Show - - wqoftpWvam'41"'41V'e— - - 40- - wL J -- 1 Zbe5altaktZtibunt REC Recreation Desk: 237-203- THURSDAY October Accident Rates Tom Wharton By If THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The good news for Great Salt Lake and Utah Lake waterfowl hunters this year is that hundreds of thousands of ducks are being seen in northern Utah marshes But drought conditions on some of the marshes on the northern part of the Great Salt Lake could make conditions difficult for the first of two Utah waterfowl season openers Saturday at noon The duck and goose hunting season opens Saturday in all of Box Elder Cache Davis Morgan Rich Salt Lake Summit Utah Wasatch and Weber Counties and the portion of Tooele That essenCounty north of tially covers the Utah Lake and Great Salt Lake areas That sea- It was a busy Saturday at the Lee Kay Center for Hunter Education On the range dozens of big game hunters spent the morning sighting in -- their guns and sharpening shooting skills hunter education instructors gave attentive youngsters shooting instruction in a small covered bleacher area At the nearby small-borrange shooters qualified by hitting targets long-bor- e Red-cla- d e It Tom Wharton A few trap and skeet ers began to use the shotgun facility And for the first time volunteers like Jim Baldwin and Gene Ekenstam operated one of two Division of Wildlife Resources' new three-storportable sporting clay towers tower That allows volunteers to toss four different types of clay pigeons at every conceivable angle to simulate any type of upland game hunting — including rabbits It is one of the most challenging shotgun shooting games "We'll set up the tower at the Lee Kay Center the first weekend of every month" said Baldwin "The rest of the time this and the other trailer will be available' to other clubs throughout the state The other trailer has been to Manila Logan Tooele and Spanish Fork" The cost is $10 for 50 targets The proceeds will be used to stage the annual Utah Hunter Education Championships and send winning teams and individuals to the national event "No matter what you're age or experience we'll help coach you" said Ekenstam That's the kind of volunteer spirit the 12000 instructors who have been trained to teach hunter education in Utah since the program first became mandatory in 1957 almost always exhibit Now on almost a weekly basis in nearly every city in Utah 450 active volunteers teach hundreds of youngsters the basics of safe shooting The perception of those who do not deer hunt is that being out in the woods with close to 200000 hunters is dangerous The reality these days is far different largely because of the excellent hunter safety practices taught by volunteers According to Lenny Rees of the Division of Wildlife Re sources there have been no shooting fatalities recorded during Utah's deer hunt since 1987 That year two died One was killed when a loaded firearm discharged inside his camper The other died when his own gun fired while he was dragging a deer into camp Most of the fatalities and hunting accidents occur during upland game hunts Last year for example there were 10 shooting accidents during hunts Five occurred during the rabbit season two during the pheasant season two during deer season and one during the grouse hunt Three of those accidents involved improper gun handling Three others involved a case where the victim was out of the shooter's sight A richochet loaded firearm in a vehicle an accident during the loading of a firearm and one case of a victim covered by shooter swinging on game accounted for the other accidents Five of the 10 victims were over 41 years of age This is a far cry from 1957 when the program first started That year there were 126 hunting accidents and 22 fatalities And that year there were almost 74000 fewer licensed hunters than in 1991 Utah's fine hunting safety record is a fitting tribute to the hundreds of Utah Hunter Education Association volunteers "Their biggest motivation" says Rees "is the chance to work with youth and to continue the heritage of trailer-mounte- d IV-N- ' ' ' -- - - 4 conditions Conditions are also green-winge- d Aldrich expects to see about 21000 hunters afield during the duck season