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A Christmas List for Your Sportsman

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Looking for some suggestions for your favorite sportsman? You should be thinking about Christmas and you should be making %

some additions to your shopping list. What do you buy the person who seems to have everything? Gift cer-

tificates are always nice, and they are neutral It saves a lot of time at the return counter after the holidays, eliminates the need for knowing sizes and saves a lot of time shopping. If you are into actual gifts and are stuck for suggestions, here are a few which have worked well for us: 1. MAGAZINE subscriptions. Look over the ones already being received and send one of the many others which are available. A magazine subscription offers a continuity to the present, since another part of the gift arrives every month for one, two or three years. 2. A good outdoor book. Many new books arrive on shelves in book stores all over the country so it is easy to find one which suits the sportsman you have to buy a gift for. One of the nice parts about shopping for books is that we have never yet been in a book store which was mobbed by shoppers. Good books are also a lasting gift, in that the recipient will learn a little or a lot about his spare time acItivity. This in turn will allow the individual to enjoy the sport even more. 3. CLOTHING IS always

good. Socks, gloves, scarves, and clothing which is not specifically sized or tailored to fit can always be used. We've never had enough socks, especially warm socks to go into our hunting boots. Gloves are always being lost and hunting and fishing hats are always welcome. 4. For the out of doors enthusiast who likes to cook, perhaps a new barbecue grill is in order. Or, a set of cooking utensils which pack easily for camping adventures is another choice. How about a good cookbook which instructs one on the art of cooking fish and game for the hunter or the angler? Or, perhaps the right book is one which allows the sportsman to cook his meals better on camping outings or at the hunting and fishingcamps. 5. HOW ABOUT a gift fishing or hunting trip? You might consider booking a week at a Canadian lodge, a trip offshore on a party or charter boat ( now is the time to arrange a fishing trip for later in the summer season), or perhaps a stay at an inland lake or stream for some fresh water ang^ng. 6. A fish mount or a hunting trophy mount. Most reliable taxidermists will talk to you about a mount or a gift certificate for one. 7. Incidental equipment which might come in handy: The list is endless. Try a stainless steel unbreakable Thermos bottle. How about a good camp axe or a saw? You might look at a good tarpaulin. A good hydraulic jack is usable in case the off-road vehicle, the RV or the boat trailer end up stuck or with a flat that needs changing. A reliable flashlight makes a good gift. 8. A HUNTING license, fishing license or if you live in New Jersey, the allaround license which allows hunting, fishing, archery and winter bow seasons all for one price. Ask in any sporting goods store that sells licenses. 9. Don't forget that outdoor people take pictures, so a camera, a slide projector or a good movie screen might be appreciated. So might a couple of rolls of film or an enlargement of your sportsman's favorite hunting or fishing picture. Frame the enlargement and it makes a great gift. 10. Lots of wildlife artists carve decoys, birds and small animals. There are also plenty of good oil paintings, wildlife prints and water colors around for the sportsman who might appreciate a work of art. THE LIST OF possible gifts is endless. And since one of the joys of Christmas is giving, remember that gift size or gift value are not important. Something yo made yourself can be much more meaningful than a bought item. Something which has a meaning is more important than the gift itself. Sometimes in the celebration of Christmas we get so caught up in the commercialism we forget that we can and should give of ourselves. Perhaps now is the time to give thanks for all of the good things which have happened to us

in the course of the year. Perhaps, in the midst of all of the glitter and flash and ornamentation which surrounds Christmas we should find the time to smile a little more, say hello to the persons we meet on the street, or to do an extra good deed or two from time to time. EARLIER IN this column we mentioned books as a possible gift. Here are two we might suggest: The Art of Hunting, by Norman Strung. This book is one of a series by the Hunting and Fishing Library and deals with a wide range of game all the way from birds to bear and elk. It outlines hunting strategy with everything from a muzzleloader to a rifle, including shotguns and archery. Norm has written 14 outdoor books and over 1000 magazine articles and the book reflects his expertise. 0 The Practical Hunter's Dog Book: This book, written by John R. Falk, is published by Winchester Press. Any sportsman considering a dog as a hunting companion should take a look at this publication. It describes breeds, advan-

tages and disadvantages, training and training devices, and chapter after chapter which helps the hunter sportsman to enjoy his days afield with his dog. These are 'but two of the many books you will find in any book store BIG BUCK: Frank Bada, of Carol Avenue, Rio Grande, completed his 13th year of deer hunting in Maine and this season he brought back a real trophy. Bada, who was hunting with two friends on Wabash Mountain in Washington County, Maine, bagged a 285-lb , 10-point buck. His deer will be entered in the annual Maine Big Buck contest, which is open to hunters bagging deer over 200 lb. Rangers at the border check station told Bada that his deer was one of the largest they had heard of for the 1984 season to in Maine. Bada is having the head mounted at Len Guthrie's Taxidermy shop in Rio Grande. Wabash Mountain is near Princeton, Me., and is celebrated as one of the places that has consistently produced big bucks for Maine deer hunters.

