| Show w gun'dy Mornlng- - 40 Salt £ake ?Tljc (Tribunc- December 22 1940 - C 5 i e Chiefs Stress Wild Life Conservation at State Meet iS Around the Fireplace tl Press 'efulto at year in the At I season Rv Don How aril Wild life conseivation goes on streams are being apace stocked and restocked with fish upland birds are tuined out d into the fields and refuges diaw nugiatiliy fowl to and season and bag shelter limit legislation keeps Mie hills tion Clifford Hu’ss of (fgden lice president (left) and C E (Chick) Evans ground About secretary are in backsportsmen front all parts of iOO state attended “of w“ the wh" th P- - to start :oed contestants were v uho’i a 1941" and forests fainshly populated with game Thus little by 'little wild life is being restored And it's the steady plugging of sportsmen everywhere that’s doing the job with no project too big to be tackled or none loo small to be ignored many till hanging about the lodge Communications timers and at 1 p m But ficials were ready hundreda of Including hands of- Mt o Cook Utah game chief addresses Utah's sportsmen at annual meeting of Wild Life federa- I shall never find I think that tournament that starts on time open r replace extendswhoan can clear to anyone a ski race of why mystery p the to be late’ always has ' Sunday’ Snow cup race at Alt Mon Conservation- Two Angles Newell B Brooks gv Don tack It9sTime for Sportsmen to Run Their Own Affairs 9 the beat ” huckle: next to 11 waited nd was regrettable In that the Alta a sun that was warming down basin at 1 P- - m had dipped waited -a- pectators A The delay OUld'go “In behind Mt )w bet ® ht prei' Pitcwn n and d 'A- lls year e I feel 'Vft1 I of W had our erview ould be nned a McCojj m But to the dth the 2:30 p m-- r very) chilly conditiona fete Bouquet — — FHir as at the latter part of the race was off under very (and we mean and run own rhei Baldy - - -- A few bouquets must be tossed excel-- j I at little Dick Movitz for the In at lent performance he turned d Fourteen-year-olAKa Sundav Dick finished eleventh a very fine ' ‘showing This writer recalls a few years ago when Dick Was just beginning It was Dick's to find his ski legs custom then to wear a long squirref One tail on the back of his cap could always judge his speed by the Most position-- of the squirrel tail of the time itwas flying straight out behind as the youngster cut loos on some difficult trail ' i iff h'm him to d toe oT development' Dtclr-shoulbest In nation’s the among up He hha the courage few years and the ability -why haven’t more girl— the into ikiers graduated racing ranks come to think of it? And ler and into ad-- o show n ready would ennant now in I ightinj a faces it times o well e (was eel fine o work Cal in he nan the gin no le Ath- - 't rran- - irneliui broke of the a eta irtened ouMnU small V an The is an i “on Coin lava he 26--o won n last 51 Forest Chiefs Report on Fish Plantings £? J The best way to see what they to visit the lodge results are surprising - The rustic motif has been followed throughout in absolute harmony Caboose lanterns from a railroad with a few innovations provide rustic lamps for the lobby Wooden barrels plus a bit of blacksmith work turned out to be coal and wood containers for the big fireis accomplished Th places The rugs were made at the workshop Tor the blind as were moat of the covers for chairs and lounges T uJl wa best summed UP ms other day by a woman visitor She remarked: "I feel aa If this edge has been here for years it’i m comfortable and homey" Ogden Plans OGDEN— Keen toy Ogden Interest In a ski In Snow basin definite steps for establishment !J!?guIary scheduled instruction bed the monthly meeting of ‘he I®1 fla Ogden Ski club A'?urvey of "ail the ski’nthusi-present revealed that two aki ' j'asse of 15 persons each read' to enroll as soon as for an instructor are i—00' completed thf Montm°rency chairman of instruction committee said "Wtiatmns were under wav with th Prof?si°nal ski instructors for mg of week-en- d classes joughout the winter season Israelson was elected to ix of directors replacing Iww°fri1 taon who ik recently joined army air corps For the Holiday Season! Toni & Jerry Batter 50c a quart j ! —WE DELIVER— ' white bunny ?Ba ice SO CREAM CO MAIN DIAL 0 0 37 for the period from 5:30 p m Fri: Highest temperature Thursday 12 above lowest Friday ’ morning Wednesday above Snow depth at base 14 day to 5:30 p m little If any precipitation except inches at summit 14 inches Fair ' occasional light rain or snow south- skiing snow well packed Road Observer— needed chains west portion until Sunday Tem- slippery peratures above normal with trend U S forest service slightly downward near middle of Idaho next week Bald Mountain — Two miles Elevation north of Sun Valley