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Show RECREATION - OUTDOORS S- L- DWR wildlife Spring is the time when a wannabe fisheries managers decide to carry out few their own stocking program. Figuring they can outdo the professionals, these bucket-totin- g bandits transport their favorite fish species from one body of water to another. By so doing, they ruin the fishery for other anglers. The Wildlife Code prohibits the transport of five fish or crayfish from the water were taken. Further, anyone releasing live aquatic wildlife into a lake or stream is guilty of a class A misde- meanor. Dont risk being reeled in by the long arm of the law. Leave those fish where they belong. Its becoming a springtime ritual of sorts. Horsemen from across the state travel to the Henry Mountains for a game of chase with the bison. g Drawn by the excitement as they race after the thundering herds, riders experience as good a thrill heart-stoppin- briefs ride as there ever was! Unfortunately, its the buffalo that pay the price for the entertainment. After surviving winter months on a starvation diet and suffering from the physiological stresses of pregnancy and lactation, cows and calves espe- cially cannot afford the demands placed upon them by being run mile after mile. Conservation officers have stepped up surveillance of the Henry Mountains herd in an attempt to put an end to this activity. Horsemen are encouraged to give buffalo and other wildlife a wide berth while riding. Pursuit and harassment of wildlife is unlawful. The health and g of individual animals are at stake here. Our Henry Mountains unit is the g bison herd only in the United States managed entirely by hunting. Lets not gamble this unique legacy for a reckless joy ride. well-bein- free-rangin- Area fishing spots, hooking local fishermen with action Manti Mountain (in Carbon Hunand Emery counties) stocked for Creek was tington the first time, during the week of May 6, with 3,000 catchable trout. Joes Valley Reservoir has been good from either boat or shore. Shoreline angling has been best on the west side, around the marina, or off Seely Point. Best baits have been worms and marshmallows. Millsite Reservoir has offered only fair fishing for trout. Anglers are using salpan-size- d mon eggs or Powerbait. Scofield Reservoir has opened up entirely. Boats may be launched. Fishing has been very good with lui'es or a variety of baits. Lake Powell Wayne Lake Powell project leader, reports striped bass action is just beginning in the upper lake near Hite. A few fish were recently caught and Gus-tavenso- n, those numbers should steadily increase over the next few weeks. Bass and crappie con tinue to spawn. Anglers may expect another good week of catching fish in the backs of canyons and coves. The lake level is stable and temperatures are not too high, so this week may be the peak of spring fishing for bass and crappie this year. Continue to use . plastic grubs for fast action. Light weight lead heads are best for shallow fish, while heavy heads are great for the larger fish holding on secondary points posed of large boulder-size- comd rocks. A retrieve works some days, while a slow steady retrieve is better on other days. Use both and let the fish decide which they want on any given day. Many techniques are working now, with bass at their activity peak. Top water lures have produced in the early morning. Jerk baits sometimes stimulate finicky fish into biting. The only real mistake you can make this week is not fishing! bottom-bouncin- g If you don't stop someone from driving drunk, who will7 Do whr'ever it takes benefits from new habitat authorization fund Wildlife The Butch Cassidy Blowout mountain bike race should attract over 200 bike racers this weekend to Price. Butch Cassidy Blowout scheduled for Saturday flats onto the pinyon-junipnorth of Price and ends with the infamous Hells Backbone. The ending is a great one for spectators, said Christopher-son- . because you can see the er By LAYNE MILLER Outdoor editor The Butch Cassidy Blowout mountain bike race draws 200 riders each year, many of them locals. The popular race is slated for Saturday June 1, with the starting line at the ball fields near the posse grounds in north Price. The race starts at 10 a. m., registration will take place Friday night night at Groggs Carbonville and from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. before the race. We hope to have well over 200 riders this year, said race .organizer Teena Christopher-son- . We had about 200 last local riders ;year, and The race feaparticipated. tures over $2,000 in prizes and ' is a part of the Bud Light Can- nondale race series and is a .Utah point race. The race snakes its way 20-pl- Elk, deer, turkey, and people who enjoy hunting and viewing them, will all benefit from habitat improvement projects recently approved for funding by the states Wildlife Habitat Council. Through the purchase of the new $5 Wildlife Habitat Authorization, anglers, hunters and others made this project funding possible. The 1995 Utah Legislature enacted the Wildlife Habitat Authorization to generate money to enhance, acquire, preserve, protect and manage fish and wildlife habitat in Utah, and to improve access to that habitat for anglers, hunters and those who enjoy1 and photographing ( viewing riders as they approach the wildlife. The money can only' be used for these purposes. finish fine. The course is 14 miles long, Approval to spend Wildlife but expert and pro class riders Habitat Authorization funds must complete two laps. is given at monthly meeting of From top to bottom the the Wildlife Habitat Council, course is only 800 vertical feet, said Dwight Bennell, habitat but many roller coaster hills development coordinator for make the total climbing that the Division of Wildlife riders must do much greater Resources. than that. It is one of the To ensure the public has a fastest courses in the series, voice in how Habitat Authoriexplained Christopherson. A Friday night social will be zation money is spent, the council consists of the divihel.d at Groggs, the Carbonville y sions four program chiefs and at beginning 6 p.m. four citizens. The four citizens Participants receive free represent wetlands, nonhors doeuvres Friday game wildlife, fisheries and night, fruit and juice and pass hunting interests. to the Price Desert Wave Pool. The Habitat Council reviews proposals for funding from the Divisions five regional offices, then provides recommendations to Division Director Bob Valentine, Bun- nell said. Valentine then authorizes funding. The council usually has a long list of worthy Droiects to consider at each monthly FRIENDS DONXLET.FRIENDS DRIVE DRUNK! &7mnc fcu would like to thank all my friends who called and visited me in the hospital and at home. Also, for all the cards, candy, flowers, balloons and gifts. A special thanks to Fr. Erik, my confirmation class, my coaches Jim, Paul and John. Also, to Connie McCourt and I E.C.H.S. Nathan Arellano - meeting. At the councils April meeting, projects in each of the divisions five regions were approved for funding. Among Mst I iccn Best U O CZ U Sizes the projects were the it Selection following: Elk Southern Region and livestock grazing will improve through the approval of $10,000 in Habitat Authorization funding for prescribed hunting projects and reseeding on the Johnson used $500 & up Bench-Cottonwo- Creek (State Inspections) area of the Dixie National Forest. The projects objective is to remove PRICE and sagebrush and then reseed, overstory watershed improving thereby conditions, wildlife habitat and plant diversity within the area. This will lead to more elk for hunters to hunt and wildlife watchers to watch and rabbitbrush 301 E. Main Vr AUTO 637-880- 1 3 attSttca photograph. micro-brewer- The USDA Forest Service agreed to contribute an additional $20,500 and donations from other project partners totaled $4,000. 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