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Show page CA THE HERAID, Prmo,VT Outdoor news - rrrr I Snows force down Utah's wildlife herds By HARTT WIXOM Herald Correfprmdevt call tt wildlife watching. Stmt 'V jfl'li-'i- ' tliere is Whatever it' labc-kd- , mure to it than merely Urd watch-ta-g or ambling along in the outdoor!. Those would be reason enough to explore the back woods fn late (alt Thre are the last scarlet leaves hanging doggedly to the choktcherry Aisiit$ and wish fewer humans about, a sort of relaxed unfolding of nature's sometimes cryptic realm-Tak- e deer for example, November is a good time to Vfk lot what was mJsaed during the hunting season. In fact, no serious muky-questwould fail to look for the giant racks Ufa time of year. Now is when the big bw.ks are legs wary, and of course, with deeper snows and frozen waterholes, work farther duwrnhf. It's a tin to see what you Bussted! Then, too, colder weaitier brings the rut, when U bucks seem to loe tbghi of danger. Antlered males are rwre irjteregted in locking antlers over does, and a dose '4 fr " 0 ' er match is something to behld. Butts may even cta off a smalln er rival with litlk regard for presence. tot-ft&- fVite w1m? taw Such was tJne ca-t- one day barely above foothill traffic, wtien I began ffgra;fning a nk buck bedded by a doe near oak brush, rvM tenM skyward, Sldeoly, rtn&M to my left and 1 wjjeswd a ma3 back bemg assailed by U larger deer, Tte Ujritiitjrti wasted m tane in dearie out, &ud everiA tmktt tu;je oJ an to exetlkil year pmvi carry a ca?fm. 11m is a madi better turn to film m4iMjA live tn3) Samuel Dstliia rf Oran readtef Ws Boaae and Crwiett roiwisKtaia goal tattog down iteep terrain fef ftmpauMg', lr bwk sivmjsL Stw'ley Herail Corm;pvii-jujeans o It JJmsxw tf. WiidJute Kesourm V'aiiiiplauted a small 'herd .of Ewky WouaUuo t JVju quirts !uu Ml. Twyianojjus. IV day that sherd is uS ,t .of the largest, arid if prtrtuang world siass goats. Nearly ifl) oi tt beauttiul iiiaraclemed try long w.bste jbior tiow roana across St 'metee-year-ol- d peaks of TxtxipatioiR'js. Samuel Daiiin of (Oroa, was selected to be It second iiuiiter ever Allowed to imA ti H'wupsnogos tan liutue witb s Bou! mi CSruot-t- t Kwufd Buuk gwrt late io slate". aiu-mal- kfl iU'Aob.a", tcilluo Jiitys 1 ,and his atbar toimtd tv diSicutt Mors fmai'y findaog Si l!upt'y .aniEaal. ,'"ati j5ay we iliorses ;up tiie 1'iEipyoik.e jc Trail 1 tte JSjcuwald JUds .area, jmi Ihare we liuatd iu uamy iuf lite rudy Heds amd the ide .rf ptaKs .and .days auk-- ; f iati DalUo says Sty Sound Ktall iwrtts (rf uats wvwal Iuua, "but Sty i)way$ io ilia-- ' tiWy twp 'ietlgvs., Itial we couldjit gt into." Fjiwlty on It ittiii day t iouiiti ins goat. 31 look f.v shots bom iuvs 7t) fiS to ftiialij' down It large goat. Tl goat ".8 iiorns measured 10" each, nougt) to get record uook aiatus. UeimiM Sturley, a PWJS biolo-gis- t and an o&cia! jueaaurer tut 'boot and iCirookett isa'ii tt guat measured 4D points. Tt xSVate re'.'ord was meaaured at W. taken pj ;uilrea Aitiafler. Her goat con tonu Iaii feak area tnivie sayt ti Dalhn goat is one in f tiiouaand to i a record dr tn seay. r'4i?f &5d darsrsg casSiwn of dls mountain goat tm H te Qvem hunter i?eeirdl l whs 4l Or wear pa-(ib- y is to feawe a g.oo$ bastery for camera tyxn&im, ke tJ less dry, assd aJ3w for rwe bg?4 via wJtza. 