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Show OCTOBER 13, 1987 L, Games this week are on Thursday Week of Make By GARY R. BLODGETT Region Four playoffs that begin Saturday, Uct. 31. There are still a lot of if s and ors remaining between the six Region Four teams to predict the playoff berths but most of that will be decided Thursday night. A look to the future and the only remaining regularly scheduled games in Region Four finds Davis hosting Highland; East will play at Woods Cross; and Viewmont will close the regular season against Bountiful at Bountiful. So what happens Thursday can make a big difference in the final games on Friday, Oct. 23. In fact, its very possible that there could be a playoff game or two which will determine which team goes to the regional playoffs. Highland should cinch a berth in the playoffs with an easy win over East and the Rams would go into the playoffs as a favorite to advance to the state championships. The Rams are defending champs and are every bit as good this year as when they captured the title a year ago. Woods Cross won its first game of the season last week, a 7 e. counter. But Bountiful is thriller over Ogden in a expected to defeat the Wildcats on the Braves home turf and eliminate Woods Cross from the playoffs. Sports Editor Davis County high school football games will be played this week on Thursday night, instead of Friday night, because of the annual deer hunt. And there should be some dandies in both Region One and Region Four. In fact, three of the four games scheduled that involve county teams will be played locally. In Region Four action, Woods Cross will be looking for a repeat win as the Wildcats play at Bountiful; Viewmont will host Davis; and East will test unbeaten Highland on the Rams field. Upcoming Box Elder, who has tipped a couple of teams lately, will travel to Layton, and Clearfield will challenge the Weber Warriors up in Weber County. All games begin at 7:30 p.m. except the contest which will start at 3:30 p.m. With only two games remaining before the regional playoffs, all games can be classified as crucial. A loss here or there could be the difference of whether or not a team qualifies for the top-rank- East-Highlan- encounter to a real good Viewmont lost a 0 Brighton team last week and should be primed for the Davis Darts in Kaysville Friday night. Davis, however, is on the n roll after an slump and should have little trouble 10 or more. the Vikes, points by beating Thus, it looks as though Highland, Bountiful and Davis could emerge to the playoffs. But only if . . . Among other things, the Braves can beat the Vikes in the final game of the season. Otherwise, there could be a playoff for the playoffs. Either Bountiful or Viewmont could end up in the regional playoffs. In Region One, unbeaten Layton should be a strong favorite but will have its to advance into the finals of the Class hands full against Box Elder since the Bees have already teams in northern Utah. But Layton, toppled some playing its final home game of the season, will be at least a three-poifavorite. Clearfield and Weber are both highly ranked teams, but the Warriors should get the nod, by a slight margin, playing on their home turf. 31-2- early-seaso- 4-- 4-- 4-- A d non-leag- top-rank- 14-- ed nt non-leag- Clearfield travels to Weber for game that could determine playoffs position in state Deer Season Opens October 17th 4-- A CLEARFIELD Certainly a 2 record this late in the season, is one of the finest prep football years Brent Hancock and Clearfield football have enjoyed. But theyd like to polish off the season in style by earning a ticket to the playoffs and landing a first round berth with a home game. This is just the kind of situation we wanted to put ourselves in, said Hancock, the kids have earned it. This Thursday the Falcons will play at Weber High School in a very pivotal game for both clubs. The Warriors and Falcons are both tied 5-- v. 4-- A i u Observe Fire Safety, Courtesy Rules & in league plsy snd the te3.m who wins this game, will be in tremendous command for a homefield advantage in the first round of the playoffs. Clearfield had perhaps their finest game of the season last week against Bountiful. As Hancock put it, it was the first game this year where we put it together for 48 minutes, a total effort from start to finish. Clearfields 28-- 7 victory over the Bountiful Braves was a take-of- f from the second half of d the game where Clearfield outscored Layton 24-Clearfield then wraps up their league schedule against Bonneville the following Friday at Bonneville. fit By KEITH DUNCAN f-- mdk n: 2-- 1 Layton-Clearfiel- 6. They may be secretive, but... By ALLAN HASH Northern Davis Conservation Officer Utah Wildlife Resources the harvesting for them. When one individual takes unfair advantage and shoots several buck deer it is unfair to the other hunters who paid for the opportunity to shoot a deer. Greed such as this only aggrad vates the problem of too many hunters for what deer there are available. Hunters should remind their friends to read the 1987 Hunting Proclamation which is available free of charge at any place hunting and fishing licenses are sold. It is unlawful to allow a person to transport a deer for another person if the owner of the deer isnt present in the vehicle. Due to the steepness of terrain and therefore tendency to quarter deer to get them out, hunters should take special care to leave evidence of sex on their deer. Evidence of sex must be attached to the meat and if it is separate there is no way to presume that the quarter of deer being checked is from the sex of deer the hunter says it was from. Hunters of Davis County and other areas are cautioned to please be aware that range lands are extremely dry and fire danger is extreme. One careless cigarette discarded or campfire not put out can mean the burning and loss of hundreds of acres of already limited deer win- Davis County deer hunters are anxiously awaiting the October 17 deer season opener with anticipation of a chance to bag a buck deer