Show J mm Opinion 16 Crossword 17 i t ) f t f I i The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday October 25 1996 Outdoors report i t r i Clarkston pheasant tags Pheasant laps for the Clarkston Pheasant Unit will he sold from 7-- 8 pm Wednesday Oct 30 at the Town Hall 50 S Main Clarkston There is a limit of lour tags per person and the tags cost $5 each Benson pheasant tags Pheasant lags for the Benson Pheasant Unit are on sale now Tags cost $5 each more information call Richard Brett Adamson Maughan 755-091- 6 S5 or Kyle Falslev 750-- 0 755-803- 8 And what to expect? Pheasant hunters in northern central and northeastern Utah should enjoy a heller hunt than last year according to Uivision of Wildlife Resources upland game program Snow and rain kept many hunters out of the woods but those who braved the weather were rewarded coordinator Dean Mitchell Utah’s general pheasant season runs Nov in most of the state including the Northern Region Reports indicate spring reproductive rates for pheasants were slightly above average Inis year an open winter in the north good residual cover 2-- ed ring-neck- early summer rain and just enough spring moisture to preclude ditch bank hunting boosted survival rates But too much habitat has been lost for hunts these days to compare with the heyday of pheasant hunting and the state is pursuing landowners who are willing to improve habitat on their properly Contact Division offices for information i with a very respectable harvest T' Muzzleloader hunt opens 4 s i i Region is the only one where tags are still available Northern Region permits should be available throughout the hunt according to DWK officials who are also encouraging hunters to obtain written permission from landowners before hunting on their property and to study the boundary map in the 1996 Big Game Proclamation (written descriptions are on page 49) to identify boundary lines some of which changed this year Utah's Northern Regional Advisory Council will meet at 6 pm Oct 30 at the Browning Theater in Union Station and Wall Avc Ogden Public opinion will be sought on the following: Bonneville and Colorado cutthroat trout: conservation agreements conservation ami sport fishing management strategies buiks and bulls rules turkey permit number posted hunting units and R657-- 5 more information call Big (iamc 3 the l)WR northern regional ofTicc By Lance Frazier outdoors editor Snow and rain on the opening of the Utah deer hunt left in the northern end of a little wet and chilly but had a minimal effect on the number of bucks taken Dennis Austin a district biologist with the Division of Wildlife Resources said the snowstorm last Saturday drove many hunters out of the woods before they had a chance to get started and others chose to when they saw the conditions But a regionwide record of 600 deer was brought through check stations a number Austin said indicates an increase in the take of 25-3- 0 percent over 1995 “It was a better year than last year that's for sure’' Austin said even though the storm reduced opening weekend numbers by an estimated 5 percent Both the Logan Canyon and the Blacksmith Fork check stations counted more than 80 deer a 30 percent increase over last Buffalo roundup he Kith annual bison roundup at Antelope Island State Park is scheduled lot Oct 26-2- 7 The public is invited to watch helicopters horseback riders and four-whedrive vehicles move the herd from the i n tip ol the island to the handling iaciht) at the north end Officials expect most id the action to occur of Saturday as handlers hope to have most of the 600 I'iMiii hi the holding corral by the end of that day In the days following the roundup the animals will be weighed blood tested inoculated and scanned The park lee is $6 per vehicle or $250 For informafoi odists and walk-in- s tion call the paik at stay-hom- I el A pair ol I mory County teen-ager- s ' j I a wildlilc killing spree that occurred Feb 2 I'Nb Accoidmg to officials at least 96 shots weic fired at deer and elk and six deer and one elk wete found dead in the Price a a tea One participant lroni Huntington was charged with the wanton destruction of elk a third degree ld felons and live counts of wanton destruction ol deer a Class A misde-- 1 ! meanor He received suspended probation was ordered to pay S131KI in restitution and I is Marl'ii 22 rifle was confiscated Similar charges were filed against the Huntother pa'iicipant and iK-- y ear-ol- d a sussentenced to was who miti ington pended term in the Utah State Prison not to evaed toe years Ik was fined $500 and piund on probation He also tail sentence was rvicoid a ordered to pay $i20ri restitution and to: luted ho 22 nlle Both individuals u ill k subject to hunting license revocation proceedings For more information ed! Rosier Kcrstettcr in IJWR’s 637-33- 1 II Rigion vt-da- y Sunday Focus: ! A squirreily COPY1 ! 