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Show Manti Messenger Ephraim Enterprise, April 13. 19C4 Page 5 Manti High Baseball Team Major Changes in 1994 Big Game Hunting Regulations The Utah Board of Big Game Control has set hunting regulations for 1994. The five member board is made up of one representative each from public lands agencies, sportsmen, cattlemen, and wool growers. The fifth member, from the Division of Wildlife, votes only as a tiebreaker. This years regulations include some changes that will heavily impact sport hunting as Utahns have come to know it. Many sportsmen were concerned that the cap of 97,000 buck deer permits would transfer potentially damaging hunting pressure to the states elk herds. The board addressed this issue by placing a 40,000 permit cap on rifle bull elk permits. This number is slightly higher than the 36,600 permits that were sold last year. Perhaps the biggest adjustment hunters will need to make this year is the new one big game hunt policy. Under this ruling, sportsmen will only be allowed to hunt one male big game animal in 1994. If a hunter draws out for any hunt for any male big game species, (bull buffalo, bull moose, bull elk, buck deer, buck antelope, bighorn sheep, or mountain goat), that will be the only hunt, other than antlerless deer or elk, or doefawn antelope, that he or she will be allowed. The reasoning behind this regulation is to allow as many hunters as possible a chance to get a buckbull permit. All permits will be sold by random draw with an application period from May There will be no over the counter permit sales. Permits will be issued by regional quota based on historical hunting pressure. Applications will require hunters to specify which region they choose to hunt in. The deer archery season will run 23 days, August 20 to September 20. Archers will be allowed to take only bucks. The rifle hunt will be seven days, October 22 to 28, also buck only. Muzzle loaders will have seven days to hunt from November 2 to 8. This features, for the first time, a Wednesday season opener for 5. USU Honor Roll Includes Local Students Students on the Winter Quarter Honor Roll at Utah State University have been announced by Val R. Christensen, Vice President for student services. A student must carry 15 or more credit hours and earn a 3.5 or better grade point average to achieve honor roll. Honor students include: Ephraim - Jason B. Baker - Business: Lance James Anderson, Steven Taylor Brenchley, Bryan Paul Rasmussen, Engineering. Brian R. Cox, Manti Business: Dale B. Henningson, Engineering; Karen Eve Nielson, Humanities, Arts and Social Science. the front stuffers. r 1 Remains Undefeated Two other changes will also affect this hunt. Bullets used must weigh at least 170 grains, which will eliminate 45 caliber round balls. Muzzle loaders will be allowed to use approved fixed lx (one power) scopes to hunt both deer and elk. The archery elk season will be 16 days from September 1 through 16. One thousand permits will be validated hunters choice. There is no permit cap on archery elk permits. The rifle elk hunt will last 154 days In addition, from October there will be 30 any bull permits on the Manti Elk Unit. Season dates were not available at press time. Muzzle loaders will have 11 days, from September This hunt will have 300 limited entry permits for hunting on any unit that does not have an earlier bugle" limited entry hunt An additional 200 permits will be available for any general season unit. Dates for this group of hunters will be November Anyone who does not draw a buck or bull permit in 1994 will have priority in 1995. This should guarantee sportsmen a hunt at least every other year. Of interest to all area residents is a new regulation prohibiting spot8. 12-2- 2. 2-- 8. by Bruce Jennings field for a renewal of their long-tim- e rivalry. Gunnison and Grantsville, along vith Manti, are the top ranked teams in Region 12. In last weeks action, Manti blanked North Summit 16-- 0 Monday. Shane Fonville did the pitching. Josh Jackson, who went four for four, including a triple, Tom the Templar The Manti High School baseball team, undefeated now in Region 12 with a 6-- 0 record, has a tough assignment this week if theyre going to continue maintaining their victory string. The Templars were in Grantsville Tuesday night to take on the Cowboys for the second time. In their earlier game a couple of weeks ago. the Templars defeated Grantsville 6-- 5 thanks to a last inning rally. Manti will be at Juab Friday in the second installment of their two game series. The Templars won the first one handily. On Saturday Gunnison will be on Trythall, two for three, and Kyle Parry, two for three, sparked the offense. e In a game Wednesday, Manti defeated North Sanpete, a lighting during big game seasons with or without a firearm in your Utahs deer herds. school, by 4 to fatten their record. Alan Cox was the winning pitcher in that one. Ducks Unlimited Benifits Local Wildlife Area residents, both human and have been direct recipients of benifits from the Ducks Unlimited program. Manti Meadows, located south west of Manti, is turning into a real hotspot for wildlife. The property was purchased and developed with funds generated by habitat stamp sales and Ducks Unlimited donations. Hundreds of bird watchers, hunters, and school children have enjoyed the variety of wildlife attracted by the water and cover at the meadows. Spring is a good time to take a walk around the dikes. If