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Show O Good Fishing Foire jpntts Recent snowfall, particularly in the northern part of Utah, has added some much needed moisture to the states water- Bantam Basketball Season Concludes A successful Bantam Basketball program in the local area was concluded last week. As a finale to play in Manti, the Jaycee and Cox Construction teams played a benefit game with the Jaycees winning out in a well played contest. Boys sold tickets in advance and turned the proceeds more than $120.00 into the Templar Boys Club fund. Several basketballs were also presented to those players who sold over 40 tickets. A complete schedule saw Gunnison emerging as to winner. The league shed, reservoirs consisted of seven teams: three from Ephraim, two, Manti, and two, Gunnison. About 60 boys in the area were involved. Coaches of the Manti teams were Dean Lund and Gary Lyon, Jaycees and Gary Madsen and Jim Sorensen, Cox Construction. Ephraim mentors were Jeff Olsen, Randy Garvin and Dick Peterson. Phil Murray acted as coordinator of the Ephraim area. Ken Howell and the National Guard provided assistance to home-and-awa- y the community recreational project. Palisade Golf Club Names New Officers Newly elected officers of the Palisade Mens Golf Association met March 14 to begin preparing for the 1977 golf to deceased secretary Jack Shand for his contribution to golf in Sanpete County. A number of other tournaments and activities are currently being planned and will be scheduled throughout the golf season. The Palisade Mens Golf Association wishes to extend an invitation to all area golfers to join the organization and enjoy golfing. Membership fees are $6.00 and may be paid at the golf course or to any officer. season. Serving as president of the association will be Richard Olsen, Manti, with Kirt Kellet, Moroni, vice president, and Afton Hansen, Mayfield, secretary. Don Anderson and Jim Petersen, both of Manti, will be in charge of tournaments and publicity: Francis Shand, Manti, and Don Buchanan, Gunnison, in charge of parties and memberships, and Jeff Anderson, Ephraim, in charge of handicaps. and high mountains. Unless it continues, however, Utah will be faced with a short water year. In general, that water shortage is not expected to drastically affect Utahs fishing for 1977. The first area to feel the affects of a drought, in terms of the state fisheries program, will be the hatcheries. The fish rearing stations have already noted significant drops in water flow from springs which feed the hatcheries. All of the 11 stations in Utah are reporting to fisheries personnel in Salt Lake on a weekly basis, in order to maintain a protective, critical eye on the situation. Serious low water situations are not considered, at this time, to be likely; but this information will enable fish managers to take timely, proper steps to safeguard growing fish and utilize available water most efficiently, should any of the stations get into trouble. The Division of Wildlife Resources Fisheries Section planned fish rearing and planting efforts for 1977 as they would for a normal year. If water levels in the hatcheries become too low to maintain fish stocks at normal levels, it will necessitate planting fish early. The shortened time in the hatchery will produce smaller catchables and fingerlings, which, in turn, will make growth slower and survival somewhat more difficult as temperature and food stresses would increase in plant sites. The ultimate effect of this would be to reduce returns at some later time. Reservoirs Many of Utahs reservoirs have maintained their overwinter storage content at levels reasonably close to normal. Those fish already in these reservoirs should be in good condition and should be available to fishermen in the spring. If there is little or no spring runoff, reservoirs will be rapidly drawn down to lower levels even drained or to the inactive storage tank. In this case, fish in the reservoirs will be restricted in space and will be most vulnerable to angling pressure. It could mean better angling success this summer. Some reservoirs were drawn down extensively last year. The plants of 1976 fingerling in these will show effects of the waextremely low ter levels: but in general, reservoir fishing should be comparable to recent years. Streams Lack of snowpack in the mountains will probably yield a over-wint- small spring run-of- f this year, producing fishable streams earlier than usual. The division policy on stocking streams calls for hatcheries to plant fish as soon as the water is ready. This spring could yield more stream fishing in the early days of the 1977 fishing season. Plans call for the same number of catchables to be planted, although earlier accessibility may extend the planting schedule over a longer period. Lower water in Utah streams will probably make fish more vulnerable to the angler, tending