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Show EMERY COUNTY PROGRESS LEADER THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 1974 PAGE 4 Puppet Show Hlaptors winter in Castle Country and As Fall lades away and the signs of winter are unveiled, mens hearts and feet are warmed by the fireplace. Wildlife too must search out warmer early habitats. So It Is with the hawks, and eagles and falcons. Sparrow hawks, native falarea cons to the Carbon-Emewere abundant In the summer but have started to months, Their southward. migrate northern cousins, the prairie hawks, & falcon, Swalnsons hawks, bald and golden eagles are also moving south. These birds will find the Carbon - Emery area suitable for a winter home. These large birds are very conspicu-oand Interesting to watch as they hunt for their prey. Bruce Jensen, Conservation ry rough-legg- few minutes all of the ducks had scattered and found safety on other nearby marshes. Now only the eagle and one bobbing coot remained on the north end of Desert Lake. Instantly, the eagle folded his wings and rocketed toward the coot. The coot Immediately frightened dove under the water for protection . The water was crystal clear and only 24 to 30 inches deep. The eagle pulled up short of the water, making several low passes as he waited for the coot to emerge. Each time the coot surfaced the threatening eagle forced him back under the water. The coot was rapidly tiring. Again the eagle set his wings, this time with talons he splashed in to the water, only to miss again. Twice more the eagle attempted to snatch up the coot from the water, but lssed. A pair of unsuspecting mallards landed only 300 ft. from the coot.How-eve- r, the eagle seemed unaware of the tasty mallards; his eyes were set on the tiring coot. The fifth strike by the eagle snatched the exhausted coot from the water. With the coot securely grasped In his talons, the eagle flew lowoverthe waterto shore. Ih minutes only a pile of feathers wings, and feet remained. Such are observations seldom made. However, those that are recorded for scientific reference are done so by state Wildlife Officers, Conservation Officers make several counts of hawks, eagles and falcons each years. Hunting and fishing license buyers can hold their head Officer for South Emery County Larry B. Dalton, Desert Lake Waterfowl Management Area superintendent, observed an adult bald eagle kill a coot on Desert Lake during early Nov this year. The eagle was first seen flying at about 300 feet above the north end of Desert Lake. It had just attempted to catch a coot on the water, but missed. As a result several thousand ducks had taken to the wing. It was a magnificent spectacle to see this hugh white headed bird soar defiantly among thousands of ducks. Four thousands coots were bunched into a tight group on the middle of the lake; all afraid to leave the safety of deep water where they could dive away from the eagles talons. One solitary coot was bobbing directly below the soaring bald eagle. This coot was the intended prey. Within a by Larry Dalton ed ur 2nBlSBUS131Sri31SflB1131SlfinfiJti51151151fijllSll5lElSlSlElS CASTLE Jfieatze Huntington, Utah SHOW TIME Ml. THURS. November 8: 00 SAT. - SUN. December 1 WMTDGNbYtiauatiw' gSriimy GOWBOT JAMES GARNER VERA MILES Gkst TBCmCOlOR high, since they are the ones financing investigations Into all wildlife In Utah. If research, wildlife transplants, and land and acquisition, management enforcement are to progress, hunting and fishing license buyers will need to support a license Increase this year. Hunters should be reminded that spotlighting wildlife In Utah is governed by very distinct regulations. Often times hawks, owls and eagles are Inadvertently shot by spotlighters who locate the bird roosting In low brush and mistake it for some other animals. Only coyotes, & bobcats, fox, skunks, and may be taken at night. Before hunting at night or with the aid of a spotlight, the hunters must secure a certificate of registration for night hunting. These certificates are available at no charge through the Division of Wildlife Res., Today Dacha! Guymon and but they are not valid unless pilgram girl left and Prudence accompanied by a written Powell and Pilgrim boy right, permit from the County Sheriff are staging a puppet show along where you are hunting. ( The with other third graders at Utah state Wildlife Board meets Huntington Elementary. Nov. 22, 1974 and this is one The stories of the Pilgrims of the Items which will be discrossing the ocean on the Maycussed and there is a good possflower, the Indians and the first ibility that the night hunting Thanksgiving are being told in permit will be discontinued.) the show. All the grades are and Also, night hunters will not furnishing skits, songs hunt within one mile of an occtalent numbers for a fitting lf upied home and mile