Show 14— Tfcj Herald Jour sa l Lam Utah tadij Job u 1971 IBmd ''A By Jim! snow cover is too thin or where Idaho Fish-GaDepartmert A prime goal in life these days is Just to get away from it all for a few days or a week away from the' mell of gasoline traffic noise air and water hang-up-s pollution and Junkyards Such a thing was not possible for most people as recently as foe last decade or so Only a few ' nigged types managed it sometimes to their own dismay when blizzards avalanches or other hardships came Trappers ranchers stockmen missionaries lumberjacks Eskimos and other workmen had vital Jobs to do in the snowbound hinterlands Most other people were locked out until greenup time which often was from October to April or as long as there was any snow A French Canadian named Joseph Bombardier built the first practicable snowmobile but only a few hundred were sold The boom did not start in this country and Canada until 1964 when there were about 8000 lightweight machines in parts of 15 states and the Canadian provinces By the end of 1970 the growth was expected to reach at least onohalf million of the iron sled brush and trees protrude above the mantle Many snowmobilers are unaware of foe damage being caused They also cause serious problems in areas of wildlife harassment and additional stress on winter weakened animals Much of the - ft' kf ' ' I l t ! " ' i k “ tp-ta 1 4 jic 'a $' im ' r 'AT- nr- - m problem is caused unintentionally by snowmobilers trying to observe or photograph wild animals Much of the Idaho harassment activity is in Fremont County snowmobilers PUBLIC AGENCIES ARE making extensive use of snowmobile equipment ii their work Hoe some hay bales are being sledded into a Fish aad Game Department elk trap ea Warm Creek above where deep i and encroaching civilization have forced big game to winter in nearly untenable areas Snow machines sre also nsed for checking winter range aad game conditions as well as te keep watch an recreational nse it wintering areas dogs in the United States and dependable on the Arctic rim of about the same number in Alaska that they already have Canada The machines are so written obituaries for about 75 per cent of the dog teams All terrain vehicles (ATV's) such as trail bikes vehicles and snowmobiles smong others are influencing wildlife and game and fish management programs with both good and bad effects For example these conveniences faring to remote areas some of the very problems of civilisation that their riders are trying to escape Bown By Casey crossMore specifically country skiers and snowshoers are concerned with having the and the rainbow trout are now the official Utah quiet solitude and remoteness of lup Grade School Students Aid Legislature s Elk l? State animal and fish respectively subject only to b Governor Ramptons signature on bills now passed by bur Senate and House There is no reason to believe Cie Governor will not sign the bills - Credit this action to grade school students in Richfield who asked for it and Senator Kendrick Harward who represents that district and was asked by the students to initiate and sponsor such legislation Old lobbyists could well take a leaf from the student book in this matter as your scribbler cannot remember any IVy fish and game bill getting such attention let alone so being passed early during a legislative session It jf r well of the ability of both the students and gf speaks Senator Harward So we now add the elk which is indigenous to the state and the rainbow which is not to the list or flora ' and fauna representing Utah in the outdoor world 4 Others are the blue spruce for our tree sego lily the flower and seagull the bird These state symbols do have some value if only because the schools do study and discuss such things and frequent letters come to agencies asking what they are and why they are listed Anyone could have a bit of fon explaining why they are listed Not Native To Utah ' Full name of the chosen tree is the Colorado blue The predominant seagull now seen in Utah is 4 gull not the Franklin gull which is credited with saving crops from the crickets in early pioneer times The sego lily is a good choice since though it is in comparatively short supply now it has historical meaning and was once foundin abundance As before said the rainbow trout is an introduced fish with our only trout indigenous to the state being the native cutthroat No one can deny that the elk is a JS majestic animal but so is the mule deer Had the rf latter been chosen then people in general would have : frequent opportunity to view them in the wild because of their great abundance compared to the elk All of which is probably moot and only a matter of V v if' personal opinion Barring any set criteria for the selection of such symbols one might conclude that school kids have done a pretty fair job of it just as we t could well take a leaf from their procedures Odds and Ends Ed Rawley calls attention to an error in a ft December issue