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Show Nephi, Utah Wednesday, September 16, 1998 flOQO dDtaCa a d basis, through the mail only, beginning September 14. Applications are available from all license agents and Division offices. Details for applying for undersubscribed grouse permits may be found beginning on page 13 of the 1998-9- 9 Upland Game Proclamation. 0mo pOdcacO Page 5 opcgcioQ anad GCaacagos Got? UODd ooggoddg Caucatucag first-com- first-serve- e, Sage grouse populations throughout the state and Utahs upland game hunters the pheasant season (November and take plenty of water along western North Amer7) to allow for special youth only for you and your dog, too. Be- throughout lows. Habitat nificant changes applicable to pheasant hunting opportunities. cause chukar habitat in Utah is ica are at e 1998-9- 9 upland game hunting The areas will open to the gen- comprised of much shale and loss, degradation and fragmentation are major causes for popseasons. Upland game hunters eral public the next day (Novemlava rock, it may be wise to purulation declines. As a result, should review a copy of the ber 8). chase leather or rubber booties closed on frag1998-9- 9 Utah Upland Game A person may obtain wild tur- to protect the pads on your dogs hunting has been mented and isolated populations Proclamation prior to going key conservation permits in ad- feet! of Utah. throughout sage grouse afield. dition to obtaining a limited enNorthern Region: Good huntwill In remain 1998, hunting This is the first year for a try or remaining wild turkey per- ing. confined to core grouse sharp-taile- d grouse season in mit. Central Region: Good hunt- areas: Western Box sage Elder CounUtah since 1979. Only those who Wild turkey permit recom- ing. and Rich County in northern obtain a sharp-taile-d grouse per- mendations for 1999 seasons will Northeastern Region: Num- ty mounmit may hunt sharp-taile- d be made by the Division of Wild- bers are still very low and hunt- Utah; Blue and Diamond in in Basin Uintah the tains grouse in Utah. Successful appli- life Resources at Regional Advi- ing will be tough for this species northeastern Utah; and Parker cants will have an opportunity to sory Council meetings in Octo- in the Northeastern Region. Mountain in southern Utah. harvest two birds during the ber. Some increased production has Bag and possession limits are seven-da- y season, which runs Pheasant hunters are cau- been noted in limited locales in one and two birds respectively. October 6. tioned that only state and feder- the Book Cliffs. on Parker Mountain The seasons Beginning January 1, 1999, al lands, in certain counties, are Southeastern Region: Good to in Rich County are open for and fees for Wildlife Habitat Authoopen for a y pheasant sea- excellent hunting. seven days. The seasons in west rizations and small game and son. Southern Region: Good hunt- Box Elder County, and the Blue combination licenses will inWhat to expect for each spe- ing. The best area is west Millshould be aware of several sig- all-tim- . 30-da- crease. cies: Beginning January 1, 1999, a Chukar partridge populalicense will no longer be required tions are closely tied to spring to hunt on a commercial hunting precipitation received during area. April and May. An abundance of Ptarmigan season opens the rainfall occurred in Utahs desert first Saturday in September this areas throughout the state this year (September 5). past spring, resulting in imThe forest grouse season proved reproductive success. opens the second Saturday in Based on reports from biologists September this year (September statewide, chukar populations in Utahs best chukar habitats ap12). Dogs are not allowed on some pear to be up noticeably from Division wildlife and waterfowl 1997. The best strategy for management areas, except dur- chukars is to begin at the top of ing open hunting seasons or un- a mountain range and hunt down on the birds. Listening for less posted open. The Willard Bay and James the chukars call is Walter Fitzgerald wildlife man- an excellent way to locate coveys agement areas in Weber and Too- of birds. If you take a dog along ele counties respectively, will be on a chukar hunt, make sure the closed on the second Saturday of dog is in good physical condition well-defin- and Diamond mountains in the Uintah Basin, are open for nine days. Sage grouse hunters are asked to drop wings in Division wing barrels that will be placed in all areas open to sage grouse hunting. Biological data collected from sage grouse wings is very valuable in helping