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Show 18 Vernal Express Wednesday, August 18, 1993 Airclhieiry CuwurDti foegoinis 11993 seasooD yg. 211 by Eric Pye Sports Writer The 1993 hunting season might well be remembered as the 'Year that wasn't if Utah game officials are correct in their projections. The reason for anticipated low overall success is probably a combination combi-nation of two factors. First off, this is the first year of the Utah Board of Big Game Control 'Choose your hunt' experiment. experi-ment. To alleviate the hunting pressure pres-sure brought on by the estimated 180,000 rifle hunters afield the first day of the general rifle hunt last year, the board chose to institute a set of new guidelines which would theoretically spread hunting pressure pres-sure out over a longer period of time and reduce the numbers in the general rifle hunt. The board decided to reduce the length of the general rifle from 11 days to 7 while at the same time increasing in-creasing the archery season to 28 days and the muzzleloader to 10 days. The result of these changes has caused confusion with many individuals, in-dividuals, which could lead to fewer hunters. The second aspect which could lead to reduced success (most projections pro-jections put the projected rate at 10-12 10-12 percent down from 12-13 percent per-cent last year) is a combination of six years of drought followed by last year's record snowfalls. "There just wasn't much forage to begin the winter with," regional game manager Dave Olsen stated, "and with the harsh and heavy winter win-ter we had, the kill rate for yearling animals was phenomenal. On top of that, we have had a very moist Roadblocks to be held during hunts The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will be holding roadblocks road-blocks throughout the fall hunting seasons. These roadblocks will be held at strategic locations along secondary sec-ondary roads. The purpose for the blocks is to collect harvest data which is important for future management man-agement decisions and to perform law enforcement compliance checks. Hunters and anglers are encouraged encour-aged to read the proclamations thoroughly thor-oughly to ensure understanding of the rules and regulations. Proclamations may be obtained free of charge where hunting and fishing licenses are sold. PocCqf, picEqft (pBcCqfH by Eric Pye Sports Writer What's in a word? Have you ever noticed how each sport, activity or profession has their own litde dictionary of words and terms which are quite unique to that discipline? The fact that athletics use so many slang terms to define an action or feeling is probably the single most important ally of a sports writer. We (sports writers) get away with literal butchery of the English language under the guise of, "it's a sports term, I can use it (word or term) like this!" It absolutely drives proof readers and English teachers crazy. I don't know how many times I have used the wide world of sports (no pun intended) in-tended) as an excuse to write sentences sen-tences that English teachers have nightmares about. The silver lining in all this is that most often the terms and sentences used actually do the best job of describing de-scribing a situation that most readers read-ers and followers of that sport understand un-derstand and can relate to. After all, they were raised on the language! The simple statement; 'Utes pound Bear River' aptly describes " what took place on the gridiron the previous Friday night to anyone who has an inkling for the game. But to a proof reader, the sentence should read; 'The Uintah football team defeated the Bear River Bobcats by the score of 33-7.' Something gets lost in the transla- summer which has led to abundant growth of food sources, which means the herds will be scattered.'' Wildlife officials have stated that upwards of 90 percent of the yearlings year-lings died in some areas. Yearlings account for nearly 60 percent of the success rate each year. . Wildlife officials suggest hunters go out and scout the area in advance they plan to hunt and get an idea of where the animals are and how often of-ten they go there. They also suggest hunters go to areas they are familiar with to make scouting easier. Elk hunters, on the other hand, could be in store for a banner year. Elk are stronger, hardier animals and the herds in Utah survived the winter well. Elk herds have been under an aggressive breading program pro-gram which has increased the herd numbers significantly the past few FaDD spools kick by Eric Pye Sports Writer With girl's soccer already underway, under-way, the rest of the fall sports programs pro-grams will be starting their competitive compet-itive schedules this week and next The program under the most scrutiny is football, for good reason. Whispers coming down from the Ute practice field indicate this could be one of the most talented teams overall in a long while. r ' f ' -At OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR Mike Peterson explains offensive scheme to players and TFUkb (SXhaittilcBtp QBcdss tion. Proof readers are always trying to add or subtract commas, abbreviations, abbrevia-tions, capitalizations, "the," 'V and circling at least 10 slang words in every story with a big blue question ques-tion mark next to the circle. After an article is proofed, (and your article is filled with blue marks) the natural reaction of any self respecting writer is to try to convince them that they have completely com-pletely overstepped their authority. That's when things can really get interesting as the discussionargument discussionargu-ment begins. "What do you mean I can't say 'ain't got none!' That's exactly the way it was said to me and if I change it, the readers will lose their 'feel' for the individual I'm writing about!" "It doesn't matter, it's improper English and there is no such sentence sen-tence as 'ain't got none!'" "What about this one down here," I retort, my resolve beginning to years. Added