Show if f-’- f- T'V : mnii ar m w-rimi- i-Ml v"' rirtwMitfiif- X - i' - '' ' ' in ’ aLr:-A(a:-j-ht- : v £ vi riyM ' v- inT-r i'- -i yfr'- r fLn -- -i ' :' - - - i riVi— niif:ii!---Jr-'----'-4l'-- i' - r - n S' r ronment Utah Wildlife Board members Smith asks sportsmen to become involved (This is the first In a series of five articles prepared by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources about members of the Utah Wildlife Boerd) By Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Lewis Smith has served on the Utah midlife Board since 1965 and served as chairman of the board on two oc9 casions from and again from He is the District 1 Board member representing Box Elder Cache Davis Morgan Rich and Writer counties Smith was born in Logan and reared in Cache County He attended Utah State Brigham Young and Michigan State universities His vocation is that of a combination rancher-farme- r He lives in Newton Smith’s background consists of a variety of leadership positions During World War H he served as a fighter “ He has served ast MMAflljlMlf president of the Newton Wildlife Federation and the Cache Wildlife Coordinating Committee He is a post of the Utah Wildlife and outdoor Recreation Federation and currently of the serves as in Ogden Farmer’s Grain Smith said he' would like to see sportsmen get more involved in the politics of fish and game management and that Ms current primary interest is in seeing that a public shooting range is established in Cache Valley “I’d like to see the sportsmen get involved in this project” he said “even if it’s just to help sell their own city fathers on the idea — to get county-wid- e support for it This project would give sportsmen a chance to improve their image with land owners 1967-6- 1971-19-73 THE 8TELLARS JAY one of the Cache area’s and most raucous residents wffl probably be one of the suedes turned up by lenten” as they sccampllih Che annual Audubon Christmas-Bir- Count Saturday vice-preside- nt vice-preside- nt Co-o- Audubon sets its annual Christmas bird count date By Ann staff writers While visions of sugar plums and turkey es dance in die minds of many holiday season thousands of others wiU be (romping through marshes fields forests and suburban yards in search of birds TIs the i of the annual Audubon Christmas Mrd count The nmial count is toe largest scientific to-- ' vestigation conducted by amateurs anywhere The count has grown from a modest beginning on Christmas Day 1900 when 27 people partodpatod in 25 counts across toe country to toe 1975 effort which saw 1141 counts conducted by 28J88 participants The Bridgerland Audubon Society will be conducting its sixth mwwmI Christmas count this Saturday and football The count began as an alternative to another by amateurs has expanded into a huge operation Counts held in 1976 reported habitat migratory and life cycle information from as far away as South America and Canada Counts were made in weather varying from Mbauds to balmy sunshine Rules of toe count are rimjple Each count is taken period within a three week during a single time span diving the Christmas season A count is' restricted to an area 15 miles in diameter The center married daughters Mr and Mrs Smith continue to be actively involved together in their wildlife ranching and fanning interests Mr Smith is still very involved in a variety of hunting and fishing activities and enjoyk boating as welL Smith indicated that he felt the future of wildlife in Utah depended largely on the sportsmen of the state He said “The sportsmen must become involved to the degree that they can help the Division particularly in terms p If Th 1171 Htrrtl Jwnwl- -t for Cache? proposal received strong backing from aU: The range would ultimately include a muzzle small bore range a a loader-pista range trapshooting range d Mg bore range and an indoor classroom facility which would accommodate 75 persons as well as some indoor small bore ihootlnff Ke said the division would begin immediately to negotiate with M J Roberts district ranger Logan Ranger District Wasatch National Forest It was printed out during the discussion that Roberts has the Green maintenance and protection against vandalism might become a problem “We favor the Green Canyon rite” Paul explained “because it's centrally located dose to most of the population of the valley has readily available power and water and features ideal terrain for shooting range safety” ‘We would urge you all to begin immediately to find support for toe project and to come up with an agency preferably a municipality which would be willing to take the responsibility for maintenance of the range” Paul continued Paul said that if the Green Canyon rite could not be obtained toe division has identified sites near Smithfield Petersboro and in Millville Canyon as alternates He emphasized however that none of the other rites considered offered the conveniences and safety that the Green Canyon area 30-poi-nt 20-poi-nt The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has placed high priority on a federally funded rifle shotgun and archery shooting range for the Cache area It was announced earlier this week at a meeting of the Cache County Committee Bear River Resource Conservation and Development Project (RCAD) that the division has an eye on a shooting range site in Green Canyon Don Paul information officer for the division's Northern Region told committee members that the Cache range if site approval can be obtained from the UJS Forert Service would be number two in statewide shooting range priorities The federal funding for the new $200000 facility would come from money collected under the Act of 1937 which provides an 11 percent excise tax levy on many related sporting goods purchases The funds are allocated to the states for use in approved programs Paul said Paul and Divirion Information and Education Chief Alton Frasier were reluctant during the to oroiect any actual time tables for construction of the range but indicated that the project was second in