celebration before the youngstfrom corralled or flocked live ers and teachers leave school, stock. giving thanks for a four- - day Due to prior history of vandholiday. alism and trespass, the County The teachers have succcommissioners and sheriff have eeded in fostering appreciation decided not to issue night huntof home, parents, and country, ing permits In Emery County. while subtely improving corn- jack-rabb- $H9 95 Super power in 5 seconds. home traditional table fare. Thanksgiving Harvest figures are preliminary, however, and success is expected to be about 10 . With a more limited hunting area than In past years, nlmrods were restricted to the LaSal cuts a 6" log and Blue Easy and tun to uje. Big 12" bar cuts logs up to 2 feet thick. Super capacity Super Dependability. Oils its own bar and chain automatically as you cut. taster than standard cuts up to 20 Super new chain k 20 One hunter reported seeing on the Blue Mountain-- turkeys Ridge area, while spear-at- e sightings of 22, 11, 30 and of the big birds were reported in the LaSals. One permit holder shot at five different birds, but missed them all. Bowden did report that a hard winter last year and the Elk 14 THE ALL AMERICAN CHAIN SAW Thompson Building Supply 748-26- o3 2 Col. Tone Art Model VTT200 f t- - O t RCI Vh. Col. Tone Ridge Bowden. round type chain. CASTLE DALE Mountain-El- areas In San Juan County, according to Division of Wildlife Resources game biologist Norm Superlightweight QU SEEN, FEW Utahs turkey hunters reported sighting a lot of birds this falls hunt, but only two of the 29 permit holders brought Our lightest chain saw. MINI MAC 30 its 2 r one-ha- UTAH STATE DIVISION OF WILDLIFE SALT LAKE CITY MANY TURKEYS TAKEN The ADAIR Model VTT200 RESOURCES severe drought this summer combined to cut productivity all among the birds on the North Boulder Mountain, East Zion. Pine Valley and Beaver Mt., areas, These factors lead to a decision by Division field personnel not to have a hunt In those areas this year, CALL FOR QUESTION AIRES Division of Wildlife Res., biologists have received only 39 percent of the questionnaries stubs from the open bull elk hunters permits this year, causing a gap of harvest success In tabulations. Game biologists Norm Bowden reports that follow-u- p questionnaires arebeing mailed to hunters In hopes more data If hunters will be reported. would mall the questionnaire stub from their permits. It would save time, paper and other expense, he said. The Information Is needed to helpbiologlst determine population and hunter success trends among Utahs bull elk. Reports from nonresident hunters Indicate 11 of the 87 permit holders harvested an elk this year. The Bord of Big Game Control had authorized 100 nonresident elk permits. Five percent success was seen In this years archery elk hunt, with 13 of 332 permit holders taking home their quarry. In the deer muzzleloader hunt, 21 of 383 hunters harvested a buck, achieving nme r0 success. Bowden reported that public Interest was apparently down for special either sex hunts In the South Boulder and Hobble Creek south Ogden Unit were sold, however. special stamps or fee collections for hunting, fishing, and trapping on federal public lands managed under cooperative agreements. That provision could be Implemented only if both the state and federal agencies mutually agree to do so. The stamps or fees would be sold or collected by the state and receipts used to improve fish and wildlife habitat on the areas for which the fees were charged. posing and writing ability. I am thankful for our money -I am grateful Jordan Hatch; for power plants, telephones, honest people,andthe imerlean flag. Most of all I am grateful forthe beautiful earth Holly Ann Boren; I am glad we have electricity Kalsa Mortensen. I am thankful we can vote for the people we want. I am thankful for warships, furnaces, and hot water Kenny Jensen; I am thankful for my family, food and free country and for my baby brother and for the wild animals Mike Kattleman; I am thankful for fun days, parties my country, flag, home, cars and liberty. I am thankful for my life Diane Wilstead. I am thankful for newspapers and Nov. 11 because its my birthday-Lesl- ie Brown; I am thankful for my family Bible stories. I am thankful for Heavenly Father and Jesus and food plants I am thankful for Pilgrims that grew the food plants and Indians that shot the animals. I am thankful for most everything Prudence Powell. All the above excerpits were taken In Lorraine snows third grade. Col. 