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Show ,""' ' t ' , ' t , , ,., ' "'; ' " tr ..' -a ? I w , - y . . : ' ' ' -. , " : ' ' ' ' t' . , . . . . -i , ; 1 , , " I f ..... f ' . . . . , ' , ''- 5 i ' . I- ,- . . -.. .... , i ' . , -" i is - ' .. - ' ' ' ' .. ",, -..; v ' ' ;'', ' .,'.:" .' . ; -A 1 . i , . .' ' ' - ; i' s " 4 . ' 1 " : . 'a 1 K - i v I - f " ' 4 ' ' ' i K I. ,. ' ' -vsJ r . :' '- m l . . ; .v-. . .j Eddie Roundy, 14, of Panguitch (left) is pretty proud of this 5-point bull elk taken on the Manti Mountain Limited Entry Elk Hunt. It was an especially good deal for young PANGUITCH - It was just January when 14-year-old Eddie Roundy of Panguitch put in his $5 on a chance for a Manti Mountain Limited Entry Elk tag. The tag was part of a fully-guided, fully-guided, and sponsored elk hunt and may have been the best investment thus far in his young life to date yielding for Eddie last week a five-point bull elk. In January, the Utah chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, got together with Sportsmans for Fish and Wildlife, Carl Malone and the Roundy, shown here with guide Ben Schoppe. His $5 application in January paid off when he drew the tag in the special draw limited to 14 to 18-year-old hunters. Eddie's Elk 5 Pollute For 5 BiuLcksi Utah Division of Wildlife Resources to free up some 25-plus 25-plus Limited Entry Big Game tags for youth hunters. The Utah chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation sponsored the Manti Mountain Elk tag. It just so happened this year that Eddie Roundy drew out on the lucky tag. The Schoppe brothers of Ephraim were contacted because of their long-time membership mem-bership in the Turkey Federation and familiarity with the Manti (See ELK on page 4A) Elk From Front Page Mountain and agreed to volunteer volun-teer to guide the hunt. Jake Schoppe, Panguitch, is a wildlife biologist for the Dixie National Forest at the Powell District in Panguitch. He and brothers Sam, Ben and Joe are all longtime Ephraim residents and experienced hunters. Brother Matt, in Washington D.C., couldn't make it out to help on the guide. The Schoppes joined Eddie and his dad Gene Roundy on Saturday, Sept. 14 when the hunt started. After passing up several bulls and two days of hard hiking hik-ing and hunting, Eddie was able to put the stalk on a nice 5x5 (See ELK on page 5A) Elk From Page 4A bull elk in a deep canyon. He shot the elk at 100 yards in thick timber. Along with dad Gene, the Schoppe brothers all helped pack out the antlers and meat. "It was about a five-hour backpack hike up the mountainside mountain-side but we had a lot of fun," said Eddie. "I never thought I would draw the tag, let alone get an elk." The Utah Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation is trying hard to get ; youth back into hunting. Recently, the Utah Wildlife Board approved a joint National Wild Turkey Federation and Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife proposal to set aside 15 percent of Utah's wild turkey hunting (See ELK on page 7A) Elk From Page 4A permits for 12 to 18-year-old hunters in 2003. It's part of a long-term strategy that local conservation groups are using to try to get youth back into hunting hunt-ing with their families. As Eddie packed out the antlers, he was met at the top of the mountain by his smiling mother Roxie Roundy and his excited brothers who couldn't wait to see their big brother's nice 5-point elk. |