Show ' ' ' '' '"'' ' ijiv' JZ r y y±Jt?J 'i' ' JLL'-- ' -- ' kj $ -- - & ?$ 4 : v £' w1- - '" TrJy ' vV Pddel lv : ' !’ '‘s': ' ' The Herald Journal I ! Outdoors roport ' 4 ' - - 4- ' Audubon outings t £ Bridgerland Audubon Society will ' host a trip to the Bear River Bird Sst-' west on of Refuge Brigham City tirday This should be a great time to observe migrating shore birds as they fatten up before making their way north toward their nesting areas xn the arctic Meet at 8:30 ajn at the baridnglot between Cafe Ibis and the Logan Fire Station (50 East 130 North in Logan) Bring binoculars and a snack If you have a scope please bring it also For information caU Dick Hurren (433) 3 BAS will also host the Bear River Canoe Jaunt on Thursday April 15 It: ' ' 1 sA - v 734-265- 7 J M - foort section of the Bear River around the Valley View Marina as the sun sets in die west Meet at die marina (straight west on the Valley View Highway to the parking lot on die south side of the road on die west side of Cutler Marsh) st 6:00 pm Bring your own canoe (rentals available at USU Outdoor Recreation Muddy Road Outfitters andThulhead Sports warm clothing and something to munch on For information call 0 Bryan or Jean 797-32- 64 753-83- 88 753-154- 1) 752-683- ’ i Marsh ride 1 Cache Veloists will host a ride to Benson Marina on Saturday Meet at the northwest corner of Merlin Olsen Park at 10 am Ride leader 8 is Dana Worley 28-mi- le : 792-325- f Cowboy fun shoot last month Everyone agrees more and more people are taking to the backcountry though it is hard to track because permits are rarely - required Below skiers Josh Lautenberg left and Chris Anthony prepare skis and equipment for the final ascent of Loveland Pass Backcountry skiing can be done safely : of virgin snow deep in the wilderness By Robert Weller Associated Press Writer r The Cache Valley Hunter Education Cater 2851 W 200 North Logan in conjunction with the Copenhagen Valley Regulators is hosting a free Cowboy Actum Rrn Shoot at 9 am Saturday Bring your ingle action revolvers lever action rifles shotgun and all lead ammunition or just show up to see the Old West comealive For information whethor it be on slus snowboards or snowmobiles Some bored with the groomed slopes at sld resorts are drawn by die thrill of danger in foe backcountry — particular- )VELAND PASS Colo —The four skiers emerged from vehicles at the ly avalanches — while others simply want to test their skill foe and Rockies side of ahiiway high in “You can’t imagine how many thoughts into headed up a steep slope the wildoness go through my head when I am hiking up there” aaid Kalina Simeonova 32 a BulWorking slowly through waist-dee-p snow they climbed past the trees into garian former ski racer who teaches siding 13000-foo- t at Vail “It pushes my limit Basically this chute tundra a toward alpine : is my life” sometimes wearing skis and sometimes It is difficult to track the numbers of peocrawling on their hands and knees Gradudrismall that ple who head into foe backcountry because ally they became specks so no permits are required at most locations vers on foe highway below thought they But at the Beaver Creek ski resort near were mountain goats Vail Jeff Thompson who heads the search After four hours they stopped lindera and rescue department for brilliant sun amid Wind- Beaver Creek ski patrol blown barren rocks Guide Chris Anthony sur- says the number of people QQ have crane into moun- veved the scene and turnannounced: “We’re oufoosts seeking infornot 3 gOOd id63 lias increased nation around” ing ® p® In U16 D3CK- " He had in die past six fo' dramatically given up plan dri down the chute and he Country with people years Many enter foie through sld areas and when they get in trouble one-li- ft ski area near remote Silverton in the ski patrollers can end up soufowest'Colorado to guide skiers into the hardest part about turning : 3SS’” ’ V back” the wotid class backcountry Initially he was allowed 40 rescuing thejn has skiers a day under his permit in his second '“Equipment BobHartonttlM improved ability levels year he turned 1000 riders away This kl Instructor have Vail ski instructor on the' inqxoved What hasn’t v year his permit allows 80 a day andhe still trek agreed “Sometimes turns people away improved is the ability of For a $99 lift ticket skiers and snow- people to use their brains you have to take what the mountain gives : Brecken-said summit fever” It’s Lo are assigned to a guide in groups in die not idea a boarders People get good you go with people who watch ’Jackass” of eight All guides are equipped with ridge ski patroller Joe Kanetsky the resort’s avalanche specialist avalarwhe beacons shovels and probes' The four are