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VILLAS — Sign-ups for all five-eighth-graders interested in joining the Lower Township Recreation Basketball League, will be held on Saturday and Dec. 15, starting at noon at the Recreation Center, Bayshore Road. There also will be instructional basketball for

boys and girls in grades 3 and 4. Those wishing to participate may sign up at the same time. This league is open to Lower Township residents only. Anyone who cannot make the tign-ups can call the Rec. Center at 886-7880 9 a.m. — 4 p.m. or 6 p.m. — 10 p.m.

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MOON PHASES/POSITIONS The Moon's affect on the Tide is greatest when closest to Earth (in perigee I and when in direct alignment with Sun t earth (full 4 new moon phases ). On and about these dates, low pressure systems and/or strong winds (depending upon direction) may result in flooding, and extremely low tides. Meee Phases Full Moon g Last Quarter 15 New Moon 22 First Quarter 3® AP*«*« 2J8 IS TIDE 1 ABLE Computed for Cape May City beachfront; for other areas, see Correction Times. DATE HIGH LOW .»-»• a... p.m. 1 Sat 2:07— 2:13 8:16 — 8:39 2 Sun 3:03- 3:18 9:13- 9:27 3 Moo 3:57- 4:14 10:02—10:10 4 Tue 4:44- 5:03 10:47-10:52 5 Wed 5:29- 5:48 11:32-11:35 6 Tbu 6:09- 6:30 —12:18 7 Fri 6:47- 7:10 12:14- 1:03 8 Sat 7:24- 7:50 12:55- 1:45 9 Sun 8:01- 8:31 1:37— 2:27 10 Man 8:42- 9:16 2:17- 3:09 11 Tue 9:24—10:03 2:59- 3:52 12 Wed 10:15-10:58 3:42- 4:37 13 Thu 11:10-11:57 4:33- 5:28 14 Fri — 12:06 5:34- 6:28 15 Sat 12:55- 1:06 6:47- 7:29 16 Sun 1:55- 2:06 7:58- 8:29 17 Man 2:55- 3:14 9:04- 9:25 18 Tue 3:57- 4:19 10:02-10:18 19 Wed 4:55- 5:19 10:58-11:08 20 11*1 5:48- 6:10 11:53—11:59 21 Fri 6:38- 6:59 —12:46 22 Sat 7:23- 7:46 12:51- 1:36 23 Sun 8:09- 8:32 1:48- 2:23 24 Man 8:52- 9:19 2:27- 3:09 25 Tue 9:37-10:06 3:11— 3:50 26 Wed 10:25-10:54 3:55- 4:32 27 Thu 11:10-11:42 4:41— 5:14 28 Fri 11:55— 5:28- 6:03 29 Sat 12:29-12:42 6:42- 6:53 30 Sun 1:17— 1:30 7:24- 7:46 2:07- 2:24 8:24- 8 37

CORRECTION TIMES Compute approximate times of high 5 low water for you r area by adding or subtracting the following number of minutes for each tide phase in the Tide Table. LOW HIGH Great Egg Harbor Inlet Minus 12 plus 10 Ocean City (9th St Bridge) Plus 35 plus 22 Corson Inlet (bridge) 5 Plus21 phis 7 2 Sea Isle City * (Ludlarn Tboro Bridge) Plus 66 plus 43 Sea Isle City Beach minus 2 minus 21 Townsend Inlet plua ph»« Seven Mile Beach plus 15 0 Stone Harbor > (Great Channel Bridge) ' plus 40 1 Hereford Inlet (Ai^lesea) : Ph»i9 o Wildwood Beach 1 Mums 2 minus 17 West Wildwood (Grassy Channel bridge) ' Plus 46 plus <3 Cape May Harbor Plus 1 minus 4 Five Fathom Bank Ptasll plus 1 Cape May Point Plus 46 plus 34 McCrie Shoal Plus 28 phis 22 Delaware Bay Bayshore Channel (Bay-Canal Junction) phBSl ptejg Miami Beach Plus 75 plus 71 Dennis Creek Entrance I*»" !*••< Brandywine Shoal Light ph«77 plus 52 /