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Show Lakeside Review North, Wednesday, September 5, 1984 4C Despite Disliking to Kill Obituaric s Deer Hunt Local Archer Loves djRT JACKSON Rflveiw Correspondent K?n Walters is a hunter. The past few weeks hes been doing the same thing he has done for the past 24 years. Hes in the hills,' spending a couple of weeks on. a' hunting expedition. August 18 was opening day of deer hunting for hunters. The season ended Labor bow-and-arro- w I t P A ?'' I 4 f ' ;r k I ft. old-tim- a ple. He : reared and - cated Ken said. It took a lot of muscle to pull bowstrings back, and when arrows were released, they werent all that accurate. He said single string bows are currently known as straight or remanufactured day are compound bows, to- Ken said. Bowstrings weave through a system of pulleys, making the appear to have several' bows strands of bowstrings with vari- ous lengths. Pulleys make it easy to pull bowstrings back, Ken said, and they give arrows more speed, accuracy and force. Compound bows are manufac- tured usually from laminated wood or fiberglass. They differ somewhat in size and shape, but they are ordinarily molded to provide for a sturday hand grip. Elaborately designed and highly polished, they literally fall into the category of works of art. Ken explained for made right-hande- that bows are both left and people. Hunters, he d said, choose compound bows according to pound pull. 50-t- o My bow is a pull, he said, indicatd. ing that he is The bowstring is easier to pull left-hand- ed left-hande- back than a curve bow, and when an arrow is released, it has the force of a bullet from a 45 caliber pistol. The 45 gained its first fame as weapon, and it still rates high among the top revolvre- ers. ' .Ken lives in North Ogden, but he works at the Skaggs Alpha Beta store in Centerville. He generally takes his annual vacation during bow-and-arro- w deer-hunti- season. When ge goes hunting, he doesnt go alone. He and his family join with the families of friends and relatives to make up a party. ' Their deer hunting expeditions are memorable outy ings for all to remember and talk about during long winter multi-famil- evenings. family is his old wife, Betty, and .their daughter, Traci. Kens at-hp- 16-ye- ar Photo by Curt Jackson KEN WALTERS draws down on his target. He has been hunting deer with a bow and arrow every year for the past 24 Their two sons, Randy 27, and Scott, 24, maintain separate households, but they join the group of hunters for the deer hunts. We usually go to the Soap Stone area to hunt, Ken stated, explaining that the location is in s, the Uintah Mountains above some 50 miles east of Salt Lake City. We set up separate family camps, and some of us stay there time. the entire Ka-ma- Campers are the hubs of the family camps, but some of the hunters set up tents for the youngsters and for other purposes. The big camp, composed of aU the family camps, functions in an organized fashion. Two or three families get to- gether to share the cooking and other responsibilities of the camp and to pool their thoughts about, the adventure. For example, Ken and some other families share and divide camp duties and frequently tajk over the hunt situation. Other, friends and relatives do the same. Ken and his companion hunters find hunting deer with bows and arrows much better and more exciting than hunting with rifles. For one thing, arrows are relatively silent and deer do not become frightened. y Ken indicated that rifle first-da- years, though he doesnt to like kill deer and rarely does. hunts tend to make the deer gun shy. They scamper off to safer ground and keep scrupuously out of the sight of hunters during the Sometimes wives assist the youngsters in the work, Hunts usually take place in the early morning and late afternoon season. With bows and arrows, theres or evening," Ken stated. And everyone goes hunting." By that no gunshot noise, Ken related. So hunting is as good and deer he meant that the women and are as plentiful and close the last children, the youngest of which at the present time is 12 years old, day of the season as the first go on the hunt, leaving the camp day. The hunting expeditions of Ken virtually deserted. and his friends and relatives are For the hunt, the hunters put not always successful in terms of on camouflage clothing, blending getting a deer. into the mountain foliage and But when one is killed, it is giving them the appearance of considered to be everyones kill, troopers on maneuvers. all the is divided and it up among Bows are also encased in camhunters and their families. ouflage material. Some of the Most of the hunters go for the hunters spray deer scent on their kill, Ken said. I do, too, but it clothing so they can get as close just isnt in me to kill a deer. He to the deer as possible without said he has killed only one deer, being detected. in his 24 years of The hunt is either a motorized hunting. That happened many or a foot hunt. This is dehunt years ago. cided by the hunters each day for I enjoy stalking a deer and the following day. drawing my bow to shodt him Ken is within when he range, In the motorized version, huntstated. But when it come ot acers drive their pickups along an tually shooting, I always miss. road. The infrequently-use- d Arrows are not expendable, women and children use their cording to Ken, so it is the job of keen eyes or field glasses to scour the youngsters to retrieve them. the hills for deer. . I send my daughter, Traci, out When a deer is spotted, all pick to hunt for and gather up the arups come to a halt and the huntrows Ive shot. ers, in a communal effort, fan out Other boys and girls perform and go after the prey. Generally, this task for their this is a job for only the men. The women and youngsters stay behind and watch. A foot hunt is carried out in way, except, of course, the pickups remain in the camp. officiating. BUSINESS SERVICE DIRECTORY The dove hunt, which began Hash advises County hunters Another regulation hunters Saturday and runs through Sept. the same thing, and in addition, should be aware of is that their ' 30, is expected to be better than he said if hunters can find the shotguns must be plugged. The l&st year .in Davis County