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Show WASATCH Continued from page 10 42 black bears — 60 percent male and 40 percent female. Government officials and livestock owners killed another 20 and five other kills brought the known bear mortality in Utah to 67 last year. The state allows bear baiting and hounding, but doesn’t authorize a ' spring bear hunt. The annual hunt season- runs for about 60 days in September and November. (October is reserved for deer and elk hunting.) A pursuit only (no killing) hounding season runs almost 80 days from mid-April through May, as well as all of September and most of November. Five-year kill totals for heavily hunted Utah bear units — areas where bear hunting is allowed — are; Diamond Fork/Hobble Creek, 10; Duchesne, 15; Vernal, 20; Spanish Fork/Fairview, 18; Manti, 34; Avintaquin, 23; Range Creek, 35; Book Cliff, 36; LaSal Mountains, 27; and San Juan, 20. Only one bear has reportedly been killed in the Lone Peak, Wasatch Front unit, in the past five years. BEAR/HUMAN ENCOUNTERS Utah State University Professor Barrie Gilbert walked off a trail years ago in the northern woods and the next second was hit in the head by a charging grizzly’s paw. Half dead and with a portion of his face bloodily displaced, he struggled back to MOUNTAIN camp. Days later, he began a tortured journey through surgery on his body and face. Years later, still bearing deep scars on his forehead, Gilbert wants to protect bears. “We have to give bears more refuge from chasing and killing and learn to be more tolerant of animals.” In the late summer of 1994, Park City resident and runner Mike Dunn paced himself down a path in Teton National Park. Rounding a corner, he came upon a charging grizzly that ripped and clawed away at his leg. Miraculously, Dunn survived the event and just recently ran in the St. George marathon. During the summer of 1992, George Gadd and his granddaughter, Krystal, camped at Flintlock Campground near Wasatch County, alleging that all failed to properly warn and protect the family from the bear attack. The Gadd’s complain of Krystal’s continued medical expenses. The government agencies, on the other hand, have labeled the damage action groundless and frivolous. ie ' & fa ixi ¥ ‘ While bear baiting is no longer allowed in Arizona, he’s successfully used a jack rabbit call to BEAR BAITING AND HOUNDING Dallas Smith of Orem, has alter- natively spotted, stalked and bait them bears in Idaho, Arizona baited and with a brick of compacted Continued on page 12 Utah. an EVERYTHING FOR : >a ps iI Strawberry Rates distress bring bears within 10 feet. In Idaho this year, Smith set up bear-baiting sites in early spring after spending hours surveying backcountry logging roads for bear tracks. “You have to draw the bears out into the open during low-light hours because they are so nocturnal. We’d Reservoir. Krystal, then 9, was awakened, jerked out of the camper window by a black bear and then dragged 50 yards, until she and her sleeping bag tangled on an old fence. Her screams echoed as her grandfather woke, ran after her with a flashlight and beat the bear on the nose several times. Badly bloodied, young Krystal retreated and was quickly carried off to emergency medical care. On May 20, 1994, attorneys for Krystal and George Gadd filed a $16 million negligence and personal injury lawsuit against the federal government, the state of Utah, and Lease TIMES & ais q ela a Dp At the Rocky Mountain Wild Bird Station If you love birds, bird accessories Evening Grosbeak and birdhouses, feeders, and bird essentials, our knowledgeable staff can’t wait to help you and your feathered friends. OPEN DAILY 875 lronhorse Dr. Park City, Utah WILD 801-647-5990 BIRD STATION Location ~~ — << : LAL for voar High Lech Computer Software B a ee Ls Etro tener e 301-649-5025 t |