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Show r r ..- " O- ' ' Dirk Hatch prepares to kiss a pig as Kiss-a-Pig contest. The recent Kiss A Pig contest was held during this year's Dinosaur Roundup Rodeo to benefit the Uintah County 4-H Council. The contestants were nominated by the Hope Council. The lucky contestants contes-tants were Brad Horrocks. Dixie Allen, Dr. James Allen. John Mathis, Tex Cines. Steve Evans, Rex Jacobsen, Jocelyn Witbeck and Derk Hatch. Ferrets... Continued from page 19 The ferret releases are scheduled for September and October in Coyote Basin. According to Blackwell this period of time was selected to coincide with the natural period of dispersal of young found in natural populations in other U.S. Fish The Sport Fish Restoration Act celebrated 50 yean of success on August 9. Since its passage in 1950, this landmark legislation has improved nearly every facet of the American fishing experience. In tribute, thousands of anglers and boaters across the country are expected to join the year-long celebration. cele-bration. Introduced by Congressman John Dingcll Sr., of Michigan and Senator Edwin Johnson of Colorado, the Act was signed into law by President Harry Truman in August 1950. Amended several times since, the Sport Fish Restoration Act uses taxes on fish-gin fish-gin tackle, motorboat fuel and pleasure plea-sure boats to fund $3 of every $4 spent by state fish and wildlife agencies and territories on approved sport fish restoration projects. Since 1950, the Sport Fish Restoration Program has provided close to $4 billion to state fish and wildlife agencies to increase recreational fishing and boating opportunities. Premium All-terrain Steel I Belted Light Truck Radial 95 'U23575R15C Lt23535R16E. 31X10.50R15C. 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Blackwell said that several sev-eral releases will most likely occur with each one based on the relative age of the kits and their development. Act celebrates 50 Fishing enthusiasts and boaters acknowledge that the result is among the most successful "user pays, user benefits" programs anywhere any-where in the world. In the past 10 years, the Sport Fish Restoration funds have helped to: build 1.700 brand new boating access and 3.300 new fishing access areas. educate more than 4.7 million students in fishing skills and aquatic aquat-ic ecology. fund thousands of research and inventory projects to restore and manage fish populations. "This is one of those pagrams in which everyone wins, including the resources," said Bruce Babbitt, Secretary of the Department of the Interior. "People who go boating and fishing win because the special taxes they pay go right back into improving facilities that they use and in restoring the fish that they catch. 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The new statute, which is now in effect, makes possession of any firearm illegal for someone who has been indicted for or convicted of a felony. The Utah Code does not make any exceptions for hunting In a nutshell, convicted felons lose many privileges of citizenship including the opportunity to hunt. The ban includes all otherwise legal archery, rifle, muzzleloadcr and shotgun hunting. A young person who was convicted of a felony as a juvenile must wait at least seven years to possess or use a firearm. In a news release by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), the agency principally responsible for enforcing the statute, they say that hunters who are checked and found in violation of the new law may be charged with a second degree felony. However, they also explain that there is a remedy for people who have been convicted of a felony but have maintained a clean criminal record for at least seven years. A single felony may be expunged, if it qualifies with the Bureau of Criminal Investigations. For those with more than one felony conviction, convic-tion, the door is closed to this people are drawn to this kind of recreation and that generates more money for these major American recreational uses," "Without any doubt, this program has been one of enormous success," said Jamie Rappaport Clark, director direc-tor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. "With this program, conservation con-servation wins, and all of the people who enjoy and depend on the resource in as well.' Part of the Service mission statement mentions 'working with others,' and nothing could point to that better than this program." "The Sport Fish Restoration Act with the Wallop-Breaux Amendment is undoubtedly the most important revenue-generating legislation for fisheries management manage-ment in the United States," said Helen Sevier, chairman and CEO of the Bass Angler Sportsman Society (B.A.S.S.) "This user pays, self sustaining sus-taining system of conservation funding joins the resouce users, anglers and boaters, together with 70.000 MM mn) by Miy. RADIAL tl.iflUts. j i r. ii m 40,000 mm murM mnarvy Br KM STORE 1101 RS: Mon-Sat, 8:00 am thn 6:00 pm Tips can allow for safe fun archery hunt Utah's 2000 archery deer hunting season opens on Saturday. Ag. 19 and by following a few simple rules, sportsmen can enjoy a safe and hassle-free hunt. According to Lenny Rees, hunter education coordinator coor-dinator for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), Utah's