OUTDOORS & REC
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WILDLIFE
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Interstate 84:
Meacham
Brad Trumbo/Contributed Photo
A small fl y tipped with a Berkley maggot can be an irresistible
temptation for hungry panfi sh below the ice.
PERCH
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Although the fi sh were
small, I seized my one
opportunity of the year for
perch tacos, icing down
about a dozen, as well as
a few of the better rain-
bows. Arriving home the
next afternoon, I fi leted
the little perch, rolled them
in cornmeal, and pan-
fried them crunchy before
placing them on a fl our
tortilla, sprinkling them
with Cajun seasoning, a
little cayenne, and topping
them with cheese, cabbage,
and a dab of salsa. My
wife and I savored every
bite, and just like that, our
bounty was gone. Like
Christmas Day, we must
wait another year to put
more yellow perch on ice.
———
Brad Trumbo is a fi sh
and wildlife biologist
and outdoor writer in
Waitsburg, Washington.
For tips and tales of
outdoor pursuits and
conservation, visit www.
bradtrumbo.com.
This potential project
focuses on the bridge near
Milepost 238 at Meacham.
According to the coa-
lition’s report, studies
done by the Confeder-
ated Tribes of the Uma-
tilla Indian Reservation
show that elk fi tted with
tracking collars try to
cross the freeway in this
area, and there have been
multiple collisions with
vehicles.
Reducing the fre-
quency of collisions
would require building
fencing and possibly other
structures, including
making some under-
passes larger to accom-
modate elk, according to
the report.
Highway 26: Dayville
This project could be
the start of a wider eff ort
to address collisions with
mule deer and pronghorn
antelope along Highway
26 through the John
Day Valley.
The coalition is pro-
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2022
posing fencing and retro-
fi tting bridges for wildlife
passage. The estimated
cost is $800,000 to $1.2
million. The project also
would require cooperation
from landowners.
Highway 20: Juntura
to Harper Valley
This proposed project
covers a 27-mile stretch
of the highway, and is
designed to reduce col-
lisions with mule deer
and elk.
The area encompasses
winter range for mule
deer that winter along the
highway and the Mal-
heur River and cross
the highway frequently,
according to the coali-
tion’s report.
The report lists a
variety of projects,
including creating unob-
structed wildlife routes
under existing bridges,
removing dilapidated
fencing and installing new
fencing, along with a pos-
sible wildlife overpass
(there are no such struc-
tures in Oregon now).
The estimated cost for
a basic retrofi tting of fi ve
bridges is $1,215,000. A
more complex retrofi t
Oregon Department of Transportation/Contributed Photo, File
Mule deer pass beneath U.S. Highway 97 near Sunriver via a wild-
life underpass.
“It’s not a question of whether these
crossing structures work. It’s really just a
fi nancial hurdle.”
— Tyler Dungannon, conservation coordinator, Oregon Hunters
Association
would cost an estimated
$2.29 million per bridge,
for a total cost of $11.45
million.
The estimated cost for
an overpass ranges from
$3.96 million to almost
$7.1 million.
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YOUR BIRTHDAY by Stella Wilder
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