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Show Page 7 OCTOBER 19,2006 THE GARFIELD COUNTY INSIDER BRYCE VALLEY AREA NEWS ...by Vicki D. Syrett 679-8687 6r vickidiane36@hotmail.com AG MARKET NEWS Receipts: 2,024. Last Week: 1,579. Last Year: 1,942. Feeder Steers: mixed, but mostly 3.00-4.00 lower, instances 5.00-6.00 lower; Feeder Heifers: mixed but mostly 3.00-4.00 lower; instances 5.00-6.00 lower. Holstein Steers: 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows: steady. Slaughter Bulls: 2.003.00 lower on similar offerings. Feeder Steers: Medium and Large Frame 1-2: 200-250 lbs scarce; 250300 lbs 176.00-182.50; 300-350 lbs 157.00-169.00; 350-400 lbs 147.00157.00; 400-450 lbs 126.50-140.50; 450-500 lbs 118.00-126.00; 500-550 lbs 112.00- 122.50; 550-600 lbs 107.25-119.50; 600-650 lbs 105.00114.50; 650-700 lbs 103.50-109.00; 700-750 lbs 100.50-107.50; 750-800 lbs 98.00-105.75; 800- 850 lbs 92.50-103.00; 850-900 lbs 92.0098.50; 900-950 lbs 91.50-98.00; 9501000 lbs scarce. Nov scheduling appointments at the Wayne Community Health Centers in BicknelL Call today for Eye Exams of Follow-up Care (435) 425-3744 VALLEY C L I N I C & O P T I C A L Richard Luekenga, O.D. & David Graf, O.D. 7Z 896*8142 ' Specializing in Kindness and Vision Excellence - " " 800"189"2020 145 North 100 East in Richfield ' 145 North 100 East inBkknell • 73No.l00EastinGunnison LETTER TO THE EDITOR UPSET The other day I asked a friend why he wasn't hunting elk. He crossed his Holsteins Steers: Large Frame 3 - arms, making an "X" and said, "I read your articles and realized how upset I Baby Bull Calves: 35.00-70.00/hd; was." 200- 300 lbs scarce; 300-500 lbs I have been upset for a long time now but, like most others, I didn't want to scarce; 500-700 lbs 78.00-84.50; invest the time, spend the money, and take the heat involvement'requires. How700-900 lbs 72.00-80.50; 900-1000 • ever, the likelihood of paying $36 to be unsuccessful in drawing a deer tag got my attention. lbs scarce. Management for money doesn't work for wildlife or hunters. It degenerates Feeder Heifers: Medium and Large conservation to the farming of wilderness, the marketing of wildlife, and the worFrame 1-2: 200-250 lbs 141.00- ship of power. 147.00; 250-300 lbs 150.00-153.00; I believe there are more hunter days in the field now than there have ever 300-350 lbs 137.00-148.00; 350-400 been. When the whole state was open to deer hunting, hunters spent as much time lbs 122.00- 130.00; 400-450 lbs traveling from place to place as they spent sneaking through the woods. Now they 117.50-129.50; 450-500 lbs 109.00- are confined to a specific location and their days in the field have increased. 119.00; 500-550 lbs 103.50-113.75; Furthermore, ten thousand Dedicated Hunters is not ten thousand hunters. It is 550-600 lbs 99.50-108.50; 600-650 closer to thirty thousand hunters. There is no other way to count three chances to get your deer in one year. The tilted playing field created by the Dedicated Hunter lbs 96.50-104.75; 650-700 lbs 91.00Program punishes me and others who refuse to participate. Hunters willing to pay 101.75; 700-750 lbs 88.00-98.50; $350 per deer are guaranteed a tag. (Now, someone is going to question this $350 750-800 lbs scarce; 800-850 lbs per deer figure. Well, you add up the cost of mileage, time, and the cash contribu87.00-89.00; 850-900 lbs 88.50- tion and see what you get.) Those who choose not to "pay for protection" will 90.25; 900-950 lbs scarce; 950-1000 probably not get to hunt deer while the "dedicated hunter" has an opportunity to lbs scarce; Heiferettes: 37.00-79.50. hunt deer three times in one year. Under the present fee systems, hunters either Stock Cows: Medium and Large Frame pay for favors or get discriminated against. This latest fee proposal continues the tradition by hammering small game and 1: Few Older Bred Cows 540.00gouging big game applicants who already have an uneven playing field to deal 850.00/hd. with. Slaughter Cows: Boning 80-85% What can be done? The easiest thing would be for the DWR to: Lean: 40.25-49.75; Breaking 75-80% • Protect and manage within the limitations of their legislative appropriation Lean: 42.00-48.90; Cutter 85-90% • Level the playing field for all hunters by abandoning their fee schemes. Will this happen? Probably not. Elected officials almost always want to Lean: 35.00-39.00. spend more tax payer money than tax payers want spent. Appointed officials Slaughter Bulls: Yield Grade 1 1000are even worse because we don't vote for them directly. We will'probably have 1500 lbs scarce; 1500-2255 lbs 51.75to pressure our legislators to require the DWR to live within an appropriation 53.75; Yield Grade 2 1000-1500 lbs and return every penny raised from the sale of licences to the general fund. scarce; 1500-2000 lbs scarce; Feeder This would be a good place to start. Bulls 810-1005 lbs 59.55-70.00. LaVoy Tolbert • Box 61, Loa, Utah 84747 On Friday Evening we attended the Tabernacle Choir program at the SUU Centrum. What a fantastic night that was. The music was beautiful and the singers were in top form. We were there with our son, Michael and his wife, Stacie. Stacie's family was also there with us and everyone enjoyed the nightly emotional music. Hearing them on CD or the television is nothing compared to seeing the America's Choir" in person. It was a very pleasant evening out and we saw Lowell and Barbara Mecham, Blaine and Shauna Anderson and many others from over here at the Centrum. It was full to overflowing and worth every minute of it. VerJean Clarke called to bring us up to date on her son, Cary Clarke. Cary and his wife, Cynthia live in Connecticut where Cary works for Morgan Stanley. With a great deal of pride VerJean said he received a new promotion to Global Head of PNL Reporting and Analystic and will be over London, Singapore, Turkey, and New York. Steve Clarke of Cannonville is Cary's father. Congratulations to Cary on this very prestigious promotion. Great going fora Bryce Valley graduate. We are all proud ofhim. Called to serve in the Family History Library were Nellie Mecham and La Dora Baugh. Congratulations to both of you. We had many visitors in Sacrament meeting on Sunday but I recognized Wayne Ott and his wife who were here visiting Sherrell and Karen Ott. It was good seeing them again. Don't seem to have a lot of news to share with you this time. I need to have people give me calls so I can report the area news. Have a nice week and stay warm. 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