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Show i SUN CHRONICLE, Aug. 8, 977, Page 0 1 1 1 Conditional deer hunt set Resources recently announced the seed alfalfa crops planted in the local fields The local conservation officer, John Fricke, and other Division officers have taken normal steps to control the intruding deer, including attempts to herd the deer back into the mountains, setting off carbide guns which emit loud noises designed to scare the deer away and some other control work. All methods have failed to discourage the Promontory Point deer from feasting on the alfalfa As a result, game managers have called the special control hunt and have issued the antlerless permits in an effort to can be obtained from John Fricke, 664 North Fifth West, Brigham City, Utah Hunting areas will be posted a deer taken must be properly tagged at the time of harvest Archers should be aware that rifle hunting coincides, in this one unit, with the regularly scheduled archery hunt The Wildlife Resources Code of I tah, established by law, charges the Division with the responsibility for all The Utah Division of Wildlife a conditional deer hunt to be held of the Promontory Mountain portion of the Box Elder deer herd Unit No 1 One hundred antlerless permits will be issued The season is set for August 20 and 21 and August 27 and 28, 1977 Damage to agncultural crops was cited as the reason for issuing the special permits as all efforts to herd the deer from this agricultural land have been unsuccessful The drawing was held on Monday, August 15. Successful applicants are currently being notified by mail Successful permittees can pick up permits at a deer check station located at the junction of U 83 and Promontory Road, between the hours of noon Friday, August 19, until noon Sunday. August 20 After that time, the remaining unclaimed jx'rnuts i big ame The Wildlife Resources Code of Utah, established by law, charges the Division with the responsibility for all big game animals and to control situations where such animals are causing damage to cultivated land and agricultural crops The estimated i()0 400 deer on Promontory Point have been doing extensive damage on singly or in the aggregate may be possessed The Canada goose season has been scheduled for Octobers, 1977, through December 18, 1977 A limit of three birds daily and three in possession will be enforced Washington County will be subject to a slightly shorter goose season. The scheduled opening for the southern county is October 22, 1977, running to January 1, 1978 Daggett and Uintah counties, in an effort to build their goose populations, will hold a season ranging from November 5, 1977, to December 12, 1977. The bag and possession limit in these two counties is one goose. Snow geese fall under the same season, shooting hours and bag limit as the Canada goose. y The L.D S Churchs athletic program has converted to slow-pitc- h softball, but not quite. In the wake of slow-pitc- h n the recent in Roy, a concluded last week tourney, fast-pitcregional tourney was struggling to completion. The Roy 14th and 1st Wards survived the tourney, and will now compete in an invitational tournament of sorts, to be held this week in Sunset. Teams from Roy, Syracuse, North Ogden, and Salt Lake City will play in the single elimination contest. There will be a losers bracket, with no chance at the title. The tournament, though sanctioned by the L.D.S. Church, is not to be considered as an affair Multi-Regio- h Swan season runs concurrent with the waterfowl hunt. There are 2,500 permits available for the 1977 season. Applications may be obtained through any Division of Wildlife Resources office. 825-166- 6 Snipe season will be conducted along with the waterfowl season . Bag limitfor snipe is ight; possession limit is 16. All-Ar- comparable to program. Moneys Worth mile after mile after mile You Get Your the CIO Scottsdale Fleetside Pickup Choice of either six or V8 power team Chevrolets High Energy Ignition which helps extend maintenance intervals Massive Girder Beam independent front suspension Multi-lerear springs Double-wa- ll fenders, hood, cab pickup box, side panels and tailgate Front folding bench seat with full foam construction ji u v slow-pitc- h Weber State prepares grid team The 1977 Weber State football team has claimed to be a different breed of cats than their predecessors Theyll begin proving it on Monday, August 22, when they begin their preseason drills Almost everything about the Wildcats will be different with new head coach Pete Kiehlman heading up an entirely new staff and coaching a team that will feature a majonty of new faces among the 56 reporting players Even the location of the preseason camp will be new, as the Wildcats will work out for the first two weeks at Camp Williams, a National Guard installation located in the Jordan Narrows, south of Salt Lake City Our preseason camp is a very critical period for us," coach Riehlman said Because we have so many i ii 1) i'd a1 ,'i' i ( ' ,i i,i ho v IkimI have to ai h o! lit i system oui ill ( "mt om aid will likely be (he i i out to k v np'i pt e i sun ess this esont us w ith a teal ( hullerige to make the most of tins opjxu tumty and el uady lot out important SiptunUr in opener with easiip itnisi Hu it h . (,e It v. ill pi stati ats go off am pus esenson drills for time ever Coach )!d( then tint (. H H'hlm.m t lied sev oral i a ons for making the move V- e really had pioblems with om practice facilities. 