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Show Page 1 5 August 29, 1 979 Sporrstacular 1979-8- 0 Waterfowl regulations Few changes were made by Utahs Wildlife Board in setting 1979-8- 0 waterfowl regulations August 9 in Salt Lake City, The duck season will open at noon on October 6 and continue through January 6, 1980. Shooting hours after the hour before sunrise to sunset except opener will be one-haon November 3 when shooting hours will be 8:00 a.m. to sunset. Bag and possession limits will remain at 7 and 14 ducks. However, restrictions continue for redheads and one of each-ma- y be taken daily. Goose season will open one week later on October 13, continuining through December 23. A limit of two Canadian geese has been set. Portions of Carbon and Emery counties will remain closed to goose hunting. The season for white geese snow, Ross and blue is the same as for Canadian geese. The bag and possession limits be three white geese. Whistling swan applications for 2,500 permits are now available at Division of Wildlife Resources offices. They will be available through September 7. lf has Dove checked by Wildlife Resource Officer Hat Wood in 1978 hunt. The 1979 hunt begins this Saturday. ROD DORP OF OGDEN Ready hunters? Doves aren't The 1979 dove hunt will open this Saturday, September 1, 1979. Wildlife officials report that the favorable places to hunt for doves will probably be in wild sunflower patches and cut grain fields. Hunters are encouraged to check schedules of exact hunting times in proclamation. In most areas shooting hours will be one-ha- lf hour before sunrise to sunset. It is noted that shooting from vehicles is illegal. It is also dangerous and unlawful to carry a gun with a shell in the firing chamber in or on a vehicle. Shotguns must NOT be capable of holding more than three shells, so plug your gun. When hunting on private land, be sure to secure permission from the landowner and leave gates as you find them and take your litter with you. It is also encouraged that you be mindful of livestock needs. Crowding waterholes sometimes discourages livestock from watering. Livestock need the water about the same time most hunters will be hunting around the watering hole. Trespass problems? Code gives tips Utah landowners concerned about trespass problems this fall should be aware of guidelines outlined in the Wildlife Resources Code. Land is posted properly when No Trespassing signs and-o- r a minimum of 100 square inches of fluorescent or bright yellow paint are displayed at all comers and at all fishing streams that cross property lines. Signs and-o- r paint must also be displayed along all roads, trails, gates and rights-of-wa- y entering property. When paint is used, it must be on the exterior side of fence posts and trees. When metal fence posts are marked, the entire exterior side must be painted. A landowner is not required to post property each mile, as was the case in the past. Landowner is not required to post property each mile, as was the case in the past. Landowners with particular problems that require additional attention should notify any Division of Wildlife Resources office in writing 14 days prior to the opening of a season. one-quart- er one-quart- er midlife photo art needed Wildlife and Nature will be the subject of one of the several photography and art contests held at this year's Utah State . Fair, September Contest officials say many entries are expected in both the professional amateur and and categories. color photographs will be accepted, and wildlife and nature art will be shown in the contest's fine arts department, which will include graphics, oil, watercolor and sculpture. All photography entries must cardbe on by mounts. board or Both art and photography must be submitted at the Fairgrounds on August 31 and September 1. For a free catalogue and more information on the contest, write the Utah State Fair, 155 North 1000 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 4116or call (R01) 533 5858. Black-and-whi- Dig game permits still available Although the deadline for many of Utah's big game permits has passed, others are on sale now. Open bull elk permits went on sale last week and will be sold through September 2ft just prior to tlie October season. Permits are available at all Division of Wildlife Resources offices. With the archery deer season now underway, permits will be available through September 3, the end of the season. Muzzleloader permits will not be sold until September 1. They will be available through October 19. The muzzleloader deer season runs from November Applications for swan permits are also available now at Division offices. The free application will be accepted through September 7. A September 14 drawing will be held for 2,500 permits. 3-- 10-lf- t. 16-in- h show-boar- More bucks for ducks The duck stamp, like most everything else, is more expensive in 1979. But this federal stamp is insuring the future of essential waterfowl breeding and nesting habitat in the United States. Funds from each stamp-u- p from $5.00 to $7.50 this year-- go to the acquistion of land in key breeding areas and along migratory routes. With land values skyrocketing the way they are, the federal government needs more money to meet its land purchasing goals, said A1 Regentahl, a waterfowl specialist with the Division of Wildlife Resources. The price increase is as simple as that. Since 1934, when the Duck Stamp Act was passed, nearly $200 million has been generated through sale of the stamps. As of July 1976, about 763,000 acres of refuge land has been acquired. In addition, Regenthal said perpetual easements have been arranged with landowners to prevent the drainage or destruction of more than a million acres. These are used for waterfowl production areas. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), which administer the duck stamp program, has set a land acquisition goal of nearly 2 million acres over a period. The increased price of the stamp will help the FWS meet that goal. In Utah, two national wildlife refuges, Fish Springs and Ouray, were established with duck stamp money. But no duck stamp money has been used at Utah's third federal refuge, Bear River. Duck stamp money is not used at any of Utah's state waterfowl management areas. ar $80,000 paid out . During the past year, more than $80,000 was paid to Utah and owners by the Division of Wildlife Resources for damages caused by deer, elk 2nd pheasants, as compared to only $19,400 the previous year. . These figures do not include money spent on fencing materials, the mileage and hours of conservation officers and other necessary materials. Division big game personnel for these items will far estimate the money spent in 1978-7exceed the $80,000 damage payment figure. Damage payments have been high the last two years since legislation upped the maximum payment for $200 to $2000. Before this change, the highest annual total was $3,620 in fiscal year 1975-76-. Grant Jones, big game supervisor with the Division, says most damage is caused where agricultural land adjoins big game winter range. Haystacks are a problem in winter, alfalfa and grainfields are hit in spring and damage to orchards occurs throughout the year. Utah is one of the few western states which issues damage payments to landowners. 9 |