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FRIDAY, ARIL 24, 2015 THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7 Classifieds / Outdoors/ Local LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A PUBLIC MEETING of the Budget Committee of the City of Sumpter, Baker County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 will be held at the Sumpter City Hall, 240 N Mill Street, Sumpter, Oregon. The meeting will take place on the 14th of May, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comments from the public on the proposed bud- get. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear to discuss the proposed programs with the Bud- get Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after May 1, 2015 at Sumpter City Hall, 240 N Mill Street, Sumpter, Or- egon between the hours of 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. 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Thoughts on the not-so-elusive wild turkey Wednesday, and contin- ues through Sunday, May 31st. The chicken/tur- key connec- tion probably doesn’t make sense, but they’re both birds, I love the eggs THE OUTDOOR COLUMN from one and By Todd Arriola the meat from As I sat in the deli both, and I of a local grocery store take inspiration where I one day recently, eating can get it. Even if it’s in some chicken tenders a grocery store deli, with with inconveniently small meat I bought, trying to barbecue sauce containers, read a magazine, while drinking some much-too- someone who may have rich chocolate milk, and forgotten to take their reading a magazine, half medications rambles on or more of it containing beside me. I think reading advertisements, a posi- in public must be code for, tive thought crept into my “Please keep on speaking mind: spring turkey season to me.” has arrived. That is, the While I have absolutely general spring turkey sea- no problem with some who son officially opened last wish to dress in camou- flage from head to toe, i - cluding the face and hands, I choose to make less of a fashion statement when it comes to hunting. I rarely have on much camo, which may include maybe a hat, and a jacket. I don’t really subscribe to the “I need to be geared up like a sniper” camp, but rather, the “I’ll just be a plain, sneaky, SOB” one, and hope for success. I like to keep it simple. Everyone has their own methods of hunting, including using blinds and decoys. Fanning is a tech- nique that comes to mind, but not for the obvious reasons. It involves using a turkey tail as a decoy to draw a bird in close enough to shoot. Since you don’t want to be seen by the turkey, you’re hidden, of course, behind the tail, which means you may actually be shooting through the tail to hit the yard capability, and is operated by the Powder River Sportsmen’s Club of Baker City. Sign-up for the event be- gan at 8 a.m., as the group came together to visit with each other, and to become familiar with the different stages of the match, six in total. The stages were set up against the eastern hillside of the range, and safety was heavily emphasized, as a firearm could not be un-holstered unless a participant was either preparing to shoot, or was in the designated Safety Area, which had a solid backdrop. At 9 a.m., the shooters were split up into three groups, and each group started with a different stage. Each group included at least two certified Range Officers, who were respo - sible for explaining the de- tails of each stage, and for enforcing safety and range rules, and anyone violat- ing the rules would have been disqualified from the match. There were no disqualifications Each stage had its chal- lenges, and the Range Officers described each scenario, including the number of shots expected to each of the paper and steel targets. The match involved around 125 to 150 rounds total, with different ranges, 5 feet to 60 feet, and the shooters were scored on a combination of timing, and where the rounds hit. Matches are usually held on the 4th Sunday, March through October (this match was on a Satur- day due to a scheduling change). Sign-ups are at 8 a.m. each day, and match shoot- ing during March, April and October starts at 9 a.m., and match shooting during May, June, July, August and September starts at 8:30 a.m. The next scheduled pistol match is Sunday, May 24, 2015. New shooters are always welcome to enter the match for free, and the general entry fee is $10 for 17 and under, and $15 for adults. The 3rd Annual PRPS Summer Blast is scheduled for August 23, 2015, with a BBQ lunch following the USPSA Match, and a special 1911 Match after that. More information is turkey that’s most likely running toward you. That and the possibility that other hunters may mistake me for a turkey means I probably won’t be using that method. Ever. As far as choice of weap- ons, well, that’s limited to shotguns, including muz- zleloaders, and recurve, long and compound bows. Sorry, no crossbows, rifles or handguns. There aren’t any restrictions on the types of arrows or broadheads, except that electronic devices can’t be attached to a bow or an arrow. That’s a bit vague, and open to interpretation, but I suppose