Utah 6000-920vfeet Highest tempera Alta — 30 miles southeast of Salt ture Thursday 41 above lowest Elevation Lake Gity feet Highest temperature Friday Friday morning 20 above Good mountaini-nininches 34 abovet” lowest temperature Satu- skiing Bald new powder over eight-inc- h packed rday morning eight above Snow base Owl creek 10 inches powder depth at base 315 inches: at sumbase Valley floor six mit 38 5 inches Thirty inches on over new powder Observer — main ski slopes with seven inches inches of powder on top Skiing good Lift Neil T Regan will operate all dav Sunday Road Ashton' Idaho — The big lift at open and good Observer— United Bearl Gulch ski course will be States forest service In operation Saturday and Sun— 30 miles soulhpast of day Bob Timmins member of the Brighton sks lift fiwwittee reported Friday 0 Salt Lake City Elevation He reported two inches of new feet Highest temperature Fri- snow had fallen and that the course above 33 lowest Saturday day a has blanket Condnpw at above 10 Snow depth hatcheries carry the fingerhngs an- morning itions are almost ideal and a large other ear on full feed and plant base 30 inches at summit 37 attendance is expected over the them when large enough to be inches Skiing good Skis sink jnto week end four inches powder snow Skating legally caughL- The department ndded that data rink open Tow will operate all some gathered by the forest service In- day Sunday Road operi dicated fishing was "second only to slippery spots in lower part of canObserver— Mrs Evelyn B sightseeing among the varied In- yon terests of many millions who viait jShaw the national forest annually” Rasmussen's — 20 miles of Salt Lake City on The boys at Alta ar(f going to Parley’s canyon highway Elevahave a hockey team this winter feet Highest temtion 7000-800- 0 perature Thursday 42 above low- provided they can all get together est Friday morning 20 above Six at one time for a biUef practice inches light snow over three-inc- h By the boys it is meant ail those crust Fair skiing on open slopes Kanonen gentlemen who are be— Lawrence Rasmussen tter known for their exploits on CHEYENNE Wyo Dec 21 (UP) Observer skis — Iester Bagiev slate game warHobble Creek (Kolob ski area) and it Is The tentative line-upden said Saturday that Wyoming Elevation 6500 feet Snow depth n tentative — includes Alf ranks first in the 48 states in the at base six inches at summit very Sverre Dick Durrance number of elk pronghorn antelope eight inches No skiing snow too Gordon WrenEngen Barney McLean and bighorn sheep and buffalo light Observer— U S forest serv- Jimmy Huidekoper A nation-wid- e big game census ice No one knew Alta had the makhe said placed the state second in of a hockey club until all Snow Basin — 15 miles east of ings the number of moose and grizzly hands got together one night to feet 0 Elevation bear Ogden of their prowess on skates boast 51 number the State figures place Highest temperatureTlursday aeems Alf and Sverre learned of elk at 36000 Bagley said alt- above lowest Friday morning five It stick about the listed Snow depth at base 16 to awing a hockey hough the federal census na- above learned to ski Dick inches at summit 36 inches Eight time they 57800 Other figures of the around back at chased a tional survey were 34700 ante- inches heavy powdered over eight-inc- h Dartmouth puck Gordon and Barney - Fourteen-incheat base— lope 2400— mountain sheep— 800 packed both have played before and buffalo 3500 moose and 480 grizzly powdered at summit Skiing Jimmy learned the game at Harbear good near summit Roads open vard The total big game population of chains needed Observer — U S (OEetlier It is tt the ill" -- — the state- was listed at165515 by schedule games expected state cenaus-Thgame the national with teams in the Utah Hockey and fish commission figures were Ecker Hill— 25 mile 'no rink as yet Salt Lake City Elevation association With will 148610-Baglasaid at Alta games probably be played either in Salt Lake City or ’ 0 8000-950- 0 e Address S L Conclave Fish planting and piopagation problems occupied the attentn of Utah’s leading sportsmen Satup-daafternoon at the closing session of the Utah Wild Life Federation convention at the New house hotel Four scientists each a specialist in a diffeient field stiesied the need ff states jpKlng ttained merl tips phase of wild life managemertt A former Utah fl'D r:A: D7TIas ler now with the department of zoology at the University of Wisconsin told of his expenments in the planting and feeding of fish in Wisconsin and other eastern wsrtei s Dr Hasler who giaduated fioni Y U in 1932 obtained his doctor's degree at Wisconsin Later hr was connected with the United States- - bureau of flshe’rie before returning to Wisconsin as a member of the