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Show Page 10, THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Will Hunting Section, Thursday, September 23, 1993 YiITOtne That ecosystem, one of the largest remaining intact ecosystems in the United States, is home to 94 species of mammals, 316 species of birds, 24 species of reptiles and 2"1. species offish. mains of an ancient volcano deep beneath the surface. Many want to tap the geothermal system which provides the hot water for the park. Nearly 100 individuals or groups have applied for permits to tap into the hot water. Almost all requests for permits have been denied. The park alone is home to an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 elk, 2,700 bison and 3,000 deer. The park has 10,000 geysers, hot springs, boiling mud pots and other features driven by the re Most notable of the attempts to tap the hot water below the Yellowstone ecosystem is that by the Church Universal and Triumphant, which wants to develop a well at LaDuke Hot Springs north naecosystem, most of it in seven tional forests and the Grand Teton National Park, south of Yellow- By BILL SCHULZ Associated Press Writer The Interior Department and conservation groups have teamed up to try to block what could be a major threat to the Old Faithful and the other geysers of Yellowstone National Park. Potential disruption of the underground geothermal system is just one of die many threats to the world's oldest national park. The park covers 2.22 million acres in northwestern Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. But it is only a small part of an 18 million-acr- e stone. Th 't No Wolves in Wv Lives in Jackson "99 - no wolves in Wyoming, Clinton won't raise your taxes, and Elvis lives in Jackson Hole." Federal wildlife officials question the project's worth, but some wolf scientists welcome the idea. A WORLAND, Wyo. (AP) wolf near shot a who Worland man Yellowstone National Park last fall has launched his own tracking project to confirm that more of the endangered species live in the area. Jerry Kysar is forming a nonprofit corporation called Wyoming Wolf Search. He already has set up e a number, to take reports. He also has published a poster that challenges the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's position that no wolf population exists in the greater Yellowstone system. The poster shows Kysar holding a wolf pelt and rifle and says "WyThere ain't oming. Remember An independent effort could "add extra eyes and ears" to the search for native wolves, said Montana Wolf Ecology Project Director Robert Ream. An independent group might also have more luck receiving reports than a government agency, said Ream, a University of Montana professor. Discovery of a breeding population could undermine efforts to reintroduce wolves to the Yellowstone area. Kysar, who shot a wolf wolf-tracki- toll-fre- last fall mistaking it for a coyote, provided the first evidence in more than 60 years that the predators have returned to the region on their own. It took months before federal scientists ruled the animal was a wolf, probably related to a northern Montana pack. That "royal runaround" convinced Kysar the government is more interested in protecting its interest in the wolf recovery than finding a viable native population. A reintroduced species would not enjoy the same endangered status as native wolves. "The agencies just haven't given the proper attention to the fact that wolves may already be out land says. "But I am real comfortable with an 8 or a 10 because generally in the woods that's all you need. "In the woods if you zoom out to anything more than an 8, you Variety, stability and camouflage are the keys to making home videos of your hunt. Today the average hunter can buy quality equipment and can can't hold it still unless you're share his hunt with family and shooting on a tripod . ' ' You should use a tripod wherevfriends, says video maker Ronnie .Strickland. It doesn't take a lot of er possible, he says. extra effort to make those videos "Any time my feet hit the more enjoyable. ground the tripod goes on (the Start with your equipment. camera)," he says. "I leave it on and carry it over my shoulder like a When buying a camcorder, select one with the lowest LUX facpick. The only time I take it off is tor. Generally, the lower the LUX when I'm up in a tree. " Videos shot from a tripod are factor, the less light the camera none of the camera shake still needs to make good pictures. which can make a video annoying. Much hunting is done in "If you want it to be good, it situations, in the woods and at needs to be still, " Strickland says. dawn and dusk. "A lot of people worry about "It also frees up your hands. how powerful the zoom needs to You can push the record button be. I use one with a 14," Strick and still blow a grunt call or rattle low-lig- Moose is ht By REX INFANGER night, start feeding just after the sun has gone down and like to feed until just before sun up. Moose are usually found around bodies of water, however, they can be found clear up on the side of Mt. Timpan-ogo- Herald Correspondent The largest member of the deer family, Alces alces, is one of the hunts in Utah. Alces alces is also known as the moose. A moose can be up to 6-feet tall at the shoulder and weigh 'nearly 1200 pounds. The largest moose that was taken had a 77-5- 8 inch antler spread. - Moose have a very distinct profile because of their overhanging muzzle and the bell that is found underneath their neck. Moose are not seen very often in Utah but they are increasing in numbers and becoming a little more common in this state. are generally active at . Moose s. The moose that is found in Utah subspecies of moose and it usually only weighs in the 800 pound range. Moose are very fast on land and can run up to 35 miles an hour. In the water they can swim as fast as two men can paddle a canoe. They have a 20 year life span in the wild. is the smallest -- '. antlers." A good tripod with a fluid head costs less than $100 today, he says. Now, cover everything up. A bright reflection off a lens or a chrome knob will scare away a deer or turkey faster than a gunshot. "I take camo tape and tape the camera and tripod," Strickland says. "Anything that is exposed, I touch it up with some dull paint, rust color or camo. "For most hunting, the more camouflage details you pay atten- tion to the more action you're see." For the going to They eat willows, both the leaves and the twigs and also eat shrubs like aspen, choke cherries and service berries as well as pond er who doesn't want to tape up his camera, Strickland advises wrapping it in a camouflage Then get a buddy to hunt and photograph with you so you can take turns with the gun and the rt. weed if they can get to it. When forced to in the winter, moose will even eat the needles and twigs of subalpine fir. Moose are usually very solitary, however, they can be found in small groups during the winter. Generally in late May or early June a cow moose will give birth to a single baby called a calf. The moose, because of their size, spend the entire summer eating as much as possible so they will be healthy enough to survive through Late in September and through October the bulls and cows mate. Bulls will pose and strut for the cows and fight other bulls by pushing their massive antlers together. 