and above three elements close to a gun must not be capable of holdaround the state, according to big tree for roosting, the hunting ing more than three shells one Wildlife spokesmen. should be good. in the magazine and two in the Hunters are allowed a daily bag chamber. Jay Roberson, the DWR small game coordinator, said hunters limit of 15 doves per day, but onEast of Hill AFB, in the grain cfrn look for a significant imly a possession limit. For fields near North. Salt Lake and provement in the upcoming dove .instance, if a hunter goes on a on the west side of the valley three-da- y hunt. hunting trip and gets 30 near Rouche Lane are Allen Hash, a Davis County birds the first two days he cant Hash mentioned should beplaces good conservation officer, said the legally take any birds the third hunting before the birds are fyupting should be good in Davis " day County for the first week, but af-ter that most birds will be chased intb less densely populated areas fike Toole county. Roberson says the spring dove cdll 'count index increased 30 percent; compared with 1983. I; It indicates an increase in brqpd stock, says Roberson. sK!)ur conservation officers throughout the state are reporting gQod cover conditions and abundant dove populations. : iFive times as many doves 'wfcre obser-verecently on an established route in central Utah compared to last year. tRoberson credits well above normal annual precipitation for the dramatic increase in local dove populations. ye says recent thunderstorms hive produced, excellent forage and cover conditions for doves. . how Gof o fob to do? Coil on someone who knows Auto Repair ( ) Mike's MobileMaintenanee will conduct the Davis Countv Emissions tests every c Backhoedump truck work. Farm & Garden Plowing & Tilling Del Kearl & Sons Cement and Construction . ) Kirkman Construction m framing or track homes, in designer decks, specialize finish work, wood siding, and 12 basement remodeling. years experience, free mates. Residential construction, oberg new, remodeling, small com. - mercial or siding. 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He was active in the LDS Church, serving as a Sunday School president in the Layton 16th Ward; he was a Cub Scoutmaster and 1 st assistant to the high priest group leader In the West Point 1st Ward; he served an LDS mission to the New Zealand North Mission from 1962 to 1964. He was a member of the Utah Highway Patrol from 1968 to 1970. He had worked as a sales representative for Olsen Chevrolet, Roy Price Chevrolet, and Clover Club Foods. At the time of his death he was working for McCormick & Co., Schilling Spice Division. He was active in the Clearfield Club, and had been serving as president. Surviving are his widow of West Point, four sons, Rusty Barker, Brad Barker, Chris Barker, and Rex Barker, all of West Point. Also surviving are his parents of Brigham City, and two brothers, Brent O. Barker, Price; and Bruce O. Barker, Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Lindquists Clearfield Mortuary, 1050 S. State, with Bishop Blaine Thurgood of the West Point 1st Ward dians made were single string, curve bows. Most .bows Tem- LDS gan In- e and Vergie Sizemore Baker. She married James G. Ford on Aug. 2, 1953, In Long Beach, Calif. She had worked at Hill Air Force Base as a contract administrator. She was reared in Kentucky. She had lived in Ohio. She had served In the U.S. Air Force In California and had lived in Texas and Bermuda. She had lived in Clearfield the past 20 years.She graduated from high school in Kentucky. She was a member of the Clearfield 2nd LDS Ward. She had been Girl Scout leader. She had been a member of the .Queen Esther Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Surviving are her husband of Clearfield; three daughters, Virginia D. Johnson, Layton; Brenda J. Edgington, Ogden, and Elizabeth A. Ford, Clearfield; three grandchildren. Also surviving are her mother of Holton, Ind.; three brothers and five sisters, Horace Baker, Madison, Ind.; Ben Baker, Johnny Baker. Norma Henson, Barbara Sue Baker, all of Lexington, Ky.; Winona Sexton, McKee, Ky.; Eunice Wolfe, New Lebanon, Ohio; Geneva Crawford, Kettering, Ohio. Also surviving is a grandmother, Elizabeth Sizemore, Holton, Ind. Interment in the Clearfield City Leslie (Cookie) Adams Nov. 19, 1965,' In the Lo- bow-and-arro- w Day.. The kind of bows CShe was born July 20, 1934, In ManL. chester, Ky., a daughter of Albert married He ' Mrs. Thelma Baker CLEARFIELD Ford, 50, of 987 S. State, died Friday. Aug. 17, 1984, at the Humana Hospital ill- Davis North In Layton of a sudden WEST POINT Gary Olsen Barker, 40, of 4533 W. 200 S., died Thursday, DaAug. 23, 1984, at Humana Hospital vis North of cancer. He was born Sept. 2, 1943, In Brigham City, a son of Rex P. and Grace Olsen Barker. I - A Thelma Baker Ford Gary Olsen Barker ( or 0. Waterproofing ) Tired ot water in four basement? Call Davton Construe: tlon Yard Cart 1 Power raking. Shrub, trees trimmed. Weekly town mow Ino. Trash hauling. 30-do- ve d i .("ff- daily minimum - tempera- tures remain above normal through the last week of August. I think well have a great opening weekend, Roberson predicted. - However, the bird biologist cautions that doves may be spread out, and not using traditional water sources. rHe says theres an abundance alternate water sites this year. Id advise hunters to do a little preseason scouting, and pick a hunting spot that combines plenty of water, feed and cover. Photo by Rodney Wright Nalder, cousins, sight in their target Hunters can begin hunting Morning. early Saturday one-ha- lf hour before sunrise and must quit by sunset. ERIC AND JASON When the eyes flutter open at last, when the breath finally comes easy and regular-only then can the fireman relax. And maybe take a little pride and pleaure from the special gift hes been given. Its a learned gift, with a big name:.mouth-to-mout- h resuscitation. ' And the gift itself is big, too. Because in many cases it brings people literally back from death. Whenever you wonder "where Red Cross money goes," think of it. Part of yolir money goes to train people in all walks of life to do what need-t- o bp done when the chips are really down. ) Photo by Paul Caramuto, V.F.D., Mt. Vernon, N.Y. |