'hi louhsaid ' There were some othei tiling scheduled on a npus and our faeiltites woe extremely limited and could likely have suffered Horn die wear and tear of I'd ec pi actic e sessions a day Camp Williams provides us some excellent facilities and h is the benefits ot putting us a position where we can ( - c i i Deer, elk archery seasons scheduled to open Saturday Bom deer and elk archery seasons are scheduled to open Saturday, August 20, 1977. Archers will have until September 5 to bag their quarry Archery deer permits went on sale at all Division offices July 27 and will continue to be sold through the last day of the season. Applicants must apply in person when obtaining archery permits from license agents other than Division offices; cost is The entire state is open to the taking of deer by bow and arrow The Henry Mountains deer herd unit (No. 52) has been set aside as a trophy deer unit Any buck deer taken from that unit must have a minimum of four points on each antler. The bow and arrow is a legal weapon in Utah for all big game species. The minimum bow pull at archers draw must be 40 pounds Arrowheads must have two or more sharp cutting edges and not be . standard Washington Terrace to volunteer their services as : they pause with some 63 football fledgelings of tlu Wf F L for u a ,c n play o Ucm ( r $5 00. When we talk about getting your moneys worth, were talking about features like these: - (left) and Kyle Peerson coaches in the 70-- football prog am hi program. Teams will be divided into rhret j immediate Tourney finished y Read and use the want ads the problem and, hopefully, reduce the pressure in future years. Issuing control permits and hunting of marauding deer is usually the last step taken by game managers in their efforts to control deer herds doing damage to cfops. Typically, as in this case, the Division will try herding deer away from crops, build fences, where practical, try scare tactics such as cracker shells or carbide guns, trap and remove offending animals, when numbers and conditions will permit; and, when necessary, reduce numbers Duck season begins October, limits set The Utah Wildlife Board officially duck season, beginning set a October 1, 1977, and running through January 1, 1978. Daily bag limits are the same as last year, 7 in the bag and 14 in possession except canvasback and redheads. No more than two canvasbacks or two redheads daily may be taken, and no more than four eliminate help JERRY KENNEDY capable ot passing through a inch ring Arrows seven-eight- s with chemically treated or explosive arrowheads and any mechanical device tor cocking releasing or holding the bow at draw are illegal, as are crossbows It is also illegal to hunt from or discharge an arrow from any v chicle Resident open bull area archery permits went on sale July 26 and were sold througn August 5 at Division offices All open bull elk areas in the state aie open to archery elk hunting for permit holdeis Permits are valid for bull elk only defined as animals w ith antlei s over five inches in length In addition, a public drawing was held August 10 to select 0 archery elk permit holders who will receive hunter's choice archery elk permits. Archery hunters during prescribed archery seasons are exempt from meeting the hunter orange clothing requuemcRta 1 ha e i omplete ( oiitiol the diet, ax well ax bring environment that is conducive tremely budding learn unity P'umiu expei lence at ov in or an ex for My Chico Mate and in the professional ranks has been that a camp is a gieat benefit when you can get oif, be by youi selves, get to know each other and woik on the game The Wildcat preseaxon schedule calls for team members to report to Ogden on Sunday, the 21st, where have their they will physicals The team moves down to Camp Williams the next day to begin three a day woi kout sessions Media Day where members of the press and broadcast outlets in the State aie invited for pictures and interviews, will be held Tuesday August 2! Media representativ es ai e inv ited to lunch at noon at Camp Williams, to be followed hy a picture and interview session with the team A lot of people have devoted a lot of effort to make this camp successful, Coach , Riehlman said We are especially grateful to General Maurice Watts of the I tah National Guard for his complete cooperation The Wildcat season begins September 10. with a key Big Sky Conference meeting at Boise State University The 1977 Wildcats play a schedule, including six contests in Ogden ten-gam- e Falconry changed Action was taken by the Wildlife Board concerning falconry regulations as stated in the Utah State Raptor Proclamation Dates were changed for the legal taking of young birds ( eyas ) from the nest Eyas birds may now be taken during the period of June 5 to July 31 each year until modified or rescinded by Board action Unprotected wildlife such as starlings, English sparrows and feral pigeons can be legally pursued at any time by licensed falconers. af MANY 75'S AND 77'S TO CHOOSE FROM IN STOCK READY FOR DELIVERY!! and ME 65 Tandem. and LUV series, also Large selections of Recreational Vehicles in stock for immediate delivery From CK-- CE60-CE6- 5 1 AT GREAT SAVINGS!! rs U yciu purchased from ii cx MERRILL WaN Avenue-Ogd- en, uii.T-- KAN CHIVRO w 't MChevroletK MEBJfSLL 3535 i Hi Utah 394-26- 1 1 -- Northern Utah's Volume Dealer - - - - - - y SEVERAL HUNDRED elk archery hunters will be out Saturday morning looking to bag their quarry. Elk herds in the Northern Region remain at good population levels and archery success is expted to also remain about the same as last year, seven percent for archery hunters. |