Show m SPOT RO ROBINSON DON h N I ll I IGHT HT Pheasant and duck hunting locally has been almost non existent this year and holds little tittle or no promise of improving at anytime without some major changes Encroaching Encroaching Encroaching En En- housing has pushed the birds out of the valley and what little cover remained has for the most part been closed to hunting by byn a a property holder That's not only the story here but elsewhere elsewhere elsewhere else else- where as welL Emery county had one ona of their worst hunts in years although It was g good od in spots spot Again more and more moreland moreland moreland land is being clos closed d to hunting Hunters Hunters' complain that much of the property closed closed closed clos clos- closI I ed is fallow land or meadowland That seems strange when the landowners charge a fee for the unit anyway Another oft heard complaint was the liberal i hunt of last year that permitted the hunters of certain i areas to take one hen Reportedly the provision was ed That added to a poor spring hatch had to be damaging damaging damaging ing to the bird population In watching the Red Devils play 10 opponents in football football foot foot- ball baU this year it has become evident that Moab could badly use an additional football coach Only two of the teams played listed only two coaches on their program Sizes of squads was in proportion to the number numbe of i coaches On the surf surface it it would appear that the bigger bigger I squads required additional coaches but the situation is I i actually reversed Another coach means a big bigger r squad i High school players just dont don't stay out for th the club if I they spend practice standing around and two men can I only handle so many players Note that Moab two years ago had an additional assistant on a volunteer basis They finished the season with less players than the number that started and two of those were injured This year they have Jost twenty from the original turnout Athletic programs are valuable in proportion to the number number num num- ber of students that they can involve The current financial financial fin fin- ancial situation of the district of course precludes hiring a football assistant or basketball for only that purpose b but t personnel already hired or hired as replacements I could be utilized I |