faculty Study Urged A more complete study of fish planting methods was urged by Professor A M Woodbury of the University of Utah who lecently returned from an extensive survey of Jakes and streams throughout the nation Professor Woodbury pointed out that not enough is known about the trout after they leave the hatchery and "that it was possible trout were being too heavily stocked in some waters Suggestion that a fish manage-medepartment be set up under the state fish and game commissioner was advocated by Marion Madsen Utah biologist who surveyed the state's hatchenes last summer for the game department “What is needed is a man who ran find out what happens between tha hatchery and the fish basket” Madsen said He urged that if such a fish management bureau be set up that its efforts be correlated with a game management department The suggested fish department would be divided into two parts one group to handle the scientific end of fish culture and the other operations Dr Stillman Wright aquatic biologist of the United Stales fish nd wild life service located jU Utah State -- Agricultural cojltge gave $i brief description planting surveys madeat lak- eThe only afternoprt' talk that did not deal specifically with fr’t was at Park City by State Senator Dexter Next winter the boys may have given Farr of who lauded the their own rink The Salt Lake Win- programed?Ogden the state game departter Sports association has dis- ment carried out by Commis-siopd- r cussed plans for construction of a Newell B Cook rink provided a suitable site with water facilities cah “be located at leer Herd Alta He pointed to the extensive Utah deer and elk herds and the increasing number of pheasants as some of the results obtained under Cook's administration "frealize that I am tooting my horn pretty loud about the excellent work done by Mr Cook" Farr d "but I feel that some one 1 8000-950- B 20-in- Alta Considers h Hockey League nt En-ge- -- forest-- service - e st Dixie Forest Chief Reveals Survey Figures on Deer to every 36 ratio of Wire Tribune Intermountain CITY — Supervisor CEDAR Blaine Betenson of Dixie national forest dispelled’ any fears Utah's sportsmen might have as to the quantity of deer in southern Utah when he released figures Saturday on a recept check of deer on portions of the forest check by During a three-da- y forest rangers a total of 508 deer were actually counted in widely scattered areas of the forest and classified to determine sex ratios of the deer now remaining on the forest Of thetotal counted 114 were unclassified either because they were too far away to see clearly or in too brushy sections sQf the classified remainder it was found i and 783 per cent J’- - feet Five Inches new courtesy of 7000-800snow slope previously bare Obbureau States weather United server— Law rence Rasmussen and the United States forest servDaniel's Canyon — 44 miles east ice ) feet Extended (itah weather forecast of Provo Elevation (Compiled through the 6900-920- Ski School Fish Experts Shi Road Bulletins 7850-800- Dec 21 (Ah— WASHINGTON The forest service planted 9993470 ' A Prediction fish in the streams and lakes of Last year this column predicted national forests in Idaho and 8584-00- 0 that ski clubs were on the way out in Utah during 1939 the deThis prediction appears to be comof agriculture announced What to has true partment happened ing the Silver Skis Bones and Alpine Saturday as part of a nation-wid- e clubs in Salt Lake City? program which placed 288000000 This yarn is about two women fish In the waters of 34 states and who tackled a tough Job and saw Alaska that year it through to a creditable finish Forest service officers working During the final phases of con- with sportsmen’s organizations and struction on the Alta ski lodge it state officials carried the fish in was discovered that furnishings for trucks by pack train inairpJanea the building must be provided with and even on their backs to the disthe balance of construction funds tribution points The business moguls threw up At the same time the depart heir hands and turned the jobment announced that there was a mer m hlrs Stewart Cosgriff and’ frond toward planting legal size Mi" Bartlett H Wick® fish which become immediately This undaunted pair started available to sportsmen and” tend shopping They toured bargain to elim nate the throwing back of sale’s and undersized fish basements furniture scoured attics They pinched penInstead of using their facilities nies and they hung on to their to turn out an annual crop of small dollars fish which require two years m the streams to reach legal size the Best Way i Sportsmen Gather For Sv L Parley Forest Leader r State Chief Address Parley (Continued from Page spread over the stale to allow good sport and