you can’t win them all, even when it makes no sense. I don’t think that most of us are greedy people, but that fact that two turkeys can be taken during the season (with a daily bag limit of one) is a plus. An additional one can be taken, but only in the western Wildlife Manage- ment Units. At $22.50 for a turkey tag, I’m not sure how much cash I’ll commit to the season, but it’s about the experience, tradition, and reward, too. And a reward it may be, if the turkeys cooperate. The last turkeys I saw were brave and cocky. They ran around in their drove, or group, like they owned wherever they hap- pened to be at any point in time. They walked over an area of landscaping that was only feet from my parents’ deck, as if to say, “This is ours now,” and they even attempted to claim the deck as theirs, walking up the stairs until I persuaded them to leave. We tend to rank threats in terms of size most of the time, but a turkey is not as “harmless” as it seems when it’s five feet awa . They’re tough birds, and a good hit in the neck/head area with a shotgun load is ideal, but I might try us- ing a compound bow this season, which means most likely a body shot. My arrows are equipped with regular, 100-grain broad- heads for now, so, we’ll see how that goes. I remember helping some friends several years ago with butchering some chickens and turkeys, and I have to say, receiving a home-raised, 25-pound turkey as a thank you was well worth the effort. There was no mystery about where the turkey came from, or how it was raised, and it saved a sig- nificant amount of money when Thanksgiving rolled around. Not to mention, the meat tasted great. I only hope I can harvest a couple of gobblers this spring from one of nature‘s best, truly free-range grocery stores: eastern Oregon. Good luck with your adventures! Powder River Practical Shooters hold windy but successful first matc • WINNERS ANNOUNCED, NEW MEMBERS WELCOME BY TODD ARRIOLA Todd@TheBakerCountyPress.com The Powder River Practical Shooters (PRPS), a club affiliated with the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) and part of the Idaho USPSA Section, held its first Practical Pistol Shooting Match of the year on a windy Saturday, April 18, 2015, at the Powder River Sportsmen’s Club/Virtue Flat Shooting Range, located one mile east of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center on Highway 86. The match was origi- nally scheduled for March, but was postponed due to weather. The competitors included locals and others from other communities, includ- ing some from Idaho, and was open to all ages, with a 9 mm or larger caliber pistol, including revolvers. The range is one of only three in Oregon with 1,000 Todd Arriola / The Baker County Press After rescheduling their March match, The Powder River Practical Shooters has a successful first match last weekend available at prpracti- calshooters.com. Results. The shooters placed as follows: Robert Barnes, in 1st place, with 562.070 in match points, and 100% in match percentage; Barney L. Brooks, in 2nd, with 452.5842 and 80.5521%; Jim Hubbell, in 3rd, with 381.2915 and 67.837%; Andrew McClay in 4th, with 374.0156 and 66.543%; J.R. Masters, in 5th, with 364.7225 and 64.890%; Philip S. O’Connell, in 6th, with 344.9189 and 61.366%; Wayne W. Bloom, in 7th, with 321.7280 and 57.240%; Mike C. Lunyou, in 8th, with 308.6732 and 54.918%; Gerald Ashbeck, in 9th, with 303.2061 and 53.945%; Gary Casner, in 10th, with 286.8410 and 51.033%; Jeff Robert, in 11th, with 269.1437 and 47.885%%; Jeremy Yanc- ey, in 12th, with 244.3595 and 43.475%; Robert Mas- ters, in 13th, with 241.0101 and 42.879%; Greg L. Roe, in 14th, with 238.1982 and 42.379%; Chris Hubbell, in 15th, with 212.3613 and 37.782%; Lawrence Tommy Thompson, in 16th, with 191.3349 and 34.041%; and Riley Mas- ters, in 17th, with 133.7648 and 23.799%. Public Arts Commission has one new vacancy EOU has climbing program on Saturday The Public Arts Com- mission was created to promote the educational, cultural, economic and general welfare of Baker City by actively pursuing the placement of public art in public spaces within Baker City limits while Eastern Oregon Univer- sity’s Outdoor Program is coordinating a day of climbing at nearby High Valley from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 25. The activity is open to all experience levels, giving beginners an opportunity also serving to preserve and develop public access to the arts. This is a three year term that would expire in April of 2018. The vacancy will be advertised until filled Anyone interested in volunteering for ap- pointment to the above Commission may contact Luke Yeaton at City Hall, 541-524-2033 or lyeaton@ bakercity.com. Applica- tions may be submitted electronically through www.bakercity.com. to learn how to climb, and those with experience a chance to hone their skills and explore a new climb- ing spot. Cost to participate is $10 and includes harnesses, climbing shoes and quality instruction. For more information and to sign up, contact Outdoor Program Coor- dinator Michael Hatch at 541-962-3621, e-mail mhatch@eou.edu or stop by the Hoke Union Build- ing, Room 118.