biologists learn exactly what is happening within localized populations. Northern Region: Reproduction in sage grouse populations in northern Utah looks to be only fair in 1998. Hunting should be the same to slightly worse than in 1997. Box Elder County should provide better hunting than Rich County. Central Region: Closed. Northeastern Region: Strutting ground counts and brood counts continue to show an in- ard County. ' grouse hunters can expect fair to good hunting Sharp-taile- d in Box Elder County. A moderate winter resulted in a larger breeding population this spring than last year. Reproduction was fair this year. The population trend of sharptails in Utah since 1985 is up and should continue to increase during the next 10 years, as agricultural lands are entered into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and other conservation programs under the 1996 federal Farm Bill. Many permits remain for those who want to hunt sharp-taile- d grouse. Hunters who missed the application deadline for permits are reminded that under subscribed permits are available on creasing population of sage grouse in the eastern Uintah Basin, particularly on the Diamond Mountain plateau. The One Iear Olds. i extremely wet June did not seem to decrease brood production as was initially feared. Southeastern Region: Closed. Southern Region: Reproduc- tion on the Parker Mountain has been good this year. Hunting should be slightly better than last year. Blue and ruffed grouse ONE YEAR OLD Happy Birthday to Brinnlee Newell who turned one on September 13, 1998. She is the daughter of Branden and Mindy Newell. Her grandparents are Ronald and Shirley Newell, and Dennis and Ranae Truscott, all of Nephi. are Clark and Shirleen Newell of Mona, Lorna Worthington and Mae Truscott, both of Nephi. ts ONE YEAR OLD Rylee Oliver, daughter of Shane and LeAnn Oliver of Cedar City, celebrated her first birthday August 20, 1998. Her grandparents are Hap and Bonnie White of Nephi, and Dan and Jill Oliver of West Jorare dan. Earl Jarrett and Ginger White, both of Nephi, and Gerald and Erma Smith of Sandy. Great-grandparen- ts (for- est grouse) reports for most regions of Utah are mixed for this fall. Overwinter survival in forest grouse populations appeared to be good across Utah. However, cool, wet weather, and even five inches of snow in some areas in early June, will have an effect on forest grouse numbers in localized areas. Keep in mind that forest grouse populations may vary greatly between mountain ranges. Look for birds in areas of mixed mountain brush offering berries. Ruffed grouse prefer areas along stream and watercourses. Blue grouse are usually found a little higher on the Keith Lynn turned one year old in the Douglas firas-pe- n on September 15, 1998. He is the mountain, zone. son of Kelly and Kathy Lynn of If you hunt with a dog, take Grantsville. His grandparents a pair of pliers, in case the along and and are Wesley Gayle Lynn, a porcupine. encounters David and Janna Paystrup, all dog difficult to are Quills extremely His ofNephi. are Fred and Viola Lynn of Mona, remove from a dogs muzzle by Bonnie Butler of Nephi, and hand. Northern Region: Hunting in Keith and Roxie Keisel of the Northern Region is expected Ephraim. to be fair to good. Central Region: Good hunting expected. Northeastern Region: Good Daughter born August 16, has been evident and production 1998, to Travis and Taunya Garknow where to purhunters that Nicole be named rett. She will both blue sue and ruffed grouse Garrett. Her grandparents are find should good hunting this Bob Garrett, Susan Garrett, both year in the mountainous areas of of Nephi, Mr. and Mrs. Von of Levan, and Ken Fonger thfe Northeastern Region. Southeastern Region: Fair of Wendover. are Joy Van of Tooele, and hunting. Southern Region: Same as Richard and Ellen Taylor of rJotv fcnby Ros-qui- st Great-grandparen- ts 1997 This Newspaper and all inserts included are recyclable Please Recycle! ONE YEAR OLD Ethan Chad Amott celebrated his 1st Phillips celebrated his first birth- Ethan on September 13, 1998. birthday His on parday August 29,1998. son the He is of Andrew and ents are Chad and Shanna Amott Milinda of Orem. His Levan. His grandparPhilips of are Larry and Jill ents are Les and Vicky Phillips, grandparents Jack and Susan Crannell, all of Mace of Nephi. Happy Birthday ! Pleasant Grove, and Alex and Jeanette Hunt of Lindon. are Mildred Sutch ofPleasant Grove, Earl and Veloy Pulley of Lindon, and Gam and Mariam Phillips of Orem. Great-grandparen- ts I good hunting at