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-:r. " -. 1 Freeze Damages * v • .
Game Food !
' v ] The early May frost which caused extensive damage to j Virginia fruit and truck garden crops apparently also caused extensive damage to mast ] trees in the western forests, , thereby causing a potential: game food shortage this fall and winter, according to Game Commission Forester J. W. ' Engle. 'Within a few days , after the freeze, trees in many ( sections of the mountains ap- , pea red as dead and brown as j If scorched by a fire," Engle , said. 'The loss of this de- J veloping foliage and accompanying flowers will very like- ; ly result in a scarcity of acorns and other mast this fall." Areas in Southwest Virginia appeared to be hardest hit. Ridgetops were spared in some sections because the trees had not yet leafed out, but these are seldom the most productive mast areas. Sportsmen become greatly concerned when deep snows blanl^pt the state's forests for a week or two, yet as seemingly unimportant a phenomenon as this late spring frost may have far greater and longer lasting effects on the game supply.
Gobbler Kills Climb
With returns still incomplete the Game Commission has big game kill tags for 635 gobblers bagged during the spring season which ended May 6, accord-i ing to Game Division Chief | R. H. Cross. This represents a substantial increase over the 485 bagged during the 1965 spring season. Wythe County is leading in
vations as early as possible for they are taken on a first come, first serve basis.
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