of the Roundup Utah Juvenile under the age of 14 years must be accompanied by parent or guardian while hunting such juveniles 14 and 15 years of age may hunt so long as they are accompanied by anyone of adult years Thanks Ed — A report today says there is five inches of solid ice on a areas at Flaming Gorge in the Antelope the upper end of the lake in Utah with little or no ice near the dam Good fishing for very few participants and the reminder to check the ice when you get there since conditions do change — Our f & g division d reports the antelope plants have now been made at Hatch Point and Myton Bench A gift from Wyoming they were trapped by our people near Lusk trucked to the new planting sites and the ' plants about equally divided of the 155 animals that were caught — Winter trapping of turkeys is also ftt yl being conducted by the division at Southern Utah sites y where they are in high population The birds taken V are being stocked immediately after trapping at new sites in this portion of our State where selected a have done so well — The recently ended 112 day they n partridge season is the longest bird hunt of the year Success of the hunt will not be known until a later date but should compare favorably with that of 1969 when 22529 hunters spent 71674 days afield and harvested 80917 of there prime upland game targets — If you agree or disagree with fish and game legislation now in the hoopers or if you wish any kind of legislation introduced NOW is the time to get with your Senate and-o-r House from will be all district over It representative your ' 4 and too late to do anything about it 45 days hence — and remem bo1 what the Richfield school kids did Yours for fun Casey : jr - of hundreds converge every weekend and holiday from foe eastern jiart of foe state and Utah According to Dale Barney St Anthony district conservation officer there is nearly as much wintertime activity by humans as there is during the summer months In this region there is a wintering herd of about 1000 dk 400 moose and numerous deer These big game animals come down to foe desert for the winter with many of them ranging near St Anthony and Ashton Unprotected spedes of wfldlife for example -coyote where - are becoming sometimes are commonplace While it is true that wintertime extremely vulnerable to snowmobilers Many states and provinces search and rescue operations have been greatly aided by snowmobiles paradoxically these machines have themselves created new search and rescue situations Snowmobiles often cause damage to rangeland where foe report on foe grmqi method of hunting predators Two or more Biowmobile operators team up and run coyotes down especially in soft snow shooting them dubbing them to death or rumim over them with their machines unfortunately k OUR EXPERT MECHANICS DO ALL THIS WORK: F&G Concerned With another Mg storm expected soon the Fish and Game officials have expressed concern for the condition of the deer and dk hods in Northern Utah Harsh winter weather makes especially vulnerable to harassment by dogs al and snowmobilers and collisions Poaching and a snow-lockenvironment Warmer weather and melting harassment at game are of dbrupted by the noise and snow have given a welcome course Illegal carrying a fine commotion at snowmobiles In respite to game animals but Jon tg to $200 Gate: noted feet one of the greatest con- Gates of the Fish and Game Extra care in driving la cerns relating to snowmobile use Department noted this weekend to avoid killing game requested is noise encroachment in a that the animals remain in poor an the highways and extra environment condition naturally quiet concern is asked of Showmcbilert like aircraft Heavy drifting snows in a bleak caused The Division of Fish and Game travelers create dispropor- December tionate safety problems simply outlook for game and residents urges all dtfeena of the state to because anyone of nearly any of many communities saw game aid wildlife by observing these age or shape can go to a wild animals farced down onto their simple rules 1 Don’t let dogs lonely spot very quickly Many property The situation has been ran loose in game areas 1 Don’t are neither equipped for nor made worse in the Cache area by chase game animals with capable of walking out of such dddooers harassing the game snowmobiles for any reason 3 —which led to the death cf two Use extra care in driving during remote places if they must animals driven into the game winter months especially hi and fatalities by Injuries avalanche breakdowns sudden fence — and leaving gates open game crossing areas 4 Report weather changes and inevitable allowing the deer and elk to any Indications of poaching to reckless (hiving (running into move onto the agricultural your nearest conservation fences trees cars and trains) causing damage MOST AMERICAN CARS ed Tiresfone 5 YEAR rs o® O °® fire$fone -- 50000 before-mentione- w chukar-Hungaria- fir slOff? 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