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Show MAR 1992 - SPRING TIMES - 3 Castle Valley Deer Herds Updates REC NEWS: Planning is now underway for our I am sure most people living in Town Lot. The Town Council has designated up to $1,000 for the process. Castle Valley are aware of the abun- John Groo has contacted a landscape architect, a graduate of USU, who is standing in the wings, and if hired his task will be to plan for such needs as well, septic, roads/lanes, equipment everywhere—on the roads, in the storage (including road grader and water truck), community center (meetings, recreation, town offices, possibly a small library), covered ramada with picnic tables or folding tables and chairs, multi-purpose playing fields (activities such as baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer, tetherball). Another idea is for “free boxes” to facilitate recycling of household, clothing, and other used but useful items. Landscaping with natural grasses, trees, and shrubs would also be part of the plan. Castle Valley Residents! If you have any ideas for the community use of this lot, please drop your suggestions in the suggestion box below the newsletter box at the front gate. Would dance of deer. They seem to be grapes, in the garden, in the orchard, and in the fence! Large herds next to and among our growing community are very vulnerable, as this development encroaches upon their winter range. It happens that our community is growing to meet their needs—literally. With large orchards, hay fields, gardens, and ornamental landscaping, we are creating a very tasty variety of palat- Deer begin getting pushed by hunters beginning with the August archery hunt. Various hunts continue through fall and into December. In the middle of this period, their breeding season occurs. By the time the last hunt is over the deer have become very tired of being pushed around. Winter comes and they need what energy is left to make it through the hard months ahead. The does are pregnant and the bucks have lost all their fat from the rut, and some have injuries from this and the hunts. It is important that people keep a great distance from deer in their winter grounds. Disturbance from people is able delights for our friends. There are many practiced strategies for detouring deer from property. Some people tie bars of soap and extremely hard at this time. If you come in contact with deer, keep a minimum of 300 yards, and lean forward so you are not standing straight human hair to trees and fences. Some folks even use bombs and other explosive devices. Seems like all these up. If possible keep your back arched at brush level when you walk within sight of deer. This will not scare them as much as seeing a walking upright work for a while, but the deer are very persistant, and they slowly chew away night after night, week after week, and eventually create damage. With certain protection this can be prevented. human. Deer will often run a mile when they are frightened, and with a foot of snow on the ground, this is very hard on them. This was a bad winter for deer, you like to be on a committee planning the use of this lot? The only sure way to protect property and investments of hard labor is with a fence. A seven- to eight—foot TREE PLANTING ASSISTANCE: The Stewardship Program mentioned in our first issue is not as accessible as we were originally told. There is a ten-acre minimum. and that eliminates most of us (a state ruling, not part of the federal program). Those fence will stop the problem. A few may slip through each year, but that is nothing compared to the two hundred head that would come through every winter night if I didn’t have a fence. Before I had one I could not get any trees to grow, and they would dig up deer had to work very hard for their food. Because of the lack of sun they missed the vitamins they often receive from its lifegiving rays. This year I found more dead deer than ever on the state land, most of them yearlings. I also saw more human tracks out there. with at least ten acres may still use the my beets and slurp up my melons in the Upsetting winter deer herds is illegal. It program with these constraints: a fall. is called game harrasment. conservation person designated by the Stewardship Program must make an on-site assessment of need and make recommend a plan for windbreaks and/ or wildlife habitat plantings. The plan must then be submitted with an application. Recipients must commit to maintaining the plantings for 10 years or monies must be repaid. Only am acceptance into the program will The upper end of the valley has the here and hiking around state land, it is A lot of people moved to Castle Valley for its wilderness qualities, so let’s keep it that way and respect what we have. Remember, the deer were very important that we all know the fragility of deer in winter. here first. We are the intruders. —Greg Nunn largest concentration of deer in the winter, and with more people moving CA STLE CANYON NURSER Y expenses be reimbursed. If you are KEN and ALICE DROGIN Box 2106, CVSR, Moab, Utah 84532 interested and own ten acres, contact II'I. Creators 0/ fine Landscapes Bill Zanotti at 259-6316. He must allocate his funds before June or they will be withdrawn. —Joan Sangree AAA Trees ordered from State Forestry will arrive Thursday, March 26th, and can be picked up . from Bill Z. at mailboxes from10 to 11 am. Watch for more info at front gate. AAAAA because of the fog that stayed for so long. The snow didn’t melt, and the ’\ 259-8274 ANYTIME Licensed Landscape Contractor PLANTING ' IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ' DRIP IRRIGATION HEADQUARTERS 03W" "£53 ”a HARDY NATIVE PLANTS NATIVE GRASS Er QUICKLAWN SHADE TREES - ALL SIZES GIVE USA CALL WE DELIVER |
