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Wednesday, September 16, 1970

SAANICH PENINSULA AND GULF ISLANDS REVIEW

PAGE THIRTEEN

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By JOHN MADSON

Your hunt is only half
over when the game. is
bagged. The other half of
the hunt lies between gun-
shot and dinner table —
and that’s the. part that
separates. the sportsman
from the slob.

Wild game canbe tender,
sweet and delicious if pro-
perly handled; otherwise,
it may. be just expensive

garbage. The main thing
to remember is that body
heat is the: greatest

spoiler of freshly. killed
game. The deep body heat
of big game should’ be
released as quickly as
possible get the animal
opened up, emptied out,
body: cavity swabbed, and
fur or feathers off as soon
as possible.

We .once wasted a prime
Canada goose by not gutting
it, thinking that the Decem-
ber air would chill the
bird until we dressed it
that night. But it didn’t
work that way. The big
bird was wearing the finest
insulated underwear in the
world, and this didn’t let

much 30-degree air tem-
perature in or much 104-
degree. body. temperature
out. Result: a soured goose.
_ Several years. ago
helped skin /a bull elk whose
tenderloins had “begun to
sour..even. though the air
was 10 degrees below zero.
'The bull had been promptly

hog-dressed .but had lain-
back in:

for hours on. its:
fluffy snow. The combina-
tion. of insulating

body “heat long enough: ‘to
taint the loins.

The best thing is to pick.

and. draw any. bird. soon
after shooting. If you don’t

“want. to.pick the bird; at

‘least jerk out his’ plumbing.
- Just’ cut’ around. the vent

ea. forked . twig: or
“of knife.

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_-vites

Andy McGoldrick

we

snow,:
thick skin -

— with a: “sharp: ‘pocket. knife.
“and pullout the innards with.
the. “gut :

We prefer to
back of a bird and remove
plumbing and boiler room

split. the

—

all at once gizzard, .
heart, lungs, liver, intes-
tines, the works. This long
incision not only drains
body heat faster, but makes
an. easy job of mopping out
blood and fluids from
shot- punctured viscera.
Clean, dry grass is a good
mop.

Birds split down the back
‘and promptly drawn and
cooled can be kept without
refrigeration for surpris-
ingly long periods.

Early one October, we
kept. a limit. .-of ruffed
grouse for almost a week
ina cardboard box. . The
birds had been split. down
the backs and drawn soon
after being shot, but were
left in the feather. At night
we would crack the back
window of the station
Wagon, open the box, and
let the birds chill During
the day, the box was
wrapped ina sleeping bag.
Those. grouse weré five
days from gunto refrigera-
tor, .but were sweet and
delicious.

We’ve carried pheasants
for three days in late
October, without spoilage,
having drained body - heat
from the birdsas quick lyas
possible. _

Some hunters skin birds
instead of picking them.
That’s O.K.. if -you. want
second best. But ga
birds have-.a. thin “layer
of. .fat- under their
is lost. if: the. birds. are
ers;. _ skinning a quail or
pheasant is barbaric.

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the skins,
-and much: delicate . flavor

peeled. To some old: hunt-

‘Nothing. in. your. super-
the:
richness or flavor of game.
that. you'll: bag: this: season’.
—— depending on how you:

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GAIN NEW FRIENDS
REWARD YOURSELF:
FERD THE BIRDS
Continued from Page 11

however, is a responsibil-
ity, one that should he taken
cseriously. Once you begin
feeding birds during. the.
winter, you“assume ‘the
obligation of continuing
until spring. ;

-For:..once’ you begin
feeding, you will actually
attract additional birds to
your area.
encourage migrating birds

than continuing southward.
They then become depen-.
dent on -your’ cold weather
commissary. Consequent—
ly, if’ you’stop feeding. in
midwinter,

be too late:and too. cold for.
the migrators to. change

_plans’ and. make- dt, south.

The* most: /preferred.
“birds, such. ‘as. sparr OWS;
cardinals. and: Juncos, “con
sts. of. “the -
ixtures of

éracked
jal chick

BE ‘commerce
sora tc h. 5

those” who” don’t want:

winter. feed for‘localbirds.
Beef suet-is: a: popular
winter meal. for-insect
eaters such as: woodpeck-
ers and™ ‘warblers.” ‘Make: it
even, ‘more ~atrractive- by
packing: it With raisins;
millet riceand.: ‘chopped
peanuts. Leftover
rolls, oatmeal,
crumbs: ‘should
thrown out. but.
the birds. .-
Bird feeding and watch

cereal and
never ~be
saved for

to run our onyour contract.
Once you Open the store,
keep iestocked all winter.

re ee ae a a

Bus, (656-1541

You may also:

to. stop off and stay. rather’

‘the: local birds:
“may not ‘be able.to find an.
_alternate supply, and it’ may.

tracked corn,”
xcellent for |

bread,.