you are obserant you might see anything from ducks ;uul geese to racoons and foxes Last spring area schools made field yips to Manti Meadows. After a short instructional period by Division of Wildlife officers the stunon-huma- n, then back home for a Gunnison visit on the 16th. If the Lady Templars did have to miss a beat last week, they nevertheless had a crossed Saturday schedule. They played six games in the loaded 10 team 2-division at the Icebreaker Invitational Tournament at Snow College, won four of the six. and finished in second place. This week it's back to regular Region 12 competition. A 3-- A Utah hosts -- dents were divided into groups. deer during normal conditions. Estimates place current deer numbers at about 250,000. According to DWR there are adequate deer populations in Utah to allow 0 Everyone had the opportunity to observe waterfowl, shore birds, and song birds. Nearly everyone saw a group of red fox pups as they played near their den. ' Last year the young ducks and geese were easy prey for the hungry foxes. This year local scouts are herds to rapidly, recover (within three to four years). .They also predict that by the 1995 season, sportsmen should see a dramatic improvement in deer numbers Complete hunting regulations will be published in the Big Game Proclamation scheduled for distribution before the May 5 application period. Canada Geese are just one of the many species that enjoy the habitat at Manti Meadows 3-- A 7-- possession. This includes intentionally shining your headlights on wildlife. Rule makers are hopeful that these changes will expedite recovery of 450,000-650,00- ,V non-leagu- Softball Slid Back Because of Rain by Bruce Jennings The weather disrupted Manti's softball schedule, forcing a postponement of the Lady Templars' game with North Summit Monday night. The problem was described as a small sea in the infield. Nevertheless, the Manti softball team will sec plenty of action this week if the storm clouds retreat. The revised schedule has the Lady Templars playing at Grantsville on April 12, at Juab on the 15th, and UJ ' working on nest platforms for several pairs on Canada geese that nest in the area. Other development plans are in the works, including seeding to improve pheasant and cottontail habitat. Since it's founding in Chapter Eliason at at 835-508- banquet contact John or Ryan Palmer 835-394- 1 4. , llcrrtlil) rucli ollirr. ttliul i Mi l- - llir parr - of a Irrnup'r Moiiilcring about I Cub Scouts from Sterling visited the MessengerEnterprise office last week to learn about the printing and news industry. .aun-- r J. IVtrr Utah Farmers Have Good Grain M Production Year; March 1 stocks of all wheat, barin and corn mills Utahs oats, ley, and elevators (off-farlocations) were at higher levels than the previous year, according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. loAll wheat stored at off-farcations totaled 6.54 million bushels on March 1, 1994 which was 1 1 perm m cent higher thaiyhe previous year. Oats, at 191,000 bushels, were 26 percent higher than the 1993 level of 151,000 bushels. Stocks of com were 646,000 bushels compared with 543,000 bushels on the same date a year ago. Total barley stored on and off the I farm in Utah on March I, 1994. at 4.76 million bushels, was up 19 percent from the previous years level. Barley stored on Utah farms, at 2.4 million bushels, accounted for 59 percent of the stocks. Nationally, all wheat stored both on and off the farm totaled 1.02 billion bushels, down 3 percent from March 1 of 1993. Com stocks totaled 3.99 billion bushels, down 30 percent. Barley stocks were at 226 million bushels, down 7 percent from the previous year. Oats stored in all positions totaled 148 million bushels, down 16 percent from a year earlier. 1993 Wool Production Down Utah wool production totaled 3.9 million pounds during 1993, down 10 percent from one year ago according to the Utah Agricultural Statistics Service. Total sheep shorn during the year, at 405,00 head, was 8 percent below the 1992 level. The average fleece weight was 9.7 pounds, 2 percent below 1992. The average price of wool for Utah was 57 cents per pound, 21 cents below the 1992 price. The total value of all wool produced during the year was $2.2 million, 34 percent lower than last year. Shorn wool production in the United States during 1993 was 77.3 million pounds, down 7 percent from 1991 Sheep and lambs shorn totaled 9.93 million head, a decrease of 5 percent from 1992. The average price for wool sold in 1993 was 5 1 cents per pound for a total value of $39 million, down 35 percent from $60.1 million in 1992. Even Brief Air Exposure Can Be Fatal to Fish A Canadian study suggests that trout exposed to the air for 60 seconds or more after exhaustive exercise and then released may appear to swim away unharmed, but almost 75 die within 12 hours. According to the study only 28 of those fish which were exposed to air for 60 seconds after exercise survived the next 12 hours as compared with 88 of those fish which were only exercised." What does this mean for avid anglers? Keep your fish in the water! catch-and-relea- se 1937 Ducks Unlimited has raised nearly S700 million. Funds are used for conservation of over 5.5 million acres of prime wildlife habitat DU projects are located in Mexico, Canada, and the US. Over 600 species of wildlife benifit from these DU projects, including many threatened and endangered species. 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