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Show August 25. 2000 - The Eureka Reporter - Page Three Dove hunt opens Sept. 1 Utah wingshooters begin fall seasons. The Friday opener, combined with the extended Labor 2000 seasons hunting two migraDay weekend, might mean more tor)' upland game bird species hand-tailehunters in the field on opening d mourning dove and day than last year. Utah averages pigeon. Spring weather during Utah's more than 22,000 hunters who game bird nesting seasons has harvest just over 200,000 mournbeen unusually dry this year and ing doves each year. unseasonably cool at higher elData collected by the Divievations. Early spring rains that sion of Wildlife Resources, from stimulate a vigorous growth of IS dove "call count" survey grasses and tbrbs, important to routes conducted statewide in many game birds during their reMay, indicates that mourning productive period, were absent dove breeding populations in throughout much of the state this Utah increased this year. The year. When available, this lush, number of doves heard along herbaceous cover provides ideal routes was up 17 percent from nesting conditions, plenty of hid1999, while the number of doves ing cover for broods and an overobserved was up 3 percent. abundance ot insects necessary Persistent, hot weather across for food. northern Utah between now and On Friday, Sept. 1 , mournSept. 1 typically keeps doves in kick-ot- T will hunters dove the ing the state. However, despite favorfall 2000 upland game hunting able weather between now and LIVE MUSIC CAR SHOW BAR-B-QU- the season opener, doves might leave the state because of decreased food sources. Because of a lack of precipitation, many grain (wheat and barley fields) throughout Utah did poorly this year. Many fields literally willed under the intense summer heat and lack of water. Also, as seems to be the case every year, if low pressure weather patterns arrive that drop temperatures, mourning doves will begin moving south before the Sept. I opener. Division of Wildlife weather does, some mourning doves being to leave Utah about the first week in August. These birds begin thier annual southward migration based on the photoperiod, or length of the day. As daylight wanes in the fall, doves are stimulated to move to their wintering areas in Mexico and Central America. The Division is prohibited by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918), and international treaties with Canada and Mexico, from opening dove seasons earlier than Sept. I each year. Dove hunters who generally hunt in northern Utah, but get fru- BENEFIT POKER RUN SATURDAY, AUG. 26, 2000 All vehicles welcome - $10.00 per poker hand. Registration from 730- - 11:00 a.m. at Ted's Supper Club, & Hwy. 191 West of Rode Springs, WY Last card drawn by 6 p.m. at Expedition Island in Green Rivet; WY Cash prizes for the top three and low poker hands. inmnMc Tnijifio wsoju Satellite TV Save $200 by Subscribing Today! y Programming starting at $21 "mo. 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