FRIDAY, MAY 29, 2015
THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 7
Classifi eds / Outdoor Rec
REAL ESTATE
PRICE LOWERED!
CEMETERY SPACE.
Space at Mt. Hope Cem-
etery with perpetual care.
Current value $1200 for
$700 OBO. Grave 2, Lot
No 409 in Northwest Cleav-
er Endowed section. This
area may only have fl at
headstones. Leaving area
and must sell. 541-523-
3604.
5.29
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Pare down but boost the
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All new inside &
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All electric. Easy mainte-
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Family-owned since 1987.
Beautiful Kitchen. Pantry.
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Dbl pane wdws. Fabulous
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Custom drapery. New fur-
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Attached garage with auto-
door. Separate Storage Bldg
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Lot 100’ x 50’/Lawn/Trees/
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stores, restaurants, phar-
macies. Built in 1968. 940
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Owner is moving.
See
Craigslist
for
Photos.
Phone 541-523-5617.
5.29
WANTED TO BUY OR
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5.29
YARD SALES
May 29, 30 from 8-5. 2810
12th St., corner of 12th &
C, Baker City inside fenced
area. MOVING SALE. Ev-
erything must go! House-
hold goods, furniture, 20+
years accumulation collect-
ibles. Too much to mention.
No early sales. 541-523-
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5.22
Settler's Park community
Yard Sale 2895 17th street
June 12th and 13th. Fri-Sat
8am - 3pm. No early sales.
Public Welcome! contact
Jackie 541-523-0200.
License sticker shock! Catfish Derby
changes in
non-resident
fees are
certainly
notable,
the biggest
change being
a decrease in
cost for both
the Youth
Upland Bird
Stamp and
the Youth
Waterfowl
Stamp, from
THE OUTDOOR COLUMN
$38.50 to
$4.00, in
By Todd Arriola
2016. It’s a
I was reminded re-
mystery to
cently, mostly by myself,
me, too, sports fans.
since I haven’t done much
That’s the extent of
scouting as of this writing,
the good news, regarding
that spring black bear and
fees—short and sweet.
spring turkey seasons end
Now, the not-so-good
soon--on Sunday, May
news: the resident An-
31st, to be exact.
nual Hunter license fee is
While I had purchased a proposed to increase from
bear tag earlier (no turkey
$29.50 to $33.50, and the
tags yet), I thought about
Senior Hunter license fee
the future costs of hunting
from $13.75 to $20.50,
and fi shing.
in 2016. We’re luckier
From the looks of the
than non-residents, whose
proposed license and fee
annual hunting license fee
schedule from the Oregon
increases from $148.50 to
Department of Fish and
$167 in 2016.
Wildlife (ODFW) for 2016
For most of the hunt-
and beyond, let’s just say
ing tags and validations,
that there may be a mix
the average increases will
of happy and unhappy
be from $0 to almost $6
campers.
in 2016. Two exceptions
First, the good news:
are the Bighorn Sheep
youth licenses are pro-
and Mountain Goat tag
posed to either remain at
fees, set to increase from
the same rate, or to see an
$122.50 to $138.00 in both
actual decrease in the cost. cases. The only fee in that
The resident Juvenile
category for non-residents
Sports Pac, Youth License, that isn’t proposed to stay
and Juvenile Turkey Tags,
the same or increase is the
at $55, $10, and $10.50 re- Bear Tag fee, set to actu-
spectively, are expected to
ally decrease from $190.50
be the same cost, through
to $15.50, in 2016. No,
2020.
that’s not a typo.
The resident Youth
Anglers will see in-
Combined Angling Tag,
creases, too, with most
Youth Upland Bird Stamp, from $0 to $5.
and Youth Waterfowl
The largest jumps in cost
Stamp are expected to de-
are the Resident Senior
crease in cost, from $8.50,
Angler Tag, from $15.00
$8.50, and $11.50, to$5,
to $25.00, the Adult Com-
$5, and $4, respectively,
bined Tag, from $26.50 to
beginning in 2016. The
$35.00, and the Hatchery
Harvest Tag, from $16.50
to $25.00, in 2016.
The biggest change there
for non-residents is the
Non-Resident 7-Day Tag,
from $59.75 to $75, in
2016.
Shellfi sh licenses in-
crease by $2 for residents
in 2016, and by $5.50 for
non-residents.
“New License Con-
cepts” include the follow-
ing: Ocean Endorsement,
$10, Pioneer Fee, $6, Pre-
mier Hunt Series (Appli-
cations), $8, Unique Fish
Opportunity Raffl e, $8,
and multi-year licenses.
