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Show Page 8 (EimeB-Nef- (Elje Nephi, Utah ns J Wednesday, showing almost 50 percent ma- ; of those who hunted in the Southern Region had taken a ture bucks in the harvest. The only area that appeared deer, compared to 48 percent last 4 significantly lower in success year. Of the hunters who hunted was the eastern portion of the South Slope unit north of outside of the Southern Region, Roosevelt. This may have been ' 42 percent had taken a deer, comthrough the Spanish Fork Can- due to heavy antlerless elk hunt- pared to 47 percent last year. yon check station Oct. 23 and 24, sevGrandison said most of these which he also attributes to the ing pressure (in the area) for to had hunted in the deer weeks the hunters eral hunt prior weather. Liechty said the numSoutheastern said. Region, mostly in Cranney opener, ber of deer checked decreased LaSal units. the Manti and said the extremely Cranney from 369 in 1998, to 284 this the percentage said Grandison conditions warm, dry hunting year. of the harvest rose in the that yearlings prevailed throughout He said one reason for the drop nine-da- y did from rifle deer not 68 in season 1998, to 76 percent might be that the warmer weath- favor a number of The buck harvest, par- percent his year. heavy er kept hunters in the high counar2 elevation in deer dropped from ticularly higher try longer, and that they came eas 8 percent, 15 to reduced road about with access, percent through the check station area such as the deer older of while the Uintas. number High with deer after it had closed for about 2 southeastern In comer the of than stayed the night. of 1998. the number deer taken the same as He also said less deer may Utah, Grandison said hunting preshave been taken because they in the San Juan and LaSal units to 10 about down 20 was sure was noticeably down in the percent lowere scattered and harder to Steve said Southern this Flinders, Region this year and year, cate this year. He also said the wildlife were hunting in Southeastern that hunters Region dry conditions forced a greater manager. summertime, shirt sleeve than normal number of deer in of Both some had units weather. Utahs the Central Region out of the He said a bright, full moon success rates in 1998. high country and down into pri-- , highest was Hunter phenome- during the hunt allowed deer to vate, agricultural fields before nal in thepressure two in 1998 and feed at night, which made them units the hunt. t a lot of less active during the day. For took hunters really Despite the challenges in locatre- reasons that havent been exsaid. Flinders That bucks, most of the ing deer, Liechty said doe to buck in ratios the hurt plained, a lot of deer came out of hunters he talked with were , ally small units." two, higher elevations in the region pleased with the number of deer said success Flinders on the they saw, and also in the deers of the Manti unit locatmaturity. We did see a greater-tha- portion normal percentage of 2 1 ed in the Southeastern Region 3 and was about the same as last year. older deer at all of our (Central Included among the deer taken in the unit were several high Region) check stations this year, quality, mature deer. said. Liechty In southwest Utah, the numIn northeast Utah, the number of deer taken was up slightlber of hunters appeared to be lower said Jeff Grandison, wildlife y, than last year and was probably more in line with the target num- manager in the Divisions SouthDuring the October meeting of ber of 15,900 total permits allo- ern Region. A the of Utah Board of Water Retotal hunters were 1,066 cated to the deer hunt area. sources checked Oct. 24 at $1.5 million dollars was the Divisions Northeastern Region Wildlife check station, locat- authorized to the Davis and WeBloomington Steve said Manager Cranney near the Arizona state ber Counties Canal Company to fewer hunters were checked by ed off Almost all of the hunters help it begin reconstruction work line. biologists at both the Strawberwho came the station on its canal system including rethrough ry Valley and Manila deer check j stations. The number of bucks ' were nonresidents, most of pairing and or replacing sections checked at both check stations whom had hunted in the South- of concrete liner, piping the cawas also lower, although the per , ern Region and were on their nal through areas susceptible to mud flows above it, installing an Grandison said. centage of mature bucks was way home, automated monitoring system, Of who came the hunters higher than previous years, with the Strawberry Valley station through the station, 51 percent and constructing emergency wasteway channels to release water from the canal in the event of future problems. The money is contingent on