‘ing offers “satisfying
rewards to. both you and
them, Butsremember,. nor

‘the. seed-cating:|-
vist
‘wild. ‘bird |,

ds. that: an
philosophy: is diametrically:

attract migrating’ birds but |
merely provide’ emergency:

-enjoyed by. persons in need,

Fall means fish to those who live along BritishColumbia’s famous
Fraser River. The salmon are .well into their. migration and the
faithful. get out on the sandbars to tempt them with roe and worms.
It's “mostly waiting and social calls, but the faithful.consider it fish-
ing as it should be. One thing is for sure ~ the fish are prime when
they. do. reach .the net, and all you.have to be able to do is throw
-the baic out and be patient. a

Fraser Valley. Record Picture.

protectionist is a-| more humane than death by
br Aut of conservationist |. the gun. proceed. to.eat each other:
who subscribes to the Consider the recent-| There is no hint-of cruelty

especially happy when they

prose of'a columnist writ-
ing under the label. of a
national protectionist -or-
“ganization. She-tells.. of
gathering the strange
creatures.washed up onthe
beach by the sea and of the.
delight her four-year: old’.
son finds in this adventure.”

philosophy: that all wildlife
should be protected for the
-pleasure. of. just having it
around, and let nature take
its. course in balancing the
population scale. :
“This. theory rules» out
hunting asa totally. need-..
less. and- cruel: sport.

or. ‘sadism in’ such Sport.
It’s a natural. process,
explains the writer.-
mother, andthe boy. always.
puts the survivors back in
their homes:

“So does the hunter. Any-
one care to speculate on
the chances of this four-.
| year- old getting a: shotgun.
‘When he teaches ~hunting”
age? ‘By. that time, he-will

A favorite pastime of.
othe. youngster, ~ she (OX-
plains,. is placing. crabs,
‘star-fish and. other: creas

tures sina: Jar, but he

of satisfying a primitive
“instinct. °-To: kill wife
-is.-an unforgivable | “sin,

‘the | eyes of the. protection. | pee ae ng. i

“AS. has. been. pointed: out”
on many occasions, the fun:
damental. fallacy”. “this:
line ‘of reasoning: is “simply:
the" pr otectionist’ s

=: : NE Ww WILDL ik
_ Establishment Of, a Fe

“Williams” Lake, where. the
only: known br eeding colony.
of. white. pelicans in British.
‘Columbia’ is’ ‘located, ‘has:
been announced by the Hon,
Ken Kiernan, «2: -

“A prime’ reason’: leading.

opposed. to, the: basic.
concept. of ¢ dnservation, »
which: holds sthatany natural
resource. ‘be. “put. tosome):
‘use and not. wasted. one
- Hunting fulfills. that. re-

bance. is “peli ved: “hi

been: re sponsible. for ‘the.
Tepid decline and, in'some.
cases the demise of other
whi

of the white pelicans onthe the protection of Wildfowl,

creasingly - “aware of: the.

more. than likel y. believe

pelican: colonies 5

. in Westece: Canada. *
quirement. * :
ies mene ‘Protectionism to the establishment of the | Stum Lake had been held
Government, for ex. | new id les sanctuary-is to” under® reserve to the Fish
: a ntro a a
ample, ‘becoming in: cont human disturbance and . Wildlife.” Branch for.

At 5 | lake. ‘and surrounding | but the reserve did not.
gusty. plage ii pow tales upland car ca during the. | limit the problem. ofhuman
controlss: In the U.S. breeding. season: - between, disturbance pe

ieee un ‘March _Teand: Auguste 31, ote _ o.
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Boats and camp traile

are now using gasoline as
a power fuel and liquefied
petroleum gases, such as
propane, butane, white gas,
etc. for cooking and heat-
ing. .
There are certain types
of fire extinguishers that
are government approved
and deal with three types

arranged to give efficient
ventilation.

Outlet ventilating ducts
ean ‘be fitted with wind-
actuated or power operated
exhaust fans: Power. fans
should have the motor and
switch installed outside the
storage space.

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from the boat or trailer.
No smoking. No electrical
switching during fueling.
Extinguish open flames

Have passengers ashoreor
away from the trailer. Hold
nozzle firmly against the

those approved contact ‘the
Department of Transport
at Ottawa.

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occur in an enclosed space
when there is insufficient
ventilation. Have.at least

. ; , fill,
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