10-1- year in spite of a new policy that changed the stations from a mandatory slop for all motorists to an optional check lor successful hunters Hunters who chose to stop saw DWR officials and student volunteers weigh their deer measure their antlers and check their jaws to estimate age Austin said the number of spike bucks taken was down from 80 percent of the total last year tc 60 percent this year a sign that the herd is gradually improving (His goal is a harvest of 50 percent or fewer spikes) And the animals brought in while few appeared to be trophy mounts were “the heaviest deer I've ever seen by year class” he said “I've never seen yearlings this big” Austin said Saturday at the Logan Canyon checkpoint “1 mean we’ve got fat on some of these guys that's almost off the scale" One of those healthy bucks was Richmond resitaken by dent Jonathon Anderson who point in the dropped a nice -5 See SEASON on Page 15 Teens convicted wlic icccnll) sentenced for in eason 479-514- i w—mb— Open :lh i mi Photo courtesy of Brent R Pauli Majestic bucks like this one haven't been exactly running over hunters in Northern Utah this fall but hunters did report seeing quite a few good-size- d deer and the herd looks to be in good shape for next year Utah's general muzzleloader buck deer hunt opens Oct 30 and runs through Nov 7 and the Northern RAC meeting in Ogden ( ajMjwwiiMfciiiTiiitlii Dressing deer is no game By Scripps Howard News Service Just about anyone who eats wild game has cut into a greatlooking venison steak or roast taken a big juicy bite and gagged Maybe it's gamev maybe it's rotten but be assured whoever bagged the deer will blame every thing from Mother Nature to the cook Most of the time the finger that pulled the trigger shouldn't do the pointing JO Adams owner of Adams' Taxidermy A Deer Processing has seen it before He's often asked to process deer that would not only make poor table fare it possibly could be a health hazard “Our rule of thumb is if wc wouldn't eat it wc wouldn't recommend our customers cat it" said Adams whose company processed almost 1500 deei during the 1996 season “If we think it's bad enough wc just won't pncess it " Here arc some tips from Adams: What happens in a deer immediately after n s bagged is espeg cially critical in hot weather First do a good thorough Clean out the anal tax it v Thin wash the deer out if water is nearby Then get i to a cool a' soon as pissiblc The warmer it is the mure important gitt:ng the animal cool field-dressin- pi-it- Net- - intruder DRLSN on Page 15 P R Hart EvansHeraJd Journal at the check station Logan Canyon Saturday Around 160 deer were checked at Logan and Blacksmith Fork canyons during opening weekend A buck is weighed and measured in While few animals appeared to be trophy mounts 7r a wildlife official pronounced them the heaviest deer I’ve ever seen by year class’ Vexed by venison? This new cookbook might be just the ticket that" she said "All of the Sonic recipes in the honk were kilchcn-lcstc- d of ihem were recipes that I got from somewhere else but changed and added things to make them my own" The hook's title is no misnomer llie opening 15 pages aie bow io lake care ot your kill in the field and about how it should be processed The book's chapters arc usually-builaround different methods H cooking or cuts of meat Included are not only recipes on how io cook venison but what side dishes to serve with individual recipes including appetizers and beverages l'hi isn't a throw e kind of cookbook We lots o ups on what should be scr'cd wi:h vinivir- - ( asada said "Ijots of people coos it and have absolutely no idea year before By Bob Hodge Scripps Howard News Service Ann Casada enjoys eating cnison as much as anybody Or at least she used to “For six months wc ate venison twice a day every day” Casada said “It will be a good while before 1 eat venison again” Casada wasn't going through deer like most of us go through a bag of potato chips because of some oddball craving She and g the 250 husband Jim were just recipes that went into “The Complete Venison Cookbook From Field io Table" by Krause Publications While Jim was responsible lor making sure they had plenty of venison ii was Ann who did most of the corking Recipes in the book came from a wide variety of sources but most of them arc Ann Casada originals “We worked on the hook foi about a u-anhad the idea in the back of our minds (hi fiild-testin- 1 t ild-ric- h-- d Sec COOK on Page 15 Features: 752-212- 1 |