Again, it’s a mystery to
me, too.
Last up are the resident
Sports Pac, Combination,
and Senior Combination
licenses.
Tipping the scales as
“Least Likely To Create
A Fan Club” is the Sports
Pac, currently $164.75,
and set to increase to $185
in 2016. In second place
is the Senior Combination,
from $25.50 to $41.50
in 2016. With a mere $7
increase, from $58 to $65
in 2016, the Combination
comes in third.
What does all of this
mean?
For starters, we probably
shouldn’t make a habit
of pissing off seniors, or
anyone else directly con-
tributing to nearly 40% of
ODFW’s funding.
Additionally, though
there are a few signifi cant
decreases noted in the fees
expected in 2016, there are
mostly some very sig-
nifi cant increases, and that
fact won’t be taken lightly
by hunters and anglers,
local or not, passionate
about keeping the tradi-
tions alive in 2016, and in
future years.
Good luck with your
adventures!
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Pies, cakes and breads sold by the Huntington Christian
Center Women’s Guild as well as booths selling jewelry,
fi shing gear and an assortment of both new and used
items were available. One of the favorite gathering spots
in the park was the fi sh tank where all the entries were
kept before being released back into the river.
Lion’s Club Treasurer and Derby Master Mike Raney
reported, “This years number of registrants for the Derby
is the largest we have had since 2002. We had 209 regis-
ter last year and 297 this year.”
This year’s winners in both the Junior and Senior Cat-
egories are as follows:
Heaviest Cat Senior Division and Heaviest Cat of the
Tournament, Tod Roberts 31.06 lbs
Heaviest Cat Junior Division, Kaidan Blair 25.86 lbs
Saturday Juniors:
1. Kaidan Blair 25.86 lbs
2. Noah Cloutier 19.4
3. Evan Cloutier 11.04
4. Aaron Despain 10.05
Sunday Juniors:
1. Kaidan Blair 10.75 lbs
2. Tom Johnson 9.70
3. Sam Hoen 8.31
4. Evan Cloutier 8.12
Monday Juniors:
1. Noah Cloutier 11.35 lbs
2. Pyper Haworth 10.22
3. Evan Cloutier 10.07
4. Kainein Miror 9.14
Saturday Seniors:
1. Tod Roberts 31.06 lbs
2. Curtis Black 30.77
3. Levi Cloutier 27.29
4. David Blair 23.03
Sunday Seniors:
1. Ted Hansberger 22.72 lbs
2. David Blair 17.16
3. Lon Raney 15.10
4. Brian Mclean 15.03
Monday Seniors:
1. Alan Crites 30.44 lbs
2. Phillip Morford 26.19
3. Dave Wallace 19.77
4. Casey Mason 19.26
Daily winners received for Senior Division, 14 & older,
1st Place $50. 2nd Place $25, 3rd Place $15, 4th Place
$10. Junior Division, 13 & younger, 1st Place $30, 2nd
Place $15, 3rd Place $10, 4th Place $5. Trophy for Heavi-
est Cat of the tournament in each Division was also given
as well as the $500 for Heaviest Cat Overall.
This event is the fund raiser for the Lion’s Club’s 4th
of July Fireworks Display which they put on free for the
public every year at Farewell Bend State Park at dusk.
Ladies bridge results
The May 22 Quail Ridge Ladies Bridge winners are: 1st
Carmen Ott, 2nd Pat Cook and 3rd Della Steele.
—ODFW Weekly Recreation Report—
NE ZONE HUNTING
Spring bear and turkey
hunting close May 31.
BAKER COUNTY
Check the Wallowa-
Whitman National Forest
website or call them for the
latest on Forest Service Rd
39 construction and detour
route information. Re-
member it is a designated
snowmobile route until April
15 and is not maintained
for passenger travel until
mid-June. The southern 18
miles may be closed due to
construction, please call or
check the website ahead of
time.
Black Bear The warm
and dry winter has left
much more country snow
free than usual. Green up
has begun to appear in the
lower elevations. The mild
weather will have bears out
and more active in the early
part of the season. Look
for bears close to timber
stringers feeding on open
ridges. Successful hunters
need to remember to check
in their bear within ten days
of harvest. It cannot be
frozen and propping open
the mouth will help in aiding
tooth collection later.
Turkey season is here.
Look for spring turkeys to
be moving from wintering
grounds to their nesting
areas. Listen for males to
be calling early and late in
the evenings to help locate
gobblers. With snow levels
higher than normal expect
turkeys to be at slightly
higher elevations this year.
Cougars can be found
throughout Baker County
but hunters should target
areas with high concen-
trations of deer and elk.
