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Show Orem-Geneva Times Night Hunt Rules dopted With three major exceptions, 1975's night hunting rules and regulations will be the same as those set by the Wildlife Board this year. A certificate of registration will still be required this year but will now cost $5. Certificates were free in 1974. Additionally the certificate must be obtained only from the Division of Wildlife Wild-life Resources, rather than with approval of both the Division and County sheriff in which the hunting hunt-ing is taking place as was the case this year. However, hunters are still bound to local ordinances; Le., counties which do not allow the discharge of firearms at night will automatically be closed to night hunting. "The Board has no control over local ordinances, ordin-ances, explained Director John E. Phelps. Additionally, an identification number will be required on ve- nicies used by night hunters and will be issued by the Division at the same time certificates of registration are obtained. Another change was to add raccoons rac-coons to the list of species that may be taken at night. The rules will become effective January 1, 1975. The controversial topic provoked pro-voked much comment from both pro and con factions during the Board's discussion. Some persons per-sons expressed concern as to how the rules would be enforced dur-int dur-int nocturnal hours. "It will serve only to legalize poaching observed one oponent. Some members of the audience apparently appar-ently did not realize that night hunting has always been legal in Utah, and that 1974's rules were the first to regulate the popular sport. Law Enforcement Chief John Nagel pointed out that officers are assigned to the areas where hunting at night is most prevalent; preva-lent; and that in fact, more officers on the scene could make poaching more difficult under this system. Some hunters were concerned about the law providing that anyone any-one deliberately spotlighting protected pro-tected wildlife when in the possession pos-session of any means capable of killing or injuring wildlife is illegal They felt it is too difficult dif-ficult to identify animals by look- ""a- --' pw.u...m.i)J,u.JiWi...Ji..M nm mm mwMiwm nwrm 'WHiik Miw ihifauv wcjQiBP 7?-" i'v'l- sf)Qa9 0f0e . . it..,,.,,, ,.. . ' L . ... , --?V nff - .- . - ""syT" - i - -! . i ii.ii. ii. .....I i i il, .I..,,,.., "--. !(1,r ivhi- January 9, 1975 By Board ing at their eyes only. Director Phelps explained that their interpretation was "a question ques-tion of semantics. We realize that a spotlight must shine on an animal to identify it. Our officers can tell whether a person per-son is using his spotlight to identify iden-tify or to aid him in taking as animal illegally." He further stated that the rule is in all Division hunting proclamations pro-clamations and that it is necessary nec-essary to keep regulations consistent. con-sistent. Arden Wildlife Sandahl of the Federation told group, "Predator control will be done one way or another. It is up to us to decide whether that control be done by hunting or by poisoning, which is an indiscriminate tool In other Board action, 1975 trapping rules and regulations were modified. Changed from 1974 's rules provide that trappers must leave a space of 30 feet between any exposed bait and the trap. No distance requirement was defined last year. Additionally, Addition-ally, foxes are added to the list of animals (bobcats, coyotes) that requires traps equipped with 516 inch jaw spacers. This rule was made to prevent birds of prey from becoming caught in traps. Assistant Division Director Di-rector Donald A. Smith reviewed the Division's goals, which had been presented to the Board one year ago, andshowedhow they are being implemented in the operation. oper-ation. Smith also discussed legislative legisla-tive needs of the Division, among which were the proposed license increase and a code change to regulate the state's taxidermists. "At present, taxidermies are not required to keep records of game they handle, where it came from, to whom it is sold, or in fact, whether or not it was taken legally. Illegal game is being handled and this should be stopped stop-ped said Director Phelps. The Board also discussed proposed pro-posed amendments to the state's water laws. January 10 Inside the mall: Tables and & Utah r-. the A FEW SKATERS are shown taking advantage ad-vantage of the frozen Utah Lake at the Provo Boat Harbor. This popular winter Sleigh Rides Qfart hfl Weather permitting, the horse drawn sleigh rides at Hardware Ranch will begin the first