priority to a shooting range in Salt Lake County That project has been given top priority because of the population it would serve Fraider said He added however that there is “at least a remote possibility” tut the Salt Lake County range could be built with other than funds U the alternate funding is obtained the Cache project would be moved into the top priority spot The meeting was also attended by Lee Robertson the divirion’s hunter safetyjprogram coordinator other members of the RC&D committee and Logan City Police Chief Max Jones The Pitman-Robertso- n ol IGO-yar- d ap nt i A The proposal received staunch support from both Jones and Boyd Ivie Cache Valley Boy Scouts of America offldaL Both said they viewed the proposed shooting range as a “problem solving” idea They said they frit sure it would help eliminate problems of vandalisttvrelated shooting and would actually provide a facility which would be used by a board segment of the public of law enforcement’’ Smith explained that the future will bring too many because it would give people a dace to shoot firearms someplace other than at fanners’ and public signs and the sportsmen to the field and that coo- - Stotw Approved servatian officers will need the help of Inspection ‘ involved knowledgeable eithical sportsmen in policing wildlife laws The Board member concluded by saying that he was pleased to see the new wildlife resources director taking The wildlife board veteran of over 11 years’ service has also found tone to actively participate as president of the Newton Farmer’s Union as a member of the Quarter Horse Association and as a member of his LDS ward bishopric Smith and his wife Cleo have four a personal approach to wildlife management in toe state and that continuing that effort would be one of the keys to effective management in the future Trapping applications available - UA and The BRIGHAM CITY Fish Wildlife Service announced today applications are available for muskrat trapping on Bear River Migratory Waterfowl Refuge west of here Applications will be accepted through Jan 10 Selection of trappers for tiie 10 refuge units will be accomplished by a lottery drawing The public drawing will be conducted Jan 12 at 1 pjn at the Little Theater Intennountain Indian School counts may lbe established as long as they do not Requests for trapping applications by mail should be directed " to the overlap with existing ones Bear River Each count has a compiler who seta the date for toe Refuge Manager Box 459 event a month early Rick Nunes compiler for toe Migratory Bird Refuge PO Bridgerland Audubon Society has set Saturday Dec 18 as the date for the local 1978 count Nunes has divided the count area into nine sections ranging from the Benson area marshes to the upper readies of Green Canyon and has assigned team leaders for each section In some areas as many as 200 participate in a count Nunes estimates that two dozen people will participate in the local In the wum' southlands observers come from thousands of miles to join a count In fact same enthusiastic birders spend the holiday participating in counts Reports of individuals joining as many as nine different counts are not unusual j in character Last year’s Counts i count in PL Harrow Alaska bad only 24k hours of light in which to conduct the census The nine observers used snowmobiles and although they Vv reported no birds they did see 17 caribou and an active den of Arctic fox In contrast toe count held in Vera Gras Mexico had 40 observers seeing 293 species of birds in 80 degree sunshine Bridgerland V birders last year saw 87 suedes far 30 decree data-gatheri- By Malta Foster editor - Lewis C Smith December A shooting range Pitmaifr-Robertso- long-standi- flhiet Logan Utah Thursday - that trapping 24-ho-ur w Brigham telephoning Any applicant who draws a permit to trap on a state trapping area will be from toe range drawing must have or be able to obtain toe minimum equipment required which includes 1 boat and 80 traps Special refuge regulations include a minimum age of 18 and that only one permit will be allotted per household Applicants must include the name of an assistant if they wish to use one No one name may be entered on more than one application i Penneys is happy to announce that: River Heights and Adams Elementary Schools will be ’ at the Cache Valley Mall during this week a workday enthusiasm is high and a lot of fun is had v'a1 by afi” " ! Everyone interested in participating in toe 1978 Bridgerland Audubon Christmas count should e lot south of the USUHPER at 800 am in toe (this is to building Saturday morning Bring cost toe and all toe of defer publishing conmuiag help data at the national level) warm clothing a lunch and binoculars if you own them Following the count the second annual Christmas count potiuck supper will be held at 142 W Center in Logan (about 8:30 pm) Bring eating utensils and a or a saUdor dessert if your namebegins with The teams main dish if your name begins with will gatoer to comMne toe day’s sightings and indulge feast lor further informatfaxi in a contact Rick Nunes (7524707) $1-0- 0 Pick Your Tire A-- N-- Z well-deserve- d Idaho announces waterfowl : hunting closure information BOISE—Goose hunting ends ore major portions of Idaho during December toe Idaho Department of Fish and Game reports On Sunday much of Valley and Idaho window to goose but southwest Idaho will remain open until Dec Northern Idaho will remain open until Jan 2 Duck hunters have the entire month of December open for hunting North Idaho and toe Columbia Basin Mallard Area remain open until Jan 9 The rest of the state doses Jan 1 29 Deer or elk arcbery seasons In Units 2 3983 68 68A and 72 will have December closing dates the department Muszle loader seasons far dear ended Dec 8 In pert of Unit 50 and Unit 5L 1- ‘GOOD& YEARB !IIA “ STORE HOURS: r ) 'hi'- — - 8tystoBuy Cats Goodyear Revolving Charge Our Own Cuatoner Credit Plan Mailar Charge BankAmaricard AmaricanEapraw Money ' aCsnsBUncta 8:00 AJA to 6:00 PM Mon Thru Sot C0 PnyraCh u' |