Show t Moose on the Loose Story & photos by Kreig Rasmussen on the The moose population Fishlake Forest has done well this summer The calving percentpast age for cow moose studied was survival rale with a 60 45 Total number of mooseon the Forest is difficult to assess because they are not a highly visible animal Estimating losses to natural mortality and hunting the number of theoriginal moose transplanted to the Forest is about 72 As studies continue on the Moose population biologists of are amazed at the adaptability this large animal Two of our collared cow moose went to the Em- COLLARED: Many of the 72 moose released on the Fish lake Forest and their offspring now sport radio collars Kreig Rasmussesn tracks the moose recording valuable information for use by Forest Service DWR and others Chaining pipeline fencing will bring new life to riparian areas in the county Officials of the Bureau of Land in the Sevier River Management Resource Area are working to nalize a plan that make an area north of Otter Creek Reservoir an example of how a riparian area can be utilized in a multiple use setting Officials say they hope to crease the use of this area by expanding into the upland areas An area containing 14900 acres will be involved in the project Proposals for improving the area include projects such as fencing and pipeline work as well as chainwildlife Larry Greenwood ing biologist for the Sevier River Resource Area and author of the management plan for the Otter Creek is Narrows notes that “Chaining what is going to make this whole is The area work heavily thing used by elk deer and antelope as well as cattle" Three areas are set for chaining to remove sagebrush and pinion juniper Sixteen miles of fencing is proposed - pasture fencing as well as riparian protection fencing will be included Ninc miles of pipeline are proposed to bring water development to upland areas By increasing the of water for wildlife availability and livestock this will also move them away from the more fragile riparian area Greenwood noted Some environmental groups are opposed to chaining according to “If they (environmenGreenwood talists) want to shut us down I don’t want to waste any more time working on this project” he said He continued that “the potential is there to make this a good multiple use area but a lot of work still needs to be done” It is expected that the project will take about 8 years to complete Pasture work will be done in stages so that permittees are not down during the project Of the is BLM land area involved 86 is stale land and 3 is private land BLM officials say that by following the multiple use concept in wildlife livestock this project recreation and all other users should benefit Senior Citizen Highlights ' Leeon Christensen There is a new service for all which is called Senior Citizens This is a service “Lego Laws” pertaining to any private or personal matter you may have that you need to get information on or discuss concerning your rights with the law There will be an advisor at the Senior Center on November 12 from am to 12:30 pm to help anyone who is in need of this service The Utah State Tax Commission has now issued a Circuit Breaker Refund Application Thisisaprop-ertFor tax refund application information contact your county commissioners office or your Helen Shaw at the administrator Salina Senior Citizens Center We would like all Senior Citizens to set Saturday November 16 more aside for a full fun day at the CenWe are having an Arts and ter Crafts display Anyone wanting to make any thing to sell for their own personal use may do so any hand- - November 1st will be flu shots Pneumonia shots are also available The flu shots will be $5 and the Pneumonia shots will be $8 Time will be announced Blood pressure clinic will be held October 24th at am All Senior Citizens may want to put these dates on your calender These beautiful Autumn days are just the time to come to the Center for lunch and enjoy a wonderful meal We have great cooks at the Center who prepare these meals for us Tuesday through Friday each week Please call ahead by 9:30 or 10 am so that enough can be prepared for all Pioneer Flashbacks of Scandinavian pioneer history in Utah wrote in 1957 “In the telephone directories Utah looks decidedly A chronicler Today a writer might say the same thing particularly of many of Utah’s smaller cities and towns During the last half of the 19th about 30000 Mormon century converts from Norway Denmark and Sweden made the long trip to America to answer the call to gather to Utah Scandinavian earliest “The concerts to Mormonism were won not in Europe but in the Untied the Norwegian States among in the storied settleimmigrants ments at Fox River in Illinois Sugar Creek in Iowa and Koshkonong all within missionin Wisconsin ary striking distance of Nauvoo” In the 1840’s one of these con- - maps are generated showing seasonal distribution Kreig Rasmussen Biologist with the US Forest Service continues to track collared moose on the ground and studies their behavior and feeding patterns distribution with other wildlife competition Moose have demonstrated no with livestock in this competition area Kreig continues to work on his degree of Wildlife and Range Science at Brigham Young University He has shared his knowledge of moose transplants on the Fishlake Forest with people in Utah He received a cash and Montana grant from the Provo Rotary Club for continued support of the moose He also created a photo project display of the moose introduction to the Fishlake Forest that won him first place honors at the Biological and Agriculture Week at B YU He also was sent by BYU to Wildlife UT Society Meetings in Logan and Missoula MT to present video footage and data gathered in the season As hunters are afield this