recreation We can relieve congestion of game and still have good hunting 1 believe sudh a policy would promote the welfare of the slate ” he concluded Seeks Legislation Legislation lo clear up (he status of Ulah lake waters and lands was uiged by Mayor Mark Anderson of Provo who toltf the sportsmen of (he long controversy over this problem "Unless we can maintain a reasonable level of water recreational facilities will be worth practically He suggested nolhlng” he said 1R:s - XOTgd:jr watgE -j8re belbw w inch no more water could be pumped for irrigation purpose Mayor Anderson and I E Bt'ocK-ban- k Provo city attorney and George S Ballif Provo attorney interested in the case asked the aid of Ihe federation riting the return of fishing in the lake the past few eais as the prime ‘interest of the - TvUVmfe' gtoup" Newell B C'ook stale fish and game commissioner told Ihe group that "I believe the public has a vested right in eveiy natural lake and st team in the state” ewmghts must be given consideration in all future construction protects" he said "I believe Sheiidanitos that in some instances sportsmen the Recently drained Holly pond taking nune would be fustified in spending than' ITLOOtT 7IHn"siip rainbow money to aid projects in order to They placed 9(KK) of these in Big guarantee their interests” Goose cieok and thp others in Relating the activities of the vauous st i earns of the vicinity game department the past year the This maiked thO fust time Rny slate's game chief struck a humoreffort was made to stock these ous note when he said “I do not bewateis and will make it possible lieve there is a man in Utah critifor local angleis to enjoy their cised as severely as the fish and favorite spoil without even leavgame commissioner “The fellow opposed to killing ing town for the stream mean-de- is thiough the heart of the doe deer blames me and the fellow city Thus another aiea is added who didn’t get a permit' to shoot to the nation's fishing grounds doe deer also blames me” he said Cook warned the sportsmen that and evenKeep plugging tually there'll be fish enough to if "you don't get in and run your own organizations you are going to go aiound! be 'sold down the river' We have cooperated with everybody until we Some Game Too have lost our It is time While on the subject of Wyofor the sportsmen of this stale to ming let's take a good look and conduct their own affairs” he con- see what they lmve over lhere eluded fish ' The commission besides estimates that last year 148610 Annual Report the The annual report of the federbig game animals plains and ranges of the state ation was read by Cliffotd Huss of Of these 36000 were elk 60000 Ogden vice president in the absence of Russ Hawkins of Nephi mule deer 2000 white-taile- d leer 33000 antelope 3300 moose president who did not attend be2500 Korky mountain big horn cause of illness IIuss told of Ihe otganlzation's sheep l'iOfl blink hear 926 buffalo (90 per cent in Yellowstone activities in connection with legispark) and 460 grizzly bear (90 lation and the election and said he expected an enlarged program per rent in Yellowstone park) Keemt there's plenty there to would be followed out this year Professor Paul M Dunn of Utah occupy the aportsnian for some State Agricultural college gave a time to come A brief talk on activities of the colFly fishing has been getting a lege in training students for posbig boost for the last several itions in wfief life management and yeais flora one Professor Roy A Wall of Wichita Kan stale where tlieie's very few trout to fly cast for Professor Wall estimates he has taught 500 persons how to wiap lods and tie flies in his personal fishing school started as a hobby to help his friends and expanded by popular dematid “They are taught first h'ow to make flies and rods" he explains "Then w take up the actual approach such as stream fishing knowledge meidrauu-- of casting the difference between wqt and diy fly fishing in fact a zfenejal outline of where whenand how to fish with flies to-th- -- If he maintains his present rate ven up Fine Example fine example of Here's what's being done! Up In Sherithere's a swell dan Wyo stream Big Goose creek which for years was barren of fish because of pollution from a sugar factory and from - city sewage It’U be-- dlf ferent4i- 4t)4r ml th local boys and girls will get plenty of fine trout right In their own backyard How come? Last year the sugar company built a settling basin and the city a sewage disposal plant In 1936 the sugar company the Wo-mln- g game and fish commission and the Sheridan Sportsmen’s 'Association constructed anTight--acr- e rearing pond They obtained trout eggs from Lake DeSinet Incubated sajne at Ihe Storj slate fish hatchery and last year transferred the trout