Vernal Express Wednesday. Decer&er 19.2001 19 Winter brings Big Game conflicts The arrival of several winter storm systems since Thanksgiving is creating conflicts between big game animals and humans in the foothills above Salt Lake City. Accumulating snow depth has moved deer, moose and elk out of the higher elev ations. As they travel into the populated lower foothill ranges, they come into direct conflict con-flict with people and vehicles. The circumstances are creating concern by both wildlife officials and citizens. citi-zens. "As long as we have wildlife adjacent to people, we will continue to have conflicts that can't be eliminated," elimi-nated," said Alan Clark, Wildlife Section chief with the Utah Division : of Wildlife Resources. Deep snows and adverse winter weather conditions are only part of the problem. While Utah's human population continues to expand, tower elevation rangeland and foothills are being developed for housing, shopping centers and high speed roadways all along me Wasatch Front and other areas of Utah. During the past few days.' biologists biolo-gists have tranquilized 13 moose in the Salt Lake Valley and moved them back into the safety of more remote mountain locations. A helicopter heli-copter flight flown on December 13' found SI moose perched in the canyons and foothills above the city. "Conversion of wintering habitat habi-tat in the valley into urban habitat for people and increasing moose , populations are the main reasons we're seeing these animals as problems prob-lems in the valley right now," Clark said. "Recent heavy snowfalls have forced the animals out of higher elevations and onto winter ranges that they haven't occupied for several sev-eral years. These winter ranges are now covered with houses and other buildings..." Clark added. DWR biologists are continuing The Express & Uintah Recreation District in conjunction with: j 7-1 f Cafe ff at ' TOP STOP CHEVRON Present: Pick the Winners Football 2001 - 2002 Point totals will be accumulated through the season for a variety of prizes. We"ek76" Games Played Dec. 22 - 23 Visitors Home Miami New England Philadelphia San Francisco Tennessee .. Oakland Buffalo Altanta Chicago Washington Cincinnati ....Baltimore Cleveland Green Bay Detroit Pittsburgh . New Orleans Tampa Bay San Diego .Kansas City Seattle NY Giants St. Louis..... Carolina Dallas : Arizona Jacksonville Minnesota .TIEBREAKER NY Jets Monday Night Indianapolis Phone: Name: Address: Last Weeks Winners: 1. Gam Birchell -2 2. Keith Goodrich -3 3. Kim Christiansen -3 4. Ada Russey -4 5. Ralph Laub -4 6. Greg Snow -4 7. Jodie Roberson -4 8. Joe Roberson -4 9. J.W. Nold -4 10. Nancy BircheB -4 "Dutusot the Week'- Matthew Cook -9 Point Total After Veek 15 Brenda Nold...37.5 Jodie Rcberson35.5 Scott Sheffer 34 Garn Birchell 34. Gary Bascom31.75 RayGHley 24.5 Frank Annerl 24 Dennis Sims 24 Dale Russell .23.5 Jeannie Annert23.5 Greg Snow.. 22 Kkn Christiansen22 Boyce Coombs 2 Glen Fisher 20 Keith Gcodrichl 9.75 J.W. Nold 1825 Tony Ctoward. 17.5 Deloris Fisher ...17 Randy Jenkins ..17 Mike Miles 16.5 Aicha Jenkins. 16.5 Jolene Mohar.16.5 Larry Klein 16.5 Lynda Giese...... 15 LynnBigelow....14 Ralph Laub.. 13 David Giese 13 Roger Wilson ..12 Elaine Nash 12 Barbara Bilbeyl 1.5 Domanique Russell 11 Angie Lee ......."! 0 Randy Massey ..10 Sam Taylor. ....... 10 Ralph Warby....9.5 Ryan Mott 9 R.C.Warby... 9 Lory Edrington ....9 Linu3 Harrison ...JS Nancy Birchell7.75 Joe Roberson ..7.5 Ken Edrington 7 Ada Russey 7 Ron Edrington. .6.5 Jamey Smuin Kenny Russey ....5 Katefyn Bradshaw5 Kreg Edrington... .4 Cody Coombs 3 Bill Hill.; .......2 Becky Solomon ...1 Joseph NokJ...0.5 Come QDG CPO? Our Scenic Restaurant is Open Every Weekend! (fcuUut.IaKt!JlM I fchtl j Uani?UgCaMMmIabh tH'jl?; 435-6894759 J5 SlS33 Hy44-HaMOp ' 2 NonJ batata Am rtfcniin.i .Mill Mil iJIW their efforts to trap and transplant moose to help alleviate the problems. prob-lems. "Moose populations in Utah are typically controlled by hunting." hunt-ing." dark said. "But buster harvest har-vest of moose is difficult to achieve along urban areas, especially in Salt Lake County because of firearm discharge ordinances and the difficulty diffi-culty hunters have in getting access," Clark added "Biologists are looking for sites where moose transplants have been approved through public planning processes. Areas within the Uintah Basin and other regions of the state are being reviewed as potential sites. Ski, soccer registrations being accepted The Uintah Recreation District is accepting registration for its ski and sno boarding programs and indoor soccer. This winter the ski program will be traveling to Sundance Ski Resort. The program will begin Saturday, Jan. 19 and will run every other Saturday for four Saturdays. Dates will be January 19, February 2 and 16, and March 2. Lessons and rentals will also be available. Buses will leave from the Vernal Middle School at 5:30 a.m. Roosevelt participants will be picked up at the Davis Jubilee parking lot at 6 a m. The buses will return to the school at approximately approximate-ly 7 p.m. Cost of the program varies