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Show Joe Loverich spent Wednesday with his sister and brother-in-law, Mr, and Mrs. Steve Savich of Tooele. WOULD OUTDOORS ; MODERN DAVY ... In California Califor-nia recently a young sailor got his deer the old fashioned way with a single shot muzzle loader and a hunting knife. Hunting on the U.S. Naval Missile Facility at Point Arguello, Robert B. Skinner fired from the hip at a 145-pound buck which appeared from out of nowhere. Wounded, but not fatal-j fatal-j ly, the deer took off through the brush. Armed with a hunting knife, Skinner followed. The 4-point 4-point buck stumbled and fell. Skinner, who weighed less than the deer, at 130 pounds, dispatched the animal with his hunting knife. DICK DOPE . . . With Canvas-back Canvas-back and redhead ducks on the "protected" list this year, hunters are being urged to identify their ducks before shooting. Admittedly, Admitted-ly, many hunters don't know one duck from another. The best recommendation rec-ommendation this corner can make is that hunters take the time to visit the local library or otherwise secure some color photos of ducks. All ducks are not alike and the practiced eye can tell them apart. Both "cans" and redheads have identifying features. fea-tures. Drakes of both species have a red head. The canvasback drake has a black breast and rump white body. The "red" has black breast and rump and a gray body. The canvasback hen is grayish, while the redhead hen is brown with gray wings. "Cans" and red often travel together. POri'LAR IMPORT ... The ring-necked pheasant, imported from Asia in 1882, is a popular game bird. But he would rather run from trouble than fly and and when he flies, it is usually not for a long distance. Recognized Recog-nized as a tasty treat for the dinner din-ner table, adult pheasants usually usual-ly weigh two or three pounds. SHORT SHOT . . . Grizzly cubs at birth are about 9 Inches long, weigh 6 to 8 ounces and are blind, hairless and toothless. |