Show Local student to state of Utah DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL Experience the Wildlife by Dave Smith Conservation Officer sr in God” Award e Manager for Southern Utah Divreviews release site for Stripes with John Bicking Bald Eagle set free Every bald eagle should have a patriotic name like Stripes according John and to raptor rehabilitators Utah Bicking of Moab Marilyn That’s how Stripes a wounded four and a half year old female bald eagle got her name In late March of 1987 someone shot Utah ForStripes near Koosharem tunately the shotgun blast didn’t kill Stripes but did in fact leave her carrying at least 50 pellets along with multiple injuries including two broken wings A nearby rancher fed Stripes fresh rabbit meat until Leo Hovinga Conservation Officer from Richfield picked up the eagle and transported it to Mike Goffeen Nongame Manager for the Division of Wildlife Resources in Cedar City and careful consideraAfter tion Mike transferred Stripes to the at Canyonlands Raptor Bickings Center in Moab Doctor Paul Bingham of Moab and the Bickings consulted with Colorado State University to closely monitor Stripes’ blood lead levels which if too high could take the eagle’s life As time went on luckily nature healed the broken wings all the wounds had By healed and consulting veterinarians across the country agreed Stripes should be transferred to Sigrid Ueblacker’s Birds of Prey Rehabilitation Foundation in Bloomfield Colorado This rehabilitation center has the largest flight cage in the intermountain west Stripes flew only short distances at first then as time went on her muscle tone developed In typical bald eagles start their migration to Alaska and Northern Canada where they mate and produce offspring With this in mind and with Stripes’ excellent recovery the decision was made by the Bickings to release the eagle to free flight Because of the greater chance for Stripes to socially interact with other bald eagles and join the migration north Stripes was brov- ht to Rush Valley just north of Cedar City to be released On the morning of November 24 1987 as John Bicking reached into the transport cage Stripes hissed and bit John John’s thick leather gloves reacted by saying “She was wild when we got her and still is every these ot to tame rehabilitators beautiful birds” As Stripes took to the air the symbol of our freedom was not only special to the Bickings but also to all the onlookers DWR— Deer hunting controversy Deer hunting is an extremely political and controversial tool is used to manage our state’s deer herd One of the more controversial aspects of deer management in Utah and elsewhere is the concept of doe hunting I’d like to talk about doe hunting in this segment because we will probably be recommending doe hunts on the Oak Creek herd unit next year want concerned sportsmen to know our rationale on this idea Anyone who has spent any time recently on the Oak Creek herd unit has seen how the vast majority of the deer are seen in the area between Oak Creek and Dry Creek Canyons This is evident on deer classification counts and interviewing successful deer hunters This year it has become very obvious how much damage deer are doing to their habitat Important browse species such as oak and cliffrose have been very heavily browsed upon by deer Much of the cliffrose on the old burn near Cascade Spring is so heavily browsed on it may not recover Vegetation up Oak Creek Canyon has been highlined by feeding deer This last fall has been very dry more deer than normal have moved into Oak City earlier than usual where they are damaging orchards and vegetable gardens The DWR will assist landowners with depredation problems where it concerns commercial crops and orchards We can’t help those other than that are experiencing give advice vegetable garden damage We simply do not have the funds The need to decrease the number of deer from this heavily concentrated area has arrived The only means to decrease a deer herd is to hunt does Buck hunting will not do it Deer are polygamous it takes only a few bucks to service a lot of does Harvesting does will not only give the vegetation in the area a break it will improve the condition of the deer herd Many local residents have com- - mented on how thin a lot of the deer look Decreasing the number of deer will decrease the amount of competition for the forage that is presently being overbrowsed Deer that are in better condition are the key to a healthly deer herd Better condition is important for fawns in order to survive the winter bucks use up important energy before winter during the rut and does with developing fetuses need to enter winter healthy in order to successfully drop fawns in the spring Deer reproduction is dependent on the conditions of the does during this time of year Doe hunts will help decrease the amount of agricultural damage in the winter and help improve the condition of the deer herd People may ask why we don’t take the extra deer from the Oak Creek area and release them in portions of the range that don’t have the high concentrations of deer Capture work is very expensive and the range is not big enough where the moved deer would not return to their original range We will probably recommend 50 preseason and 50 post season doe permits for next year Whether or not either sex permits will be offered for during the general seson has not been decided Those of you who have concerns and comments on these recommendations are advised to go to the Board of Big Game Control public meetings next spring That’s what they are there for The meetings that are primarily concerned with this area are usually held in Richfield and Cedar City This is your chance to tell them what you want The Board spends a long week traveling all over the state setting up these public meetings They wouldn’t go through all that they do if your comments didn’t mean anything So if you want any input regarding any aspect of big game hunting in Utah go to the meetings — Antlerless deer killed in Oak City An interesting phenomenon has occurred during the recent depredation doe hunts near Oak City Four of the deer harvested have been antlerless Two bucks had no antlers bucks whereas the other two each had only one antler (1 inch and 2'A) The buck with the 2 Vi inch antler was 2'i years old The inch antler belonged to a Vi year old buck One of the bucks without antlers was approximately 5 Vi years old and dressed out at 210 pounds This large buck was killed dur A garlic press can ing the rut had a swollen neck and normal sized testes It is very possible this buck was actively breeding What effects this may have on our local deer herd is not presently known We’ll have to see what happens in the future If anyone is aware of other antlerless bucks killed during the recent hunt please notify the local conservaton Any buck with antlers less that 5 inches long are legal to kill on these control hunts be used to pulverize foods too small to put in a blender Thun Dec and Jena Chase front