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Late last spring, I was driving on a dry, four-lan- e highway between Johnson City and Fredericksburg, Texas. It was a beautiful day and, as always in Central Texas, I was watching for deer or tur" keys along the highway . I saw an old pickup truck pull up to the highway and stop well ahead of me. I glanced away from the road to look for deer and, when I looked back", the truck had pulled into my lane. From my perspective, the.next two seconds were as close as I've come to dying since I had a similar experience with a loaded log truck about 1966. It's funny how urban citizens think nothing of climbing into a car and fighting the rush hour traffic twice a day, five days a week. Following in my footsteps across the relatively safe outdoors, most of those same citizens would be fearful of falling off a mountain, drowning in a rushing river, being devoured by a bear or even bitten '. ; byaratdesnake. In reality, the traffic is riuch more likely to get you. 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"Just think of your video camera as a 35mm or a snapshot camera and take the same Allstate Insurance Company Allstate Life Insurance Company I. 798-791- 5 Call your Ai't-t- . About 15 yards, the bear peeled off, hit the water like a gigantic retriever, and came up with the hooked fish. The salmon fishing was great but we left it for the bear. Since I was with a group of people, I did not feel particularly threatened, but fishing near bears yields the same unpredictable tension as riding horseback along narrow mountain trails. The potential for disaster is always present. While I've never considered r, the reality remyself a mains that life eventually causes death. I've had many similarly tense moments involving small planes, boats andor swift, cold water. If I die suddenly, it will almost surely be the result of a car wreck. In driving about 30,000 miles a year, close calls are not that un- (Continued from Page 9) Wilderness Area, riding horseback daily along mountain trails barely wide enough to accommodate a horse's ample width. Those trails often paralleled deep chasms that plummeted for thousands of feet, yet the horses were professionals and as sure footed as a mountain goat. After a while, I got lulled into thinking I was at least as good a mountaineer as a veteran One day, while hunting on foot, I tried to save time by crossing a steep shale cliff. The technique is called "side hilling." Mountain boots often show the unusual wear that results from walking on the sides of the soles , hugging steep spots . As sometimes happens in steep places, I wound up in a very bad area where footing was treacherous. I could not move safely forward, nor could I comfortably retreat. It's the only time I've seriously considered leaving a $1,- 000 rifle because its weight was a "The biggest mistake amateurs make is they don't shoot enough stuff of other than just the hunt, like you and your buddy scouting, : ve In addition, "the elk have learned to bunch up at the boundary of Yellowstone, which is that tree line, and then make a night run of 30 to 35 miles to Harriman State Park where no hunting is he says. SASSER: camera. r three-to-fi- Nortfi Orem, r fly U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials warn Kysar should read the Endangered Species Act before starting the project. "He certainly has a right to do some of these things, but he needs to be aware of where he could run afoul of the law," said Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Sharon Rose. "We would be concerned that he would go out looking for an animal and disturb or harm it." Kysar responded that his project will complement instead of compete with government efforts. :! 225-553- 3 Utah County's Coleman Warranty Service Center OFF Stoves G 'Yes there are, or, no, there's not.'" - Cliff Wallman camping supplies. 20 sue it to a place where we can say, That does little to stop ether threats. The U.S. Forest Service, an agency of the Agriculture- Department, plans to open 95 percent of the Shoshone National Forest, onYellowstone's eastern border, for oil and gas leasing. The Service has also clearcut Targhee National Forest west of the park so heavily the boundary is a straight line which can be' seen fi om an orbiting spacecraft. "The forest service has so 'severely strained the systems of the Targhee it's starting to unfa'vel along the edges," Scott says: For example, the elk hunting season has been cut from five weeks', to ' ' days. UffcSw dutch ovens, i pur- the winter. Get Prepared Now for the Upcoming Hunts Service Special Filing kinds hunter-videograph- hunt once-in-a-lifeti- me Over the last year, the National Park Service and the state of Montana have been negotiating an agreement over federal water reserve rights. Those rights are in the "Winters Doctrine," based on a 1908 Supreme Court decision which says that when Congress reserves land for a specific purpose, that action means the Congress also is reserving enough water for that land to fulfill that purchase. That right, then, would date from 1872, when Yellowstone was created and "arguably, it is a right for all the water in the park and all the water from outside the park that is necessary to protect fish, wildlife and geysers," said says Michael Scott of the Wilderness Society, a group which has pushed for increased protection of Yellowstone. Montana and the park service have worked out an agreement under those water rights, setting aside water in certain areas for the park. That means, Scott says, Mon The House passed the bill. In the Senate, Western senators tacked on so many amendments, including giving the regulatory power to the states, that even con- there," he said. "We want to tana could join the Interior Department in supporting a bill, which would make it more difficult for the Western senators who stopped it last time to do so again. servationists ended up opposing it and it died. There also has been a new twist. of the Park. Despite objections from the National Park Service, Interior Secretary Manuel Lujan recommended in 1991 that limited development be allowed. Congress took up a bill, the Yellowstone Protection Act, which would prevent such development, at least until their is a major study of the hot water system. vid8 MMie your own out CaOO? By BILL SCHULZ Associated Press Writer ast mm's effoirts syste Agent for all the details! |