Setting up on a fresh kill or
using distress calls can all
be productive techniques.
Hunters are required to
check in the hide of any
cougar taken, with skull
and proof of sex attached.
Remember to pick up a
2015 tag.
Coyote numbers are good
throughout the district. Try
calling in early morning and
late afternoon. Remember
to ask for permission before
hunting on private proper-
ties.
GRANT COUNTY
The P.W. Schneider Wild-
life area is closed Febru-
ary 1st through April 14th.
Herbicide application to
stop spread of invasive an-
nual grasses is happening
on the wildlife area, more
information.
BLACK BEAR: Most of
our snow is gone from mid
and low elevation areas of
the district, roads can be
easily accessed. The best
strategy for fi nding bears
this time of year is to sit
on a spot with a good view
of open canyon sides and
use binoculars or a spotting
scope to locate them. The
animals will feed off and on
during all daylight hours and
patience is the order of the
day when spotting spring
bears. Hunters are remind-
ed all bears are required
to be checked in within 10
days of harvest.
TURKEY numbers have
been on the rise for the past
few years in the district.
Most of our snow is gone
from mid and low eleva-
tion areas of the district. By
opening day the turkeys
will begin to move from
their wintering areas up into
nesting areas. The best
strategy for fi nding them
this time of year is to travel
the forest roads or hike into
areas where turkeys might
be and call for them or just
listen for their calls early in
the morning.
Cougar hunting remains
open. Successful hunt-
ers should remember that
check-in of the hide with
skull and proof of sex at-
tached is mandatory; see
the regulations for details.
Remember to pick up a
2015 tag.
Coyote numbers are
good in most of the district.
Coyotes may respond to
distress calls. Try calling in
the early morning and late
evening.
UNION COUNTY
Bear numbers are strong
in all of Union County
and hunters have a good
chance of fi lling a tag. Look
for bears on open South
slopes. Access to national
forest lands should be
excellent due to the light
snow pack this winter. Many
forest roads will be soft with
early snow melt, take care
not to cause unnecessary
ruts.
Turkey numbers look
good in Union County and
chances of fi nding a Gob-
bler should be better than
last year. Hunters will in-
crease their chances of suc-
cess by staying out in the
fi eld all day. Walking into
hunting areas that are not
reachable by vehicles can
produce enjoyable, uninter-
rupted hunts. Birds are well
distributed by midseason.
Cougars are common in
Union County. Focus on
game rich areas with long
ridgelines or saddles that
cats typically travel. Setting
up downwind of a deer or
elk killed by a cougar can
be productive. Nonresi-
dent hunters can include a
cougar tag with others tags
for only $14.50. All cougars
taken must be checked in
within 10 days of harvest;
call for an appointment
before check in. Remember
to pick up a tag for 2015.
Coyote numbers are good
throughout the district. Try
calling in early morning and
late afternoon. Remember
to ask for permission before
hunting on private proper-
ties.
WALLOWA COUNTY
Check the Wallowa-
Whitman National Forest
website or call them for the
latest on Forest Service Rd
39 construction and detour
route information. Remem-
ber it is not maintained for
passenger car travel until
mid-June. The southern 18
miles may be closed due to
construction, please call or
check the website.e.
BLACK BEAR: Spring
bear season ends on Sun-
day May 31st. The early
spring weather this year has
allowed our bears to move
into their summer mode of
behavior 3-4 weeks earlier
than usual this year, many
bears are already at higher
elevations and only active
mornings, evenings, and
at night. Consequently, the
bear hunting has been slow.
Although a good density of
black bears exists through-
out the district, bear hunters
should try hunting them with
predator calls rather than
the usual spot and stalk
techniques.
TURKEY: Spring turkey
season also ends on May
31st. Turkey numbers have
increased this year in the
district and they over-
wintered very well with the
warm winter that we had
this year. Hunting has been
very good with several toms
taken and hunters see-
ing many toms, especially
young jakes. Turkeys have
spread into nesting areas
throughout the forested
areas at this time. The best
strategy for fi nding them is
to travel the forest roads
or hike into areas where
turkeys might be and call for
them or just listen for their
calls early in the morning.
Coyote: Good numbers
of coyotes can be found
throughout Wallowa County.
Calling coyotes with rabbit
distress type calls has been
effective for hunters. It is
important to choose areas
with abundant coyote sign
and little human activity.
Cougar numbers are
moderate throughout Wal-
lowa County. Most lions are
taken incidental to other
hunting; however, calling
with fawn bleat, or locating
a cougar kill and waiting
for a cat to return are often
successful techniques.
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