to the above is the fact Elk are social animals unlike dear-and tend to clump together,, even if there is abundant food. Preliminary reports from sporting goods stores around the state indicate indi-cate sales are running equal to or just behind last year which means there will be that many fewer rifle hunters on opening day. "We see somewhere around 20,000 less licenses li-censes sold this year than last," stated Wes Shields, Big Game Coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources. If you are planning on hunting in the Basin, Dave Olsen states; "scouting is an absolute must in this area!" Archery deer tags will cost $14 this year while archery elk tags will be $40. "We are very excited and anxious to get into the season," Head Coach Curg Belcher stated. "These kids have worked as hard or harder than any group I have ever had. We have three or four kids who can break a game wide open every time they touch the ball. We will be an exciting excit-ing team to watch this year." Part of the reason for the coaches optimism is new offensive play caller Mike Peterson, who brings an 18-0 junior varsity record over the past two years with him as well as a coaches during one of several 'skull' sessions the team has had during opening practices. crack ever so slightly. "Why can't I say, 'he hit the ball off the hands, but squeaked it through for a hit anyway?' Everyone knows what I'm talking about." "Because, the sentence is incomplete incom-plete and is not descriptive enough. Besides," the proofer shoots back, "who ever heard of hitting a baseball base-ball with your hands? That's the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard of!" By now, I can see the proofer has really dug in. Their resolve has become be-come as solid as the 'Fridge' at left tackle. Their will as unshakable as the 'Bird' from three-land with the show winding down. They aren't going to back down any more than Griffey does from a Ryan 'chin-burner' 'chin-burner' with the bases packed or the 'Mailman' does when 'Mr. Robinson' attempts to express mail a 'net burner up the gut. ' Nope, I can see with total finality I'm not going to get one thing past the old proofer tonight I mean, that would be like trying to pick Stocks', .pockets during the break or convincing con-vincing Woody Hayes to use the run-n'-shoot or watching Nicklaus lip a gimme or . . . In reality, the proof readers as much as I hate to admit it make us better writers. So it is with true sincerity sin-cerity I say goodbye and good luck to a very good one Julie Curry, who will be moving on to greener pastures. May your well never run dry. Get one for the Gipper. Take the bull by the horns. Go for the gusto. Always remember the heart is bigger than the head . . . - THIS IS a site hunters' dreams prior to the hunt. Unfortunately, m geac wide open package of plays which promise to keep fans and opposing defenses on their collective toes. Peterson would not put a label on the type of offense he plans to run, but did say he will try to keep it balanced bal-anced between running and passing, with a few 'twists' thrown in. The team is scheduled to take on Bear River next Friday evening at 7:30 at home to open up the season. Other fall sports programs will al-See al-See Fall Sports page 22 American Fork 'boots' girl's soccer team in opener by Eric Pye Sports Writer The girl's soccer team had the distinction dis-tinction Tuesday afternoon of kicking kick-ing off the 1993 Fall sports schedule sched-ule as they traveled to American Fork for a matchup with the powerful power-ful 5A school. "Realistically we were hoping going go-ing in to be competitive and keep the game interesting," Head Coach Randy Shafer stated in commenting on his team's 5-0 loss, "and I think we did that. As a coach though, you are always holding out for the possibility pos-sibility of a victory, so in that sense C7 " t ) COACHES AND players gather adjustments before taking on 4 ' 4 are filled with they seldom (if M(MI(Milj3lB SEASON Archery Deer August Salt Lake herd August 21 - December 1 2 Archery Unit Dove September 1-30 Chukar September 1 1 - November 30 ' Partridge or January 31, 1994 Archery Elk September 2-17 Forest Grouse September 1 1 - November 30 Sage Grouse September 1 1 -19 Hungarian September 1 1 - November 30 Partridge Ptarmigan September 11 - October 12 Cottontail September 1 1 - Rabbit February 28, 1 994 Snowshoe September 1 1 - Hare February 28, 1 994 Duck Tentative NORTH ZONE October 9 - December 6 SOUTH ZONE November 6 -January 3 Goose Tentative October 9 - January 9 Rifle Elk October 6-19 . General Rifle October 23-29 Deer Deer November 6-15 Muzzleloader Pheasant November 6-21 Quail November 6 - 21 I was a little disappointed. We are definitely capable of playing better soccer." On a team not blessed with great overall team speed, field conditions may play an important role in a contest, and the long moist grass definitely influenced his team's play. "I'm not making excuses, they played better than we did and deserved de-served to win, but with the style we play of controlled passes, the grass was a factor." American Fork took a 3-0 lead into in-to half time and added two more goals in the second half for the 5-0 victory. "We need to work on our r-1 for last minute American Fork I Photo by Steven R. Wallis ever) see it when they are in the field hunting. DATES 21 - September 1 7 fundamentals and come back strong tomorrow," coach Shafer said. The Ute coach was pleased with the play of new goalie Naomi Barker and left midfielder Polly Shafer. The team spent the night Tuesday with Springville players and played the Lady Red Devils Wednesday. The girls return home after the Wednesday contest for a home game against Pleasant Grove Friday at 3 p.m. at the Middle School and then host Springville next Tuesday before beginning region with a critical criti-cal match against Wasatch at home next Thursday. yesterday. Coaches Shafer and Forsgren have several boys players helping out. |