pond In just one yenrtho fist 6 to 10 inches long does making one buck area checked were considered typical of the entire Dixie division of the forest 'and indicate that the deer herd has not been hurt by recent reduc-'tlon- s in "both sexes during the last two hunting seasons Betena The does son said He Bagjged Hisjtird division was to hunters in 1927 approximately 23000 bucks have been checked out during the Oc Since opened the Dixie Anyhow! i Prelimitober hunting seasons nary figures obtained dUrinJt last year's hunting seasonShow ap proximately 2759 bubks taken out ' ' CaL Dec tl (Pi— A goose felled by the gun of L L Barrett plum- meted from the sky and atruck the hunter on the headBarrett m knocked Unconscious Two doctors in his hunting party revived him and Barrett’-recovere- by 3200 hunters for the highest per centage and greatest actual number ever taken during a single season This is about 600 more bucks' than have ever been etensorr-pointrh priced MAXWELL — has to do some tooting” He urged more cooperation from sportsmen and suggested that "subversive elements” be cleared out of organizations He closed his talk by listing' projects completed or d under way throughout the state during the years Cook” has been in office - self-respe- A A Double Purpose Professor Wall has fished from border to border and from coast to coast yknd says his school has a double purpose "I suppose I’nr trying to bring about the idea of conservation as well each an appreciation of one ofTIte finest sports When a to fish well he begins to think of his responsibilities as a fisherman He is eager to aid In conservation "ofour“ wild TifeT Why many of the men I have taught throw hack fish they have caught on flies and rods made with their own hands And that more than pays for what I have done for them” per-lear- see Conservation you ran see works more than one way! U S Trappers Count Take of Coyotes RAWLINS Wyo — During November James C Karstoft local government trapper was high man with 40 coyotes killed to lead the list of hunters working for the fish and wild life service lUaltr 44 hunt er4 em ploy ed "by the service accounted for 592 coyotes and 14 bobcats Other high ranking hunters included: J H Richardson of Cody with 26 L W Hutchison of Lost Cabin 27 William C Dexter of Clearmorvt and Clarence E Lee of Rawlins 25 each Loyd S Minard of Hamilton Dome 22 James H Sterrett of The meeting closed with passing resolutions by the sportsmen Medicine Bow -- y of 23 Hertry S Robin- - ed ty sportsman read the resolutions Shanley of Monets 20 t L L Game Chiefs Reelected At Pocatello Tribune Intermountain Wire POCATELLO Idaho — John Dahl- strom and company will cprvtj nue the Bannock “Foufit- ySportsmen's association w h o s members proposed no other candidates and cast unanimous ballot for reelection of the staff Dahl-stropresident the past year and his associates will start their second term January 9 Reelection of the entire’’ staff is without precedent in 'recent history of the a&sdeiation and old timers m when Tallal"‘an could not fio bpposiUdn- there wasv annual lec"”--tio- - Assisting Dahlstrom are John GuTl vice" president Roy Oliver secretary Carrol Hendricks treasurer Pat Raush Roy Getty and E F Stiles directors A major project for 1941 will be -- H n ’ r an attempt to obtain construction of a sewage disposal plant health us measure and to remove contamination from the Portneuf river It is hoped that the Portneuf otherwise an ideal stream for fish and birds will be returned to its natural state To meet with city officials a committee composed of Curl Stites and one other to be named by Curl was appointed by Dahlstrom Sportsmen debated a pmpnaai to mcrease the resident fish and game license to $250 the 50 cents to be retained by associations to promote fish and game propagation or other association projects within the territory of each No action was taken other than appointment of a committee comprising Roy Getty Curl H J Pierpont and W L Hansen to draw a resolution for presentation to Bannock county legislator and association officers for study u ' r i (I College Ski Teams Invited to Meet DENVER Dec 21 UP) — Rocky Mountain coLIeges were invited Saturday to send four-ma- n teams for a ski reley-- ra ce December : at Winter park a skiing resort maintained by the city ofjpenver Cranmer George E Denver manager of parks and Improvements said entries must reach Robert Balch Winter park superintendent before December 27 in instructing people of (the state in the value of wild life through extension services Dunn pointed out the excellent work done in the pheassnt project" the last few years He said that in eight years 900 boys and girls had participated In the pheasant project a total of 8000 birds being raised 4-- |