annual archery hunting seasons are already inherently safe. He notes that there has only been one hunting related archery death in the state's long history of bow hunting. Rees is quick to point out that while only one mortal wound has occurred, every year hunters injure themselves. them-selves. "Most of the injuries during the archery hunt are self-inflicted," Rees said. He claims that most of the accidents stem from two basic causes: hunters being unsafe in tree stands and hunters having arrows out of their quiver when they shouldn't. Rees is reminding hunters that simple safety can prevent pre-vent a problem from occurring. In tree stands, hunters should make sure the tree is large enough to hold their weight This seems like obvious common sense but apparently appar-ently isn't so common. Rees says that immediately after climbing into position in a tree stand, a hunter should fasten himself in w ith a safety safe-ty line. Hunting equipment should remain on the ground until the hunter is safely in place and then be pulled up for use by a line. Rees is also asking hunters to use portable tree stands instead of "permanent" stands that are built into a tree. "Permanent tree stands have a tendency ten-dency to deteriorate and, over time. years state fisheries agencies and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore and manage aquatic resources in the United States." t lease come aressea wr your pnysicai. Example: Boys wear shorts and T-Shirt. Girls wear swimsuits under your clothes. It is advised that even if you are not participating in fall sports, that you take advantage of this opportunity and get your physical for winter and spring sports. v. Vernal Express become unsafe," he said. Rees said that beyond the safely issues, permanently per-manently constructed tree stands are often unsightly and can damage the health of the tree that they are built in. In Utah, state law requires that arrows be cased while in a vehicle to prevent injury from c posed razor-sharp broadhead points. While outside the vehicle, it's largely left up to hunters to use common sene and safety conscious behavior to protect themselves from injury. "Keep your arrows in a hooded quiver that covers the broaJ'ieads until you're ready to shoot." Rees said. He said thai one of the most common injuries during the aahery hunt comes from hunters jabbing themselves or hunters walking or standing nearby. This occurs while hunters carry arrows in their hand that should still be in their quiver. Rees said that proper equipment checks and hunt preparation could also go a long way toward a safe and enjoyable hunt. Bows and strings should be observed to nuke sure ihat they are in gixnl working order and not on the verge of breaking. break-ing. Laminations on bow limbs need to be tight and on compound bows, pulleys and cables should be checked to make sure that they are secure and in sound working condition. condi-tion. Rees also emphasizes another point that should be obvious -shooting practice before heading to the field. Being familiar with equipment equip-ment and its capabilities can help insure success w hen the shot of the season presents itself. CONCEALED WEAPONS CLASS! Vernal Police Officers Association will be holding a class Friday, August 18th from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and continuing contin-uing Saturday, August 19th from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The Friday class will be held at the Vernal Police Department and the Saturday morning class will be at the Vernal Rod and Gun Club. This course will cover all the requirements for a concealed firearms permit Cost is $40.00. Please call 789-5835 789-5835 for more information or to sign up. mm) cbd GM$m -t ftg-t ijreviuiiF ijiip&istoQip gate Wednesday August 16.2000 19 Wildlife officials are also cautioning caution-ing hunters going afield to read the hunting rules and especially be aware of a new twist to the private land trespass laws that were passed during the last legislative session. The laws were developed to protect private agricultural croplands and prevent access to these and irrigated pastures. The law requires people to obtain written permission to access these lands if: the soil has been loosened or broken up for the raising rais-ing of crops, there are crops on the land t the land is a pasture that is irrigated ,by a sprinkling system or irrigation ditches. According to the law. people must get written permission per-mission to access these areas, even if they aren't posted closed. Legislators who supplied and got the bill passed felt that it was common com-mon sense and landowners shmjld-n't shmjld-n't be required to post them. A second sec-ond law was aU) passed to make unlawfully taking wildlife on private pri-vate lanJs a more costly infraction. This was done to help curb the actions of people who habitually trespass on privale property to take game. In the past they were only charged with one Class B Misdemeanor for trespassing. The new trespass law requires particular attention in the Uintah Basin where hunts have been designed to target the removal of deer from valley agricultural lands. These hunts commonly occur on privately owned lands and will now require further diligence on the part of hunters to secure the needed w ntten trespass approval. s f r v vr |