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The environmental protection agency has imposed water quality standards for State Fish Hatchery outflow, by 1985, 100 percent of hatchery pollutants must be removed from the water discharge. An 80 percent reduction must be met by the end of 1974 Total Initial oulay of water treating facilities may be two and one half million dollars In 1974. The world doesnt owe anyit was here body anything first! ... Give Bulova Accutron Its about time. The time for an important gift to a loved one is always Now. Every one of these watches has the famous tuning fork movement that makes Accutron the precision timepiece, guaranteed accurate to within a minute a month. From $95 to $1800 Jensen Another general fishing season Is about to wind up. The NOTESN QUOTES Well, the preservationists long summer season offered a mixed bag in our region. The won and deer hunting was forbidden in the Great SwampNat-ion- al rainbow trout In joes Valley, was good all Wildlife Refuge In Morris where fishing County, New jersey. But the summer, Wrigley springs Res. deer still died of starvation. yielded some nice catches of The Refuge Is 5,000 acres of Brook Trout but fishing was deer country with about 600 deer sjxitty. Ferron Reservoir Rainbut only enough food for 450. bow and cutthroat trout, fair Two winters ago state and the fishing all summer and great federal biologists suggested a towards fall. Brown trout were controlled hunt to remove about taken from Huntington Creek and Cottonwood Creek. Hunting- 150 deerto prevent outside crop and shrubbery damage and to reduce car-de- er the preservationist, thaccidents. Although the logic sound, rough hysterical appeals and of reducing the herd to save legal maneuvers managed to get the food supply was biologically 'We will adjust to this tolerance, if necessary Guarantee is for one full year. over-browsi- falls hunting seasons are over, hunters still have time left to go after several species of small game. The waterfowl hunt Is in progress, ducks through Jan. 6 1975. and geese through Dec. 16. Cottontail rabbits are legal game through Jan. 31. Addltlon-aUforest grouse and chukar and Hungarian partridge seasons remain open through Nov. Pheasants and quail may lie taken on all state and federal lands except those In Utah until Dec. 1. Pheasant County may also be hunted on private posted pheasant units until Dec, 1, again with the exception of Utah ounty. The courgar hunt Is In progress and will continue through April 15. Fishermen also have some time to head to their favorite spots before the general season closes Nov. 30. After that date, however, waters designated as legal for year-roufishing will remain open. WILDLIFE LEGISLATION nd ENACTED. President Ford has signed important wildlife legislation despite reported veto recommendations from the mterioi Dept, according to the Wlldlift Management institute. The measure, commonly referred to as the Sikes Act, renews &. Improves conservation programs on military reservations and provides additional funding authority and directives for federal - state cooperative wildlife projects on national forests, the public domain, a id other public land. The Act allows the Defense and interior Dept. $3.5 million to enhance fish and wildlife habitat and recreational opportunities on about 30 million acres of military lands. It provides $10 million new funding authority to the U.S. Forest servke and $10 million to the BLM,and Atomic Energy Comm, and the National Aeronautics and sjU(e Administration for fish and wildlife habitat purposes. It directs expenditure of those funds via cooperative agreements with state wildlife agencies. The Act permits the sale of Jan. EMERY COUNTY 30. Model VTT200 to $18.90 per hundred pounds in Around y, J this problem lets look at some facts and figures. ( First, fish food has become scarce, causing frequent price increases. It rose from $8.50 In Jan. 1972 In OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Even though most of this Art Model VTT200 ove 15 lbs. Your fishing rod may ice up but the last of the season may be the most rewarding. I'd like to tell you that there will be even btter fishing in store for you next season, but that may not be the case. Soaring prices for fish feed as well as general Increases In all aspects of the fisheries operatthe ions, recently prompted Chief of fisheries to call for a ten ercent reduction In the production of catchables sized fish for the 75 season. This means that 190,000 fewer catchables will be planted hi Utah waters next year. This Is a significant reduction, and the cutback decision was not an easy one to make. Traditionally tills Division has maintained a highly effective hatcheries program, Hi spite of steadily Increasing operational costs, we stocked as many fish, If not more, this year than we did ten years ago, yet our revenue base has remained basically the same. To see the why luid how of m WILDLIFE REPORT eeewaa. SSSS3SB2S ton North Res. yielded the biggest fish with two fish taken I Im COMPANY if' JEWELRY We recommend genuine Accutron power cells Other Accutron specifications may cause a malfunction 46 E Main - 637 cells not meeting 2176 |