higher elevations. Hunters desiring a trip into the highest of Utahs alpine country may hunt for the white-taile- d ptarmigan. In 1976, ptarmigan were transplanted from Colorado to the Gunsight PassPainter Basin area of the Uinta Mountains. Since being released in Utah, ptarmigan have increased their distribution to many drainages of the Uintas. A free permit is required to hunt these birds and may be obtained, along with an information packet about where to find ptarmigan, from Division offices. Hie free permit allows biologists to contact hunters, to determine harvest rates and other important biological information used to manage ptarmigan. Continued Next Week sSfate Briefs. . . Celebrate the Arrival off Fall weather may be with us for a little while Summer-lik- e longer, but summer ends and autumn officially begins at 11:37 p.m. MDT on Tuesday, September 22. At that moment Earths orbit around the Sun carries us to a point in space where the Sun appears directly overhead to an observer at Earths equator. This is the autumnal equinox. The autumnal equinox is the start of the shorter, cooler days of fall. Elk Foundation Grant The Turner Foundation, Inc. has awarded the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation a grant of $100,000 to help support the RMEFs Conservation Easement Initiative, a multi-yea- r project to protect wildlife habitat in the western U.S. two-ye- ar Contest Writing Writers is West pleased to announce Valley Oquirrh their 2nd Annual Writing Contest open to anyone living within the State of Utah. Deadline for entries is October Fiction, Humor, 15, 1998. Categories include Call Childrens. and Poetry Non-fictio- n, 1. Quilt Guild The Utah Quilt Guilds Patchwork Friends, 1998 an6 at the nual meeting is scheduled for September Eccles Center, 2415 Washington Blvd., in Ogden. Call 23-2- 968-713- 9. Shakespearean Festival Grant The Utah Shakespearean Festivals annual education tour has received a $90,000 grant to take professionally produced plays to high schools and middle schools throughout the Southwest. Holocaust Documentary Witnesses Stand Firm The documentary Jehovahs Against Nazi Assault will be broadcast on September 11. 20th at 2:00 p.m. on KBYU-Chann- el Sacred Images David Sucec will offer a presentation, Sacred Images Utah Prehistoric Rock Art, on September 18 at 7 p.m. at Iron Mission State Park. Call Workshop Pottery Fremont Indian State Park will offer a Primitive Potter Making, September Tech- 25-2- 7. nology Workshop Make pottery just as prehistoric people did. Begins a.m. Call at 10 1. Equinox Celebration in celebration of the auOn Tuesday, September 22, tumnal equinox, Edge of the Cedars State Park will host several activities focusing on the night sky. Call 8. Gender Issues Utah Valley State College will host the conference Women in a World of Change: Gender Issues and Public Policy, September 23-2- 5 in the Ragan Theatre. The conference is free and open to the public, and is being held in conjunction with the conference Redefining MascuCall linity to be held at the U of U, October 27-2- 8. Talc Darn On Saturday, September 19th from 10:30 a.m. to 12;30 p.m., the public is invited aboard the Heber Valley Railroad for an excursion to raise funds to help restore the historic Tate Bam in Wasatch County. Call Fast Growing Companies is Mountain West Venture Group issuing a for the fourth annual Utah 100 Fastest Growing Companies recognition program. Applications must be postmarked by September 21, 1998. Call 2. Rendezvous Bear Lake State Park will host a On September Mountain Man Rendezvous with traders row, hawk fun. Call throws, and 17-2- 0, 3. Trails Council Socks Reps two Utah Parks and Recreation is indiState seeking viduals interested in serving the interests of trail users on the Utah Recreational Trails Advisory Council. Call ed 4. "Tho Farmer's VJlfo" 7 takes us deep inside the world of a young Nebraska farm couple, filmed over three years. It at 8:00 will air September p.m. KUED-Chann- el Monday-Wednesda- 21-2- y, 3, Performance at (he 171:1 lo Hence On Saturday, September 19, at 8:00 p.m., 7 will present Savion Glover Stomp, Slide and Swing. The program highlights the magic of tap, Irish step dancing, Lindy hop, and jazz. KUED-Chann- el -- Tree IVcrfickcp Basic tree climbing and tree hazard evaluation workshops have been scheduled for Friday, September 25, and Saturday, September 26. Sponsored by the Utah Community Forest Council, it will be held in the Department of Natural Resources auditorium, 1594 West north Temple, Salt Lake City. Call |