Show 12— Till Herald Journal Upu Utah fondcy Dec 21 190 we Places To'Shoot By Jin e Idaho Depsrtmeat Waterfowlers agree on one point More placee to ihoot are the big need in these daya of ' Fish-Gam- W:i populations have the as docks and geese for land water air space and food According to Gus Ganakas head basketball coach Erstwhile marshes lakes at Michigan State University' whenever that rare ponds potholes and rivers once many species of superstar cranes along a coach is virtually obligated teeming with waterfowl— are migratory to make a few concessions to that athlete or drained completely changed Ganakas whose Ralph Simpson stunned the Salt to make way for pavement and Lake fans with his play during weekend’s Utah Classic isn’t intimating that last faufidtags What la happening Is discussed the “star” get an extra $10 tadted onto his scholarship or in a letter from Viet Nam by Spec 9 John A Gaekell flu t he get the best roan in the donn What the likeable Ganakas means and it seems to (President RD Gun Club Boise) in response to a recent be a point well taken is that it would be foolish article about dock blinds He not to use the talents w i utmost ' “We aim to get the athlete that is versatile” Ganakas told Utah’s high school coaches at a clinic Saturday morning “yet we want to have the kid that will be able to work into whatever system we may ‘The same problem also has hurt the average waterfowler in M number one concealment ton good hunt the duck blind The blinds we used at Strawberry Glenn have long since been totally destroyed Four years ago we found a nice spot on the Boise River near Star Idaho At that time a guy could get up at a decent hour top by for a cup of coffee with die gang get to the blind set out nO in time for flw decoys idea of balanced shooting about the same number of shots) (everybody takes isn’t necessarily the way to do it with a college sqpiad Ganakaf super-sop- h Simpson seems to be living that of of line thought proof After the final game of the Utah Classic Simpson’s season shooting figures in relation to those of his teammates were unusual Simpson (the son of former Harlem Globetrotter great “Suitcase" Simpson) had put up 148 shots from the field and hit on 78 of them for a nifty 527 per cent Next closest on the attempts side of the ledger was center Jim Gibbons with 64 tries iess than half of Simpson’s total! Anyone who saw Simpson (the first high school athlete ever invited to the U S Olympic team tryouts) in games against Bradley and Utah over the weekend in Salt Lake City cannot deny that he is outstanding He would be a much better team player had he a better team to day with But therein lies the whole trouble ' Sure Simpson is great and very probably deserved the MVP award he earned in the Classic He soon will be an ? v But that isn’t going to do much for Michigan State's won-lorecord unless the Spartan squad make-u- p is fashioned more appropriately to compliment (and supplement) the talented 5 Simpson His sophomore start backed with what is a mediocre supporting cast is so dose to that of Marv RobertS one year ago that it is frightening A year ago at tills time Utah State was 4 and Roberts was throwing in 308 ppg A year ago Marv was shooting 49 per cent Simpson is now shooting 52 per cent a year ago Roberts was taking an average of 24 shots per contest Simpson is casting off now at d darting Now in order to get a Mind at Star a guy has to rise at 4 am forget the coffee get to Star and ran a track race to the Minds only to find that someone already has them” Gaskell oufitau the Sleighs Are Idle At i Hardware Lack of snow at Hardware in ckdw Granty has delayed the annual sleigh ride operation there The ranch located east of phi - Hyram about 17 miles np Blacksmith Fork Canyon is a popular spot during winter months when a large herd of elk ss 6-- winters there The primary function of the is to keep elk back away from the agricultural areas of Cache Valley In addition to providing a wintering ground for the elk the Hardware Ranch is an excellent trapping site where Division game biologists can tag and mark elk to learn their seasonal : 2-- the rate of 25 a game But now for Marv Roberts it is a year later And mlgratkw The free sleigh rides around to coin a phrase what a difference a year makes the elk feeding grounds are Marv is now shooting a little las hitting a little expected to start in January if better and scoring about the same and most im- sufficient snow cover is available The ranch is at an portant of all winning a whole bunch more And he’s worrying a lot less about carrying the elevation of about 5500 feet and snow conditions there will be whole load Because with the addition of Nate similar to the Wasatch Front Williams Jeff Tebbs Ron Hatch Terry Wakefield and area Walt Bees and the aging of Paul Jeppesen Tim ToUestrup John Ericksen Ed Epps Chris Bean and Dick Wade Marv is now part of a commodity lOO - MANAGEMENT AREA Over knocking the birds down and 90 crippled whistling swan were then afraid to retrieve than Joining in too appeal and salvaged by the State Fish and Game officers here last week warning was John Thayne non-prof- president of foe Davis County Wildlife Federation He said many swan are being wasted