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Show t S IFSsh sj m$ CLEARFIELD COURIER, May 3, 1978, Page 13 Harvest figures COACH KEN HICKS, right, makes a point with Steve Beal in game. Steve got a double in the 9-- win over the Bobcats. the It appears that deer populations may be increasing in the rapid drop in numbers in the early 1970s At least, this is what 1977 big game harvest figures indicate There were a number of reasons for declining populations in the early 1970s, according to Rodney John, big game supervisor with the Division of Wildlife Resources Probably the most significant was the severe winter in 1972-7says John Weve been trying to rebuild our populations ever since In fact, the northern part of the state has recovered quickly, and some deer units are already overpopulated Last falls hunt produced one of the larger buck harvests m recent years And hunter success is up two percent over 1976 The elk and antelope harvests were the largest in the states history The picture on elk is good, according to John "The antelope situation, But antelope however, will depend on available moisture m the future hunting has become very popular In 1961, 319 applications were made for antelope There were 4 581 applications in 1977 The 1977 big game harvest summary : Sky View 2 Pitcher's dual finds Falcons on short end In a pitchers duel at Bountiful, Clearfields Mike Arrant gave up only three hits, but lost the ball game on a 3 0 shutout The Falcons had two hits in the game, but Bountifuls Hilton stranded nine Falcons on base for the win Craig Adams and Greg Decker were the only Clearfield batters to reach first base on hits off the Bountiful ace The Braves had only one earned run in the ball game They scored two runs on a throwing error wuth two out in the sixth inning Clearfield 9 Sky View 2 On Tuesday of last week, Clearfield scored nine runs on 10 hits, against the Bob Cats of Skyview, who managed only two runs on two hits Mike Arrant was man of the hour e for the Falcons He went at bat, and one was a double Larry Read tripled and singled in his three times at the plate Other extrathree-for-thre- base 'utters were Craig Adams (triple Steve Beal (double) Doug Hamblin (double) and Scott Hartung (Home Run) The Sky View team used three pitchers in trying to shut down the Falcon battery, while Brad Muir went all the way for Clearfield Clearfield, at this writing is in third season record, and place with a four games to play On Tuesday of this week, they were scheduled to travel to Viewmont, and then on Thursday ( today) Layton is coming to town for a Calendar set for May hunts game Tomorrow features a crucial game with Weber, at Clearfield and on Tuesday of next week, the Falcons have a big one at Bonneville The two top teams of Region One automatically qualify for the state 4A tournament The third and fourth place teams must go through a playoff with runner-u- p teams of Regions Two and Three to get into the state finals Because Region One is larger than either Region Two or Three, this league gets two of the four seeded slots in the eight team state tournament Heres the 1978 state tournament pairings Rl-- 1 R2 1 R3 1 Rl-- 2 May 14 May 20 with a DIGS TO MAY 1 : 6-- 4 vs the Clearfield Weber track and field meet FcaScomis lose Do Wei triors 25-2- 7 4 in 1 31 3 Should Clearfield remain in third place, the Falcons would have to play off against the number three team Region Three for the opportunity of meeting the number' one team --of Region Two took first place heave of 28 feet Spring turkey hunt ends Mourning dove call counts are conducted to assess breeding population trends May 22 31 Interagency Committee meets to consider data collected by field personnel during range studies, range rides, classification counts and aerial surveys Their recommendations for the 1978 big game season are presented to the Board of Big Game Control International Conference on the Population Dynamics of May Utah State University. Mammals, Large Fish stocking is m full swing Range rides end this month VS R2 2 or R3-- 4 VS R3 3 or Rl-VS R2 3 or Rl 4 VS R3 2 or R2-- TEAM ST SCOTT BOHN Annual meeting of Board held w V v V y The Weber Warriors defended their league recoi d against Clearfield High last week and came out victorious with a score of 76 to 65 The following scores and times 4 l A The Utah Wildlife Board will conduct its annual meeting on Friday, April 28, at the Bullfrog Recreation Area in Kane County. The meeting will begin at 10 a m The Board will elect a chairman to serve until the April 1979 meeting It will also consider a recommendation from the Division of Wildlife Resources Fisheries Section to open Minersville Reservoir for the 1978 general fishing season Since several reservoirs in southern Utah will be closed this year due to last falls treatment to eliminate rough fish, the Division has exoressed concern for the lack of fishing waters in the area. If the proclamation is amended, Minersville Reservoir will be stocked trout with fingerling and catchable-size- d Mikesell (C) Ecord (C) Martini (W) Morris (W) Trussed (C) Carter (C) DeVries (W) Butler (W) Heinz (C) Clearfield (Carter, Hatch, Cash, Trussed ) Martini (W) Taylor (W) Freston (W) Fielding (W) Hedges (W) Hale (W) Weber High School Montgomery (W) Wallace (C) Thorpe (W) Jamison (C) Hartung (C) tyoodard (C) Hartung (C) Morris ( W) Carter Hartung (C) Morris (W) Ecord (C) Trussed (C) Morris (W) Carter (C) Montgomery (W) Barerra (C) Nielsen (W) Wayment (C) DeVries (W) Butler (W) Bohn (C) Barerra (C) Shupe (W) Weber High School Sorenson (W) Vier (C) Sant (C) The Region One Track meet will be 11 and 12 at Weber State held on May College How to bum up your debris without burning down the forest. & , 9 Clear area feet around fire. b Over 200 boys between the ages of 6 and 15 years of age have registered for baseball through the Clearfield Recreation program For late- comers, there is still time to sign up, BUT HURRY! The major league draft will be Saturday, May 6. REGISTRATION FEES 6 & 7 8 & 9 10 12 13 15 years years yeard years old old with fielding flys and ground balls, making force plays on all bases, running and sliding and tagging and competing at full gallop Parents and fans get excited, and the little guys love it. There are umpires and coaches, and often more fans than at the Big Leagues of the group. is a perfect training ground to teach kids fundamentals of baseball Coaches from both teams pace the base paths, and take time to tell a youngster what to do and why Kids who have played have an easier time adapting to Little League baseball when they come of age There is no charge, and lots of rvm for every youngster in the six and seven year age group. 10 wSk& l) old old NO CHARGE $4 50 $6 50 $7 50 i i further information by or the Griffeth Cornell calling Recreation Office, Sue Henderson is President of the Clearfield Little League She has a lot of support from Vice Presidents Doug Call and Cornell Griffith. One can get Dont bum on a windy f day Dont leave 773-296- 4 fire rk 825-417- 1 1 unattended. r? vs Anybody?? Last year Clearfield Recreation initiated a program for six and seven year old youngsters, that captured the fancy of everyone in- o: volved In case you havent heard of is let me tell you all about it. but without baseball for the young-set- , a pitcher on either team. There is a player at the mound, but he (or she) is U only there for fielding purposes. The ball is placed on a tee, and the batter gets three swings to get it into play. After the ball is hit, the game incomes regular baseball, complete Wt Keep water and shovel handy ctwh Thor is no pitchor on oithor foam. Tho ball is how thy ploy and hit the baseball action. to the on start tee placed THIS IS PS Dont forget to check with local fire officials for a permit s 7 V, rf 1 v l,v v i 1. ..... ft ? i, Pit |