among a growing group of Aaron Brill is one of those capitalizing expert outsdoorsmen and outdoorswomen on the interest in extreme skiing He built a See EXTREME on C2 who seek the thrill of racing down dopes tree-cover- ed ‘ -- caU APphoto Chris Anthony left and Josh Lautenberg ascend the : T)og Legf couloir in Summit County for a second descent in Loveland Pass in Colorado Turkey shoot The Cache Valley Hunter Educa-don Center 2851 W 200 North Logan will host its monthly turkey shoot at 10 am Saturday with shotgun games for all abilities including Best of 5 Annies Backers and Bluebirds Cost is $350 per game with guarantee cards available for $20 and steaks turkeys hams and other prizes will be swarded Call for information ' ' : : - 753-460- 0 Race gun shoot The Utah Race Gun Championship May22 at the Cache WUeyHuntreEduicatkm Center 2851 W 200 North Logan: W Match foe is $45 $60 after May L ' Check-i- n begins at 6:30 am with a at 7 am and swards at about 6 pm You may compete if you are not a USPSA member but no new shooters may compete For information caU Mail y Entries to Utah State Race Gun thanqaonshtyi co Almsi Coks 977 North 800 East 1 Logan Utah wUl be Saturday walk-throu- gh 753-46- 00 84321'' “t's - back-count- ry rwateh-Jack- back-count- ry : ’ Registration is open for die Wasatch Back Relay a 170-mi- le relay race that starts at Hardware vs Ranch and finishes in Park City The ' relay traverses the backside of the Wasatch Range passing seven beau-tiflakes several scenic mountain g towns and some of the most scepery Utah has to offer Teams of 12 runners wiU traverse the Wasatch Back starting June 18 and ' finislung June 19 Each team mem-' ber will tun force legs each leg : i' stretching from 6 miles Tb register i ' go to httywwwwasatchbackrelayjomhl breath-takin- 3-- s ! - iDidjyoulkno V to Spring road update : By tha Logan RangarDf atrld orado and doming chronic ' ment told a Senatesubcommittee foesday that chronic wasting dis-- wasting disease attacks the brains of infected animals causing them " ease is drawing departmr per- to display abnormal behavior and sonnel away from ofoer priorities rfcrea?11 backcountry early andj “It’s a big area of concern” he eventually become emaciated and n“ddy routes die There is no evidence the dis-Said “ProbaNy a multitude of ' y' V easecan harm people ? wtravjfo programs are suffering CWD under these lriyuty P° ®da Researchers have yet to discov-monitoring is very manpower- ion' is how it spread :' intensive: They had to call other resource founage There are limited The malady has been found in game wardens knd hatchery per-recreational opportunities available this wild deer or dk in Wyraning V scmnef and basically everyone to time as developed campgrounds : of year Colorado IllindisNebraska ypitch in” i are still doaed and most trails and roads Utah Dakota South Mexico New 'Some states arealso siphoning v arestiU under show or are too wet money aw from other programs and Wisconsin It has ata been ' Locally the gate bn Card Canyon (FR found in captive herds in Mon- to combat foe disease hfontena 024) open and die road can be used 1: Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance tana and several ofoer states wet or rmiddy We plan fo hfoqn except VV Wblfe said Ctarauc project leader Gary oen fteenCanyon (FR 050) and fo be found in Idaho butbiok- “The CWD Alliance is particuf ) roads as soon as gists and hunters are increasingly larly concerned that this redirec- Fork (FR 007) ' mple disconcerned because the fatal lion of limited wildlife agency and (FR Cowley and ease elk Of) mdera to address funds is not adequate Uspreading the CWD issue and wULbave naicrilv:? Any motorized vehicle behind a locked impor-Tra- n on X other Cotoisrid'-negative impacts " Onthattet Thorne a veterinarian ana tent wildlife management and hnnTnutport ymlntinw nr yimtaliuimTi wildlife disease consultant for the 1 conservation prcrams’’ he said AUancr hdpWwwxwcHntowg'First identified in parte of Col- Wyoming Game and Fish Depart-- WASHINGTON (AP)-- r ' ' Wyraning and other states are : ' foverting fiirifo and juggling per- srainel fo monitor chronic wasting disease and need more money from foe federal government ? enierts told Congress The Bush administration devpt--' ed $185 million to combat foe " fatal brain malady in fiscal year 2004 — about foe same amount : as states collectivdy doled out i But while $231 million has : been requested for fiscal year 2005 some senators are worried just $42 million of that will go toward wasting disease monitor- ing and research- “It just seems to me that $42 v million is kind of meager consid-ering the implications on “ wildlife? 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