to compensate for the effects of a longer planting season. If the current drought persists through next summer and water flows to hatcheries are low, fish production would necessarily be curtailed. In this instance, marginal fishing waters would not be planted and quotas in other waters would be reduced. The degree of the cutback would depend on the available water. During this short-wate- r year, fisheries administrators will be watching the new recycling water systems at Glenwood and Mantua hatcheries. More efficient use of water, through recirculation, is one of the outstanding features of the new systems; and the information could be important in future fisheries development. A South American bird called the hoatzin has claws on its wings when young which helps it climb about in the trees. ss&sr i Toshiba i i STEREO i SYSTEM Compare $300 $179 00 i 1 40 ii TENNIS SHOES 2 $250 i Sizes ol I $1 75 u i ii socks $T All Sizes Pre-Scho- i i n 59 U pr. Reg. Mens socks 3 pr. $H59 U Case Lots Are Coming Mar. 30 are jobbers for We Canneries All - a Kuner-Epso- n NO MIDDLEMAN -- fruits and vegetables at Invoice plus 9 Bring your 5.L. shopping list to compare prices. VAUEV SALES OUTLET Located in the old Brooklawn Creamery Mt. Pleasant 560 West Main Enterprise, Thursday, March 24, 1977 Antelope Transplants Successful in Utah Vernal. That was the first area Washington, Grand, "X'5 of southwest antelope transplant in the state. The first legal antelope hunt was also held in 1945. Fifty either-sepermits were issued on a lottery basis. Forty-fivanimals were harvested. A second hunt was authorized in 1946. in which 75 permits were issued and 66 hunters bagged 62 bucks. e Iron, Millard, Emery, Carbon, San Juan and Juab counties. In 1922 only 670 pronghorn could be counted in ten large areas of the state. The antelope scene in Utah began changing, however, in 1928 when a sizable herd migrated into Daggett County from Wyoming. The cause of the movement is unknown, but it has been projected that the migration occurred from time to time, since the range in Utah is merely an extension of the same type range in Wyoming. Habitat conditions were apparently favorable as the antelope herd became well established and formed a sizable management herd of about 650 to 700 head. Late in the winter of 1945, five females and one male were trapped from the Daggett County herd and moved to an Tooele, miles 15 x Early explorers and fur trappers of the Utah territory reported seeing relatively good numbers of pronghorn antelope in many areas of the state. Like most other big game animals, the antelope population reached a low in the late 1800s. In 1914 lopers were thought to inhabit only parts of 4 Association parties were scheduled for April 24, May 21, June 26, Aug 6 and Sept. 18. Association officers unanimously approved the motion that a special match play memorial tournament be held as a tribute - Messenger The United States Forest Service estimated Utahs antelope population by county in 1947 as follows: Daggett, 700; Box Elder, 15; Tooele, 6; Juab, 71; Millard, 5; Beaver, 35; Iron, 118, and Emery, 35. The first introduction of stock occurred on January 12, 1948, when 21 antelope were brought from Laramie, Wyoming, and released near Rosette, in Box Elder County. One week later, an additional 13 animals from Wyoming were released on the Rozel Flats of Box Elder County. In February of 1948, eleven head were trapped from the Daggett County herd and released in Iron County. Game managers transplanted 137 lopers" from Daggett County to the desert valleys west of Beaver" and Cedar City in Beaver and Iron Counties. The continuing Division policy of reintroducing antelope into their through plant a former program has materially ranges trapping and transin aided increasing hunt- - Page 3 able numbers in the state. Antelope have been hunted in Utah since the first authorized hunt in 1945, except in 1948 and 1951 through 1953. Through 1976, some 23,773 sportsmen have made application to hunt pronghorn in the state. W'hile 3,953 permits have been issued in the last 31 years, approximately 2,660 animals have been taken by some 3,763 lucky hunters. The overall hunter success has been 70 percent. Antelope are now hunted in 12 units. This popular animal adds much to the intrinsic values of the states wildlife and the recreational opportunities associated with the growing population. Transplant operations have been a major factor in replacing herds in original ranges and expanding the herds to new areas. ZM547890I14-J74.J- I FACTS I FIGURES j The world population in the 1800 was estimated to be 960 million. In 1950, that figure had almost tripled to reach 2.4 billion persons! year Today, the world population is estimated to be some 3.5 billion. According to current forecasts, the population of our planet will increase to approximately 6.5 billion by the end of this century! |