Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on October 10, 1930.

25 PHEASANTS ARE GIVEN OUT

Harold A. Sievers, secretary of Valparaiso Chapter of the Isaac Walton League reports a shipment of twenty-five pheasants from the Brown County Game Preserve at Helmsburg, Ind. Since the Valparaiso Ike Waltons received no pheasant eggs this year because of the failure of the game farm to keep their contract, Mr. Shirts was determined to replace this loss. Accordingly the live pheasants were sent and released around Valparaiso. Out of respect and as a token of appreciation to the Department of Conservation and Mr. Shirts the sportsmen of Porter county are requested not to molest these birds.

There is no open season pheasants in Indiana and the killing of them is punishable by a heavy fine for every one killed. If the sportsmen will cooperate in protecting the pheasants it will only be a short time until they will be plentiful enough to permit an open season such as they are now enjoying in Michigan. The Valparaiso Ikes ask that the people of Porter County cooperate and give the pheasants a break.