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Show Dinosaurland Outdoors By HarttWixom Vernal Express Outdoors Writer is -X Jim Bond shows Since mentioning wildlife photographer Jim Bond (he of "bucks, bucks, bucks") in this column, it was nice to hear from this adopted Utahn, yet active and healthy in Portland, Ore. Jim was the most successful of all the "road shows" about wildlife, specializing in wild sheep, elk, deer, and salmon movies. He writes: "This card (showing a pond in winter setting) made me think of some beautiful small lakes in the High Uintas." It was about this time of year Jim's shows would reach Utah. As an outdoor writer for a Salt Lake City daily, I got to know Bond well. He would write, "This year I've got a schedule which would choke a grizzly," and then prove it. His "Utah Mule Deer" show, shot primarily in Big Meadow west of Beaver, Rock Creek north of Duchesne and Clay Basin-Taylor Flat country of Daggett County, raised many eyebrows. Around Beaver in particular, organized sportsman's clubs who had railed on the state fish-game dept. for "killing off all of the deer couldn't believe Jim had looked at more than 400 bucks in one August evening at Big Meadow! But Jim had the proof on celluloid. He was assisted in locating these muleys by former regional director (Central office then in Provo) LaVar Ware, one dedicated man in his own right, with the fish-game department. Yet, the greatest buck Jim ever talked about among his Utah friends, was one sighted on a Rock Creek late hunt. In those days of either-sex seasons, many late hunts were held to harvest buckskins in November-December when feed was scarce for the herds. Nowadays, it is does which are under-harvested. under-harvested. But, it was a great way even 7-8 years ago to bag a trophy. Jim told Casey Bown, now of Dutch John, that the spread might have been 48 or even 50 inches. Bond was no idle boaster, for even in his movies, audiences would groan at the monster bucks and bulls he would bypass. "Not the one I'm looking for," he would say, and move on. I might add that Jim's card wished his Utah friends a happy holiday season. Jim always thought of the Beehive State as his second home, and spent much time here about the first place he filmed after exploring the Yukon and western Canada. He loved the harsh, rugged, remote country of eastern Daggett County. Some huge bucks were filmed there right during the hunting seasons, Jim patiently and stoically substituting camera for rifle. Maps and Things Doyle Campbell of Brigham Young University writes that he liked the idea of gathering maps for next summer's high country excursions. However, he discovered some geographical areas to be somewhat neglected. The best he could find for the Boulder Mountains was last updated in 1952! To answer your question Doyle, no I don't know where you can do better than the U.S. Geographical Survey. If they haven't got it , I doubt it exists. But, they are often working on new maps. If they're not, they are still the best source of information on who might have them. I would also contact some of the map publishers such as Plaza Publishers, Bookcraft, Publishers Press in Salt Lake City for possible maps they have printed. 1982 Big Game Hunts If you are interested in hunting elk, or deer in 1982 out of state, better write to fish-game department of your target state right after first of the year. Some states, including Wyoming, close out for wapiti Jan. 31, and you will first have to obtain correct application forms for each species by writing now. Addresses of each department are printed in many guides. But, for Wyoming it is the game-fish dept. at Cheyenne, Wyo., 82002. Deadlines for antelope and moose occur in late spring. For all, I'd suggest Area G, Afton-Kemmerer to Jackson. You can apply next summer, of course, for Utah's big game hunts. |