3&&i for b &ym eJk asd fecftaK gae, fiae aasissals mw !, sseesaay ""sc fx4 fim- Asr4 - bwA-ifi- 'i siU5jf, 0e 5otetber sear jJi.e4 iota) ti tvA sy$ St arttrJiiUted fr? reeurd sise mxy 1 f&ru&y to tes'd mati&.tsijftsut. ACid ,yat 1 kTiu is xJSy It farss ta4f nwrjsit.t: IvxA 'legslSy lake trots &uk It 'herd is cuaurc It goats tav .aa .ojjp'jrtarxly to gj'vw iota trophy auiraals;" Siw'iey. was to i iseleyied is It state's nay dots dj'aw froiB 1SD other ,appit-sayt- s I a ?e I bal 14. Isatftifl. I a wer- - A sued fffsSey .jy Iii fi.ad i tty to iiuyt St J She ijeuig was J jjj . Jr JClOUtlt.' ttellio v" am tj.deniust mi, mi'y united to get 3t" goatt. 3u4 full iwdy r;f fc-j- am Ciyiup JV'aliwGa'J io 1'asitutiloo to im.. Tl original Sherd (f ii saso Dys od tour iuKy adapted to St laius icouutry and are now fj'0333 iStrotig Iherd. lt le7 oi ibiUy was taken ierd TiKJher J&aiige 10 ouShem Tilis past summer ftv were trapped iy .and taken to St WM. ,o to She Dtat. guat ww'k$ ftovo Feak alt jtagwadd tWS. &y olugist iii iiarge if St goat programs in Central Utah, says ti hwD peak Irtyd jseems to 1 doing good. Tttej' are feted with radio ,t:o!iars, and a?"e .cot .AaiiSty .being moiutured. M v j ear , "Sfi to a Tiy ieuj.ii Jan it) Shew y lUeilfi The goals w Tiiupaiiogos tiave been protetrted irvsa iiutrt mg on T'utipanogos luitil last year when St first goat was taken. Many hikers report teeing ti goats, some even pass St goats on trails, and report Xiy seem very tame. to Vk around Awher time, I observed a weasel cornering a I hadn't com large squirrel; tspm the scene certain to there, eiiig wi'.i of WiidiiU JJv-isiu- ti euup-eratio- i. tin Colorado Division ant: bureau o' Litnti - eaav-centr- s MB Hard Drive VGA Monitor be "aB Epson's One Year Warranty EOLSTYSSSO lb.d Horry! OnJj 10 Unit Left. F.art iic ?t Rrawirry mstara-tio- o ytvyxJi iitt.dles tsivAat fcs-pjve- aivfi trm$,'itl stream rjtne4aUun wofk Ti prv--vi- $315 24 de tor 'better spawiung saluuou and the tai cutthroats in ariitsrry Bemvw-Ti humane stiteam hcJk. iii regular trout (tKoept a liSl mur is U tail silver., and deeper Sr tt farst few yews .of their ids., .according to Tbumpsua. Bir . Pin, Letter Quality 2 Year Warranty Free Font Cartridge, $99,00 Value 'V s'ln ttieff tuij-- .ur Joujth year turn pn&, beiore they spawji and ttien red., mid the jaw g?vws into As pj'onounced iiwk Siipe. Tt .head betoimes a iaft gJni. " tty v'iH KiosB say o? trolhnng,. caught with apuuieys and jigs. Sua vi tt tist ohane planted J Straw'bej-j-several years ago wer caugtrt by tart f.istrxueii. w'iurb indicates t".y ,could i jjaugifl on just about ai'.xttung. 'Thompson commojiy i fly LQ510 Come In And Regivter for the LQ 510, to be given away Dec. 15. o 115 No,rtn Stale Street Prk Efetthe Not. Or&m 225-600- 9 23 - Dec. 1 p?' lias succeeded m estabhstung populations m Jttub Canyon and along ti Duiu! es Kivet ti Tne Deseirt JBig'iiorn was idouzed ancient peoples, intiablting ptv histuriv Utah. I' requenl aubjwrts uf ruck art and biitliunis we'-hotli revered and used as luud soutre. Tl retuni of ti bighorn to its lusturic range signals a turning point m tl i'aiue we place on wild places and tilings Mudeni man's e.p!rieuce o! ti Colorado will 1 ric'lier now, completed