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Show Wednesday, November 24, 1999 Cfje Nephi, Utah (Tttroa-Nefrj- B Additional Rio Grande wild turkey hunting permits approved by Utah Wildlife Board for 2000 ceacons tore than 100 additional hunters may hunt Rio Grande wild turkeys in Utah this spring, after the Utah Wildlife Board approved additional Rio Grande hunting permits at a Nov. 17 meeting in Salt Lake City. The board also approved a shorter application period and a bonus point system that should help hunters who have been waiting to draw a Rio Grande permit Wild turkey hunting rules and permit numbers approved by the board may be found in the 2000 Utah Wild Turkey Addendum, those who can't apply in the draw because theyve drawn a permit within the last two years. 1116 whole focus of this bonus point system is to give people T'' o " Page 7 b o c. y County and the south Book Cliffs in southeastern Utah. to help curb the poaching of wild turkeys, a Poaching Report- ed Reward Permit program was 0 who havent had permits for approved. The program provides awhile, the opportunity to go out any person, who provides inforand hunt turkeys in Utah, mation leading to the arrest and successful prosecution of anothMitchell said. Mitchell hopes that hunters er person for wanton destruction who are in a waiting period and of a wild turkey (poaching) in a cant apply will appreciate the limited entry area, a wild turkey hunting opportunity theyve had permit to hunt that same limitand will support a system that ed entry area the following year. undersubscribed landowner should help them draw a permit in the future. turkey permits will now be available to public hunters through Other Items which will be available by Dec. Among other wild turkey hunt- the wild turkey draw. For more information call the 13. ing items approved by the board nearest Division office, or the Additional Rio Grande Wild Tur- were the following: two new Rio Grande hunting Divisions Salt Lake City office key Permits Flourishing Rio Grande wild units were approved for Cache at (801) Even turkeys are enjoying the turkey populations in Utah reThanksgiving season this year sulted in the board approving at least some of them. 507 Rio Grande permits for 2000, On Nov. 16 the Utah Division an increase' of 109 over the 398 of Wildlife Resources, in cooperoffered in 1999. ation with the National Wild Merriams wild turkey permits Turkey Federation, released 46 will remain at 355, the same Rio Grande wild turkeys into The days of camping out for awarded if they apply for one or number offered in 1999. prime turkey habitat near the Utahs wild turkey populations general buck deer permits and if theyre unsuccessful at obtain- Old Recreation Area a few are increasing because of an ag- buck deer being impacted ing a permit in the draw. If a milesPinery southeast of Nephi. These gressive effort by the Division of through the overselling of per- hunter draws a permit, they turkeys were from existtrapped Wildlife Resources to bring tur- mits are over in Utah, at least in dont receive a preference point in both southern populations ing For example, if a hunters first 2000. keys to Utah from and central Utah just hours beAt a Nov. 17 meeting in Salt choice is the Southern Region to trap and transplant turkeys fore being released into their new within the state, and to improve Lake City, the Utah Wildlife and they dont draw a Southern home. turkey habitat, said Dean Mitch- Board approved the states first Region permit, but they do, draw Future Farmers of America ell, the Divisions upland game statewide draw for general buck a permit for their second, third, students from Juab High School, deer permits since 1994. fourth or fifth choice, they wont coordinator. A a receive deer preference point. lb supplement existing turkey hunting opportuyouth Tutorow advises hunters who populations, and start new ones, nity also was approved by the in the past 12 months about 400 board. really want to hunt a specific re- permit racing to other license Rules for Utahs 2000 big game gion, to only list that region on vendors in hopes of finding one, turkeys have been moved withseasons in Utah, while another 400 have may be found in the their application. If theyre un- litorow said. A point of sale computer syssuccessful at drawing a permit been brought in from Kansas and states 2000 Big Game Proclamatem is expensive and complicattion, which will be available in for that region theyre guaranWyoming, Mitchell said. and would still result in hunted, teed a preference point for 2001 Mitchell said Utahns shouldnt late December. out and standing in ers a camping 2000 For General Draw and still Statewide Merrito see the states may purchase expect she said. lines, long for a different ams turkey population grow Buck Deer Permits region permit Tutorow said a draw is the way The overselling of general buck if permits for much more. All of the suitable exponderosa pine, mixed with as- deer hunting permits in Utah other regions remain available to go and that the Divisions 1994 a with draw in draw. number of since 1995 after the perience per(the pen and oak habitat that the Tutorow said a system in place shows it can work.. The Division birds prefer in Utah, already has mits was capped at 97,000 in 1994) was among reasons the since 1995, where permits were