hunting season biologist s strongly urge them to be sure of their target beWith fore pulling the trigger continued public support and cooperative efforts between the Division of wildlife Resources and the US Forest Service not only moose but all wildlife will continue to thrive and prosper on the Fishlake National Forest comIf anyone has questions ments or sightings of moose or other interesting wildlife call: Norm or Kreig RasBowden mussen (work) (home) recipe for jerky tops all" says DWR officer "This Each deer season we are swamped with recipes for the wild One of the fagame we harvest vorite recipes is for Venison Jerky Variations on the recipe are almost but Garth Carter of the endless Utah Division of Wildlife Resources says this recipe for Jerky is one that you will enjoy and want to use for years to come Venison Jerky can be made from the best cuts or the scrap pieces of your big game animal Before you begin make sure you have the fol- Place in 125 to 145 degree oven for 8 to 12 hours or until dry Leave over door ajar during the entire cooking process MOOSE ON THE FISH LAKE AREA: Seventy two moose have been released in the Fish Lake drainage area and Kreig Rasmussen biologist says that with losses to hunting and natural causes the number of elk remaining on the foreset is about the same as the original number Senator Hatch aide to be available locally Senator Orrin Hatch will have a staff assistant available in Green River Richfield Salina and GunUtah nison to help Southcmcentral residents with concents and problems involving the federal government 17 October The Thursday agenda is as follows: 9 am to Noon - Sevier County Richfield Courthouse 2 to 5 pm - Salina City Library 18 the staff Friday October assistant will be at Gunnison City Hall from 9 am to Noon “It is my hope that residents of Utah who have SouihemCentral concerns involving federal government will meet with my staff assistant so that I can be made aware of their problems and needs” said Hatch “lam providing this service so that can personally know of the issues of concern to residents of this area” For more information call Senator Hatch ’s Salt Lake Office at Ben Heath brings home BYU Homecoming trophy Ben Heath Local businessman brought home another trophy to add to his collection last weekend as he placed 2nd in Race Octhe BYU Homecoming tober 12 1991 “This was really just a tuneup for the upcoming World Senior Games” said Heath He ran the 5(XX) meter (31 mile) race for those 70 and older in 27:44 - and the winning time was just 13 seconds faster The awards were presented by Frank Fredericks famous athlete from the last Olympic Games The course wound through BYU area streets ending with one lap of the BYU Stadium Track Mr Heath runs every morning on the local high school track just to keep in shape He will be on his way next Tuesday to compete in the World Senior Games in St George lowing: made items and there will also be will be a bake sale Refreshments For a table or any other served information call Helen or Eva Andersen November 4 will be the application date for HJEAT Quig Nielson ery desert country for the summer One returned recently to the high country to winter The other moose was last located by a biologist while tracking big hom sheep in the North San Rafael country These ‘desert’ moose arc an exception to their Other moose have respecies mained in the traditional moose habitat Those from the Fishlake to the transplant have distributed south end of the Manti forest area Fish through the Gooseberry Lake area and on to Monroe Mountain Public sightings and reports are a great benefit to the moose program Information as to whether it was a cow bull did it have a calf collar ear tag numbers and location are all important and help biologists with the ongoing success of the population Any reports on moose being taken or shot and left during the hunt is also valuable information Hunters have reported one moose being shot and taken out of the Brown’s Hole area in If anyone has inforGooseberry mation about a moose being shot during the elk or deer hunts please contact your local conservation officer Monitoring moose takes place Norm Bowden Binearly daily DWR conducts ologist regular with a special flights airplane to track radio collared equipped Coordinates arc game animals then entered into a computer and 4 verts was Ellen Sander Kimball a wife of Heber C Kimball one of She Brigham Young’s counselors became one of the three women who came in the first company of pioneers to Utah in 1847 The Scandinavians kept coming Anthony H Lund a Danish immigrant of 1862 who became an Apostle and a member of the Church’s First Presidency told a in Scandinavian reunion large Brigham City in 1902 “We are now 45000 and are a great power in our state” The first Mormon missionaries from Utah to Scandinavia left in 1850 In 1950 one hundred years later Scandinavians comprised 18 of the foreign-boin Utah And in 1970 those who were Scandinavian bom or had one parents who was were the second largest state group next to those bom of British stock lbs of venison isp liquid smoke tsp garlic powder tsp pepper tsp msg tsp onion powder 14 cup soy sauce 14 sup worchestershire 13 13 sauce Trim all fat from the meat and slice into strips about 14 inch thick If meat is partially frozen it will slice more easily Always try to slice with the grain Mix liquid smoke garlic powder pepper onion powder soy sauce and worchestershire sauce in a large jar and blend well Add meat to the mixture and allow to marinate six turnto 0 hours in the refrigerator Drain well on ing occasionally paper towels and spread on a rack Call Your News Correspondent Salina Evelyn Kiesel Redmond Tammy Johnson Aurora 2 Barbara Scott - 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