Show 5A November Gunnison Valley News 1 2000 on Speaking of Spoth Truck stop Shoot Does the answer? by Bob Bahlmann Sports writer Fvery deer hunter has heard sto ries about the good old days and dreamed of hav ing a chance to ex perience the kind of deer hunting ast opportunities they pro ided week we made some comparisons and complained about how bad visited As things have become with one of the Divison of Wildlife think some of the 100 does statistics are being padded and repeats from this years deer hunters would support that idea If a rancher only has enough bulls per to breed half his cows he considers He has the unbred cows a liability two options buy more bulls or sell he same practices some cows should he considered m deer management Unbred does should be considered a liability and since there Officers he offered a possible is no source for bucks the only opshoot does tion is to reduce doe numbers to the idea of killing Bambi'x establish a healthy doe to buck mother to improve the state's deer tio herd sounds idiotic but let's take a By opening the general season closer look deer hunt's first weekend to the In order to have a healthy harvest ot either sex some of the huntable population of deer we need pressure could be removed from the he only a good reproduction rate beatyeai ling hue ks that take such a way to have good breeding success ing Statistics show that about 75 bucks the hav to to e ver i is rv e ested taken ha ai of the deet enough open Monday members of the Local Emergency Planning Committee pulled over trucks that appeared to be does Although some reports claim transporting hazardous materials through Sanpete County The team has officials from Snow College mg weekend and that most of those buck ratios ranging from IS bucks aie yeai lings Sanpete Search and Rescue and local police departements The stops were part of a twelve hour study of materials traveling on the highway Most materials included diesel and gasoline though some more hazardto 40 bucks per 100 does m the state Most hunters w'lll still opt to try ous materials like Nitric Acid were being hauled one place or another have a hard time believing those for a buck but many would gladly figures Asa former Biological Aide harv esta doecspec lally if (bey were for the Division of Wildlife Re close to the road How would the sources one of my responsibilities loss of those does iffe t the deer The Gunnison Valley to make deer herd was News Needs You! We need counts don't ever remember turn As we menlu ned last wee k sla all the readers we can get! ing in a count of more than five tistus indicate that Ihcie will he Stdke Singles Pinner ( lUnnison Encourage your friends 'bucks per 100 does in the South 14000 dcci hat vested this around 1 held will be on i iiml Piogram ' to subscribe and stop ill lx Countv area vet when Si ipi II 24" ot those animals had Sunil Roundtable yeai v November92(X)()7p m it the "Sanpete at held Ihurxdiy November reading your copy! enter field Wn d I’leise bring your saw the reports saw figures ic been does would the herd still be Fphraim Middle School 7 pm Yes Spotting between 10 and IS bucks healthy7 own dishes and silverware Field solution At first Round Table Singles Dinner on Thursday in Centerfield i t——— Save On 999 iJiicieat Ilus year over 6600 antlerless deer permits were sold by the State of Utah Opt nmg weekend harvest of does in an either sex hunt would probably not exceed that number save thoublit could conceivably sands of bucks pei year to help in crease fertility rates which puts more young bucks into the population which increases fertility rates which puts more young bucks into the population think you get the picture One concern with this idea is managing deer depredation probdeer that eat commercial cash crops and threaten our farmers' inThis is a real concern but come depredation problems could still be dealt with by holding area specific depredation hunts Another concern would be the loss of revenue 6600 antlerless into over permits translates $160 (XX) and as mentioned last week the dollar may have replaced the deer in management importance I remember spending an evening watching 200 plus deer in the If fields south of Mayfield and the rut was was in full swing According to published ratios there should have been 30 or more bucks here was one That in that group little two point was literally runHe would ning himself ragged catch the scent of a doe m heat and tikeoff running to look for her only to be distracted bv the scent of another then another n the two hours spent counting and watching not only did he never breed a doe he never caught up with any that he was looking for being distracted every time he got close by another one lo bring that herd of deer to within the target ratio of 14 bucks to 1(X) does we would have had to remove 193 of those does don't advocate killing 80 of the does m the state but by taking some pressure off the bucks and improving tiie reproductive rate we could have a healthier herd and provide more hunting opportunities and that elusive "quality hunt" that we hear so much about lems HEAT program returns A representative of the H FA T program will be at the Gunnison Citizens Center Thursday November 2 2(XX) from 9am to 2 30 p m For an appointment call Senior i Just $1 y Applicants will need to bring all from the month of October Proof of income 2 last month's medical bills including dentist bills 3 Drugs both prescription and 99sqlt 4 Health insurance 5 Utility bills premiums Free Behavior Management seminar set A free behavior management seminar will be held for parents and educators at the Fphraim Middle School 555 South 100 Fast Fphraim Classes begin Ihursday November 2 6 to 8 p m and continue Today from 4 to 9 p m and $799 Chech Out Our Great Carpet Sale Prices! 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