several items the company must complete, including bringing to the board a detailed plan for rehabilitation of the canal which ha been ap-- , proved hy. the State Engineer, and approval from Hill Air Force Base to pipe part of the canal through base property. Other actions taken by the Perfect fall weather affected 1999 buck deer hunt a number of ways Perfect fall weather, scattered deer and fewer calls on the Division of Wildlife Resources poaching hotline were all part of Utahs recently completed general season buck deer hunt. 1 and The hunt ran Oct. featured ideal fall weather for the estimated 80,000 hunters, and thousands of their non hunting family and friends, who took to the hills and mountains ofthe state to enjoy a Utah tradition. For most of the hunt they were greeted with crisp mornings and warm days that allowed great access to hunting areas, and pleasant conditions for walking the hills in search of deer and relaxing at camp. The warm, dry weather also seemed to affect hunter success this year. In the Divisions Northern Region, the number of deer checked at its six check stations Oct. 23 and 24 was up about 15 percent 23-3- over last year, said Northern Region Wildlife Manager Lou Comicelli. Cornicelli said the animals checked were in good, physical shape and that their body size was about the same as last year. Hunters may have taken more deer, if the weather conditions would have been different. For the weather we had, the hunt wasnt too bad," Cornicelli said. Comicelli said the warm, dry weather kept deer in the region scattered at higher elevations. The dry vegetation also made it difficult for hunters to sneak up on deer. Comicelli also said the deer werent in need of food as much as they would be in harsher conditions and because of that, they werent as active and didnt move as much. In the Divisions Central Region, regional wildlife manager Dale Liechty reported a drop in the number of deer checked . ld ld November 10, 1999 and were found by hunters on lower, winter ranges this year. We really dont know why they move down at that time of year, . Grandison said. The number of poaching inci-dents reported to the Divisions t-j- jj ; (3337) Poach- ing Hotline also were down this year, said Mike Fowlks, sergeant in the Divisions Salt Lake City office. ,Ak Fowlks said a total of three doe bull elk and , , deer, one two moose poaching incidents were reported on the hotline dur- -, y ing the hunt. Hotline calls were(i;5 slightly down this year, Fowlks , , said. It seemed to be a quieter, ,,,y year for violations. The doe incidents, the bull elk , ,v0 incident and one moose incident, have been confirmed as poaching cases, while the second moose incident is still under investiga ., tion, Fowlks said. ,t ysq In most of the cases, suspects. ,,q. have been identified and charg-.,9-'- j es filed, he said. Fowlks credits sportsmen for. m helping apprehend the poachers. two-poi- nt s . These calls came from , sports--- (;q01 men in the field, who called in tOK.huia report illegal activity, he said, x, joj; Callao Irrigation Company receives $170,000 to build a pressurized irrigation system with of its d, FASSSST a DEMO! Stop by our store for Download files up to 60kps! Not 3 NEW Wireless a 5kps Internet No Phones lines required Be online 247 Not available in all area's, requires Stop by our store for details 656 N like dialup1 purchase of Radio Main next to Dr. Stallone's Chiropractic office Hours T-- F 4-6p- m and Sat 1 0-- 2 canal Committed pipe. a O'- - ' i in I . qni rod itrw i "i lil '.II ,, n0; total of.if.jjj $294,000 additional for a total of $850,000, to Wolf Creek Irriga- tion Company in Weber County, to replace approximately 1 h , miles of open ditch with a pres- surized sprinkle irrigation sys-ter- n. 1 The board was also asked to submit any final comments on, , the West Colorado River Basin. Water plan before the plan is made available for public comi5fi ment. Ak. board include: Authorized $170,000 to Don Anderson, Dennis Timm and Cecil Garland who as members of the Callao Irrigation Company in Juab County, would use some of their stock to form a new corporation which would use the money to build a pressurized irrigation system consisting of a well, a diversion structure, a regulating pond and about 12,000 feet of pipe to service approxi- mately 600 acres. Approved a $56,000 grant to Lindon City in Utah County to upgrade Dry Canyon Debris Basin Dam to meet current dam safety standards. Committed $277,000 to Mos-b- y Irrigation Company in Uintah County to replace a large portion Voice-activat- PIANO FESTIVAL Kyle Adams, son of Clark and Valerie Adams of Nephi, recently played , in a piano festival held at Bert'j Murdock Music in Orem. 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