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Show November 22. HILL TOP TIMES 1978 Page 37 OHO Root? Ooo u wfocatbOo (3L7G Thousands of harvested deer lost a front incisor when hunters were stopped at checking stations throughout the state this season. Many successful hunters with special permits also cut a front incisor from their deer to send to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. of the tip is useful in age identification. The thin outer cementum layer of the tooth is the key in aging. This important outer layer is easily lost in cleaning, so thorough cleaning is avoided. AN EIGHT TO TEN HOUR soaking in an organic solution will remove all calcium from the teeth, leaving them soft and rubbery. After freezing at a temperature of about -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit, four to six sections of each tooth will be cut on a Cryostat-Microstom- e machine. DWR employee Leonard Newlin refers to it as a very fancy "salami sheer." What happens to these thousands of teeth? NEARLY 9,000 DEER TEETH, sorted according to herd unit and sex, are valuable tools in pinpointing the age of each deer and assessing population trends in each herd unit. The crown of each tooth will be cut away, since only cementum sections will then be placed on a The tissue-thisi.de and stained for examination under a microscope. inch V c?ooocee?gGd n DEER'S AGE can be predicted within high accuracy according to the number of rings in the cementum layer of the deer's incisor teeth. A deer with four rings in the cementum layer is three years old, since yearlings lose their teeth. A deer with seven rings would be six years old. Squash onflrfos duo A Base squash entries are due at the Base Gym by Nov. There will be a meeting of participants held at the Base Gym Friday, Dec. 1 at 9 a.m. 27. On occasion, says Newlin, deer will The base squash tournament begins Dec. 4. "lay down" false rings the fall. Often, the false rings are difficult to spot. However, a (inn ?nr ai in v defined. THE WEIGHT OF A DEER is a reliable check on tooth aging. When both the weight and number of tooth rings are known, the age of a deer may be determined with 95 percent accuracy, according to Nev Un. When the weight is not known, the accuracy drops to between 80 and 90 percent. Since the DWR began this aging technique four years ago, 50 percent of the teeth have come from yearlings. A deer tooth with more than 3 or 4 rings is uncommon, but Newlin has examined one which indicated an age of 15 years. SAMPLE SIZE of 200 teeth from a particular unit may furnish statistically accurate data about the deer population in that area. Along with other types of information compiled through the year, this data will be used to determine population size and age of the deer in the unit. Wildlife biologists will also be able to predict whether the deer are d d in the sampled area. or being Division of Wildlife (Utah Resources) A under-harveste- um r m 2 BIG RECLINERS PRICES. FOR EXTRA SPECIAL THIS YEAR GIVE A LASTING GIFT.... ....FROM BOTT'S YOUR NAME BRAND STORE! S 25" CONSOLE TV MAPLE OR PECAN CAR! NTT. WHIRLPOOL If A 53300 BRBilJ WASHER BOTT'S SPECIAL PURCHASE BRINGS YOU THIS SPECIAL LOW PRICE! COVERING. PIECE GROUP 0 CHAIR m LAMP $275 SATURDAY L 998 BEGINNERS 4 SERTA SPECIALS MATTRESSES TWIN n 1 i ii m SIZE $49 EACH PIECE FULL EACH SIZE PIECE QUEEN SIZE EACH PIECE $174 H89 1077 1495 intermediates ADVANCED FUN MACHINES DRYER - 0 XL-10- SPECIAL PRICES 2 DAYS ONLY 11 AM-- 4 PM 11 AM-- 4 PM FRIDAY 5750 PORTABLE BALDWIN ORGANS COOK SCHOOL WHIRLPOOL MOO. IB 993 17" COLOR 1 MICROWAVE gl if 3 REALLY FINE FURNITURE WITH NYLON VELVET DO NT MISS THIS ONLY SPECIAL! i SPECIAL 5PSCIAL PURCHASt LITTON MOO. 413 MODEL LVE ORGANS AVAILABLE FROM i 3 ODDS AND ENDS SPECIAL 2 DAY PRICES DAVANAUGHS made into beds WHIRLPOOL 17 W FT. REFRIGERATORS mod edti 7i nr BASStTT DRASTICALLY REDUCED MIRRORS r? TV APPLIANCES BALDWIN PIANOS M0N.-FRa.m.-6:3- 0 JUST OFF WASHINGTON AT 38th STREET I. I p.m. VISA PHONE 621-471- 0 " ,'350 FURNITURE 30 jpK RG1 COLOR M14. N ;A Aak MODEL u lhAl PRE-HOLID- DELUXE MODES. r is 25" i SHOP BOTT'S FRIDAY AND SATURDAY $3a (2)(2 i nL XL-io- n DAYS OF SAVINGS WIDE ASSORTMENT 1,1 over-harveste- , k IN in 0Qo false ring usually fades out, while the true ring remains clearly i |