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Show w Thursday, Novemler 22, 1990 r1 " Outdoor news The Daily Herald, Provo, Utah G COs are outt there to deter wholesale, illegal poaehimg By HARTT WIXOM Herald Correspondent In the field, they call them a "CO.", short for conservation officer. to waste. Some of the outdoor criminal ders. Today's judges art also helping ' by allowing COs to confiscate element consider themselves "smart" to get away with such things. A few even brag to friends Outside Utah, they are often how they "cleverly killed" dozens of helpless foothill deer during the called game wardens. They provide a grass roots tally on game populawinter, or that they illegally baited mountain lions and bears. One Jantions and are almost certainly the uary day I spent with a Utah reason for changing season length, County CO, he found where deer harvest, or number of permits. had been shot and not utilized. They are the eyes and ears of the "There is only one way we can state when it comes to knowing serve the honest sportsmen sucwhat is happening with our fish and game. cessfully," says Bradley, "and that is when they recognize we are here But one of their toughest jobs is to help them." Every CO has millaw enforcement. lions of acres to patrol, and it is I recently spend a day with not so surprising some outdoor Sanpete County CO Brad Bradley. crooks manage to get away, BradSince it was during deer season, much of the day was spent checkley says. "Honest sportsmen could have much better big game hunting licenses. One hunter loaded a small buck onto his four-wheing, with more permits and longer seasons if we could just terminate drive and was immediately checked for proper tagging. Bradillegal kilis. In some areas, we could now hunt moose or elk were ley found no one breaking the law it not for poaching." that day. COs like Bradley have learned But there can little doubt: the presence of a "game warden" in much these days about sophisticated gathering of confessions and the field helps keep infractions evidence which will hold up in down. More hunters buy and carry court. It would also appear, from licenses. More hunters wear safe orange clothing. More hunters are tl fines levied, that judges are eareful what they shoot, and when beg.ming to crack down on what was once a serious "wrist-slappinthey do, and especially to tag problem. For example, decproperly so no one gets more than ades ago, one Utah justice fined a rightful share. Officers also help $40 for hunting deer provide many emergency services, including everything from stuck without a license. The license cost J50. "It was certainly worth taking vehicles to first aid. a chance," one fined man told me. There is one problem in all this. No conservation officer, Utah or Another violator said: "I resent elsewhere, can possibly be everybeing arrested by a 'fish cop.' I where at once. Utah has some don't think what I did is a crime in the same mold as stealing from a 84,000 square miles and far fewer wildlife officers. Sme people want store." Many sportsmen's organito cheat on their fellow sportsmen zations, however, are trying nowaand shoot deer out of season, or days to get across this fact: stealkill something for which they are ing fish or game is like any other not licensed. Dozens of elk and stealing. Perhaps it is worse, because competitively, it means less moose are killed in Utah County then left available resource for all law-ab- iduring the deer season favorite rifle, or pickup truck,-itemwhich have to make a poacher think twice. Yet, the CO (or any lawman) has to often wonder sometimes if the struggle is worth it. All pack a gun on their hip, and on duty 24 hours a day. People who are arrested might complain, loudly, make threats to officers' are and or their families, curse in either cornfield or courtroom, and in general, make it a tough job. Sometimes, lawmen are faced with an "undercurrent" which should never happen : talk of losing a job for arresting someone in "a high place" (cr at least, so some suspects claim). But any lawman's job is to treat all equally before the bar of justice. el "It's something that lawmen, from sheriffs to highway patrolman, town policemen and wildlife officers, have to deal with it, sayt one justice of the peace. Still, agree many COs I've talked with, "Someone's got to do it We're here to see that all afield have an equal chance. Every illegal game animal taken is one less for honest sportsmen. If they will organize to help, we can get it done." Anyone witnessing anything amiss outdoors is encouraged by state wildlife officers to call the You "poaching hotline," need not necessarily become involved. Just call and say what you saw. Law officers ask for a license number, or description of person or vehicle. 662-333- 7. DWR CO Craig Clyde inspects some When you do that, you'll be helping more than just the local hunters' deer near Tucker in Spanish Fork Canyon. CO. Deer Creek still place to be for trout, perch : By REX C. INFANGER Herald Correspondent end FREEMONT RIVER are being picked up along the west Fair down fishing on the lower through the bottoms. Brown trout are hitting on size six gold with black body Panther Martin. You might want to take your shotgun along for the birds. Make sure you get permission to hunt and fish on private ground. OTTER CREEK Fishing has been best during the afternoon and into the evening. Fishing pressure has been light, success has been fair. Use Berkley Power Bait on a sliding sinker rig right from the shore. FISH CREEK Fair fishing below the dam with a size four silver- - body Panther Martin or a size one silver Vibrax. Use Pro 1000 Smelly Jelly on the blade of the spinner. . SCOFIELD Fair fishing down by 'the dam if you can hit the old river channel. Use a sliding sinker rig and a size 16 treble. Four pound test is the best weight line to use, Use just enough bait to cover the hook. Velveeta and egg combi-jialio- n is working well. ; THISTLE CREEK Fair fishing below the Bennie Creek junction -- with a size two gold with yellow :and red body Panther Martin. Use a downstream retrieve for the best success. Many of the fish are working the edges of the stream and are not in the deeper holes. DIAMOND FORK Fair fishing from Sixth Water up. Use a small brass or silver spinner; Mepps, Vibrax or Panther Martin all seem to work. LOGAN RIVER Fair to good fishing in the afternoon with a Muddler Minnow or a GloBug. The water is down, very clear and cold on the upper end. Go prepared for fishing winter conditions. MINEKSVILLK RESERVOIR -Nothing outstanding but a few fish - - - - -- - - shore with Berkley Power Bait on a sliding sinker rig. Use a size nine or 10 egg sinker, a small BB split shot and four pound test. PROVO RIVER Brown trout fishing has picked up. Fish an pale orange GloBug on a size 14 to 16 hook. The smaller GloBugs seem to be working better. DEER CREEK Both perch and trout fishing have been good and, if you can locate a school, perch fishing has been excellent. Fish the edge of a cliff where it goes onto the flats in about forth feet of water. Cut bait and worms will both work. ECHO RESERVOIR Fair along the east side down by the dam. Use pink Berkley Power Bait. WEBER RIVER A Pheasant Tail nymph, size 12, with a light lead wrap worked along the bottom has been picking up a few fish just above Echo and Rockport Reservoirs. The bottom end of the big pools just at the head of the riffles is a good place to start. Make sure your fly is on the bottom when it hits that point. 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