row L’SPS s County 17 1987 - Pge Tiffany Talbot 9 perform with BYU Band RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES (LEFT) Mike Coffeen ision of Wildlife Resources MUIard At a pack meeting held November 24 1987 at the Delta 6th Ward Ryan Heath Lovell received his Faith in God Award Ryan is a member of Troop 3154 Den No 2 Ryan’s award was presented to him by Brother Robert Hare a member of the Sixth Ward Bishopric He was also advanced to the Weblos and received a Silver Arrow Ryan is the son of Stanton and Cindy Lovell of Delta He is 10 years old and has one brother JJ age 6 and two sisters Tiffy 7 and Niqole l‘i He is a good example for them Ryan is in Mr Penny’s 4th grade He class at Delta North Elementary has enjoyed the Cub Scout program and his leaders He is looking forward to moving on Ryan enjoys sports and has participated in coach pitch teeball Little League baseball and soccer He is currently playing basketball Ryan likes going to BYU football games playing with his friends camping and doing things with his dad We’re proud of him ASCS news Committee elections LAA 2 (Communities C E & F) will be selecting a new community committee on December 7 Three of the following five nominees will be elected to serve: Tony Anderson Tom Dearden Don Knight James Nickle Lyle Stanworth The newly elected committee will select a replacement for retiring County Cdmmittee Chairman Harold Taylor The Community Committees for all three districts will meet on December 17 1987 at the Millard County ASCS Office for the County Convention At this time they will elect the Chairman and for the County Committee The Convention will convene at 10 am The public is welcome attend to Wool program Wool producers are reminded to file their sales documents for wool and unshorn lambs with this office for incentive payment If wool producers operate farmland they must also sign a sodbuster form before they can receive payment Commodity certificates Producers who receive a commodity certificate should redeem it at least 30 days before the expiration date Warehouses are not buying certificates that expire within 30 days of the purchasing date because they do not have time to redeem them before they expire Original holders of expired certificates may request cash for a percentage of the value of the certificate The certificate must be returned to the office where they were issued accompanied by a written request for a cash Requests received within 6 payment months of the expiration date may be redeemed for 85 percent of the face value Those received within 18 months will be redeemed at 50 percent of the face value JD Pelaez son of Juan and Virginia Pelaez of Delta will perform on national cable television with the Brigham Young University Cougar Band during halftime of the 1th Bowl Tuesday Dec 22 in Birmingham Ala where the Cougars meet the University of Virginia Cavaliers for the first time ever in football Don Peterson Cougar Band director said this is the 10th consecutive year that the band has accompanied the BYU football team to bowl games from coast to coast This will be the 12th bowl game for the football team and band in the past 14 years the highlight coming in 1984 when BYU upset Michigan in the Holiday Bowl and was voted national NCAA champion with a record show the During the bowl Cougar Band and Cougarettes dance will team perform the famous Sousa march “Stars and Stripes Forever” and the “Cougar Son” the fight song of BYU includes The the Cougarettes flag corps rifle team and drum ill perform three numbers for the halftime show: “I’ve Got Ryhthm” “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”(both popular during the 1940s) and “Send in the Clowns” The Cougarettes will be featured in colorful sequined uniforms and hats in “Boogie Woogie” along with the trumpets section and soloists from the section JD Pelaez who plays the saxin Business is majoring ophone Management and minoring economics at BYU A graduate of Delta High School he was a member of the DHS Band and a Sterling Scholar in foreign language His hobbies are skiing and racketball Proof of certification required All sportsmen purchasing a hunting license in Utah that were born after December 31 1965 must show proof of certification in hunter education This law becomes effective as of 1988 January To qualify for this certificate sportsmen must have completed a Utah Hunter Education Training Course or inn the case of complete a similar course in their home state Instructors are teaching in every in the Interested state county dividuals can contact the nearest Conservation Officer to obtain a list of local instructors For the Salt Lake for a list of Valley area call upcoming classes The total fee for the Utah Hunter Education Training Course is $400 The four dollar fee covers all the materials including handbooks the students are allowed to keep All resident and should keep in mind this hunter education law becomes effective quirement 1988 January Qf BACK ROW Tiffany Lovell and Jennifer Sabey Local girls score high at dance competition Delta is just a small spot in one corner of the state but when it comes to talent we’re up to date Four young Delta gals went up north and made us proud They danced their very best and were cheered on by the crowd “Super Sensationals” they are proud to be with Shawna Nielson and Kathy Cook teaching them regularly The competition ‘‘Intermountain Winter Classics” was held December 5 in American Fork Utah The girls and their awards were: Tiffany Talbot received a Superior Rating She is 13 years old and in the 8th grade at Delta Middle School Tiffany is the daughter of Mark and Dixie Talbot of Hinckley The surface of the Moon Jennifer Sabey received a Superior Rating She is 13 years old and an 8th grade student at Delta Middle School Jennifer is the daughter of Phil and Debbie Sabey of Delta Jena Chase received an Excellent Rating She is 9 years old and in the third grade at Delta South Elementary School Jena is the daughter of Mark and Julie Chase of Leamington Tiffany Lovell received a Superior Rating She is 7 years old and a second grade student at Delta North Elementary School Tiffany is the daughter of Stanton and Cindy Lovell of Delta Girls your teachers are proud of you! has about the same area as Africa WEDDING INVITATIONS Make that moment more special by Inviting your fnends and loved ones with wedding invitations by Stylart Come in and see our beautiful collection of wedding designs Pnces start at just $24 90 for 100 Milhrd County Chronicle 40 N 300 W - Delta Progress or - -- DWR-- Soil Conservation Service New tax laws require that conservation practices installed by farmers and ranchers must meet Soil Conservation Service standard specifications in order to be tax deductible Each county SCS office was directed to prepare a list of 15 practices that could be installed without SCS assistance as long as they meet the specifications All other practices installed in order to be tax 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