weekend week-end in January, says Ranch Superintendent Sup-erintendent Ivan Turnbow. The free rides, which annually beckon thousands, take visitors among the some 400 elk fed on the meadows during the winter months. Following the rides, visitors can go to the new Visitors Vis-itors Center atop the hill south of the ranch to learn about the .history of the operation and elk management in Utah. Turnbow is now waiting for enough snow on the meadow to begin the daily sleigh rides. Hours will be 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Hardware Ranch is located 1? miles east of Hyrum, Utah, in Blacksmith's Fork Canyon. Archers Host Tourney The Timp Archers hosted approximately ap-proximately 120 shooters from throughout the State in modified FITA-round competition Sunday, u was new ai me Aiiiencanr ore Armory. The FITA is an extremely difficult dif-ficult round used to avoid high scoring ties among professional shooters. The target's bullseye (the 10 ring) is 1 14 inches in diametermuch smaller than the normal size. The rings ad- Sudden Death Shoot Off winner win-ner was Rick Sorensen of Orem with 291 points. Joyce Johnson, Pleasant Grove, won the Women's Free Style with 295. Other winners from the club were: B Div: Reed Saxey, 1st, Jay Shumway, 2nd. Women's B. Div: Miki Pas-kett, Pas-kett, 1st. Women's C Div: Peg Knotts, 1st. Men's Bow Hunter Div: Ray Shepherd, 1st, Doug Wright, 3rd. Bow Hunter C Div: Larry Mes-sick, Mes-sick, 3rd. Bare Bow A Div: Grand Draper, 3rd. Youth Div, Under 13: Robin Johnson, 1st. Youth Div. 14 yrs. and older: Kirk Jacobsen, 1st, Michelle Johnson, 2nd. - 11 only Orem racks loaded vith ! f A - v. sport has drawn hundreds the lake each year. Mew Skating Rink May Replace Lake - "" i in ' " ii 'iiiwii i i ...jLjimLiii-lllMMIMWpWiiit"1J"''ii" MWWMi 1 1 ii i i i ii iiiffi Hi-" Mr 'Ui miir '' tti -.-; " Skating is a very popular sport this time of year, and hundreds of people flock to the lake yearly. According to park supervisor, Dennis Weaver, however, this may be the last year that the lake will be maintained for skating purposes. An indoor skating rink is currently cur-rently being constructed in the Park area that will take the place of skating on the lake. Mr. Weaver stated that the new rink will have the advantage of being open for 6 months out of the year, whereas the lake is only skatable for about three. There will also be less trouble with Conservation Progress Reviewed For 1974 Natural resource programs did not fare badly during 1974, even though the inflationary economy, energy and several other national matters consumed much time of the Congress, the Wildlife Management Man-agement Institute reports. Several Sev-eral measures important to wildlife wild-life and other resources were enacted. wiirtnfo". The Sikes Act, which authorizes renewed and improved wildlife programs , on military reservations and provides funding fund-ing authority for federal-state cooperative wildlife projects on national forests, the public domain do-main and other federal land, was enacted. It authorizes $3.5 million mil-lion to enhance wildlife habitat Management, Atomic Energy Commission, and National Aeronautics Aero-nautics and Space Administration for wildlife purposes. Legislation was enacted requiring re-quiring that right-of-way permittees per-mittees crossing national wildlife refuee land pay "fair market value for use of that land, Receipts from the charges will be earmarked for land acquisition purposes. The House committee completed com-pleted hearings on strengthening amendments totheFishandWild-life totheFishandWild-life Coordination Act. The a-mendments a-mendments would require all water development agencies to consider the effects of their projects pro-jects on wildlife during the earliest ear-liest planning stages and throughout through-out construction. Existing strong bipartisan support for that proposal pro-posal should assure its early consideration this year. Progress was made toward values ii ' i aHlflh. iiMkiuli skaters to ice skaters hacking up the ice when the warm weather softens its surface. He added that there will be no regulations prohibiting prohibit-ing skating on the lake, but those who do must clean off the snow themselves and smooth the ice. Five full time employees work at the lake: the park super-intendent, super-intendent, Mr. Weaver, three rangers and one maintenance man. It is not known when the skating skat-ing rink will be opened to the public. Work has been held up recently because of troubles in obtaining materials. .boosting the Federal AidinWild-life AidinWild-life Restoration Program for