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Show "'"'"Tuyy TT (5. I7 SporfstaculQr Wildlife division schedules Fall auction The Division of Wildlife Resources fall auction will be held September 12 at Woods Cross High School Gymnasium, 600 West 2200 South. More than 30 rifles and 70 fishing rods will be auctioned off beginning at 7 p.m. These itsms have been confiscated by Division law enforcement personnel. The rifles and angling equipment can be viewed from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on September 12. There will be a $1.00 registration fee for those who intend to bid. Cash, money orders and certified checks only will be accepted. Oh boyl lot of ducks d Many hunting situations require almost decisionsis it safe to shoot or not? Particularly for a novice hunter, the decision to shoot should not be made unless he or she has though about the safe zone of fire in advance and has maintained a mental picture of the zone during the hunt. Remember that knowing your safe zone of fire allows you to hunt with the confidence that any shot you take will be a safe one. Whether you and your hunting partners are walking through corn stubble trying to flush a few pheasants, are hunkered down in a field pit hoping to bring in a flight of geese or stationed around a dove field, maintaining a safe zone of fire is always one of your most important safety split-secon- I I P considserations. Simple in concept, each gunners safe zone of fire is defined by the horizontal and vertical arcs in which a shot may be fired without endangering others. While usually thought of in relation to your hunting companions, safe zones of fire may also apply when hunting in areas where buildings, roads and livestock make shooting in certain directions unsafe. In such cases, the off limits shooting areas should be pointed out to everyone in the hunting party before starting out. When hunting on private land for the first time, be sure to ask if there are any off limits areas you should be aware of. When you and your friends are hunting, keep in mind these points on safe zones of fire: - You cant know what your safe zone of fire is unless you know where all your hunting partners are at all times. - You should be careful, when swinging on a bird, not to swing beyond your safe zone of fire. - You should always consider safe zones of fire when positioning hunters in a field or on a drive. Be sure that each hunter knows where he is supposed to be and knows the locations of the other members of your group. You should never move without letting your hunting partners know of your plans. - You should pay particular, attention to where your hunting partners are when moving through heavy cover. If you lose sight of your partners, call back and forth every few minutes to maintain contact (now you? cofo zcito waterfowl spades g With the young of many already able to give their wiRgt a try, officials of Duck? Unlimited feel the 197$ waterfowl hatch through British Columbia and Alberta has progressed sufficiently to draw some conclusions as to how successful production has really early-nestin- been. Many of these Canadian birds will be passing through Utah later this fall. We had held some high hopes earlier this summer for a production increase in Alberta over last year, said Ducks Dale E. Whitsell, Unlimited Executive but none of us expected the hatch to be as prodiitive as our DU field straff has found it to be. Brood counts are up, particularly in the southern grasslands, where the young of even species have made their way out of the nest down to the water. Surface water this time of year is beginning to dry up, but none of our field crews are concerned that brood losses will significantly affect what has turned out to be a fine nesting year. Whitesell went on to explain that the bumper crop of waterfowl from the south would more than compensate for any mediocre production in the northern grassland and parklands of Alberta. Our DU biologists are now predicting that Alberta overall production this year will be 25 per cent above 1978s, he said. As for British Columbia, Whitesell said that dry, hot weather there has brought about a flush of growth in marsh food and cover plants a condition advantageous to maturing waterfowl broods. But strangely enough, biologists there e as young have found brood sizes to be waterfowl take to the air in exploratory flights around their natal marsh. Vice-Preside- nt late-nesti- below-averag- REX SORENSON of 1966 West 3875 South, Roy, caught his limit last Saturday near Pine View. Trisha (center) and Becky (right) were on hand when dad got his picture taken with these rainbow trout. Governor proclaims In an August 27 ceremony, Governor Scott M. Matheson established September 22 as Utah Hunting and Fishing Day. The day honoring Utahs sportsmen and their con- tributions to conservation will be held in the future on the fourth Saturday of September. ' Present as Governor Matheson signed the official declaration were Douglas Day, director of the Division of Wildlife Resources, Sheldon Eppich, president . of Utah's largest 'Hunt-Fis- h sportsmen could harvest the annual crop of game and fish without damage to the breeding population. UWORF President Sheldon Efepich said he is pleased with the Governors recognition of Utahs sportsmen. With this annual recognition, well have more of an opportunity to demonstrate the contributions sportsmen are making, Eppich said. Day' National Hunting and Fishing Day has been celebrated nationally since 1972, with about million sportsmen participating last year . Utah is one of a few states which has made official state declarations. For more information on what you can do for Utah Hunting and Fishing Day, contact the Utah Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation federation, P.O. Box 15636, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115. 15 sportsmens organization, the Utah Wildlife Outdoor Recreation and Federation (UWORF), and Steve Wiseman and Merrill Miller, also officers of UWORF. In the declaration the Governor cited the many contributions which sportsmen have made to conservation, recreation and the states economy. Since the turn of the century, hunters and anglers have been the leaders in nearly all major said conservation programs, Governor Matheson. He added that it was hunters and fishermen who asked for the establishment of regulated seasons and bag limits so that GOVERNOR SCOTT M. MATHESON has declared September 22 Utah Hunting and Fishing Day. Present at the August 27 ceremony were (I to r) Douglas Day, director of the Division of Wildlife Resources, Sheldon Eppich, president of the Utah Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Federation (UWORF), Governor Matheson , and Merrill Miller and Steve Wiseman, UWORF officers . |