from' $170 through $260, including rentals. Registration will be accepted on a first-come basis and will be taken at the Recreation Office. Also die Recreation Office is taking tak-ing registration for a pre-season Saturday ski trip, Jan. 5 at Sunlight Kie Resort in Glenwood Springs, Colo. Buses will leave from the Vernal Middle School at 5:30 a.m. and will return to the school at about 7 p.m. Cost for the bus ride and lift ticket to Sunlight will be $45. Rental will be available for $10 for skis and $23 for snowboards. snow-boards. Lessons will also be available avail-able for $20. Registration will be accepted on a first come basis and will be taken at the Recreation Office. Registration deadline for this trip is Friday, Dec. 28 at 4:30 p.m. Registrations are being taken for the Youth Indoor Soccer league. The league is open for boys and girls ages 5-8 year olds. The league will be divided into a 5 and 6 year old division and a 7 and 8 year old division. Children for the younger division must be 5 years old by Jan. 31, 2002. Children for the second division may not reach their ninth birthday before April 1, 2002. Registration cost is $30 for the first child and $25 for each additional child in the same family. There is an early registration price of $25 if paid before Friday, Jan. 11, 2002. Practices and games will begin Monday, Feb. 2, 2002. Games will be played on Monday and Tuesday evenings at the Vernal Middle, School gym. Registration deadline is Friday, Jan. 18, 2002. To register for any of these programs pro-grams come by the Recreation Office, 134 West Main Suit 101. Or call 781-0982 for more information. Chad Young, wrestling at 119 pounds for Uintah, wins his match with a technical fall. rz w i -.-ir Drill Down winners are Jasmine Gardner, 1st place, Lynlee Rooks and Rachel Pipher, third. i Check before ice ff oshSimg Ice fishing should begin on some areas in the Northeastern Region, but beore ventuing out, be sure to check the ice. BIG SAND WASH RESERVOIR (Dec. 12) No new reports. BULLOCK RESERVOIR (Dec 12) No new reports. Bullock is located approximately 5 miles north of the town of Gusher. BROUGH RESERVOIR (Dec 12) Treated to remove the stunted fish and will be restocked with finger-lings finger-lings as they become available. To get to Brough, take State Route 88 south from US Route 40 (Ouray Road). Turn west at the second dirt road past the high power lines. Follow this road approximately 2 miles staying to die left at each main fork. Road is quite rutted. BROWNIE (Dec 12. Lake has ice. Please check ice conditions carefully before venturing out Roads are snow packed with drifts so may be impassible except by skis or snowmobile. USFS roads scheduled sched-uled to be closed Dec. 20 but may be closed earlier . depending on snowfall. EAST PARK OAKS PARK (Dec 12) No new reports but they should be ice covered and fishable as are other waters of similar elevation. eleva-tion. Roads are probably closed for season as packed snow and drifts turned back those with four-wheel drives last Saturday. Only those with snowmobiles were heading up the road.' USFS roads were scheduled sched-uled to be closed around Dec. 20. Check ice conditions carefully before venturing out CALDER CROUSE RESERVOIRS RESER-VOIRS (Dec 12) Reports of good ice fishing. Lakes froze last week and reported to have about 4 to 5 inches last weekend Lakes were difficult to access even by four-wheel four-wheel drive due to drifts. Area expected to receive more snow over the weekend. Check ice conditions carefully before venturing out. CURRANT CREEK RESER VOIR (Dec 12) Report from late last week was lake still ice free.( Expected to change soon as lakes at, lesser elevations are reported to bc ice covered. Note: The road to the dam is cleared and maintained frequently fre-quently during the winter but may not be open on any given day depending on the weather. Check ice conditions carefully before going out. I FLAMING GORGE RESERVOIR RESER-VOIR (Dec 12) Some roads snow-packed, snow-packed, but all ramps open. Low angler pressure but good rainbow fishing in the Canyon. Try small lures, jigs or a nightcrawler under a bobber at Cart Creek, Mustang, or Sheep Creek. Lake trout are concentrated con-centrated in Linwood Bay, with reports of spotty but often-good fishing. Remember Linwood Bay See Fishing on page 20 1 WESTERN PARK ICE RINK 1 J Holiday Schedule - Pablie Skating " I 0 December 21 Saturday . . . .2:00 - 4:45 pm December 21 . . . .Saturday . . .7:00 - 9:00 pm December 22 ... .Sunday . 12:00 - 4:00 pm Christmas Eve . . .Monday . . . .1:00 - 3:00 pm Christmas Day . . .Tuesday . . . .1:00 - 5:00 pm December 26 . . . .Wednesday .2:00 - 7:00 pm December 27 . . . .Thursday . . .2:00 - 9:00 pm December 28 . . . .Friday . . . . .2:00 - 9:00 pm December 29 Saturday . . . .2:00 - 4:45pm December 29 . . . .Saturday 7:00 - 9:00 pm December 30 . . . .Sunday . . . .12:00 ' 4:00 pm New Year's Etc . .Monday . . . .2:00 - 9:00 pm New Year's Day . .Tuesday 2:00 - 7:00 pm SenedoUt may b delayed or canceled das ft weatker and ice cenaltiestf Call 789-0708. ' mm. Ham .'iih tpuhh 5?J fMVr ) ' - . t t