as a result of the two practices on foe part of waterfowlers - b b other words what we don’t need is more organizations more restrictions BLACK LABRADOR RETRIEVES duck among decoys ta Boise River b treat of daek blind oa public bad many places fonaghsut Idaho a lack af places to hunt ratter thaa a shortage of Interesting duck Mind (dans After everyone agrees we should build them there's always the same question asked which of the haunt three-fourtwaterfowlers today A summary of them indudes them points: 1 Where will we build it? 2 How can we keep people out hs ofit? b 3 Wlqr go to all the when someone else will the efforts of our money and labor? Ai a result no blinds get built and we are bad at the same dd problems “It's true of course that a waterfowler with a boat and A good dog can go anywhere along foe Snake and Payette riven and build good blind with the assurance it will remain intact for several years and that other sportsmen would have a hard time getting there first each Hunting Good Pressure Light Swan hunting at Ogden Bay is terrific and Dude hunting below Newton and near Cache Junction on the Bear River hu been very productive That’s the word from Darrell Goodsell State FLA and Game Deputy Deputy Goodsell reported that he and Ms ion Jerry traveled to Ogden Bay last weekend and “could have shot 3040 swan apiece" Jump shooters slogging through foe tubringed pot holes and along open channels are getting some good mallard and pintail Aooting b the Ogden area swamps And Goodsell noted they added a couple of ducks to their game bag and uw quite a few more than they AoL Ogden Bay hu been one of the better qxits for waterfowlen willing to walk a couple of miles more ‘ Hunters downing a few mallards or pintails report the excellent condition birds are Sane any they are fresh from foe grab fields to foe north Early ta the week wanner weather opened moat of the freeze water alter foe mid-wefoe week before and ducks a b ek To Watch Out For Game ft “ft u 3 BIG DAYS! eemem Mon Tues Wed m ALWAYS FIRST OUAUTV TOMCRAPT oie b -- - The sloughs in Cache County have been fair to good River shooting b foe area hu been good- with Newton and Hyram - Reservoirs attracting nine flights of ducks and some hankers good-size-d Ice fishermen venturing out on some of Utah's year-roun- d fishing waters may have That sinking feeling if they attempt to go out too early this winter Reports from Fish and Game Division personnel indicate that many of the accessible lower elevation waters still have open water or are Just beginning to freeze over Most of these popular waters will not be safe until mid January Fishermen should check with their local Division of Fish and Game office before planning an ice fishing trip Parents Need To Know Gun Laws Parents of children Interested be familiar with the bws governing the ownership possession and dm of firearms by Juveniles Utah law prohibits the use of firearms by anyone under 14 years of age unless accompanied by a parent or guardian Another section of bw prohibits tbe selling or giving of firearms to any pereoo under 14 With foe increased activity in b guns and shooting should rabbit bunting and general All NOW tftesAm at 745 nowmoe7l co rtnrt §f iHtMarMft'iisfftfsarvfcs nu ad NOW wml -- KOW ALLIS IMPLEMENT & HARDWARE CO 5 36 South Main logon 752-36S- AlPW SA iwta —— $69 Rwofcly (election of ism of the foww look from Towncrofl Ftw! CNoow from enpertty taJmed two otd three button moduli featuring todoy'i tfesktt (Jhouuttu m— TOUMOCMtMtmH fWMWtMirtMvi fcpwta 85 Nw'i MM outdoor plinklng parents should be aware of their children! activists and be sure that they are property supervised while using firearms Young people will soon develop into responsible sport-fcenagunewnrra if given the proper training and rjpervlsicn elMW MM OUR TOWNCRAFT PIUS SUITS ! in —i Mm CMmb SUITS 57 VtAltOUNB WMttTS mm All OUR 70 TOWNCRAFT FK1CES START leu Drivers Warned geeu and awn scattered like locusts over a corn field it wu reported by Bert Strand Outdoor Editor of the Ogden Standard Examiner ' Mallards ta particular are sitting unusually tight Like pheasant roosters hunters are almost required to step oa them before they will get out Pintails are somewhat more spooky and quite a few are a ways out beating the air of shotgun range spite of Improved Jump Aooting opportiaiitiei however hunting pressure in general has slumped considerably The light pressure hu been foe trend b Cache Valley too Goodsell reported hut thou who are out are having good luck and most of them have filled np “There are a lot of geeM here (Newton) now" he noted “mare than during the whole and freedom generally for waterducks and geese b the Mg problem Some of the aspects are fowlers GaskeO's outline of the discussed ta the accompanying article problem is accurate but his conclusions apparently will not find general acceptance among morning But we are speaking of representatives from various the avenge waterfowler the duha- - An open invitation to all duck hunters guy who cant afford all the waterfowlen to attend every taxuriea meeting will be a matter of "What can we do to solve the policy” problem?" Gaskell answers as ' Of course the machinery follows: “The most simple created to adve