did not oversell with a drawing Merriams turkeys. board on a and issuing the remaining perThe skys the limit, though, approved a statewide draw issued d when it comes to the number of at its Nov. 17 meeting. basis, mits at Division offices in 1994, Judi Tutorow, wildlife licensing wasnt preventing permits from Tutorow said. It was a lot of Rio Grande turkeys Utah can support. Rio Grandes prefer ri- coordinator for the Division of overselling in all of the Divisions hard work, but it worked. Two things that will be differparian habitats consisting of cot- Wildlife Resources, said the draw regions. Statistics for 1999 arent tonwood river bottoms that are will prevent the overselling of available yet. Statistics for 1995 ent from 1994 is the ability to usually adjacent to agricultural permits, which has contributed through 1998 are available and apply as a group of up to 10 areas, and Utah has plenty of to buck deer in various areas of show that permits oversold by pie, and the ability to exchange the state not reaching the num- almost 9,000 in 1995, by more a general season permit if perthese. When Rio Grandes are intro- bers called for in deer managethan 12,200 in 1996, by more mits for other regions remain than 18,900 in 1997, and by more available, options that werent duced to these types of areas in ment plans. available in 1994, she said. The draw also will prevent than 14,900 in 1998. Utah, a new population usually Most of the overselling was in Youth Deer Hunting Opportunihunters from having to camp out establishes itself about 90 and stand in line for permits. the Divisions popular Southern ty of the time, Mitchell said. Youths who will be 18 or Mitchell said the states com- Instead, they can apply from the Region, but almost all the rebined Rio Grande and Merriams convenience oftheir home, with- gions oversold each of the four younger on Aug. 19, 2000, the start of Utahs 2000 general arturkey population is about 8,000 out having to take time off from years. birds. Based on the type of habi- work and other activities. The The sheer volume of license chery buck deer hunt, may buy tat found in Utah, the Division ability to apply in groups of up agents (there were 265 in 1999) a general buck deer permit and believes the state could support to 10 will allow families and contributed to the overselling hunt Utahs archery, muzzleload-e- r and general (rifle) buck deer friends to apply and draw togeth- problems, Tutorow said as many as 200,000 birds. Wild turkey plans for the next er, Tutorow said. She said it was often difficult seasons next year. The opportunity to hunt will The 2000 general season buck for the Division to reach each li12 months include the continued end as soon as a youth takes a deer will be cense agent by telephone when application period trapping and transplanting of birds within Utah and the possi- May with applications it was determined that Southern deer, though, as youths may not bility of bringing in as many as available by May 1 from Division Region permit sales needed to take more than one buck deer in 600 birds mostly Rio offices and hunting license close within hours of going on 2000. Grandes from agents statewide. sale; that agents sometimes Recruiting youths into the Results of the draw will be didnt receive or read memos in- hunting ranks is the reason for Mitchell said. posted by July 3. Any permits not dicating when the sale of permits the new youth deer hunting opApplication Period The 2000 wild turkey applica- allocated in the draw will be for other regions needed to close, portunity, said Alan Clark, Wildavailable through the mail and and continued selling the per- -' life Section chief for the Division tion period will be Dec. from Division offices only, mits; and that there were some of Wildlife Resources. 1999, which is two weeks shorton a er than last year, when the apscattered problems with agents Restricting youths to one of d basis, beginning July selling permits before permit three season limits the number plication period started Dec. 1. sales opened, and purposely sell- of weekends they can hunt, and Applications will be available 10. the possibility of recruiting them A preference point system also ing them after sales closed. by Dec. 13, from Division offices and hunting license agents state- is included as part of the draw. The board didnt approve sug- as big game hunters. wide. Draw results will be post- The system allows a hunter, who gestions to preprint 97,000 deer , Limiting teenagers to one seaed by Feb. 4, 2000. applies but doesnt obtain a per- permits and distribute them to son doesnt provide them much A number of factors resulted in mit through the draw, the first license agents, and didnt go with of an opportunity to hunt, with the start of the application peri- chance at a permit in 2001. a point of sale system computer school activities and all of the other things youths that age od being moved back this year. Hunters also may choose to ap- system. have for a included the Wildlife Board would in going on, Clark said. ply 97,000 preference They Printing point only permits meeting where turkey permits 2000 (and not apply for a hunt), not prevent agents from pre sell- Permit Cap The board voted to keep Utah's are decided being held a week thereby allowing them first ing permits, would not prevent later this