wildlife restoration, shooting range construction and hunter education ed-ucation purposes. The Senate completed hearings onaproposal to provide additional funds through a manufacturers' excise tax on the component parts of handloaded ammunition. Reorganization Re-organization and election problems prob-lems stymied the measure in the House, but it likely will receive 3 Parks andRecreation: Several growth rate in the nat significant wildlife and recreation recrea-tion area designations were en acted. S ignif icant land units were added to the National Wildlife Refuge System, including a large1 tract for theGreatDismalSwamp Refuge in Virginia and North Carolina. The Egmont Key Refuge Re-fuge was established in Florida. Two large areas important to I MMl11;f r.AAiA1 I the Big Cypress Swamp National Preserve in Florida and the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas. Public Lands: The Forest and Related Resources Planning Act of 1974 was enacted. It requires the Administration to prepare a resource assessment of all national forest lands and institute a program to manage those resources for the overall public good. It appeared earlier in the year that the Bureau of Land Management Man-agement Organic Act would pass before adjournment, but the House Public Land Subcommittee, Subcommit-tee, controlled by western-oriented western-oriented congressmen, killed the measure. The Senate passed a bill which would have given BLM authorities to manage public pub-lic domain resources. The House subcommittee rejected the Senate version and pushed for language which would have favored fa-vored grazers. With elections and congressional reorganization claiming their time, conservation-minded congressmen were forced to shelve the bill with hopes of an acceptable version winning approval this year. Other Topics: The Environmental Environ-mental Education Act was extended ex-tended through 1977. It was authorized expenditures of $5 million fiscal 1975 and $10 million mil-lion and $15 million for the following fol-lowing two years. The growing Youth Conservation Conserva-tion Corps Program was boosted as funding was tripled up to $10 million. Thirty percent of the $10 million will go to states on a matching basis to conduct YCC programs on nonfederal public land. A strip miningcontrol program agreed to by the House and Senate was vetoed by President Ford. That act would have benefited ben-efited wildlife by requiring reclamation re-clamation of stripped lands and prohibiting stripping on lands that cannot be reclaimed to their original ori-ginal quality. GazaCare staffers used the proceeds from the sale of empty food containder to buy industrial sewing machines. Now a group of Arab women make a living wage by making towels for a commer- THE ABOVE PICTURE shows the newly constructed observation tower at Utah Lake. The building, when completed, will be open to the public. It will contain a large room which can be rented out for parties. There will also be first aid equipment and warm-up warm-up rooms, among others. Below is shown the construction of the Park's indoor skating rink. The rink will be kept open about 6 months out ot the year once it is completed (October to March). The struc- Population Rises Utah County has had a 17 percent increase in population since the 1970 official census according to a mid-July 1973 census. ' Utah County's population rose from 137,776 in 1970 to 161, 200 in 1973, a numerical gain of over 23,400. The figures in 1973 were estimated through Utah Employment Security department and other agency figures. There was an estimated 7.7 percent growth rateintheProvo-Orem rateintheProvo-Orem area. The state of Utah increased in population by 10.8 percent, ; the seventh fastest Vomens wbdJ to off Vomens n Entire Stock Womens ' 1 B I I St h ran id All Fall & Winter Stock Reduced & $ 'to cD rca en Den J. DBacEi's Ucvt Doolx "THE STUDENTS, MY FRIENDS." A warm, humanistic diary of Brother Black's work and personal experiences with young people - their trials, decisions and victories. (available at your local bookstore) Crazy Bargains w Off m AK3 en a in university . cm ture will be covered with a circus-like tent and will have a freezing unit for the ice. Construction is being lield up presently due to problems in obtaining materials. ma-terials. The rink will cost approximately $580,000, according to Dennis Weaver, park superintendent. After completion of the structures they will have to be inspected by the State Building Board before they can be purchased by the park and put into use. 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