the overriding solution would be to set up an problem la the thing which According to a report from the Idaho or Utah waterfowlen beaks down groups into comAssociation It would have to be ponent parts Proposals by Spec Game Management Division of t Arizona Gama and Fish strongly supported by the State I John Gaskell are recited here Fish mid Game Department for their interest and what they DepKtment drivers ta Arizona State Wildlife Federation Ducks are in reaUty-on- e man’s filed mind bag of game with automobiles during 1961 Unlimited and the many ' opinion There must be as many dubs A meeting prints of view ai thdr are duck b addition to foe 214 dev be held monthly during the and goon hunters in tin state billed by automobiles six season and every two Jones president ftope five dk 29 JaveHna one months during the off season ftbha Wildlife Federation adds mountain Don and two Mack “Purpose— to help water- - his ideas and thou of Ted bear were killed by highway fowlers with various problems Troebkwd Nampa contributing traffic "While Utah does not have such including Minds laws seasons editor of “Field and Stream" a variety of game killed on its Identification faiiawi- the like Tbs association Wildlife highways hundreds of deer are “Wa (Idaho would consist of a board and duck killed annually by automobiles the FtederH) still Early For lee Angling Appeal Ss Made To Swan Hunter In addition the swan kill In Utah set at a legal count of 2J00 by the number of permits issued may be exceeded considerably Tbe permits were issued free of charge The season lnrv--st la one bird per hunter with permit addition to foe swan the officers here recovered some crippled ducks and Canada honkers during their salvage operations Ibis area has been foe most popular with the Mg white bird with some 15000 to 18000 here at killing range foe peak of their migration They urged permit holders to held their fire until the swan are Hunters with special permits dose They pointed out the size have been very successful this of the bird can be deceiving year getting (heir rather excausing hunters to shoot too clusive game bird soon During some periods this year In addition the big birds are swan shooting has been bettor more difficult to bring down than either duck or goose Tbe even when hit Sometoes they big birds move quite a ML will Cy or sail long distances Pass shooting has been exbefore coming down Once down ceptionally good A fr hunters they are unable to take off hare used decoys to bring in J Officers also report many swan to be as good as haters wi’lcut special swan pose reported when prepared tor the permits are apparently table carry guns” At that time an inexperienced waterfowler could go to that very spot and shoot Us limit of docks with an occasional Art at a goose or this way: “The problem of getting a two Now five yoara liter a guy duck blind is a very serious one would be laughed at if he atnow to the waterfowler Through tempted to bunt there IUs is the result of a boom both in industry the past five yean our gun dub and population in the state of has come up with 'some very years ago “But alien that great one that rare comes along we fed we must extend him a liberties to compliment Ids style of play as well as acquaint him with what he is expected to do In order to blend with his teammates" Noted for 12 years as one of Michigan’s most outstanding high school coaches Ganakas was thrust into the head Job at MSU when John Bennington died Sept 10 Bennington was one of the game’s true gentlemen Although the switch to collegiate head coaching probably didn’t trigger an overnight change of theory Ganakas feels that the often proported high prompting an appeal and warning Tbe appeal was directed at hunters yet to fill their special swan permits The warning was aimed at waterfowlers not having such permits Utah Using an airboat Division of Fish and Game officers gathered up the crippled birds on all areas of the refuge Birds only slightly injured win be delivered to tool and aviaries The badly wounded and freshly killed win be given various it and charitable organizations Officers said many of tbe big birds are being crippled because hunters with permits are starting them out of effective ' I drive across the fairly new bridge which connects State Street with Highway 44 in Boise I think back a mere five or six use'"' school-attribute- MAa bunting problems ( Gaskell) and concluded that we should taka no action b establishing permanent duck hunting blinds or the policing of : them for the reason that it texts to give certain hunters preference and is not in harmony with general public um "Ted Truefalood says There has always been a sort of unwritten bw that when a hunter builds a Mind that he should have first crack at it I auppoaa there are some hunters who would take another person's blind’ “This is a matter of ethics" President Jones concludes “One might go so far as to say that sane people who carry guns are gentlemen and others Just At taAuid 4U fff ty Sun nd contemporary (tyhng Choote from worded wool Docor plyetor wonted ond womud wool-uibfendi Make ro mo it wonted foifeon your (election cnlon ond partem IOC C7IH IY23Y FEIDAY KSCfIT TH 9 Jut I Bring YCJX Pannty Charge Cord! |