil test, he got
the highest yield. When he
added the extra potash;' his
yield went down. In 'both:
fields, the lowest yield was in
the area that received the
most potash. In one field, the
highest potash, level only
yielded ' 90% of the lower
recommended rate. In: the.
other field, it yielded 66% as
wheat as the recom-,
mended potash rate. Norm-
ally,much w.e' don't expect a big
yield reduction by over fertil-
izing. However, the:
doubt that there certairewasn:noly
was no yield increase.
Does it pay to' over-fertilize.winter wheat with potash?
Certainly not, en these two:
fields.
Every weekmore anti
more people:discover what
mighty jobs are ac-
complished by low cost
Huron .Expositor Want Ad
•Dial 527.0240:
s.
,1
The course will be closed,
on Saturday since the golfers,
will be starting off at: 8 a m�
and won't be finished until 4
p.m. After 4, the course will
be open to the public, whim
the eenipettt oris: enjoy, .dint.
KEN VAN DYK.
Son of Mrs. Margaret Van
Dyk and the late Mr. Ted
Van Dyk, R,R.#4, Seaforth,
graduated June 21, 1979
from Fanshawe Colle$e as a
Metallurgical Engineering
Technician. He is presently
employed in quality control
at Hobart Brothers of Canada
Ltd, Woodstock,
iterand, i o,
>Pr .
'Mg galfga : be
fpr trgp$ , lit both you and
net, The tow pet trophy is the
Shorty ;!Munro tr y,"Der
fending it i,,. Jun, lefstson of
Seaforth,BiU! l also, also,
Seaforth will be out to defemdl
his low MSS trophy 401104
by the Commercial Hotel.
The tournament will be the.
first round in the Club.,;
championship play. In the
search for a club :champion.,
each player must play in the
tournament as well as two
additional 18 hole rounds,.
The middle round la ache-
duled for the. Sunday :follow
ing the tournament and; the
last round the next Saturday„
The low total for the three:
days will be declared club,
champion and be eligible to,
play in the Champion of
Champions Tournament in
1980 for the Beefeater Tro-
phy. Our defending •Sham.
pion is Ken Doig.
Thee Men's match. play:
consolation was won last
week by Bill Weber in, a
round robin against But Price
and 'Dave Longstaff.
Men's night waswon by
the teamof Ron Harris and:
Bill Weber combining with a
36 and 40 for a.76 total. Don't
forget to come on out again
tonight!
It's elementary! The
• shortest distance.between
two points' is in the
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