Show SHOTS FROM THE MOUNTAIN rS' rS By KEN TUTTLE Conservation Conserva r tion i J f. f Utah Fish and Game Ii Dept SPRING RANGE RIDES The Fish and Game Dept Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management organize these spring range rides mainly mainly main main- ly to get an on the spot observation observation ob of range conditions and game population trends Honored Last Sun A large turnout at the ManU Manti South Ward on Sunday evening eve ning March 18 honored L. L R. R Anderson on his anni He has ha's served as Manti ManU Temple president J All local sportsmen livestock organizations and any other interested parties are invited to participate on these rides Extra efforts will be made to point out such features as utilization vigor of existing plants signs of depleted ranges and the total manage- manage m men e n t problems involved These surveys are made for forthe forthe forthe the sole purpose of cooperatively cooperatively cooperatively obtain factual data for sound game and game habitat management practices If we can meet and all observe these field conditions with an open mind unbiased in opinion we can then make our recommendation recommendation recommendation dation to the interagency committee and feel that we weare weare weare are utilizing a valuable management management man man- tool Those interested in joining us on these rides should make plans in advance Get your horse into condition Make sure it has shoes on Most horses feet are grown out f rom use non-use and like long fingernails are easily broken when the going gets rough We usually have a few riders that borrow a horse and never see the poor animal until the morning of the ride The stirrups stirrups stir stir- nips dont don't fit the hider and horse are both soft and cant can't stand much so what could have been an enjoyable day turns out to be a painful dis dis- appointment We meet at the Mayfield Corral on April 2 Buchanan's ranch south Manti April 3 Madsen's Ranch North Man Ian Manti ti U April 4 Forest Service yard in Ephraim April 5 5 We will try to leave each day at 9 am a.m. |