that may have evaded them in past years. Hunters may not know that there appears to be a few more deer in the county this season than last year, but that the extremely high numbers of hunters hunting the county may not allow this fact to become noticeable. It doesnt make much difference if there are more deer if there are about six hunters for every buck deer available in the county. The actual chances of getting a buck deer in Davis County as compiled from hunter field checks are about two out of 10. For every 10 hunters hunting, only two will get a deer in lop-side- Davis County. Those arent very good chances. If a hunter looks forward to the hunt as an opportunity to enjoy an outing with the family, see some beautiful views from the Skyline Drive, and get some exercise, then the hunt can still be a successful experience instead of a big let down. A lot of people like to talk about the deer they got and there seems to often be an ego problem with not getting a deer for some individuals. Remember that there are never any guarantees in hunting and it therefore means that some years go without success so that when success comes it can be more appreciated. Signs will again be placed at the mouths of Farmington Canyon and Bountiful loop road to let hunters know of their reduced chances for getting a deer in Davis County. Hunters are encouraged to hunt outside of Davis County and thereby take the opportunity to see some new county and cut down on the hunter pressure which has been so heavy the last few years. Hunters must purchase their license prior to October 17 as there will not be any big game licenses sold during the deer hunt. In past years Davis County has had a problem with hunters shooting deer for other people who never set foot on the mountain and simply let others do Sports Tips? Call if for prep gridders it or break 295-225- ter range.. Less winter range means fewer deer for next year. Burned range takes years to recover and the plants coming back are not in the form that deer need for winter survival. Grass is the predominant species which invades a burned area in Davis. Dry conditions have accelerated leaf drop from trees this year a full month ahead of schedule so hunters may be able to see deer more easily this year. Anyone witnessing the illegal killing of antlerless deer, elk, or moose during the hunt in Davis County are encouraged to contact by C.B. radio or other means any of the local law enforcement agencies that will be on patrol in the canyons. It is important to get a license plate number and good description of the violating hunter. Each year deer are poached during the deer hunt. The hunt ends on Tuesday, Oct. 27. The cold temperatures and heavy snows of a few winters ago nearly destroyed all of this areas bam owl population, but an owl expert said that females are doubling up on mates and nests to rebuild the population. This is the first time Ive ever seen anything like this, said Dr. Carl D. Marti, an ornithologist at Weber State College who is recoge nized for his work with raptors. Owls are fairly aggressive and just tolerate their mate and their young, so its very unusual for two females to share the same nest, Dr. Marti said. A need to repopulate plus an abundance of mice are probably the reasons for the double occupancy in the nesting boxes. Dr. world-wid- hard for the owls to catch mice, and the cold weather puts extra stress ' on them, he said. Owls hunt at night, and an adult bam owl will eat between two and five mice an evening. The young eat even more. Owls have excellent night sight, but they hunt more by hearing. They can hear mice moving beneath the brush or under the snow if its not very deep. They use their sight mostly to keep from running into things. The predators are strong fliers and have strong talons they use both for hunting and defense. I have lots of scars, Dr. Marti said. The WSC zoologists has studied the birds closely for the past 11 years, and plans to keep close tabs on them until he stops noticing differences in the owls living patterns. There is a real need for longterm studies in ecology. We need to look at these things over a length of i ! because of the variables, A lot of scientists go on to new and different things after only a few years of study, but some things you just need to stick with to better understand nature. A knowledge of all the little pieces will help us understand the big picture. Everything is tied together in nature, Dr. Marti added. Marti said. Polygyny, where one male mates with two females, is known among a few kinds of owls, but its never been reported that they nest in the same box, he said. One set of owls is also raising a second brood, which seldom happens, he added. Bam owls are found throughout Utah, and are common in most parts of the world, but for many years were thought not to live in the Ogden area. Bam owls are pretty secretive. They often live close to people, without the people being aware of their presence, he said. Dr. Marti has 30 nest boxes located west of Layton near the Great Salt Lake, and others west of Brigham City. In the past he has had as high as 29 of the 30 boxes in use, but severe winters killed most of the birds. Two years ago only one pair of bam owls nested in the boxes. When the snow is deep it is QD3D AT ITS BEST! ! ATTENTION! time he said. KAIftiATL 1 The week of October 15 is the accepted time for discontinuing delivery of irrigation water. Weber Basin Water Conservancy District will start draining District reservoirs and lines the week of October 15th. Please open your valves after reservoirs cease delivering to insure proper drainage of your system. Bam Owls are finding ways to double up with mates and rebuild their population ONE Free o Utah Self Defense Jo 11 ' 273 W. 500 S. 20 BOUNTIFUL U CLASS : Fitness j 575 NORTH MAIN KAYSVILLE Call Today 295.9274546 0477 Get In Shape as You Learn Self Defease ! ( (MW Fort Lane Shopping Center Phone 544-347- 3 n Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Daily OFFER EXPIRES OCTOBER 31, 1987 VILAi-RTsyppuE- S 4 t 1 |