b.v its most primitive nxxiz'm 90 a trianjlie of bighorn habitat, m;ated by unrodu'ions made viouslv by ti Colorado D'vision u! Wildhle,1" sitys fcarpowrtz. iColo-rad- o 181. a Processor Jrotii tt.te. 11 uniyue cargo was emeti up tt Colorado about five miles tut release mto Star Canyon. "Tt siieep introduction DWK will monitot movements o! newly introduced population via transmitters afuved to time of ti Sheep biologists will relocate' tt hand monthly, aboard a Cessua Ld seemed Cgr r0i $2,286.91 80386 jj .cum-piec- es 'Managemetr. ''eieased l' Ijesert bignoni s:i:':;, onto tin Dolores TriaiiU" o! UUiii ".We've just mack a s'jenii Coio rado float trip even 'better." Jun Haruowitv.. DWt; game manager. "BuJhorns are witii wilderness anc wiiti o' country. With the reur.vudu-'i- ui desert bigtiurns into West ate? vital part o! tiiat wikiei vCanyuu, ness experience lias been te Stored." The "Nevada Department of and J'l.sli trapped sur-plXian s4ieep from a population near bmii der City, using liehcuplers and net guns. "In 1i past, we'.ve provided Nevada with elk and antelope. " says Fuirpownz. i)WK game biologists trucked li four rums. 12 ewes and lour .lambs to Cisco, Utah. iOne by one, stieep were tianaterred Iron) trailers, placed in restraining bays and to watting boiils, iunusiieti by ti Colorado "Division of WildlUe. M stream and observe trv4 We in tf coJd water. Many fish are barely IsstTf at tfsjt to' rf yea? 20 Desert Bighorn released Lartiet tint moiitii, It Utah o' WiidhU- Kesources. in tf weas also tike to 1 a3-hst- 20 Mhz aide to ttiattfiasa Chew snrs wjida-tiua- s wk they betrvC ;A;icsSAiel J We will sggs frR3 fie? &ek to trun populatiouis," tjf 1 walded a weasel e tf traissfl to The ajdmal, barely an errfti'. bvar from Prwo, and Ml trottAe from MU- exhibited an jncrsdW Remy, atud foartih e're tsKid;tt numan presis ence. A WA and ferockm predator, even amoftg animals three times A size, the weasel raced across the snow and dove behind a boulder. Carefully, it raised a head eajdes and otfr bird, Vs8 might also walk off a few calories and pin a new ouHorA on wissSer, nay be neces sary is deep sww, or emfrmaAry 2 Aiad w.ejjjjj third j s support a small area. .iy$3,8 St mig?i see tf story of a b?bcat or a meal; etk in coyste catcts anber, wtre you didn't expect them; a rsed grouse in the stark looe&iess of tf fored waH Alv, waicfe bare brancfs for isegrating EPSON Ft?. Ol i iii sm, jr.. nf jSw.asA "Is Sue 'ill start sbsnrjwg iup. .feis,vj will 'be a JwJuaaie spe'.ues mfiS, TtiuEKioea. 1'hey will retib jwuJids to serve jnissioe to Gematii. tttiiv, and leaves Shis tatwCh. Ti wina'J tratitp'latt of goats to Ticaoogos iaetx to t1Jb stt.i4. frvMi tk lt iA KOKANEE: (M!UtiMl4 rati, fi4msg there o!f-ea.- 1 I b.v SI Dahle's WfaMn large anUered feudi chaMS off a smaller rival during the annual fall rut ftext ktfrfmg a.yn, I did iwX fiwd bjr.k premeSy where I had daring tf knowifig were there, 1 the pains to bike t'jme tf Mttand feet Mtier BesjAi'.tabile rati were bedded in tf opea sage. That mi&si expv&titm utwe& tm c to fitse iwy tag m ifi.VAt tf tf foJkwfeg asSfffl, i'jfJ'!!y itA, tfjere wi3d fearve been tw mices later, to it tfee is mads tfiaa tiujii'- - Sftww a?3 wi"J bmg rsiw.fe 'ilS.e dows fr high awS Is tf f.Sre4 ywgi tf Hart by i C' ES"'3?".'3 |