year and extra time chance at a 2001 permit hunters from having to camp out general buck deer permit cap at Hunters are cautioned that and wait in long lines, and would 97,000. A total of 30,000 permits needed to produce and distribute Wild Turkey preference points are only result in many who didnt get a will be available for the North Utahs first-evAddendum, Mitchell said. Instead of lengthening the application period, the board decided to keep the ending date at Dec. 30. The Division has re- Statewide draw for 2000 general buck deer permits approved by Utah Wildlife Board -- out-of-sta- over-the-count- over-the-count- first-com- per-.ce- e, first-serve- nt 2, out-of-stat- Turkey Release 46 mid turkeys giving thanks this Thanksgiving 538-470- 0. . s9 S .8 8 who are studying agricultural science, will adopt this new flock of turkeys. They will monitor flock movements and popu- lation numbers through the years and will work with biologists to ensure healthy habitat conditions. Before the actual release, the students assisted Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists by putting leg bands on each bird. They also placed small radio collars on three of the birds, which will be used to locate them with telemetry equipment at lat- er dates. Several members from the ern Region; 15,500 for the Central; 15,900 for the Northeastern; 15,700 for the Southeastern; and 19,900 for the Southern. Other Items Other big game items approved by the board for 2000 included the following: the portion of Salt Lake Counand east of ty south of will be closed to the hunting of buck deer with muzzleloaders, shotguns or rifles. Only archery tackle may be used to take buck deer in this area. the application period for Utahs limited entry, Cooperative Wildlife Management Unit and hunts will be 2000. Draw results Jan. National Wild Turkey Federation headquarters in South Carolina made a special trip to Utah to witness and participate in the release. The NWTF is celebrating the success of the wild turkey in the United States. The organization proudly boasts that in 1900 there were about 30,000 wild turkeys in the country but in 2000 an estimated 5,000,000 turkeys will roam the United States because of the conservation efforts and dollars contributed by the NWTF and other conservation groups, hunters, government agencies and countless individuals. out the rest of Utah, the general buck deer season will run Oct. 21-Oc- 29. t. Utahs general archery buck deer hunt will be held Aug. 8 through most of the state. The states general buck deer hunt will run t. 5. Sept. the Henry Mountains unit in southeast Utah, and the Vernon unit in Utah, will deer to buck hunting in reopen 2000. Both units will reopen as limited entry units, with hunters who draw a permit for them allowed to hunt them. the Book Cliffs unit in southeast Utah will remain a limited entry buck deer unit in 2000. because of poor buck to doe will be posted by April 28. a total of 250 limited entry ratios and low hunter success, any bull archery elk permits will the Pine Valley, Browse and Pine be available in 2000. The permits Valley, Commanche limited enallow archers to take branch ant- try units in southwest Utah will lered bulls on specific spike only be closed to hunting in 2000. Utahs general archery bull general season units, specific limited entry units, and on all elk hunt will be held Aug. 8 through most of the any bull general season units. to try and improve buck to doe state. Except in closed areas, the ratios on the LaSal, LaSal Moun- states general bull elk hunt will tains and San Juan, Abajo Moun- run Oct. 9 and its general tains units in the Southeastern muzzleloader bull elk hunt will Region, the general buck deer run Nov. a preference point system for season on the units will run only The Utahs general muzzleloader elk five days, from Oct. season also will run Oct. on the Pine Valley, West unit in See Hunt on page 8 the Southern Region. Through 19-Se- muz-zleload- 27-Oc- west-centr- al Once-in-a-Lifeti- 1, 24-Sep- t. 2. 21-2- 5. 21-2- 5 e, 13-3- 0, er first-com- e, first-serve- CORPORATION Mixed locally Great service Competitive pricing Guaranteed to please er ceived numerous comments from hunters that having the applica- tion period end Dec. 30 allows draw results to be posted in time for them to schedule vacation time off for the spring hunts, Mitchell said. Bonus Point System Hunters who have had a difficult time drawing a Utah Rio Grande wild turkey permit will receive some help in future years, after the board approved a bonus point system for wild turkeys. All hunters who apply hut dont draw a turkey permit in 2000 will receive a bonus point which will increase their chances of drawing a permit in 2001. Among the hunters who canl obtain a bonus point in 2000 art OPY I The Mt. Nebo FFA would like to thank everyone who has helped with everything the past few weeks. They would like to thank all donors and buyers that helped support them at their auction. Also, they would like to thank the DWR Cz NWTF for giving them the chance to work with the wildlife. We would just like to give a BIG THANKS to everyone for all their support. Mt. Nebo FFA Officers. SEE US FIRST FOR ROCK PRODUCTS! Sand 0 Road Base Drain Rock Screened Soil Pit Run CALL 601-75- 30 Office: TO ORDER 623-233- 2 Local people We ere here to serve er |
