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Show s Sun Chronicle-Eagl- e Review Thursday, April 6, 1972 Clearfield Courier 0 uaEa Power Character of hunting, fishing changing The Nation's environmental problems are affecting the character o' hunting and fishing in America, making these ildggg uGDGmog A Unomog is (1) musi- g silhouette open tank, is capable of hauling heavy, long poles in any terrain. The utility will use it primarily to maintain and patrol its 245,000-vo- lt line in southeast Utah, but it will be available for heavy conduction and repairs in any part of the LP&L system. It is eouipped with a derrick and two heavy winches to set poles or higher and facilitate heavy line construction and repair. cal instrument that specializes in rock music, (2) space equipd vement, or (3) an d hicle? Answer: an vehicle. The Unomog is one of two d vehicles just received by Utah Power & Light Co. for travel over a variety of terrain. The other special vea hicle is called a off-roa- off-roa- off-roa- d high-spee- 100-fo- l tractor-diese- vehicle that defies almost any of kind terrain -- - sand, swamps, mud and mountains not withstanding. Despite the exotic sounding both vehicles are names, heavy-dut- y work vehicles. Take the Unomog for example. It is reputed to be the finest d wheeled vehicle in the world particularly adapted to terrain rugged like vehicle line. (Jo-Tra- Local deer are starving in northern Snowville Utah because are there too many deer for the available natural food supply. No other Utah herds have such severe winterproblems, according to Division of Wildlife Cottontail season completed which is a Utahs 1971-7rabbit hunting March 1, 1972. 2 cottontail season ended The 159-da- y season is the longest hunting season allowed for game. Figures available from the season indicate that 24,486 hunters spent 103,725 hunter days in pursuit of cottontail rabbits. This makes the 1970-7- 1 Firearm accidents V i 3L ' iiEucii: -- - 'A g3it V Dlnlg) near d terrain. The IT wildlife experts whoare members of The Wildlife Society, an international organization of professional conservation- - -1 irjar II .1 ists. Concerned over increasing sentiment, The Wildlife Society has gone on record in strong support in of the United hunting States, reported Fred G. Evenden, executive director ol u.c society. Recent criticisms of hunting have centered around the beliefs that hunting has a detrimental effect on wildlife populations arid that killing of wild animals is not necessary in the United States today. The anti-hunti- conservationist professional knows that these accusations are untrue, according to Even-deThe conservationist is aware that the hunter plays a vital role in today's wildlife management programs. Americas hunters pay more than $200 million for wildlife restoration each year. Hunting license fees are the backbone of the 50 state fish and game departments. An excise tax on hunting equipment provides over $40 million a year, earmarked solely for wildlife. No other group can match these contributions. In the interest in wildlife management and conservation. The Wildlife Society supports and hunting urged public understanding regarding the significance of hunting. n. tractor, jeep or mower. Basically, chains of various lengths drag on the ground and float paper, cans, bottles and other trash onto a paddle wheel of fabric-stiffenerubber that pitches the material into a storage bin. One man can operate the machine. This vehicle, which is about 2 12 times as big as a jeep, between has cross-lockin- g wheels and axles which give it i. emendous traction and makes it difficult for the vehicle to get stuck in any kind of s ft al P. Heed. Secretary Reeds report was based on a survey by Interiors Fish and Wildlife Service, which supported n, z, t stall r in Lubbock, Tex. Called the Litter Gitter by its inventor, N. A. Matti-sothe device .will collect paper, cans, bottles and other roadside trash at speeds up to 15 miles per hour. It has no engine but can easily be towed behind any powered the land Made by the same people that brought us the Mercedes-Benthe Unomog features a lightweight pole erector for the setting of tall p wer poles. UP&L modified this device to allow for rapid removal. The utility will station the vehicle at Blanding and use it for maintenance and patrol of its 345.000-vol- ot Litterbugs may have met their match in a machine southeast Utah. in Hunting was cited recently as a necessary and desirable part of conservation in America by more than 5,600 Bugs Litterbugs off-roa- recreations less accessible and more expensive, according to a report by Assistant Secretary of the Interior Nathaniel Niunking IL kLitter-Gitte- Wednesday, April 5, 1972 rated very low Many believe that firearms mishaps are a major cause of This is a accidental deaths. misapprehension, according to an . accident study recently issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The study revealed that the rate of fatal firearms accidents is among the lowest of all accident rates. In fact, the Metropolitan Life report indicated that firearms cause fewer accidental deaths among men than While all other sour,. , listed. the firearms accident rate for men per 100, Go0 was put at 2.1, fire ran twice as high at 4.4. Drowning was listed at 5.1, falls at 9.5, and motor vehicles again topped the list rt 47.2. Firearms accidents were not even listed by Metropolitan Life as a cause of accidental death for women, although listings were given for poisoning, falls, fires, and drowning. cottontail the sought after species. secoi.J pland most game The pheasant is number one in popularity, and mourning doves dropped to third. Jackrabbit hunters are cautioned to be sure of their targets during spring hunts. Cottontails are occasionally mistaken for young jack rabbits which abound during the spring and early summer. ring-neck- 1971 licenses still valid Fishing licenses dated 1971 good through April 15, 1972, according to a Division of Wildlife Resources spokesman. The 1972, wildlife licenses become effective April 16. are Resources game managers. Ken Kimber, Wildlife Resources Conservation Officer, said severe winter weather with deep snow and heavy winds forced an Idaho herd off its normal migration route into the area west of Snowville, Box Elder County. The herd will return to its home range when weather permits. Over 150 deer have d!ed, according to Game Manager John Kimball, who said fawns account for most of the starved animals. He asked people to stay away from the area to prevent unnecessary stress to the wer' ened deer that re- main. Feeding the deer has not helped. A large haystack in the area has been left open to the herd by the owner. Still deer die with full of hay. It is a long known fact that deer cannot survive on hay alone. Special high protein food pellets have been sent to the area by the Idaho Game and Fish Department. Kimber said the pellets were being eaten as yet, their value is but questionable. Starvation is natures way of balancing wildlife with its food supply. Controlled hunt- ing seasons accomplish the same purpose without subjecting the animals to the prolonged suffering of starvation. Largemouth bass avoiding lures Largemouth bass can learn a fishermans lure, according to a study cited by the American Fisheries Society. It demonstrated that bass' fingerlings quickly learned to avoid an earthworm on a hook but readily consumed free earthworms. Aquarium obserfishes vations of several demonstrated that large-mout- h bass learned best how to avoid artificial lures. to avoid indicates that a greater proportion of hunting and fishing is occurring on preserves belonging to clubs and commercial operators. The survey indicates two serious problems, Reed said: "First, the supply of available land and the demand for it are getting badly out of balance. Even if the percentage of people who fish and hunt the same, preserving existing areas will not provide enough land; so restoring polluted waters and wetlands must become a priority. To do so will require a far greater percentage of the sportsmens dollar to go toward this goal. The second problem is that money spent for licenses, duck stamps and other permits, which provide for habitat preservation and restoration and wildlife management, is the smallest percentage of fishing and hunting expenses. Sportsmen must be willing to pay as much for habitat through licenses and special taxes as they do for privilege fees and transportation. If not, they will find the rivers empty of fish, the skies empty of birds and the hills dmpty of game, Reed advised. Public hearing slated A public hearing to discuss the proposed Maple Springs fish hatchery near Mantua will be held at 1 p.m., April 21 at the hatchery site, according to an announcement . from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. 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