Opening crowds should be largest at Ogden and Farmington Bays Hunters are required to possess a small game license and state and federal duck stamps In addition steel shot is required Duck limits remain conservative The basic daily bag is four ducks including no more than three mallards but only one female mallard nor more than two redheads or two canvasback or one of each and no more than one pintail The possession limit is twice the daily bag limit Hunters can take 25 coots and five geese no more than two of which may be dark geese The possession limit is six geese no more than four of which can be dark geese Legal shooting hours for wahour terfowl are from before sunrise to sunset on all days during open seasons except the opening day of the duck season when hunting starts at noon and on the opening day of the pheasant season — Oct 31 — when hunting opens at 8 am one-ha- d 0:::: i'l ' 41 A Post'J t 1 7 " ' Y - Vt " t ' ''' ' '' - I ' ' S' - o- A :' - ' ‘ ' i - ' - ' :' 'ci ' : ' ' ‘ 7 ) - vc0- ' 3: ' q::: Iti - i' t :4 ' A 1 itt di ' '" 4 ' It s- i-i- ' ' : 1 '0 1 ' - '- t : Jt :::1 t " ' ' - ' 4 v' A - '''f ' ' ' I 4 - lf l :' 4 '' - - lk x Pk Pe !''ver ' 0: Tim KellyThe Salt Lake Tribune Waterfowl hunters like this one should have no trouble finding ducks to shoot In northern Utah when season opens Saturday Uta1ms On Everest Team Prepares to Climb Summit of World's Tallest Mountain After nearly seven weeks of hiking and climbing the Utahns on Everest team is making a summit attempt on the worlds highest peak Stanton Smith Craig Bishop 4 1 t Keith Hooker and Howard 4 0 1 41 A Chuntz have spent a month moving equipment food fuel and oxygen up the mountain's north face Camps have been established at the 18300 20300 levels on 22000 and 25000-foo- t the peak The summit camp is expected to be at an elevation of 27500 for the final push to the 29128-foo- t summit Larger better equipped teams have been on Everest's north side longer this season but none have gotten higher up the mountain than the Utahns Now weather and health will be major consider which began in 1947 Racers from the early days before 1960 are encouraged to call 975-451- 5 Bungee Jumping Soars: More than two million bungee jumps have been made with fewer than a doz- 5155555554 5 0 - It ' II en serious injuries recorded Snow Country magazine offers this advice to prospective bungee jumpers in its October issue: First-timjumpers should use a harness not the more radical ankle strap which can "whip" the jumper at the bottom A first jump which should include a thorough safety lecture costs about $50 Almost anyone can jump — provided they aren't pregnant suffering from a weak heart or chronic back problems Some companies don't allow jumpers weighing more than 250 pounds V ations for the team's success As the late Marty Hoey said before the Everest attempt which took her life also on the north side the mountain always decides who will be successful The Utahns expect their good fortune to continue e waist-and-che- Knudsen Cup Racer Search: Utah Winter Games officials are looking for old timers who competed in the annual Knudsen Cup High School Ski Championship races st because they require a special cord The biggest factor distinguishing one bungee operation from another is the type of platform used: construction cranes hot air balloons bridges and specially designed towers Towers are perhaps the safest platforms They are built to withstand the 2000 pounds of downward pressure a jumper puts on the structure Look carefully before leaping Only half the 200 companies offering bungee jumping are sanctioned by government agencies or by the new North American Bun-geAssociation Ask the company if it has a certificate of liability insurance Make sure the company records the number of jumps taken on a given bungee cord Made from hundreds of strands of rubber e bundled and encased in nylon mesh an average 58 inch cord' should be retired after about 900 jumps Capitol Reef Gains Grant: Capitol Reef National Park has been awarded a $16700 National Park Foundation grant to develop an innovative outdoor education program in cooperation with Wayne County Schools The grant will fund the Capitol Reef Outdoor Classroom tion