Conservation Club

Conservation Club Has Wide Range of Activities

Top Left" View of the Range including the club huse, control booth, skeet trap, and trap shooting house. Middle Left: John RIchard Shill, Abr Pura, Russell FIsher, Ray Fisher and Oliver Shilling ready. Lowerl left Oliver SJo;;omg fores at a "bird" on the skeet range as George Stanenow looks on. The clay disk can bee seen in the right upper hand corner. Upper right view of the picnic frounfs. Lower right: Custodian's house.

John Richard Shill, Abr Pura, Russell FIsher, Ray Fisher and Oliver Shilling

The above group of pictures gives a general idea why the Maxinkuckee Fish and Game Club has been declared one of the most outstanding in the state.

One usually takes it for granted that a fish club concerns itself with the rearing of fish only, but this is far from true of the local organization, though that activity is still it number one project.

After getting its ponds started on its grounds west of town of State Road 10 the club built an attractive house for the sustodian and superintendent, Russell "Jimmy" Burns

Then a picnic grounds was laid out, where tables, ovens (missing) Then a picnic ground make the site a mecca for picnickers.

Pheasnt raising was later added and this year the club has had fine success as it has had a very low mortality rate. The pheasants have been released in the community to add to the attractiveness for hunters during the open season.

One section of the area has been turned over to the Boy Scouts, who maintain a campign ground for hikes, overnight outings and nature study

A recent addition to the fish club's list of activities had been the gun club, which hild skeet and trap shooting matches. Regular and complete courses have been laid out for both sports and nearby club house provides a convenient resting place.

Russell Fisher is the president of the club and has enjoyed a whole-hearted cooperation of the members as well as Game Warden Herbert Sloan and the Indiana Department of Conservation .