Texas Game and Fish, Volume 13, Number 4, April 1955 Page: CONTENTS
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Gae Fish
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE PROTECTION AND
CONSERVATION OF OUR NATIVE GAME AND FISH: AND TO
THE IMPROVEMENT OF HUNTING AND FISHING IN TEXAS.*
EDITOR ................Townsend Miller
Editorial Assistant...................
........... Shirley Ratisseau Sweeney
Circulation and
Advertising .......... Ed H. Ferguson, Jr.
Business Assistant .......... Louise Kreidel
Field Editor................ Jay Vessels
Chief Photographer........ Lon Fitzgerald
Asst. Photographer ......... Clyde Graham
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TEXAS GAME AND FISH invites re-
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Members of the Game and Fish Commis-
sion: Hal Peterson, Kerrville; Walter Lech-
ner, Fort Worth; Herman Heep, Buda;
Frank Wood, Wichita Falls; W. T. Scar-
borough, Kenedy; J. W. Elliott, Mexia;
Herbert J. Frensley, Houston; Henry Le-
Blanc, Port Arthur; Henry Coffield, Marfa;
H. D. Dodgen, Executive Secretary; V. J.
Cutbirth, Jr., Assistant Executive Secretary.
Directors of Divisions: Marion Toole,
Austin, Inland Fisheries; W. C. Glazener,
Austin, Wildlife Restoration; Joe Marks,
Austin, Engineering; V. E. Skaggs, Austin,
Chief Clerk; Cecil V. Reid. Coastal Fish-
eries; Everett T. Dawson, Austin, Conserva-
tion Education and Publications; Earl
Sprott, Law Enforcement.April, 1955
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Vol. XIII, No. 4
Minnow Propagation ....................................... 4
By MARION TOOLE
Minnow raising, 'though risky, pays dividends. Here's how.
Balance of Nature .............. ........................ 10
By ROBERT A. McCABE
Sometimes the attempts of man to "better" nature backfirel
The Bald Eagle............................................. 11
By ALICE ROOT DRISCOLL
Our national emblem is a native Texan..
Hunters Harvest His Crop.................................. 12
By BOB BRISTER
The story of a typical Hill Country "deer rancher."
Let's Get Acquainted! .............................14
By ED H. FERGUSON, JR.
Today's warden is much more than an enforcement officer.
Fleshy Fruits Prove Attractive to Birds ....................... 17
By WILLIAM H. DAVIS
Many East Texas natural plants lure birds.
Fundamentals of Producing Fish............................. 18
By DR. R. W. ESCHMEYER
More fishing water is being created to take care of the demands of
increased numbers of fishermen.
Letters ................... 2 '55 Duck Stamp Design Chosen 25
Texas Tracks .............. 20 Disney Movies Now Available 30
Guns and Shooting.......... 22 Worth Repeating ........... 31
Free Bulletin Identifies Fish.. 23 Books .................... 32
New 10 Commandments of Fishing.......Inside Back CoverAPRIL, 1955
In This Issue
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The Cover
The 4-foot-high great blue heron is at home on small
streams, upland meadows, crop fields, and the shores of
both fresh and salt bodies of water. In flight it folds
back its neck and rests its head on its shoulders. The
heron is a protected bird. This month's cover by Sidney
A. Wooldridge.
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