program educa- Camp Williams Opens Range: The Camp Williams Rifle Range will 6 be open Oct 9 and Oct 13-1- 5-- from 4 pm until dark for hunters who want to sight in deer rifles before the season In addition the range will be opened Oct 10-1from 8 am to 6 pm Camp Williams will supply the targets Call 524-3721 9 Lecture Film Hikes Clinics Offer Naturalists Many Great Autumn Alternatives atvg W!Y°11 The Nature Log provides a listing of events clinics and shows relating to the natural world in Utah It will run on a periodic basis in The Salt Lake Tribune Recreation section To list an item 0 9 call or or mail to Recreation Editor PO Box 867 Salt Lake City Utah 84110 Terry Tempest Williams: October 12 — The Great Basin Field office 237-207- 237-203- Danielson at for more information Sunday Deseret Peak An advanced hike to the top of this peak in the Stansbury Range Meet at 9 am at the Redwood Post Office 266-462- 2100 S Redwood Road Call Dick Dougherty at information $5 All shows start at 1 more information call of The Nature Conservancy presents an evening with local nature writer Terry Tempest Williams at 7 pm at the University of Utah Behavioral Science Building Auditorium Cost is $7 pm For for more 0 596-325- 5 Free Clinics: Following is a list of pm events at Recreational Equipment Inc(RED 3285 East 3300 South For information on any REI event call Marty Stum or 7 P rf i IN - 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A'—Ai ' - !A -- 1 i t f y ' l t "' ' - 1p f111- - 4- - t ' r it i t- — i '''' 4 —aao i 1 i - e- ' ' ' '' ' ''''' '' ' ' I - -- A' - 1 k - r 4 41 - — I 1 - soor i - - ' A' I fr4i - et ' OP 1 it 1 - 1 l' i " i i f ''''' - s' The show pm Red Butte Garden and Arboretum: For more information on the fol2 lowing schedule call — 500th Anniversary Saturday of Columbus visit Noon to 2 pm Snowbird Hawk Watching: Saturday — Snowbird's 1992 Hawk Watch by Tracy Aviary is scheduled A lecture and slide presentation begins at 9:30 am with the focus on identifying local birds of prey A Tram ride and optional hike down will follow Cost is $12 For informaext 4080 tion call Bonneville Shoreline Trail: Recent developments and future plans 521-604- 0 ' ) - e 4 e - Salt Flats attract hundreds of race car drivers pushing the limits of speed From foreign countries and all parts of America drivers and mechanics bring their best stuff with speed in mind The event also serves as a reunion of sorts for drivers who enjoy driving cars as fast as possible across the desolate terrain For example Ralph Paine took time from racing airplanes to visit the flats last week and renew acquaintances It was his first trip roadback since running a ster to 156 miles per hour in 1956 The Utah Salt Flats Racing Association's sixth annual World of Speed last weekend offered drivers of everything from a tractor to state of the art semi-truc- k 44- streamliners and roadsters a - 4 - BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS — Like a magnet the Bonneville D-g- 1 t ' qr-- - 7 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE " 004 starts at By Craig Hansell 1777 ---- Ilt 00-"'- western Colorado October 13 — A forum about development in the foothills above the University of Utah and Red Butte Gardens and State Arboretum An opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts about development Social hour from 7 to 8 pm A panel discus-- : sion starts at 8 pm For more information call 363-962- 1 Rock Art Photography: Saturday-an- Sunday — The Great Gallery pictograph panels in Horseshoe Canyon Canyon-lands National Park will be the: focus of a Utah Museum of Natu- -' ral History field trip led by phi: tographer and archaeologist Laurel Casjens Two hours U of U: credit is available The fee is $102 and includes van transportation from Salt Lake but does not in- elude accommodations tration is required Call Deedee at for more information life-size- Pre-regis- 581-692- – : 8 Speed Demons Nature Lovers Enjoy Visits to Lonely Bonneville Salt Rath' I ' 6 Kelly Davis at 486-210- 0 October 13 — Rob Shepherd and Randy Gregg will present a slide show of their 125-mil- e mountain biking adventure in 581-532- UNPS annual meeting day "New World Potluck" Turkey and drinks well be provided Bring a New World appetizer or side dish Starts at 6 pm at Red Butte Gardens A possible visit from a mystery guest from the past Call Pam Poulsen at 581- 3744 for more information 359-133- 7 day —Join UNSS in Spanish Fork Canyon and walk to a hot spring Call Dori Lockhart at for more information Utah Sierra Club: Events sponsored by the Utah Chapter of the Sierra Club For information on the hikes call event leader Saturday — Brighton Lakes A beginning hike to a series of alpine lakes in conjunction with a local youth group Call Gaynell ture matinee benefit film presented by the Tower Theatre 876 E 900 South "The Wilderness Idea and Yosemite: the Fate of Heaven" will be shown Admission is 322-461- Utah Native Plant Society: Wednes- Utah Nature Study Society: Satur- Utah Wilderness Association: OctoA double feaber 9 10 and 11 2 non-fat- - ' -' good at Timpie Springs gad-wal- ls hunt than last year in most areas" said Division of Wildlife Resources' chief waterfowl biologist Tom Aldrich "The drought has severely impacted a few of the marshes But this is the best number of ducks we've had in the area in quite some time" Indeed some of the duck numbers being reported are almost ' ok-'-' - Powell Slough on the edge of Utah Lake offers good hunting ports between 150000 and "It will be a good or better y sure- 200000 ducks — mostly teal shovelers and mallards — in the area each day "We're having no water problems" said Bachman "Our impoundments are up to normal All access and parking lots are open Some of the parking lots have been enlarged and all the access roads are graded" Though there is still little vegetation on Unit One and the Turpin Unit at Farmington Bay there is good cover on Unit Two Hunting at this Davis County refuge should be as good as it has been in a decade About 100000 ducks were in the area early this week There are also good populations of ducks at nearby private duck clubs The situation on the marshes further north looks bleaker largely because of the drought Only two of the five major dike units at the massive federally-operateBear River Bird Refuge are holding water At Locomotive Springs 80 of the marsh is dry Conditions are just fair at Salt Creek The main units at the Public Shooting Grounds are full of water but smaller ponds 17 t Willard Spur which usually holds 40000 ducks and is popular with airboaters is dry At Ogden Bay for example perintendent Val Bachman Waterfowl hunting in the rest of the state opens on Nov 6 and runs through Jan 3 There is an extended goose season in Washington County that ends on Jan shoot- which have been popular with hunters in the past are dry The HUNTING staggering son closes Nov 30 Outdoors Editor t C6 1992 1 Duck Htmting Prospects Look Good for Opener Volunteers Cut risk i 9 Hunter Education rill ATIONMIDWEEK I i 0 Craig Hanitell'Tbe Salt Lake Tribune Californian Randy Scoville was one of many drivers who participated in the World of Speed event last weekend on the Bonneville Salt Flats The event brought together drivers from all ovec US chance to join the coveted 200 mile per hour club Randy Scoville who destroyed a car here three years ago was back with a roadster he and Bob Noic7 built in San Fernando Calif While the ScovilleNoice roadster has one engine and was shoot: ing to improve the 255 miles per hour record they already hold in their class there were also vehi- cies with as many as four engines competing ScovilleNoice missed the mark and will have to schedule another trip to the salt to improve the record Tbere are about four annual speed events scheduled on the Salt Flats In addition to speed attempts through the measured mile or kilometer the Bureau of Land Management also hosts film crews making everything from commercials to feature movies like Wind on the Salt Flats The BLM is working on a study to protect the salt which some say is endangered by the disruption of the surface adjacent to the flats The stark salt flats make for an interesting side stop for those driving between Salt Lake City and San Francisco with interpretive signs found near the entrance to the salt and at an interstate rest stop just east of Wendover 1 J 1 jWARLAPanAnitg-01- k tak11 10 11IBEEAea0" ANL Oh 1" 110Mkaa0"10 |